The bullshit artist is back with another list of things that his followers must do to make it into the kingdom he imagines is coming.
More things to DO.
The Bible is clear that one must repent to be a Christian. And Christians must examine themselves and repent annually, but also be willing to confess their sins and repent whenever they are aware that they have sinned.
Here isa listing of some scriptures about this repentance:
Mark 1:14-15 Act 2:38 — we are commanded to repent, which means to change from our way to God’s way.Romans 2:4 Acts 11:18 — repentance must be granted by God, who calls according to His will.Romans 6: 23– the wages of sin is death.2 Corinthians 7:8-11 — sorrow that produces true repentance is far different than mere worldly sorrow.Matthew 7:21 Hebrews 5:9 — salvation requires obedience to God. Jeremiah 10:23 — we cannot obey God without His help.2 Peter 3:9, 18 — spiritual growth is a process and doesn’t happen all at once. 1 John 1:8-10Christians will still have issues they need to repent of and ask forgiveness for.
Psalm 51 –repentance is often accompanied by deep emotion.
The importance of repentance cannot be overemphasized. It is a first step toward salvation.
Bob conveniently wants to forget Jesus and the thief on the cross next to him. No long list of things to do. No deathbed confession. No annual day of repentance!
It just irritates the hell out of these church leaders and the rabid legalists in the church that people do not need to jump through all of these hoops.
They do not care much for the bible stories of the laborers in the field who all get paid the same amount whether they have toiled all day or do half an hour of work to get the same wage.
They sure as hell do not like the fact the thief on the cross did not have to go through the rigamarole of Armstrongite mythology or Bobism to be saved.
He wasn't baptized.
He did not need a "deathbed" repentance.
He did not need an annual Passover service.
He did not need to read Mystery of the Ages.
He did not need to be under church government.
He did not even need to read the Bible.
Even in all the agony he was in, his brain was able to fire and open his mind to something amazing happening next to him. He got it. He got something that Bob Thiel is totally incapable of understanding.