1. Repent...or else! Acts 2:37-41

2. The Meaning of Repentance -Stop sinning! Spiritual life book What must we do to be saved? Turn from sin and trust the Savior...We must believe on Jesus and receive him and turn from our sin and obey him and humble ourselves like little children and love him more than we love our family, our possessions or our own life. This is what it means to be converted to Christ. This alone is the way of everlasting life.

3. The Meaning of Repentance -Stop sinning! Commentary What the gospel demands is a radical turn from sin to Christ.

4. The Meaning of Repentance -Stop sinning! Systematic theology text Christian conversion thus is a turning from an evil lifestyle unto the Lord in total submission and obedience.

5. The Meaning of Repentance -Stop sinning! -Stop the sins you’re aware of! -Resolve to stop sinning!

6. The Meaning of Repentance metanoia -“to think/perceive” (noeo) -“after” (meta) Hebrews 12:17...even afterwards, when [Esau] desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

7. The Meaning of Repentance 2 Timothy 2:25–26...with gentleness correct those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

8. The Meaning of Repentance Louis Berkhof According to scripture repentance is wholly an inward act, and should not be confounded with the change of life that proceeds from it. Confession of sin and reparation of wrongs are fruits of repentance.

9. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief

10. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief F.F. Bruce All that they had to do to avail themselves of this salvation was to change their former attitude to Jesus and bring it into line with God’s attitude.

11. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief John 3:18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

12. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief Thomas Constable Whenever a person believes in Christ he repents, that is, he changes his mind about who Christ is and what He did....

13. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief -Repent from self-righteousness Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God....

14. The Meaning of Repentance -Repent from disbelief -Repent from self-righteousness -Repent from trust in false gods

15. The Meaning of Repentance 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

16. The Meaning of Repentance Acts 16:30–31 “What must I do to be saved?” Paul and Silas said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” cf. John 1:12; 1 John 5:13; Acts 4:5

17. The Motivation for Repentance Romans 2:4...do you not know that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

18. The Motivation for Repentance

19. The Manifestation of Repentance -Baptism is a symbol -Baptism is not required to receive forgiveness of sins, the gift of the Spirit and eternal life

20. APPLICATION Believe in Jesus Christ Be baptized in the name of Jesus Bear witness to the name of Jesus

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