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Acts 20:21
21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
What is repentance toward God here ?
The word repentance is metanoia and means:
21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
What is repentance toward God here ?
The word repentance is metanoia and means:
- a change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done
Some say its a turning, and thats fine. Mainly however its evangelical repentance thats being considered, its a change of mind from our false notions and beliefs as it pertains to God and a right relationship with Him as it comes through the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Remember the very religious jews Paul mentions here ? Rom 10:2-3
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
These people needed repentance, even though they had a zeal of God. They were religiously devout people and not whoremongers, drug users, however they still needed repentance, a change of mind.
Also the people jews Peter told to repent in Acts 2 they were religiously devout people Acts 2:5
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
These were the same kind of jews Paul spoke of in Rom 10:2, they had a zeal of God.
But yet the imperative to these devout religious , zealous jews was repent Acts 2:37-38
37 Now 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?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
