Do you know… “God is crazily in love with YOU, and there is nothing you can do about it. Yes!…There is absolutely nothing you can do to make Him love you more or less. It is in His nature to love”
WELCOME!! Explore the dimensions of His over the top favor towards you…(Saint or Sinner) you are in the ocean of His grace gravity. – McDaniels Gyamfi
Metanoia, a transliteration of the Greek μετάνοια, is “a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion.”[1] The term suggests repudiation, change of mind, repentance, and atonement; but “conversion” and “reformation” may best approximate its connotation.[2] In The King James Version of the Bible, its verbal cognate metanoeo/μετανοέω is translated as repent.[3]
Metanoia means afterthought, from meta meaning “after” or “beyond” and nous meaning “mind”. In Classical Greek metanoia meant changing one’s mind about someone or something.[4] When personified, Metanoia was depicted as a shadowy goddess, cloaked and sorrowful, who accompanied Kairos, the god of Opportunity, sowing regret and inspiring repentance for the “missed moment”. This conventional portrayal continued through the Renaissance. “The elements of repentance, regret, reflection, and transformation are always present in the concept of metanoia to some degree
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Perfectly said Sir. Indeed,it is my biggest fear and I try hard to put them in line with God. 🙂
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Thanks my sister. God is your strength and wisdom
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That is so true. I’ve seen so many parents obsessed with their kid’s grades, excelling at sports, trying to live vicariously through them, but not the least bit concerned about their spiritual development. Or they drive them so hard legalistically in church life rather than Christ’s life so that they reject it all when they become adults. It’s a big trap. Thanks for sharing this. Blessings.
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Thanks Pastor Mel for throwing light on this. Shalom!
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