'Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand' (Matt. 3.2); 'Repent therefore, and be converted that your sins may be blotted out' (Acts 3.19); 'Repent of this thy wickedness' (Acts 8.22). In the mouths of three witnesses this truth is confirmed. Repentance is a foundation grace: 'Not laying again the foundation of repentance' (Heb. 6.1). That religion which is not built upon this foundation must needs fall to the ground.
