13/08/2026
Until the Old Testament is understood in the light of Christ, its stories can leave people with a distorted understanding of the character and nature of God. The central purpose of Scripture is not merely to give us stories, laws, or historical accounts; it is to reveal Christ.
Jesus Himself said that the Scriptures testify of Him. The Old Testament points forward to Him, and Christ brings into full view what was previously concealed in types, shadows, promises, and prophetic revelation.
Repentance, therefore, is fundamentally a change of mind—a change in the way we think about God and understand the Scriptures. It is a turning from a distorted perception of God to the truth revealed in Christ.
When the preaching of remission takes place, people's perception of God changes. They begin to see God differently—not as the God they had imagined Him to be, but as He is revealed in Christ.
Remission of sins is therefore not merely about having a record of wrongdoing erased; it speaks to the removal of the erroneous thinking and perception that kept us from seeing God correctly.
When your thinking about God and the Scriptures changes and comes into alignment with the revelation of Christ, your perspective changes. Your understanding changes. Your mind is renewed.
And when remission is preached, people can finally begin to see God in a way they had never seen Him before.
The gospel does not merely change what you believe about yourself; it changes what you believe about God. It brings you from a distorted perception of God into the revelation of God in Christ.
Repentance is a change of mind. Remission is the removal of what obscured the truth. And Christ is the revelation that makes God known.