Jerusalem” (Luke 24:46–47). Christ-centered repentance and forgiveness is something to be heard and applied, not just once, but for the entirety of a disciple’s life. At the risk of oversimplification, we could say that the Great Commission commands us to learn the gospel by the gospel. We learn the breadth and depth of the good news by continually situating ourselves in it, through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Jesus is the gospel of our teaching and observing. It is this understanding of the
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