We know that we’re not alone and our sin is not unique to human history. The Apostle Paul doesn’t want us to be surprised by temptations, trials, or tribulations. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” That’s our duty as well.ġ Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. Repentance and faith or belief is exactly what Jesus said the gospel was in beginning His ministry (Mark 1:15), and the very last thing He says to His disciples is they are to preach Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection and that repentance and the forgiveness of sins be preached. It’s a choice and when we choose to trust in Christ, that’s when the real battle begins (Rom 7), but it’s good to be in the battle because if you’re resisting the temptation to sin, you can see the evidence of the Holy Spirit working in you. Repentance is not a superficial rending of our garments but a circumcision of the heart (Deut 10:12-22), and this means “to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord” (Deut 10:12b-13a). The Spirit of God will make us run to the cross and cause us to humble ourselves and bring us to repentance, which God Himself grants (2 Tim 2:25). Luke 24:46-47 “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem”.ĭoes repentance mean “turning away from sin?” It may result in someone turning away from their sins but if we are turning from our sins, it is because of God’s Spirit convicting us of our sins.

Here are seven good Bible verses about turning away from sin.

Sins of the father scripture