"Membership in the family of God is neither inconsequential or something to be casually ignored. The church is God's agenda for the world. Jesus said, "I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it." The church is indestructable and will exist for eternity. It will outlive this universe, and so will your role in it."
- Rick Warren
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
It depends on how much sin you think Christ's sacrifice can cover (Heb. 10:12) and how much faith you think receiving grace requires (Matt. 17:20).
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Comments on "Is Deathbed Repentance Credible?":
5. Jared
- 10/28/2009 11:29 am CDT
JMJ, nothing specific prompted it. I was letting my mind wander in pondering the greatness of Christ's sacrifice and the infinitesimal amount of faith that is sufficient to receive it, and it wandered to the sometimes controversial question of deathbed confessions/repentances.
Some say that it cheapens grace. How do you know it's not fire insurance? What about a life of repentance or fruit, etc?
My take on that is that Christ's sacrifice is big enough for a million lifetimes of sin and according to him, you only need faith the size of a mustard seed to receive grace's might work.
7. Wickle
- 10/28/2009 3:39 pm CDT
First, let me give a hearty "Amen" each to Bob Sacramento and Karl.
Second ... I don't get the question. Your repentance doesn't have to convince me, so it really doesn't matter whether I think it's credible or not. God, who is very hard to fool, is the one who makes those calls.
To answer, though, I figure that if Jesus can forgive a guy in the process of being executed on a cross He can forgive anyone in a deathbed-type situation.
9. Shrode
- 11/04/2009 10:45 am CST
Whoops. I didn't read Wickle's last paragraph.
So it's already been said.
That's still my answer though. :-)
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Yes, credible.