Revelation 9:20-21 (KJV)
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
I note that these men would, first, not repent of their idolatry (verse 20), which I believe leads, second, to their refusal to repent of their sins (verse 21).
The root of sin is idolatry, the worship of any and all gods except the living and true God. The root of idolatry is pride, which is the worship of self.
The problem of all mankind is this one issue: we put ourselves as god before God. The devil did his most dastardly deed in the garden with the promise:
Genesis 3:5b (KJV) …the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Repentance is absolutely necessary for salvation because repentance is the turning from and surrender of self as god. Repentance is also a daily necessity for spiritual life because it is the daily dying to the god of self.
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Turning from Self to the True God: The Path to Salvation
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- What’s holding you back from surrendering your pride and finding freedom in Christ today?
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