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Righteous Indignation

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Jesus is God in the flesh, and it is true that God (Jesus) is a loving God, but he is also a God of anger, justice, righteousness, and wrath. We are called by scripture to pattern our life after Jesus and imitate him as our moral standard. What is righteous indignation:  "A reactive emotion of anger toward evil, mistreatment, injustice and or malice... In Christian doctrines, righteous anger is considered the only form of anger which is NOT sinful." We can know for sure that our  anger   is righteous when it is directed toward what angers God Himself. Righteous anger and indignation are justly expressed when we are confronted with sin. Good examples would be anger toward child abuse, pornography, racism, abortion, and the like . Verses that show Jesus had Righteous Indignation: (Mark 3:5) -    He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts (John 2:15) -  So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all

REPENTANCE: The key to salvation

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REPENTANCE IS THE KEY TO SALVATION.  If Jesus said do it, DO IT!! Period. If you're a Christian, do what Jesus says!! This is as plain as it gets. IF ITS NOT AN ISSUE OF SALVATION, WHY WOULD JESUS BEGIN TO PREACH TO PEOPLE TO HURRY AND REPENT SINCE THE KINDOM OF HEAVEN IS COMING? ^^^^ TWO MAJOR POINTS HERE: HEAVEN REJOICES WHEN SOMEONE REPENTS...AND SECONDLY, IT STATES THE RIGHTEOUS NEED NO REPENTANCE TO GET INTO HEAVEN BUT OTHER PEOPLE DO!! *[[All the world renowned biblical scholars are also in agreement.]] http://biblehub.com/commentaries/romans/2-5.htm It is true that there are numerous Bible verses that speak of the promise of salvation, with no mention of repentance. These merely say to “believe” on Jesus Christ and you shall be saved (Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9). However, the Bible makes it clear that God is holy and man is sinful, and that sin makes a separation between the two (Isaiah 59:1-2). Without