Bill wrote: > And so, to those people, "repentance" was firstly > a change of mind, a turning away from old beliefs > and a turning to a new way of thinking about God. > The task of repentance for them entailed a restructuring > of their thinking about who this God was in whom they > had believed. Theirs was to begin to think of God in a > way which placed Jesus at the heart of God's identity. > It was thus a first order paradigm shift. Repent for what? > Repent about this man you know as Jesus of Nazareth. > Change your mind about him. He is your Messiah.
Upon further reflection of your words here, I am starting to wonder what relationship there is in your mind between sin and repentance. You seem to think of repentance as a theological paradigm shift about one's philosophical understanding of the Godhead, particularly concerning Jesus' position therein, rather than a changing of one's mind about his participation in sin. Would you care to clarify? I bet Judy smells a rat here. :-) Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
