Penitent

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• PROMISES TOLeviticus 26:40–42Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:7Deuteronomy 4:29–31Deuteronomy 5:29Deuteronomy 30:1–102 Kings 22:191 Chronicles 28:9Job 22:23–29Job 23:6Job 33:26–28Psalms 6:8Psalms 6:9Psalms 9:10Psalms 22:26Psalms 24:3–6Psalms 32:5Psalms 32:6Psalms 34:18Psalms 51:17
• See Forgiveness
• See Repentance
• See Sin, Confession of
• See Obduracy
• See Reprobacy

The passages, in Bible order (50)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Leviticus 26:40–42

   But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—

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   “If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers,....

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2. Numbers 5:6

   “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty

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   “What does this mean: "if any man or woman commits one of all the human sins"?Scripture call the smaller sins human. It is not possible for human nature, subject to change as it is, to be delivered from every sin. For "no one is clean …

   “Speak unto the children of Israel,....

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3. Numbers 5:7

   and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.

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   “Then they shall confess their sin which they have done,....

   “Shall confess their sin - Without confession or acknowledgment of sin, there was no hope of mercy held out. He shall recompense - For without restitution, in every possible case, God will not for give the iniquity of a man’s sin. How can any person in a case of defraud, with his neighbor’s property in his possession, expect to receive mercy from the hand of a just and holy God? See this subject considered in the notes on Gen 42:38 (note).

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4. Deuteronomy 4:29–31

   But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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   “But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God,.... By prayer and supplication, acknowledging and confessing sin, and desiring that God would be gracious and forgive it, and bring them out of their miserable condition; even if out of those depths of affliction and distress, and though scattered about in the world, and in the uttermost parts of it: thou shalt find him; to be a God hearing and answering prayer, gracious and merciful, ready to help and deliver: if they seek him with all their heart and with all their soul; sincerely and affectionately.

   “Unwilling, as it might seem, to close his discourse with words of terror, Moses makes a last appeal to them in these verses in a different strain. Deu 4:34 Temptations - Compare Deu 7:18-19; Deu 29:2-3; not, “i. e.” the tribulations and persecutions undergone by the Israelites, out the plagues miraculously inflicted on the Egyptians. Deu 4:37 He chose their seed after them - literally, “his seed after him.” Speaking of the love of God to their fathers in general, Moses has more especially in mind that one of them who was called “the Friend of God” Jas 2:

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5. Deuteronomy 5:29

   If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

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   “O that there were such an heart in them,....

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6. Deuteronomy 30:1–10

   “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,

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   “And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee,....

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7. 2 Kings 22:19

   because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

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   “Because thine heart was tender,....

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8. 1 Chronicles 28:9

   As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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   "Do you know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys the temple of God, him will God destroy." And in another place: "The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you abandon him, he also will abandon you."

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9. Job 22:23–29

   If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

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   “If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle.

   “This is what he means, in my opinion: "Confess your sins; receive from God's mouth his support after your confession; and take his words into your heart." Certainly Eliphaz said these things, as he believed, by making himself equal to Job.… However, he pronounces a correct dogma here. He, in fact, thinks that Job suffers his adversities because of his sins but also so that he will be purified through the endurance of his afflictions. Once he is purified, he will be delivered from any extraneous element and freed from any involvement with iniquity.

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10. Job 23:6

    Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.

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    “I would not that He should contend with me with great power, nor oppress me with the weight of His mightiness. For the soul of one however righteous, if he be judged with strictness by Almighty God, is borne down by the weight of His mightiness. In which same words this is likewise to be understood, that whereas the holy man shews the might of God, what else of Him does he desire, but His weakness? And it is written, the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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11. Job 33:26–28

    He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.

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    “He shall pray unto God, and He will be favourable unto him. He says that the Messenger implores first, and man afterwards; for did not the Lord first intercede with the Father through His Incarnation, and pray for our life, our insensibility would never rouse itself to ask for those things which are eternal. But the entreaty of His Incarnation came first, that our awakening from sloth might afterwards follow.

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12. Psalms 6:8

    Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

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    "Depart." This is the third principal part, in which the fruit of penance is set forth. Hence here he shows himself to have been heard, and thereupon he rejoices. And concerning this he does three things. First, he repels his enemies from himself. Second, he …

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13. Psalms 6:9

    The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

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    “Next, when he says "For he has heard," he declares that he has been heard. Here it should be noted that above he had set forth three things: namely, prayer, when he said "Have mercy"; second, entreaty, that he might be freed: "Turn back"; third, …

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14. Psalms 9:10

    Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

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    “Those who have a perfect knowledge of your name trust in no other thing. They are not abandoned by God. This word must be understood with wisdom and reverence, considering that one should not think that the person who lives rightly in his daily affairs …

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15. Psalms 22:26

    The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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    “To inquire, respecting God, if it tends not to strife but to discovery, is salutary. For it is written in David, "The poor eat and shall be filled; and they shall praise the Lord that seek him. Your heart shall live forever." For they who seek him after the true search, praising the Lord, shall be filled with the gift that comes from God, that is, knowledge. And their soul shall live; for the soul is figuratively termed the heart, which ministers life: for by the Son is the Father known.

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16. Psalms 24:3–6

    Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?

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    “Where should you stand, you who seek sanctification from God? The writer says, "You have established my feet on the rock." "Christ was the rock." Let us learn about the one who follows these promises.

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