I have been reading the booklet, Matthew’s Gospel of Peace and Salvation, and felt inspired to include one of the referencs in Chapter 9, verse 13, from Jesus;
“John and I never preached together in the same place, for that would have defeated the very purpose of his own mission – to straighten the path for my subsequent coming. Not only this, but the tenor and substance of our teachings were very different. John preached repentance, and he meant repentance in the traditional sense of the word – a turning away from sin and error and renewed obedience to the law of Moses, with love to God and one’s neighbor, which leads to the condition of the perfect natural human. I also preached repentance, for I said, “Repent ye, for the Kingdom of God is at hand, believe in the glad tidings.”
“Now the meaning which I gave to the word repentance was not that which was implied by John, for I meant a turning anew to God and seeking for the Celestial Heavens through prayer; for I taught that the great gift of Immortality had been rebestowed upon humankind by the Heavenly Father in my person, and that the souls yearning for God’s Love and its seeking for this Love through earnest prayer was real repentance. And when I said, “I come not to call the righteous but the sinner to repent,” I meant that sinners could, by turning to God, receive the gift of the Divine Love as well as the righteous, for it was available to both. But alas, it was not the righteous but the sinner of my day who repented and sought God and this Love, while the righteous, or those who considered themselves righteous, refused in their self-satisfaction the great gift that was theirs for the asking.”
This gift of God’s Love is available to all souls everywhere. People have the free will to believe in what-so-ever they choose. However, if you want to learn spiritual truths, you need to turn to God and seek at-Onement with Him through prayers for Divine Love. Desire to come into alignment with God’s will. Ask to be blessed by the Holy Spirit. Have faith in the power of God’s omnipotence; our Creator knows our thoughts and intentions. God’s perfect laws govern the unfoldments of our daily living according to the pathways we choose to follow. Choose to accept God’s Gift of Divine Love. Amen