Editing Repentance (section)

== Christianity ==
{{Main|Repentance in Christianity}}
Repentance is a stage in [[Christian salvation]] where the believer turns away from [[Christian views on sin|sin]]. As a distinct stage in the ''[[ordo salutis]]'', the [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed theological tradition]] argues that it occurs after [[Faith in Christianity|faith]].<ref>Bruce Demarest, ''The Cross and Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation'' (Wheaton: Crossway, 1997): 38-39.</ref> In [[Orthodoxy#Christianity|Orthodox]], [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Lutheran]] theology, repentance is part of the larger theological concept behind the sacrament of [[Absolution|confession and absolution]].<ref>Demarest, ''The Cross and Salvation'', 37.</ref><ref name="Lang1992">{{cite work |last1=Lang |first1=P. H. D. |title=Private Confession and Absolution in the Lutheran Church: A Doctrinal, Historical, and Critical Study |date=1992 |volume=56 |issue=4 |language=English |quote=But the absolution is God's work. And in the absolution the essence of the Christian religion is present. namely, the dispensing of grace to man. It is a form of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Indeed, it was "ordained by Christ Himself in the Gospel" (Smalcald Articles, VIII, 1) and is practiced after the example of Christ Himself. Therefore we say in Article XI (60) of the Apology: "Certainly most men in our churches use the sacraments, absolution and the Lord's Supper, frequently . . ." In Article XI11 (4) we say: "Therefore baptism, the Lord's Supper, and absolution, which is the sacrament of repentance, are truly sacraments."}}</ref>

[[Christian denomination]]s that adhere to the [[liturgical year|liturgical kalendar]], such as Catholicism, Lutheranism, Moravianism and Anglicanism, focus on repentance especially during the season of [[Lent]], while emphasizing its importance in the life of the believer throughout the year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=David C. |title=A Parent's Guide to Lent |date=1 January 2019 |publisher=Axis |isbn=978-0-8307-7692-4 |page=5 |language=en}}</ref>