Bible Question:
Hebrews 12:17 (KJV). I have heard that the "repentance" refers to Esau whose repentance was incomplete or not genuine. Another thought is that "repentance" refers to God - God would not change His mind no matter how repentant was Esau; loss of the blessing was irretrievable. 1. To whom does the "repentance" refer, to God or Esau? 2. Can the Greek help in clearly deciding to whom "repentance" has reference? 3. How specifically would the context help to clearly decide the matter? 4. Or, is there ambiguity in the Greek and the context deciding to whom "repentance" refers? Thanks. |
Bible Answer: "Repentance means that you realize that you are a guilty, vile sinner in the presence of God, that you deserve the wrath and punishment of God, that you are hell-bound. It means that you begin to realize that this thing called sin is in you, that you long to get rid of it, and that you turn your back on it in every shape and form. You renounce the world whatever the cost, the world in its mind and outlook as well as its practice, and you deny yourself, and take up the cross and go after Christ. Your nearest and dearest, and the whole world, may call you a fool, or say you have religious mania. You may have to suffer financially, but it makes no difference. That is repentance." --Martyn Lloyd-Jones "Volitionally, repentance involves a change of direction, a transformation of the will. Far from being only a change of mind, it constitutes a willingness—more accurately, a determination—to abandon stubborn disobedience and surrender the will to Christ. As such, genuine repentance will inevitably result in a change of behavior. The behavior change is not itself repentance, but it is the fruit repentance will certainly bear. Where there is no observable difference in conduct, there can be no confidence that repentance has taken place (see Matthew 3:8; 1 John 2:3–6; 3:17). Real repentance alters the character of the whole person." --John MacArthur |
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