By Adedoja Adewale
Christianity
is so interesting, it is so nice that some people are being distracted or
carried away. I think I should have said God is so nice. Or how is it that you,
a believer is angry with another believer on behalf of God? You are angry
because the person is going against the principles of Christianity that you
were brought up in. On the day of judgement, some people will be shocked at the
kind of responses they will get from God when he tells them that they have been
allowing their flesh to rule them and not his spirit. You want to get souls
saved to the extent that you become bitter at the sight of one and then the
whole purpose of the gospel is not fulfilled in you because even Jesus loved
sinners.
I understand that we are in a civilized world now and many new things happen every day, these new things creep into the church and children of God begin to do them. Nevertheless, our fathers of old see these things as signs of the end time and if you are under their covering, their thought system might automatically become yours and you get lost in them. God's fight is his fight and you cannot hate sin more than God can. Can you? So be careful and don't be short-sighted.
Don't hate
your course mate because where you're from, women tie scarf when they pray, but
she doesn't. Focusing on these things bring division to the family of saints
and may hinder the manifestation of the spirit. There is one thing that
connects us, one thing that joins us....There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were
called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God
and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians
4: 4-6
Let this be
your focus and if you have questions regarding any issue or if you are
confused, please ask God and he will reveal the answer to you through the Holy
Spirit. To you, these things are deep, they are complex, they are complicated,
but do you know that God reveals things to us through his spirit? But God
has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things,
yes, the deep things of God. I
Corinthians 2:10 NKJV
This is not to neglect Biblical standards and principles but to remind
you that you shouldn’t condemn people.
See, asking
a friend or a person that supports a particular school of thought might not be
the perfect solution because the day you hear an opposing view, you think the
previous person you spoke with is wrong. Therefore, it is good that you have
your own personal revelation. It is also good that when it is revealed to you
and you want to tell people, make it clear that that is what God told you and
when you preach it, enjoin people to go ahead and get their own answer. This is
the perfect solution, a personal conviction.
In addition,
always remember to read the bible contextually and not in isolation, this will
also aid your understanding of similar topics.
3 Comments
It’s important to have personal convictions on matters. If not, you might be tossed to and fro by different beliefs. Thanks for sharing this, Adedoja.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you read enjoyed the read
DeleteI hope more people see this... Being righteous is not by tying of scarf
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