Immanuel (The Challenger)

Repent or Perish. 悔改或者灭亡。

This is a hard teaching of Christ. It is unrelenting and direct in it’s objective; but – as are all things with Christ – it is rooted in unconditional love. The word that Christ would have used to say “repent” is the word “Metanoia”. While the concept of repentance has been distorted and perverted into meaning to simply stop sinning, the word that Christ used is a word that means “to think differently”. God’s heart is not focused solely on our actions, but rather, on our motivations. Therefore, His charge to those that follow Him is not to resist the urge to act negatively. It is to seize the opportunity to act positively. 这是基督的硬教学。它是无情的，并直接在它的目标;但是 - 因为万物都与基督 - 它植根于无条件的爱。这个词基督会习惯说“后悔”这两个字“ Metanoia ” 。而悔改的概念已经被扭曲，变态成的意思简单地停止犯罪，基督所用的词是一个词，意思是“不同的想法” 。神的心脏并不仅仅专注于我们的行动，而是在我们的动机。因此，他负责给那些跟随他，是不是要抗拒的冲动行为产生负面影响。它是要抓住机遇，采取积极行动。