How exactly do you repent your sins?

Technically, you're supposed to STOP doing them.

1 John 1:9 says: If you confess your sins, he will be faithful and just to forgive you your sins, and cleanse you from all unrighteousness.

Isiah 55:7 says: "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Proverbs 28:13 says: He who conceals sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

2 Corinthians 7:10 says: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

I hope this is helpful to your question. Basically repentance is not repeating the same sin again.

Some great answers here ~ just to add that at the beginning of my christian life a preacher once told me that the sign of a good Christian was someone who tried to make the gap between sin and repentance as short/small as possible.

That's not always realistic if it's a sin you've been unaware of for a time and then suddenly realise, oops, I've been doing that for years lol, but on the whole it's a good philosophy for a grounded christian life.

I repent of my sins by going to confession, praying and continually trying to make the things that are wrong in my life, right in the eyes of God.

Remember though that we are all sinners because we are human and therefore imperfect so just keep on keeping on.

HTH's

Every blessing

CC x

One should act soon. If a right of any of God’s creation has been violated then that must first be put right. If it’s another human being that one has wronged, then he/she might decide to forgive. One must then not despair of God’s mercy. One should turn to Him in one’s own privacy to seek forgiveness and guidance, for the relationship between man and God is one to one. The Holy Qur’an (HQ) according to Mr Pickthall’s translation says the following:
HQ 39:53. Say: My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
HQ 3:135. And those who, when they do an evil thing or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins. Who forgiveth sins save Allah only?. and will not knowingly repeat (the wrong) they did.
HQ 4:17. Forgiveness is only incumbent on Allah toward those who do evil in ignorance (and) then turn quickly (in repentance) to Allah.

You repent change your ways,meaning you no longer willfully and deliberately make a choice to continue to sin over and over especially In the same sin...

Yes, one will still sin,due to the nature of humanity, but having no regard for It and not even trying to change It means you are not really sorry for It =)

Make up for them. Don't just do lip service. Be sincere in your determination not to do them again. Ask God sincerely in your heart for forgiveness and you are forgiven. You can't fool God. So, if you are just playing along to ease your conscience, you are wasteing your time.

To repent means to feel remorse and then turn away from something. I'll give you a simple example.

I used to cuss. I didn't really see a problem with it. When I started reading the bible and developing a relationship with God, I read that we "should not let any unwholesome talk" come out of our mouths. There are several verses that indicate that cussing isn't fitting for someone who professes love for God.

Over time I became ashamed of my language and stopped cussing. Not only do I not cuss anymore but now I even find it offensive when others cuss.

It's not as if I stopped cussing but still have the desire. I have no desire to cuss anymore, not even when I stub my toe or burn myself.

That's what true repentence is. You learn to love what God loves and hate what God hates. When that happens it is much easier to do what you should and avoid what you shouldn't.

How to do it? For me, I read the bible so that I can learn what God does and doesn't want me to do, and why. Then I pray about it and ask God to help me. Then God just changes me inside (the way I see things and feel about things). More and more as the years go by!

Repenting means you turn in the opposite direction of the sin. You feel sorry and, and this is a very important part, you do your best to not do it again.

Prayer & solemn meditation.
Deep soul searching & honest sorrow for trespasses against my fellow people.
I must truly hurt on the inside for any harm I may have caused anyone or else my penance is not heart-felt.

We are to confess our sins to God and to one another (it keeps us accountable when someone else knows about it) and we are to turn from them and not do them anymore. We need to ask God's help in turning from them, because He will help to change our desires.

Amend your life that you don't commit them again!

I don't. I'm not religious so there is no point to it for me. I'm not apologizing to anyone unless I have directly hurt them - a living person that I know, can see and touch.

I am a sinner. I live in a modern world and in the course of my everyday life I sin. I do not treat others unfairly, I do what ever is in my power to be good to others. In the course of religion I sin but in my life I do all I can for the good of my fellow man. Will I be judged in heaven? I think not.

i make up for my sins by forgiving others.

all you have to do is say sorry to Jesus! a priest has no authority to forgive you, only Jesus. and it really is that easy!
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
acts 2:38

there is only one way you recieve the holy spirit in the bible and that is with speaking with other tongues as the SPIRIT gave the utterance. it is an amazing experience that you should ask God to give you! and he will! he said this promise is to you and your children and all of you who are afar off, meaning you!

if you want to know more, you can read the bible, it talks about it all through it. you can also ask me, i would be happy to give you more information.

read acts 2 its a pretty cool chapter

God bless

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lil_oz_ilove_jc@hotmail.com
God bless
Kate

