The Wednesday Word [27APR22 A.D.]
Jesus: Our Right Standing Before God. Repentance is a vital truth: God does not open heaven without it! But let’s get this straight; our repentance is not the basis of our welcome into God’s presence. Repentance, properly speaking, is a profound change of mind about God and about sin, but again we must be clear that it is not the ground or basis of our right standing before God. Likewise, regeneration is a work of the Spirit that gives us a new heart towards God, but this is not the foundation of our acceptance either. Many professing Christians have false trusts. Some trust in their reformation and although the Holy Spirit will help us to grow in grace as we are bathed in the gospel, reformation of lifestyle does not give us our welcome before God. And what about our relationship with God? Many things change because of the gospel. For example, we are adopted and receive a change of family and we now have a new relationship with God. Yet, powerful as these changes a