Scriptural witnesses to the principle of repentance

I've written a number of posts about repentance in the past and it seems to me that I should let the scriptures bear witness of it. There are many people that know very well the necessity of faith in Christ, but don't know about repentance.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: (Acts17:30)

And inasmuch as they sinned they might be chastened, that they might repent; (Doctrine & Covenants 1:27)

And, again, I say unto you, that whoso having knowledge, have I not commanded to repent? (Doctrine & Covenants 29:49)

Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance. (2 Nephi 26:27)

Say nothing but repentance unto this generation; keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed. (Doctrine & Covenants 6:9)

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (Mark 1:4)

Why we must repent

11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
12 And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance. (Doctrine & Covenants 18:13)

Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:2)

For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance; (Doctrine & Covenants 1:31)

And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their sins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins. (Alma 11: 37, emphasis added)

And surely every man must repent or suffer, for I, God, am endless. (Doctrine & Covenants 19:4)

But, wo, wo, unto you that are not pure in heart, that are filthy this day before God; for except ye repent the land is cursed for your sakes; (Jacob 3:3)

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
(Luke 13:3)

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: (Matthew 3:8)

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38)

Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; (Isaiah 1:16)

Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven; (Doctrine & Covenants 1:32)

We are given probationary time to repent

And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents. (2 Nephi 2:21)

How the Lord receives our repentance

Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more. (Doctrine & Covenants 58: 42)

And how great is his [the Lord’s] joy in the soul that repenteth! (Doctrine & Covenants 18:13, bracketed text added)

I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. (Luke 15:7)

How we are brought to repentance

...thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed (Ezekiel 16:61)

And now, my son, I desire that ye should let these things trouble you no more, and only let your sins trouble you, with that trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance. (Alma 42:29)

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. (Psalms 38:18)

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. (2 Corinthians 7:10)

The Principle of Confession

Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: (Ezra 10:11)

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins (Nehemiah 9:2)

By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them. (Doctrine & Covenants 58:43)

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)

The Principle of Restitution

Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found (Leviticus 6:4)

…he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. (Numbers 5:7)

An example of repentance

2 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.
3 And it came to pass that after they had spoken these words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who should come, according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them. (Mosiah 4: 2-3)

The result in our lives when we repent

12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true.
13 And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to live peaceably, and to render to every man according to that which is his due. (Mosiah 4:12-13)

In conclusion:

33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
34 Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked. (Alma 34:33-35)

And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them. (Mosiah 4:10)

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