God Wants All To Repent Acts 17:30-31
God Wants All To Repent Acts 17:30-31 Drawing Near To God Through Repentance
Definitions Hebrew (Old Testament) Naham – to groan, lament Shubh – radical change in attitude Greek (New Testament) Metamelomai – concern, regret Metanoeo – to decide to change Epistrepho – to turn over Drawing Near To God Through Repentance
Old Testament Examples People of Ninevah (Jonah 3:4-10) Israel (Isaiah 30) Judah (Jeremiah 4) Judah in exile (Zechariah 1:1-6) Drawing Near To God Through Repentance
New Testament Examples Parables of Jesus (Luke 15) Jews on Pentecost (Acts 2:38) Corinth (2 Cor. 7:10) Negative Examples High Priest & Rulers (Matt. 21:32) Unrepentant (Matt. 10:20-21; 12:41) Drawing Near To God Through Repentance
The Message To Repent John the Baptist (Matt. 3:2, 11) Jesus (Matt. 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 13:5; Luke 24:44-47) The Apostles (Mark 6:12; Acts 3:19, 8:22, 11:18, 26:19-20) 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” Drawing Near To God Through Repentance
Acts 17:30 Will you repent of your sins? “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent” Will you repent of your sins? Drawing Near To God Through Repentance