Repentance means a change of mind, with reference to sin, self, and God. It is an act of faith, the result of a conviction inwrought by the Holy Spirit through the preaching of the gospel. Jn. 16:7–11; Rom. 10:9–18. True repentance affects the mind, the heart or the emotions, and the will of man. The Holy Spirit through the gospel causes men to think of God, of themselves, and of their sins which separate them from God, and thus He causes them to feel their lost condition and also to be sorry for