1) For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of (Matthew 12:33-37).
A) Fulfill your promises to God or do not make any (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7).
B) We must be quick to listen and slow to speak (James: 1:19-24).
C) When you claim to know what is true and instruct others, you will be judged accordingly (James 3:1-12).

2) True repentance is the vomiting of the soul (1 John 1:8-10).
A) We must grow to love Jesus more. That means losing our attraction to material things, worldly systems, and a love for power, position and prestige (I John 1:15-17).
B) Jesus is the only Lord and King we need. Flee the desires of the flesh and what Satan promotes as valuable: pleasure, money, power, position, and easy living, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life (I Timothy 6:11-21).
C) Repentance is a cleansing of the soul (II Corinthians 7:9-13, Acts 3:17-26 - promise to the jew about Jesus).

3) A declaration of faith in Jesus without fruit of righteousness (obedience to Jesus) is a false declaration (John 14:15-21).
A) Jesus is so gracious… He saved a thief on the cross for his simple recognition of Him as Lord and Saviour (Luke 23:32-43).
B) You will know a tree by its fruit. We are called to be fruit inspectors (Luke 6:43-49).
C) Be a doer of the Truth and not just someone who recognizes what he knows to be true (James 1:22-27).

Discussion Question:
Why is it that we do not trust in the blood of Jesus to cover our sins for perfect righteousness, or why we do not ask the Holy Spirit (whom Jesus sent in place of Himself) to help us walk out the perfect Christian life in righteousness in an imperfect Christian world (Hebrew 10:1-39, John 14:1-27)?

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