The grace of God in repentance enables the penitent to turn from ____ to ____ .

• A. Sin; Obedience
• B. Obedience; Sin
• C. Self; God
• D. Faith; Works

Answer: (A)

Grace active in repentance moves a person from sin toward obedience. When someone repents, they don’t just feel remorse; they realign their life, turning away from sinful behavior and turning toward God’s will and commands. The grace of God strengthens and enables that decisive shift, making obedient living possible as a response to his mercy.

Think of repentance as a reorientation: leaving what disobeys God and embracing what pleases him. The other directions miss that pattern. Turning from obedience back into sin contradicts repentance; turning from self toward God focuses on relationship rather than the action of renouncing sin; and turning from faith to works shifts emphasis from repentance and transformation to a change in how one emphasizes belief versus behavior, rather than describing the movement from sin to obedience that repentance entails.