We cannot, to use a theological term, redeem ourselves. God sent his Son Jesus Christ into the world, at a point of time in history, in order to redeem us through his sacrificial death on the cross on that first Good Friday. There is the hope of redemption. God offers us the chance to begin again with him through his Son's death and resurrection. We are not left with a set of good intentions but through God's Holy Spirit coming to dwell with us, a practical way of living again.
Some people like to talk of being 'born again' , a perfectly Biblical phrase.
But of more importance than this is living again , of taking that new start, that redemption, on into the real world. To follow Christ means to be a Christian, and it is much more than being christian with a small 'c', it is about accepting real help from God for the challenges of the real world. That offer is made to us as we meet together to worship and praise him each week and at Easter. Take it up today. Although they may spring to mind, the Ten Commandments are not really this, for the first commandments indicate how the people of Israel must follow God.