Cruden's writes the following about repentance,'Repent or repentance is used of regret and sorrow for having done some deed. It is not always used for godly repentance,which means such sorrow as shall cause a complete change of action. Judas repented of his betrayal of Jesus,(Mat 27 v 8 ), but did not change his life.When it is used in regards to God it is in a figure of speech,which speaks of Him almost as if human; and since his actions are changed,attributes to Him the feelings in a man, would cause such a change'.Repentance is very important, it would be evidence by change. an abuser would stop abusing,a thief would stop thieving,take the example of Zacchaeus mentioned in Luke 19,he had an incounter with Christ,he was a hated tax collector,those tax collectors would exploit their position,making people to pay more than they should,but getting to know Jesus changed all that,he had Jesus as a guest in his home. We read that he stood up and said,'Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything I will pay back four time the amount'.'True repentance goes beyond a merely emotional response'. (Davis)
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