The Greek word for "repentance" is "metanoia.

What is "repentance"? 🤔
...In Greek, it's the word "metanoia."
Meta means to change, to transcend, and noia is a word that indicates understanding or judgment.
...In other words, repentance means changing judgment.

Repentance can also be said to be changing one's perspective!
Repentance is... to crouch down and look.
✳️ To look with humility.
...It's about changing your current way of seeing things.
Repentance is taking a different perspective than your own.
...Jesus also... received baptism from John the Baptist.
Jesus also received baptism directed toward repentance.
...He didn't receive baptism because he had something to reflect on.
...Jesus also tried to change his perspective... 🤔
...He tried to get to the same level as us, to a lower perspective.

…Jesus didn't look upon and teach humanity from above the clouds.

…He sank deep into the waters.

…In a river in the lowlands, Jesus, through baptism, placed himself in a low place❗️.
That is…the baptism of repentance❗️.

…Therefore, when we become Christians, we too receive baptism.
…Baptism is…to formally express our decision to live a new life before God and people❗️
Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.