Confess your sins NOT just to God BUT also with each other!

To God all sin is sin. We must have right relationship with God and man. The Spirit of god which is the holy spirit convicts people of their sin , also comforts, speaks truth and testifies about Jesus Christ, brings righteousness corrects, reproves and instructs .The holy spirit has the ability to draw the sinner to repentance and comforts and helps us in our weaknesses, troubles and our prayers. Our responsibility is to genuinely repent, humble ourselves in confessing the sin, and ask for forgiveness from each other as well as from God. we see many verses regarding confessing sins
Ezra found mercy when he prayed in Ezra 9:6

Nehemiah found mercy as he came before God in Nehemiah 1:5-7

Daniel found mercy praying to the Lord and confessing in Daniel 9:4-7

The apostle Paul found mercy in 1Timothy 1:12-17

Joseph’s brothers asking for his forgiveness in Genesis 50:17-18

Unbelievers denies the reality of sin itself and are often filled with pride, self centeredness and they refuse to admit sin and repent rejects to take a responsibility for their actions, refuses to repent. They rationalize and look for excuses to justify their sins. They make every attempt to justify their wrong doing and claim that there was nothing wrong in their doing.

Satan wants us to be filled with pride, self righteous, self-centeredness, lies, to be boasters of sin and Shame and to be his captives and servant of unrighteousness.

Benefits of confessing sins with eachother: Confessing sins with each other brings us close to God gives relief, eases the heavy loads of guilt and shame in our conscience. It gives an opportunity to examine ourselves, conscience, and our behaviour . It lessen the burden of sin, brings inner peace and emotional healing, builds trust in relationships which helps our ability to live a healthy life, emotionally, spiritually and physically.

Scripture Reference:
Heb. 6:1: Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God.

Mt. 6:14, 15: For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Psa. 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"--and you forgave the guilt of my sin .

2 Sam. 12:14 - even though the sin is forgiven, there is punishment due for the forgiven sin. David is forgiven but his child was still taken

John 20:23: "Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained."

Neh. 9:2-3 - the aelites stood before the assembly and confessed sins publicly and interceded for each other.

If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." Ps. 66:18.

Matthew 18:15: If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

James 5:16: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16

Lev. 5:5 - he shall confess that in which he has sinned

Acts 26:20: I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.

Ezek. 18:31: Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.

Gal. 6:1: Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Dan. 4:27: Renounce your sins by doing what is right and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed.

1 Timothy 5:22: Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Luke 17:3-4: Jesus tells us that when a brother sins against us, we should rebuke him, and if he repents we are to forgive him.

Prov. 28:13: People who cover over their sins will not prosper. But if they confess and forsake them, they will receive mercy."

Ephesians 4:25: Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, help us to confess our faults with each other by Producing the fruits of repentance so that the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us .

What are your excuses to justify sin and to remain in ungodliness? What does Gods word say when you justify?

People who want to live in sinful ungodly life will have lots of excuses, some even may claim as their personality , and some may say God made me that way, some may even say split personality, or bipolar etc , some even may use the Bible to justify their unholy lifestyles.

Men throughout the Bible were commanded to be morally perfect (Genesis 17:1-2; Deuteronomy 7:6; 18:13; I Chronicles 28:9; I Kings 8:61; Matthew 5:48; Exodus 22:31; 14:2,21; 26:19; 28:9; II Corinthians 13:9-11; I Peter 1:15-16); and many men such as Job, Noah, David, Asa, the parents of John the Baptist, and many others were mentioned to be morally perfect (Job 1; Genesis 6:9; Psalms 18:30-36; 101:2-3: I Kings 15:14; 20:3; Luke 1:6). That is not to say that they never sinned, but that they repented and became sinless.


1. If the Apostle Paul wasn't perfect in this life, then how can we expect to be perfect?"


Colossians 1:10-13, I Peter 2:24, I John 5:17, Romans 8:3-4

2.I am not righteous because of anything I have done. Jesus' righteousness has been imputed unto me. The Father sees me as righteous, although I sin every day!

