And you claim you don't twist Scripture. This is clear example of precisely that.
There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures. — 2 Peter 3:16b
Part 1 in examining the lies and distortions in this post. More to come.
…who hung around with lepers hookers and crooks
For what purpose? To tell them that what they were doing was not sin? No!
And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” — Luke 5:30–32
So what is this "repentance" that Jesus was calling those people to?
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REPENTANCE A biblical concept ranging from regret or remorse (Heb. nāham, “to pant, sigh, or grieve”) to a complete change of mind or behavior (sûb, “to turn”).
Heb. nāham usually refers to God’s repenting, rather than that of people, although occasionally it refers to human grief over sin (Exod. 13:17; Job 42:6; Jer. 8:6; 31:19). The term typically describes God’s gracious response to human repentance, in which God relents from punishment.
In the OT the basic idea of human repentance is represented by sûb. It implies turning from sin to righteousness, often with accompanying sorrow. A clear example of this religious sense of the term appears in 1 Kgs. 8:47, where Solomon entreats God to hear the prayers of a repentant people who return to God. Repentance often involves reverting from idolatry to true worship of Yahweh and its corresponding moral behavior (Isa. 1:10-17; Ezek. 14:6; 18:30; Amos 4:6-11). In response to this repentance, God forgives and restores.
In the NT repentance primarily relates to the Greek words metanóō and metńoia, meaning to understand something differently after thinking it over. This change of mind necessarily leads to changed actions, in keeping with the Greek view that the mind (noús) controlled the body. Repentance comprises a central theme in the preaching of Jesus, Peter, and Paul.
Jesus began his ministry with a call to repentance as the prerequisite for entering the kingdom of God (Mark 1:15; Matt. 4:17). Mark 6:12-13 summarizes Jesus ministry by saying that Jesus preached repentance, cast our demons, and healed sick people. At the conclusion of his earthly ministry Jesus commissioned his disciples to preach repentance and forgiveness to all nations in his name (Luke 24:47). A call to repentance characterizes the content of his preaching.
Peter, Paul, and the rest of the apostles proclaimed a gospel of repentance (Mark 6:12). Peter’s sermon at Pentecost instructed people to repent and believe in Jesus (Acts 2:38); later, he echoed this message before the Sanhedrin (Acts 3:19). Paul also condensed his gospel as a call to repentance and righteous living (Acts 17:30; 26:20). Because the Gospels emphasize the centrality of repentance in Jesus’ preaching, and both Peter and Paul taught that repentance was the correct response to the gospel, the importance of repentance to the theology of the NT cannot be overemphasized. … Repentance, faith, and election form a closely interwoven set of ideas which express the gospel. God’s elective call for people to enter God’s kingdom arises as a summons to repentance. Faith in the word of God initiates repentance (Rom. 10:11-17; Hos. 6:1-6; Joel 2:32). The person who repents repudiates the wickedness of sin, understanding it as serious and repulsive. The Holy Spirit generates life within human believers through repentance and faith. The elect accept the call to turn from their rejected status of not being God’s people, to those whom God claims as children (Rom. 9:25-26; Joel 2:25).
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And you claim you don't twist Scripture. This is clear example of precisely that.
There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
— 2 Peter 3:16b
Part 1 in examining the lies and distortions in this post. More to come.
…who hung around with lepers hookers and crooks
For what purpose? To tell them that what they were doing was not sin? No!
And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
— Luke 5:30–32
So what is this "repentance" that Jesus was calling those people to?
--------------------
REPENTANCE
A biblical concept ranging from regret or remorse (Heb. nāham, “to pant, sigh, or grieve”) to a complete change of mind or behavior (sûb, “to turn”).
Heb. nāham usually refers to God’s repenting, rather than that of people, although occasionally it refers to human grief over sin (Exod. 13:17; Job 42:6; Jer. 8:6; 31:19). The term typically describes God’s gracious response to human repentance, in which God relents from punishment.
In the OT the basic idea of human repentance is represented by sûb. It implies turning from sin to righteousness, often with accompanying sorrow. A clear example of this religious sense of the term appears in 1 Kgs. 8:47, where Solomon entreats God to hear the prayers of a repentant people who return to God. Repentance often involves reverting from idolatry to true worship of Yahweh and its corresponding moral behavior (Isa. 1:10-17; Ezek. 14:6; 18:30; Amos 4:6-11). In response to this repentance, God forgives and restores.
In the NT repentance primarily relates to the Greek words metanóō and metńoia, meaning to understand something differently after thinking it over. This change of mind necessarily leads to changed actions, in keeping with the Greek view that the mind (noús) controlled the body. Repentance comprises a central theme in the preaching of Jesus, Peter, and Paul.
Jesus began his ministry with a call to repentance as the prerequisite for entering the kingdom of God (Mark 1:15; Matt. 4:17). Mark 6:12-13 summarizes Jesus ministry by saying that Jesus preached repentance, cast our demons, and healed sick people. At the conclusion of his earthly ministry Jesus commissioned his disciples to preach repentance and forgiveness to all nations in his name (Luke 24:47). A call to repentance characterizes the content of his preaching.
Peter, Paul, and the rest of the apostles proclaimed a gospel of repentance (Mark 6:12). Peter’s sermon at Pentecost instructed people to repent and believe in Jesus (Acts 2:38); later, he echoed this message before the Sanhedrin (Acts 3:19). Paul also condensed his gospel as a call to repentance and righteous living (Acts 17:30; 26:20). Because the Gospels emphasize the centrality of repentance in Jesus’ preaching, and both Peter and Paul taught that repentance was the correct response to the gospel, the importance of repentance to the theology of the NT cannot be overemphasized.
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Repentance, faith, and election form a closely interwoven set of ideas which express the gospel. God’s elective call for people to enter God’s kingdom arises as a summons to repentance. Faith in the word of God initiates repentance (Rom. 10:11-17; Hos. 6:1-6; Joel 2:32). The person who repents repudiates the wickedness of sin, understanding it as serious and repulsive. The Holy Spirit generates life within human believers through repentance and faith. The elect accept the call to turn from their rejected status of not being God’s people, to those whom God claims as children (Rom. 9:25-26; Joel 2:25).
“REPENTANCE,” Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
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