Why is the word "repent" thought of as being sorry? Would Jesus have wasted his time asking people to be sorry? He was after a BIG transormation ("Be Perfect"..Sermon on the Mount), so the repent he was talking about had to TRANSFORM a person.
So why is the word "repent" thought of as being sorry? No use crying over spilt milk... being sorry doesn't transform a person.
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2007-09-23 01:15:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus told people to "go and sin no more".
2007-09-23 01:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Repentance ,like faith, is a sustained series of acts under the direction of grace. Feelings come and go and cannot be the basis of any virtue- as useful as they may be
Repentance means turning away from evil not regret or remorse but turning towards the Good. Repentence means directing one's life to God and His way of living.
Repentance, like faith ,cannot be sustained without hope and love and good works lived out by God's grace..
2007-09-23 01:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Repent means to turn from sin and turn to Jesus in faith as your Lord and Savior.
2007-09-23 01:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem arises from changes to the definition of the word repent.
The original Greek word was metanoia which means change of heart, change of mind, different course of action.
2007-09-23 01:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Repent does not only mean be sorry,it means "Go and sin no more"
2007-09-23 01:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus didn't say Repent, that was John the Baptist
2007-09-23 01:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