Look you need to believe in Jesus as the Son of God that God sent into the world to pay the penalty for your sins. If you truly believe in Jesus, that he is God and that he died for your sins so that you wouldn't have to die for them, and trust in that you will be saved. If you trust in Jesus God will work repentance in you because you receive the Holy Spirit the moment you truly believe in Jesus. The Holy Spirit changes you and you will love God (Jesus) and desire to follow Him, and you will desire to turn from your sins as well. However dont expect to never sin again because that is impossible for a human being, but you should not practice sin after trusting in Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Once you are saved you will change, if there is no change in your desire to know and follow Jesus and to get the sin out of your life then you are still not saved regardless of what you think. Once you are saved it can take a while to get some sinful habits out of your life, but you will want the habits gone. If you dont want all sin out of your life then you are probably not saved. A saved person will always sin but the difference is that you will not be comfortable sinning and you will wish your sinful desires would go away and never return. Over time as you mature in the Spirit as a Christian you will become more and more free from sin, but you will not be totally free from sin until you depart from this earthly body. Dont worry God promises to give us new bodies and a new earth that will be infinitely more glorious than what you see now.

I don't. I do what I want and if it's a "sin", so be it. I refuse to feel bad for anything I do. Who really cares what the imaginary man in the sky thinks?!

sin is transgression of the law.

so to repent of sin, is to repent of transgressing God's law.

From transgressing God's laws, to obeying God's laws

Just remember that obeying the works of the law will not save you or else Christ's death is in vein.

Put your trust in Jesus Christ as your saviour first. And then if you love him, keep the laws, repent of sin, and serve him to the best of your ability.

In otherwords, to be saved you must repent (turn from) of your unbelief or not trusting Jesus, into trusting Jesus as your saviour.

You will not find the phrase "repent of your sins" anywhere in the Bible. Of the 45 verses in the old testament (KJV) that contain the word "repent", God Himself repented at least 22 times. The word "repent" cannot mean "to be sorry for your sins" or "to turn from your sins", otherwise God is a sinner. "Repent" means "to turn from" or "to change your mind" or "do the opposite".

If you think that "turning from your evil ways" is repenting, please read Jonah:

Jonah 3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Jonah 3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

You will notice in the above that God calls turning from their evil way "WORKS" and that God "repented of the evil that he said that he would do unto them"

Repenting of your sins is not part of salvation. That is "works", and we know that:
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

There is a repentance that is required for salvation. That is "Repent and believe". Turning from believing in your good works (dead works - Heb 6:1), or trusting in idols, or not believing to trusting (believing on) Jesus Christ alone for your salvation.

You don't.

turn from your iniquity accept the Son Of God As the only way to God . Trust Yashuah to forgive you Confess with your mouth that He was raised from Death . Beleive in your Heart that he is In Fact God Almighty's Only Beggaten Son . Follow Ywhws' Law Keep His Commandments . Have an Active (without ceacing ) Prayer Life . Reach out to a world darkened with selfish dellusional veiws . Know God will change you from the sinful person of the past . Seer the old man and be reborn .thousands of instructions that say the same thing QUIT SINNING ( Trust God As All Powerfull) He will Keep His Servent in Perfect peace !

Confess to Hillary and all will be forgiven. lol

Turn from them,don't practice a certain sin.Read 1Corinthians 6:9,10.

everyone must commit sins it is how Allah judges us he created all man with weakness
first you must remember that sin and feel ashamed and disgusted with it knowing Allah was watching you do it.
Then you must promise to never go back to that sin with all your heart
lastly apologise to Allah and mean it and change your actions because tears will speak nothing actions will. If it helps research the story about the man who committed ninety nine murders I know it sounds odd but Just do it if you have already heard of it then it should help

What does the bible say about how to repent?

Ezekiel 18:21, "But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die."

Isaiah 55:6-7, "Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon."

Titus 2:11-12, "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age."

Proverbs 28:13, "He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy."

Repenting and turning around are two different steps. I like the answer given by anonymous.

Easy, just close your eyes and say "forgive me, please" just before they pass the tray of grape juice down your isle.

It seems many people believe it convenient to forego giving any kind of direct apology or making any kind of restitution to the person or persons harmed by their "sin," but instead just ask their third party god for forgiveness, and thereby rid themselves of any pesky feelings of guilt that might cause them to take responsibility for their actions.

I think they (the "sinners") should acknowlege that if their god is any good, then he/she/it would not forgive a "sin" for which the "sinner" is not repentent enough to make an honest attempt to make things right with the transgressed.

"Repenting" is the religious word for "forking over money"