A question to consider:

·        What are repentance and faith, and what are their roles in salvation and in the Christian life?  Repentance: the act of giving up sinful behavior; Faith: the act of believing in something one cannot see. Salvation rests in these to acts. One must repent and then have faith in the one they repented to.

Text Analysis:

1.    From where does faith come?  The work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts.

2.       What exactly is involved in “having faith”?  To believe what is written in the Word and acts differently upon that which each particular passage thereof contains; yielding obedience to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life and that which is to come.

3.       How are people moved to repentance?  The sinner realizes his sinful behavior and so grieves for, and hates his sins, as to turn from them all unto God.

4.      Does salvation depend on true repentance?  Yes.

5.    To whom must we confess our sin?  To God.