Of Sanctification (5)

This means, of course, that the Christian, the child of God, must be constantly converted during his whole life. Conversion may be defined as the work of God whereby the regenerated sinner, through the Spirit and Word, is efficaciously turned about from the way of sin to the way of righteousness, or from the service of the devil to the service of God. The fruit of conversion is, of course, that he hates sin and eschews it and flees from it, and that too with his whole heart. It is true that in...