Thanks Pilgrim.<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/BigThumbUp.gif" alt="" />
All excellent articles, especially about the broader theological context of sanctification. I found the ones by Archibald Alexander and Thomas Watson particularly helpful (and convicting!).
I am still hoping to find something that even more directly addresses/explains confession and repentance in relation to the overall process of sanctification.
From the theological/philosophical angle --- why/how repentance can be/is sincere even though we know we will sin again, and from the practical angle --- what are the steps or acts of true repentance, e.g., taking thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5), renewing the mind (Romans 12:2), and putting off and putting on (Ephesians 4:22-24), and how do we do them.
I should point out that my friend does not dispute that a Christian must be holy and sanctified, only whether repentance can be truly sincere/unhypocritical if we believe/know that we will inevitably sin again, possibly even the same sin. On this I still feel like I'm beating my head against a brick wall.<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/Banghead.gif" alt="" />

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