Assertion: repentance | /r/HasProperty | the process
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: With all this in mind, let’s draw up a definition: Repentance is the process of turning from our sinful way of life and turning to godliness.
text: There is an initial repentance, but it is important to realize that repentance is also a process.
text: Essentially, repentance is simply that process by which a person who is away from God recognises that situation and goes back to God.
text: Indeed, the only medium in which a murderer can reasonably seek forgiveness is repentance itself, the process whereby the sinner bypasses the world and pleads his or her case directly before God.
text: They note that the Greek word for repentance (metanoia) literally means “to change the mind” and so those who hold this view argue that repentance is simply the process of changing the mind about the source of one’s eternal life.
text: Repentance is the process by which a person can take control of their own destiny in partnership with God and participate in the process that leads away from incorrect choice (ie. sin).
text: Repentance is a process that continues on till the day you die.
text: Repentance is a process that begins at salvation, although being born-again itself is not a process.