Amen okay we're in Mark chapter 1 and I'd just like to start just have a look
at verse 14 to 15 just for now Mark 1 verses 14 to 15 say this now after that
John was put in prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the
kingdom of God and saying the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at
hand repent ye and believe the gospel and that's the title of the sermon this
morning repent ye and believe the gospel repent ye and believe the gospel
I'm going to pray and then we're going to get started with a message father
thank you for your word thank you for the gospel Lord thank you for how clear
the gospel is in your word Lord please help me to preach this sort of less
clear topic this topic that's been sadly you know misrepresented and and used to
corrupt the gospel to to shake people's faith to to stop people prevent people
from coming to to you Lord for everlasting life Lord please please
help me to just preach this this clearly and accurately and boldly Lord and full
of your spirit and for everyone to just have attentive ears and to really
understand this topic by the end of this service in Jesus name for all of this
Amen okay so it's repent ye and believe the gospel the word repent it's a word
greatly misunderstood across Christianity isn't it it's a word
greatly misused it's a word greatly abused as well however it is a
legitimate word though isn't it it's still a legitimate word a word that's
used multiple times in the context of salvation and therefore it needs proper
understanding and proper application when it comes to explain the gospel
because there are those that are perhaps maybe I don't know maybe here there are
those that are scared of the word try to avoid it at all costs for maybe good
reason right due to the widespread misuse of the word well today we're
going to look at it and see what it doesn't mean see what it does mean then
see how it fits into getting someone saved so the title is repent ye and
believe the gospel and point number one today is what doesn't repent mean when
it comes to salvation so what doesn't repent mean when it comes to salvation
he said in mark 1 here it said in verse 14 now after that John was put in prison
Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God so he's
preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and gospel means good or joyful
message or good news okay which is what was the good news well verse 15 and
saying the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent of your
sins and believe he didn't say that did he didn't say repent of your sins now
it's a funny old word this because when people see it it there's sort of this
magic happens in their mind and they just automatically see of your sins
suddenly at the end of it even though you don't find that phrase anywhere in
the Bible you didn't say that the the term is nowhere in Scripture so in the
King James Bible you'll not find the term repent of your sins once yet you
you'll have people that will argue this and say it's all over the Bible they'll
go what are you talking about he constantly tells you to repent of your
sins but it didn't say that did it it did say though repent ye okay the the
work salvation is so they'll say but that's what it means that's what it
means doesn't it when he said repent ye he meant repent of your sins now let's
just play a bit of devil's advocate here let's just say it does just say it
actually meant repent of your sins so so what what we're seeing in this passage
right the beginning of Mark's gospel is that Jesus came into Galilee preaching
the joyful message the good news and saying give up all your sins and believe
does anyone think that's what he was saying was that the good news was that
the joyful message was that that's what gospel means or glad tidings give up all
your sins quit all your sins I've got some great news for you if you could
give up every single one of your sins and believe you can you you can get into
the kingdom God you can inherit eternal life or maybe maybe no no okay so you
okay no no well he didn't say it doesn't mean give up all you said so did he did
he say here's some good news the joyful message give up some of your sins and
believe well which ones try to give up some sins and believe well how hard do I
need to try be sorry for all your sins and believe what about the ones that I
don't know that I've done or perhaps be sorry for the sins that you know of and
believe well let's hope I don't know if too many sins sort of every and what if
I'm not so sorry about what I don't ask forgiveness for the sins that you can
remember and believe did I miss one can I remember that one is that a sin I need
to I need to get back to studying my Bible now to work out what sin what's
not I can't get saved until I remember how many times I have to read it because
I know it was that was that it was it I don't know have I repent of it surely
it's important to get it right isn't it surely you got to get this part right if
it's the difference between heaven and hell this is gonna be right isn't it you
better get this right it how many sins which sins what sins which do I have to
be really sorry it's a little bit sorry just like oh I wish I hadn't done that
or perhaps perhaps have you ever noticed it so wonder this perhaps it just happy
as long as it's just something as long as it's some effort as long as there's
any effort as long as it's just something that doesn't mean it's a free
gift anything most repent of your sins is that
don't even care that everyone defines it differently oh they don't care that one
guy goes well as long as it's some sins the other guy goes well you got it you
got it be sorry about all your sins another one says well you got at least
