also be prompted by sinful attitudes and patterns of the leadership of that community. We must return in the end to the essential relational character of the theology of repentance throughout the biblical witness. Repentance is fundamentally a return to intimate fellowship with the triune God. This is made possible because of the gracious act of this God through the gift of the Son and the Spirit who invite us into the fellowship of the Trinity. This relational return to our Creator and Redeemer