Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

Repentance
Not long before His crucifixion, Jesus promised
His disciples the Holy Spirit, who would reveal
Him by convicting "'the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment'" (John 16:8).
When at Pentecost the Holy Spirit did convict the
people of their need of a Saviour, and they asked
how they should respond, Peter replied, "Repent!"
(Acts 2:37, 38; cf. 3:19).
1. What is repentance?
The word repentance is a translation of the
Hebrew nacham, "to be sorry," "to repent." The
Greek equivalent, metanoeo, means "to change
one's mind," "to feel remorse," "to repent."
Genuine repentance results in a radical change in
attitude toward God and sin. God's Spirit convicts
those who receive Him of the seriousness of sin by
bringing them to a sense of God's righteousness
and of their own lost condition. They experience
sorrow and guilt. Recognizing the truth that "he
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