Acts 17:30

Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

1. For too long - too many - in too many places - have been living unaware of God. That ignorance about God needs to end.

2. God understood that many were living ignorant of Him. He endured and overlooked that ignorance.

3. NOTE : Ignorance is not an excuse. But God understood that many had not been taught. That is the very purpose in the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15) We are to take this message to all men, all nations, every creature.

4. Repentance

1. Greek - to change ones mind, to amend for ones past sins

2. Repentance is a simple and compex word.

1. Simple - Change your mind, will, attitude about God and sin.

2. Complex - Repentance is more than a mental exercise. To repent involves a change of mind - which results in a change in direction, a change in behavior, a change in life style. To repent is more than just a decision to stop sinning. We must actually - STOP. We must adopt a new attitude toward sin. We must abhor what we once embraced.