Repentance is a theme that belongs in the gospel presentation to the degree that we could say one has not preached the biblical gospel if one has not preached repentance. In Acts 17 verse 30 the Bible says, 'God commands all men everywhere to repent.' God commands all men everywhere to repent. If we are faithful preachers of the message of God, then we must in God's name command all men everywhere to repent. Matthew 9:13 says that Jesus Christ came to call sinners to repentance. Second Peter 3:9, 'God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.' Luke 15:7 and 10 indicates that there is joy in heaven over one sinner brought to repentance. And in Luke 24:47, the Great Commission Jesus gave is that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all people.Our message is repentance. It is a hard message. It is a harsh message. It confronts sin. It unmasks hypocrisy. It denies superficiality. You cannot preach the true gospel apart from repentance. John came preaching repentance, the Bible says. Jesus came preaching repentance. The apostles preached repentance. Christ commands repentance. He does it at least three times in just Revelation 2 and 3. God saves through repentance. In fact, in Acts 11:18 it calls repentance, 'Repentance unto life.' There is no spiritual life; there is no eternal life without repentance. In Acts 5:31 it is said Christ is exalted as a Savior to give repentance and the forgiveness of sins.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood	Italian	Italian, Fish, Sauces	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Olive oil
2		Garlic cloves, minced
		Hot pepper flakes
1	ts	Black pepper, fresh ground
1	tb	Cold water
2		Stalks fennel or celery, minced
1/2	c	Dry or red wine
2	tb	Italian parsley, minced
4	tb	Capers, drained
2	lg	Onions, minced
3		Whole cloves
2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Flour
3	c	Peeled, chopped tomatoes
1	c	Green olives, sliced, pitted
3	lb	Fish
		Pasta or Rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Rinse fish and pat dry on paper towels. Arrange one layer in greased baking
dish. Heat oil in a skillet, add onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute,
stirring to prevent browning. Add tomatoes, fennel or celery, wine, cloves,
hot pepper, salt and pepper to onions and garlic in skillet. Cover and
simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes. Mix flour and water to a smooth
paste. Pour flour paste into sauce, stirring constantly for smooth mixture.
Continue cooking and stirring for 5 minutes. Mix in parsley, olives and
capers. Pour over fish and bake uncovered for 30 minutes, basting
occasionally until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve over pasta or rice.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by Paula <[email protected]> on Sep
16, 1998

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