IS YOUR REPENTANCE GENUINE? WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT TRUE CHANGE – PART 1

Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.9 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Transformed Podcast Episode 114 | March 13, 2025 Dr. Greg Gifford unpacks what true repentance looks like and why it’s more than just saying “I’m sorry.” Many people express regret, but real biblical repentance leads to lasting change. Learn how to discern between genuine repentance and empty apologies, both in yourself and in others. ___ Preorder the new book, Lies My Therapist Told Me, by Fortis Institute Fellow Dr. Greg Gifford now! https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/liesmytherapisttoldme ___ Thanks for listening! Transformed would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Transformed we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0	What is?
0:01.2	What is?
0:01.5	What is?
0:02.0	What is biblical counseling?
0:03.9	Biblical counseling will grow you from brokenness to wholeness.
0:07.7	I think what you just said made me look at those scenarios differently.
0:10.5	God replaced all my junk with a beautiful light.
0:14.8	God's really been changing the way that I parent my children.
0:19.9	The most amazing thing is the sufficiency of his word. This is
0:24.4	Transform. And now your host, assistant professor of biblical counseling at the Master's
0:30.1	University and certified biblical counselor, Dr. Greg Gifford. Welcome back to Transform. My name is Dr. Greg Gifford.
0:40.1	And have you ever been apologized to?
0:43.2	And you just wonder if that person is sincere.
0:46.4	Have you ever had someone say they're sorry?
0:48.7	Cry.
0:49.8	Eh, he, ha, ha.
0:51.8	And yet, you don't really see any change.
0:54.1	They almost immediately go back to the behavior for which
0:57.8	they were seeking forgiveness in today's episode we'll do two parts of demonstrating and looking for
1:04.4	repentance demonstrating repentance and looking for it maybe looking or observing, we are not called to be overly critical people,
1:14.5	but we are called to be discerning.
1:16.5	So if you've been in that situation where someone asks for your forgiveness, they use all the right
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