True Christianity: A Treatise on Sincere Repentance, True Faith, the Holy Walk of the True Christian, Etc. (Biblia.com)

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In True Christianity, German Lutheran theologian Johann Arndt calls Christians to exhibit a “true, living, and active faith, which manifests itself in genuine godliness and the fruits of righteousness.” Arndt draws attention to Christ’s life in his people, writing that Christians are called to lead both an internal and external Christian life. First published in the early 1600s, this work is...

Nor do the holy prophets employ cheerful terms when they call for a contrite and broken heart, and say: “Rend your heart—weep and lament.” Joel 2:13, 17; Jer. 4:8. But where is such repentance now exhibited? The Lord Jesus Christ, when alluding to it, demands that we should deny ourselves, and renounce all that we have, if we desire to be his disciples. Luke 9:23; Matt. 16:24. Verily, all this can never proceed from a gay, trifling, and light mind; of this the evidence may be found in the seven Penitential

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