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Key verses about
Repentance
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Repent - To sincerely agree with God and His word that He is right, while
purposefully turning around 180 degrees from a sinful path, walking to God in
obedience.
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Surge Up dictionary
Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of
his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the LORD's wrath did not
come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You
must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.
Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."
"The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their
sins," declares the LORD.
O LORD, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain;
you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than
stone and refused to repent.
I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. No one
repents of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" Each pursues his own
course like a horse charging into battle.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I will restore you
that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my
spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and
not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
After
I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I beat my breast. I
was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.'
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!
Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your
downfall.
For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD.
Repent and live!
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"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been
performed, because they did not repent.
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"Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed
in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented
long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and
condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one [ Or
something; also in verse 42] greater than Jonah is here.
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.
"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and
believe the good news!"
They went out and preached that people should repent.
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
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I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
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.
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of
God over one sinner who repents."
So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents,
forgive him.
If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you
and says, `I repent,' forgive him."
and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to
all nations…
Peter replied, "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.
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that
times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give
repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in
repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are
storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous
judgment will be revealed.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no
regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will
be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the
impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.
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,
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,
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.
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.
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.
Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight
against them with the sword of my mouth.
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.
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
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.
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Dave Davidson
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