In A Broken and a Contrite Heart, Siegbert W. Becker addresses the theological and pastoral misunderstandings surrounding contrition and its role in the assurance of forgiveness. Prompted by a study revealing that many ...

Christ gave great authority to his church in the ministry of the keys. In this ministry the church acts in Christ’s name to forgive penitent sinners their sins, but to retain the sins of the impenitent as long as they do ...