List of Tables
Foreword by Rosaria Butterfield
Introduction
Part 1: Repentance unto Life
Chapter 1: What Is Repentance unto Life?
Chapter 2: Repentance Can Happen in a Flash
Chapter 3: Why Repentance unto Life Is for Joy
Chapter 4: A Good News Gift
Chapter 5: A Saving Grace
Part 2: The Life of Repentance
Chapter 6: The Way of the Christian Life
Chapter 7: Repentance and the Ordinary Means of Grace
Chapter 8: Evaluating Repentance—1
Chapter 9: Evaluating Repentance—2
Chapter 10: Declaring Repentance
Chapter 11: Receiving the Repentant
A Final Repentance Thought
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Robert Reymond’s Summary of the New Testament Emphasis on Repentance
Appendix 2: The Westminster Standards and Repentance unto Life
Appendix 3: An Introduction to the Penitential Psalms
Appendix 4: Memorizing Scripture
Appendix 5: A Repentance-Strategy Example
Recommended Reading and Resources
General Index
Scripture Index
Endorsements
“What leads to rejoicing not only for us but also for our Father in heaven? The repentance of one sinner. Grounded in the gospel, this book is filled with profound biblical wisdom on this often neglected subject. Read, mark, and inwardly digest this terrific study!”
Michael Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
“Chris Brauns's The Way of Repentance makes a significant and helpful contribution to a conspicuously absent topic in modern evangelicalism. This book echoes Luther’s call for repentance, which both begins and marks the Christian life. I commend it to Christians and non-Christians alike, as the way of repentance is the way of salvation and eternal life.”
Steve DeWitt, Senior Pastor, Bethel Church, Crown Point, Indiana
“Chris Brauns, a skilled and experienced pastor-theologian, helps us understand what repentance is, how to repent, how to evaluate repentance, and how to receive the repentant.”
Andy Naselli, Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament, Bethlehem College and Seminary; Lead Pastor, Christ the King Church, Stillwater, Minnesota
“The prospect of reading a book on repentance made me a little afraid. Would it expose my half-hearted apologies, my middle-aged complacency, my Christianly respectable ‘That’s the way I am’? But from first till last, Chris Brauns’s major note is repentance for joy. After all, he reminds us that the gospel announcement begins with repentance. And perhaps the prodigal son’s joyous welcome home is its most powerful illustration. Chris engages with vivid stories and explains things so clearly. And every time I think he has oversimplified something, he unpacks it with further hard-won simplicity. His work is Scripture-soaked and full of memorable quotes from classic authors and Christian standards, not least the prayers by which he ends each chapter. You will learn to navigate the daily necessity of repentance by reading this book.”
Sandy Grant, Dean of Sydney, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, Australia
