REPENTANCE
AND FORGIVENESS
BREAD
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves
and the truth is not in us. 9 If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John
1:8-9 (NIV)
BUTTER
“So Repentance
begins with an attitude of brokenness over our sin. But true repentance will be
followed by an earnest desire and a sincere effort to put away the sin we are
repenting of—to put on the Christlike virtues that we see missing in our lives.
These efforts often seem to be characterized by failure as much as by success.
But the frequent failures should bring us back to a broken and contrite heart
that mourns over our sin. Brokenness, contrition, and repentance are all marks
of a growing Christian, a person who is experiencing the work of the Spirit in
being transformed gradually more into the image of God’s Son.” Jerry
Bridges
HEART SAVOR
· I am deluded if I think I am without sin.
· True repentance over my sin is characterized by my
brokenness and my turning from the sin to the Savior. He is the Breaker of the power of sin in my
life and I am to willingly give Him control.
· Jesus purifies me from my unrighteousness.
