Repentance

- What it is  Isa 45:22; Mt 6:19-21; Ac 14:15; 2Co 5:17;  Col 3:2; 1Th 1:9; Heb 12:1,2
 
- Commanded to all by God  Eze 18:30-32; Ac 17:30
 
- Commanded by Christ  Re 2:5,16; 3:3
 
- Given by God  Ac 11:18; 2Ti 2:25
 
- Christ came to call sinners to  Mt 9:13
 
- Christ exalted to give  Ac 5:31
 
- By the operation of the Holy Spirit  Zec 12:10
 
- Called repentance to life  Ac 11:18
 
- Called repentance to salvation  2Co 7:10
 
- WE SHOULD BE LED TO, BY
 
• The long-suffering of God  Ge 6:3; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 3:9
 
• The goodness of God  Ro 2:4
 
• The chastisements of God  1Ki 8:47; Re 3:19
 
• Godly sorrow works  2Co 7:10
 
- Necessary to the pardon of sin  Ac 2:38; 3:19; 8:22
 
- Conviction of sin necessary to  1Ki 8:38; Pr 28:13; Ac 2:37,38; 19:18
 
- PREACHED

• By Christ  Mt 4:17; Mr 1:15
 
• By John the Baptist  Mt 3:2
 
• By the Apostles  Mr 6:12; Ac 20:21
 
• In the name of Christ  Lk 24:47
 
- Not to be repented of  2Co 7:10
 
- The present time the season for  Ps 95:7,8; Heb 3:7,8; Pr 27:1; Isa 55:6;  2Co 6:2; Heb 4:7
 
- There is joy in heaven over one sinner brought to  Lk 15:7,10
 
- Ministers should rejoice over their people on their  2Co 7:9
 
- Should be evidenced by fruits  Isa 1:16,17; Da 4:27; Mt 3:8; Ac 26:20
 
- SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY

• Humility  2Ch 7:14; Jas 4:9,10
 
• Shame and confusion  Ezr 9:6-15; Jer 31:19; Eze 16:61,63; Da 9:7,8
 
• Self-abhorrence  Job 42:6
 
• Confession  Le 26:40; Job 33:27
 
• Faith  Mt 21:32; Mr 1:15; Ac 20:21
 
• Prayer  1Ki 8:33; Ac 8:22
 
• Conversion  Ac 3:19; 26:20
 
• Turning from sin  2Ch 6:26
 
• Turning from idolatry  Eze 14:6; 1Th 1:9
 
• Greater zeal in the path of duty  2Co 7:11
 
- Exhortations to  Eze 14:6; 18:30; Ac 2:38; 3:19
 
- THE WICKED

• Averse to  Jer 8:6; Mt 21:32
 
• Not led to by the judgments of God  Re 9:20,21; 16:9

• Not led to, by miraculous interference  Lk 16:30,31
 
• Neglect the time given for  Re 2:21
 
• Condemned for neglecting  Mt 11:20
 
- Danger of neglecting  Mt 11:20-24; Lk 13:3,5; Re 2:22
 
- Neglect of, followed by swift judgment  Re 2:5,16
 
- Denied to apostates  Heb 6:4-6
 
- Illustrated  Lk 15:18-21; 18:13

• The Prodigal Son  Lk 15:17-19
 
• The Repentant Son  Mt 21:29

• Paul  Ga 1:23
 
- TRUE-EXEMPLIFIED

• Israelites  Jg 10:15,16
 
• David  2Sa 12:13
 
• Manasseh  2Ch 33:12,13
 
• Job  Job 42:6
 
• Nineveh  Jn 3:5-8; Mt 12:41
 
• Peter  Mt 26:75
 
• Zacchaeus  Lk 19:8
 
• Thief on the Cross  Lk 23:40,41
 
• Corinthians  2Co 7:9,10
 
- FALSE-EXEMPLIFIED

• Saul  1Sa 15:24-30
 
• Ahab  1Ki 21:27-29
 
• Judas  Mt 27:3-5

Torrey's Topical Textbook

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