General Conference, ‘The Exquisite Gift of the Son’, October 2020 “…at some point the full, excruciating guilt of every sin we commit must 
…through the staggering goodness of Jesus Christ and His infinite Atonement, we can escape the deserved agonies of our moral failings and overcome the undeserved agonies of our mortal misfortunes.” — Matthew S. Holland [emp. added]
Acts 3:19 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 7:10 “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”
Once again, we see more fluffy filler words from the mouth of Mr. Holland. Yesterday we saw how he referred to Alma’s pain for sin as ‘exquisite’, and today we see how his definition for repentance sorely lacks any hardcore truth.
By definition, repentance means changing your mind. One must change their mind about who Jesus Christ is, and what He’s done. This, of course, includes accepting where He did this which means the cross at Calvary, not the Garden of Gethsemane.
Mr. Holland made it sound as if mankind is the one responsible for this change, and at the same time alluded to the fallacy God can’t change the circumstances.
Truth: no one can repent unless God grants it. It isn’t up to us, nor should our change in behavior ever be referred to as, ‘pure bliss’. The heart of a true believer is remorse when they’ve sinned. After repenting, one will know peace and thankfulness for what Jesus has done, not because of anything we’ve done.
Furthermore, words like ‘staggering’, and ‘infinite atonement’, are hollow terms this church uses to divert attention away from truth. Is there a finite atonement, and if so, what is it?
Mr. Holland didn’t explain why it’s necessary to repent, rather, he merely inserted his fluffy filler words, the very purpose of repentance is to take certain misery and transform it into pure bliss’.
The reason why repentance is necessary is seen in the bible verses above – we find forgiveness of sins, salvation, and maintain our relationship with Him.
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With Love in Christ;
Michelle