Importance of repentance

Repentance is of central importance because sin brings God’s judgment and fellowship with God is only possible through full and sincere repentance. God, through his servants, calls people to repent as the only way to escape the judgment and receive the forgiveness and restoration which he offers.

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The call to repentance Lk 5:32; Jas 5:19–20 See also Je 25:4–6; Eze 33:7–9; Mk 1:4; Lk 24:47; 2 Ti 2:24–26 Repentance opens the way for blessing It is the only way to escape God’s judgment Eze 18:30–32 See also Job 36:12; Je 18:7–8; Je 26:3; Ho 11:5; Jon 3:10; Lk 3:8–9; Re 2:5 It prepares the way for…