Bible Repentance: Path to Love - Robert J. Wieland

perceptive afterthought that views denominational
history from the perspective of Calvary. What was
previously unconscious within history becomes
open. Movements and developments that were
mysterious at the time are seen in their larger, truer
significance. As with individual repentance, an
experience of corporate repentance is possible only
when the meaning of faith is clearly appreciated .
Pentecost forever defines the glorious reality of
repentance. No one could fully grasp what
repentance meant until after the cross. Mincing no
words, Peter laid the full guilt of Christ’s murder
on his hearers: “Therefore, let all the house of
Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that
same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and
Christ” (Acts 2:36). The result of this bold
proclamation was an experience that was
phenomenal, a human response never before (and
seldom since) seen: “When they heard this, they
were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and
to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what
shall we do?” (verse 37). The events of verses 41
through 47 are glorious. Having experienced the
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