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Mark 1:15 (NIV)
15″The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”

To some the image of God is some guy screaming at the top of his lungs while he holds on to the edge of a pulpit about to tip off the edge of a large platform. It is true that God wants us to repent and receive him into our lives, but lets take a little more down to earth look real fast and just what this means. Spitting guy or loving father?

Jesus said at the start of his public ministry that it was time.

Time for what? Time for those who seek to find him that offers life. Jesus said the kingdom of God was near. Not an invitation to drink the cool aid, but rather that for those who have beensearching for him will know that it is he. How many people do you run into in your week that are seeking God? They may not come out and say it, but we can tell they are looking for him by all the other stuff that try to put in his place.

In order to find the kingdom of God he gives 2 simple things we must do. Two. . don’t miss this people. He is not asking you to stand on your head while you get 8 sponsors to sign your contract while securing a loan. He wants us first to repent.

Simply put, repent means to turn around, 180 degrees, from the way we are going and try to seek him in the new path. Its like heading down a long long dungeon crawl to get to a mob at the end to finish the quest. If we take the tunnel on the left we wont get to them, but if we turn around and take the tunnel on the right, well we will find them, complete the task, unless we getganked, and get the reward for our effort.

Then believe. Yep, wait. . just believe? Uhh huh. Believe that Jesus is who he said he is. The proof is in the new testament. Go ahead, read it. . I’ll wait. . some.

Believe in him and repent. That is all it takes to be one of his Children. No long application, no conditions that require a sworn affidavit.

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