- That Repentance is necessary because sin separates us from God and that the ultimate result of sin is eternal death.
- That repentance is not a one off, because only our past sins have been forgiven.
- That repentance involves a change from living our own way of sin to God’s way of righteousness.
- That an essential step in this change is a total transformation of mind and heart.
- That one cannot do this on their own human strength, because it is God’s goodness that leads one to repentance who truly desires it.
- That repentance from sin is obedience to God, because sin is the transgression of God’s Law.
- That any who name the name of Christ acknowledge repentance is departure from sin.
- That repentance must be with heart rending urgency, real contrition, tears, deep prayer, and where necessary, with fasting sack cloth and ashes. >
Some Scriptures of Relevance: Romans 2:4; 3:23, 6:23; 8:6-14; 12:1-2; Isaiah 55:7; 59:2; Acts 2:38; 3:19,26; Luke 3:8-9; 13:1-9; Jeremiah 3:13-15; Joel 2:13; Ezekiel 14:6, 33:11, 14-16; Matthew 4:4; Ephesians 3:16; 4:22-32; 6:10 Colossians 1:11; Philippians 4:13; I Peter 5:10; I John 3:4; Luke 24:47; II Timothy 2:19, 21; Daniel 9:3-9, 17-23; I Thessalonians 5:19;
