This meme reminds me of a cartoon I saw the other day about the meaning of repentance. In the picture there were two men standing outside in what looked like a city park. One was a sidewalk prophet holding a sign that said: "REPENT"! The other man was a bystander out for a walk. After reading the sign, the bystander just had one question: "Wouldn't I have to pent first?" he asked.[1]
This is what we are unfortunately dealing with when it comes to the word "repent". Most people have no clue what it means! And worse yet is that the explanations they are given are usually either unclear or just plain wrong. But if instead of the word "Repent" (whatever that means) I were to say, "Change your thinking" -- now that's a lot more clear!
Let's keep the gospel clear by explaining what biblical repentance is: a change of mind.[2]
References:
[1] See the CartoonStock cartoon by Crowden Satz, "Wouldn't I have to pent first?" (Search ID: CS565496), uploaded March 6, 2022.
[2] For example, see Hebrews 12:17, KJV, where the marginal note for "place of repentance" says: "Or, way to change his mind."