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Repentance by Dr. Curtis Hutson<br />

Down through the centuries "repent" has<br />

come to mean a far different thing than<br />

when it was spoken by John the Baptist, the<br />

Apostle Paul, the Apostle John, and Jesus<br />

Christ Himself. If you look up "repent or<br />

<strong>repentance</strong>" in a modern dictionary, you will<br />

find such definitions as "to feel sorry or selfreproachful,"<br />

"to be conscience-stricken," "to<br />

turn from sin."<br />

Using these definitions, some have preached<br />

reformation instead of <strong>repentance</strong>. If you<br />

look up the Greek word translated "repent"<br />

in the King James Bible and used by Jesus,<br />

Paul, John and others in the New Testament,<br />

you will find that the word metanoeo means<br />

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