Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Joel 2:12-16
by: John H. Camenga.
Joel emphasized that true repentance is a thing of the heart when he said, “rend your heart, not your garments.” Both the priests and the people seem to have kept outer expressions of change while the heart remained untouched. The book of Hebrews describes us as a royal priesthood. Are our outward expressions of religious enthusiasm genuine reflections of what Christ is doing in our hearts—or are we just going through the motions? The royal priesthood has a duty to lead others to true repentance. Do we understand our doctrine of the priesthood of all believers to include the duty to lead repentance?