The troubles we cause for the Spirit when we sin; such deep sorrow

This message includes teaching on the doctrine of rebound.   Since then Pastor Farley has come to understand that the doctrine of rebound cannot be supported by the Bible.  Please see Pastor Farley’s messages in March 2013 (March 3 - April 3, 2013) where he systematically refutes the doctrine of rebound based on the scriptures.

Pastor-Teacher
John Farley
Friday,
March 19, 2010

The troubles we cause for the Spirit when we sin; such deep sorrow

THE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE

Point 1. The true meaning of the Greek word metanoeo is to change one’s thinking, or to change the mind.

Point 2: The definitive use of repentance, JER 8:3-6, MAT 21:28-32 .

Point 3. Nothing can be added to faith or believing as a condition of salvation.

“Repenting” is used as a synonym for believing when dealing with the mechanics of salvation, as in ACT 17:30, ACT 20:21, ACT 26:20, ROM 2:4.

Point 4. Salvation repentance or Believing in Christ.

Salvation repentance is that change of mind that follows perception of the truth of the Gospel.

The inhale is the principle of common grace, in which the Holy Spirit takes the message of the witness and makes it a reality in the mentality of the unbeliever.

After epignosis perception (perception followed by understanding provided by God the Holy Spirit), positive volition expresses itself in a change of mental attitude: faith in Christ.

MAT 22:42
"What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?"

Faith in Christ and repentance are two sides of the same coin.
A change in mental attitude about the person and work of Christ equals repentance in connection with salvation.

Repentance results in the exhale of faith in Jesus Christ, salvation adjustment to the justice of God.

Point 5. Post-Salvation Repentance relates to a change of attitude about evil (sin or human good) and/or a change of attitude toward doctrine.

A Christian, once having sinned, may repent as a separate act, which is something far removed from being saved over again.

This can be a product of divine discipline, or conviction from the word of God, or the law of volitional responsibility.

Point 6. The second kind of repentance in the New Testament is a change of attitude about sin.

Repentance has its place in the life and experience of the born-again believer.

After salvation, we still sin.

Human volition is the source of all personal sins.

Personal sins result in:

a. Loss of the filling of the Spirit replaced by grieving and quenching the Spirit.
b. No fellowship with God
c. Sin nature having control over the soul

When we sin, we grieve the Holy Spirit.

λυπέω
to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad:

to make sorrowful; to affect with sadness, cause grief; to throw into sorrow: in a wider sense, to grieve, offend

The cognate noun Lupe is a general term for “sorrow”.
It was commonly used to designate heaviness of heart.

to make sorrowful; to affect with sadness, cause grief; to throw into sorrow: in a wider sense, to grieve, offend

The cognate noun Lupe is a general term for “sorrow”.
It was commonly used to designate heaviness of heart.

It is also used of the general troubles of a steward.

It denotes deep sorrow in the Lord’s praying in Gethsemane
(MAT 26:37)

It is used to describe the disciples’ reaction to our Lord’s death (MAT 17:23; JOH 16:20)