Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead (Acts 17:30-31).
In my recreational reading I came upon the term "neuroplasticity." Neuroplasticity has to do with the ability of the mind to reorganize its self when it is pushed to do so. The brain is moldable and flexible like plastic not static and unchanging like stone. There are some areas of the brain that even generate new cells to compensate for the death of old ones or to help in the necessary reorganization tasks placed on the brain. The science of neuroplasticity has become very important to stroke recovery and even in the area of self-improvement.
It is this area of self-improvement that made me think about repentance. Metanoia is the Greek word we translate into the English word "repentance." Literally translated, metanoia simply means, "change of mind." I'm not sure that Paul had the science of neuroplasticity in mind when he spoke of repentance in the above text, but one thing is sure, if God is God and Jesus is the Judge then we all need to reorganize our thinking.
Our Father's Love,
Tom
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