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This article is about a stage in salvation. For other uses, see
Repentance.
is a theological term that describes a stage in salvation where the believer turns away from sin. As a distinct stage in the
ordo salutis its position is disputed, with some theological traditions arguing it occurs prior to faith and the Reformed theological tradition arguing it occurs after faith.
[1] In
Roman Catholic theology repentance is a secondary part of the larger theological concept of
penance.
[2] Generally in the
Old Testament the term 'repentance' comes from the Hebrew word group that means "turn away from."
[3] Sometimes this word group is employed to request a turning from sinful activity (
Jeremiah 8:6). In the
New Testament the
metanoeo word group can mean remorse but is generally translated as a turning away from sin (
Matthew 3:2).
[4] Theologically 'repentance', the turning away from sin is linked to a corresponding turn to faith in God.
[5] References
- ^ Bruce Demarest, The Cross and Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation (Wheaton: Crossway, 1997): 38-39.
- ^ Demarest, The Cross and Salvation, 37.
- ^ T.C. Mitchell, 'Repentance' New Bible Dictionary (Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1996): 1007.
- ^ Mitchell, 'Repentance', 1007.
- ^ Mitchell, 'Repentance', 1008.
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