Monday, January 19, 2009

Repentance: A Christian Changes Radically

"...I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds." -- Acts 26:20

"The New Testament word for repentance means changing one's mind so that one's views, values, goals and ways are changed and one's whole life is lived differently.

"The change is radical, both inwardly and outwardly; mind and judgment, will and affections, behavior and life-style, motives and purposes are all involved.

"Repenting means starting to live a new life."

-- J.I. Packer, "Concise Theology," p.162 (Tyndale)

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