What Is Real Repentance? (Part 2): Episode 741
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Repenting for real, plus signs of a healthy dating relationship, and should you leave a church over theological differences?
Featured musical artist: David Dunn ( http://www.daviddunnmusic.com/ )
Roundtable: Signs of True Repentance (Part 2)
Repentance is an important part of the Christian life, and because we’re all sinners, we should be experts at repenting, right? The truth is, living in genuine repentance is harder than you think. Pastor Mark Bates and professional counselor Tim Sanford talk about how to recognize true repentance in ourselves and others. In part two of our discussion, they address whether ministry leaders can be reinstated after showing repentance, choosing to forgive someone who has sinned against you, and finding victory over strongholds.
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Culture: Are You Dating the Right Person?
As a mentor mom who loves seeing God write young adults’ love stories, Rhonda Stoppe has a lot of real-world dating advice. In this thought-provoking discussion, she shares some vital tips for knowing if the person you’re dating is someone you should marry. She’ll address the topics of kindness, purity, evaluating your motives and more.
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10 Christian Dating Advice Tips to Pursue a Godly Relationship: ( https://www.crosswalk.com/family/singles/godly-relationship-advice-tips-to-know-before-you-date.html )
Inbox: Questioning a Church Leader’s Theology
She recently broke up with her boyfriend after learning that he and his family believe in “open theism.” Since his dad is a church leader, she’s now questioning whether or not it’s time to leave the church they all attend. Pastor Mark Bates addresses the problematic nature of theological differences and what to do when you’re torn about leaving a church you love.
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| 1:19.7 | We have a girl who broke up with her boyfriend after realizing they had some pretty serious theological disagreements with each other. |
| 1:25.5 | And now she's kind of wondering, should I even be attending |
| 1:28.4 | this church? This is the one that we've attended together. And so our friend, Pastor Mark Bates, |
| 1:33.4 | is going to weigh in on that. And then for our culture segment, author and speaker Ronda Stoppy |
| 1:38.6 | joins us to share some insights on dating well as a Christian. So she has been married now for over 40 years. |
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