Jesus Requires Repentances
Jesus Requires Repentance's
Repent of your sins, confess them to Jesus in prayer, and ask Him to forgive them.
Repentance - That divinely wrought conviction of sin in the heart that the soul is guilty before God, and resolute turning away from sin in which the sinner identifies himself with the gracious act of God in redeeming him.
Repentance involves both a change of mind about sin, and a change of heart-attitude toward sin. It is at the time of renunciation of sin and an acceptance of the Holy Spirit's ennoblement to Holy Living. Repentance is necessary for salvation.
Jesus asserted that it was a necessary condition
Matthew 3:2 (NKJ) and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 3:8 (NKJ) "Therefore bear fruit worthy of repentance.
Matthew 4:17 (NKJ) From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." while both Paul and Peter identified it with true salvation.
Acts 20:21 (NKJ) "testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Peter 3:9 (NKJ) The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Repent
1: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life.
2. to feel regret or contrition. to change one's mind.
Matthew 3:1-6 (NKJ) In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea
2.and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
3.This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'"
4.John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan.
6.Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the Jordan River.
Matthew 3:11 (NIV) "I baptise you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 4:17 (NIV) From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."
Mark 1:14-15 (NIV) After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"
Mark 6:12 (NIV) They went out and preached that people should repent.
Luke 3:3-8 (NIV) He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4.As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
5.Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
6.And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"
7.John said to the crowds coming out to be baptised by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8.Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Luke 5:32 (NIV) I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Luke 13:3 (NIV) I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
Luke 15:7-10 (NIV) 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.
8."Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
9.And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbours together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.'
10.In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Acts 2:38 (NIV) Peter replied, "Repent and be baptised, 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.
Acts 3:19 (NIV) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
Acts 5:31 (NIV) God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Saviour that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Acts 8:22 (NIV) Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
Acts 11:18 (NIV) When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life."
Acts 13:24 (NIV) Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
Acts 17:30 (NIV) In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Acts 19:4 (NIV) Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
Acts 20:21 (NIV) I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Romans 2:4-5 (NIV) Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realising that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?
5.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 judgement will be revealed.
2Corinthians 7:10 (NIV) Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2Timothy 2:25 (NIV) 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,
Hebrews 6:1 (NIV) 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, and of faith in God