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NASB | Acts 3:26 "For you first, God raised up His Servant and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 3:26 "It was for you first of all that God raised up His Servant and Son [Jesus], and sent Him to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways." [Acts 2:24; 3:22] |
Subject: How do you say "repent" gently? |
Bible Note: Surely you are correct, J.R., that "Repentance is essential" (Luke 13:3), and that it is "not a work which we manufacture" (John 1:13). One must also agree with Debbie that it takes "the Holy Spirit working in someone" (John 16:8). And now this seems to be a good common meeting ground where a Calvinist and an Armenian can witness to someone together. They can both tell them that God is commanding them to repent (Acts 17:30) and that it is he who is giving them the desire (Phil 2:13) and the privilege (Acts 11:18) and the ability to repent (Lam 5:21). It does seem that we should be able to present this is a pleasant, attractive, appealing way (as in Isaiah 1:18). They may not always accept the opportunity to do it (as in Isaiah 30:15) but they would not be able to blame us for being too harsh. |