‘So how exactly do I repent?’
It wasn’t a question I was expecting – it wasn’t a new Christian on the other end of the phone – but the query wasn’t frivolous or posed with ill-intent. The faithful sister to whom I was speaking was quietly reflecting a simple fact: often we assume people know how to live a life of ongoing repentance, sometimes we don’t set aside the time to teach them how.
It’s a difficult area. We don’t want to build layers of rules into something that is deeply relational at heart. However, there are plenty of people out there keen for help. So, how do we encourage them (and ourselves!) to repent in ways that are biblical and wise?
