Isaiah 55:6-7
6 a“Seek the Lord while he may be found;call upon him while he is near;
7let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Ezekiel 18:30-31
30“Therefore bI will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. cRepent and turn from all your transgressions, dlest iniquity be your ruin. ▼▼Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block
31 fCast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and gmake yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! hWhy will you die, O house of Israel? Zechariah 1:3-4
3Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: iReturn to me, says the Lord of hosts, and jI will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. 4 kDo not be like your fathers, lto whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, mReturn from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But nthey did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord.Matthew 3:8
8Bear fruit oin keeping with repentance.Ephesians 4:22-24
22to pput off qyour old self, ▼▼Greek man; also verse 24
which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through sdeceitful desires, 23and tto be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24and to put on uthe new self, vcreated after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Titus 2:11-14
11For wthe grace of God xhas appeared, bringing salvation yfor all people, 12training us to renounce ungodliness and zworldly passions, and aato live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in abthe present age, 13 acwaiting for our blessed adhope, the aeappearing of the glory of our great afGod and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 agwho gave himself for us to ahredeem us from all lawlessness and aito purify for himself aja people for his own possession who are akzealous for good works.
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