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The Christian faith is above all things One misunderstanding many can
a religion that speaks much about make is to believe that we can make
change. Sometimes we use the a decision for Christ in our heads and
theological word repentance but think we have secured our ticket to
really all it means is that there is a heaven but actually not much needs
whole different way of thinking – to change with us on earth. This is not
there is a change, a turning around. the case. Jesus wants to change
us. We can put it this way: Jesus
The Bible constantly speaks about welcomes all of us as we are but he
the need to change – to change from does not want to leave us as we are.
walking in darkness to walking in light;
a need to move from being in a state When we genuinely trust in Jesus the
of being to lost to being found, a move Holy Spirit has led us to that point and
from being self-centred to becoming He fills us and starts to change us.
God centred. When we profess faith in Christ it is
therefore not the end of a process but
Jesus calls us into a relationship with a new beginning. God has much to do
himself which leads us to following in us. It is a process that continues for
Him but also to becoming more like the rest of our lives.
Him as a disciple. We turn from
the past and embrace a new future.

Jesus w elcomes all

o f us as w e ar e but

he does no t w ant to

leav e us as w e ar e.