"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation" (2 Corinthians 7:10).
Through the sacrifice of the Son of God, Christians have the ability to turn from and be forgiven of the sins which separate them from their Creator. Find out how and why it's necessary below.
There is a human tendency to resist change; however, God commands us to be different. A quote from one of the great debates of American history speaks to the need to periodically assess our lives and make corrections.
In Acts 8 there is a magnificent story about a man who was at one time the treasurer for the queen of Ethiopia. This man, who is also known as the “Ethiopian eunuch”, was searching for understanding of God’s word, when God specifically sent his servant Philip to help him along in His calling from God.
“Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it.” – Isaac Newton, as he expressed the First Law of Motion.
Becoming a Christian means changing your way of life to live the way that God wants, primarily by turning from sin. While it's easy to reject sins such as murder, some of the more "harmless" or "fun" sins can be hard to let go of. You may even be fooled into thinking that they are better than what God commands! The story of Saul and King Agag speaks powerfully to this issue, providing a lesson that we should examine ourselves by.