Changing Attitude to Action

Step one is confession.
Step two is repentance.

Reviewing,
Confess sin. 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

The sin confessed is the debt itself, and reasons for going into debt, both envy and lack of trust.

Step two is repentance.
Stated earlier, repentance involves more than lip service. We have to ask ourselves are we TRULY sorry for the sin, and do we REALLY want to get right with God? The principle that repentance is action is Biblical. Repentance requires an ‘attitude’, and the ‘action’ proves the ‘attitude’ is real.

Proverbs 3:7 “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.”
John 18:11, “...And Jesus said to her, ”Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.""

‘DEPART’, 'GO', and ‘SIN’ (used as a verb) are the actions that ‘prove’ the attitude.

Mark 10:17-25, and Matthew 19:16-24 tell the story of rich man wanting to enter the kingdom of heaven. It is where we find the quote, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” The rich man was sad because he had many possessions. The Major Point in this passage goes straight to Luke 16:13, “...no man can serve two masters...”, but it also shows the principle that repentance requires action. The action of giving away all the worldly possessions - proved that the desire to serve the ONE God was real.

Do not misunderstand, salvation is by grace, and grace alone, Eph 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

The point is that just asking forgiveness, then continuing in the same sin, is not repentance. IF there is no sorrow (attitude) and there is no change (action), then it is not repentance, it is fire insurance.

Matthew 7:20, “Therefore by their fruits you will know them.” Are we showing the ‘fruit’ of repentance, by our actions?

The question one has to ask is, “By what actions, do I show that I know debt is sin, I am sorry for the debt, and I want the sin out of my life?”