You Must Repent To Be Forgiven
[Mar 1:15
[15] and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
[2Pe 3:9
[9] The Lord is not slack concerning [His] promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
[Act 17:29-31
] [29] "Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising.
[30] "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
[31] "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."
[Luk 13:1-3
[1] There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
[2] And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans, because they suffered such things?
[3] "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
[Luk 24:45-48
[45] And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
[46] Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
[47] "and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
[48] "And you are witnesses of these things.
[2Co 12:20-21
[20] For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and [that] I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest [there be] contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;
[21] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.
[1Jo 1:6-10
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
[7] But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
xxx One must repent to be forgiven. To repent one must regret what they done. If one has no regret over what they done they have an evil conscience, and no fear of God in their hearts. God is seeking those that fear Him. People dont fear Him because they dont believe Him. So the begining of forgiveness is the fear of God. If you fear God you will believe Him. If you believe Him, you will repent. If you repent you will be forgiven.
[Luk 1:50
[50] And His mercy [is] on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
[Luk 12:5
[5] "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
[Rev 19:5
[5] Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!"
[Mar 1:15
[15] and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
[2Pe 3:9
[9] The Lord is not slack concerning [His] promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
[Act 17:29-31
] [29] "Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising.
[30] "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
[31] "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."
[Luk 13:1-3
[1] There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
[2] And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans, because they suffered such things?
[3] "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
[Luk 24:45-48
[45] And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
[46] Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
[47] "and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
[48] "And you are witnesses of these things.
[2Co 12:20-21
[20] For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and [that] I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest [there be] contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;
[21] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.
[1Jo 1:6-10
[6] If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
[7] But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
[8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
[9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
xxx One must repent to be forgiven. To repent one must regret what they done. If one has no regret over what they done they have an evil conscience, and no fear of God in their hearts. God is seeking those that fear Him. People dont fear Him because they dont believe Him. So the begining of forgiveness is the fear of God. If you fear God you will believe Him. If you believe Him, you will repent. If you repent you will be forgiven.
[Luk 1:50
[50] And His mercy [is] on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
[Luk 12:5
[5] "But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
[Rev 19:5
[5] Then a voice came from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!"
