Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture declares that all humanity has turned away from God, and must return to him. The term "repentance" is often used to refer to this process of returning to God and the inward and outward changes that it demands of people. Scripture also indicates that believers can wander away from God; they too must return to him. Isaiah 53:6; 64:6All people have turned away from God See also Job 25:4Jeremiah 17:9 John 3:19 Romans 3:23 Isaiah 44:22 Wayward people must return to God Hosea 14:1Zechariah 1:3 See also 2 Chronicles 30:9Nehemiah 1:9 Job 22:23 Jeremiah 24:7 Lamentations 3:40 Hosea 6:1; 12:6 Joel 2:12 Lamentations 3:40 Means of returning to God See also Realisation of estrangement from God 1 Samuel 24:52 Samuel 24:10 2 Chronicles 6:29-31 Romans 3:20 Psalms 51:3 See also Acknowledgment of sin Exodus 9:27Numbers 14:39-40; 22:34 Joshua 7:20 1 Samuel 15:24-25 Matthew 27:3-4 Psalms 38:18 See also Sorrow for sin Psalms 51:1-22 Corinthians 7:9-10 2 Samuel 24:10 See also A sense of guilt for sin Ezra 9:5-6Psalms 38:1-4,17-18; 51:3 Acts 2:37-38 Isaiah 1:27 Acts 2:37-38 Repentance See also Isaiah 59:20Luke 15:11-24 A parable of returning to God Judges 10:15Examples of people returning to God 2 Chronicles 15:4Israelites: 2 Samuel 12:13-14Jonah 3:5-10 David See also the people of Nineveh 1055 God, grace & mercy1075 God, justice of 5012 heart 5050 reason 6624 confession of sin 6626 conversion 6638 election 6654 forgiveness, Christ's ministry 6717 reconciliation, world to God 6732 repentance 8489 urgency 9165 restoration |
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