and metanoeo (Greek for “change of mind or heart,” e.g., “repent ye therefore and be converted”—Acts 3:19). Biblical repentance, then, is a spiritual change of mind that results in a change of action. It is a gift of God and a work of His grace (cf. Acts 11:18, “God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life”; Rom. 2:4, “the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance”; 2 Tim. 2:25, “God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth”). Genuine repentance precedes