Repentance
By Joel Pallance
Rev 21:1-8
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(KJV)
Gal 5:16-21
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
(KJV)
Prov 6:16-19
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
(KJV)
2 Cor 6:14-18
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the
Lord Almighty.
(KJV)
2 Cor 7:1
1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
(KJV)
Luke 13:1-5
1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
(KJV)
HOW ?
Rom 2:1-11
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, 0 man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself, for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
3 And thinkest thou this, 0 man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
(KJV)
Acts 3:19
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
(KJV)
Acts 17:30
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
(KJV)
DEFINATION:
Reformation: a making straight a right arrangement a right ordering restoration amendment bringing right again when the imperfect, the inadequate would be superseded by a better order of things; active change but the heart remains the same = frustration
Repentence: change, to perceive to changes ones mind and purpose always involving a change for the better reversing the effects of your own previous state of mind; Turning from sin and turning to God; the call of repentance:
O.T. =mostly to the nation
N.T. =to the individual
repentance: mental heart spirit (character) change making the correct actions, lifestyle. New creature in formation
Process:
2 Cor 7:10-11
10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
1. carefulness = diligence, haste, zeal, earnest care. Hasten to do a thing. To exert one self; conveys the thought of watchful interest and haste.
2. clearing = defense, apologia (gr) apology = a verbal defense against an accusation. A 1 verbal answer of clearing YOU ARE SORRY, YOU ARE APOLOGIZING NOT GOD
3. indignation = annoyance, anger, vexation physical pain or irritation;
gr = agan “very much achomia” to grieve very much grieving
4. fear = phobos (phobia) flight that which is caused by being scared dread terror reverential fear of God as a controlling motive in your life, in the matters of spiritual and moral not just a fear of His power & righteousness retribution, but a wholesome dread of displeasing HIM — a fear which banishes the terror that shrinks from His presence and which influences the disposition and attitude of one whose circumstances are guided by trust in God.
5. vehement desire = longing for intensive desire desiring greatly but to the dimension of stressing the process of; putting yourself under the pressure, staying through the process of longing
NOT LETTING THE FLESH CONVINCE YOU THAT WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IS ENOUGH = = FINISH PRESS ON !!!
6. zeal = uncompromising fervent mind toward God until cleared up
Rom 12:2
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
7. revenge = vengeance the self avenging (punishing) of believers in their godly sorrow for sinning self denouncing admitting that the penalty of death should be administered (wages of sin is death) the just penalty (justice)
8. In all things clear = pure — pure motives/ pure doctrine/ pure spirit
pure from defilement not contaminated Holy is the root word
clear = pure = holy this is the original word
This article “Repentance” written by Joel Pallance, was excerpted from: Personal Story Notes. Used by Permission. May 1998. It may be used for study & research purposes only.
