Am I a REPENTFUL person? S4e40 Mt 3:7-10

Am I a REPENTFUL person?  Does Repentance CHARACTERIZE my life? John the Baptist encourages such a heart in the strongest possible terms.  

He is confronting a group of people known for their actions; their behaviors.  He lets them have it:  YOU VIPERS!.  He calls the a bunch of snakes. Why the wrath of John?  Because John is afraid of the Wrath of GOD for them.  He's not afraid OF them, he is afraid FOR them.This is serious stuff.

The irony is that he is calling them TO behaviors.  But John wants something more:  he wants the behavior to be started with REPENTANCE.  This is agreeing with God.  It is turning.  This is being more than superficially regretful.  He indeed wants them to BEAR FRUIT, but to have the fruit rooted in REPENTANCE.  The old roots of behavior for show he is cutting down and cutting out the roots with an axe.  Radical surgery is necessary for this soul saving activity.

Please listen for 7 minutes and consider if you are  a REPENTFUL person.  Everything starts with that.  Then, share this on facebook, instagram, linked in, or twitter. I'm so glad you are here!