#174 Repentance: The Verbs
Av Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Repentance: The Verbs
Topic: Salvation
Summary: We look at the process of self-examination, acknowledgment and confession (whether internally to the Lord or also to another human being), praying for strength, and turning to live a new life.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Proverbs 4:23
Lamentations 3:40-41
1 Corinthians 11:27-28
2 Corinthians 13:5
Galatians 6:4
Proverbs 20:27
Psalms 139
Ezekiel 18:14, 27-28
Romans 7:14, 23
Leviticus 5:4-5; 26:40
Numbers 5:5-7
Nehemiah 1:4; 9:1-2
Psalms 32:1; 51
Proverbs 28:13
Jeremiah 3:12
Hosea 5:15
Matthew 3:2
Acts of the Apostles 19:18
James 5:16
1 John 1:7
Judges 16:28
2 Chronicles 7:14
Ezekiel 18:30; 33:11, 19
Faithful
![William T. Walters commissioned this painting in 1863, but the artist did not deliver it until 20 years later. In a letter to Walters, Gérôme identified the setting as ancient Rome's racecourse, the Circus Maximus. He noted such details as the goal posts and the chariot tracks in the dirt. The seating, however, more closely resembles that of the Colosseum, Rome's amphitheater, in which gladiatorial combats and other spectacles were held. Similarly, the hill in the background surmounted by a colossal statue and a temple is nearer in appearance to the Athenian Acropolis than it is to Rome's Palatine Hill. The artist also commented on the religious fortitude of the victims who were about to suffer martyrdom either by being devoured by the wild beasts or by being smeared with pitch and set ablaze, which also never took place in the Circus Maximus. In this instance, Gérôme, whose paintings were usually admired for their sense of reality, has subordinated historical accuracy to drama. The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, by Jean-Léon Gérôme](/bundles/ncbsw/media/Jean-Leon_Gerome_-_The_Christian_Martyrs_Last_Prayer_-_Walters_37113.webp)
Faithfulness" in the Bible has an internal meaning that is pretty close to how it is understood today. People described as “faithful” embrace the desires for good that come from the Lord. When the Lord Himself is described as faithful, it refers to His own Divine desire for good.
(Referenser: True Christian Religion 365)