Have I truly Repented? – Part 2

Introduction

Last week we discussed what repentance is NOT. A form of sorrow that results from:

• Fear of punishment or Judgmentܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܬܲܥܠܲܡܬܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܕܝܼܘܵܢ                 
• Sufferingܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܓ̰ܲܢܓ̰ܵܪܬܵܐ                                                          
• Great trialsܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܹ̈ܐ                                                        
• Emotional responsesܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܖ̈ܲܚܫܹܐ                                               
• Loss of power and honorܙܕܘܼܥܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܬܵܠܲܩܬܵܐ ܕܕܲܪܓܼܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ                     

What is Real Repentance?ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܝܼܠܵܐ ܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ؛

• Proverbs 4:24; 23:7ܡܬܠ̈ܐ ܕ:24،ܟܓ:7

True repentance has to do with attitude, thought and heartܬܲܚܡܲܢܬܵܐ ܘܠܸܒܵܐ

• Matthew 23:25-28ܡܬܝ ܟܓ: 25 – 28 
• Philippians 2:5ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:5

True repentance that lead to true salvation is the work of God

• I Samuel 16:7ܐ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܝܘ:7 

1) Real repentance acknowledges the sovereignty of God in all things
ܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܡܸܢܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܠܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܟܠ             

• Daniel 4:34-35ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕ:34– 35 

2) Real repentance admits the holiness of God and the evil of my sinܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ ܡܵܘܕܝܼܵܐ ܠܩܵܕܝܼܫܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ                

• Isaiah 6:1-5ܐܫܥܝܐ ܘ:1 – 5 
• Job 42:5-6ܐܝܘܒܼ ܡܒ:5 – 6   
• Daniel 10:8ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܝ:8 

3) Real repentance justifies Godܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ ܟܡܲܟܫܸܛܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

• Psalm 51:4; 130:3ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܢܐ:4،ܩܠ:3  

4) Real repentance loves the wisdom of God in the death of Jesus Christ

• I Corinthians 1:18ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܐ:18
• Isaiah 53:6ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܓ:6

5) Real repentance embraces the grace of God in Christܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ ܩܵܒܠܵܐ ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ

• I Timothy 1:15ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܐ:15 
• I Samuel 3:10ܐ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܓ:10 

6) Real repentance keeps on repentingܬܵܘܵܒܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܸܪܬܵܐ ܗܲܪ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܘܸܒܵܐ ܟܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ

Conclusion  –                               Lamentations 5:21ܐܘܠܝ̈ܬܹܐ ܗ:21