The Doctrine of Repentance
- Counterfeit Repentance
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
He that can believe without doubting, suspect his faith; and he that can repent without sorrowing, suspect his repentance.
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
If any one is left out, it loses its virtue.
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
(1) A man may part with some sins and keep others,
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
The Word preached is the engine God uses to effect repentance. It is compared to a hammer and to a fire (Jer 23:29), the one to break, the other to melt the heart.
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
- The first deceit of repentance is legal terror.
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
Godly sorrow, however, is chiefly for the trespass against God, so that even if there were no conscience to smite, no devil to accuse, no hell to punish, yet the soul would still be grieved because of the prejudice done to God. “My sin is ever before me” (Psa 51:3);
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
- Sight of sin 2. Sorrow for sin 3. Confession of sin 4. Shame for sin 5. Hatred for sin 6. Turning from sin
Thomas Watson • The Doctrine of Repentance
- A Preliminary Discourse Saint Paul, having been falsely accused