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from the dead.” So as the apostles stood
before the Jews, they preached repentance
and faith in Jesus Christ. As they stood
before the Gentiles, the idolaters at Mars
Hill, they're preaching the same thing —
repentance unto life, that is, repentance and
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So we flee to
the Savior with a sincere sorrow of heart
over our sins. That's how we get saved —
with a sincere sorrow of heart over our sins.
That's true repentance. Again, that's
downplayed, forgotten, or pushed aside
many times in our society and even in the
churches across our land.
In Acts chapter 26 the apostle Paul is
giving his testimony. In verses 15 and 16 he
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