"The Greek word translated 'repentance' [metanoia] in the New Testament comes from two Greek words that mean literally 'to change the mind.' This is what repentance is: a changing of the mind about God, about one's condition, about the means of salvation. It is a turning of the heart."[1]
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[1] Max Lucado, He Did This Just For You (Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000), p. 14, brackets added.
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