There is a consistent theme in the Biblical story of God’s relationship with those he saves, and expectation of what it will mean to be a part of his family, following him. It was taught from the very beginning of this movement, from John the Baptizer, to Jesus, to the disciples, on through the Apostles and the spread of the first century church. The theme? Repentance. It’s meaning? “Change your life! Because God’s reign is here.”