Feed on God's Word daily. The Word is Light. The Light shatters all shades of darkness (confusion) and illuminates your life completely. This Illumination removes anxiety and worry from your life, guaranteeing you peace in the midst of challenges
@RichardOkeke@gideonodoma Bro, "perfecting holiness" is maturing in d reality of what Christ has done. This maturity is by our willingness to yield to d Spirit.
Only d Lord can measure this yieldedness. A sense of being better than others is pride.
Apst Paul gave these counsels in 1 Cor 10:12, Gal 6:1
@StevLastine_@segunjoguns@adetorodanielX When Moses said Israel were Gods holy people, were they doing all the right things?
Deut 7:6
Holiness is being set apart. Righteousness empowered us to live holy. While we can no longer have peace in doing wrong, we were helped into holiness. Comparison breeds pride
@gideonodoma At new birth we became holy. Holiness is God setting us apart for Himself by Himself like He did with Israel. He then empowered us to live holy by making us righteous. We can now live as Holy People by what He did. Our living holy does NOT make us holier than others.
People's wisdom should be measured by their choices and actions rather than their speech and "aura"
If you quote a lot of bible verses but have a track record of making unwise and detrimental decisions, it is obvious that there is still a great deal of simplicity in your soul.
In an era of smooth talk and nice tweets, let the fear of God properly educate and inform your choices and actions.
@gideonodoma One lesson I learnt here is, IT IS EASIER TO MAKE HEAVEN THAN TO LEAD GOD'S PEOPLE. Dear Sir, you all are great servants of the LORD. Let's not lower ourselves with avoidable paranoia. We can condemn error without finger pointing.
Let's not throw jabs anymore
@pastorpoju Very great take, Sir. Unfortunately many ministers teach strategies borne out of copying others' revelations.
I did this, it worked. This you must do it.
Thank God, we are learning truth
@Jaachi_light Your husband is your head. You serve God well by being accountable to him. In marriage, nothing is mine but ours. Go listen to your husband and be on the same page with him, else you'd be in rebellion
Now even Christians are encouraging and recommending everyone to go and watch Polygamist.
I won't lie—I tried to watch it after seeing so many people talking about it on TikTok and other social media platforms. I struggled to move past two minutes, and the reason was simple: the sexual scenes.
One thing many believers fail to understand is that you cannot be praying against lust, pornography, masturbation, and sexual addiction while feeding your mind with content that awakens the very desires you are asking God to help you overcome.
Some people are wondering why they keep falling into temptation. The answer is simple: what you entertain eventually influences you.
If you are trying to stop masturbating and watching pornography, but your daily entertainment is filled with sexual scenes, nudity, adultery, and immorality, your battle will become much harder.
As Christians, we must learn to guard our hearts and our eyes.
The Bible says:
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
What enters your eyes eventually enters your mind, and what enters your mind eventually affects your actions.
What surprises me is seeing some Christian women judging all men based on a movie.
A movie is not reality.
Not every man is a polygamist.
Not every husband is a cheat.
Not every marriage is destined to fail.
Not every man is secretly living a double life.
As the world is talking about Polygamist, can we also talk about Monogamist?
Can we talk about the thousands of faithful husbands who wake up every morning and choose their wives?
Can we talk about men who have opportunities to cheat but refuse because they honor God and respect their marriage vows?
Can we talk about men who stay committed through financial struggles, sickness, misunderstandings, and difficult seasons?
Can we talk about men who are raising their children, providing for their families, and remaining faithful when nobody is applauding them?
Because they exist.
It is possible for a man to be married to one woman.
It is possible for a man not to commit adultery.
It is possible for a man to reject a woman who is trying to seduce him.
It is possible for a man to remain loyal even when temptation is available.
It is possible for a man to honor his vows until death.
The problem with our generation is that movies, social media, and celebrity culture have become our teachers.
People are forming opinions about marriage from Netflix instead of Scripture.
People are learning relationships from movies instead of God's Word.
People are allowing entertainment to define what they believe about men, women, marriage, and family.
As believers, our standard is not movies.
Our standard is not TikTok.
Our standard is not trends.
Our standard is not celebrity opinions.
Our standard is the Word of God.
The Bible is our blueprint for marriage.
The Bible teaches faithfulness.
The Bible teaches commitment.
The Bible teaches self-control.
The Bible teaches covenant.
The Bible teaches that marriage is honorable and should be protected.
Before I watch any movie, I ask myself one question:
"What is the end result of this?"
Will it build my faith?
Will it strengthen my values?
Will it bring me closer to God?
Will it help me become a better husband, wife, father, mother, or believer?
Not everything that is popular is profitable.
Not everything that is trending is beneficial.
And not everything that everyone is watching should be watched by a child of God.
Let's be careful what we consume.
Let's stop allowing movies to become our theology.
Let's stop judging an entire gender because of a script written for entertainment.
And let's remember that while the world may celebrate confusion, God's design for marriage has not changed.
The Bible remains our standard.
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