Repentance
November 18, 2008 by zgardener
To repent means, really, to change one’s mind concerning something. When a person realizes that a particular action, or a certain line of conduct, or perhaps the whole direction of his life, has been wrong, and honestly resolves to change his conduct, he has repented. The Bible makes true repentance an essential condition for any spiritual progress, and for the forgiveness of sin. Jesus said, Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. (Luke 13:3).
Repentance does not mean grieving for past mistakes, because this is dwelling in the past, and our duty is to dwell in the present and make this moment right. Worrying over past mistakes is remorse, and remorse is a sin, for it is a refusal to accept God’s forgiveness.
John the Baptist said, Repent ye: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 3:2). This means that you should change your thought and know that the Presence of God is where you are.
The key to repentance and also for forgiveness is the admission that our thoughts, words or deeds have been wrong. The failure to accept that we have been wrong is the insurmountable obstacle to changing such wrongdoing. Further, forgiveness will not be sought by someone who stubbornly continues wrong behavior. The unforgivable sin is the one for which we will not repent and for which we will not ask forgiveness.
On the other hand, once we have repented and committed to change such behavior, we must turn our backs on it and not go back, lest we deny our repentance and forgiveness. The wonder of this truth is that we are not chained to our mistakes nor condemned to repeat them forever. Today, let us admit that which we are doing wrong, repent of those things and ask forgiveness for them. Then we will be as newborn people, and will experience the joy of innocence and the freedom from guilt and remorse which God has taken from us.
Free at last,
Z gardener
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