What is True Repentance? Repentance from deadworks.

Text:Hebrews 6:1, Mark 1:15, Hebrews 9:14


Repentance means a change of mind.Jesus was preaching the gospel in our text saying repent and believe the gospel-the good news.The goodnews is 'I will suffer and die for your sins,and through My blood that i will give, all your sins will be forgiven and you will be made right(reconciled) with God, the Father and you will receive eternal life (abundant life).

We have learnt so much about repentance from sin. In the New testament sin is a fruit of the tree of good and evil which has as its root ; dead works. Our first text tells us that this and faith towards God is the first foundation of our faith.So when we repent from deadworks(the root), we automatically take care of sin(the fruit), and then faith will be released.The blood of Jesus purges us from deadworks the root of the tree of good and evil to serve the living God.

Our faith sometimes seems impotent because it is founded on deadworks.So then what is
deadworks. Deadworks are goodworks based on the law or self effort which we do to make us right with God or to gain righteousness.

For example if we study the Bible or pray or give tithe and offering or do anything in the kingdom outside the help or prompting of the Holy Spirit, our Helper, thinking that will make us right with God that is deadworks.

If on the other hand we study the Bible or pray or pay tithe and offering depending on the help and the prompting of the Holy Spirit based on the Word of God, because we know we are already right with God and that we are the beloved of God only because of the finished work of Our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross and the conviction of the Holy Spirit that we are righteous based on the Word of God(John 16:10,13; Ephesians 1:5-6,2:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

 That is because we are under grace ; and thus God will answer our prayers as we pray(1 Peter 3:10) , give us revelation knowledge through the Holy Spirit as we study the Bible(2 Corinthians 3:7,9) and meet our needs according to His riches in glory and of his grace through the Holy Spirit(2 Corinthians 9:8) , then faith power, revelation and grace to meet sufficiency in all things will be released by the Holy Spirit who witnesses to the truth.god bless.

May the Holy Spirit give you understanding in Jesus Name,Amen