home for you got at least try not to you got at least give up drinking you got at
least give up this it's like well something I'm happy as long as it's not
free that's really what it comes down to doesn't it well mark one said this now
after that John was put in prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel
of the kingdom of God and saying the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God
is at hand repent ye and believe the gospel so this repenting seems to be
part of what he was preaching and he was preaching the gospel of the kingdom of
God agreed so what is the gospel well turn to 1st Corinthians 15 1st
Corinthians chapter 15 to see the gospel clearly laid out he said here it said
that he was preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying the time is
fulfilled and the kingdom of God God is at hand repent ye and believe the gospel
well in 1st Corinthians 15 it says this in verse 1 1st Corinthians 15 1
moreover brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you which
also you've received and wherein you stand so Paul is declaring the gospel
okay which he's already preached to them they've received it and it's where they
stand let's see what it is by which also you're saved if you keep in memory what I
preach unto you unless you've believed in vain so he said that it's a gospel
which has saved them if they actually know it and didn't just pretend to
believe basically didn't just kind of seem to but they didn't really believe
they unless they believed in vain in which case they're going to be like you
I'm sure some of you if you've been preaching gospel a long time you might
bump into someone or maybe someone your personal private life that you thought
ah I've got that person saved and then a few years later I was believing
believing it and you just say okay they they clearly didn't get saved they don't
even know what it is right okay well there are those people there are people
that have believed in vain but there are people most of these people he say by
which also ye are saved by this gospel by what he's going to declare okay so
let's see what that good news that they receive that they stand that they're
saved by is okay verse 3 for I delivered unto you first of all that which I also
received how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and
that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures hold on Paul forgot to tell them to repent of their sins must have
forgotten I would just slipped his mind he forgot to tell them to give up their
old life he forgot to tell them to turn from their old sins no but he did say
that that they were already saved by what he's about to declare didn't he
they were saved by what he was about to declare which was for I delivered unto
you first of all that which I was received how that Christ died for our
sins according to the scriptures and that he was buried and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures that's the gospel in a
nutshell isn't it Christ died for our sins now we go well yeah but he didn't
mention the way he didn't mention a future way yeah it's all sins he just
died for our sins that's it in a nutshell past sins present sins future
sins confess sins under confess sins he died for the whole lot bad sins not so
bad sins purposeful sins accidental sins he died for our sins he was buried and
he rose again and was seen in multiple witnesses he says in verse 5 and that he
was seen of Cephas and of the 12 after that we've seen of above 500 brethren at
once of him the great depart remain unto this present but some are falling
asleep after that he was seen of James and of all the Apostles then last of all
he was seen of me also as of one born out of due time from the least of the
Apostles that I'm not meet to be called an apostle because I persecuted the
Church of God but by the grace of God I am what I am and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain but I labored more abundantly than they all
yet not I but a grace of God which was with me look at verse 11 therefore
whether it were I or they so we preach and so ye believed and he mentioned a
given up sins trying to give up sins a little bit of turning from sins a slight
bit of turning from sins however the word repent also hasn't been mentioned
either here has it so if repentance is required for salvation it must have been
implied within those verses it must have been included just without the word
being used 1st Corinthians 15 let's look at it again verse 1 moreover
brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preach unto you which also you
have received and wherein you stand by which also you're safe if you keep in
memory what I preach unto you unless you have believed in vain for I delivered
unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ died for our
sins according to the scriptures and that he was buried and that he rose
again the third day according to the scriptures of verse 11 said therefore
whether it were I or they so we preach and so he believed so
there is nothing there even vaguely resembling one of the myriads of loose
explanations of what repenting of sins is nothing there vaguely resembling that
at all is there in him declaring the gospel which they stand in by which
they're saved what 1st Corinthians 15 does line up with though is with Paul
and Silas answering acts 16 to the Philippian jailer who said sirs what
must I do to be saved and they said believe on the Lord Jesus Christ thou
shall be saved on the house it lines up with the laws clear teaching John 3 16
for God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever
believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life it lines up with
