What does repentance mean to you?
I'm rereading a booklet "Which way from Here?" by Pastor Charles R. Grisham.
Is repentance turning away from sin and toward Godliness?
this is an excerpt from Pastor Grisham's booklet:
"Frustrated ministers who want results often put more emphasis upon growth than they do upon God. When there is a strange absence of sin, there is little if anything to be repented of, and the result is there has to be a whole new approach to God and most certainly church life. A de-sensitized minister will eventually preach a de-sensitized message to a de-sensitized church who will have little effect on an already de-sensitized community.
Things once thought to be sin become so prevalent in the church that bloody, conviction-type preaching just isn't welcome any more. So without conviction, there has to be another approach to get the "tongues-speaking" experience for it has become fashionable to speak in tongues . . .
Then, the new birth has to be redefined which automatically means you change the gospel. With this all-encompassing "new liberty," you feel that the Godhead, Oneness, and
Acts 2:38 are simply theological arguments and not salvation issues . . .
When you lose your identity - you will also lose your message."
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