Couples For ChristChristian Life Program Talk 4Now it is time to respond.Our proper response isrepentance and faith.Mk 1:141.!e nee" to repent# to reform our lives.$n" we nee" to %elie&e in the gospel#have faith in Jesus an" the message he %rings.'epentan(e an" faith go together.It is a doubleaction response. !e (annot )ust ha&e one without the other.To )ust reform our li&es is an ina"e*uate response to +o".We need to believe in Him and in His plans and promises.To simpl, %elie&e without "oing an,thingto reform our lives to become pleasing to God is also inadequate.Faith ne(essaril, nee"s to %e (onne(te" to moralit,.-n other wor"s# faith without works is dead.RepentanceRepentance!"#$%I#a change of mind-t is not )ust a simple (onfession of wrong"oing.Rather& it refers to a change in direction.ore speci'call(& repentance means a turning awa( from sin& evil& wrongdoing and running (our own life. )urther& it is turning to a life of obedience to God and having Jesus on the throne of (our life.What repentance is not. It is not dependent on feelings. It is not being sorr( for sin because we are afraid of the consequences.What must we do to repent*+e honest.!,ercise humilit(.Renounce sin.#sk God-s forgiveness.For Catholi(s#we nee" to a&ail of the .acrament of Reconciliation"here are speci'c sins we need to renounce.These serious sins are:Involvement b( a /hristian in non/hristian religions..piritualism and the occult..e,ual wrongdoing..erious crimes such as murder& rape& kidnapping& rob ber(& corruption& etc.0runkenness 1not )ust "rinking %ut "runkenness2 and getting stoned on drugs.'emem%er that the point here is not to feel %a" a%out ,ourself for past sins# but to decisivel( turn awa( from them.'epentan(e onl, %e(omes (omplete after totall( turning awa( from evil and accepting Jesus as 3ord.Our li&es nee" to (ome un"er his management. We need to let Jesus have the run of things.$((epting .esus an" letting him%e Lor" of our li&es re*uire faith.)aith is belief in the gospel& which is the good news of salvation in Jesus /hrist.+elief in the messenger&Jesus&and in the messagethat he brings.)#I"H !#$.not )ust %elie&ing with our min"s/an intel le(tual %elief0 that .esus is the 1a&ior#but believing in our hearts that he came to be our personal .avior.)aith is a personal act and decision.-t has se&eral aspe(ts /'e& 2:340.a de'nite actan individual acta deliberate actan urgent actan indispensable actWhatis not.$ot 4ust a )!!3I$G.$ot 4ust WI.H)53 "HI$6I$G.$ot a +3I$0 3!#7.God has promisedus new life. )aith is accepting thatlife and letting God show us how to live it.We must be willing to do whatever God wants of us& and actuall( do it./onsequences of Repentance and )aith$(ts 15:21$ promise of sal&ation from sin# 1atan# "eath$ promise of forgi&eness an" eternal life w6 +o"Luke 11:7812$ promise of new life in the 1pirit!e (an pra, for a greater release of the power of the 9ol, 1pirit in our li&esCon(lusion.3#444 ,ears ago# .esus soun"e" the (all to repentan(e an" faith.It is the same call to us toda(.!e are (alle" to turn awa, from sin an" all o%sta(les to +o"# an" to a((ept .esus as Lor".#s we respond positivel(& God promises us salvation from sin&forgiveness and reconciliation& eternal life& and the power of the Hol( .pirit for our lives.#ccept the challenge to repent and believe in Jesus."hen take God upon His promises& and e,pect to e,perience the peace and 4o( and power of the 3ord in (our lives.Couples For ChristChristian Life Program Talk 4www.cfcablaze.com