What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation? Is repentance a change of mind or a change of direction? What does repent mean?
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- What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation? Many understand the term repentance from the
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- Greek word metanoia to mean turning from sin. This is not the Biblical definition of repentance.
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- In the Bible, the word repent means to change one's mind. The Bible also tells us that true repentance will also result in a change of actions.
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- Acts 26 20 declares, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.
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- The full Biblical definition of repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of action. What then is the connection between repentance and salvation?
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- The book of Acts seems to especially focus on repentance in regards to salvation. To repent in relation to salvation is to change your mind in regard to Jesus Christ.
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- In Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost, Acts chapter 2, he concludes with a call for the people to repent.
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- Repent from what? Peter is calling the people who rejected Jesus to change their minds about him, to recognize that he is indeed
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- Lord and Christ. Peter is calling the people to change their minds from rejection of Christ as the
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- Messiah to faith in him as both Messiah and Savior. Repentance and faith can be understood as two sides of the same coin.
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- It is impossible to place your faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior without first changing your mind about who he is and what he has done.
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- Whether it is repentance from willful rejection or repentance from ignorance or disinterest, it is a change of mind.
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- Biblical repentance in relation to salvation is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to faith in Christ.
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- It is crucially important that we understand repentance is not a work we do to earn salvation. No one can repent and come to God unless God pulls that person to himself.
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- Acts 5 .31 and 11 .18 indicate that repentance is something that God gives.
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- It is only possible because of His grace. No one can repent unless God grants repentance.
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- All of salvation, including repentance and faith, is a result of God's drawing us, opening our eyes, and changing our hearts.
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- God's long -suffering leads us to repentance, as does His kindness. While repentance is not a work that earns salvation, repentance unto salvation does result in works.
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- It is impossible to truly and fully change your mind without that causing a change in action. In the
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- Bible, repentance results in a change in behavior. That is why John the Baptist called people to produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
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- A person who has truly repented from rejection of Christ to faith in Christ will give evidence of a changed life.
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- Repentance properly defined is necessary for salvation. Biblical repentance is changing your mind about Jesus Christ and turning to God in faith for salvation.
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- Turning from sin is not the definition of repentance, but it is one of the results of genuine, faith -based repentance towards the
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