John the Baptist preaching John 3 36 rituals he that believeth on the Son
have everlasting life and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life
but the wrath of God abideth on him it's just belief right it lines up no mention
of repenting of any sins in fact no mention of the word repent but it is
implied now Turner Jonah 3 so let's just take one of the most common false
definitions of repentance okay that it is a turning from sin a turning from
your evil or bad way and of course this is very hard to define how do you turn
from you know from your sin which sins what sins how what is turning from it is
it stopping it all together is it trying not to do it is it giving it up for a
little bit is it a five minute break is it a ten minute break is it a ten year
break what exactly is it well in Jonah 3 okay and I know many people know this
but but we'll just go through it quickly Jonah having tried to leg it okay he's
been told to go and preach the Ninevites he ends up in Nineveh eventually okay
and he's commanded a preacher warning to the city it said in verse 4 of Jonah 3
Jonah chapter 3 and verse 4 and Jonah began to enter into the city of days
journey and he cried and said yet 40 days and Nineveh shall be overthrown so
the people of Nineveh believed God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth
from the greatest of them even to the least of them so they believe God's word
being preached by Jonah and they don't want to get physically destroyed so they
fast their mourning basically the way exactly afflicting themselves is a sign
of humility to God verse 6 for for word came unto the king of Nineveh and he
arose from his throne and he laid his robe from him and covered him with
sackcloth and sat in ashes and he caused it to be proclaimed and published
through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles saying let neither
man nor beast heard nor flock taste anything let them not feed nor drink
water but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily unto God
yea let them turn everyone from his evil way and for the violence that is in
their hands so they've made even the animals fast to wear sackcloth okay this
is an extreme response here but you know they don't want to get destroyed by God
now this isn't about eternal salvation it's to avoid God overthrowing their
city destroying the city the king then says this in verse 9 who can tell if God
will turn and repent and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish not so
is he wondering if God will repent of his sins is that what he's wondering
will God repent from that sinfulness let's just hope God stops being a sinner
no because for example first John 3 5 says you know that he was manifested to
take away our sins and in him is no sin God is ultimate holiness he cannot sin
so clearly here when he's wondering if God will turn and repent we don't
automatically just put in of your sins well otherwise it makes God a sinner
okay so that's not what it means he's hoping that God will change his mind it
doesn't kill them that's what he's hoping right verse 10 says and God saw
their works that they turned from their evil way and God repented of the evil
that he had said that he would do unto them and he did it not so God changed
his mind about and the evil here is just something bad he's going to do and God's
perfectly justified it's not sin God changed his mind about the punishment
that he was going to do to them why did God change his mind about that
punishment well verse 10 says in God saw their works that they turned from their
evil ways because they turn from their evil way they're fasting they're in
sackcloth they've they've stopped so much of the wickedness they were doing
so according to God though in Jonah 3 10 turning from your evil ways works
isn't it clearly clear as day God saw their works that they turned for their
evil way will turn over to Ephesians 2 well and whilst I read from Romans 4 5
you turn over to Ephesians 2 but Romans 4 5 says but to him that worketh not but
believeth on him that justifiably ungodly his faith is counted for
righteousness Titus 3 5 says not by works of righteousness which we have
done but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Ghost in Ephesians 2 verses 8 to 9 where you are say for by
grace are you saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is a gift of
God it's not of works lest any man should boast so turning from your evil
ways works and we're saved by faith and not works clear as day in the Bible
Colossians 2 16 says knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the
law but by the faith of Jesus Christ even we have believed in Jesus Christ
it might be justified by the faith of Christ not by the works of the law for
by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified okay you cannot be
justified by works they say well it's not works and many of them there's that
this kind of it's like doublespeak with people that claim this repent of your
sins doctrine they'll say well it's not works it's just a change of attitude
towards sin it's a change of attitude towards sin code word for I became more
holy and believed on Jesus basically I became more holy and then I chose to put
my faith in Christ I can I just take some of the credit a little bit of
credit please give me some credit for getting saved something I must have done
something I must be better than everyone else I'm out right that's what that's
code word for usually but Ephesians 2 8 says and that not of yourselves it's not
of yourselves it's not to do with you it's not you haven't put any effort into
your salvation you've just believed on the Lord Jesus Christ it's not of
