What Do You Mean - Repent?
Dr. George Bannister
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What Do You Mean - Repent?
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
ESS: Believers must repent of their sins in order to experience revival.
OSS: Believers will understand true repentance and carry it out in their own lives.
PQ: How do I repent?
TOPIC: "What do you mean by repent?"
INTRODUCTION:
When I say "Repent", what does that mean to you? The Bible uses the term "repent" forty-three (43) times. It uses the term "Repentance" another twenty-six (26) times for a grand total of sixty-nine (69) occurrences in the sixty six books of the Bible. Obviously, it is an important issue to understand.
Especially when there are direct commands like there is contained in .
3 Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.
There is a vast difference in the way the world views repentance and the type that God is looking for in us. Note . This is a life-changing experience!
9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way.
10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
11 Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right.
In order to get a better understanding about Repentance, notice three things from .
I- YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT REPENTANCE IS NOT ().
I- YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT REPENTANCE IS NOT ().
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
A- Repentance is not an attempt to appease God ().
* King Saul wanted to appease God with sacrifices rather than repentance. ()
15 “It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted. “But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.”
B- Repentance is more than sorrow.
* Judas was sorry he betrayed Jesus, but did not repent. ()
1 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders.
4 “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.
C- Repentance is more than empty confession.
*Judas confessed he had done wrong in betraying Jesus, but to the wrong person and without real repentance.
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1 Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
2 Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders.
4 “I have sinned,” he declared, “for I have betrayed an innocent man.” “What do we care?” they retorted. “That’s your problem.”
5 Then Judas threw the silver coins down in the Temple and went out and hanged himself.
II- YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT REPENTANCE IS (,,).
II- YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT REPENTANCE IS (,,).
A- Repentance begins with a conviction of sin. ()
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
1- Notice David's estimation of himself and his sin.
a- Iniquity (v.2): 'awon (עָוֹן): “iniquity; guilt, perversity, depravity.” ()
˓awon (עָוֹן, 5771), “iniquity; guilt; punishment.” perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt
7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
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b- sin (v.2) chatta˒t (חַטָּאָה): sin, sinful. The noun chatta˒t appears about 293 times and in all periods of biblical literature. The basic nuance of this word is “sin” conceived as missing the road or mark (155 times).
b- sin (v.2) chatta˒t (חַטָּאָה): sin, sinful. The noun chatta˒t appears about 293 times and in all periods of biblical literature. The basic nuance of this word is “sin” conceived as missing the road or mark (155 times).
The noun chatta˒t appears about 293 times and in all periods of biblical literature.
chatta˒t (חַטָּאָה.) sin, sinful
The basic nuance of this word is “sin” conceived as missing the road or mark (155 times).
c- evil (v.4) ra˒ (רַע) : bad; evil; wicked; sore. Connotes sin in the sense of destructive hurtfulness; something morally evil or hurtful.
ra˒ (רַע) :evil , wickedness
d- transgression (v.3) pesha˓ (פֶּשַׁע), “transgression; trespass, sin, rebellion” Basically, this noun signifies willful deviation from, and therefore rebellion against, the path of godly living.
pesha˓ (פֶּשַׁע, 6588), “transgression; guilt; punishment; offering.”
Notice : he did not soft sell it!
something morally evil or hurtful
connotes sin in the sense of destructive hurtfulness;
bad; evil; wicked; sore
d- transgression (v.3) pesha˓ (פֶּשַׁע), “transgression; trespass, sin, rebellion” Basically, this noun signifies willful deviation from, and therefore rebellion against, the path of godly living.
d- transgression (v.3) pesha˓ (פֶּשַׁע), “transgression; trespass, sin, rebellion” Basically, this noun signifies willful deviation from, and therefore rebellion against, the path of godly living.
Notice : he did not soft sell it!
Basically, this noun signifies willful deviation from, and therefore rebellion against, the path of godly living.Notice : he did not soft sell it!
2- Sin is terrible (; ).
13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.
9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,
10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.
11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.
8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.
9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,
10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.
11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.
3- Sin is so terrible it cost Jesus his life!
B- Repentance involves a confession of the realization of who sin is against:
1- Sin is primarily against God ()
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
2- Sin hurts others.
C- Repentance seeks cleansing from the sin by the only one who can cleanse sin.
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7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
1- Notice David's requests:
a. “Have mercy on me” chanan (חָנַן) = “to be gracious, considerate; to show favor.” Hebrew chanan seems to stress the stronger meaning of “to pardon or to show mercy.” The word occurs around 80 times in the Hebrew Old Testament.
chanan (חָנַן
a- Purge me: chata' , cleanse
Hebrew chanan seems to stress the stronger meaning of “to pardon or to show mercy.” The word occurs around 80 times in the Hebrew Old Testamenta- Purge me: chata' , cleanse
“to be gracious, considerate; to show favor.”a- Purge me: chata' , cleanse
a- Purge me: chata' , cleanse
b- Purify me with hyssop: chata'(חָטָא) , cleanse . This verb occurs 238 times and in all parts of the Old Testament. אֵזׄוב = “hyssop” - a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes.
chata'(חָטָא) , cleanse . This verb occurs 238 times and in all parts of the Old Testament.
