207. Who obey the call of the Holy Spirit?
They who repent their sins and believe the Gospel.
Mark. 1:15. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
208. What is it to repent?
He who truly repents, feels his sins with shame and sorrow, he freely confesses his sins to God, and earnestly seeks the grace of God in Christ.
Isa. 55:7. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
2 Cor. 7:10. [R. V.] Godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Ps. 32:5. I acknowledged my sin unto thee; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
209. How do we learn that the grace of God is found in Christ?