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Scripture declares that all humanity has turned away from God, and must return to him. The term “repentance” is often used to refer to this process of returning to God and the inward and outward changes that it demands of people. Scripture also indicates that believers can wander away from God; they too must return to him.
Isa 53:6; Isa 64:6 See also Job 25:4; Jer 17:9; Jn 3:19; Ro 3:23
Isa 44:22; Hos 14:1; Zec 1:3 See also 2Ch 30:9; Ne 1:9; Job 22:23; Jer 24:7; La 3:40; Hos 6:1; Hos 12:6; Joel 2:12
Realisation of estrangement from God La 3:40 See also 1Sa 24:5; 2Sa 24:10; 2Ch 6:29-31; Ro 3:20
Acknowledgment of sin Ps 51:3 See also Ex 9:27; Nu 14:39-40; Nu 22:34; Jos 7:20; 1Sa 15:24-25; Mt 27:3-4
Sorrow for sin Ps 38:18 See also Ps 51:1-2; 2Co 7:9-10
A sense of guilt for sin 2Sa 24:10 See also Ezr 9:5-6; Ps 38:1-4,17-18; Ps 51:3; Ac 2:37-38
Repentance Isa 1:27; Ac 2:37-38 See also Isa 59:20