Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus Quotes

“Repentance is not modifying a few convictions here and there, but realizing that your whole interpretation of reality—God, yourself, your relation to God and the world—is misguided. It is not finding your way back to the “straight-and-narrow,” after wandering off the beaten path a bit, but acknowledging before God that you are not—and never have been—even in the vicinity. You saw yourself at the center of the universe, but now you realize that you exist for God’s pleasure and glory, and that changes how you look at everything. The right to determine for yourself what you believe and how you will live is surrendered.3”
― Nancy Guthrie, Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus