Have I truly Repented? – Part 1

Introduction

Lord Jesus Christ delivered four strong statements:4 ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢܹܐ ܐܵܢܸܢܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ: 

Except a man be born againܐܸܢ ܐ݉ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܦܵܝܸܫ ܗ݉ܘܝܼܵܐ ܡܸܢ݉ܕܪܹܫ:

• John 3:3; John 17:3 ܝܘܚܢܢ ܓ:3  –  ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:3

Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes ܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܙܵܝܕܵܐ ܟܹܐܢܘܼܬܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܕܣܵܦܖܹ̈ܐ ܘܦܖ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ:

• Matthew 5:20; I John 1:5; Romans 10:3ܡܬܝ ܗ:20،ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:5،ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝ:3

Except you be convertedܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܕܵܝܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ 

• Matthew 18:3ܡܬܝ ܝܚ:3  

Except you repentܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ ܬܲܘܸܒܝܼܬܘܿܢ: 

• Luke 13:3, 5ܠܘܩܐ ܝܓ:3،5   

The importance of repentanceܐܵܢܸܢܩܵܝܘܿܬܵܐ ܕ ܬܵܘܲܒܬܵܐ

• Acts 20:20-21ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟ:20 – 21 
• Acts 17:30ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܝܙ:30 

Let me show you what repentance is NOT. A form of sorrow that results from:

Fear of punishment or Judgmentܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܬܲܥܠܲܡܬܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܕܝܼܘܵܢ               

• Cain – Genesis 4:13ܩܵܐܸܝܢ – ܒܪܝܼܬܐ ܕ:13   
• Simon – Acts 8:9-24ܣܝܼܡܘܿܢ – ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܚ:9 – 24  

Sufferingܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܓ̰ܲܢܓ̰ܵܪܬܵܐ                                                       

• Rich man – Luke 16:24ܚܵܕ݉ ܐ݉ܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܵܘܠܲܬܡܲܢܕ – ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘ:24    

Great trialsܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ                                                     

• Pharaoh – Exodus 13:17, 14:6-7ܦܸܪܥܘܿܢ – ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܓ:17،ܝܕ:6 – 7 
• King Saul ܫܵܐܘܠ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ 

Emotional responsesܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܖ̈ܲܚܫܹܐ                                          

• Herod – mark 6:20ܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ – ܡܪܩܘܣ ܘ:20   
• Felix – Acts 24:25ܦܝܠܹܟܣ – ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܝܕ:25 

Loss of power and honorܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ                                    

• Esau – Genesis 25:33ܥܝܼܣܘܼ – ܒܪܝܬܐ ܟܗ:33
• Judas – Matthew 27:4ܝܼܗܘܕܵܐ – ܡܬܝ ܟܙ:4  

Conclusion  –                               Lamentations 5:21ܐܘܠܝ̈ܬܹܐ ܗ:21