Deuteronomy 25:16, I Corinthians 6:9-11, I John 3:10, I John 3:6, Acts 10:34-35, Romans 2:18, Romans 2:6-11, Romans 6:16, Matthew 13:41-42,

3. We will never be perfect until we get to heaven."

II Timothy 4:6-8, Philippians 3:16, James 2:10, I Corinthians 4:16; 11:1, I Thessalonians 1:5-6, I Thessalonians 2:10-12 , I Corinthians 9:27, Acts 24:16, Colossians 1:28 and II Corinthians 13:9-11, Philippians 1:9-11; 2:14-16; I Corinthians 1:8; II Corinthians 6:18-7:1; II Timothy 3:16-17; I Peter 5:10; James 1:2-4; Jude 24-25, Philippians 3:20-21, I John 3:2-3

4.If the Apostle Paul was the 'chief of sinners' at the same time he was an Apostle of Christ, then how can any of us ever expect to live sinless in this life?"

Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42, James 2:10-16; Romans 3:31; 8:3-4, Matthew 22:34-40; Galatians 5:14, Luke 10:25-28; John 14:15,21-24; 15:9-12; Romans 13:8-10; I John 2:3-5,10,15-17; 3:4-17,23-24; 4:7-17,20-21; 5:2-4,18; II John 5-9; Revelation 12:17; 14:12; and 22:14,I John 1:8, Galatians 3:24, Proverbs 1:7; Isaiah 66:1-2

5."I am not under the law, I am under grace. The law condemns me for my sinful habits, but grace forgives."

I Timothy 1:8-10, Timothy 1:12-15, Matthew 1:21, I John 3:4-10; Titus 2:11-14; I Peter 2:24; Hebrews 13:20-21, II Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:2-4, Romans 6:12-23; Titus 2:11-14, I Corinthians 9:27; I Thessalonians 2:10-12; Philippians 3:15-17; Acts 24:16, I Corinthians 4:16; 11:1; Philippians 4:9, Colossians 1:28 and II Corinthians 13:9-11, Colossians 1:20-22; 4:12; Hebrews 13:20-21, I Thessalonians 3:12-13; 5:23-24, Ephesians 1:4; Romans 12:1; Philippians 1:9-11; 2:14-16; I Corinthians 1:8; II Corinthians 6:18-7:1; II Timothy 3:16-17; I Peter 5:10; James 1:2-4; Jude 24-25

6. No one is perfect but Jesus!"

Genesis 17:1-2; Deuteronomy 7:6; 18:13; I Chronicles 28:9; I Kings 8:61; Matthew 5:48; Exodus 22:31; 14:2,21; 26:19; 28:9; II Corinthians 13:9-11; I Peter 1:15-16, Job 1; Genesis 6:9; Psalms 18:30-36; 101:2-3: I Kings 15:14; 20:3; Luke 1:6, Titus 2:11-14, Matthew 6:24,Ezekiel 18:1-32, Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 10:12, John 3:18-21; Romans 1:18-22; Ephesians 4:18-19

7. God did not give the law so that we would keep it, but so that we would break it to exalt His grace!"

Deuteronomy 5:29-33; 6:24; 8:1-3; 10:12-13; 11:26-33; 12:28; 27:14-26; 28:1-68; 29:9-28; 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1,44-45,93,165; Proverbs 7:2; Luke 4:4; II Timothy 3:16-17, Romans 6:1-2; John 8:11, Romans 7: 14 – 23, Romans 6:16-18

8.It is impossible to be free from sin in this life!"

Romans 6:19-23, Romans 8:6, Romans 7:14-23, Romans 7:14-25 and I Timothy 1:15, Galatians 3:24, Romans 6:14, James 2:14-26

9. We do not need to do anything to be saved. Jesus did it all!"

I John 2:17b, I Peter 1:22 ,Hebrews 5:8, Matthew 7:21

10. I want to live right and to please the Lord and this is proof that I am saved."

Colossians 3:5, Proverbs 20:6, Luke 16:15, Matthew 23:25-28, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:30, Luke 18:11, Romans 10:3, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 30:12, Romans 10:3

11."I was born a sinner because of Adam's sin."

