What Comes First? Fear of God Or Repentance?

BuckeyeBukaroo · #1 08-11-2018, 01:33 PM

If your answer is repentance, then is this repentance a "work" of the Holy Ghost?

If your answer is, "the fear of God", this is this fear a "work" of the Holy Ghost?

1ofthechosen · #2 08-11-2018, 01:39 PM

The fear of God and condemnation brings you to repentance. And yes it's caused by the Holy Ghost. Because as John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him." No one just chose Jesus, He was drawn by the Holy Ghost to Jesus.

BuckeyeBukaroo · #3 08-11-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 1ofthechosen

The fear of God and condemnation brings you to repentance. And yes it's caused by the Holy Ghost. Because as John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him." No one just chose Jesus, He was drawn by the Holy Ghost to Jesus.

ok.
so which comes first?
simple enough question...

BuckeyeBukaroo · #4 08-11-2018, 01:42 PM

and how does condemnation do anything-- sola scriptura!

1ofthechosen · #5 08-11-2018, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBukaroo

ok.
so which comes first?
simple enough question...

I told you a fear of God, leads you to repentance. So that means the fear of God comes first and according to John 6:44 it happens because the Holy Ghost was Drawing you unto Him.

Amanah · #6 08-11-2018, 02:27 PM

The goodness of God leads to repentance

Romans 2:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Godly sorrow produces repentance

2 Corinthians 7:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.