1 Samuel 5:6-7:12 | Real Repentance

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Numbers 4:5, 15, 20

"When the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it; ... 15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy [objects] and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry [them,] so that they will not touch the holy [objects] and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. ... 20 but they shall not go in to see the holy [objects] even for a moment, or they will die."

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He [disciplines us] for [our] good, so that we may share His holiness.

Definitions for repentance:

• To breathe deeply, sigh in sorrow over sin

• To change one’s mind regarding sin

• To turn to God from sin

Not Real Repentance:

• Acknowledgment of the truth or…

• Conviction and sorrow or…

• Cries (for help) to heaven or…

• Many “acts” of worship or…

2 Corinthians 7:9-11

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to [the point of] repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to [the will of] God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. 10 For the sorrow that is according to [the will of] God produces a repentance without regret, [leading] to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

Real Repentance:

• Contrition +

• Confession +

• Correction =

• Clean Conscience

Acts 2:38

Peter [said] to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

“Conflict is God’s counterintuitive way of rescuing us from ourselves.” (Tim Lane)

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same way [He took] the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink [it,] in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.