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RepentanceActs 3 :19 "Repent, therefore,and turn around so as to get yoursins blotted out, that seasons ofrefreshing may come from theperson of Jehovah and that hemay send forth the Christ appointedfor you, Jesus ."God Blots Out, Forgets Sins ofRepentant Ones Who AcceptChristIsa . 1 :18 "Come now, and letus reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be asscarlet, they shall be as white assnow ; though they be red likecrimson, they shall be as wool ."Heb . 8 :12 "I shall be mercifulto their unrighteous deeds and Iwill by no means call their sinsto mind any more ."Rev . 7 :14 "These are the onesthat come out of the great tribulation,and they have washedtheir robes and made them whitein the blood of the Lamb ."True Repentance Brings God'sFavor2 Cor. 7 :10 "For sadness in agodly way makes for repentanceto salvation which is not to beregretted ."Luke 15 :7 "I tell you that thusthere will be more joy in heavenover one sinner that repents thanover ninety-nine righteous oneswho have no need of repentance ."Replaces Sorrow, Mourning, Distresswith Joy and HappinessMatt. 5 :3 "Happy are those whoare conscious of their spiritualneed, since the kingdom of theheavens belongs to them ."Isa . 61 :1-3 "The spirit of theLord Jehovah is upon me ; becauseJehovah hath anointed meto preach good tidings unto themeek ; . . . to appoint unto themthat mourn in ion, to give untothem a garland for ashes, theoil of joy for mourning, the garmentof praise for the spirit ofheaviness ."308True Repentance Manifests Itselfby Good Fruits ; DeathbedRepentance Unable to Do ThisLuke 3 :8 "Produce fruits thatbefit repentance ."2 Cor. 7 :11 "For, look! thisvery thing, your being saddenedin a godly way, what a greatearnestness it produced in you,yes, clearing of yourselves, yes,indignation, yes, fear, yes, longing,yes, zeal, yes, righting ofthe wrong!"Ezek. 33 :14, 15 "When I sayunto the wicked, Thou shalt surelydie ; if he turn from his sin,and do that which is lawful andright ; if the wicked restore thepledge, give again that which hehad taken by robbery, walk in thestatutes of life, committing noiniquity ; he shall surely live, heshall not die ."Matt. 21 :28-31 "'A man hadtwo children . Going up to thefirst he said : "Child, go worktoday in the vineyard." In answerthis one said : "I will, sir," butdid not go out . Approaching thesecond, he said the same. In replythis one said : "I will not ." Afterwardshe felt regret and wentout . Which of the two did thewill of his father?' They said :'The latter .' "Selfish Regret Is Not True Repentance,Brings No Favorfrom God2 Cor . 7 :10 "The sadness ofthe world produces death ."Matt . 27 :3-5 "Then Judas, whobetrayed him, seeing he had beencondemned, felt remorse andturned the thirty silver piecesback to the chief priests andolder men of influence, saying :'I sinned when I betrayed righteousblood .' . . . So he . . . went offand hanged himself ."Heb. 12 :17 "You know that afterwardalso when he [Esau]wanted to inherit the blessing hewas rejected, for, although heearnestly sought a change ofmind with tears, he found noplace for it."