And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Peter's words struck thousands like a rod of God's strength, and what was strange and wonderful was how hard hearts suddenly became attentive, became troubled, became urgent. The Spirit worked by the word to begin and carry on a good work of grace where moments before there had been only resistance.
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Commenting on Acts 2:37-41
True repentance hates sin itself, not merely its consequences. These Jews feared the Messiah's wrath, but Peter would not settle for mere alarm, that soon wears off and leaves the soul as thoughtless as before. Without genuine sorrow for sin as evil, there is no safety and no change.
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True repentance is a complete renewal of the mind, the whole man made another man, not the external trifles the Papists babble about. They barely touch the heart while standing chiefly upon worthless bodily exercises; but Scripture demands conversion of the spirit itself, nothing less.
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