Afterthought

Act 9:4
“And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”

2 Cor. 7:10
“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”

Sorrow: Lupe (root) – signifies “pain,” of body or mind;

Repentance: Metanoia Repentance (3341) (metanoia from meta = after + noéo = to understand) literally means “afterthought” or “to think after” and implies a change of mind.

Gal 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Christ revealed himself to Paul. Saul replied, “Who art though Lord?” The revelation of Christ changes us and makes us righteous by grace through the faith of Him in us. Knowing him is knowing absolute and total truth. Knowing Him is enlightenment of unveiled knowledge. This knowledge of him changes us. It causes us to have “afterthought.” This “afterthought” is the beginnings of Godly sorrow which changes us and causes us to grow as new creations in Him by the knowledge of Him. Christ was resurrected by the glory of the Father. The glory of the Father could be thought of as His unchanging essence. He is the “I am that I am” and because He “is” Christ Is The Resurrection. Death has never had authority over Him. All things were created by Him and for Him and by him all things consist. Christ said He and the Father are one. Jesus was crucified before the foundations of the earth. Jesus was resurrected before the foundations of the earth. That which was contrary to us and against us was nailed to His cross. Our old man was crucified with Him on the cross. We resurrected with Him. This knowledge makes me aware and changes my whole person: spirit, soul and body. I am ever-sanctified and grow in Him from glory to glory, faith to faith because of repentance by grace.