If you fully understand the meaning of the holy sacrifice of Jesus, you must repent of ever having opposed the one who is so full of love. It is written, “When they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.” Repentance will not make you see Christ, but seeing Christ will give you repentance. You may not make a Christ out of your repentance, but you must look to Christ for repentance. The Holy Spirit, by turning us to Christ, turns us from sin. Repentance is the effect, Christ
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