Healing Through Repentance: The Path to Salvation

What must I do to be saved? Jesus recommended as the only source for salvation. No one had attended to the wounds of Paul and Silas no one had cared. The jailor attended to the wounds of those who suffered. The jailor was a part of the system that had unjustly beaten Paul and Silas.

And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Acts 16:33

Washing wounds is essential for healing. Physical healing Emotional and spiritual healing. Wounds that are caused by sin cannot be healed without washing. Personal Relational

2 Cor 7:10 Sorrow is essentially connected to washing wounds of sin because it is connected to genuine repentance. Godly sorrow vs. worldly sorrow Worldly sorrow is not sorry that I caught. It is sorrow for the wrong, yet it does not lead one to that repentance unto salvation.

Godly sorrow leads to the change of the will of the mind that is, to repentance. Repent lit. = change of mind Repentance is preceded by sorrow and even tears. Without that sorrow, there can be no cleansing and healing of the wounds that are caused by sin.

Cannot be free of regret until the wounded heart is cleansed with sorrow and even tears. Mourning and weeping is the beginning point for real change. - Joel 1:13 David Psa 51:3,8,17 Peter Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 Sinful woman Luk 7:38

Take words with you Hos 14:2 The prodigal son did not end up at his home until he could humble himself and take words with him. Luke 15:17-21 There are many words that are hard to say, even in the Bible. A child can learn to say Mahershalalhashbaz . Easier to say than the words that wash the wounds of the injured.

Words that are essential to the washing of wounds are much harder to say. I am sorry. I have sinned. I was wrong. Please forgive me.

Compare those wound washing words with the following words that are heard. I might have If I have We all ...but I m sorry if you thought... If you took offense

I need to say those hard words that wash wounds to the one(s) who has been injured. So they can set the sin aside. Eph 4:32; Col 3:19 So that I can have peace of mind. - 1 Joh 3:21 So that I can worship acceptably. Mat 5:23,24

The preaching of John the baptistdemanded a life that demonstrated repentance. Mat 3:1-2, 5,6 Demands of repentance varied, depending on the person. Luke 3; Luke 19 The people 3:10,11 The publicans 3:12,13 The soldiers 3:14 Zacchaeus 19:8

and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Rev 1:5 and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev 7:14 No other sacrifice can provide this washing. Heb 10:1-4 Jesus alone is the Lamb of God who can wash away the sin and heal the wounds.

Are your sins washed away? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Like Saul? Acts 22:16 Christian do not despise the cleansing, sanctifying benefit of the blood! Heb 10:26,29; 1 John 1:7,9 What can wash away my sins what can make me whole again?

Believe the gospel of Christ. Mark 16:15-16; Acts 18:8 Repent of your sins. Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30 Confess your faith in Jesus. Acts 8:37 Be baptized for the remission of sins. Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; 1 Pet 3:21

Wash those wounds with tears. Wash those wounds with words. Wash those wounds with deeds. Wash those wounds with blood.