John 8:34; Romans 6:16-19, James 4:17, II Peter 2:14-15, Isaiah 53:6, II Peter 2:19, Jeremiah 5:5, Romans 3:12, Romans 1:18-21, Ecclesiastes 7:29, Romans 5:12, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Matthew 18:2-4 , Matthew 19:4

12. We need to crucify our flesh every day, not once for all."

Galatians 5:24, Romans 6:11, 1 Peter 1:23, Galatians 5:16-17, Romans 13:14, Galatians 5:24-25, Isaiah 42:16, Psalm 119:130, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Romans 8:1, Isaiah 55:8-9, John 8:31-32, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 8:4, James 1:13-15, Romans 8:7-10, Titus 3:5, Romans 8:12-14, John 6:63-64

13. I sin because I have a sinful nature and I will always have it until I die."

Ezekiel 36:26, John 8:34-36, Romans 7:17-23, James 5:20, Romans 8:13, Galatians 5:16, Romans 8:8-9, Romans 8:5, Galatians 5:24, Romans 8:3, Romans 8:1, 1 John 1:9, Romans 6:12, Galatians 5:16 - 25 ,

14. There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, no matter what they do!"

Galatians 5:25, Galatians 5:16, Romans 8:1, Romans 7:14-25, Romans 8:9, John 10:27-28, 1 John 1:7, Psalm 41:9, Matthew 13:18-23, John 15:6, Romans 2:7-8, Galatians 1:6, Ephesians 5:3-7, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, Hebrews 11:13,2 Peter 1:10-11, Galatians 5:2-4, James 4:4, Matthew 13:41-42, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Revelation 3:4-5, Romans 8:5-8,

15. But we are by nature children of wrath, not by choice!"
Ephesians 2:2-5, Romans 8:2-4, I Timothy 1:8-11, Romans 5:12, Romans 6:17–18, Romans 6:22–23, Ephesians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:21, Ezekiel 33:11 , II Peter 3:9, Acts 17:30, II Cor. 5:17, Eph 1:4, I Peter 1:14-16, I John 3:9, Eph 4:24, Colossians 3:6, Titus 2:11-12, Rom 8:5-8, Romans 6:2, Romans 6:6 , John 8:44, II Timothy 3:2-5, Rom 8:29; II Cor 3:17-18, I John 4:7

16. Jesus died for me so that I would not have to keep the law. He kept the law for me, so that I could break it and still be forgiven!"
Romans 7:1-4, Galatians 5:18, Galatians 5:19-24, Deuteronomy 6:17, Joshua 22:5, 1 Kings 2:3, Galatians 3:10, Mark 12:30, Proverbs 7:2

17. But that's Old Testament! That doesn't apply to me."

Deuteronomy 7:9, Jeremiah 31:31-34; 32:27-41; Ezekiel 11:18-21; 36:25-28; Hebrews 8:8-10, I John 4:19; John 14:15, 21-23, 2 Timothy 3:15-17 , Hebrews 10:26-29, Hebrews 12:14

18."As long as we live in this human flesh, we are bound to sin!"

Galatians 5:7, Galatians 5:16,19-24, John 8:34, 2Cor.5:21, 1 Corinthians 3:1–3, 2 Corinthians 5:17

19.Yes, I still sin but at least I'm sorry for my sins."

Romans 7:14-25, James 2:14-26; Rom.3:31, I John 2:3-4, I Corinthians 5:1, Proverbs 1:22, 2 Peter 2:17, Heb 11:13-14, Mt 7:21

20. Look at those carnal Corinthian Christians - some of them are fornicators, others are full of envy and strife. This is proof that we can sin and still be Christians."

Hebrews 5:12-14, 2 Cor. 5:17, Galatians 5:17-24

21. I sin daily because I am just a babe in Christ."

Romans 8:6, John 12:42, 43, Matthew 7:15-20, Galatians 5:29-21, I Corinthians 5:13, Romans 6:18, Romans 6:22, Romans 8:2

22. on Judgment Day, I will only be rewarded for my good works, not judged for my sins. All of my sins will get 'burned up' before the Judgment Seat!"

