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Originally Posted by notofworks
Repentance is the turn, the acknowledgement that Christ is Lord, the placing of our faith in Christ, belief.
"But people are declared righteous because of their faith, not because of their work." Romans 4:5 |
Repentance is not belief. It is something we do once we have belief. We believe Jesus is correct when He said He is the way, the truth and the life, and that the work of the cross (eating his flesh and drinking his blood) grants eternal life. And he said except we repent we will perish. So, we CHOOSE TO REPENT BECAUSE WE ALREADY BELIEVED THE GOSPEL FIRST. Repentance is NOT belief.
And the WORK of
Romans 4:5 is a work that is done in and of itself to make us righteous. That is the all important stipulation and distinction.
Show me one dictionary definition that says repentance is belief. One cannot provide one!
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