"Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires" (Gal. 5:24).
Repentance or true conversion is a work of God the Holy Spirit, by which man understands his sins and the wrath of God against sins from the law. Out of this are awakened in his heart repentance and sorrow. From the Gospel, however, he understands God’s grace and through faith he receives forgiveness for his sins in Christ. Through this repentance, the mortification and crucifixion of the flesh and all fleshly lusts and the evil qualities of the heart and the life-giving power of the spirit comes. By it, Adam and all his evil die in us through true sorrow and Christ lives in us through faith (Gal. 2:20). The two things are tied together. The new life and the renewal of the spirit follow upon the mortification of the flesh. When the old man dies the new comes to life and when the new comes to life the old dies (2 Cor. 4:16 … Col. 3:5 … Rom. 6:11 …).
Johann Arndt
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