Conforming of any kind leads to comprises of one’s personal values and standards. It weakens and diminishes every area of one’s life. Say NO! It’s rewarding!
Roman Catholic Teachings Not Found in the Bible and a Timeline of when they were Added.
1. 300 AD: Prayers for the dead.
2. 300 AD: Making the sign of the cross.
3. 375 AD: Veneration of angels and dead saints.
4. 375 AD: Use of images in worship.
5. 394 AD: The Mass as a daily celebration.
6. 431 AD: The exaltation of Mary as the “Mother of God.”
7. 526 AD: Extreme Unction, or last rites.
8. 593 AD: Doctrine of purgatory.
9. 600 AD: Prayers to Mary and dead saints.
10. 786 AD: Worship of the cross, images, and relics
11. 995 AD: Canonization of dead saints.
12. 1079 AD: Celibacy of the priesthood.
13. 1090 AD: The rosary.
14. 1090 AD: Indulgences.
15. 1215 AD: Transubstantiation.
16. 1215 AD: Confession of sins to a priest.
17. 1220 AD: Adoration of the wafer, called the body of Christ.
18. 1416 AD: The cup forbidden to the people.
19. 1439 AD: Purgatory proclaimed as dogma.
20. 1439 AD: The seven sacraments confirmed.
21. 1545 AD: Tradition established as equal with the Bible.
22. 1546 AD: Apocryphal books added to the Bible.
23. 1854 AD: The Immaculate Conception of Mary.
24. 1870 AD: Infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals.
25. 1950 AD: The bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary.
26. 1965 AD: Mary proclaimed “Mother of the Church.”
The decision to become a serving, encouraging person is a decision that requires seeing people from God's perspective, not from a human point. Only with an eye of faith, hope and love can we strive to recognise potential in someone. 24/03/2026 NO : 437
The Genesis 50:20 rule: Genesis 50:20 As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.
I've been thinking about forgiveness and it's effects
on life in general. Forgiveness and unforgiveness is a
double-edge sword. It can be a blessing or a curse on life. It can be a stumbling block or a release of new life.
The choice is ours to make. NO : 434
Consistency the bedrock of a winning strategy. Therefore aim for consistency not perfection. To win start small so your mind can't reject it. Consistency beats motivation. Excellence is built through consistency.
19/03/2026 NO : 432 (tweets are not mine - just my complication.)
Growth in any form, either mentally, emotionally or spiritually doesn't happen by accident but by awareness, effort and consistency. Habits are too light to be felt until they are too heavy. Is your habits helping you grow or quietly holding you back.
18/03/2026 NO : 431
/SENECA cautions that in keeping worry it constantly tenses us against an imaginary catastrophe, which prevents us from living fully. This means live well by balancing everything and keep ourselves from worrying.
17/03/2026 NO : 430
Good morning my Precious Family. Let's uphold one another in prayer. 1 Thess. 5:25 Brethren pray for us.
2 Thess. 3:1. Finally, I brethren pray for us.
James 5:16.... and pray for one another.
We never live in isolation from each other. We are! because of you.
Keep doing what is right, even when motives around you are wrong. Consistency in righteousness silence conspiracy. Obedience is key to everything. Stay far from what harms you and restore your confidence by expanding your influences. 04/02/2026 NO : 391
We pay a price for fear of failure, it's a powerful obstacle to growth. The fear of failure prevents exploration & experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty & fumbling. If you want to keep learning, you must keep on risking failure. themarqinalian.
Good morning! Took a 5 days holiday invited by my good friend Pst Manda & his lovely wife Surie. What a wonderful time of fellowship, rest and good food. Heading home today. Karridene, down the South Coast. Highly recommended.
Stagnation is the bane of existant. New beginnings are possibilities within us. No area of living exposes our power and vulnerability brightly than a new beginning. It's the thrill of leaping into the unknown keeps us moving into new possibilities.
“We ought to obey God rather than man." came the thunderous reply from the Apostles. Daniel and his three friends refused to obey the worship of man. God has a law, Man as a law, you got to break either one. Which one?
Meanwhile, the ANC waves the fig leaf of the Constitution, pretending that we’ve moved on from the bad old days. And yet, it is very clear that we haven’t. And South Africa keeps mortgaging its future, to the extent that it may not have one. DM