Though it be a deep sorrow for sin that God requires as necessary to salvation, yet the very nature of it necessarily implies delight. Repentance from sin is a sorrow arising from the sight of God’s excellency and mercy, but the apprehension of excellency or mercy must necessarily and unavoidably beget pleasure in the mind of the beholder… [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Repentance’
Sorrow, Pleasure, and Repentance.
Posted: 01/24/2010 in Quote of the dayTags: Jonathan Edwards, Joy, Repentance, Sorrow
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Calvin Quoted #5 – Law and Gospel
Posted: 06/24/2009 in Calvin QuotesTags: John Calvin, Law and Gospel, Repentance
The law is nothing else but a preparation unto the Gospel. The faithful cannot profit in the Gospel until they shall first be humbled, which cannot be until they come to a knowledge of their sins. It is the proper function of the law to call the consciences into God’s judgement, and to wound them [...]
How will God be Worshiped?
Posted: 10/15/2008 in DevotionsTags: A contrite heart, Boasting, Brokenness, Contrition, Despise, Grace, Humility, Jeremiah, Psalms, Repentance, Sin, The gospel of Luke, Worship
How can God be worshiped? This morning I was reading from David’s song of repentance from Psalm 51, and I came across this verse that brought me to meditate upon what God desires from us. Verse 17 says: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will [...]
