Are repentance and confession the proper responses to sin?
Once again we must turn to scripture to see how we are to deal with sin in our lives. Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Mark 1:14-15 “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching that gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Luke 5:31-32 “Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 24:46-47 “Then He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise up from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Acts 8:20-23 “But Peter said to him, ‘Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased
