Remorse or Repentance (Part 2 of 3)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
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🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Scripture describes repentance as a radical reversal from our sinful wanderings. It’s a crucial element of salvation—but it isn’t simply a one-time event that marks the beginning of life as a Christian. Find out why on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.
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| 0:00.0 | The Bible describes repentance as a change of mind. |
| 0:29.3 | It's a radical reversal from our sinful wanderings, and it's a crucial element of our salvation. |
| 0:36.0 | But it doesn't end there. |
| 0:38.8 | Today on Truth for Life, |
| 0:40.0 | Alistairbegg explains why repentance isn't simply a one-time event |
| 0:44.3 | that marks the beginning of our lives as followers of Jesus. |
| 0:58.5 | Repentance is a mind-altering experience. |
| 1:03.7 | It is not simply a change of direction, it is not simply a change of heart, but it is a change of mind. |
| 1:06.0 | The Westminster Divines put it so helpfully in the confession of faith, and I quote from it, when they said |
| 1:12.9 | repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner out of a true sense of his sin and apprehension |
| 1:21.3 | of the mercy of God in Christ, doth with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it to God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after new obedience. |
| 1:37.0 | Calvin in his institute says repentance is the true turning of our life to God, a turning that arises from a pure and earnest fear of Him, |
| 1:48.0 | and it consists in the mortification of our flesh and of the old man, and in the vivification of the Spirit. |
| 1:57.4 | I'll come back to that and say it in layman's terms in a moment or two from now, but for those |
| 2:01.6 | who get the tape, at least they have two helpful quotes. Let me turn you to the New Testament and |
| 2:06.8 | give a classic illustration of this radical reversal. Luke's Gospel in chapter 15. Luke 15, |
| 2:13.8 | the story of the lost sheep, the lost coins, and the lost son. We don't have time to work our way |
| 2:19.8 | through it, nor should we, but I simply want you to notice the change in this boy between verse |
| 2:26.9 | 12 and verse 19. In verse 12, he says to his father, give me my share of the estate. |
| 2:36.7 | His life is marked by the demand, give me. |
| 2:42.1 | In verse 19, his life is marked by the request, make me. |
| 2:49.7 | Because he has come to an awareness of his condition. The Bible says that |
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