REPENTANCE

and

FAITH
Christian Life Program
Talk 4
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God’s love for us
is revealed
through His
Son’s death and
resurrection.
 OUR
RESPONSE?
REPENTANCE
and

FAITH
 “This is the time of fulfillment.
The Kingdom of God is at hand.
REPENT and BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL.”

MARK 1: 14-15
REPENTANCE
and FAITH
GO TOGETHER.
“You know how I lived among you the whole time
from the day I first came to the province of Asia.
I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and
Greeks to REPENTANCE before God and to
FAITH in our Lord Jesus.”

ACTS 20:18, 21
 What is
REPENTANCE?
REPENTANCE
is NOT
Dependent
on feelings.
REPENTANCE
is NOT
Being sorry for sin because
of fear of the adverse
consequences of sin.
REPENTANCE
is
metanoia:
a change of mind.
REPENTANCE
is
a change in
direction.
REPENTANCE
is
turning away
from sin, evil,
and wrongdoing.
 vices
involvement
in cults
occult
practices

serious
crimes
sexual
wrongdoing
REPENTANCE
is
breaking away from
running our own
lives.
Lukewarmness is
completely incompatible
with true repentance.
 2 Essential
Characteristics

HONESTY HUMILITY
 What is
FAITH?
FAITH is NOT
just a feeling.
FAITH is NOT
wishful thinking.
FAITH is NOT
a blind leap.
 Faith
is the realization of
what is hoped for and
evidence of things
not seen.
Heb 11:1
 FAITH is
man’s response to God, who reveals
himself and gives himself to man,
at the same time bringing man a
superabundant light as he searches
for the ultimate meaning in life.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
 Believing
is an act of the intellect
assenting to the divine truth
by command of the will
moved by God through grace.
St. Thomas Aquinas
 FAITH is
a grace from
God.
 FAITH is
belief in the
gospel.
 FAITH is
a personal act
and decision.
 FAITH is
a personal act
and decision.
DEFINITE INDIVIDUAL DELIBERATE URGENT INDISPENSABLE
 What are the
CONSEQUENCES
of Repentance and
Faith?
Two Consequences

Freedom
Promise of
from Fear
Salvation
of Death
We are called to turn away from
sin and to accept Jesus as Lord.
“Let it be done to me
according to your word.”
Expect to experience the peace
and joy and power of our Lord
in our lives.
REPENTANCE
and

FAITH
Christian Life Program
Talk 4