Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559) - John Calvin
Book 3 - How We Receive the Grace of Christ
Chapter 3 - Our Regeneration by Faith: Repentance
Sections 16-20 - Fruit of repentance - lifelong holiness, confession
Section 18 - Confession of sin before God and before men
We express our "self-displeasure" to God always, and to men when needed.
Matt 11:21; Luke 10:13; 1 Cor 11:31.
We magnify, rather than minimize, our guilt in true repentance.
Psalm 51:3-5; 25:7; 2 Cor 12:21.
Section 19 - Repentance and forgiveness are interrelated
The two summarize the Gospel, and both come from God's grace.
Matt 11:10; 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:4, 15; Luke 3:3; 24:26, 46-47; Acts 5:30-31; 1 Cor 1:30.
Section 20 - In what sense is repentance the prior condition of forgiveness?
Our repentance is not "the basis of our deserving pardon."
Rather, God shows us how to repent, how to hate sin, then gives us grace to do so.
Isa 56:1; 59:20; 55:6-7; 61:1-3; Matt 9:13; 11:5, 28; Luke 4:18; Acts 3:19, 26; 5:31.
"The life of a Christian man is a continual effort and exercise in the mortification of the flesh, till it is utterly slain, and God's Spirit reigns in us."
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