Q. 88
What is the true repentance or conversion of man?
A.
It is the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new.
Scripture Romans 6:1-11 · Ephesians 4:22-24 · Colossians 3:5-10
Q. 89
What is the dying of the old nature?
A.
It is to grieve with heartfelt sorrow that we have offended God by our sin, and more and more to hate it and flee from it.
Scripture Psalm 51:3-4 · Joel 2:13 · Romans 8:13
Q. 90
What is the coming to life of the new nature?
A.
It is a heartfelt joy in God through Christ, and a love and delight to live according to the will of God in all good works.
Scripture Romans 5:1-2 · Isaiah 57:15 · Romans 14:17 · Galatians 2:20
Q. 91
But what are good works?
A.
Only those which are done out of true faith, in accordance with the law of God, and to his glory, and not those based on our own opinion or on precepts of men.
Scripture Romans 14:23 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · Ephesians 2:10 · 1 Corinthians 10:31