Repentance is not just the gateway into relationship with the triune God; it is the pathway for that continuing relationship, as Luther wrote: ‘the entire life of believers should be one of repentance’.4 The Christian life involves a lifelong relationship, and as long as we are in this fallen world repentance will be an enduring part of our lives. This is no different from saying that we are positionally sanctified at the outset of our Christian life because of Christ’s work