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Originally Posted by HolyFire
Repentance is not asking forgiveness. I've always thought asking forgiveness was just that, asking forgiveness. Repentance is the act of turning away and walking a different path. "Repent and do the first works", Rev 2:5. Forgiveness is a part of repentance, but not repentance in itself. |
I agree.
metanoeō is the Greek word for Repent in
Acts 2.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/...gs=G3340&t=KJV
1) to change one's mind, i.e. to repent
2) to change one's mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins
Forgiveness of sins comes through repentance and water baptism in Jesus Name. You can't separate these two.