The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 15.2

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Whereas there is none that does good and does not sin,⁠¹⁠ and the best of men may, through the power and deceitfulness of their corruption dwelling in them, with the prevalency of temptation, fall in to great sins and provocations; God has, in the covenant of grace, mercifully provided that believers so sinning and falling be renewed through repentance unto salvation.⁠²⁠

expand_more [1] Ecclesiastes 7:20

expand_more [2] Luke 22:31–32

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Why has God provided repentance as a means to renew men unto salvation?

Because even the best men fall into great sins

Because some people don’t have enough faith

Because some people don’t have access to the sacraments

Because covenants inherently require repentance

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