Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Metanoia is used to refer to the change of mind which is brought about in repentance. Repentance is necessary and valuable because it brings about change of mind or metanoia. This change of mind will make the changed person hate sin and love God. The two terms (repentance and metanoia) are often used interchangeably.
Kimball defines repentance as the perfect, successful abandonment of sin, through the following actions: conviction, in which "the sinner consciously recognizes his sin." [2] abandonment of sin; confession to church authorities and/or other parties wronged by the sin; restitution; keeping God's commandments; forgiving others "Trying is not ...
The Exegesis on the Soul is one of the ancient texts found at Nag Hammadi, in Codex II.The text emphasizes the importance of prayer and repentance.It states that prayer should be done not just with words but with the spirit, which comes from within, and should involve confessing sins, recognizing past deception, mourning past actions, and even hating oneself.
Repentance is a stage in Christian salvation where the believer turns away from sin. As a distinct stage in the ordo salutis its position is disputed, with some theological traditions arguing it occurs prior to faith and the Reformed theological tradition arguing it occurs after faith. [ 4 ]
Thus, in this view repentance is viewed as a synonym for faith. [18] [19] [20] A second view was suggested by Zane C. Hodges in which repentance is defined as turning from one's sins, but repentance is not a requirement for eternal life, only faith in Christ. Zane Hodges presented this view in his book "Harmony with God", where he argued that ...
William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.. The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship.
The sutra emphasizes repentance by means of meditating on "the true aspect of reality" and the "Vaipulya sutras." [9] The essence of Buddhist repentance is summed up in the following lines from the verse spoken by the Buddha concerning the purification of the six sense organs: [10] [11] The ocean of impediment of all karma
By using yourselves to consideration, you will come to be aware of the snares that your spiritual enemies lay for you, of the snake under the green grass, and will not be imposed upon so easily as many are by the wiles of Satan; and by habituating yourselves to self-denial and mortification of the flesh, and a holy contempt of this world, you ...