yourselves now look I hope that you have changed your attitude towards sin I'm
sure most people sitting in this church the fact they're sitting here anyway
probably means they've changed your attitude towards sin right I hope that
you're cleaning up your life but that's not what got you saved that's not why
you're saved you're saved if you put your faith in Jesus Christ not because
of whatever efforts you think you might have put into not sinning in the future
or something else now some people do get convicted of their sin then at some
point they hear the gospel there'll be people here that yeah I started to
realize man I'm a sinner man I am a sinner then I heard the gospel I got
saved right yeah cool okay but if they think that any of their own efforts were
required for salvation then they still need to get saved so if you think that
you put some effort in you gave up a certain yadda you at least gave up some
sins to then get say well you still need to get saved because you're still
trusting yourself you can't combine them it's faith alone in Christ alone which
saves and after that amen we most most services we're preaching some some
amount of repent of this sin give up the sin get get right with God etc but not
to keep you safe not to get you saved just after you're saved Romans 11 6 does
say that it's one of the other and if by grace then is it no more of works
otherwise grace is no more grace but if it be of works then is it no more grace
otherwise work is no more work it's one or the other you can't combine them it's
either grace or it's work you want to add some works into salvation good luck
to you because now you've just said to God judge me by my works and if we're
getting judged by our works every single one of us is going to hell go back to
mark one because we've seen what it definitely can't therefore mean that it
had it could not mean that you have to give up sins turn from sins stop sins
try to stop sins any effort of yourself is above says it's not of yourselves it's
not of works it's faith alone in Christ alone so it cannot mean any of those
things so what does the word repent mean then what does it mean well mark one
says this in verse 14 now after that John was put in prison Jesus came into
Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying the time is
fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe the gospel so
the title is repent you believe the gospel point number one what does it
repent me when it comes salvation the answer is that it doesn't mean that you
need to add a little works into the mix whether you say it's works or not is you
don't add a little works into the mix ago but it's just faith alone but you've
got to do a little bit of work that doesn't make it okay okay so it doesn't
mean you had works into the mix so point number two what does repent mean when it
comes to salvation well go to Matthew chapter 21 Matthew 21 to see the word
used by the Lord both with and without the context of salvation we're going to
see in Matthew chapter 21 you turn to Matthew 21 where Jesus has returned to
Jerusalem shortly before his crucifixion and the chief priests and the elders
are angry okay now he says this to them Matthew 21 verse 28 he said in verse 28
but what think ye a certain man had two sons and he came to the first and said
son go work today in my vineyard he answered said I will not but afterward
he repented and went so there was a turning a change of mind and it resulted
here in him then doing what he was asked to do okay to then go and work in that
vineyard well sir he says and he came to the second and said likewise he answers
said I go sir and he went not and went not sorry so this son said he would but
didn't he said whether of them twain did the will of his father they say unto him
the first Jesus saith unto them verily I say unto you that the publicans and
the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you for John came unto you in the
way of righteousness now before we go on just to make it clear Philippians 3 9
says and be found in him not having mine own righteousness which is of the law
but that which is through the faith of Christ the righteousness which is of God
by faith okay the only righteousness that with the way of righteousness is
faith in Christ it's Christ righteousness imputed unto you John
came to you it unto you in a way of righteousness and she believed him not
but the publicans and the harlots believed him and you when you had seen
it repented not after that you might believe him so they didn't believe and
then they didn't repent they didn't change their mind turned from their
unbelief to believing in that way of righteousness which was faith in the
coming Christ turn to Acts 19 so that that was what John the Baptist was
preaching when he was saying repent he was saying to change their minds to turn
to faith in Christ we've just seen for John came to you in a way of
righteousness and you believed him not okay that's what he was preaching in
Acts 19 we saw we see Paul state this clearly Acts chapter 19 Paul states this
from verse 1 in Acts 19 it says and it came to pass that while Apollos was
at Corinth Paul having passed through the upper coast came to Ephesus of
finding certain disciples he said unto them have you received the Holy Ghost
since he believed and they said unto him we have not so much as heard whether
there be any Holy Ghost so this was the apostolic ear of the Holy Ghost coming
upon you resulting in legitimate signs and wonders okay it was confirming the
word verse 3 says and he said unto them unto what then were you baptized and
they said unto John's baptism and Paul said then Paul said John verily baptized
with the baptism of repentance saying unto the people what is it that they
