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Is striving in obedience after repentance commensurate with the sin from which the person repented?

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For repentance to be valid, there are three conditions: abstaining from the sin, regretting having committed it, and resolving not to return to it. If the sin involves a human right, then that right must be restored to its owner. Repentance is considered absolutely sound and accepted if it fulfills these conditions and occurs within the time frame during which repentance is accepted. Scriptural texts indicate the acceptance of a repentant person’s sincere repentance, and this is the view of the majority. As for increasing acts of obedience after repentance, this is part of its perfection and a sign of its sincerity. The repentant person should view their repentance with humility and increase in acts of obedience, hoping for its acceptance, while maintaining a good opinion of their Lord. Among the signs of accepted repentance are that the repentant person is better after repentance than they were before it, that fear remains with them, and that their heart is filled with remorse and fear.

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