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  2. The Miracle of Forgiveness - Wikipedia

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    "Trying is not sufficient. Nor is repentance complete when one merely tries to abandon sin," Kimball writes. [2] The objective of repentance, he writes, is to obtain "perfection" as a prerequisite for achieving "immortality and eternal life. ... This progress toward eternal life is a matter of achieving perfection.

  3. File:Moniz Barretto- o repentista- estudo.pdf - Wikipedia

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  4. Metanoia (theology) - Wikipedia

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    New International Readers Version: "baptized and turn away from their sins" The Message: "a baptism of life-change" In spite of these efforts, Robert N. Wilkin forecasts that "repentance" as a translation for metanoia will likely continue in most English translations. He, therefore, advises readers to substitute "change of mind" for the words ...

  5. Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra - Wikipedia

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    The essence of Buddhist repentance is summed up in the following lines from the verse spoken by the Buddha concerning the purification of the six sense organs: [10] [11] The ocean of impediment of all karma Is produced from one's false imagination. Should one wish to repent of it Let him sit upright and meditate on the true aspect of reality.

  6. Repentance - Wikipedia

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    Repentance is a stage in Christian salvation where the believer turns away from sin. As a distinct stage in the ordo salutis its position is disputed, with some theological traditions arguing it occurs prior to faith and the Reformed theological tradition arguing it occurs after faith. [ 4 ]

  7. Repentance in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Genuine repentance toward God consists in a knowledge of, a sorry for, and a confession and forsaking of sins, brought about by the knowledge of goodness and severity of God through the truth, by the convincing power of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 3:2; Acts 20:21; II Cor. 7:10, 11; I John 1:9; first clause).

  8. Penance - Wikipedia

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    Like the latter, repentance refers to the genuine interior sorrow for one's hurtful words or actions. Only repentance implies a purpose of amendment, the resolve to avoid such hurtful behavior in the future. The words "true" and "firm" might be added to all but penance, to specify the depth of change in one's hurtful attitude.

  9. Sinner's prayer - Wikipedia

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    William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.. The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship.