Roots of the Faith – Conversion (Repentance & Faith)

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My notes for Wednesday night, July 10th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. Our study over the next few months will be “The Roots of the Faith.” This study will focus on key biblical truths that will transform our thinking and allow us to faithfully live out the Christian life. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Resources for this Study

50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith – Gregg R. Allision

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine – Wayne Grudem

Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth – John MacArthur & Richard Mayhue

Conversion

Conversion is the human response to the gospel, consisting of repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ.[1]

Conversion is our willing response to the gospel call, in which we sincerely repent of sins and place our trust in Christ for salvation.[2]

Ligonier – What is True Conversion – Steven Lawson

The Call to repent and follow Christ (follow – belief, trust)

  • Matthew 4:17-22
  • Luke 24:44-49
  • Acts 2:38
  • Romans 10:9-17

True and false repentance and faith

  • 2 Corinthians 7:9-11
  • James 2:19
  • Matthew 13:18-23
  • 1 John 2:18-19

Turning from sin – Repentance

  • My life is sinful
  • Sorrow and guilt
  • I am turning from my sin
  • There must be a dramatic change

Turning to Christ – Faith

  • Understanding who Christ (His person and work)
  • Trusting in Him as a Person to save. (Personal)
  • MORE THAN JUST BELIEVING…TO REALLY BELIEVE RESULTS IN CHANGE.

Saving faith consists of intellectual, emotional, and volitional elements: knowledge, assent, and trust, respectively. The mind embraces knowledge, a recognition and understanding of the truth concerning the person and work of Christ. The heart gives assent, or the settled confidence and affirmation that Christ’s salvation is suitable to one’s spiritual need. The will responds with trust, the personal commitment to and appropriation of Christ as the only hope for eternal salvation. Each of these components requires further elaboration.[3]

Repentance and faith continue throughout the Christian life

  • Progressive sanctification
  • Daily growing and changing into the likeness of Christ
  • 1 John 1:9

[1] Gregg R. Allison, 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith: A Guide to Understanding and Teaching Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2018), 234.

[2] Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, Second Edition. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020), 861.

[3] John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, eds., Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017), 596.

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