1. The Cross and Repentance
Jesus’ Sacrifice Changing our Mind

2. 1. Taking the Cross Personally
Matthew 26:36 to Matthew 27:37
Isaiah 52:12 to Isaiah 53:12

3. sin to be atoned for in such
Why does God desire for
sin to be atoned for in such
a painful way?

4. What’s the Message?

5. 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Compelled by love to reply or to act.
What’s an appropriate response?

6. 2. Repentance
Common word in religion, but what does it truly mean?

8. Penance
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’, from the verb paenitere ‘be sorry’.
NOUN
1. Punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing.
2. A sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.

9. Metanoia Meta = Change (like metamorphosis in a caterpillar)
Nous = Mind (Nous is the origin of our English word knowledge)

11. Repentance re-understood
Titus 1:15-16
Colossians 3:1-4
2 Corinthians 7:8-11

12. The Bottom Line…
The cross of Christ is very personal for a very specific reason. It is to make us think differently.
Repentance is the appropriate response to the cross of Christ.
When our mind changes, our actions follow.