'''Repentance''' is [[choosing]] to turn to [[God]]. In [[religious]] [[contexts]] it usually refers to [[confession]] to God, ceasing [[sin]] against God, and resolving to live according to religious [[law]]. It typically includes an admission of [[guilt]], a [[promise]] or resolve not to repeat the offense; an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way to reverse the harmful [[effects]] of the wrong where possible. | '''Repentance''' is [[choosing]] to turn to [[God]]. In [[religious]] [[contexts]] it usually refers to [[confession]] to God, ceasing [[sin]] against God, and resolving to live according to religious [[law]]. It typically includes an admission of [[guilt]], a [[promise]] or resolve not to repeat the offense; an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way to reverse the harmful [[effects]] of the wrong where possible. |