Doctrine of repentance - Watson - X - Conclude Chapter 11 and Chapter 12

Required reading

Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson (available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example) - Chapter 11 and Chapter 12. 

My summary
Now that Watson has looked at obstacles to repentance in the last two chapters of the book he looks at some means that are conducive to repentance.  Seriously consider what sin is:
(i) Recession from God;
(ii) Walking contrary to God;
(iii) Injury to God;
(iv) Profound ignorance;
(v) Desperateness;
(vi) Besmears with filth;
(vii) Odious ingratitude;
(viii) Debasing thing;
(ix) Damage;
(xi) A debt;
(xii) Deceitfulness;
(xiii) Spiritual sickness;
(xiv) Bondage;
(xv) Spreading malignity;
(xvi) Vexatious thing;
(xvii) An absurd thing;
(xviii) Cruelty;
(xix) Spiritual death;
(xx) Final damnation.

Then seriously consider:
(i) The mercies of God;
(ii) God's afflictive providences;
(iv) How much we will have to answer at last if we repent not [not really sure this is a mercy-Joel.]

Then in Chapter twelve Watson concludes the book encouraging us to prudently compare penitent and impenitent conditions.

What grabbed me
I love the section on considering what is sin.  Can any reader point to a clearer description of sin than the one Watson provides here?

Final verdict
Watson's little book is an excellent treatment of what exactly is repentance.  But he does not stop there.  Watson is not just a theologian but a pastor and so he consistently exhorts the reader to repent by giving warnings, exhortations, motives and the means of removing the impediments for repentance.  Repentance is an essential teaching of the Christian faith and if Christians did more repenting, Watson convinces us that they would certainly be the better for it.

Now it's your turn
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