Repentance is our awakening to come to our senses and live the way God had always intended for us. It is more than a decision. It is God allowing us to see a new world view (in light of the cross) which always results in the fruit of a turned, changed life.
5. Repentance Study Overview
• Repentance is either a critical study or wasteful
• This is what really separates saved Disciples
from the sincerely mistaken or even the
lukewarm “Lord, Lord” crowds
• Pray and pray for this study to be received well
• Timing is critical, remember the flowchart
• It’s usually a bad idea to study baptism with
someone who has not yet tackled repentance…
it will often turn into a mere debate over words
6. Repentance Study Tips
• First understand seekers’ repentance preconceptions
• Good to start with Acts 2:36-38 to place Repentance
in its context with sin, the cross, and salvation
• Not an item by item activity; instead it is our change
from living for self to living for Christ
• Inspire change through frequent reminders of Jesus’
love via the cross-“For Christ’s love compels us,
because we are convinced that one died for all, and
therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who
live should no longer live for themselves but for him
who died for them and was raised again.” (2 Cor.
5:14-15)
7. Repentance Study in GTG
• Repentance is our awakening to come to our senses and live
the way God had always intended for us. It is more than a
decision; it is God allowing us to see a new worldview (In light
of the cross), which always results in the fruit of a turned,
changed life.
• Acts 26:20- we decide
• 2 Timothy 2:24-26- God grants
• Luke 15:17-20- Us & God together
11. “Meta-Noia”
• Change Your Mindset
• Change Your entire Philosophy of Life
• Change All the Rules by which You play the game of
Life
• Rearrange all your affections, ambitions, agenda and
allegiances
• That light bulb goes off, aha moment
• The Greek word for repentance, metanoia, means
“after – mindset.” With this gift of ‘hindsight,’ we see
clearly to take the right path… the path of living for
God rather than for self.
• Change your Worldview
12. Metanoia – Biblical Parallels
• Luke 15:17 “He came to his senses”
• Luke 24:45 “He opened their minds”
• Acts 26:18 “Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to
light”
• Romans 12:2 “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind”
• Ephesians 4:22-24 “put off your old self,… to be renewed in
the attitude of your mind; and to put on the new self”
• Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things that are above, not
on things that are on earth.”
• 1 Peter 2:24 “die to sin and live for righteousness.”
• 2 Corinthians 5:15-16 “no longer live for self but for Him…
no longer regard anyone from a worldly point of view”
13. Luke 3:7-12
•What did the seekers want? Why didn’t John simply baptize them?
•What’s the difference between metanoia and the fruit of metanoia?
How are they connected? Can you repent without showing it by its
fruit?
•What was the mindset that produced a man who does/doesn’t’
share his food or coat?
•What would John say to you if you asked “What should I do then?”
Luke
13:1-5; 6-9 •How does Jesus answer the people who want to know why tragedy
happens? What perspective does Jesus want these people to
have?
•What happens if you don’t repent? How will you know that you’ve
repented?
2nd Corinthians
5:14-21
•What is meant to compel us? How can we be certain of that love?
What does it compels us to do? How is that like repentance?
•If you no longer live for self but for Christ and no longer view
people from a worldly point of view, then what will you start doing
for people?Why is that a good indication of whether or not you’ve
repented?
Acts
26:9-21
•At what point does Paul repent? How did his “rules for winning”
change?
•Notice Jesus’ command to Paul in v. 18 which he obeys in v.20 -
what’s the parallel to “open their eyes” in v.20? How did Paul’s eyes
open? How have your eyes opened? What should happen when you
turn to God?
•What deeds will prove your repentance?
Purposeful Questions
14. The Purposeful Question Wedge
Interpretation
Application
Contem-
plation
What…?
How…?
Now What?
.
Why…?
So What?
2nd Corinthians 7:8-11
17. Up Next…
• Review Baptism scriptures (Need Booklet)
• Visiting: seek true repentance
• Ask a new friend to study the Bible with
you this week!
• Remaining schedule:
• 11 October - M & W split
• 1 November - Baptism
• 8 November - Holy Spirit/ Church
• 15 November- False Doctrine (BAYC)
