“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:38).
TEXT — Acts 2:37-42
Message
A class teacher was recruited to train prison inmates and help them complete their secondary education while still serving their terms. One rule of the school was that no student was allowed to sleep during class hours. One of the students fell deeply asleep and the teacher tapped him by the shoulders. The boy was enraged and threatened the teacher. As a punishment, he was kept in isolation for one month. On being released, the boy apologised to the teacher. Obviously, one month in isolation had softened him. He was like those Peter was addressing in our text today.
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter delivered an impromptu sermon to the people who witnessed the Spirit’s manifestation in the apostles and about three thousand of his hearers “received the word… and were added unto the church”. Their repentance and salvation were genuine as they continued steadfastly in the doctrine of Christ and fellowship with the brethren.
Today’s assemblies are dotted with professed members and leaders with no genuine repentance and salvation experience. Yet, the Lord demands a complete, permanent renunciation of sin. Expressing regret, mere remorse and turning a new leaf do not translate to true repentance. They are mere state of the mind that neither implies true repentance nor godliness. What is required is godly sorrow and faith in Christ’s provision for your salvation.
Professing believers must have genuinely repented, forsaken their sins, and be born again. This is what makes one a Christian. Anything else will be a substitute that is displeasing to God. Hypocrisy will only earn you condemnation if you continue to reject true salvation made available through Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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I would like to have this dailymanna for my quiet time.
Thank you so much blessed Man of God. The Wow! 🙌🏽 to God be all the Glory Hallelujah. Daily Manna Morning Devotion has been an inspiration to me and my sisters in Christ Jesus. We appreciate you and your dedicated workers. Remain blessed Sir and the Ministry as well. 🙌🏽😇🙏🏾❤️
I would like to have this dailymanna for my quiet time.
I’m truly edified by the content of the daily manner. May God bless the initiator of the content.
Convicting, converting & truly transformative teaching.
Thank you so much blessed Man of God. The Wow! 🙌🏽 to God be all the Glory Hallelujah. Daily Manna Morning Devotion has been an inspiration to me and my sisters in Christ Jesus. We appreciate you and your dedicated workers. Remain blessed Sir and the Ministry as well. 🙌🏽😇🙏🏾❤️