Bible in one year from Jan 13 to Jan. 19 2023 we start to read Mark 1-16
The time is fulfilled
and the kingdom of God has drawn near; Repent and believe in the gospel. (Mark 1:5)
In Greek word μετάνοια interpret as (1)
religiously and morally as a change of mind leading to change of behavior
repentance, conversion, turning about. (2)
As feeling remorse regret, feel sorry. Therefore, “To repent” is to have a
change of mind with regret for the past and a turn for the future. On the
negative side, to repent before God is not only to repent of sins and wrong
doings but also to repent of the world and its corruption, which usurp and
corrupt people whom God created for Himself, and to repent of our God forsaking
life in the past. On the positive side, it is to turn to God in every way and
in everything for the fulfillment of His purpose in creating man. It is repentance
unto God and is to repent and turn to God. Repentance is mainly in the mind, believing
is mainly in the heart.
To enter into the
kingdom of God, people need to repent of their sins and believe in the gospel
that their sins may be forgiven and that they may be regenerated by God to have
the divine life, which matches the divine nature of this kingdom. All the believers
in Christ can share the kingdom in the church age for their enjoyment of God in
His righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
This
kingdom will become the kingdom of Christ and of God for the overcoming
believers to inherit and enjoy in the coming kingdom age that they may reign
with Christ a thousand years. Then, as the eternal kingdom it will be an
eternal blessing of God’s eternal life for all God’s redeemed to enjoy in the new
heaven and new earth for eternality. (Rev.21:1-4; 22:1-5,14,17).
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