Thematic Bible: Repenting


Thematic Bible






So, remember where you have fallen from and repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and do the things you did at first [i.e., when you were first converted], or else I will come and remove your lampstand from its place [i.e., I will not permit the congregation to survive], unless you repent. Verse ConceptsBeginningHeightImpenitence, Results OfPoverty, SpiritualReformationRememberingRepentance, Importance OfRevival, CorporateRejection Of God's CallBeginning Of SalvationPeople Falling From A HeightRepentanceOne's DeedsTaking God's ThingsThe Fact Of His ComingLuciferrevelation



Since therefore we are God's children, we should not think that the Deity is like gold, silver or stone, to be carved [into an idol] by the design and skill of men. Now God made allowance for the times when people were still uninformed [about His complete will], but now [in the Gospel age] He requires all people everywhere to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives].

In those days, John the Immerser went into the desert of Judea preaching [to Jews], saying, "You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here."