Repent Our response to the Word, may be repentance. God is the source of holiness, but He is also the measurement of holiness. The Word shows me the Lord and the standard of holiness. When I see my failure to conform I need to repent. Repentance is not simply remorse.
Remorse concerns the individual.
It is about self. It reflects self-hatred. It is disgust or pain because you messed up, got caught or things turned out the way they did. With remorse, we make excuses, justify what we done and resist the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. On the other hand, repentance is initiated by the Holy Spirit.