REPENTANCE

• No just sorrow - sorrow WORKS repentance - 2 Cor. 7:9-10

• It is to change one's mind and to determine in one's heart to forsake evil and to follow righteousness - Matt. 21:29; Luke 15:17-19.

• Reason behind = God's goodness - Romans 2:4

• Commanded - Acts 17:30, Luke 13:3

• Desired by God - 2 Peter 3:9

• Joy in heaven when sinner repents - Luke 15:7, 10

• Preached by John the Baptist - Mark 1:4; Matt. 3:2

• Preached by Jesus - Luke 13:3; Mark 1:14-15, Luke 5:32

• Preached as part of the gospel -

To all nations - Luke 24:47;

with baptism UNTO remission of sins - Acts 2:38

with 'be converted' so sins blotted out - Acts 3:19

• Is UNTO life - Acts 11:18

• Continued after conversion when sin - Acts 8:22.

CONFESSION OF FAITH

• All will eventually - Phil. 2:11

• With mouth, unto salvation - Romans 10:9-10

• Confess Jesus is Christ ( not sins) - 1 John 4:15; Matt. 10:31-32; Rom. 10:9-10

• Made publicly - Phil. 2:11

example = Acts 8:37

bad example - John 12:42 (not confess though believed)