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REPENTANCE - A Worksheet

The following is an outline that shows what the New Testament says about repentance. Beginning with the verse references provided, the topic can be explored to whatever degree desired.

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PART 1 - REPENTANCE IS NECESSARY; ALL PEOPLE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO REPENT

  1. Repentance is what God requires of us, and what he desires for us.
  2. Repentance is made possible by God, and is for all people everywhere.
  3. How does a person repent?
  4. The responsibility of preachers/leaders:
  5. Repentance is necessary for both "sinners" (unsaved people) and "saints" (saved people).

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PART 2 - REPENTANCE IS A COMMON THEME THROUGHOUT THE NEW TESTAMENT

  1. Taught by John the Baptizer:
  2. Taught by Jesus:
  3. Taught by the Disciples:
  4. Repentance is one of the "basic teachings" of "the Faith" - Hebrews 6:1. This is part of the "foundation" we must build upon. (Refusing to go beyond the "basics" is not an option.)

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PART 3 - CONCERNING THOSE WHO DO NOT REPENT

  1. An example of people who did not repent: The people of Jesus' day - Matthew 11:20.
  2. The consequences for those who refuse to repent:
  3. Various things about such people:

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PART 4 - CONCERNING THOSE WHO DO REPENT

  1. [Examples of people who repented: The people who accepted the teaching of John (the baptizer), Jesus, and the apostles. See the context of the verses mentioned in PART 2, above.]
     
  2. The consequences for those who repent:
  3. Various things about such people:

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PART 5 - REPENTANCE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

  1. Warnings to five of the seven churches:
  2. A warning about a coming day: The day will come, in which people will refuse to repent, even when they know that it is God who is judging them.

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PART 6 - TWO MISC. VERSES

  1. A required response we must have, toward people who sin against us: We must forgive them, when they repent of the sins they have committed against us - Luke 17:3-4.
     
  2. A warning about godlessness: It could bring about "un-repentable" (unchangeable) consequences - Hebrews 12:17. [In this verse, the word "repent" is used in the way that is more commonly found in the Old Testament. See the separate article, "What about Repentance in the Old Testament?"]

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