When a man is getting better he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him. When a man is getting worse he understands his own badness less and less. … Good people know about both good and evil: bad people do not know about either. – C. S. Lewis
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I was reading the Gospel of Matthew last night and notice that John the Baptist and Jesus started their ministry saying the same thing.
Matt 3:2: John said”Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.“
Matt 4:17″ 17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.“
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The joy of Jesus carries pain.
The pain of Jesus carries joy.
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