“THE TIME IS FULFILLED AND
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND
REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.”
– MARK 1:15
Why am I restless? What should I do to find peace? Are my sins forgiven? If you are pondering such questions, your conscience may have awakened. On this site, you will find answers. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” (Matt 7:7)
HOW I FOUND GOD’S KINGDOM
They preached the gospel and reassured me that I could believe my sins forgiven. Faith is so simple. God is there in His word and He wants us to follow Him by simply believing own sins forgiven.
Maria Wuollet
The word “sin” was very familiar to me, but my understanding of it was different. I was under the impression that if you do something wrong among people, you need to correct it and apologize. Then I finally understood what faith and forgiveness of sins are and I got the grace of repentance. After repentance, my whole life changed.
Vladimir Krytskov
I had longing and restlessness in my heart to find God and to find peace. I was awakened and seeking. They asked if I would like to have my sins forgiven, and I said, yes, very much, and they preached the gospel of forgiveness to me. Immediately my heart was filled with joy and peace. My feet didn’t even touch the ground and the great weight had been lifted. I didn’t need to seek for anything anymore.
JON BLOOMQUIST
I had so many question in mind before repentance. What could be the things I should do to so that I’ll be safe from the bad ways I have been living before? Faith comes by hearing the word of God. I realise that living in sin is not good. I have decided to turn away from all bad ways. Now I’m a believer, I’m always free and happy when I’m among others.
Easmond Missalie
“My hope and prayer for all people in the unbelieving world is that they may humble themselves and hear the call of the Good Shepherd so that one day we all will be at the right place of the Heavenly Father, forever.”
Azouma Yawa, Ghana
When I was performing my military service I felt for the first time that there was something between me and my Creator. There were such things that caused me unrest. I was told that God’s Kingdom is actually here on Earth. The biggest change after repentance was that I felt such peace within me that I recall having experienced some time as a child.
Jouko Gylden, Finland
Instead of me trying to forgive people to become righteous, I rather need to be forgiven. I fell down from the high building of my self-righteousness.
Emmanuel Ametsife
I saw I had sinned, and people used to invite us to some churches, but we never got the faith which can make us transform like forgiveness of sins. That is what God himself wants us to do and that was what Jesus Christ was saying that if we want God to forgive us our trespasses, we also need to forgive others.
Thomas Yambasu, Sierra Leone
The Bible says: If we confess our sins, our Lord is faithful and forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. This life we are living here on Earth is temporal. The Bible says: What will if profit you if you gain the whole world and then you lose your soul to hell?
Lamin Komba
I was in darkness. I listened to the gospel message and at the end, I was blessed with it: I can believe my sins forgiven in Jesus’ name and precious blood. That gave me a great relief.
Joseph Kuse, Ghana
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CONGREGATE AS BELIEVERS
What does it mean to congregate as believers? Jesus says, “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).
We as believers are part of God’s Heavenly Kingdom spread out across the earth. Where we gather, there is the Holy Spirit. Where the Holy Spirit is, there is the gospel.
Congregating as believers to listen to God’s word is how we rejuvenate our faith. As the apostle Paul says, “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).
Jesus often refers to Himself as the Good Shepherd. He tells us that “my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27). It is good for God’s sheep to come together so that we can listen to what He has to say. When we hear a sermon, we are listening to the Good Shepherd’s voice. He sends Heavenly greetings to His flock. His Word convicts us of sin and reminds us of Christ, in whom there is no sin. He helps us direct our gaze to the cross and to trust in His forgiveness.
How precious the Heavenly Father’s words are to our ears – “Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.” (Luke 7:50).
HOW TO REPENT TO GOD
Apostle Paul preached on the Areopagus in Athens:” The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.” (Acts 17:30, ESV).
So, God also requires you to repent.
Repentance is not just about making life better. In repentance, a person receives forgiveness for all their sins; not directly from God, but through a believer and with the authority given by Jesus (John 20:23).
A person who repents does not become sinless, but the Holy Spirit begins to guide their life.
According to Christ’s command (e.g. Luke 24:47), repentance and forgiveness of sins are preached by those who have living faith, in the Kingdom of God. According to the Bible, there is only one such kingdom on earth, where the Holy Spirit works and mutual love prevails.
HOW TO REPENT YOUR SINS
Every person who feels that he or she is a sinner can receive the forgiveness of their sins. A person obtains the forgiveness of their sins by believing in the gospel of the forgiveness of sins. The person who knows his sin must find a person who has themselves received the forgiveness of his sins in God’s congregation and has received the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). Jesus urged people to first seek the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33), so that they could hear firsthand the gospel of the forgiveness of sins. This is the core message in the preaching of the kingdom of God.