What does it mean to repent

What does it mean to repent?

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What do you think of when you think of repentance?

What is repentance?

The Church defines repentance as "One of the first principles of the gospel and is essential to our temporal and eternal happiness. It is much more than just acknowledging wrongdoings. It is a change of mind and heart that gives us a fresh view about God, about ourselves, and about the world. It includes turning away from sin and turning to God for forgiveness. It is motivated by love for God and the sincere desire to obey His commandments.

The Need for Repentance"

Faith in Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

In order to repent we need to have faith in Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. The power of sin is great. To become free from it, we must turn to our Heavenly Father, pray in faith, and act as He asks us to. Satan may try to convince us that we are not worthy to pray—that our Father in Heaven is so displeased with us that He will never hear our prayers. This is a lie. Our Father in Heaven is always ready to help if we will come to Him with a repentant heart. He has the power to heal us and to help us triumph over sin.

Accountability and Confession

In order to be forgiven, we must first acknowledge within ourselves that we have sinned. “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). Essential to forgiveness is a willingness to disclose fully to our Heavenly Father all that we have done. We must kneel before Him in humble prayer, acknowledging our sins. We confess our shame and guilt, and then plead for help.

Multiple Choice

What is repentance?

• To pray

• To say sorry

• Turning away from and sin and turning to god for forgiveness

• To be true to yourself and god

Multiple Choice

Why do we repent?

• Repentance makes it possible for us to grow and develop spiritually again

• So that its ok if we make the same mistake again

• So we can be happy

• So we don't have to worry about our mistakes anymore

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How do you feel after you repent?

Thanks for listening to our lesson :)

-Jillian & Tia