should believe on him which come after him that is on Christ Jesus so according to Paul
the baptism of repentance was saying unto the people that they should believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ so if it wasn't all their sins what exactly were they
then turning from so it wasn't all their sins it was believing on the Lord Jesus
Christ what were they changing a mind from to belief on Christ well turn to
Hebrews chapter 6 we saw unbelief in Matthew 21 but but what is it that
unbelievers are genuinely trusting in salvation those aren't trusting in
Christ those aren't believing Lord Jesus Christ those unbelievers what are they
trusting in well in Hebrew 6 there's just been a reproof that they need the
milk of the word okay in the chapter before but then after that comes the
strong meat the harder things yeah the harder parts that the stronger doctrine
Hebrews 6 says in verse 1 Hebrews 6 1 says therefore leaving the principles of
the doctrine of Christ let us go on to let us go on under perfection not laying
again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God of
the doctrine of baptisms and of laying on of hands and of resurrection of the
dead and of eternal judgment what was that foundation that he just said
repentance a turning a change of mind from dead works which went hand in hand
then with that turning for that went and in hand with faith towards God that was
the foundation which is what all the different gods yards of the world seem
to require don't they works very much that's across the board is it that's the
other religion works in one way or another some are just as clear as you
like just you must do this is this is to get to heaven others it's like oh yeah
faith because it's got a little bit of works we just pretended it's not works
we just will say oh yeah no works you just got to do some effort you just got
to do this you've got to do that you've got to give up this you've got to give
up that but whatever you however you dress it up its works that's what the
gods of this world the false Christ the fake Christ are the gods their idols of
this world they're false gods and that includes like I said then those false
Christ that apparently require one of the various false interpretations of
repentance for salvation they're all false Christ they're false gods they're
the gods of this world which is why when reproving them in Athens for their false
gods you don't have to turn there but Paul said in Acts 17 30 and the times of
this ignorance God winked at but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent
so he commands everyone to repent which leads me on to my final point the title
is repent ye and believe the gospel point number one what doesn't repent
mean when it comes salvation it doesn't mean that you need to add a little works
into the mix point number two what does repent mean when it comes salvation it
does mean that you need to turn from your dead works you need to change your
mind about your unbelief to Christ alone for salvation so point number three why
is it so important why is it so important go back to mark 1 acts 17 30
said in the times of this ignorance God winked at but now commandeth all men
everywhere to repent why didn't he just say believe why did you say believe why
at the beginning of Mark's gospel did he say in mark 1 and verse 4 John did
baptize in the wilderness and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission
of sins he preached a baptism that was on the back of a change of mind for
their sins to be remitted why did the Lord then turn up saying in Mark chapter
1 and verses 14 to 15 now after that John was put in prison Jesus came into
Galilee preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and say the time is
fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe the gospel
why because Jesus Christ isn't the cherry on top of your false God okay
he's not an add-on to your work salvation true repentance is essential
to salvation but true repentance has got nothing to do with your sins it's
genuinely accepting that you were wrong it's accepted that you were wrong that
your false way your false God your your your dead works were wrong it's turning
from that from your false God your false way of salvation to God and his way
which is faith alone in Christ alone which is why Paul said in acts 2021 that
he was testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks repentance toward God
and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ so it's a turning a change of mind from
all the false gods to the true gods which the only way is faith in Jesus
Christ so how does that look for us when we're preaching a gospel now it depends
who you're preaching to turn to Acts 16 Acts 16 why didn't Paul and Silas say to
the Philippian jailer to repent in Acts 16 they did to other people Paul did to
other people why did he not there because he already was look at Acts 16 in
verse 27 Acts 16 27 says in the keeper of the prison awake he out of his sleep
and seeing the prison doors open he drew out his sword and would have killed
himself supposing that the prisoners had been fled but Paul cried with a loud
voice saying do thyself no harm for we're all here then he called for a
light and sprang in and came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas and
brought them out and said sirs what must I do to be saved now when someone is on
their knees asking how to be saved it's safe to assume that he's changed his
mind about what is previously trusting he's on his knees going what do I have
to do to be saved okay he's not going I think I'm going to heaven yeah no I
think my works getting me there I think my works might get me there he's saying