John 5:28- 29, Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 18:20

23. People are not cast into hell because of their sins, but only because they rejected Jesus. Unbelief is the only sin that will send someone to hell."

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Ezekiel 18:20-32; Matthew 25:31-46; Romans 1:18; 2:6-11; and II Corinthians 5:9-11; Revelation 20:11-15, Ezekiel 28:11-15, 1Corinthians 6:1-4, Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; Proverbs 24:25-25

24. Sin will not affect my eternal destiny. All that matters is that I believe in Jesus!"

Acts 15:9; Mark 7:20-23; Matthew 7:16-20; I John 3:4-10, James 2:14-26, Acts 18:18,24-28, Ezekiel 18:5-32; Proverbs 28:13; I John 1:9; Hebrews 9:27, Hebrews 12:1-17; Proverbs 28:13; I John 1:9; 2:1-4, Titus 2:11-14

25. But if we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us

Luke 14:33; Matthew 16:37-38, I John 3:5; also Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 1:21, 1 John 3:8, Romans 8:8- 9

26. I am still heaven bound when I sin, because I am covered in the blood of Jesus!"

I John 1:9, I John 1:8, 2 Cor. 7:1, Eph. 4:20-24, John 15:2, Philippians 2:12

27."God doesn't condemn me for my sins, because I have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ!"

James 4:7, Gal. 5:16, James 1:14-16, Matt. 6:13, Heb. 12:4, Rom. 6:12, 1 Pet. 1:14-15, Psa. 119:11, 1 Tim. 5:22

28. Of course I sin every day, but I still love God!"

Matthew 15:7-9, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 15:18-19, Matthew 23:1-33. Mark 9:1, John 14:15

29. Jesus spoke to the Jews who were under the law, and so His teachings on God's commandments and on salvation do not apply to me!"

Luke 20:46-47, 2 Tim. 2:22, Rev. 14:4, Psa. 119:133, 1 John 3:7-8, Luke 8:21, Matt. 7:21,

30. Once saved, always saved."

1 Cor. 5:13, Gal. 5:19-21, 1 Tim 5:22, Rom 8:13, James 1:14-16, 2 Pet 1:9, Heb 12:15, Mat 5:28-29, 2 Pet 3:14, Matthew 7:21, John 8:30-32; I Corinthians 15:1-2; Colossians 1:21-23; Hebrews 3:6-17; 6:7-15; 10:26-29; I John 2:24-25; Revelation 2:10,25-26

31.Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven."

Luke 13:24, John 8:44, Matthew 7:15-20, 1 John 5:18; 3:9, 1 Thes. 5:23, Hebrews 10:14, Matt 5:48, 1 Cor 2:6, Col 1:28, Jude 24, 25, Rom 6:18, 22

32. Christians do not sin habitually, they do not practice sin, but they still sin regularly."
2 Corinthians 13:11, Rom 6:18, 22, Hebrews 10:14, Jude 1:4, 2 Timothy 3:5, Rom 3:8, Rom 6:1-15, Php 2:12-13, Eph 5:5-7, 1 , James 1:21-22, Eph 2:10, 1Pet 1:17, Eccl 9:1, Rom 2:6, 2Cor 11:15, Eccl 12:14, Rom 2:9-10, 1Jn 3:11-12, 1Cor 3:13-15, John 3:21, 1Thes 5:13


33. If you could live sinless, then you wouldn't need Jesus!"

Romans 8:37, II Corinthians 2:14, I Corinthians 15:57, I Peter 2:24, James 2:10-26, II John 9, III John 11, Revelation 14:12, Revelation 22:14-15, 2 Pet 3:14

34. I have tried to be a Christian., I am waiting for God to save me.

John 5:29, Gal. 6:7-9, Titus 2:11-12,

35. I have done all that is possible for me to do. I go to church every week.

2 Timothy 3:5, Matthew 7:15, 1 Timothy 4:7, Jer. 23:16, I Peter 5:8, James 2:19, II Cor. 11:13-15

36. I have given my heart to Christ, but I am still the same.

Mat 7:20, Mat 7:22, Galatians 5:29-21, Acts 3:19, Titus 1:16, Hebrews 10:38, Matthew 10:22

