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LESSON SIX – “R E P E N T A N C E”

The basic meaning of repentance is “a change of mind, leading to a turning from sin.” THERE IS NOTHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT IT. Where our hearts have once loved evil, we turn and begin to love good. Where we once had set our affections on things in the world, we repent, and then set them on the things of God. This is what God commands all responsible people everywhere to do -- to REPENT (Acts 17:30).
The need for repentance is summed up in the words of the Savior in Luke 13:3, “except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish.” They who perish will be cast into the lake which burns with fire and brimstone (Revelation 20:15; 21:8). May we be duly impressed with God’s truth as we study the following passages:

1. Luke 24:46-47, Christ said, “Thus it is written, and thus it behoved _______________________ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that ________________________________ and __________________________ of ____________ should be preached in His ______________ among all nations, beginning at ______________________________ .”

2. Acts 2:37-38, “Now when they ________________________ this, they were pricked in their ______________________ , and said unto ____________________ and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, _________________ shall we _________ ? Then _______________ said unto them, ___________________ , and be _______________________ every _____________ of you in the ________________ of Jesus Christ for the _________________________ of ____________ .”

3. Acts 17:30, “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but _________________ commandeth ___________ _____________every __________________ to ____________________ .”

4. Luke 15:7, There is _____________ in heaven when one sinner ____________________.

5. 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord is . . . . . not _________________________ that ______________ should ____________________ , but that ___________ should come to __________________________ .”

6. Romans 2:4, “Or despisest thou the __________________ of His __________________________ and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the _______________________________ of ________________ leadeth thee to _______________________________ ?”

-- CORRECTING FALSE CONCEPTIONS --

1. ERROR: “Repentance is the same thing as salvation -- So, if you repent, you are saved.”

TRUTH: The fact that we have ceased to love sin and have turned from it does not mean that we are saved; not yet. Saul, a man of Tarsus, was in a state of penitence when Ananias said to him in Acts 22:16, “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and ___________________ away thy _________________ , calling on the name of the Lord.”

2. ERROR: “Repentance is a mysterious experience which we pray for and wait for.”

TRUTH: Repentance is a command (Acts 17:30). If it were a mysterious experience, IT COULD NOT BE COMMANDED. No mysterious action is recorded when Peter commanded in Acts 2:38, " ________________________ , and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the ______________________________ of ________________ .”

3. ERROR: "Repentance is not necessary to salvation.”

TRUTH: Repentance is UNTO life (Acts 11:18). In Acts 17:30 God COMMANDS all men
everywhere to ________________________. Can one be saved who lives in disobedience to the command of God? YES ( ) NO ( ) -- Check the correct answer.

MULTIPLE CHOICE (UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER)

1. Luke 15:11-32, When the prodigal son repented, he: (a) Was sorry for what he had done, but did not turn from sin; (b) Recognized his guilt and turned away from sin; (c) Decided the way of sin is the easier life; (d) Confessed his guilt to his father, but did not turn wholeheartedly from his evil.

2. Repentance is: (a) Required only of those who are grossly immoral; (b) Not necessary for the rich; (c) Commanded of every person who is accountable; (d) Advisable, but not essential. (If you are not sure of the answer, see Acts 17:30)

CIRCLE TRUE OR FALSE

True / False 1. Repentance means “a change of mind, leading to a turning from sin.”

True / False 2. It was Socrates who commanded all men to repent.

True / False 3. Repentance is the SAME as godly sorrow (read 2 Corinthians 7:10 carefully).

True / False 4. One must repent in order to go to heaven.

True / False 5. If one truly repents, than one will turn COMPLETELY from the love of sin.

True / False 6. The scriptural order in Acts 2:38 is: baptism first, and then repentance."

True / False 7. One could obey Acts 2:38 by being baptized at the age of 21 DAYS, and then
repenting at the age of 21 YEARS.

True / False 8. Every sinner would be wise to repent TODAY (see James 4:14).

SOMEONE SAID IT:
"REPENTANCE IS THE HARDEST COMMAND TO OBEY.”
Do you agree? YES ( ) NO ( ) -- In the space below please write the reason for your answer --


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