This document discusses the biblical doctrine of repentance. It argues that repentance is necessary for both salvation and spiritual growth. True repentance involves humility, contrition, grief over sinning against God, and a full surrender to Christ. While repentance cannot earn salvation, it is always connected to faith and both are needed to be saved. The document encourages repentance now rather than delaying it until death.

1. THE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE
TURNING IS NECESSARY

2. FALLOW GROUND
• This generation has lost it since of sin, and now
we sow seeds of the gospel on shallow soil.
Jeremiah 4:3
• No longer is their a deep mourning for sins that
are committed against God. Saved and un-saved
alike are no longer in awe at the holiness of God.
• Wherever true repentance is preached and
insisted upon, solid results accrue. Those saved
under such teaching end up solid Christians. Luke
13:3

3. REPENTANCE IS NEEDED
• Only one person has come on the seen that did
not need to repent, and His name is Jesus. He
was the only one born sinless.
• What a different world it would be if we all
responded the way Nineveh did. From the King
down to the animals broke before God. Jonah 3.
• Christ commanded that repentance be preached
in His name. Because sometimes this doctrine
has been forgotten. Luke 24:47

4. ITS SCRIPTURAL BASIS
• Repentance is the first step in the soul’s return to
God. No soul can be saved without repentance.
So the most dominant word that God has for man
is to repent. Jeremiah 25:5, Ezekiel 14:6, Acts 5:6-
11
• David manifested it after being confronted by
Nathan the prophet. Repentance is not
mentioned once in John’s gospel. Romans
mentioned it once, this truth permeates the
Acts, where we have the historical church
foundation. Acts 2:38, 3:19, 20:21, 26:70

5. ITS SIGNIFICANCE
• The word repent is used 45 time in the Old
Testament, and carries the underlying thought of
contrition.
• Two words are translated repent. The one means
to sigh or groan, or lament or groan. This word is
used 40 times, and in most cases refers to God.
1Kings 8:47, Ezekiel 14:6; 18:30.
• In the New Testament it occurs 61 times, with the
meaning of thinking differently, or change one’s
mind.

6. ITS SUBSTANCE
• Repentance is not the mere presence of tears.
As seen with king Ahab. 1Kings 21:27.
• Good notions is not repentance. Herod had
good notions toward John the Baptist but
never repented.
• Solemn vows and resolutions are sometimes
substituted for repentance.
• Repentance is not necessarily the leaving off
of sins.

7. REPENTANCE IS
• 1. humiliation Leviticus 26:41
• 2. contrition always brings confession and
conversion. Luke 18:13
• 3. sincere grieving for the sin because it has
dishonored God. As well as the defilement of the
soul.
• Unrepented sin has the devil for its father, shame
for its companion, and death for it wages.
• Transformation always follows true repentance.
Joshua 7:6, 15:24; Luke 15:18; 1John 1:19.

8. ITS SOURCE
• Repentance is not penance. Repentance is
produced, not by the threats of divine wrath and
judgment. But by the goodness of God. Romans
2:4, Jonah 4:2
• Repentance cannot aid the sinner in procuring
the favor of God, then it would be something of
which he could boast.
• Repentance is always connected with faith. And
both repentance and faith are necessary for
salvation. Mark 1:15, Luke 16:30-31

9. ITS SUBJECT
• Saving repentance is the sinner’s forsaking of
his own ways, the giving up of his own
thoughts, and his full surrender to Christ.
2Timothy 2:24-25.
• Repentance ushers in God’s grace. Grace is the
richest blessings for the repentant, believing
sinner.
• The time for sinners to repent is now. Do not
put your stock in death bed confessions.

10. SAINTS NEED TO REPENT
• Ephesus had left her first love. Revelations 2:4-5
• Pergamos forgot her spiritual calling, became
guilty of sensuality and priesthood. Revelations
2:16
• Thyatira had to deal with adultery of jezebel.
Revelations 2:21-22
• Sardis had a name to live but was dead.
Revelations 3:3
• Laodicea apostate church, caught up in
materialism. Revelations 3:19

11. CHRIST AND HIS BAPTISM UNTO
REPENTANCE
• Christ as the sinless one, needing no
repentance still went through water baptism.
An outward sign of burying sins under water,
and a inward work of God. Matthew 3:6
• Why then did He do it? He gave his own
explanation suffer it to be so now: for thus it
becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.
Matthew 3:15

12. GOD SOMETIMES REPENTS
• God does not repent . Some of His statements
are absolutely unconditioned. God changes
His mind in regards to the promises He gives
to those who are disobedient to His
commands. 1Samuel 15:23-29.
• Repentance for God is a change of action or
dealings with mankind. He changes the
circumstances of dealing out punishment once
man repents. Romans 11:19, Hebrews 7:21.