5. Repentance & Faith
You know that I have not hesitated to
preach anything that would be
helpful to you but have taught you
publicly and from house to house. I
have declared to both Jews and
Greeks that they must turn to God in
repentance and have faith in our
Lord Jesus.
Acts 20:20-21 (NIV)
7. Denition of Repentance
The Hebrew word for repentance is
shub. It means to turn back, return,
return to the starting point, restore
and come back home again.
8. What is Repentance?
It is a change of mind, that leads to a
change of heart, that leads to a
change in actions.
This change involves both a turning
from sin and a turning to God.
9. Denition of Faith
The Greek word for faith is pistis. It
means conviction, confidence, trust,
belief, reliance, trustworthiness, and
firm persuasion.
12. Luke 13:3
Repentance
I tell you, no; but unless you repent
you will all likewise perish.
Luke 13:3 (NKJ)
13. John 12:40
Repentance
He has blinded their eyes and
hardened their hearts, lest they
should see with their eyes, lest they
should understand with their hearts
and turn, So that I should heal
them.”
John 12:40 (quoting Isaiah 6:10) NKJ
14. John 12:40
Repentance
Repent therefore and be converted,
that your sins may be blotted out, so
that times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord,
Truly, these times of ignorance God
overlooked, but now commands all
men everywhere to repent,
Acts 3:19 and 17:30 (NKJ)
15. 2 Peter 3:9
Repentance
The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some count slackness,
but is longsuffering toward us, not
willing that any should perish but
that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 (NKJ)
21. What is Repentance?
“Woe to them, for they have fled from
Me! Destruction to them, because
they have transgressed against Me!
Though I redeemed them, yet they
have spoken lies against Me. They
did not cry out to Me with their heart
when they wailed upon their beds…
Hosea 7:13-14 (NKJ)
22. 2 Corinthians 7:10
What is Repentance?
For godly sorrow produces
repentance leading to salvation, not to
be regretted; but the sorrow of the
world produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJ)
23. What is Repentance?
Make the heart of this people
calloused; make their ears dull and
close their eyes. Otherwise they might
see with their eyes, hear with their
ears, understand with their hearts, and
turn and be healed.”
Isaiah 6:10 (NIV)
25. 2 Corinthians 7:10
What is Repentance?
For I know my transgressions, and
my sin is always before me. Against
you, you only, have I sinned and
done what is evil in your sight; so
you are right in your verdict and
justified when you judge. Surely I
was sinful at birth, sinful from the
time my mother conceived me.
Psalm 51:3-5 (NIV)
26. Acts 26:20
What is Repentance?
… but declared first to those in
Damascus and in Jerusalem, and
throughout all the region of Judea,
and then to the Gentiles, that they
should repent, turn to God, and do
works befitting repentance.
Acts 26:20 (NKJ)
27. What is Repentance?
1. Conviction of Sin
2. Confession of Sin
3. Turning from sin to God
4. Restitution through Jesus
5. Restoration
28. One Who is Truly Repentant
1. Realizes in their heart that they have
sinned against God and deserve to
be punished.
2. Agrees with God that they deserve
judgment, hell and the wrath of God
because of their sin.
3. Understands that sin cannot exist in
the presence of God for His holiness
will not allow it.
29. One Who is Truly Repentant
4. Knows there is nothing they can do
in order to make themselves right
with God for their sin.
5. Accepts what the gospel says with
joy and turn in their hearts from sin
to God placing their faith in Jesus
and everything He did for them.
6. Lives a life in keeping with
repentance.
32. 2 Peter 3:9
Repentance
“You see, to repent is to realize that
all your thinking, your entire view
about reality was wrong. And then to
see and to submit to God’s truth...”
Paul Washer
35. The fundamental
difference between
the kingdom of God
Kingdom
and the kingdom of
Quote self is captured by
Paul one question. Who
Tripp resides at the
center?
Paul Tripp
