REPENTANCE

Biblical Foundation 1
TRUE CHRISTIANS OR
NOT?
 TRUE CHRISTIANS OR
NOT?
Matthew 7:21-23
21
"Not everyone who says to me,
'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom
of heaven, but only he who does
the will of my Father who is in
heaven. 22Many will say to me on
that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and in your
name drive out demons and
perform many miracles?' 23Then I
will tell them plainly, 'I never knew
you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
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CHRISTIANS
1. What is the problem with this
kind of “Christian”, according to
verse 21 and Luke 6:46?
They do not do what God says
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"Why do you call me, 'Lord,

Lord,' and do not do what I say? -
Luke 6:46
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CHRISTIANS
2. What do they claim?
They claim to know the Lord, but
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live a lifestyle of sin.
3. How else did Jesus describe the
fake Christians?
Many will say to me on that day,
'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy
in your name, and in your name
drive out demons and perform
many miracles?‘ – Matthew 7:22
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CHRISTIANS
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Those who claim to know the Lord
on the basis of good works, but
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still lives unrighteous lives
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What kind of ‘spiritual’ works
did they perform?
Prophecy (i.e. preaching or
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teaching the Bible), casting out
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demons, doing miracles in the
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name of Jesus
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CHRISTIANS
But what did Jesus call them?
Evildoers
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Then I will tell them plainly, 'I

never knew you. Away from
me, you evildoers!' - Matthew
7:23
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CHRISTIANS
How does their “spiritual” work
appear before God? Why?
Like filthy rags because their works
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have become contaminated by their
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uncleanness
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All of us have become like one who is
unclean, and all our righteous acts
are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up
like a leaf, and like the wind our sins
sweep us away. - Isaiah 64:6
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CHRISTIANS
4. How else did Jesus describe
fake Christians?

Luke 13:24-26
He said to them, 24"Make every
effort to enter through the narrow
door, because many, I tell you,
will try to enter and will not be
able to.
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CHRISTIANS
25
Once the owner of the house
gets up and closes the door, you
will stand outside knocking and
pleading, 'Sir, open the door for
us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know
you or where you come from.'
26
"Then you will say, 'We ate and
drank with you, and you taught in
our streets.'
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CHRISTIANS
Those who claim to be Christians
on the basis of fellowship (we ate
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and drank in your presence), but
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still live ungodly lives.
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Who are these?
People who attend worship
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services, partake of the Lord’s
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Supper, etc... yet live a lifestyle of
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sin
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CHRISTIANS
5. How else did Jesus describe
fake Christians? (26b)
Those who claim to
_______________________________ be
Christians on the basis of
_______________________________
participation in
_______________________________ church
activities,
______________ but are still
disobedient
"Then you towillthe Lord.
say, 'We ate and
drank with you, and you taught
in our streets.‘ – Luke 13:26
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CHRISTIANS
5. Who are these?
People who attend bible studies,
small groups, etc… yet they
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continue to disobey God as a way
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of life.
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What did Jesus call all of them?
Evildoers
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"But he will reply, 'I don't know
you or where you come from.
Away from me, all you evildoers!‘
– Luke 13:27
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CHRISTIANS
People tend to put confidence in
their rituals in order to earn God’s
favor, what’s important to God is
that we obey Him.
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6. What did Jesus say would
happen to them when Judgment
Day comes in verse 28?
"There will be weeping there,
and gnashing of teeth, when
you see Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob and all the prophets in
the kingdom of God, but you
yourselves thrown out.– Luke
13:28
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There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth … they will be
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thrown out
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7.But
Where will these people
the cowardly, go?
the unbelieving,
the vile, the murderers, the
sexually immoral, those who
practice magic arts, the idolaters
and all liars—their place will be in
the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
This is the second death.“ – Rev
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The lake that burns with fire
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and brimstone: HELL.
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8. Why isn’t there a different
penalty for murderers and liars?
For he who said, "Do not commit
adultery,"[a] also said, "Do not
murder."[b] If you do not commit
adultery but do commit murder,
you have become a lawbreaker.
– James 2:11
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Because the one who
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commanded DO NOT MURDER
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is the same one
_______________________________ who
commanded DO NOT LIE. God
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commanded both and if you
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disobey either one, you disobey
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God.
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Isn’t God unfair?
God will treat any sin equally.
When you sin you are going
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against God.
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To pass God’s test we need a
mark of 100% because 99% is
never enough according to His
standard.
II. THE PROOF OF BEING A
CHRISTIAN
 II. THE PROOF OF BEING A
CHRISTIAN
Luke 3:7-8
7
John said to the crowds coming
out to be baptized by him, "You
brood of vipers! Who warned you
to flee from the coming wrath?
8
Produce fruit in keeping with
repentance. And do not begin to
say to yourselves, 'We have
Abraham as our father.' For I tell
you that out of these stones God
can raise up children for Abraham.
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CHRISTIAN
1. Why were multitudes coming
to John the Baptist?
They wanted to flee from the
wrath to come
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CHRISTIAN
2. Why was John the Baptist
harsh with them, calling them a
“brood of vipers”?
Because while they wanted to
flee from God’s judgment, they
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were unwilling to forsake their
sins
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CHRISTIAN
3. What things were they
depending on to save them?
They were relying on their
baptism and their heritage
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from Abraham, as his
descendants
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Today what are the similar
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elements that people are
counting on to gain them entry
into heaven?
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CHRISTIAN
4. What did John say is needed in
their lives? (verse 8)
Repentance is evidenced by
changed lives
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_____ fruit in keeping with
Produce
repentance. And do not begin to
say to yourselves, 'We have
Abraham as our father.' For I tell
you that out of these stones
God can raise up children for
Abraham. – Luke 3:8
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CHRISTIAN
Repentance as defined by Webster:
“remorse or contrition for a
sin or wrong doing”
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CHRISTIAN
5. How did Judas feel after
betraying Jesus?
He____________________________
felt remorseful / sorrowful

