Turn and burn gospel is the biblical gospel. Thats pretty much what it is and what it always has been until people got too soft and effeminate to hear it. This is why Joel Osteen and his kind are so popular.
I agree with you about Joel Osteen, but there needs to be a balance, a balance which will bring us into repentance. It is the Fear of God which puts us on the right path, but it's our Love of God...which will keep us there. Many people don't understand what it means,....to be brought into
Repentance.
They hear the words "
Repent" and "
Repentance", but they are not taught the difference between these words, a difference which can lead to life...or death.
The word
Repent,....is a word of instruction, instruction which tells us to stop obeying the evil which lives in us (Sin) and to live in obedience to God (Righteousness).
We
Repent because we fear God.
The children of Abraham repented....but
Did that do them any good?
No!
Why not?
Because the fear of God can not sustain our obedience, because we were born into sin, and we do not belong to God....not until we are "Born Again".
How can we sustain our obedience to God??
Through Love...our love for God....and our love for our neighbor. When obedience is done out of Love....this is "
Repentance". This love, is what will keep us joyfully in obedience to God.
Why do I say Joyfully?
Because it is Gods goodness which leads us into "
Repentance", and our love for God which will keep us there. (Romans 2:4)
And what will be our reward for this Repentance?
(Romans 2:6-7)
God "will give to each person according to what he has done." To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
The following is for those of you, who are seeking a relationship with God.....
I don't care how long you have been going to church...you must learn how to repent.
How??
Go somewhere private, confess your sin to God and ask him to forgive you. When you do this, God will forgive you...This is his promise...This is why Jesus became your sacrifice for sin.
And after you are forgiven, you will actually experience his forgiveness. Because after you are forgiven, you will be in the light of God.
How will you know?
You will be able to see the evil in the world, evil you did not see before the forgiveness...when you lived in darkness. This light is proof that you walked in darkness.
Now, once you are in the light...turn from the evil you are now aware of. Now during this time, you will still falter....you will still sin. But fight against it, for when you do, God will reward you for repenting. God does this to lead you towards repentance.
By the way....That's what Repenting is....the fight against sin.
When you lose this fight, God will punish you for your disobedience. A good thing..(Hebrews 12:6)
What should you do when you sin?
Go back to God...and do what you did at first....confess your sins and again...ask him for his forgiveness.
The results?
One day in the near future, you will discover you are living in obedience to God. No longer out of fear, but you will live in obedience, because you love God....and because God loves you!!
The greater your love is for God, the less power sin, will have over you.
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