Repentance

Christ’s First and Last Subject

Matthew 4:17

… Repentance sighs over the sin—confession tells it out. Repentance feels the sin to be heavy within—confession plucks it forth and indicts it before the throne of …

Confession Of Sin Illustrated by the Cases of Dr. Pritchard and Constance Kent

Psalm 32:5

… O dear friends, God deliver you from ungracious confessions of sin, and enable you sincerely to repent at the foot of Jesus’ cross! When the confession came, in …

Confession of Sin—A Sermon With Seven Texts

Exodus 9:27

… and of what value was his confession? The repentance that was born in the storm died in the calm; that repentance of his that was begotten amidst the …

The Royal Savior

Acts 5:31

… Hence when Christians begin their new life, they do not repent once and then leave off repenting—but repentance and faith go hand in hand with them all …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… Oh, look you away from self to Christ! If your confession of sin is offered without thought of Him, away with your confession of sin! Repentance is nothing …

Judgments and No Repentance— Repetance and No Salvation

Revelation 16:9

… This carnal repentance is caused by fear. Does not every thief repent of robbery when he is convicted and sent to jail? Does not every murderer repent of …

Two Essential Things

Acts 20:21

… O sinner, you must repent before God, or you do not repent at all; for here is the essence of repentance. The man repenting sees that he has …

A Sermon for the Worst Man on Earth

Luke 18:13

… Hear, for instance, this Word of God—"Repent you therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out" ( Acts 3:19 ). Who can repent but the …

A Home Question

… Christ.” Ye have sins, repent of them, I beseech you; bewail yourselves before God. May his Spirit give you a mind for repentance, and make you humble on …

Man's Ruin and God's Remedy

Numbers 21:8

… But thou sayest, “I will repent.” Nay, thou canst not. Repentance is not possible to thee as thou art, unless God gives it to thee. Thou mightest force …

The Betrayal

Luke 22:47

… We conclude with the repentance of Judas. He did repent; he did repent, but it was the repentance that worketh death. He did make a confession, but there …

A Sight Of Self

Isaiah 64:6

… have seen one who can sin and repent and sin and repent. Oh, that dry-eyed repentance is a damnable repentance! Take heed of it, Brothers and Sisters …

Converts, and Their Confession of Faith

Isaiah 44:5

… His repentance must be repentance of his own sin. His coming to Christ must be his own coming to Christ. Nobody can perform your religion for you—it …

The Present Crisis

Hosea 5:15

… Or that if He is already gone, they may, by hearty confession of their sin and an immediate seeking of His face, prevail upon Him once more to …

Disobedience to the Gospel

Romans 10:16

… one, "but then repentance is also required." Just so, and he who trusts his soul with Christ is sure to repent, for true repentance makes a man talk …

Job Among the Ashes

Job 42:5

… Thirdly, I have to show you that SUCH A SIGHT FILLS THE HEART WITH TRUE REPENTANCE. Job says, "I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes." The …

Corn in Egypt

Genesis 42:1

… When the Lord works repentance, he does not repent what has he to repent of? He makes us repent. The Lord brought Lot out of Sodom, but did …

A Proclamation from the King of Kings

Jeremiah 3:12

… Who among us has not had cause to make confession that he has not kept up to his first love at all times? Neither has his lamp been …

Psalm 32

Psalm 32

… Therefore repentance and remission are linked together. "That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name." Lu 24:47. Not that repentance doth in a …

Mourning For Christ

Zechariah 12:10

… The repentance of ungodly men is a horror at their punishment, an alarm at the dire result of their transgressions. They repent like Esau, not of eating the …

The Dying Thief in a New Light

Luke 23:40-42

… In his case it is proven that as long as a man can repent, he can obtain forgiveness. The Cross of Christ avails even for a man hanging …

I Was Before

1 Timothy 1:13

… us, it should breed in us a perpetual repentance. There are some who seem to think that we only repent of sin when we are first converted. Do …

The Prodigal'S Reception

Luke 15:20

… In another point many an earnest seeker is a great way off, I mean in his repentance. "Alas," says he, "I cannot repent as I ought. If only …

Justice Satisfied

Romans 3:26

… A CONFESSION OF HIS SIN TO GOD. Mark! not that the sinner deserves forgiveness: that can never be. Sin can never merit anything but punishment, and repentance is …

A High Day in Heaven

Luke 15:10

… over you with singing." So that repentance of one sinner gives joy to the Eternal, Himself! Who would not, then, repent of sin and so give joy to …

The Inner Side of Conversion

Jeremiah 31:18-20

… You can not make yourself repent. But when God has changed your heart, you will repent as naturally as the brook flows down the valley when once its …

Sorrow and Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:10

… He was always ashamed of himself, for it was a repentance that needed to be repented of, and he did repent of it. There is many a dog …

Final Perseverance

Hebrews 6:4-6

… hell! for it is impossible to renew you to repentance?” “Oh! no, sir,” you would say, “I will repent again and join the Church.” That is just the …

Those Who Desire

Nehemiah 1:11

… Take repentance, for instance, and I am sure I may say that there never was a man who repented who did not desire to repent. The Holy Spirit …

Two Sorts Of Hearers

James 1:22-25

… Repentance? Most people ought to repent, but you do not see any reason why you should repent! Looking to Christ for salvation? "Excellent doctrine," you say, "excellent doctrine …

Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:20

… If any of you here present have long been saying, "I will repent. I will turn to God," leave off resolving and come to practicing! And may God …

Honey From A Lion

Romans 5:15

… repentance and confession of sin as at all militating against the fullness and freeness of Divine Grace, since, in the first place, both repentance, faith and true confession …

The Open Fountain

Zechariah 13:1

… Discovering that their nation rejected the Son of God, when they crucified Jesus of Nazareth their deeply religious spirit shall be filled with the utmost bitterness of repentance …

Confession of Christ

Matthew 10:32

… To "confess" Him implies that the circumstances make that confession a deed of courage, exposing the confessing soul to peril and penalty. But he gladly accepts the suffering …

Guile Forsaken When Guilt Is Forgiven

Psalm 32:2

… Guile was as abundant in him as guilt, for he made no confession of his sin and would not allow himself to see the heinousness of it. He …

Fountains of Repentant Tears

Mark 14:72

… That repentance which a man works in himself, without the Spirit of God, will turn out to be a repentance that needs to be repented of! But that …

Crowding to Touch the Savior

Mark 3:10

… All men mean to repent. Alas, they will repent one day that they did not repent at once! Most men intend to believe in Jesus, but they put …

An Appeal To Sinners

Luke 15:2

… coming to Christ? Repentance, trust in his mercy, and the denial of all confidence in one’s self. Now, a self-righteous man cannot repent, and yet be …

'Flee From the Wrath to Come'

Matthew 3:7

… That was his baptism—a baptism of repentance and of confession—preparatory to the coming of the Master. See what power there was in John because God was …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… But, "to give repentance," and repentance, itself, is intended, which is as much the gift of the ascended Savior as the forgiveness which follows upon it! What is …