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There has been much confusion and damage caused among both believers and the unsaved by the misunderstanding of, and the misuse of the word “repent.” If the unbeliever hears an unclear or inaccurate Gospel message, then it is less likely that he will believe and become saved (2 Cor. 4:4; John 3:16). If the believer is unclear in his Good News presentation, then he will become less fruitful in his primary purpose of glorifying God by bearing much fruit (John 15:8). In addition, he brings a curse from God upon himself for polluting the grace message (Gal. 1:6-10). (This anathema has nothing to do with his own eternal life as Paul included himself in that warning. (1) We are saved by grace through faith [Eph. 2:8, 9], not by being obedient in our Christian life). We frequently hear the so-called gospel message to unbelievers as “repent of your sins and believe in Jesus” in order to be eternally saved. There is no verse in the Bible stating such, and this message is clearly adding a second requirement to the Bible's one mandate of "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,..." (Acts 16:31). The Bible never mentions the terms “repent of sin” or “repentance of sin," let alone making it a requirement for receiving eternal life.(2) This fact alone should make us quite cautious of using the term in our Gospel presentation. We receive eternal life solely by believing in Jesus (John 3:16, et al). The purpose of this study is to clarify the meaning of the words “repent/repentance” and discover what God means in the Bible when He uses these words.