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We Believe in Repentance
Today we are going to look at the most important aspect of salvation - repentance
Upon hearing the truth about their condition, they were “cut to the heart”
The Greek word here meaning to stab or be pierced emotionally
There was something more than just an agreement with the facts
All of us have at one time or the other been “cut to the heart” over something - it hurt so deeply that we felt like we would explode
The words of Peter were so damning it struck at the very core of their being, their “heart” - not the physical structure but the very center of their existance
In the OT there is an interesting verse
The people had hardened their hearts against God and they needed a change
David of all people knew this well
From the Old to the New Testament it was understood as the center of who a person was!
The center of moral and intellectual life!
Solomon in Proverbs instructed:
Paul identifies the source of the problem:
He goes on to remind them:
You see it is all about a heart change!
Repentance - to change one’s mind - adopt another view - love this!
To change one’s resolve or purpose!
Kittle : “a recognition that the earlier view was foolish, improper or evil, there arises the sense of regret or feeling of remorse that affects feelings, will or thoughts
It is more than a simple wish these things had not been said or done but rather a sense of committed faults that must be corrected.
It express pain of grief at what has happened.
It is an alteration in the total moral attitude, a profound change in life’s direction, a conversion which affects the whole of conduct.
Repentance is not just trying to be better, becoming religious, or knowing the truth
Repentance is:
Being sorry for your sins
Being truthful about your sin
Turning away from your sin
Turning to right living
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