Synods 2020/2021 and “in the way of repentance” (5)

This article examines the doctrinal dispute within Protestant Reformed synods regarding the relationship between repentance and remission of sins, establishing that repentance is entirely the work of God's sovereign grace rather than a human work that precedes God's pardoning action. Huizinga provides careful theological definition grounded in Scripture and the Reformed confessions, distinguishing repentance from good works of obedience and clarifying the proper theological order of salvation. The piece demonstrates how synodical deliberation addressed protests that confused the nature of repentance and its role in the ordo salutis.