Probably the most well known of Luther's 95 theses was the first one: When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. The idea being that repentance isn't a one time point in the life of the Christian but something we continually … Continue reading The Christian Life and Repentance
Repentance
Conversion consists of faith (discussed last week) and repentance. Without one there can’t be the other. Repentance exists not only initially in Conversion (Indicative) but continually through the Christian life in Sanctification (Imperative). This Indicative is described the Shorter Catechism as “a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, … Continue reading Repentance
