Word: repenting
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...message of Calvinism to modern man is that he must repent from his idolatry, which is his greatest and root sin. His idolatry, in that he has made a God of himself and made a problem of the living God of the Scriptures...
...mires under a cliff that bears the washed-out legend, "Repent." Mildred gives herself satisfactorily to Juan in a barn and Pritchard, repulsed by Camille, reverts to the Pleistocene by outraging his wife in a cave. What the symbolism of repentance has to do with the characters is not made clear. But readers aware of Steinbeck's great reputation and considerable gifts will feel that he has cause to repent as a novelist...
...conclusion: "Beyond the resources that we can grasp is the infinite providence of God. This is God's world. It is He who has 'made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.'. . . Men may fail to repent of their evil and may thus bring suffering and disaster upon themselves. Yet Christians will stand firm in the faith that God's purposes will ultimately prevail. Knowing that with God all things are possible, let us act boldly and confidently for a world order based on brotherhood, freedom...
...church did not win, it failed, and is still failing because it maintains that though the world all around it is being judged, the church is above criticism. We Protestants must repent, we did badly. There were only 45 Protestant pastors in Dachau concentration camp as opposed to 450 Catholic priests...
Long's son, Richard, quit his job in a grocery to preach: "Repent ye and be baptized for the appointed day is near at hand." This got only 25 converts. Determined to save what fragment he could, Long got the 50 members of his church together for fasting, singing and praying, finally announced, "We are ready...