6. Church people fade the meaning of repentance
6. Church people fade the meaning of repentance Church people often understand the word repentance as a word to repent, confess, and ask for forgiveness for the wrongdoings they have committed while living in the world. When they have done something that is not right in the eyes of God, or have done something bad to others, or have done something that others would point fingers at as a child of God, they come to church, repent for their actions, and ask God to forgive them. If you understand the meaning of Jesus' words, "Repent" as "Repent for a mistake, confess, and ask for forgiveness," then you are misunderstanding the Bible. Repentance is when a sinner who has turned away from God turns back to God. There is a parable of the prodigal son in the Bible. In Luke 15:11-24, it says that a father had two sons, and the younger one asked his father for his share in advance. So the father gave him the inheritance, but he went to a foreign country and live...