The fruit of repentance

Luke 3:8a Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

John the Baptist was creating quite a sensation with his preaching and baptisms.  There were a lot of curious people following him in addition to the sincere ones.  He recognized the insincerity in them and was challenging that and in doing so gave us an opportunity to understand true repentance a little better.

1. True repentance puts aside any excuse for one’s pretense of righteousness on his/her own, such as heritage/background (v8b-9).
2. True repentance disregards what you have (v.11).
3. True repentance is not concerned with getting more (v.13) or with dishonesty.
4. True repentance is just that … true and honest (v14b).

When a person has true repentance it will be obvious from the results in his life.  The fruit in keeping with repentance will be fruit that will show its source