Repentance

He that hides his sins will not prosper: but whoever confesses his sins and forsakes them will have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)

God desires truth in the inward parts (Psalms 51:6) and commands all men everywhere to repent. (Acts 17:30)

The sinner must repent before he can become the recipient of salvation by grace through faith. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

The saved person (who repents of their sins) must practice repentance if he is to enjoy unbroken fellowship with God. (Job 42:16)

It is easy to understand that when someone learns more about the Bible, they would repent of their sins many times. This is because they understand how destructive sin is and they want to be free of it.

Repentance is the gift of God (Acts 5:31 and Acts 11:18). "The goodness of God leads to repentance." (Romans 2:4)

God does not have to give us the results of His goodness, but he does give us the gift of being saved because of His love for us.

Repentance is an inward change produced by the convicting power of the Holy Spirit when the Word of God is proclaimed. (Acts 2:37-38 and John 16:7-11)

The result is repentance against God (who we sin against) and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:21) We must have faith in Jesus Christ who died for us and was buried and was then raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)

Repentance qualifies a man for salvation, but it takes faith in Christ to acquire it. True repentance is always coupled with faith. It is impossible to have saving faith and not repent. "Repentance toward God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ" are essential and inseparable in salvation.

Faith without repentance is the ultimate hypocrisy, and repentance without faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Christ is sheer folly.

1. Repentance is defined in 2 Peter 3:9.
2. Repentance should be preached. (Mark 1:1-4)
3. Repent from dead works - stop doing things that sin against God. (Hebrews 6:1)
4. Repentance and God. Jesus Christ loved us and washed us from our sins. This makes us kings and priests before His God and Father. (Revelation 1:4-8)
5. Repentance, impossible to renew unto. (Luke 9:62) (Hebrews 6:4-6)
6. The importance of repentance. (Acts 17:30)
7. The evidence of repentance. (Acts 26:19-20)