Repentance leading to transformation

True repentance is a gift of God. In our flesh, we are too self centered to truely repent. True repentance takes the form of realizing that it is against God whom we sin and it should lead to profound sorrow. It is as David said in his confession "Against You alone have I sinned." Repentance leads to transformation. Gal. 4:19 speaks of "Christ being formed in the believer." This is the transformation spoken of. The goal of the Father is that the believer image the Son and do His work in the world.