If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
Repentance of the heart related
to forgiveness of sins
The beginning of the gospel (good news) of God's
Son, Jesus Christ,
is that, as God spoke through the prophet
Isaiah,
He sent John the Baptist in the wilderness to
proclaim
repentance of the heart related to the
forgiveness of sins,
which is a holistic and fundamental change
(Hokma).
By doing so, God prepared the way of the Lord
and made it straight
(Mark 1:1-4).
As we await, hope for, and expect the second
coming of Jesus,
like John the Baptist, we must also proclaim the
gospel of Jesus Christ
(good news) in this world, like a wilderness,
while preaching repentance of the heart
related to the forgiveness of sins.
By doing this, we will prepare
the way for the Lord's return and make it
straight.
Like John the Baptist and Jesus,
we must also proclaim, "Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near!"
[“The kingdom of heaven has come near! Repent!”
(Korean Modern Bible)]
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