what do I have to do okay that's repentance there isn't it he's he's
already saying look that false way that full God knows dead works that ain't
getting me anyway right what do I have to do okay now admittedly they do end up
preaching him the Word of the God the Word of God but this guy is repentant
okay he's accepting his need for a Savior they said believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ I shall be saved on the house but for so many people that you preach
the gospel to before you pray with them they need to repent they need to repent
okay they need to accept that they were wrong they need to repent of their dead
works and put their faith solely in Christ okay and I'm not saying that
lightly look you could go because look we all know right most most people here
that there are something along those lines at the end you know that you could
go all the way through the gospel with someone show them that all sin takes you
to hell show them that you need a Savior show them that they were wrong right get
to the end and they're up for praying and you ask them okay so where would you
have gone had you died yesterday and how many will then go still think I would
have gone to heaven yeah I'm not a bad person oh well I kind of believe that
anyway no you didn't you said you you said you had to repent of all your sins
you said you had to ask forgiveness every time you sin or you're going to
hell you're not repent you're not accepting you were wrong you're not
repenting of your dead works you still think that you've earned it you think
well I've been a Christian I grew up in church I'd be going to church every day
every Sunday I must be going to I must be going to heaven they're not
repenting and it's so important isn't it because I it saddens me to think back to
many years of soul winning where where the amount of people that I probably
could have got them saved and and I prayed with them because I got to the
point oh they're agreeing with everything I say okay great they've got
to that point let's pray hey you know what because now when I talk to people
sort of many people that I would have prayed with are saying to me before I
pray with them and I say to them where would you have got yesterday they go
something I would have gone to heaven so why are you gonna pray with me because
it's like well this nice man said to pray with him you know I believe
everything he said it seems about right yeah but I was probably already saved
that ain't repentance that's not true believe that's not trusting Christ you're
not trusting Christ if you're still what what does and this is what I often say
to people what does do you know what the name Jesus ultimately means Savior why
would you call on the Savior if you don't think you need saving why would I
say Jesus saved me if I think I'm already going to heaven and it's so
important right and I'll tell you why we know it's so important because it's all
over the Bible and we don't want to go world don't want that word because these
people make it turn it into a penny of sin so let's just avoid all that no it's
still people need to accept I was wrong I was on the way to hell and it's it's
not just we just had Jesus oh yeah yeah well yeah yeah probably said what you
said it's probably about right yeah listen to the prayer anyway right now
that's probably already saved it ain't saved you haven't accepted that you are
on your way to hell there's a point in your life where you put your trust in
Christ because you're accepting that you're on the way to hell right okay
they go hand in hand and here's the thing you go what about the places you
know in the bow it says believe in the logic of Christ I shall be saved yeah
because true belief true trust in Christ and by the way for example when when
when the Lord said in John 3 16 for God so loved the world he gave his only
begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have ever
lost a life he said you won't go to hell you'll go to heaven the implication is
there that they are repenting and accepting that they're on their way to
hell do you see what I mean you're accepting that's what you're doing is
you're accepting that your way whatever it was that you're you're a hell-bound
sinner and you're putting your faith in Christ turn to Luke chapter 3 they go
hand in hand but many people do need it spelling out don't they many people need
it spelling out and and you know the people that need it most are the
religious types who've been trusting their dead works for years they need it
the most because they need to be humble enough to repent and say I was on my way
to hell man those have a many years of church and Bible reading and praying and
all that stuff I weren't even saved and you know a lot of a lot of people just
can't they can't deal with that that's why people when people say to you and I
know there are levels okay their religion is where they send them out
preach a false gospel early and you know they're they're getting done pretty
quickly those people but ultimately people that are just in a false
religion whatever religion it is for a long time are usually much harder to get
saved aren't they because they've got so much vested in that false religion it's
hard for them to repent to accept they were wrong that that those works were
dead to accept that that that was a false way and a put their faith in
Christ they're the ones and listen please and just in case I forget to say
for our church and what other people do that's their choice but for and it
doesn't mean everyone you haven't said this to isn't say cuz I how many people
that just say just like yeah I know I'm on my way to hell maybe they just say to
