Most people associate repentance with displays of emotion that signal regret. But the emotional responses of remorse, guilt, or regret are insufficient to produce behavioral change. In fact, those toxic emotions may lead to an even deeper sense of hopelessness, defeat, and despair – without the restorative power of true repentance.
Genuine repentance dispenses with any attempt to remove guilt through a show of emotion. When activated, it leaves in its powerful wake the fruit of a changed life – blazing a trail toward true deliverance, freedom, and salvation. This is the life God desires for us – a life waiting on the other side of a door called repentance.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: what is Repentance?
Chapter 2: The Right Kind of Pain
Chapter 3: What Is Godly Sorrow?
Chapter 4: The Difference Between Remorse, Guilt, Regret, and Repentance
Chapter 5: Repentance – An Elementary Principle
Prayer of Salvation
Scriptures on Repentance for Prayer
About the Author:
Rick Renner is a prolific author of more than 30 books and a respected Bible teacher and leader in the international Christian community. Rick is the senior pastor of the Moscow Good News Church. He is also the founder of Rick Renner Ministries and Media Mir (a media outreach in the former USSR), and the host of his TV program that is seen around the world.
