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Repentance is a deep, heartfelt sorrow for sin
with a renunciation of sin. When one comes to the Lord to
be saved, he is desperately in need of forgiveness for the
sins he has committed. If these sins are not forgiven, they
will take that person into a lost eternity. Knowing this moves
a person to a feeling of dread and a desire to be completely
forgiven, at any cost.
The radical change which true salvation brings
means that one cannot mix the old life with the new. If one
is hanging on to the past, he is not ready for entrance into
the Kingdom of God. Repentance is the sinner's key to Heaven—the
only way he can approach God and receive divine favor. But
when one turns to God with all of his heart, true repentance
brings the abundant joy and peace of salvation into the life.
2 Chronicles
7:14 — "If my people, which are
called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I
hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal
their land. "
Isaiah
55:7 — "Let the wicked forsake
his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him
return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and
to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
Matthew
4:17 — "From that time Jesus began
to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand."
Luke 13:2-3
— "And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose
ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans,
because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except
ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. "
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."
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