Luke 3:8, Bear fruits in keeping with repentance.
The true children of God bear fruit in keeping with the repentance they claim is theirs. Why is this principle overlooked in the contemporary church? We err on either of two sides. On the one hand, we preach liberty in Christ and don’t mention the fruit that must (not might or should) accompany salvation. On the other, we preach legalism and don’t stress the repentance that springs from the heart. Without these two elements, our Christianity is worthless and the preaching we sit under avails us nothing, for it does not drive us to heartfelt, unfeigned conviction of sin nor to a zealous pursuit of holiness as our God is holy (I Peter 1:16).
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