WHAT DO I DO?
From our previous discussion, we discussed Sexual Purity and God’s intention as regards sexual purity. Now, the next question will be how do I remain sexually pure? Another question will be, is there hope for a person who has not stayed pure in the past? This article seeks to answer some of these questions and […]
ABOUT SEXUAL PURITY (Pt. 4)
Recently, there was a date marked for the celebration of Sexual Purity. I don’t know the people who set or chose that date or the fact the Sexual purity is worth something worth celebrating, but it is worth commending though. I believe apart from the celebration, I hope it spurs people to have conversation around […]
WHAT IS PURITY 2 (Pt 3)
Now, down to the New Testament dispensation, Jesus taught a powerful teaching on Purity. I would do a brief commentary on this teaching. Both the Gospel of Matthew and Mark recorded this teaching. Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23. In this passage, the Pharisees meet Jesus and asked him why don’t your disciples undergo the ceremonial washing […]
WHAT IS PURITY? (Part 2)
This question is a big deal. So many people have tried to define the word Purity in so many ways. Some have summed up the entire definition in one word, “virginity”. Some have defined it in terms of morality. Others have defined the word in terms of modesty, for instance if you dress in a […]
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ON PURITY ISSUES (Pt 1)
The main aim of this series is not to produce a list of some dos and don’ts concerning purity as I am sure that there are a lot of those in our world. Our aim is to present the word of God in its entirety concerning this area that has plagued a lot of people […]
ADOPTION- Purpose and Performance
Having understood who you are in Christ Jesus and the rights and privileges that you have in him, the next step of discovery is purpose and performance. It is important to note that a child doesn’t get to choose the family he becomes born or adopted into. He just finds himself in that family. While […]
ADOPTION– Sons and Daughters of God
Adoption involves the creation of the parent-child relationship between individuals who are not naturally so related. The adopted child is given the rights, privileges, and duties of a child and heir by the adoptive family. According to Black’s law dictionary, it is “the statutory process of terminating a child’s legal rights and duties towards the […]
ADOPTION- Privileges and Rights
In the previous part, we defined what adoption means. We also established that we have been born into a family. Today, we are going to look at the implication of being a part of this family. That is, what manner of man have you become or are you to become having been adopted into the […]
Dads and Husbands (The Final Episode)
I took a break from this series because some things happened with my mind that required attention. In that episode, I learnt that the way to grow is by “forgetting what lies behind so I can move forward”. The decision to move forward is because of who I am and where I am headed. My […]
Dads and Husbands (Part 5)
At a point in my life, I said to the Lord and myself that I would never be disadvantaged by what I had no control over. This resolution helps my mind in many ways. First, it helps me not to give control of my life to anyone but God. People can be people, life can […]