Repentance Series Index

An index to the series of blog articles on the subject of repentance.

• Definitions
  • Repentance–Definition of Terms.
  • Repentance and Salvation: What is Repentance?
  • Introduction: The Question of Confession
• Passages Discussing the Concept.
  • Repentance, Confession and the Textual Variant in James 5:16.
  • Foundational Repentance and Falling Away, Hebrews 6:1-6
  • “Unless You Repent, You Will All Perish,” the Parable of the Spared Fig Tree, and the problem of evil in Luke 13:1-9
  • Self-righteousness, idolatry of self, repentance and an unrepentant heart in Romans 2
  • Godly sorrow and repentance which leads to salvation, 2 Corinthians 7:8-10
  • Debts, debtors and paráptōmata in the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ associated saying on mercy towards others’ weaknesses–Matthew 6:12-15 and Mark 11:20-26
  • The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Repentance, Luke 5:32 vs. Matthew 9:13
  • Joy in Heaven Over One Sinner Repenting: The Parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost Son
  • Objective of teaching: Repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, 2 Timothy 2:24-26
  • God’s Patience and Our Repentance, 2 Peter 3:9
• Forgiveness and Unforgiveness
  • The Power of My Forgiveness and Unforgiveness, Revisited
  • Is there anything God can’t forgive?
  • A Grudge Imprisons All Parties to It
• Examples and Discussions of Repentance and Unrepentance
  • Adam and Eve–Idolatry in the Fall–how the first humans avoided repentance.
  • What Really Happened in the Garden
  • The Bad Example of Cain
  • The Bad Example of Balaam.
  • The Problem with Sodom.
  • The Pharaoh who played “let’s make a deal” with God
  • Eli, the High Priest, Talking when Action was Required
  • King Saul, The People’s Sin
  • God Rejected King Saul, But Declared King David a Man After His Own Heart. Didn’t God Get this Backwards?
  • The Prophets Nathan and Gad Deal With King David in His Sins
  • Repentance and Earthly Consequences: the Consequences of David’s Sins–including Jesus
  • You are not the one to build…
  • Repentance, Changed Way of Life, and John’s Baptism
  • Repentance in Jesus’ Early Message, Matthew 4:17-22 and Mark 1:14-20
  • Repentance, in the Weaker Sense, in the Parable of the Two Sons
  • Unrepentance and the Judgment Spoken Against Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum in Matthew 11:20-24
  • Repentance of the Ninevites and Unrepentance of Israel in Matthew 12:41
  • Repentance in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Luke 16:19-31
  • Repeated sins, repeated repentance and repeated forgiveness in Luke 17:3-4
  • “Repent and be Baptized,” in Acts 2:38
  • Repent, turn again, turn away from your wickedness, in Acts 3:19
  • Jesus came to give Israel repentance and remission, Acts 5:31
  • God gave the Gentiles repentance, Acts 11:18
  • Paul’s sermon at Pisidian Antioch places repentance in John the Baptist’s message, Acts 13:24
  • Burning Cultural Bridges? Repentance and Paul in Athens, Acts 17:22-31
  • The Ephesian believers in Acts 19 and John’s baptism to repentance
  • An ambiguous instance of “repentance” before the Ephesian elders, Acts 20:21
  • Paul’s Mourning over those who have Not Repented, 2 Corinthians 12:21

OVERALL INDEX OF BLOG–LINKS