{"id":27187,"date":"2026-03-16T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=27187"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:00:20","slug":"true-repentance-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/true-repentance-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUE REPENTANCE — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

TRUE REPENTANCE <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

08-19-2024\t<\/p>\n

Repentance is a change of mind,
\nAnd a change of our hearts too,
\nIt is changing what we believe,
\nBut also what we decide to do.<\/p>\n

You need to see that being sorry,
\nWill just never be quite enough,
\nIf minds and hearts don’t change,
\nGod will eventually call our bluff.<\/p>\n

Changing from a state of unbelief,
\nIs what repenting has truly meant,
\nForsaking all our ungodly thoughts,
\nAnd believing in the one God sent.<\/p>\n

Thus if our lives remain the same,
\nThen our repentance is just fake,
\nSo we won’t get a path to Heaven,
\nOf this there is simply no mistake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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