اعمال 18:19

Unfortunately for many of us, the word repentance conjures up the image of a zealous street preacher waving a “turn or burn” poster, imposing on his frightened audience the threat of eternal damnation. Fortunately, there is a better way to look at repentance.

No local church of Jesus Christ progresses beyond its leaders. When Paul made his farewell to the elders he had trained in the church in Ephesus in Acts 20, he presented the record of his ministry with them as an example of true spiritual leadership that faithfully built up the church. As Alistair Begg explains, the transparency, integrity, and urgency he modeled are an example to the church’s leaders today.

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