Repent, God's Kingdom Is Here And Now

Scripture Reference:
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.

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Why Celebrate The Historical Jesus?

During the Advent season, the world prepares to celebrate the descent, incarnation and birth of the Christ of Faith [Spirit], in the historical Jesus 2000 years ago in Bethlehem. Prior to this first revelation of the Christ of Faith in human flesh, many people believe that mankind had become progressively spiritually deaf, spiritually blind, spiritually asleep and spiritually dead, in trespasses and sin. In Holy Scripture, the historical Jesus is described as the first born of those human beings who are resurrected from spiritual death.

Without the first coming and revelation of the Christ of Faith in the historical Jesus then, many Christians believe that  humankind would have remained spiritually dead. In the power of the Holy Spirit, through faith, humility and obedience, the historical Jesus as Messiah, surrendered to the will of God [Trinity] for his life. By living the Paschal Mystery, the historical Jesus actually became the full incarnation and full manifestation of the invisible Christ of Faith, in human flesh. Through the historical Jesus, the invisible Christ of Faith [Logos] has been revealed as the universal King of Kings and the Lord of Lord, not only here on earth, but throughout all creation. 

Many people believe the life of the historical Jesus demonstrates that human beings individually and collectively, are designed to be God's chosen central place for proper mental alignment, the incarnation, the temple, the throne, and the reign of the Christ of Faith, here on earth [Genesis 1:26-31]. In Holy Scripture, the historical Jesus has steadfastly invited all people to believe and follow him in living this Paschal Mystery. The Bible declares that the historical Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and that no man comes to the Father, except through the universal Christ of Faith, as revealed in the historical Jesus [John 14:6].   

Like the historical Jesus, with God's help, many sincere seekers have committed themselves to following the historical Jesus, in living the Paschal Mystery. They are planting the spiritual seeds, which will produce the same virtues, gifts, and fruit of the Spirit, which the historical Jesus demonstrated 2000 years ago in his life. During this Advent Season, with God's help, many Christ-centered, resurrected, born again believers will challenge themselves and each other, to more closely follow the historical Jesus, in repentance, the full incarnation and the full manifestation [second coming of the Christ of Faith] in their own souls, hearts, minds and lives. Many are now joining the historical Jesus in more fully revealing, manifesting and spreading this Good News of the kingdom of God, within us, in our midst and throughout our planet.

This Advent Season is a time of cleansing, anticipation and preparation. It is a time for making more room in our hearts, minds and lives to put on the Christ of Faith and celebrate the historical Jesus. It is that season of the year when spiritually awake believers deepen their commitment to follow the historical Jesus in living the Paschal Mystery.

                                                                                                                                 

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