Repentance as an Act of Worship
REPENTANCE?! UGH! That's like the dirty word in our current culture - both national culture and church culture. It's typically not a happy little Christianese word because let's face it, how fun is it to admit you might be wrong about something, especially in a culture that wants everyone to believe that we're all okay and naturally good with your truth vs my truth, etc. and yada yada yada. Nonsense! We're all not okay nor naturally good. Place an Oreo in front of a 4 year old and tell her she can't have it. GOODNESS goes right out the window, quickly replaced by selfish, instant gratification. This is the core of humanity! I've been studying the story of John the Baptist in Matthew 3 in a Bible study I attend. John's message was very simple: "Repent for the Kingdom of God is coming!" His life mission was to prepare the way for Jesus by making paths straight for Him, like they'd do for the roads when a king would come to town. Only Joh