Doing It Deep

..Deep repentance, that is.

"To become a Christian is, therefore, first to admit the problem: that we have been substituting ourselves for God either by religion (trying to be our own savior by obedience to God's law) or by irreligion (trying to be our own lord by disobedience to God's law).  This means we change not so much the amount but the depth of our repentance.  We have to "repent," but the repentance that receives Christ is not just being sorry for specific sins.  It is not less than that, but it is more. 'Saving repentance' is also admitting our effort of self-salvation, our effort at trying to be our own savior."

     -Tim Keller, Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything, page17