For godly sorrow worketh repentance to
salvation not to be repented of. 2 Corinthians 7:10
It is a
fact that the New Testament message of good news, “Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures,” embraces a great deal more than an offer of free
pardon.
Surely it
is a message of pardon—and for that may God be praised—but it is also a message
of repentance!
It is a
message of atonement—but it is also a message of temperance and righteousness
and godliness in this present world!
It tells
us that we must accept a Savior—but it tells us also that we must deny
ungodliness and worldly lusts!
The
gospel message includes the idea of amendment—of separation from the world, of
cross-carrying and loyalty to the kingdom of God even unto death!
These are
all corollaries of the gospel and not the gospel itself; but they are part and
parcel of the total message which we are commissioned to declare. No man has
authority to divide the truth and preach only a part of it. To do so is to
weaken it and render it without effect!
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