Repentance is not an emotion. It is not feeling sorry for your sins. It is a decision. – Eugene Peterson
repentance
Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse
Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change. – J.I. Packer
To walk upon the narrow path
To walk upon the narrow path of our own repentance, we must first abandon the broad road of always focusing on the sins of others. – Joel Richardson
Lukewarm people
Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin-they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. -Francis Chan
Lack of repentance
Lack of repentance is the root cause of powerlessness in the church, in this materialistic, self-indulgent age. There can be no spiritual power in a non-repentant church. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
True repentance hates the sin
True repentance hates the sin, and not merely the penalty; and it hates the sine most of all because it has discovered and felt God’s love. — W.M. Taylor
