I've spent my life surrounded by people telling me the word "gospel" means "God's good news." Yet Jesus' first words as he began his gospel ministry—"Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand"—didn't prompt the kind of comfort and joy my friends described. For as long as I can remember, I understood Christ's words to mean something like this: "God has been far off, but now He is coming your way. He doesn't really like you. And He certainly doesn't approve of you. If you want to avoid His wrath—and you definitely do!--you'd better change your ways—and fast."
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