Task of Testifying to the Gospel of God’s Grace
Acts 20:13-24
Key Verse: 20:24
Date: Apr. 25, 2018
Question
What is repentance unto life?
Answer
Repentance unto life is a saving grace, by which a sinner, being truly aware of his sinfulness, understands the mercy of God in Christ, grieves for and hates his sins, and turns from them to God, fully intending and striving for a new obedience.
Reference Passages
1
Acts 11:18
2 Timothy 2:25
2
Psalm 51:1-4
Joel 2:13
Luke 15:7
Luke 15:10
Acts 2:37
3
Jeremiah 31:18-19
Luke 1:16-17
1 Thessalonians 1:9
4
2 Chronicles 7:14
14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Psalm 119:57-64
Matthew 3:8
8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.
2 Corinthians 7:10
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.