All right, let's keep rolling with the 10 elements of a godly man because that's what we've been

studying all week this week and we're going to be keeping it going next week. But so far we've

looked at element one, a godly man has surrendered his life to Christ. Element two, a godly man is

selfless. And element three, a godly man strives for holiness. Element four of a godly man is this. A godly man is repentant. A godly man is repentant.

Now, let me just go and tell you what repentance is not. Okay? Repentance is not, I'm really,

really, really, really, really sorry and I mean it this time. Because that's what people think.

People think that repentance is like saying sorry, but like extra fervently with a lot more words and a lot more

gusto but that's not what it is repentance is a sincere that's important a sincere 180 turn away

from our sinful desires and actions and towards god so we're going this direction and we're

literally turning 180 degrees and going

the opposite direction now. And repentance has to include heart change. It has to include mindset

change. It has to include behavioral change. And it has to include a real demonstration of

remorse and again, actions contrary to previous actions if you don't have

those things you're not really repentant and what normally gets in the way of us repenting of our

sins and sinful behaviors us we do we get in the way we get in the way because we think we're special

we think we're unique we We think we're unique.

We think there is no one else that's like us. We think that our sins have a viable excuse attached to them. Well, if you only knew what they did to me first, you know, well, if God didn't want me to be

gay, then why do I have homosexual desires? Well, if you drink too, if you had to deal with

my wife, again, on and on and on, we love to just give these excuses as to why we don't have to do

the things that God is telling us to do through his scripture. But here's the reality.

We can never successfully repent of our sins and sinful behaviors if we don't acknowledge them first

because duh and to drive that point home today i'm going to bring in the apostle john and the

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