Grace At Fort Clarke Podcast

We all agree that repentance is necessary for a person to come to faith in Christ in order to be forgiven and saved. But how many of us believe we are done with repentance and faith once we are “in Christ”? Does God merely cover our sins with the work of Christ, counting us as righteous and good but not actually making us righteous and good? When we realize our sin nature has been knocked down but not knocked out, that it is still inside us even though we are saved, then we must exercise repentance and faith to receive the promises of God to deliver us from both the guilt and the power of sin. This is a second work God does in us by his Spirit. QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever considered God has more than offering forgiveness for your sins, that he promises to deliver you from the power of your sins? Explain what you understand to be God’s intention for dealing with the sin that remains within you. 2. Do you struggle within yourself over the powerlessness to love God with your whole being and everybody else as yo