Repentance (2/2)

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. Matthew 3:2

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. Matthew 3:2	Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! kingdom heaven nearness
Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40	Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. conversion life

Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and about the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. Hebrews 6:1-2	Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. conversion faith baptism
But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ Luke 18:13	But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ conversion humility grace
When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their evil way, then God relented of the disaster which He had declared He would bring on them. So He did not do it. Jonah 3:10	God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it. forgiveness grace evil