INSPIRATION:

Do not be afraid to stand firm for righteousness now because;

Your future/posterity depends greatly on it as testimonies of convincing experience that in life no creature can take your place.

Your present requires it for timeliness and clarity in decision making.

Your past needs it for complete healing from the mistakes of yester-years.

the term "IDOL" as it was used in Exodus 20:4 :

Exodus 20:4 You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters below the earth....

The reason why many catholic abandoned the Catholic Church is that they define the word idol by themselves and did not refer to a dictionary. The word IDOL is different from the word IMAGE
IMAGE is a visual representation.
IDOL is an object worshIped as god.
IMAGE are expressions of LOVE.
IDOLS are expression of STUPIDITY.
Destroying an IMAGE is an expression of HATRED.
Destroying an idol is an expression of LOVE on GOD.
Hatred is evil.
The golden calf that Moses destroy was an idol (object worshiped as God ) not a religiuos image
Roman Catholics only worship the living God not the image itself (read apostles creed)
The Apostles Creed

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen
----------------------IVAN ANDERSON---------------------

YOUR DUTY TO GOD, YOURSELF AND THE WORLD:

Your duty on earth to God as a human being is to prove to the world that there is God (‘…I am who I am…’ Ex.3:14)

Your Duty to God as a creature is to do your best to offer your whole being {spirit, soul and body} to God and make sure your best is good enough in His sight (“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth” 2Tim.2:15)

Your Duty to yourself with relationship to God and the world is to convince yourself that this God is within you (“…Christ Jesus in you [me] the hope of glory” Col.1:27), He can take care of you without your consent {‘but God proves his love for us in that while we still were Christ died for us’ Rom.5:8} and knowledge [“I am the Lord and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you though you do not know me” Isaiah 45:5].

He can take care of you without other human being; it is normal from human view for a child to be formed in a womb through the fusion of female blood {egg} with male blood [sperm] either through natural mating or artificial insemination but He came to save us from the drudgery/captivity of sin/frailty in His Son Jesus Christ by speaking the word (‘and now you will conceive in your womb and bear a son and you will name him Jesus’ Lk.1:31) and the word turned into blood [“And the Word became flesh and lived among us and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth” Jn.1:14] and fertilized the egg in the womb of Virgin Mary. Whether she was willing to believe or not; she has no option but to collaborate in the plan of God to redeem mankind after the fall of our first parents {‘therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel’ Isaiah 7:14} but thanks be to God that she accepted because Eve also had such opportunity but was deluded by lack of knowledge and understanding of who she was (the image and complete reflection of God) and what she possessed within her {God and all the complete features of God including wisdom} which made her to desire the external wisdom of God much more than what was lying within as well as the attempt to satisfy the desires of the eyes with what is seen in the physical only and the whole hunger in man with just feeding the belly thus we try to honor her as God honored her first [‘for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed’ Lk.1:48] though no creature can honor another creature very well at the same level as the Creator honors his creatures (“but she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, do not be afraid, Mary for you have found favor with God” Lk.1:29-30).

This is assured by your willingness to share your ideas and make your life {attitude, behavior, dressing, desires, intentions, emotions, decisions, habits, character, actions, vision, mission, purpose e.t.c} a living and visible translation of God’s Righteousness in any place you find yourself (inside your room/bathroom/car, when alone or in the company of any living being, family, kindred meetings, church, office, street, shops, business-premises, clubs, bars, hotels, motels, brothels, schools, institutions e.t.c)
It is your duty to teach the world this truth and encourage them to teach others this bitter but only truth which makes life worth living and then hope as well as have faith in life after death in God (made manifest by the birth, life, passion, death, resurrection, ascension of Jesus Christ, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles to confirm the promise of Jesus to the apostles before he ascended and the revelation of Jesus Christ to John one of his twelve apostles about His place before God the Father as a permanent intercessor who is able to save at any given time those who come to God through Him) worth dying for [1 Jn.2:1-2, Heb.7:23-25].

It is the function of God to testify that you are his BELOVED by manifesting His Glory to affirm His love for you and that you are special in His eyes when He deems it fit/proper {Mtt.3:17, Mtt.17:5, Ps.115:3, Gal.4:4}.
It is not your duty to prove to the world that you are holy
It is not your duty to prove to the world that you have spiritual gifts, ability to read/study/pray the WORD as well as mesmerize others with this ability/grace.

LUST:

SOMEONE WHO CALLS FOR LUST:

Many have done it all their life-time

You can do that inside the house

Can you walk on the street with that

Can you walk on the street stark naked

No country's constitution forbids this dressing code

Many died with their hands inside theirs

Many died with men's mouth stuck in their

Many died with men's sexual organ stuck into theirs

Many died with sex toys stuck in their

Many died with the sexual organ of animals stuck into theirs

Many died with the finger of another person stuck into theirs

Sexual urge can never and has never been satisfied with sex/porn/masturbation/fingering/sucking/carousing/sex-toys rather total submission to Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit made visible in the Knowledge of God revealed in the Holy Scriptures.

Give your life to Jesus Christ who died for you on the cross of calvary so that you may live and not be yoked again by sin and demons of lust/greed/carnality/envy/jealousy/pride e.t.c

Give it a thought not a hiss!!!

THE SAINTS:

THE SAINTS INTERCEDE FOR US BEFORE THE LAMB:

Yes, she is in heaven and the saints in heaven pray and intercede before the Lamb of God; JESUS CHRIST on our behalf "thanks be to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has permitted us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light" {Col.1:12}. The intercessory power of the saints in heaven and how it relates to us on earth "When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints" [Rev.5:8], the relativity of their prayers to the earth's inhabitants "and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints rose before God from the hand of the angel. then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake" (Rev.8:4-5).

HONORING THE MOTHER OF JESUS:

Every Hail Mary contains the Only Name by which we are saved JESUS {Acts 4:12}, while on earth the Virgin was inspired by the righteousness of Holy Spirit to intercede on behalf the celebrants at the wedding at cana without anybody telling her, she went to Jesus and said "Son there wine has finished" {Jn.2:3} after the rhetorical response of Jesus in humility to her Son who is GOD and majestic in glory she told the servants "Do whatever he tells you" {Jn.2:5}. With regards to preference and the priority of her intercession b4 her son with regards to those who are evangelist/apostle even those of us who claim to know the holy Spirit more than her at the foot of the cross with John the most beloved of the apostles and Virgin Mary, He preferred to talk to her mother first b4 his beloved apostle thus "woman behold your son, son behold your mother and from that time, ...the apostle that Jesus loved most took the mother of Jesus home" {Jn.19:26-27}. As one who follows the apostles footprints in what way do you take the mother of Jesus into your home as John the most beloved apostle did? bearing in mind that Heaven is our home {Phil.3:20} can you be truly embarking on this journey home without saintly aid and respect accorded her first by God through the voice of the angel {'and he came to her and said, Greetings, favoured one! the Lord is with you...for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant. Surely from now all generation will call me blessed' Lk.1:28, 48}?

COMFORT ZONE:

Are you in the state or condition of comfort or relaxation in this world with any unrighteous lifestyle? Listen “I will rise up against them says the Lord of hosts and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, offspring and posterity says the Lord. And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog and pools of water and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction says the Lord of hosts” {Isaiah 14:22-23}

Remember Babylon stands for every bit unrighteousness, wickedness, hatred, sexual immoralities, bitterness, anger, rancor, pornography, masturbation, contraceptive production/dissemination/use, abortion, indecent-dressing, liars of any sort, idolatory, envy, gossip, adultery, fornication, buying and selling on Sundays and holy days of obligation, murder, occultism, witch-craftery, psychological manipulations, seductions, bribery, forgery and falsification of documents e.t.c thus “and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: Babylon the great, mother of whores and of earth’s abominations” [Rev.17:5]

The Life we are living is an opportunity for us to walk out our salvation in fear and trembling (‘the Lord is not slow about his promise as some think of slowness but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance…therefore beloved while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish” 2 Pet.3:9,14)

THE WORD "SEXY":

Out of all the righteous words used in the scripture none was worth using on this Daughter of Zion rather the promiscous and vulgar statement of the world 'sexy' which means she is not an image of God to you rather image of Sex. We can do without sex but we cannot do without God hence pick up your scriptures and use words that edifies the spirit of God in man to replace those vulgar vocabs in your system. Young woman be careful of the message you send and deposit in the conscious and unconscious nature of men via your dressing/picture/videos/comments bc 2moro you will be the one complaining of rape, assault, infidelity and heartbreak {"Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land may not become prostituted and full of depravity" Lev.19:29}

SEX

THE REAL FACT ABOUT SEX.

Personally, I was pushed to write something about sex due to the distorted views of many people with regard to it. I have seen photos posted on social websites like facebook/badoo/netlog /2go etc, where the vagina is referred as the 'road to hell'. What a myopic view! It is really a pity.

It should be noted that 'sex' itself is a gift from God to humanity. By 'sex' here, i mean 'sexual intercourse' between a man and a woman. Therefore, it is good in itself because God made it for three purposes: first, for procreation; second, for unity; and third, for expression of marital love. So, there is nothing bad about sex.

