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"And lest, . . . I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed" (2 Cor. 12:21).
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"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent" (Luke 15:7).
"Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, ...." (Acts 8:22).
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In all of the Scripture, we see that repentance refers to a turning from sin. Jesus confirmed this when He said, "...For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Matthew 9:13).
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In 2 Cor. 7:10, Paul specifically stated that repentance is the avenue to salvation: "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation..."
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"...shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet [appropriate] for repentance" (Acts 26:20).
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"The objective of Paul's preaching was to bring men to repentance. On Mar's hill in Athens, Paul told the philosophers that repentance was now incumbent on all gentiles [Read Acts 17:30]." -- Ed Rickard
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Peter makes it clear, in contrast to some claims that repentance is no longer in force today, that he is speaking "...unto you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 1:39).
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On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up before the multitude in Jerusalem and exhorted them thus: "...Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins..." (Acts 2:38).
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Did you know that the need for repentance was central to the very first proclamation of the Gospel (Acts 2:38)? Yes, it was then and that hasn't changed today!
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After His resurrection, our Lord
Jesus Christ told His disciples that " repentance and remission of sin should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem" (Luke 24:47).
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"The command to repent is part of the gospel that the church has been commissioned to preach throughput the world." -- Ed Rickard
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"Any adequate presentation of the gospel begins with a call for repentance. On the authority of many texts, we may state dogmatically that repentance is necessary for salvation." --- Ed Rickard
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"...if we wish to preach a true gospel, we must know and understand the Biblical answer to the question, What must a man do to be saved?" -- Ed Rickard
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"...man's thinking is often subservient to traditions or theological systems that come disguised as the invention of God when they are really the invention of man." -- Ed Rickard
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"...much preaching today is rooted in man's thinking rather than in God's thinking. Man's thinking is often pragmatic or political, seeking gain for self rather than gain for God's kingdom." -- Ed Rickard
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"The imperiled soul who grasps such a [defective] gospel may find some temporary security and hope, but when he is caught by the merciless waves of death, the line gives way and he sinks without aid or remedy into hell." -- Ed Rickard
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"Too often today, however, preachers give out a gospel that has the look and feel of a strong cord, but some of the strands are defective." -- Ed Rickard
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"So also, what every Christian must do to help the lost is to throw them the lifeline of the gospel. But it must be a sturdy line made of unbreakable truth." -- Ed Rickard
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