This verb occurs 238 times and in all parts of the Old Testament.
“hyssop” 10 times. 1 hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes.
“hyssop” 10 times. 1 hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes.
b- Wash me : kabas (כָּבַס, 3526), “to wash.” (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller. Kabas occurs in the Hebrew Old Testament 51 times. See .
c- Wash me : kabas (כָּבַס, 3526), “to wash.” (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller. Kabas occurs in the Hebrew Old Testament 51 times. See .
14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?
kabas (כָּבַס, 3526), “to wash.” (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller
Kabas occurs in the Hebrew Old Testament 51 times.
d- Create in me a clean heart: bara˒ (בָּרָא, 1254), “to create, make (as in
bara' baw-raw'Cæate(asin
bara˒ (בָּרָא, 1254), “to create, make(as in ) tahowr taw-hore': pure, clean (morally, ethically)
) tahowr taw-hore': pure, clean (morally, ethically)
) tahowr taw-hore': pure, clean
e- Renew a right spirit in me - chadash khaw-dash ' to renew, make anew
(morally, ethically) 📷
d- Renew a right spirit in me V7M chadash khaw-dash ' to renew, make anew
ruwach -akh : Sphit, seat of moral character.
f- Hide your face from my transgressions
g- Blot out my iniquities (v. 9) : מָחָא, מָחָה, מָחָה, מָחָה [machah /maw·khaw “(blot”, “put”, “etc) … out” 17 times, “destroy” six times, “wipe” four times, “blot” three times, “wipe away” twice, “abolished” once, “marrow” once, “reach” once, and “utterly” once. 1 to wipe, wipe out. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to wipe. 1a2 to blot out, obliterate. 1a3 to blot out, exterminate. 1b (Niphal). 1b1 to be wiped out. 1b2 to be blotted out. 1b3 to be exterminated. 1c (Hiphil) to blot out (from memory). 2 (Qal) to strike. 3 (Pual) full of marrow (participle).
“(blot”, “put”, “etc) … out” 17 times, “destroy” six times, “wipe” four times, “blot” three times, “wipe away” twice, “abolished” once, “marrow” once, “reach” once, and “utterly” once. 1 to wipe, wipe out. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to wipe. 1a2 to blot out, obliterate. 1a3 to blot out, exterminate. 1b (Niphal). 1b1 to be wiped out. 1b2 to be blotted out. 1b3 to be exterminated. 1c (Hiphil) to blot out (from memory). 2 (Qal) to strike. 3 (Pual) full of marrow (participle).
machah maw-khaw'wipe away f- Deliver me from bloodguiltiness (v. 14).
h- Forgive me for shedding blood (). natsal naw-tsa (נָצַל) deliver, rescue, save, forgive.
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14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
natsal naw-tsa/l•deliver, rescue, save g- Open thou my lips(v.15).
natsal naw-tsa/l•deliver, rescue, save
g- Open thou my lips(v.15).
D- Repentance is a returning to God, seeking the joy of renewed fellowship with the Father.
D- Repentance is a returning to God, seeking the joy of renewed fellowship with the Father.
1- Restoration through mercy ().
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2- Restoration of the joy of salvation ().
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
3- Restoration to the desire to obey him ()
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
4. Restoration to effective witness. ().
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
III- YOU MUST ALLOW REPENTANCE TO HAVE ITS FULL IMPACT (, )
III- YOU MUST ALLOW REPENTANCE TO HAVE ITS FULL IMPACT (, )
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
A- Repentance is incomplete without a change of direction.
1- There must be a change of mind.
2- There must be a change of heart.
3- There must be a change of attitude.
4- There must be a change of action.
B- Repentance brings a return to usability by God.
1- The ability to teach others with power ().
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
2- The ability to lead others to Christ ().
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
3- The ability to offer things pleasing to God ().
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard.
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
5 It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens and follows its course to the other end. Nothing can hide from its heat.
7 The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8 The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living.
9 Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair.
10 They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
11 They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.
12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
CONCLUSION:
* Illustration: The Prodigal Son Repents ().
11 To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.
12 The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
13 “A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.
14 About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve.
15 He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
16 The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.
17 “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!
18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
19 and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant.” ’
20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’
22 “But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet.
23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
24 for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.
25 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,
26 and he asked one of the servants what was going on.
27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’