Probably I guess but not the kind of repentance most talk about as a prerequisite for salvation. The kind of repentance they usually talk about is sin-conscious repentance. That is a dead work. There’s NOTHING we can do about sin which is why Jesus died for the sins of the whole world 2000 years ago.
We are saved by grace through faith. When I received Jesus, I wasn’t aware of “repentance” and thank God no one told me I had to “repent first”. I was only aware I needed Jesus. Jesus, not repentance, saves. Man, not God requires repentance before salvation turning repentance into a work and we are not saved by works.
far too legalistic for my way of thinking. recognizing that you need Jesus entails knowing you have done wrong and having Jesus means not wanting to do wrong any longer, which to me is repentance. it does no service to overthink and over-define these things and just separates us.
In book of Mark, the first thing Jesus calls on us to do is repent. “...repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1.14) If one does not repent then they really don’t believe. They are two sides of the same coin.
Without repentance, you have no consciousness of needing to be "saved" from anything.
We are saved by grace through faith. When I received Jesus, I wasn’t aware of “repentance” and thank God no one told me I had to “repent first”. I was only aware I needed Jesus. Jesus, not repentance, saves. Man, not God requires repentance before salvation turning repentance into a work and we are not saved by works.
So the difference between an eternity in paradise in the Divine presence and an eternity of sulphur enemas and unspeakable suffering in eternal fire is nothing more than a gut feeling that "Jesus picked up the tab"??
I like it.........LOL!! I always knew I was wasting my time trying to stay away from whore houses and booze!