Acts 3:19 - Repent, then, and turn to God

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

Acts 3:19

Commentary

Peter's sermon illustrates the two sides of repentance, that is, turning aside in sorrow from sin, and turning to God in faith. The call to repentance and faith is a necessary element of the apostolic preaching (2:38; 17:30; 20:21). In the order of the gospel, repentance and faith receive from God forgiveness and removal of sins.

Whitlock, L. G., Sproul, R. C., Waltke, B. K., & Silva, M. (1995). Reformation study Bible, the : Bringing the light of the Reformation to Scripture : New King James Version. Includes index. (Ac 3:19). Nashville: T. Nelson.

"times of refreshing"

Prior to the time when God shall send Jesus Christ again, He who has now ascended into heaven, the believing remnant of Israel will repent and turn to God in preparation for the Millennium which is to follow (cf. Deut 30:1-3; Zech 12:10-14). Peter implores national Israel to repent of their sins so that they may be part of that remnant when the "times of refreshing" come.

KJV Bible commentary. 1997, c1994 (2135). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

1 John 5:20 - The Son of God has come and has given us understanding

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true-even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 5:20

Commentary

The coming of the Lord Jesus revealed to us Him who is true, that is, the true God. God the Father can only be known through the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "No one comes to the Father except through Me." John is teaching what the Gnostics denied, namely, that Jesus Christ is God, and that eternal life is found only in Him.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (1 Jn 5:20). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Gnosticism - a Heretical movement in the early Christian centuries that emphasized salvation through a secret gnosis or knowledge. Originating as perversion of Jewish and Christian truths, it developed into an independent religious phenomenon.

Kurian, G. T. (2001). Nelson's new Christian dictionary : The authoritative resource on the Christian world. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson Pubs.