Matthew 27:3-5
3
When Judas, who had betrayed
him, saw that Jesus was
condemned, he was seized with
remorse and returned the thirty
silver coins to the chief priests
and the elders.
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CHRISTIAN

4
"I have sinned," he said, "for I
have betrayed innocent blood."
"What is that to us?" they replied.
"That's your responsibility."
5
So Judas threw the money into the
temple and left. Then he went
away and hanged himself.
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CHRISTIAN
6. What did he do to try to
correct his sin ?
Returned the 30 pieces of silver,
acknowledged his sin but
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hanged himself.
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CHRISTIAN
REPENTANCE

 Greek word METANOIA, which is a

compound word: META [after] +
NOEO [to know].
 literally means “the after-
knowledge” or “the changing of
the mind consequent to the after
knowledge of sin”
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CHRISTIAN
REPENTANCE -

a turning away from sin towards

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God
brought about by a change of
heart.
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CHRISTIAN

Examples of remorse / sorrow

without repentance -
• A thief after caught stealing,
pleads for mercy and says, “I’m
sorry”, for fear of being thrown
into jail but without having the
willingness to change.
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CHRISTIAN

Examples of remorse / sorrow

without repentance -
• A child after disobeying his
parents, cries and says, “I’m
sorry”, for fear of being
disciplined but without having a
change of heart.
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CHRISTIAN
How does genuine repentance happens?
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
9
Yet now I am happy, not because you
were made sorry, but because your
sorrow led you to repentance. For
you became sorrowful as God
intended and so were not harmed in
any way by us. 10Godly sorrow brings
repentance that leads to salvation
and leaves no regret, but worldly
sorrow brings death.
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CHRISTIAN
sorro then __________,
It starts with ______, repentanc
leading to the wexperience of edivine grace
and forgiveness, resulting in _________.
salvation

What is meant by worldly sorrow?

It is a self-centered sorrow wherein
the possible results are depression,
hopelessness, self-pity, blaming
others, blaming God, seeking
revenge, etc.
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CHRISTIAN
REPENTANCE -

a purposeful decision FORSAK

to _________
ALL E PURSUE
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS and
__________ RIGHTEOUSNESS for
Jesus.
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CHRISTIAN
According to Apostle Paul, what
kind of people shall not inherit
God’s kingdom?

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
9
Do you not know that the wicked
will not inherit the kingdom of
God? Do not be deceived: Neither
the sexually immoral nor idolaters
nor adulterers nor male
prostitutes nor homosexual
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CHRISTIAN
According to Apostle Paul, what
kind of people shall not inherit
God’s kingdom?

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
10
nor thieves nor the greedy nor
drunkards nor slanderers nor
swindlers will inherit the kingdom
of God.
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CHRISTIAN
According to Apostle Paul, what
kind of people shall not inherit
God’s kingdom?
-
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Fornicator
-Idolaters
s
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-
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Adulterer
-Effeminate or
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s
Homosexual
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CHRISTIAN
What did Paul mean when he said,
“Such were some of you”?

These sins were in the past. This

means that these people truly
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repented of their sins.
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CHRISTIAN
What evidences did John say should
be seen in a person’s life as a fruit /
manifestation of his repentance?
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He obeys the commandments of Jesus
1 John 2:3-4
3
We know that we have come to
know him if we obey his
commands. 4 The man who says,
“I know him, “but does not do
what he commands is a liar, and
the truth is not in him.
 APPLICATION
 What changes have occurred in
your life since you accepted the
Lord?

 List
areas in your life that you feel
should be under the control of
Jesus.
 APPLICATION
Romans 6:12-13
12
Therefore do not let sin reign in your
mortal body that you should obey its
lusts, and 13do not go on presenting
the members of your body to sin as
instruments of unrighteousness, but
present yourselves to God as those
alive from the dead, and your
members as instruments of
righteousness to God.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I admit that I have sinned
against You and because of this I know that
I deserve to be punished. I am repenting of
all of my sins and I thank You for providing
me with a solution - Your sacrificial death
on the cross which paid for all of my sins.
Today, I put my trust in You as my Savior
and Lord. I would like to open my heart
now and invite You, Lord Jesus, to come
into my life. I also accept Your gift of
eternal life. Please come into my life and
change me according to Your ways. Amen.
MEMORY VERSES
James 2:10
“For whoever keeps the whole law
and yet stumbles in one point, he
has become guilty of all.”
Rev. 3:20
“Behold, I stand at the door and
knock; if anyone hears My voice and
opens the door, I will come in to him,
and will dine with him, and he with
Me.”
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