When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said "Repent", He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
Luther had many issues with the current state of affairs for the church in his time. In fact, he had 95 of them that he wanted to talk about. This was the first one on his list. Repentance is something that has been largely misunderstood both in the distant past and presently. Repentance does not mean a worldly sorrow for being caught for doing something wrong, it means that we turn from our sins and follow after Christ. We reject our sinful ways, we fight against our flesh, the world and the devil. Repentance isn't something we do on a Sunday (although it is a good time to reflect on our previous week and our upcoming one) but we do everyday. When we recognize that our lives, thoughts and actions aren't in line with His holiness, we repent of it. Likewise, our Christianity isn't something we practice on Sunday, but we live out in our daily thoughts and actions. We cannot separate out our Christianity and everyday living, they go hand-in-hand.
Do you live for Christ everyday? Do you live a double-minded life? Are you one person on Sunday and a different person elsewhere? Do you think that because Christ died for you it gives you the freedom to live however you want? This is all too often the results of not living a life of repentance. Consider Luther's first point today.
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