Again my sincere Thanks to the two above entities. John B.
1) How anxious is God to deliver man from the consequences of the transgressions of His law, that is sin?
Job 33:29-30 "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living."
J.S. Whale: "Christian Doctrine" p.37. "We are 'rediscovering the abysmal depths of evil in the hearts of men , and realizing that Public Enemy Number One is neither ignorance, nor stupidity, nor defective social environment, but SIN, which is the deep mysterious root of all evils."
2) What appeal does the Father make to the sinner?
Haggai 1:5-6 " Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes."
3) What part has the Spirit of God in convincing (and convicting) men of sin?
John 16:7-9 " Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me;"
4) For what type of a response does He the Holy Spirit look for?
Psalms 38:17-18 "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity; [confess of my sins, and repentance power is then received by us] I will be sorry for my sin."
NOTE(JB) If the so-called 'Modern Man' is not worrying about his sins, that simply shows them that they have not closed their eyes and looked upon the Cross holding their Savior between Heaven and earth, having died, for their personal sins!
5) In what way does godly sorrow differ from remorse?
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter"
NOTE(JB) The above is akin to "Die to self"., by one's total surrender to the will Of Christ! It is only possible with the power from Heaven!
6) How does God relate Himself to those who truly sorrow for sin?
Psalms 34:17-19 "The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all."
7) What will godly sorrow cause a sinner to do?
Psalms 32:5 "I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin" . Selah.[think on this fact]
Note: "True confession is always of a specific character, and acknowledges a particular sins. They may be of such a nature as to be brought before God only; they may be wrongs that should be confessed to individuals who have suffered injury through them; or they may be of a public character, and should then be publicly confessed. But all confession should be definite and to the point, acknowledging the very sins of which you are guilty" E. G. White, Steps to Christ, p.43.
NOTE: (JB) Yes there is much and great hatreds towards this lady, who had not ever printed or authored a book, in the which she has not referred back to the Bible as our main source in information. We must remember that Satan hates, above all, the TRUTH OF GOD!
Revelation 19:10 "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
8) To whom else beside God should confession be made?
James 5:16 " Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
9) How specific should be the sinner's confession?
Leviticus 5:5 "And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:"
10) By what will true confession be accompanied?
A: Restoration where possible. Leviticus 6:4 " Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,"
B. Forsaking of evils. Proverbs 28:13 "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
11) What is God willing to do for those who truly confess and forsake their sins?
1 John 1:7-10 " But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
NOTE(JB) Only the Living God-Creator can promise and deliver on this promise! Men can not!
12) What is the condition of those who, in spite of all the efforts of god, remain un-convicted of sin?
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Galatians 6:3-4 "For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."
13) What do those who fail to heed the Lord's appeal despise?
Proverbs 15:32 " He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding."
Note(JB): Sorry but most who reject the Bible do not understand it, and have tried to read it without prayer asking for wisdom to understand it! This is the why many a Ph.D. has read the word and declared it nonsense!
14) What fate do they invite upon themselves?
Proverbs 29:1-2 "He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." PLEASE read Proverbs 14:12 again and again! {JB}
15) What admonition should we earnestly heed?
Hebrews 12:25-26 "See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven"
NOTE(JB) He destroyed all but 8 humans once before, and He'll shake this earth again in times yet to come!.
Next "What is Conversion"? or Who does the converting?
Thanking YOU dear reader, for your time.
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Thanking you ,
jb
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