Reaching Repentance

We need to understand what repentance is. Some think it is merely feeling bad about your sin. Some think it is feeling so bad about it that you are willing to go to great lengths to receive forgiveness for what you have done by doing penance. That is not it. Repentance is more than that. It is recognizing your sin and turning away from it to God. It is a complete change of life. It is transformation. It is not something only the super spiritually sensitive do, it is something all Christians are to do. It is to be as natural a part of our lives as crying is for a baby, as breathing is to anyone who is alive. The Christian life starts and continues with it. We won't need to do it in heaven, but it is an absolute necessity on earth. Confession and repentance go together. Romans 2:4 tells us God's kindness leads us to repentance. God grants it. This is the perseverance of the saints.