It may be easy for you see how repentance has been eliminated from our modern-day gospel message. And for some it may seem as if I have added a work called repentance to the Gospel. Of course you can only come to that conclusion if you take a semi-Pelagian* view and believe that some how out of man’s own perceived inherent goodness he is capable of stirring up a repentant heart. But on the other hand if you see repentance as a gift from God (Acts 11:18; 2 Timothy 2:25) and tied directly to God’s gift of faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), then there is no work involved but rather God’s grace effectually working in the life of the sinner. As I mentioned in the last article, repentance and faith are often used interchangeably. This kind of saving faith is the instrument in which we embrace Christ. So then it is by grace alone, though faith alone, because of Christ alone.
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