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Out of the Protestant Reformation came several important doctrines, including a renewed understanding of repentance. Instead of viewing repentance as a one-time confession, the reformers began to teach what the Bible teaches—that it is both radical and perpetual.  In this redesigned, concise volume Sinclair Ferguson examines how the Bible defines repentance and how the doctrine has fared in...

The focus of attention is now no longer on a promise but on a person. Hence, the message of the New Testament is not, “This is God’s covenant; therefore repent.” Instead it is, “The Kingdom of God has come in the person of Jesus; repent and believe in him.” Kingdom-oriented and Christ-centered language now predominates, not because the covenant has been abandoned but because this has always been the focus of the covenant. The King has come. Therefore, to speak of his Kingdom and the necessity of repentance
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