you when you say to someone at the beginning do you know for sure you're
going to heaven ago no I think I'm going to hell okay well to be honest those
guys when you preach in the gospel it's like do you really even need to say that
at the end again where would you go yes they've just told you I'm on my way to
hell right okay but for any for other people for people especially especially
you've got to have this on your mind but just in general it's just a good habit
when you get the end of the gospel you don't have to it's not that well why
does the Bible say say it this way look whatever way you're saying it maybe just
like do you see what the what you believed was wrong
yeah where where does the wrong belief take you or where would you have gone
had you died yesterday or whatever they have to accept that they are on their
way to hell to put their faith in Christ yeah back to point one of a gospel
presentation a problem is you go yeah but shouldn't that point one yeah but
thing is when you were going three point one in their mind was yeah that's not me
though because I already got a church that's not me because I I'm not as bad
as those people that's not me because I already repented of my sins or something
else that's not me because I already gave my life to Christ or something
along those lines but when you get to the end please please put a note in your
Bible by if you if you know if Romans 10 9 have they repented and we know what
that means right don't be scared of it I use a word I say to people can I explain
to you what repentance is because again I know they're going to be taught a
false repentance anyway they probably already have done they probably will do
in the future I'm not scared oh no I'm gonna now they're gonna think they're
gonna repent of all this I've just showed him the whole gospel I made it
clear I've spent our long I wouldn't I won't be explaining repentance unless
they could see clearly that it's faith alone in Christ alone that saves them
therefore by grace you say through faith that not of yourselves it's a gift of
God once they really accept that and they know that then I'm going to say
right you've heard the word repentance let me show you what it actually means
you need to accept that you were wrong you need to accept that your way that
your dead works were dead works and however you word it and you know usually
I'm a bit more gentle usually I'll say to someone a lot some something I'm not
trying to say like I've got to do it my way but whatever works for you but for
me something along the lines of look I know that I accepted this years ago
anyone who gets saved has to accept that that they were wrong on the way to hell
did you know it's sexual where'd you'd gone had you died yesterday and some
people it's harder like maybe hell and I won't leave it at that be like not
maybe where would you have gone because you didn't look you want to go to
heaven right you need to accept you're on the way to hell mate what's the maybe
maybe but I still probably a little bit good maybe but my works were kind of
godlike some of them maybe but you know my way wasn't too far off there's only
one way isn't there Jesus Christ said I am the way the truth of life no man
comes under the father but by me for me that this is this is essential soul
winning it will it will minimize it will at least lessen the amount of false
converts the amount of people that he said in first Corinthians 15 have
believed in vain that will minimize those that have believed in vain they
didn't really believe because they still believed that they would be okay they
didn't repent yeah well in Luke 3 okay I think I think this is what this is
saying here yeah basically you need to hear those fruits out of the mouth which
show repentance look at Luke 3 and verse 7 he said it says then said he to the
multitude that came forth to be baptized of him Oh generation of vipers I mean
this is hardcore soul winning right I don't usually call the people at the
door of I per but you never know maybe if we're out the road by the Hasidic
place maybe that's what he's dealing with it okay said Oh generation of
vipers who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come they're religious
types here okay he says and and he says this bring forth therefore fruits worthy
of repentance now what are the fruits what what it's what comes out of your
mouth right well Luke 6 you turn if you want but I'm gonna just quite a couple
of verses Luke 6 44 says for every tree is known by his fruit for of thorns men
do not gather figs nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes a good man out
of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good and an
evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil
for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh it's about what comes out
your mouth ultimately here so he said here where you are where he said for he
said bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance he said let's hear your
repentance fruits and begin not to say within yourselves we have Abraham to our
father for I sound to you that that God is able of these stones to raise up
children Abraham so he's saying don't don't think oh well it's all right
because of my heritage it's the right because what I'm right because I'm one
of the children right now I want to hear some fruits worthy of repentance I want
to hear you basically saying something along the lines of a gay we need a
Savior he said and now also the axe is laid on to the root of the trees every
tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down a cast into the
fire so when you ask him where they would have gone they're telling you
about their genetic goodness yeah I don't know I don't think you probably
