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Repent; a word we don't hear preached very
often these days; after all, who wants to hear a message about repentance and
the need for us to turn from our wicked, sinful ways.
It seems that teaching on the importance of
repentance, has fallen out of vogue. Many churches prefer
to speak only of God's abundant grace, ignoring any focus on the concept of
repentance.
The bible does tell us that it's by grace that we
are saved; ref: Ephesians
2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith桮d this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God
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gospels, Acts, Revelation and others, also emphasize the
importance of repentance. We cannot be born
again if we do not recognize our sin, and have a heartfelt desire to turn - away from sin,
and toward Jesus. Once we recognize our sinful state and desire to change from
our sinful ways, God, by His awesome mercy and grace, sends us His Holy Spirit,
who works within us, to assist us in turning from our sinful ways; something we
are unable to do on our own.
Take a few minutes to review the passages below,
then pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal God's truth as you invest yourself in His
Word. May God Bless in your study.
Note: The
following passages were obtained from Bible
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Matthew
3:2
and saying, 㼢>Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.伢r>
Matthew
3:8
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Matthew
3:11
㉠baptize you with [ Or in] water for repentance. But after me will
come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew
4:17
From that time on Jesus began to preach, 㼢>Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is near.伢r>
Matthew
11:20
[ Woe on Unrepentant Cities ] Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in
which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
Matthew
21:32
Jesus said to them, ㉠tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the
prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you
to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax
collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent
and believe him.
Mark
1:4
And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark
1:15
㔨e time has come,䠨e said. 㔨e kingdom of God is near. Repent
and believe the good news!伢r>
Mark
6:12
They went out and preached that people should repent.
Luke
3:3
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins.
Luke
3:8
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to
yourselves, ᗥ have Abraham as our father.⠆or I tell you that out of
these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Luke
5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.伢r>
Luke
13:3
I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
Luke
13:5
I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.伢r>
Luke
15:7
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one
sinner who repents than over ninety nine righteous persons who do not
need to repent.
Luke
16:30
㠑No, father Abraham,⠨e said, ᢵt if someone from the dead goes to
them, they will repent.⼢r>
Luke
24:47
and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to
all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts
2:38
Peter replied, 㼢>Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
Acts
3:19
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Acts
5:31
God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance
and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Acts
8:22
Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive
you for having such a thought in your heart.
Acts
11:18
When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying,
㓯 then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.伢r>
Acts
13:24
Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all
the people of Israel.
Acts
17:30
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people
everywhere to repent.
Acts
19:4
Paul said, ㊯hn's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the
people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.伢r>
Acts
20:21
I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance
and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Acts
26:20
First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to
the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and
prove their repentance by their deeds.
Romans
2:4
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience,
not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?
2
Corinthians 7:9
yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led
you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were
not harmed in any way by us.
2
Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no
regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2
Timothy 2:25
Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant
them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
Hebrews
6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to
maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that
lead to death, [ Or from useless rituals] and of faith in God,
Hebrews
6:6
if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because [ Or repentance
while] to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and
subjecting him to public disgrace.
2
Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is
patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Revelation
2:5
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things
you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove
your lampstand from its place.
Revelation
3:3
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent.
But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at
what time I will come to you.
Revelation
3:19
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
Revelation
9:20
The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent
of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of
gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood橤ols that cannot see or hear or walk.
Revelation
9:21
Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual
immorality or their thefts.
Revelation
16:9
They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had
control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
Revelation
16:11
and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they
refused to repent of what they had done.
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