What is a sinner's motivation for repentance? Does it become a necessity only after severe bouts of conviction for sin? Is it obtaining a glimpse of God's love revealed in Christ? Is it a deep understanding of the state of your never-dying soul outside of Christ? It can be any of these, and others as the Spirit of God is pleased to work them in us. Are there wrong motivations for repentance, though? Yes, and they do not lead to true repentance. The Scriptures help us avoid false understandings of repentance. A godly sorrow is part of repentance, and as we will see from out text, a godly fear is also a Biblical motivation unto true repentance and salvation: 1. The Surprising and Bizarre Deaths 2. Such Swift Judgements 3. The Lord's Verdict on the Victims 4. A Fear-Inducing Warning
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Rev. Paul A. Backhurst grew up in Liverpool, England. He was educated at Liverpool Blue Coat School, and later studied Classics at King's College London. In 2002, he relocated to Nijmegen in the Netherlands, where the Lord saved him in 2004. He met his wife and was married....