As u sow, so u reap- so, is there anything good when one repents. Can repenting change the course of Life?

Question

Expert's opinion is about future. But It cannot change what has already been done...

Dirtbike.....How do u know if God has forgiven u. It shld be in the form of some actions in the world...u repent and still get the punishment....No way out?...

Answer 1

Life is a process of karma as well as a means to work out the result of the past karma. The karma theory, as believed by the Hindus, can be understood in its rudiments through your statement, 'As u sow, so u reap'. However, in practice, it could be complex process, wherein the karmas of several persons are intertwined and entangled which defies a simple definition. All the human beings have to work out their karmas and until that is completed, he will be born again and again. More accretion of fresh karmas will further delay his salvation. Repentance and other forms of ethical living will indeed aid in cleansing of your karma or sin. Repentance is the first step towards washing of your karma.

Answer 2

When one repents, God forgives you and "casts your sin away as far as the East is from the West". (Psalm 103:11-12) I believe that once you repent and are forgiven there is no judgement put on you for that after death, but we still are responsible for our actions here on Earth. Example: Say you commit a murder and God forgives you and you are clean in his eyes, there is still the responsibility of jail time to pay for the murder.

Answer 3

Hello,
Repenting could be the first step in changin course of life. One should not stop at repenting but should go further and do introspection, think how one can avoid such situations in future. This can definitely change course of life.

Answer 4

Repentence leads to introspect that is to look at oneself and what he did wrong or right......what he should do to make up .
Be it Asoka the great or Angulimal or so many instances have all made a place in history for themselves as to what they did , which reinforces the fact that repentence does help.....

Answer 5

If you really repent, you will feel that your soul is free from any burden, heart is full of joy and you will feel that there is fresh energy in your body which is essential for getting success

Answer 6

so your walking down the street ,,brain news flash,,i can think change my mind figure out my *** from my elbow ,so why am i thinking of planting my feel sorry for myself on the floor of a church ,,maybe on some *** from a priest who was doing sunday school and asking forgiveness from ????????? when in your own head u have the answer get real 2006 he died 2000 years ago get he aint coming back ,,dead gone 2000 years seen a mummy lately look good? depress this .!.

Answer 7

Repenting can mend things , especially if you are sincere in your atonement.

Answer 8

Yes it does only if you understand that mistakes are your masters ,they TEACH you,but if you commit similar mistakes again and again then you are a fool.