However, sex could be improper or sinful (religious term) under two reasons: time and intention. The time refers to the moment or period it is done. When sex is done before marriage (pre-marital), it is improper and sinful because it does not respect the purpose for which sex is made - procreation, unity and marital love. Again, when sex is done with the sole intention of satisfying one's sexual instinct or to gain mere pleasure, it is also improper. Sex is an exclusive activity between two persons who have been united by love through the Sacrament of Marriage. It is only in marriage that the meaning and purposes of sex is actually realized. Therefore, sex is not a 'road to hell'. Rather, it can lead one to hell if and ony if it is done outside the required time, and with the wrong intention. In those cases, it is said to be sinful, which can be forgiven if the sinner seeks forgiveness from God with perfect contrition.

- Drogba, writing from Ekwulobia.

Question:

i concur with you guy. However your write-up is still begging for further explanations.1. is that act of intercourse right out of religion because i know it is part of the need of man like desire to learn, eat, clothing, shelter, and all these i mentioned are not tagged as sinful by religion (with respect to time and intention) instead religion says overeating is sinful (gluttony). Please throw more light on this. Writing from Owerri (O town)

Answer:

@ Paschal, you do not own yourself. Rather, You take care of it. That is why you play according to the rule of the owner who is God hence sex is for the appropriate time and intention.

Thanks dears. @John, thanks for d reply. @Paschal, sex is not to be equated with other instincts. Sex is sacred. It has a deep meaning. This is why the marriage institution was instituted as the only place sex could be done rationally and formally. Outside this institution, sex loses its meaning.

Question:

If sex is sacred and a gift from God, does it not follow that those who refuse to use that gift as he intended for whatever reason displeases God.

Answer:

Sex is a gift for those who wish to achieve the 3 purposes i mentioned. However, sex is meant for the institution of marriage, and marriage is a vocation that is not meant for all men. It is not a necessity that must be attained by all, rather for those who wish to go into it. We are created to love God. Therefore, there is nothing wrong that some people should choose not to enter into the institution of marriage in order to serve God with an undivided heart and mind. It is not a rejection of God's gift (sex), rather, an acceptance of God's love for us who instituted the priesthood.

Question:

I know that outside of religion, crimes like killing, stealing and rape are still considered bad, is sex considered bad outside of religion especially among two consenting adults that are not married in a religious or traditional way

Seeking for the essence of sex with the lens of religion might surely distort the truth. So let's look for it on a neutral ground, for the sake of moralists.

Answer:

Yes, humanly speaking sex ought to be organized. It is not a matter of consent between two persons alone. The parents and the community have to be aware that these two persons want to unite through sex. Every sexual activity between two persons (man and woman) speaks the language of love and unity. This is why we are rational beings. We are different from animals who indulge anyhow and whenever. Ours is not a matter of agreement between just two, it involves the society that is why we are social beings. It is wrong and irrational to do it based on mere agreement between two persons. Sex has no meaning in that affair. The society is always aware. This is why marriage institution remains the oldest institution even many years before religion.

Question:

I think this is a good point. However when you place this vis-à-vis the biblical ordination of sex, it becomes questionable since Adam and Eve had no society to consent. And Jesus said that is why a man should leave mother and father........one body. Please explain, remember I concur with you. It is for the sake of moralist that I ask

Answer:

The name Adam refers to humanity. A society is already involved potentially, though not in actuality yet. This is the reason why the sin of Adam and Eve is referred to as the sin of mankind. Every human being shares in that sin. Therefore, Adam is not just an entity but a society. Just as Jesus said, a man leaving his father and mother is a formal arrangement which is meant at a particular moment in one's life. It is not an ordinary leaving. The society is aware that this particular man is leaving his parents to stay together with this particular woman. It is formally arranged. Anything short of this authority, is informal and irrational, and thus inhuman.

@Paschal. Would you have sex with your sister simply because two of you consented and are adults? Answer me this question please.

If you need money, your mother can give you that. If you need sex, would she give you that because two of you are adults and consented? Tell me then the difference between you and the dog/goat/horse at your backyard? Remember we are reasoning on plain ground.

SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GOD OF OURS:

Praises to GOD; MY ANOINTING:

"To you the KING of the ages, IMMORTAL and INVISIBLE, the ONLY TRUE GOD; be honor, glory, praise, adoration, might, dominion, power, worship, thanksgiving, forever and ever in Jesus Name. Amen" [1 Tim.1:17]

"Victory to you our GOD who sits on the Throne and to the LAMB, praise, Honor, Thanksgiving, Adoration, Might, Dominion, Authority, Power, Thrones, Majesty be to you our God forever and ever in Jesus Name. Amen."{Rev.7:10, 12}