Saying sorry is not enough

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Saying sorry is not enough!

• Understanding the power of and the need for
  repentance.

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Understanding the words!

• Old Testament (Hebrew) to repent
• to turn
• to return
• to turn back
• New Testament (Greek) metanoein to repent
  to change ones mind

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This means.

• Repentance is an
• inner decision
• of the mind and will
• to turn away
• from sin
• resulting in an
• outward change
• in our behaviour.

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A Bible Example Luke 1517-20

• "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many
  of my father's hired men have food to spare, and
  here I am starving to death! I will set out and
  go back to my father and say to him Father, I
  have sinned against heaven and against you. I am
  no longer worthy to be called your son make me
  like one of your hired men.' So he got up and
  went to his father..

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Firsts things first!

• Recognising our sinful condition and our
  sinfulness and seeking to turn back to Gods ways
  is the first thing that God requires of us.
• Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings
  about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying
  again the foundation of repentance from acts that
  lead to death, and of faith in God, Hebrews 61

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Remorse and repentance.

• Remorse feeling and saying sorry (maybe feeling
  sorry that you were caught out!) is only part of
  the process of true repentance.
• Afterwards, as you know, when he (Essau) wanted
  to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. He
  could bring about no change of mind, though he
  sought the blessing with tears. Hebrews 1217
• We need to hate our sin with a passion!

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Blind to ourselves

• The Story of the Frog!

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The road to true faith

• "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare
  the way for the Lord, make straight paths for
  him.'" And so John came, baptising in the desert
  region and preaching a baptism of repentance for
  the forgiveness of sins. Mark 13-4
• Repentance is the only way to true faith!

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It all starts with God

• Repentance starts with God. Man by himself cannot
  repent unless God opens his spiritual eyes to
  show him his true spiritual condition.
• God has to move first (Turning the hearts of the
  Father to the children! Malachi 46)
• "No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent
  me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last
  day. John 644

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A word of warning!

• Empty religious activity and exercises cannot
  save us
• Now there were some present at that time who
  told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate
  had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered,
  "Do you think that these Galileans were worse
  sinners than all the other Galileans because they
  suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you
  repent, you too will all perish. Luke 131-3

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Psalm 511-2

• 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your
  unfailing love according to your great
  compassion blot out my transgressions.
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•  2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from
  my sin.
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Psalm 513-4

• 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is
  always before me.
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• 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done
  what is evil in your sight, so that you are
  proved right when you speak and justified when
  you judge.
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Psalm 515-6

• 5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the
  time my mother conceived me.
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• 6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts you
  teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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Psalm 517-8

• 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean
  wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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• 8 Let me hear joy and gladness let the bones you
  have crushed rejoice.
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Psalm 519-10

• 9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my
  iniquity.
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• 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
  steadfast spirit within me.
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Psalm 5111-12

• 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your
  Holy Spirit from me.
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• 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and
  grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
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Psalm 5113-14

• 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and
  sinners will turn back to you.
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• 14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who
  saves me, and my tongue will sing of your
  righteousness.
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Psalm 5115-16

• 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will
  declare your praise.
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• 16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would
  bring it you do not take pleasure in burnt
  offerings.
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Psalm 5117-18

• 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a
  broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not
  despise.
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• 18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper build
  up the walls of Jerusalem.
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Psalm 5119

• 19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole
  burnt offerings to delight you then bulls will
  be offered on your altar.
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