Faith
first, repentance second: The 4th Article of Faith got the order right. Faith should
be the first crucial step in any process of repentance. By opening our hearts
to God’s love and the Savior’s grace, change becomes so much easier.
How
do we exercise faith first? Understand that sin, error and
learning by experience are intended parts of God’s plan for us. God and Christ
understand, and it is never too late. Trust God’s love, trust in our
potential as God’s children, and trust in Christ’s atonement. Trust the
promises of the gospel. Then work on repentance with faith and hope in your
heart.
Scriptures on Repentance:
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will to God, submitting to God’s commandments and desires and forsaking
sin. True repentance comes from a love for God and a sincere desire to
obey his commandments. All accountable persons have sinned and must repent in order to progress toward salvation. Only through the atonement of...
But he answered them and said, Verily I say unto you, All sins which men have committed, when they repent, shall be forgiven them; for I came to preach repentance unto the sons of men.
Repent, therefore, and bring forth fruits meet for repentance;
Go ye into the world, saying unto all, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come nigh unto you.
And the Lord said unto Moses, If they will repent
of the evil which they have done, I will spare them, and turn away my
fierce wrath; but, behold, thou shalt execute judgment upon all that
will not repent of this evil this day. Therefore, see thou do this thing that I have commanded thee, or I...
...it.
And the angel stretched forth his hand unto Jerusalem to destroy it;
and God said to the angel, Stay now thine hand, it is enough; for as he
was destroying, the Lord beheld Israel, that he repented him of the evil; therefore the Lord stayed the angel that destroyed, as he stood by the...
Eliphaz accuses Job of various sins and exhorts him to repent.
In the last days, Ephraim will repent and return unto the Lord.
For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
O repent ye, repent ye! Why will ye die? Turn ye, turn ye unto the Lord your God. Why has he forsaken you?
But he repented
not, neither his fair sons nor daughters; neither the fair sons and
daughters of Cohor; neither the fair sons and daughters of Corihor; and
in fine, there were none of the fair sons and daughters upon the face of
the whole earth who repented of their sins.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
And it came to pass that they did repent, and inasmuch as they did repent they did begin to prosper.
For behold, I say unto you that as many of the Gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord; and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off; for the Lord covenanteth with none save it be with them that repent and believe in his Son, who is the Holy One of Israel.
..., thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent
of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that
ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites
than for you except...
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having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended
towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and
they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would
not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would...
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now I say unto you that well doth the Lord judge of your iniquities;
well doth he cry unto this people, by the voice of his angels: Repent ye, repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And the word came to Alma, saying: Go; and also say unto my servant Amulek, go forth and prophesy unto this people, saying—Repent ye, for thus saith the Lord, except ye repent I will visit this people in mine anger; yea, and I will not turn my fierce anger away.
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