“Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17).

“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:5).

“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter” (1 Corinthians 7:10).

Realizing and feeling bad for the sorrow you’ve given God leads you to hate sin and to be afraid to sin, resulting in a marvelous change. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19).

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent” (Revelation 3:19).

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).

“If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9).

“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:2).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).

“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18).

“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified” (Galatians 2:16).

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10).

REPENT: Feel Godly sorrow and change your mind about sin.

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate” (Proverbs 8:13).

“Ye that love the Lord, hate evil” (Psalm 97:10).

“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me” (Proverbs 8:17).

Repent, Believe the Gospel, and live for God!

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