Acts 17:30

Paul Speaks To The Areopagus

²⁹ Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination. ³⁰ “Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent, ³¹ because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

God Made

Change Of Heart

No

Luke 24:47

and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Acts 14:16

In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way,

Romans 3:25

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

Mark 6:12

So they went out and preached that people should repent.

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people,

Matthew 4:17

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Acts 11:18

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

Acts 17:23

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed:

TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.

Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

Acts 20:21

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.

1 Peter 4:3

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Psalm 50:21

You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Mark 1:15

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!”

Luke 15:10

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 26:17-20

I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to them

Romans 1:28

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

Romans 2:4

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

Ephesians 4:17-32

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.

Ephesians 5:6-8

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

1 Peter 1:14-15

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.