[Scrap] True Repentence

This is from Pastor John MacArthur's article.

=====================================================

John MacArthur 목사님의 article 에서 발췌한 내용입니다.
내 안에 진정한 회개가 있는지, 확인하게 되네요..


Repentance is not merely behavior reform. But because true repentance involves a change of heart and purpose, it inevitably results in a change of behavior…

Like faith, repentance has intellectual, emotional, and volitional ramifications…

Intellectual element of repentance: “a change of view, a recognition of sin as involving personal guilt, defilement, and helplessness.”

Emotional element of repentance: “a change of feeling, manifesting itself in sorrow for sin committed against a holy God.”

Volitional element of repentance: “ a change of purpose, an inward turning away from sin, and a disposition to seek pardon and cleansing.”

Each of those three elements is deficient apart from the others. Repentance is a response of the total person; therefore some speak of it as total surrender.

…..

It is true that sorrow from sin is not repentance. Judas felt remorse, but he didn’t repent (Matt 27:3). Repentance is not just a resolve to do better; everyone who has ever made New Year’s resolutions knows how easily human determination can be broken. Repentance certainly is not penance, an activity performed to try to atone for one’s own sins.

But neither is repentance a solely intellectual issue. Surely even Judas changed his mind; what he didn’t do was turn from his sin and throw himself on the Lord for mercy. Repentance is not just a change of mind; it is a change of heart. It is a spiritual turning, a total about-face. Repentance in the context of new birth means turning from sin to the Savior. It is an inward response, not external activity, but its fruit will be evident in the true believer’s behavior (Luke 3:8).

It has often been said that repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin. That coin is called conversion. Repentance turns from sin to Christ, and faith embraces Him as the only hope of salvation and righteousness. Faith and repentance are distinct concepts, but they cannot occur independently of each other… Genuine repentance is always the flip side of faith; and true faith accompanies repentance.

What repentance calls for is not only a "change of mind" but a turning away from the love of sin.