“My favorite question and answer in the Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC) is hands down number 87: “What is repentance unto life? Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience.” Not a day goes by when I am not returning to this succinct but weighty summary. Even on this side of the cross, because I continually wrestle with remaining sin and fall short of God’s glory every single day, the gospel demands that I become an expert in the art of repentance unto life. Thomas Watson’s The Doctrine of Repentance has served as a faithful guide and companion to me, ushering me toward this divinely-appointed end.”
Stephen Spinnenweber, Review: The Doctrine of Repentance By Thomas Watson (Part 1)
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