Thursday, April 21, 2011

Repentance is so cool

Today I am going to talk about repentance. I think this is one of the greatest principles in the gospel of Jesus Christ. True repentance changes our hearts. When we except Jesus Christ as our Savior, this leads us to repent of anything we have done wrong. Which means we realize we are doing wrong, feel sorry for it, ask God for forgiveness, and never do it again. In Luke Chapter 15 it talks a little about repentance. It gives the parable of the lost sheep and the prodigal son. The parable of the lost sheep talks about a man that has 100 sheep and one is lost. It talks about leaving the ninety nine and going after the one that is lost. In verse 7 it reads "I say unto you, that likewise ajoy shall be in heaven over one bsinner that crepenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." What I get from this scripture is that repentance is a joyous occasion and that we will feel way better when we repent. The parable of the prodigal son is about a man that has two sons. One of the sons asks for his inheritance and leaves home and spends it on "riotous living". He decides to come home and ask for his father's forgiveness. The father is really excited when he comes back and throws a party. The older son was mad because he stayed and worked and kept the commandments, but his father never gave him anything for it. His father says to him in verse 31-32 in Chapter 15 of Luke "And he said unto him, aSon, thou art ever with me, and ball that I have is thine.
It was ameet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found." So anyways what I am getting at is that we all need to repent each and everyday because it's the best. I know that we have a loving Heavenly Father who will forgive us. I know that Jesus Christ suffered for our sins.

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