repentance

repentance
A change of mind or behaviour; this may be attributed even to God in OT (1 Sam. 15:11). It was demanded of the people whose repentance was often merely formalized in cultic actions and as such condemned by prophets as inadequate and empty (Amos 4:6; Hos. 6:4; Isa. 1:10–17) and without the radical change demanded by the Law. The hope lay in the possibility that one day God would give his people a new heart (Ezek. 36:26–31) and there would be forgiveness to all who repented (Isa. 1:18–19). In the NT repentance is called for by John the Baptist (Matt. 3:9–10) and is to be validated by baptism. The call is repeated by Jesus (Luke 5:32) and sometimes Paul (e.g. Rom. 2:4) and in Rev. (2:5).

Dictionary of the Bible.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?
Synonyms:
, , , , , , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • REPENTANCE — is a prerequisite for divine forgiveness: God will not pardon man unconditionally but waits for him to repent. In repentance man must experience genuine remorse for the wrong he has committed and then convert his penitential energy into concrete… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • repentance — [ r(ə)pɑ̃tɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1112; de se repentir ♦ Vieilli ou littér. Souvenir douloureux, regret de ses fautes, de ses péchés. ⇒ repentir. La repentance de ses fautes. ● repentance nom féminin (de se repentir) Littéraire. Regret douloureux de ses …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Repentance — Студийный альбом Esham Дата выпуска 18 ноября 2003 Записан 2003 …   Википедия

  • Repentance — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Repentance» Canción de Dream Theater Álbum Systematic Chaos Publicación 5 de junio de 20 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Repentance — Re*pent ance (r[ e]*p[e^]nt ans), n. [F. repentance.] The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Godly sorrow worketh repentance to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • repentance — Repentance. s. f. v. Regret, douleur qu on a de ses pechez. Il est mort avec beaucoup de repentance, avec une grande repentance de ses pechez. Il vieillit …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • repentance — c.1300, from O.Fr. repentance (12c.), from repentir (see REPENT (Cf. repent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • repentance — Repentance, Poenitentia. Par repentance, Ex poenitentia …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • repentance — index remorse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • repentance — *penitence, contrition, attrition, remorse, compunction Analogous words: regret, *sorrow, grief Contrasted words: complacency, self complacency, self satisfaction (see corresponding adjectives at COMPLACENT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • repentance — [n] feeling bad for past action attrition, compunction, conscience, contriteness, contrition, grief, guilt, penitence, penitency, regret, remorse, rue, ruth, self reproach, sorriness, sorrow; concepts 410,728 Ant. happiness …   New thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”