repentance
repentance
repentance
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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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