- 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 Lu 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 Lu 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 Lu 16:30,31
- Neglect the time given for Re 2:21
- Condemned for neglecting Mt 11:20
- Danger of neglecting Mt 11:20-24; Lu 13:3,5; Re 2:22
- Neglect of, followed by swift judgment Re 2:5,16
- Denied to apostates Heb 6:4-6
- Illustrated Lu 15:18-21; 18:13
- The Prodigal Son Lu 15:17-19
- The Repentant Son Mt 21:29
- Paul Ga 1:23
- True-Exemplified
- Israelites Jud 10:15,16
- David 2Sa 12:13
- Manasseh 2Ch 33:12,13
- Job Job 42:6
- Nineveh Jon 3:5-8; Mt 12:41
- Peter Mt 26:75
- Zacchaeus Lu 19:8
- Thief on the Cross Lu 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
The New Topical Text Book
Repentance
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.