Mark 1:14-15, 'The historical Jesus announces the Good news'
At the beginning of his earthly ministry , the historical Jesus announced the Good news of the Gospel of Christ. Two thousand years ago he declared, "Repent, the kingdom of God is at hand". The bible assures us that true repentance produces the good news of resurrection from spiritual death, new birth and the kingdom living. The historical Jesus revealed, taught and proclaimed throughout his earthly ministry, mankind's dwelling in the kingdom of God here on earth, by self-denial, taking up their cross daily and following him in living the Paschal Mystery [Mark 8:31-38].
Mankind's universal inner journey from spiritual death into spiritual resurrection and eternal life is initiated, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit. The historical Jesus as Messiah, and his forerunner John the Baptist both stressed repentance as transforming human souls, hearts and minds by resurrection from spiritual death to spiritual awakening and new life in the Spirit. Resurrected believers discern, teach and proclaim why following the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery is critical in establishing kingdom living here on earth, as it is in heaven [Matthew 6:10].
Repentance means forsaking our sinful ways of spiritual sleep, spiritual blindness and spiritual deafness and spiritual death. Repentance means following the historical Jesus in Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-based spiritual mindedness, so we can greet and fully manifest the proper mental alignment and full incarnation of the Christ of Faith, as revealed in the life and ministry of the historical Jesus.
The bible assures us that true repentance produces resurrection from spiritual death and the kingdom living which the historical Jesus proclaimed [Mark 1:14-15]. I have vowed, with God's help, to seek and serve the Christ of Faith, in the historical Jesus, in myself and in all people. Spiritually awake believers steadfastly follow the historical Jesus as the fully incarnation, and the fully orbed manifestation of the Christ of Faith, in human flesh. In the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, they are now manifesting kingdom living here on earth as it is in heaven.
The bible assures us that true repentance produces resurrection from spiritual death and the kingdom living which the historical Jesus proclaimed [Mark 1:14-15]. I have vowed, with God's help, to seek and serve the Christ of Faith, in the historical Jesus, in myself and in all people. Spiritually awake believers steadfastly follow the historical Jesus as the fully incarnation, and the fully orbed manifestation of the Christ of Faith, in human flesh. In the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, they are now manifesting kingdom living here on earth as it is in heaven.
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