37. I do not have enough time for God.

Luke 14:18-20, Matthew 6:24, 33, Col. 3:2, James 4:8, 2 Timothy 3:4-5, Mark 1:35-37, Luke 5:16, Matthew 4:4

38. My temperament is bad. I need more conviction.

Pro 15:14, Psalm 37:8, James 1:20, 1Corinthians 2:14-15, Eze 3:18-19, Eze 3:20-21, Phil 4:8, Jer 6:15, I Timothy 6:6-10, Romans 2:4

39. My circumstances are horrible.

Romans 12:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, John 8:34, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, 2 Peter 2:4, Deuteronomy 28:47-48, Deuteronomy 28:1-68, John 14:26, James 1:2-4

40. I am too weak to overcome sin.

2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Cor. 12:9-10, Galatians 5:17, Romans 8:5-6

41. No one is perfect.

Matt. 5:48, I Peter 1:16, Romans 2:6-8

42. Jesus hanging out  with the sinners

Mark 2:17, Mark 6:11, Matthew 18:15, Luke 9:41, Mark 8:31-33, 1 Timothy 5:20, Titus 1:9, 13, Matthew 7:23, Matt. 12:49-50

43. I don’t need to confess my sins to anyone, I can do directly with God.

James 5:16, John 9:31, Luke 17:3-4, Matthew 5:24

The wicked justifies their wrong doing!

No sin is excusable or permissible in the Christian's life. God hates all sin and wants us to forsake all sin as his children. Wicked men know about God But they refuse to honor and thank God, refuse to obey his commandments and laws. The wicked people choose to against God and then God allows their sinful desires to control them. These wicked people refuse God’s truth, prefer lie and justify their wrong doings.

There are lots of people who fail to acknowledge their sins, faults, mistakes or wrong doing. They are unrepentant concerning their sin, often rationalize and look for excuses to justify their sins. They make every attempt to justify their wrong doing and claim that there was nothing wrong in their doing but the Holy Bible Clearly says it’s wrong. There are lots of professing Christians living spiritually defeated lives because of their unrighteous acts such as adultery,lust,temptation, addiction to tobacco,smoking,drugs, immodestly dressed women, drunkenness to gambling, divorce, living together, premarital sex, pornography, sexual perversions etc , they tried to justify their sin gradually develop a rebellious spirit. The world today is filled with religious apostates... "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof..." (2nd Timothy 3:5). Proverb 28:4, “They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.”
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We can see this in Proverb 30:20, “Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.”Here the adulterous women broken the seventh Commandment of the Ten Commandments which God gave to Moses. "Thou shalt not commit adultery," Exodus 20:14.

Even the abortionists attempt to justify their sins. They attempt to say that they have not done any wickedness but they ignore Gods commandments Exodus 20:13 tells us, "Thou shalt not kill."

The goal of many women today is not dressing to be Godly and covering up nakedness, but rather to be sexy. A swimsuit will expose nakedness and I have seen some men and women defending themselves that swimsuit will cover important parts. We think that if we get on a swimsuit, our genitals are covered and we are clothed. God says no, you don't just cover your genitals. You cover the thigh. Plus the swimsuit shows off the form and the figure, and is not shamefacedness. It doesn't flow. It is not long. It is not modest. The Bible says we are not to be conformed to the world. Scripture calls us to live and dress modestly, not to gratify the flesh. It calls us to do everything to the glory of God: wearing bathing suits that are designed to cause men to lust and women to publicly display their bodies is the opposite of glorifying God.

