"A broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise."   To whom is repentance to be preached? "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations."  (Luke 24:47) Who are called to repentance? "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."  (Luke 5:32) How is one to know he is a sinner? "By the law is the knowledge of sin."  (Romans 3:20) Is this a universal rule? "We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin."  (Romans 3:9) To what is the transgressor of the law subject? "Let no man deceive you with vain words; for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience."  (Eph 5:6) What is it that awakens the soul to a knowledge of its condition before the law? "When the comforter is come, he will reprove the world of sin."  (John 16:8) What will be the inquiry of those who are thus convicted? "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"  (Acts 2:37) What reply should be returned to this inquiry? "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins...."  (Acts 2:38) "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved."  (Acts 16:31) How will the convicted sinner be constrained to act? "I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."  (Psalm 38:18) What will Godly sorrow work? "For Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation."  (2 Corinthians 7:10) NOTE: Repentance is the effect of Godly sorrow, not the cause.  What will any other kind of sorrow do? "The sorrow of the world worketh death."  (2 Corinthians 7:10) NOTE: The sorrow of the world is the result of carnal considerations, and the sinner regrets more that the sin is exposed, than that the evil was committed. What does true repentance involve? "Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die?"  (Ezekiel 18:31) After repentance, how should one live? "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"  (Romans 6:1,2) Whose servant is he that commiteth sin? "He that committeth sin is of the devil."  (1 John 3:8) How does God Regard the truly penitent? "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my Word."  (Isaiah 66:2) What promise is made to those who confess their sins? "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  (1 John 1:9) By what are we cleansed from sin? "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."  (1 John 1:7) Toward whom are we to repent? "Repentance toward God."  (Acts20:21) To whom must we excersise faith? "And faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ."  (Acts 20:21) Does repentance preceed faith? "Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel."  (Mark 1:14,15) NOTE: That faith which believes God to be self-existent and eternal (Hebrews 11:6), which accepts the Bible as His will to men, must necessarily and always preceed repentance. But that faith which takes hold on Christ as the Saviour, and accepts him as the sacrifice for the transgression of God's law, must follow repentance. How will one show that he has truly repented? "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance."  (Matthew 3:8) What does the grace of God teach? "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that denying unGodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world."  (Titus 2:11, 12)