Word: repentant
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...ankles, he insists that both the state's Muslims and non-Muslims (about five percent of the population) will welcome the new system. "The important issue is the wisdom of the law," he says with a cold smile. "Islamic laws will prove to be wiser and will make people repent and not repeat their criminal acts." If you are planning a trip to Terengganu, you might want to bring your piety with you-and leave the bikini at home...
...listening to a modern interpretation of an old English folk song, Ben and Sean identify its melancholy as quintessentially English. “The English are a very violent people,” Sean says. “People don’t realize it, but we are. We repent afterwards, which is why we are so melancholy. But first of all we do whatever has to be done...
Hank, ne Hiram, Williams made what is widely considered to be the loveliest country music recorded in the '40s and early '50s, and had an unmatched ability to glory in sin on one song, repent on the next and carry off both with conviction and hangdog cool. There is no Hank Williams-size figure in country music today...
...confirmed by Beghal himself. French authorities say police in Dubai apparently assign an Islamic spiritual adviser to captured terrorists to cite and discuss Koranic texts condemning murderous acts as a violation of Islam. Over time, the messages may break through the politicized views of some radicals, leading them to repent. In Beghal?s case, repentance yielded the places, people and workings of his European network...
...these sins is death, and everyone stands guilty before God, myself included. But because of God's grace in sacrificing His only son, Jesus Christ, we can be given eternal life despite our faults. In order to receive God's grace, a person must confess and repent of the sin in his or her life, and trust in the saving power and immense love of Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:8-9 states, "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just...