History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v4.c64.s16.4

v4.c64.s16.4

The *basileia* is not a territory to be conquered, but a reality to be received. It is a gift, a *charis*, which demands a response. That response is *metanoia*—a radical turning of the heart and mind, a reorientation of one’s entire life towards God. It is the response of the tax collector who leaves his booth, of the fisherman who leaves his nets, of the woman who pours out her alabaster jar. It is the response of faith, which is not merely an intellectual assent to a set of propositions, but a total commitment to the person of Jesus and the reality of his Kingdom.