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MacARTHUR, JOHN F. 1939
"The Call To Repentance"
"One of the elements at stake in this very very far-reaching debate is the matter of repentance.
What is it and where does it fit? Is it an essential part of the gospel message or is it not? And I
hope tonight as we look together at God's Word and consider some of the things that are being
said by folks that we might get a clear understanding of what the Bible has to say about
repentance."
MacARTHUR, JOHN F. 1939
"Repentance: God's Highway To The Heart"
SERMON 1 - Luke 3:6-7
SERMON 2 - Luke 3:8-14
SERMON 3 - Luke 3:15-17
SERMON 4 - Luke 3:15-17
"...we really do have a definition of true repentance, the kind of repentance that saves the sinner.
But at the same time, because it is such a clear definition of true repentance, it is also an exposure
of false repentance, or shallow repentance, or non-saving repentance. And this is of great interest
to any preacher and any Christian because people have always been and still are prone to shallow
repentance, they are prone to a false repentance. The message, the modern message of cheap
grace, as it's often called, just believe in Jesus, that's all you need to do, the modern message that's
often called "easy believism" in fact invites such shallowness and is at once 180 degrees from the
message of John the Baptist. There was nothing about John's message that was easy. There was
nothing about John's message that was warm and fuzzy. It was harsh, it was strong, it was
confrontational, it was devastating because John understood how prone the sinner is to a shallow,
superficial repentance that does not save."
OWEN, JOHN 1616-1683
"Gospel Grounds And Evidences Of The Faith Of God's Elect"
"Now, the root whereon all real comforts do grow, whence they spring and arise, is true and
saving faith, the faith of God's elect. What are the principal acts and operations of faith, whereby
it will evidence its truth and sincerity in the midst of all temptations and storms that may befall
believers in this world?"
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