Now after John was put in prishon, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the kingdom of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.">

Repentance is one of the most positive of all words. John the Baptist centred his preaching on repentance. Jesus also preached repentance, comanding His disciples to do likewise. The angle predicted that the Messiah would save His people from their sins. The requirement for this saalvation would be repentance.

To repent means is to be able to stop going one direction, to turn around completely, and to go the opposite way.Repentance involves a dramatic and decisive change of course. God urges us to repent when the path we are taking leads to destruction. Repentance will save us from desastrous consequences.

We may think that repentance is something negative. But when truely reconize our sin, we prefer to rededicate our lives to God. Repentance indicates a decisive change, not merely a wishful resolution. We have not repented if we CONTINUE in our SIN.

Repentance involves a radical change of heart and mind in which we agree with God's evaluation of our sin and than take specific action to align ourselves with His will. A desire to change is not repentance. Repentance is always an active response to God's Word. The evidence of repentance is not words of resolve, but a changed Life.

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