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Repentance Precede Faith
A person does not need to have listened to
very much preaching - whether on the radio, television, or other
places - to know that there are preachers who are telling people,
"All you have to do to be saved is 'believe in Jesus';
'accept Him as your personal Savior’."
Some preachers have even been willing to affirm in public debate
that a person is saved from his sins at the point of faith.
Naturally this brings up quite a few complications, not the least
of which is: If all a person has to do to be saved is to believe,
he does not have to repent, or if he is saved at the point of
faith he is saved before and without repentance.
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What is your idea of a "Church"?
Sometimes our understanding of certain things is colored by what
we've been taught in the past or by a perception which has been
shaped by culture. When people think of "church," they
may be thinking of a building or a denomination or even an
association or club of some kind. But none of these are what the
Bible means by the term "church."
A Bible Definition
The term "church" itself does not neccessairly have a
religious connotation. It is used in Acts 19, for example, to
describe; an assembly in a city - a "town meeting." But
Jesus Christ invested the term with rich spiritual meaning when He
said, "I will build My church and the gates of Hades will not
overpower it" (Matthew 16:18).
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