<p>26:20- see on Acts 13:24,25.</p><p><i>But declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that</i><i> they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to their repentance</i>- It seems likely that Paul went to hear John the Baptist preach; &quot;there went out to him all the land of Judea and they of Jerusalem&quot; (Mk. 1:5), and at this time Paul was living in Jerusalem. I believe Paul heard John and was convicted by him of Christ. John preached the need to &quot;bring forth fruits meet unto repentance&quot; (Mt. 3:8); and Paul here made those his own watchwords in his world-wide preaching.</p><p>Paul preached that men &quot;should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance&quot; (Acts 26:18-20). As with Mt. 21:28-31, this refers primarily to baptism. &quot;Repent and turn to God&quot; surely matches &quot;Repent and be baptized&quot; in Acts 2:38. Turning to God is associated with baptism in Acts 9:35; 11:21; 15:19; 1 Thess. 1:9.&nbsp; Following conversion, our works should match the profession of faith we have made. But there is no proof here for the equation 'Forgiveness = repentance + forsaking'. The &quot;works&quot; seem to refer to positive achievement rather than undoing the results of past failures. Works meet for repentance are fruits of repentance (Mt. 3:8 cp. Lk. 3:8). We have shown that there are different degrees of fruit/ repentance which God accepts, and that this fruit is brought forth to <i>God</i>, and that its development takes time. We cannot therefore disfellowship a believer for not bringing forth fruit in one aspect of his life.</p>