I find this useful, especially after Christmas harvest, a lot of new-born baby will be hungry for the the Word.. Maybe the information below will be quite useful to let them know more about their forgiven and reallie felt the love of God... Merry Christmas everyOne !!~

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The teaching that the forgiveness of God comes through faith alone in Christ finds some disagreement among church people. Some say forgiveness cannot be found without emotional repentance. Others say baptism is a necessary condition. Still others say good works are a requirement. Let's see what the Bible says about such conditions.

Repentance. Some suggest that we have not met the requirements for forgiveness until we have gone through a period of tears, earnest prayer, and deep sorrow for our sin.

The New Testament does call for repentance (Mt. 3:2; Acts 2:38; 20:21), but it is not a repentance that can be measured in tears or emotions. Rather, it is something that has already occurred by the time we put our faith in Christ.

The basic meaning of the Greek word translated "repentance" is "a change of mind." We repent when we change our beliefs about God and ourselves. Rather than continuing to see ourselves as acceptable to God on our own merits, we begin to see how much we need the forgiveness of God.

If we have an overwhelming sense of God's holiness, we may feel deep sorrow for the wrongs we have done against God and others. When we think about the way Christ suffered, we may be brought to tears. But the essence of repentance is a change of mind and beliefs about our sin, and about our need of Christ-not the feelings associated with it.

If we acknowledge that our sin is against God and turn in faith to Jesus Christ, we have done all that is necessary for forgiveness. This may or may not be accompanied by a deep emotional outburst. The change of mind is essential; bitter tears and deep sorrow are not.
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