“Suppose a child approached his dad and said, “Dad, I haven’t cleaned my room in 365 days. I know it is wrong because you made a rule about cleaning my room and taught me that to fail to clean my room was wrong. See you later, Dad, I’m going to the beach.” What is wrong with a child responding to his dad in that way? The child knows it is wrong but his actions have not changed. Just to know you are wrong does not mean you will change. To admit you are wrong is the first step in the process of repentance, but it is not repentance. Not only must you admit you are wrong, you must admit that this wrongness is a sin against God.””
The Joy of Repentance