Day 1: Repent and Believe

In a teaching session ‘(make this a link to the product) about repentance Derek Prince said:

“Many, many people are having a struggle with faith. But really their problem is not with faith, it’s with repentance. Repentance is the first move of any man back to God.”

If we look in Mark’s gospel, chapter 1 and verse 15, we find the actual words that Jesus first preached.

“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled [that is, God’s appointed hour has come], and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” (Mark 1:15 - KJV)

‘Repent ye, and believe the gospel.’ And that is invariably the order of Scripture, not believe first, nor believe only, but repent first, and then believe.’