Synods 2020/2021 and “in the way of repentance” (3)
This article by Brian Huizinga provides a foundational definition of biblical repentance and traces the development of this doctrine through recent Protestant Reformed Church synods (2018-2021). Through careful exegesis of Hebrew and Greek terms, the author establishes that repentance is "the believer's sorrowful turn from sin unto God in the seeking of remission," laying groundwork for deeper scriptural study of this elementary Christian doctrine.
A definition I am not aware of any carefully and comprehensively constructed exposition of the biblical concept of repentance produced in the history of the PRC. From one point of view, the absence of such a work is not entirely surprising because repentance is one of the elementary principles of the doctrine of Christ, the renewed instruction in which the writer to the Hebrews deems unnecessary (Heb. 6:1). Yet sometimes we must revisit and sharpen, and perhaps even correct, our understanding...
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