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Repentance has several different meanings depending on the context.
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<div style="padding-left:40px;">— [[Mark]] 1:15<ref name="KeyBibleConcepts">{{cite book |title=Key Bible Concepts |author=David W. Gooding & John C. Lennox |publisher=The Myrtlefield Trust |place=Coleraine, N. Ireland |year=2013 (1st Edition 1997) |chapter=8.Repentance |pages=65-73 |isbn=978-1-874584-45-2 |url=https://www.keybibleconcepts.org |quote=The very first public announcement by Christ was this:...}}</ref>
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'''Repentance''' has several different meanings depending on the context:
*Repentance is a feeling of regret or sorrow; when you wish you had never done something.
Example: Genesis 6:5-6 "And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." [[God]] is sorry that he created humans, they have become so wicked.
Example: Genesis 6:5-6 "And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." [[God]] is sorry that he created humans, they have become so wicked.
*Repentance is a turning away, to cease. Example: Revelation 2:16 "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." The Holy Spirit is warning the church of Pergamos to stop their fornication.
*Repentance is primarily a change of the [[mind]]<ref name="KeyBibleConcepts"/>, or rather a change in the mind; a [[metamorphosis]]. This is what repentance means in the context of salvation: Luke 13:1-5 "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Jesus is telling the people they need to change the way they think. In this context, a change of mind represents also a reversal of one's previous moral judgement, a repudiation of one's previous behavior.<ref name="KeyBibleConcepts"/>
There is command to believe: "Repent ye, and believe the gospel" ([[Mark]] 1:15). How can anyone believe in Christ if they don't change their thinking? No one naturally sees themselves as a sinner; when you repent, you know and realize you're a sinner. You change from thinking "I'm a basically good person." to "I'm a sinner; I need Jesus." That is the third definition of repentance.
There is command to believe: "Repent ye, and believe the gospel" ([[Mark]] 1:15). How can anyone believe in Christ if they don't change their thinking? No one naturally sees themselves as a sinner; when you repent, you know and realize you're a sinner. You change from thinking "I'm a basically good person." to "I'm a sinner; I need Jesus." That is the third definition of repentance.
Yes, they felt remorse for their sin, (1st definition), but this is not a requirement of believing in Jesus. They couldn't have stopped sinning, (2nd definition), this only comes after you are saved. They needed to repent (3rd definition) to believe and be saved.
Yes, they felt remorse for their sin, (1st definition), but this is not a requirement of believing in Jesus. They couldn't have stopped sinning, (2nd definition), this only comes after you are saved. They needed to repent (3rd definition) to believe and be saved.
==Original Greek==
In the original [[Greek]] of the [[New Testament]], two words are used for repentance: ''[[metanoia]]'' and ''metamelomai''.<ref name="KeyBibleConcepts"/>
==Penance==
'''Penance''' has three related, but distinct, meanings:
'''Penance''' has three related, but distinct, meanings:
* the [[confession]] of [[sin]]s to a [[clergyman]] in order to receive [[absolution]].
* the [[confession]] of [[sin]]s to a [[clergyman]] in order to receive [[absolution]].