Title: “I’ll Change, I promise” Six Signs of Genuine Repentance – Mark W Gaither
Headings: “I’ll Change, I promise” Six Signs of Genuine Repentance
“I’ll Change, I promise” Six Signs of Genuine Repentance
Is Repentance the Same as Remorse?
What Is Repentance?
What Are Practical Signs of Repentance?

Content: Penitent people take a deep look inside and face the truth about themselves—how they’ve been excusing their sins and hurting others. They come to a decision point, or what Paul called, “the point of repentance” (2 Corinthians 7:9), in which they change their mind from pleasing the flesh to pleasing God, from trusting in self to trusting in a Savior. This repentance decision may come at the moment of our salvation as we place our faith in Christ for the first time. It may also be a point of recommitment as we determine to follow Christ with our whole heart. In either case, it is the beginning point to a process of change. Hand in hand with this decision is a second principle: turning. The Old Testament prophets preached a message of repentance using a special Hebrew word that means, “turn around, return.” The Lord urges His redeemed people to return to Him because He has forgiven their sins: “I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, And your sins like a heavy mist.