ever get to that point radium right but maybe that maybe you get something that
maybe it's like nowadays is like the Hebrew roots guys yeah maybe it's like
well you know I'm one of the chosen tribes or something you lot or whatever
Edomites or whatever they they come out with you maybe it's so but but
ultimately it's whatever whatever they're trusting in whatever that false
God that false way is they need to repent and what you do like I said you
can show them that Jesus means Savior you can show them I sometimes say
something like look it's it happens once in your life that you put your faith in
Christ the love of salvation I had a lady like that yesterday and lovely
lovely lady you know probably a few decades older than me you know English
lady I I was thinking this is going to be hard at the end and she was saying to
me something you know along the lines of well yeah but you know I was already
trying I think I was already and I was saying look was there a point in your
life where you put your faith in Christ alone accepting that there was no way
you could lose that salvation and no there wasn't and she accepted it in the
end she said no you're right yeah I would have gone to hell having been in
churches years and everything else and and that's one way maybe or or that you
know that the basically that that Jesus means Savior or that like I said there's
one time you know or maybe maybe just just encouraging them and and this
what's important to you just remember what they said at the beginning just
going but you said that and look whatever because sometimes the pride
goes up and then they pretend they're already saved and usually I just say
something along the lines of look I'm not trying to have a go at you you know
you try and do it because sometimes you get people's backs up right and have it
again whatever works for you but it might be look at the abundance of the
heart and mouth speakers okay if you are someone that say usually if I've got a
partner someone's might even give that example look ask this person you know
for sure you're gonna have and they're gonna say and then usually they give the
answer it's like that's not what you said and and sometimes they you know
sometimes it get there sometimes you know what sometimes you get people that
you get to a point where they just say they just won't have it many people have
said the same they said they just would not accept that they were unsaved yet
they got to a point where they would have probably say prayed with them
previously but they're like no they're just not having and eventually get to a
point where it's like that person's they're not repenting but it's not
they're repenting and believing they're not believing ultimately they're not
ready to trust Christ because they're not accepting they need to trust Christ
excuse me for salvation because it all goes hand in hand repentance faith and
calling on the Lord is a one-time thing when you put your trust in Christ mark
1 14 to 15 said this now after that John was put in prison Jesus came into
Galilee preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying the time is
fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe the gospel
and without that genuine biblical repentance it's not genuine biblical
faith but it's biblical repentance yeah the title is repent ye and believe the
gospel point number one what does repent mean when it comes to salvation it does
sorry what doesn't repent mean when it comes to salvation it doesn't mean that
you need to add a little works into the mix point number two what does repent
mean when it comes salvation it does mean that you need to turn for your
dead works you need to change your mind about your unbelief to Christ's love
salvation and point number three why is it so important because it's essential
for true faith because it all goes hand in hand with putting your faith on the
Lord Jesus Christ okay that was repent ye and believe and hopefully that's
explained that to you hopefully that's helped you a bit please if you do
nothing I'll just go away from this when you do explain the gospel to someone
just please make sure that they're accepting they're on their way to hell
before they call the name of the Lord yeah on that we're gonna finish in a
way to pray father thank you for your word Lord thank you for the gospel thank
you for the free gift Lord thank you that it is free that it's just trusting
you but to trust you we need to accept that there is no other way Lord there is
no other way we're not trusting you as an addition we're not trusting you as
well as ourselves we're not trusting you in addition to our dead works to our
false ways of salvation we trusting you is just putting our faith in you alone
Lord and if there's anyone here that hasn't done that I pray that they'll be
convicted to do that today and but also Lord if if maybe you know we those of us
who get the chance get the opportunity when we're out preaching today or this
week or onwards to explain the gospel to someone to just ensure that as
uncomfortable as it is to discuss with someone that they accept that they're
on the way to hell without faith alone in you alone Lord and help them to make
that decision to put their trust in you help us to get that right Lord to not
just want to get like the quick prayer to get the quick agreement but to make
sure we're thorough and that those people are genuinely trusting you for
salvation as much as we can Lord without knowing their hearts you know their
hearts help us to be thorough so when it helps get it right Lord help us to get
many people saved this afternoon and to return for the evening service and Jesus
I'm proud of this amen