Those who claim to "love the Lord," and yet wear these styles, testify to little more than their lack of discernment and confused loyalties. They put their personal reputation and the integrity of their Christian witness at risk. The Bible speaks of those that are "double-minded," and warns that they are "unstable" in all their ways and receive nothing from the Lord (James 1:7, 8). More serious, particularly in the church, they pose an unholy distraction and a stumbling block for others. Scripture is clear: it’s fundamentally a matter of discernment, self-discipline, and self-control (Mark 9:47; Rom. 12:2; 1 Thess. 4:3-8; Titus 2:6). We are living in evil times, when unrepentant sinners are trying to justify every sin imaginable with the Bible. Modesty in dress reveals a modesty and godliness of the heart, attitudes that should be the desire of all women who live to please and honor God.

Smoking does not glorify God. Smoking becomes addictive which makes a slave out of those who use it, it is a bad witness for the Christ, it may be harmful to others, and causes for our weaker brethren to stumble.



So many people today are committing horrible sins, twisting the Scriptures in a sinful attempt to say, "I have done no wickedness."

God DESTROYED the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their wickedness as an EXAMPLE to all who would live ungodly.( 2nd Peter 2:6, Jude 1:7).

Hundreds of suspects for all kinds of crimes, from petty theft to murder. Very few of these suspects ever wanted to admit they had done wrong. In fact, almost all of them started by declaring their innocence. And I may not see ourselves as guilty as a murderer, but we still need to see ourselves as the sinners we are. You and I HAVE DONE WRONG! And God is waiting for us to admit that. The more you love God, the more you hate evil, because God and evil are opposites. The less you hate evil, the less you love God. When your hatred and opposition to evil grows weak, you need to realize that this is because your love for God has grown weak. Our liberal society rebels against all forms of opposition to evil. They try to make Christians appear to be wrong if we speak against sin. The call us "hatemongers" and "antis" and "bashers." sinners misunderstand and pervert sermons and the truths they teach, because of their own bad state of mind. Sinful world isn't willing to admit their sinfulness. They don't want to be REPROVED of their sins. You cannot get saved without admitting your guilt and justly deserved condemnation under God's Law (Romans 3:19). For those who have not repented, consider now the Judgment and the consequences of remaining in your sins!

I confess but I can not repent!

We see in Acts 17:30,God commands all men everywhere to repent .Even Christ came to call sinners to repentance not the righteous. God call us to repent when we have forgotten and offended him and living in sin or in unrighteous ways.

There lots of people who do not want to repent truly and if they do, they do merely do lip service of repentance .They fail to acknowledge their sins. After their lip service they go right back and sin again. That is not true repentance.

There are also different kind of people who have enough pride who are not willing to look bad, will gladly say sorry” through lip service to save their image. They think if you just say sorry is repentance. This is not true repentance either.

There are few others who think that by saying formula of sinners prayer will save them without being genuinely REPENTED of their sins. Some false preachers say that you can gladly receive Christ without following Him or without obeying his commandments they strengthen the hands of evildoers, comforting them in their sin rather than calling them to repentance humble themselves to Turn from sin.

True repentance is that we must first acknowledge our sins or wrong doing in our heart and have sincere remorse or regret about one’s wrong doing. Then the Holy Spirit draws us to Jesus Christ by convicting us of sin which produces a life of holiness and righteousness that comes by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus and the Apostles preached that man must repent and have a complete change of mind and heart in order to enter the Kingdom of God.

There are lots of scriptures which tell us that God wants us to repent.

2 Peter 3:9: God wants everyone to repent

Acts 17:30: God commands all people everywhere to repent

Acts 26:20: Paul preached repentance

Ezekiel 14:6: Repent and turn from all of your abominations

Ezekiel 18:30: Repent and turn from your transgressions

Ezekiel 33:11: God begs us to turn from our wicked ways

Isaiah 59:20: The Redeemer will come to those who repent

Job 34:33: Why do you refuse to repent?

Jeremiah 15:19; If you repent, I will restore you

Luke 13:3: Jesus said that you will perish unless you repent

Luke 15:10: There is rejoicing over one sinner who repents

Matthew 4:17: Jesus told people to repent

Matthew 3:2: John the Baptist preached repentance

Mark 1:15: Jesus said repent and live

Mark 6:12: The disciples preached that men should repent

Rev. 3:3: Obey and repent

Rev. 3:19: So be earnest and repent

Hosea 12:6: Turn to God