5. Repentance & Faith
You know that I have not hesitated to
preach anything that would be
helpful to you but have taught you
publicly and from house to house. I
have declared to both Jews and
Greeks that they must turn to God in
repentance and have faith in our
Lord Jesus.
Acts 20:20-21 (NIV)
7. Denition of Repentance
The Hebrew word for repentance is
shub. It means to turn back, return,
return to the starting point, restore
and come back home again.
8. What is Repentance?
It is a change of mind, that leads to a
change of heart, that leads to a
change in actions.
This change involves both a turning
from sin and a turning to God.
9. Denition of Faith
The Greek word for faith is pistis. It
means conviction, confidence, trust,
belief, reliance, trustworthiness, and
firm persuasion.
12. What is Repentance?
1. Conviction of Sin
2. Confession of Sin
3. Turning from sin to God
4. Restitution through Jesus
5. Restoration
13. One Who is Truly Repentant
1. Realizes in their heart that they have
sinned against God and deserve to
be punished.
2. Agrees with God that they deserve
judgment, hell and the wrath of God
because of their sin.
3. Understands that sin cannot exist in
the presence of God for His holiness
will not allow it.
14. One Who is Truly Repentant
4. Knows there is nothing they can do
in order to make themselves right
with God for their sin.
5. Accepts what the gospel says with
joy and turn in their hearts from sin
to God placing their faith in Jesus
and everything He did for them.
6. Lives a life in keeping with
repentance.
17. What is the Basis?
1. Nature and character of God
2. Holy Spirit
3. Word of God
18. What is Faith?
“A reasoning trust, a trust which reckons
thoughtfully and confidently upon the
trustworthiness of God.”
John Stott
19. Hebrews 11:1
What is Faith?
Now faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen.
Hebrews 11:1 (NKJ)
20. Faith, Belief, 1:12-13
John Trust, Commit
Yet to all who received him, to those
who believed in his name, he gave
the right to become children of God—
children born not of natural descent,
nor of human decision or a
husband's will, but born of God.
John 1:12-13 (NIV)
21. Romans 3:21-26
Faith, Belief, Trust, Commit
But now the righteousness of God
apart from the law is revealed, being
witnessed by the Law and the
Prophets, even the righteousness of
God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to
all and on all who believe. For there is
no difference; for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, being
justified freely by His grace through
the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus…
Romans 3:21-24 (NKJ)
22. Romans 3:21-26
Faith, Belief, Trust, Commit
whom God set forth as a propitiation
by His blood, through faith, to
demonstrate His righteousness,
because in His forbearance God had
passed over the sins that were
previously committed, to
demonstrate at the present time His
righteousness, that He might be just
and the justifier of the one who has
faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:25-26 (NKJ)
23. Faith, Belief, Trust, Commit
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith — and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God
— not by works, so that no one can
boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
24. Faith,Philippians 3:9
Belief, Trust, Commit
… and be found in him, not having a
righteousness of my own that
comes from the law, but that which
is through faith in Christ — the
righteousness that comes from God
on the basis of faith.
Philippians 3:9 (NIV)
25. Faith, Belief, Trust, Commit
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to
please God, because anyone who
comes to him must believe that he
exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
26. Faith, Belief, Trust, Commit
Hebrews 11:6
…everything that does not come
from faith is sin.
Romans 14:23 (NIV)
29. 2 Peter 3:9
Repentance
“You see, to repent is to realize that
all your thinking, your entire view
about reality was wrong. And then to
see and to submit to God’s truth...”
Paul Washer
32. The fundamental
difference between
Kingdom the kingdom of God
Quote and the kingdom of
self is captured by
Paul
one question. Who
Tripp
resides at the
center?
Paul Tripp
