The Grace of Repentance (Repackaged Edition)
Ebook
Out of the Protestant Reformation came several important doctrines, including a renewed understanding of repentance. Instead of viewing repentance as a one-time confession, the reformers began to teach what the Bible teaches—that it is both radical and perpetual.
In this redesigned, concise volume Sinclair Ferguson examines how the Bible defines repentance and how the doctrine has fared in today's evangelical churches. He finds many sorely lacking in proper theological understanding: "Once again we need to proclaim the full-orbed doctrine of repentance within an evangelical world that has begun to manifest symptoms of the same medieval sickness." This reversion to a kind of medieval theology includes the viewing of repentance as an isolated, emotional event.
Ferguson combats this trend by pointing us toward repentance in the Bible. As we embrace continual confession and turning from sin, we will find our spiritual walk transformed and our fellowship with Christ renewed. This is an important book for every Christian who wants the grace of repentance to regain rightful prominence in evangelical churches.
Top Highlights
“First, repentance cannot be defined exclusively as shame and sorrow” (source)
“Biblical repentance, then, is not merely a sense of regret that leaves us where it found us. It is a radical reversal that takes us back along the road of our sinful wanderings, creating in us a completely different mind-set. We come to our senses spiritually (Luke 15:17). Thus the prodigal son’s life was no longer characterized by the demand ‘give me’ (v. 12) but now by the request ‘make me . . .’ (v. 19).” (source)
“Luther saw that the Gospel called not for an act of penance but for a radical change of mind that would lead to a deep transformation of life.” (source)
“2. Turning away from sin in view of the gracious provisions that the Lord has made for us in his covenant” (source)
“In a sense the covenant is Christ. The focus of attention is now no longer on a promise but on a person.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Grace of Repentance (Repackaged Edition)
- Author: Ferguson, Sinclair B.
- Publisher: Crossway
- Publication Date: 2011
- ISBN: 9781433519864
Dr. Sinclair Ferguson is a native of Scotland and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen. He was minister of two churches in Scotland, on the Island of Unst the most northerly of the Shetland Isles, and in St George’s-Tron, in the center of Glasgow, as well as serving in the USA at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S.C. In addition, he was for many years Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia and at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He is currently the honorary evening preacher in St Peter’s Free Church of Scotland, Dundee. He has authored around fifty books and contributed to many others. He and his wife Dorothy have been blessed with three sons and a daughter and eleven grandchildren.
