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Content: The person who knows he has sinned, and refuses to concede that — either privately to God, or publicly before his peers, as the case may require, cannot be absolved of liability (cf. 1 John 1:9). Further, there must be a reformationof conduct on the part of the offender. Sinners must “repent” [cf. “ turn”—47a] with “all their mind and with all their heart” (48). Genuine repentance involves a change of conduct. There are a number of biblical texts in which the change required in one’s life is represented under the terms “repent,” or “repentance,” which, in the immediate context is obviously something in addition to a feeling of guilt or sorrow (see Acts 2:38; 2 Corinthians 7:10). Notice also the double use of “all,” which obviously emphasizes the comprehensive nature of one’s change. There can be no “strings” attached, or exceptions to wrongdoing.