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Metanoia!

There is a verse in the New Testament that every Christian should not only memorize but embrace as a truth to be shared with the world. It is  Mark 1:15 (NLT) ,  ā€œThe time promised by God has come at last!ā€ he announced. ā€œThe Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!ā€ Jesus proclaimed a direct command and challenge to everyone He saw with this very command. He proclaimed the need to repent and reform. This was more than just changing your opinion or a particular belief. It is a change of heart, mind, and life.   The word for ā€œrepentā€ in this Gospel passage that Mark uses is the Greek word  ā€œmetanoia.ā€  This word does not simply mean to be sorry for our sins, as appropriate as this is. The word means literally to  turn around and go in the opposite direction . It means ā€œto amend with abhorrence of one's past sins.ā€   This repentance means to make a 180-degree turn in our lives when the direction we are going is leading us aw...