After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Mark 1:14-15
For an American to become a Christian, a true follower of Christ, we must repent and believe the good news.
We must change our minds, assumptions, and actions. We must change our lives, and how we define life.
We focus on, assume, and strive for “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” OUR HAPPINESS.
In fact, OUR HAPPINESS is viewed as a God given right! As though God OWES us happiness.
This is no different from the Jewish assumption in Jesus’ day.
Our government, “of the people, by the people, and for the people,” assumes the sovereignty of the people. We are self ruled. The people are the emperor. We are our own gods. We no longer want to be one nation, under God. (Perhaps we never have really wanted this.) We are no different from the Romans.
We do not believe the good news.
We believe in democracy.
We believe in capitalism.
We believe in ourselves.
We must repent.
Jesus is Lord.
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