Comments on: John Calvin on Piety – Part Ten http://calvin500blog.org/2008/09/01/john-calvin-on-piety-part-ten/ Fostering a healthy discussion for an international community about events, conferences, tours, reviews, studies, discussions, and developments related to the 2009 quincentenary of Calvin’s birth. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:14:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A Time to Laugh » Blog Archive » Deadline is Tonight at Midnight Pacific! http://calvin500blog.org/2008/09/01/john-calvin-on-piety-part-ten/#comment-303 A Time to Laugh » Blog Archive » Deadline is Tonight at Midnight Pacific! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:06:59 +0000 http://calvin500blog.wordpress.com/?p=284#comment-303 [...] Here: Repentance is the fruit of faith and prayer. Luther said in his Ninety-Five Theses that all of the Christian life should be marked by repentance. Calvin also sees repentance as a lifelong process. He says that repentance is not merely the start of the Christian life; it is the Christian life. It involves confession of sin as well as growth in holiness. Repentance is the lifelong response of the believer to the gospel in outward life, mind, heart, attitude, and will. [...] [...] Here: Repentance is the fruit of faith and prayer. Luther said in his Ninety-Five Theses that all of the Christian life should be marked by repentance. Calvin also sees repentance as a lifelong process. He says that repentance is not merely the start of the Christian life; it is the Christian life. It involves confession of sin as well as growth in holiness. Repentance is the lifelong response of the believer to the gospel in outward life, mind, heart, attitude, and will. [...]

]]> By: Chuck Fry http://calvin500blog.org/2008/09/01/john-calvin-on-piety-part-ten/#comment-120 Chuck Fry Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:22:20 +0000 http://calvin500blog.wordpress.com/?p=284#comment-120 Thank you so much for this blog on "Calvin and Repentance," Dr. Beeke. It is a real encouragement to me and I appreciate the simplicity of your words. I long to personally grow in such repentance... mortification... and vivification. Thank you for taking the time to write! Chuck Fry Thank you so much for this blog on “Calvin and Repentance,” Dr. Beeke. It is a real encouragement to me and I appreciate the simplicity of your words. I long to personally grow in such repentance… mortification… and vivification. Thank you for taking the time to write!

Chuck Fry

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