Brannon Howse: Aired February 12, 2014

Is repentance required for salvation? Recently Brannon was given a worksheet by someone that was concerned by the fact that their Sunday school teacher was teaching that repentance was not required for salvation. This teacher was declaring that faith was all that was required for salvation and repentance was required for fellowship with God. Topic: Brannon gives the definition of repentance. Topic: Brannon shares about a dozen verses that specifically say that repentance is required for salvation and that Jesus and his Apostles proclaimed repentance as part of salvation. Topic: What scriptures reveal that just believing in Jesus is not the sign or requirement of a true believer? Topic: Brannon explains why repentance is not becoming sinless or perfect and thus repentance is not works unto salvation. Topic: What scriptures reveal that repentance is not something we can do on our own and thus it cannot be defined as works? Topic: Faith and repentance are two sides of the same coin and repentance is no more a work than faith is a work. Topic: Ephesians 2:8-9 declares that salvation is not by works and 2 Corinthians 7:9-11 declares that repentance is required to produce salvation and thus repentance cannot be described as salvation by works or the Bible would be contradicting itself and the Bible cannot contradict itself.