But there were many, if not most, who came to God with truly humble, repentant hearts 2. An assembly to separate themselves a. A sin might miss the target by an inch, or it might miss it by ten feet - but it was still a sin either way. It was also important to confess the iniquities of their fathers . Because they had to admit that not only they were sinners, but they came from sinful ancestors.
Repentance grows as faith grows.
No it is the grace of a lifetime, like faith itself. Repentance is the inseparable companion of faith. How often the discovery of something new in the loveliness of the Lord Jesus has brought with it the discovery of some new corruption in our own hearts. . . . God will never plant the seed of His life upon the soil of a hard, unbroken spirit. He will only plant that seed where the conviction of His Spirit has brought brokenness, where the soil has been watered with the tears of repentance as well as the tears of joy.