REPENTANCE

By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 17:22-31

I. WHAT IS REPENTANCE?

A. CHANGE OF MIND ç

INTELLECT, EMOTIONS, WILL

1. ENGISH - “METAMORPHOSIS ç

CHANGE FORM

2. GREEK - “METANOEO” ç

CHANGE MIND

II. WHAT PRECEEDS REPENTANCE?

A. ROM. 2:4 - GOD’S GOODNESS

B. JOHN 16:8 - CONVICTION/SIN

C. II COR. 7:9,10 - GODLY SORROW

III. WHAT FOLLOWS REPENTANCE?

A. ACTS 2:37-42 - OBEDIENCE/PARDON

B. LUKE 19:8 - RESTITUTION

C. MATT. 3:8 - CHANGED CONDUCT

IV. WHO NEEDS REPENTANCE?

A. LUKE 5:32 - NON-CHRISTIAN

B. ACTS 8:22 - WORLDLY CH-MEMBER

C. REV. 2:5 - INACTIVE CH-MEMBER

CONCLUSION:

A. CONSEQUENCES FOR REFUSAL

LUKE 13:3 → PERISH

B. GOD’S WILL → ALL BE SAVED II PET. 3:9

C. HEAVENLY REJOICING LUKE 15:7

D. ARE WE A REPENTANT BAPTIZED

FOLLOWER OF JESUS?

Plainly, don’t get short changed. Let’s be ready to meet our Maker. The Bible (in Acts) teaches that to avoid hell and gain heaven - one must:

1) Believe In Jesus As Savior (16:31) 2) Repent Of Sins (17:30)

3) Confess Christ Audibly (8:37) 4) Be Baptized In Water (2:38)

5) Live A Christian Life (14:22) 6) Be Active In the Church (2:47)

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