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The New Testament emphasizes repentance and faith as fundamental conditions of salvation.  Repentance is a change of mind toward sin and God, and a change of will in relation to sin and God.  Repentance is not merely sorrow.  It is rather godly sorrow which turns away from all wrong doing and enters upon a life of obedience.  Faith is belief of God's Word concerning his Son, and trust in his Son for salvation” (E. Y. Mullins, DD., LL.D., Late President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, 1920). 

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