(This is a series of articles relating to the defining characteristics of Jesus-followers.)
Repentance and Faith
In our last discussion we talked about what it means to “Choose Christ.”
In acknowledging him as the one we desire to follow, we likewise comprehend
the necessity of repentance and faith when we hear Jesus’ call to follow him.
To repent of our sins is to be conscious of our need of forgiveness and to ask for it.
Christians receive forgiveness and they intentionally turn from their sin to the life God enables them to experience through Christ as their Lord. That commitment to follow Christ is a decision of faith. Faith is trusting the promises of God as they relate to us personally and in community. We follow Christ and in doing so forsake our sin and in turn, act in faith and obedience to the will of God. This awareness of God’s will is best revealed in Christ and his modeling of life. Jesus’ teaching instructs us in the way of living that brings glory to God. That is the aim of those who follow Jesus and who live in His grace and love.
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