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Repentance

LESSON THREE: Repentance (continued)

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"Repentance may be defined as the voluntary change in the mind of the sinner whereby he turns from sin. It involves a change of view, a change of feeling, and a change of purpose." -Pardington

"Repentance expresses that mighty change in the mind, heart, and life wrought by the Spirit of God." -Trench

"It describes that deep and radical change whereby a sinner turns from the idols of self and sin unto God and devotes every movement of the inner and outer man to the captivity of his obedient spirit. -Chalmers

"It implies an intellectual and a hearty GIVING UP OF ALL CONTROVERSY WITH GOD upon all and every point. It implies the conviction that God is wholly right, and the sinner wholly wrong, and a thorough and hearty abandonment of all excuses and apologies for sin." -Fenney

I. WHAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH REPENTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING VERSES?

A. Mark 1:15 _____________________________________________________

B. Acts 20:21 _____________________________________________________

C. Acts 2:38 ______________________________________________________

D. Acts 3:19 ______________________________________________________

E. Acts 26:20 (list two) _____________________________________________

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F. Matt 3:8 _______________________________________________________

II. WHO IS COMMANDED TO REPENT?

A. Acts 17:30 _____________________________________________________

B. The Bible speaks in many places to CHRISTIANS, commanding them to repent. The following are three of those references.

1. How did Paul (the author of II Corinthians) feel about those who repented? II Cor 7:9 __________________________________________

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2. What did Paul fear concerning the people to whom he wrote?

II Cor. 12:20, 21 (answer is in verse 21) ___________________________

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3. God chastens those He loves so they will __________________________

______________________________________. Rev 3:19

Wherever there is sin there must be repentance. It is not just once for all event --REPENTANCE IS A WAY OF LIFE.