The call to repentance summons people to desist from the cultural game of exalting their own name and instead to come live under God’s name. Repentance is not so much a change of ideology from one set of beliefs to another, but a change of alliance from one group to another. Jesus’ command to repent could be paraphrased as “Stop trying to accrue honor through that group, and join my group to obtain the glory of God’s kingdom!” This repentance Jesus spoke of “offered membership in the renewed people of the covenant god.”
Repentance in shame honor terms.
