Repentance (Metanoia)
Metanoia — not mere regret but a whole-life turning, the change of mind the gospel calls for
Repentance, metanoia in Greek, is the turning of the whole person away from sin and toward God. It is a change of both mind and life, the response the gospel calls for when Jesus says "repent and believe" (Mark 1:15) and Peter urges "repent and be baptized" (Acts 2:38). The Fathers developed it beyond a single moment into the ongoing conversion of the baptized throughout their lives.
How it traveled
- 2 CorinthiansPhilippi · 67explains
- RomansCorinth · 67applies
- MarkRome · 68applies
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- ActsRome · 84explains
- First Epistle to the CorinthiansRome · 99explains
- Dialogue with TryphoRome · 165explains
- On Repentance.— · 220explains
- Book Third.—Similitudes— · 220explains
- On Modesty.— · 220explains
- The Second Epistle of Clement.— · 220explains
- The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.— · 220explains
- The Canonical Epistle, with the Commentaries of Theodore Balsamon and John Zonaras.— · 220explains
- Book II. Of Bishops, Presbyters, and Deacons— · 220explains
- The Epistles of Cyprian.Carthage · 258explains
- The First Ecumenical Council: The First Council of NiceNicaea · 325explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: Three HomiliesEdessa · 373explains
- The LettersCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- Concerning RepentanceMilan · 397explains
- Selections from the Letters of St. AmbroseMilan · 397applies
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the HebrewsConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
Key passages(20)
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
On Repentance. · Ethical
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Concerning Repentance · Ambrose of Milan
Concerning Repentance · Ambrose of Milan
Concerning Repentance · Ambrose of Milan
Concerning Repentance · Ambrose of Milan
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90) · Thomas Aquinas
XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards