׉?4ׁB! GבCט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://N1-sWxMxj0rw4zdbAsn6YuiLMoZ2O5kLGSRN9HjJ6AI `׉	 7cassandra://1ZDKlYrWBKyl7xKBLLsj7Aj874ly_yM4GRl6mC86Py8͠v`s׉	 7cassandra://dzkmkLuMVCvwlHT_xjGJtEWs_Lr9q5rYBMYwTWSQc6g+` iFsĝ*ט   (u׈   Hlj  ׈EiFsĜ׉E YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF YOUR
FAMILY.
There is more in god.
LOOK TO THE PRIzE SET
BEFORE YOU.
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WRITTEN BY: OPALE FRANK.
BY THE INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO: APOSTLE GRACE LUBEGA.
1ST EDITION.
GE
׉	 7cassandra://dzkmkLuMVCvwlHT_xjGJtEWs_Lr9q5rYBMYwTWSQc6g+` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://e9xDoiQ2-OOnC5Iy5VfB2q_bWm_Uk70YSwGMNHTnllI T` ׉	 7cassandra://kdogDCojDIeTshCfyOW1o4fl5G8pxKBf5v3EZgDwkAó:`s׉	 7cassandra://yS82OhDQ-ljJNPmoZfLLyEN_AtpJlqxS5LSLuxB9KxM!` iFtĝ,ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://ipGyR-kEWNh_BWVBijKxllQnsY0lKlbWpHYIwEyOv5Y <` ׉	 7cassandra://Ea7an1AH6qitkdE2QoRf-x19fAm8iY3u5WRBDYaSo7At `s׉	 7cassandra://6Y1ekO9_Qsulb3D4EqFKHSLPUgVsSc831hsUtkJMksY` iFtĝ-׉E*Scriptural references are from the
Amplified Bible.
About this book.
This book talks about very many aspects
concerning the faith we have in God, it
talks about marriage in its entirety, it
talks about family, it talks about love, the
contemporary situation, and very many
things that the Holy Spirit will be teaching
you as you go through it.
Table of contents.
Heavenly minded saints…………..9.
The dust…………………………………..10.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel..13.
Marriage ……………………………………24.
2
׉	 7cassandra://yS82OhDQ-ljJNPmoZfLLyEN_AtpJlqxS5LSLuxB9KxM!` iFsĜ׉E`Spiritual things spiritually discerned……36.
Every spoiling has origin………………45.
Why burn with passion? ……………..58.
The fruit of Love……………………………63.
Under persecution principles…………70.
Single for the service of God…………..75.
Children………………………………………….92.
Predestined by God………………………..96.
The value of a soul………………………….100.
Dying to find God……………………………..103.
You are the Light of the world…………114.
The prize set before you………………….132.
3
׉	 7cassandra://6Y1ekO9_Qsulb3D4EqFKHSLPUgVsSc831hsUtkJMksY` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Snl8lQFdfRhKggUB-iVqoFOW63Yi0wynIBOpDImC4tU hT` ׉	 7cassandra://Om3SujbA0GmSBqONrp8O5N2ywPDkekqmov45ecjZu00͗`s׉	 7cassandra://u0QstXjZQFSnI49spL-A0VBLIpzrkKzqQegYxFRqbw4*` iFtĝ0ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://2lyFESPG6Kyu4KVFVc2QmE2CZV7_AdglMsIrfa8Wmb4 `׉	 7cassandra://l7l2PnU-gt_obdNNkHnlIMTrdr8fn6KZWbejl4TaC9c͖`s׉	 7cassandra://nhe1BQNhaFbErWyx24xbt-8knswpkge7ZgOnnK4r2Yw+7` iFtĝ1׉EyIt is amazing to see that Scripture revolves
around the relationship between God,
man and woman. However we realize
that it was all an initiative of God as He
created and formed man and woman,
reconciled the lost relationship by
sending forth His Son to purchase their
eternal Salvation when they fell. One of
the most wonderful truth is that we have
an attachment to everything the
Scriptures talk about, for the Bible says in
ROMANS 5:12-19 “Therefore, as sin came
into the world through one man, and
death as the result of sin, so death spread
to all men, [no one being able to stop it
or to escape its power] because all men
4
׉	 7cassandra://u0QstXjZQFSnI49spL-A0VBLIpzrkKzqQegYxFRqbw4*` iFsĜ׉Esinned. [To be sure] sin was in the world
before ever the Law was given, but sin is
not charged to men`s account where
there is no law [to transgress]. Yet death
held sway from Adam to Moses [the
Lawgiver], even over those who did not
themselves transgress [a positive
command] as Adam did. Adam was a type
(prefigure) of the One Who was to come
[in reverse, the former destructive, the
Latter saving]. But God`s free gift is not at
all to be compared to the trespass [His
grace is out of all proportion to the fall of
man]. For if many died through one
man`s falling away (his lapse, his offense),
much more profusely did God`s grace and
5
׉	 7cassandra://nhe1BQNhaFbErWyx24xbt-8knswpkge7ZgOnnK4r2Yw+7` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://8LGoeh6JD7OJy3AFZkpuaEeMCcuaWN4dUOyJEHfP6BQ ` ׉	 7cassandra://o7hZJq5-oE1g68Pi4qANfdiTQWJ-feXDqecSN7uU3SM͓`s׉	 7cassandra://LF7fPbHpthkvkuBee2NjV9biHKYllyIsa6E2rVef3ho)3` iFtĝ4ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://OFFcsARzUYVoXp-lc0Tn0uDWAj3-iNepT0jfBNhc60g K` ׉	 7cassandra://bjpLTUWN-1mZSKKBtGI2jXz5IwPQYNksyVRMTgnRieU͕`s׉	 7cassandra://pIqsiDUM5KeoehaBETe-OMjHGtx7y2ixyhE3oW_vaRQ*` iFtĝ5׉Ecfree gift [that comes] through the
undeserved favor of the one Man Jesus
Christ abound and overflow to and for
[the benefit of] many. Nor is the free gift
at all to be compared to the effect of that
one [man`s] sin. For the sentence
[following the trespass] of one [man]
brought condemnation, whereas the free
gift [following] many transgressions
brings justification (an act of
righteousness). For if because of one
man`s trespass (lapse, offense) death
reigned through that one, much more
surely will those who receive [God`s]
overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and
the free gift of righteousness [putting
6
׉	 7cassandra://LF7fPbHpthkvkuBee2NjV9biHKYllyIsa6E2rVef3ho)3` iFsĜ׉Euthem into right standing with Himself]
reign as kings in life through the one Man
Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed
One). Well then, as one man`s trespass
[one man`s false step and falling away
led] to condemnation for all men, so one
Man`s act of righteousness [leads] to
acquittal and right standing with God and
life for all men. For just as by one man`s
disobedience (failing to hear,
heedlessness, and carelessness) the many
were constituted sinners, so by one
Man`s obedience the many will be
constituted righteous (made acceptable
to God, brought into right standing with
Him).” We realize that to God there are
7
׉	 7cassandra://pIqsiDUM5KeoehaBETe-OMjHGtx7y2ixyhE3oW_vaRQ*` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://3CzUVKwOvT3T8U_pjTyAFsBvAXQd9DxL8JPmteMAHhA ` ׉	 7cassandra://CkCELc02L-bcvCkk7ssirEfceMqHl5I0HkrHqzDbKhg͕`s׉	 7cassandra://1pKLwmdKIHGTsujij1siONqJxDl-NFupsSW7NJtkiN0*F` iFtĝ7ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://yHPhw1-lCuKlor9kXbFoA0yzFcLURiOjnNE8E-QmHwY ` ׉	 7cassandra://hA13cuEeVSSCRk76zBchRqR9dvMYCqt2capcwuP3dhs͙`s׉	 7cassandra://lua1uV4D-Jy8yYSowj7usyvzogWEMwUjzstfX92w3qI+` iFtĝ8׉E|only two [b] Beings who ever lived this
earth, namely; Adam and Jesus. In 1
CORINTHIANS 15:45-49 the Bible says
“Thus it is written, The first man Adam
became a living being (an individual
personality); the last Adam (Christ)
became a life-giving Spirit [restoring the
dead to life]. But it is not the spiritual life
which came first, but the physical and
then the spiritual. The first man [was]
from out of earth, made of dust (earthlyminded);
the second Man [is] the Lord
from out of heaven. Now those who are
made of the dust are like him who was
first made of the dust (earthly-minded);
and as is [the Man] from heaven, so also
8
׉	 7cassandra://1pKLwmdKIHGTsujij1siONqJxDl-NFupsSW7NJtkiN0*F` iFsĜ׉E[are those] who are of heaven (heavenlyminded).
And just as we have borne the
image [of the man] of dust, so shall we
and so let us also bear the image [of the
Man] of heaven.” In the Book of Genesis
3, what befell the first Adam is revealed
to us in this way, GENESIS 3:14 says “And
the Lord God said to the serpent, Because
you have done this, you are cursed above
all [domestic] animals and above every
[wild] living thing of the field; upon your
belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust
[and what it contains] all the days of your
life.” And Verse 19 says “In the sweat of
your face shall you eat bread until you
return to the ground, for out of it you
9
׉	 7cassandra://lua1uV4D-Jy8yYSowj7usyvzogWEMwUjzstfX92w3qI+` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://QBRIsuECwM7dquZIVGmhjUg3TxibdzX6-KSW33JBwaY ` ׉	 7cassandra://o7gPH5GJ2wilXKbiKxTeF_WQIoplJN4pmv9ybz9R-WQ͗n`s׉	 7cassandra://HGiKuf7viLO3liWvI2HLLCHomk3GeY3fz8_SyBNY3ZM+` iFtĝ:ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://XZmz2CPWBO2H7EZA7p3U1VuwiptMI5OuaNc9fQnPIpg ]d` ׉	 7cassandra://7O13Vt5cjAJgDXLsQP12j9aVBwigH7amO-Igz0thXtg͓`s׉	 7cassandra://WHAfUTkZLTxhMd6gLfG8Ft2RVnO9S7L9R63LnI2JO-k)` iFtĝ;׉Ewere taken; for dust you are and to dust
you shall return.” In analyzing the above
verses, we see that although Adam was
formed from the dust as revealed to us in
GENESIS 2:7 which says “Then the Lord
God formed man from the dust of the
ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath or spirit of life, and man became a
living being.” God did not intend man to
have an attachment to it [dust]. We also
realize that the dust itself was good
according to God`s mind, however the
issue was in the precedence of the curses
and punishments which were [the
serpent, Eve and Adam], in other words
the principle of preeminence changed as
10
׉	 7cassandra://HGiKuf7viLO3liWvI2HLLCHomk3GeY3fz8_SyBNY3ZM+` iFsĜ׉Eawe all know that God had subjected
everything inclusive of woman to the
authority of man; this meant that it
would be understandable if it was only
woman who ate what was forbidden,
because whenever God visited the
Garden of Eden, His first concern was
where Adam was [who then gave
accountability for every creature]. We see
that when sentence was being passed by
God, the serpent was to “eat dust [and
what it contains] all its days” meaning
that since man was made from the
innocent dust, he was to be subject to
the mind of the devil all his life, and this is
why the preposition changed as he was
11
׉	 7cassandra://WHAfUTkZLTxhMd6gLfG8Ft2RVnO9S7L9R63LnI2JO-k)` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://WsMk5YWOKBILlkUZn-i1srNO8RxMvDGuyLl9ow4bqz0 ` ׉	 7cassandra://wltBQW090scKLCIh1KH05N2I0JkvNnRWHC38393AGi8͓-`s׉	 7cassandra://J-ulEHL_V6vpuv5q6wyIiF2VKXwh9siRBwBHREVomuw)` iFtĝ=ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://YXDIb3_RElIZFBmgTsrd6i9H4WqEAmrMrAsL001cqEA ` ׉	 7cassandra://SD3nTAO5gHp-oiUck9gdEiBLHW1v-wFyc8J65Fs1V8E͖Y`s׉	 7cassandra://kcshuA0OvbFaQGcxPwkbtpa2maefG33AmaR8u5O0yRU*^` iFtĝ>׉Euto return to it [not just being buried after
he died, but he was at end of the day to
partake of the very destination of the
devil]. This is the very reason why Jesus in
JOHN 8:43-44 said “Why do you
misunderstand what I say? It is because
you are unable to hear what I am saying.
[You cannot bear to listen to My
message; your ears are shut to My
teaching.] You are of your father, the
devil, and it is your will to practice the
lusts and gratify the desires [which are
characteristic] of your father. He was a
murderer from the beginning and does
not stand in the truth, because there is
no truth in him. When he speaks a
12
׉	 7cassandra://J-ulEHL_V6vpuv5q6wyIiF2VKXwh9siRBwBHREVomuw)` iFsĜ׉Ezfalsehood, he speaks what is natural to
him, for he is a lair [himself] and the
father of lies and of all that is false.” Here
we see that Jesus did not tell these
people that they were of their father
Adam from whom they came from; but
He said that they are of their father the
devil. This meant that although these
men struggled in whatever way possible
to walk in the path of God, they would
eventually end up gratifying their father
the devil. Thanks be to God Who made
Abraham [by faith through believing] a
Father of the faithful because of the
preparation of the coming Jesus Christ
the Redeemer of the lost bringing them
13
׉	 7cassandra://kcshuA0OvbFaQGcxPwkbtpa2maefG33AmaR8u5O0yRU*^` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://TrjF5ghUNazP3xsV_C8EqzdgwN77GBB0ZuopMG-Kd10 ` ׉	 7cassandra://b0gu2cELan49GXRvop9sG7Y3g7_zefwylysrdFc_RSg͖`s׉	 7cassandra://3t2diLZfs19F5IlB7b-kr-PEMmhc6Uoe34Ydq2bT_Nc*` iFuĝ@ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://cqSvR4Gs8_Bog2-7YeJvbn6blzsrgwamr5D8cxN-cDE XR` ׉	 7cassandra://nx4l0WnxxcaLD8B42o9OTmISdlMZtzDJRBlUfc01M7w͖`s׉	 7cassandra://EvAInj1OLhxhS6srWLgTII-BH1usWqpDsptJJkhdiUo+` iFuĝA׉E|to reconciliation to the Father [God], as
we know that Jesus to come in the flesh
had to come from a lineage. This is why
the Bible in MATTHEW 1:2 starts the
genealogy of Jesus Christ from Abraham
saying, “Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father
of Judah and his brothers.” This is the
very reason to as to why when Jesus
Christ was manifested in the flesh, His
message was about faith which comes by
believing His Word and His Person. By
Scripture we are revealed to the reason
why God allowed Himself to be called the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Israel. In the Book of
14
׉	 7cassandra://3t2diLZfs19F5IlB7b-kr-PEMmhc6Uoe34Ydq2bT_Nc*` iFsĜ׉EzHEBREWS 11:8-10 the Bible says “[Urged
on] by faith Abraham, when he was
called, obeyed and went forth to a place
which he was destined to receive as an
inheritance; and he went, although he did
not know or trouble his mind about
where he was to go. [Prompted] by faith
he dwelt as a temporary resident in the
land which was designated in the promise
[of God, though he was like a stranger] in
a strange country, living in tents with
Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of
the same promise. For he was [waiting
expectantly and confidently] looking
forward to the city which has fixed and
firm foundations, whose Architect and
15
׉	 7cassandra://EvAInj1OLhxhS6srWLgTII-BH1usWqpDsptJJkhdiUo+` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://UrnV7a0p7F9TntzBeNpVqnlmRtM7-rWHrde9z8ljlaE {` ׉	 7cassandra://1AZwB2YkOgzfcHf3hLPVdHvTq-iJvB88lBNMjONDQL0͗i`s׉	 7cassandra://mMVovkwcaqW07pC8_fZLNxEzJuz2BoylIS0OspDEHno+g` iFuĝCט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://OIaZ9SqNTMYKqml79-jUQLTzMalkCRo68c7ZF7rK9Nk ` ׉	 7cassandra://OHJIw_HmfVeFSuC1wkCDJXQDh-79x_sumIFHYDOKYwo͓`s׉	 7cassandra://aWHCCC1I2Mjpv1YG-Vc43A415KQPDnZ-WxAy2wRKs9Q)` iFuĝD׉EBuilder is God.” Verse 13-16 says “These
people all died controlled and sustained
by their faith, but not having received the
tangible fulfillment of [God`s] promises,
only having seen it and greeted it from a
great distance by faith, and all the while
acknowledging and confessing that they
were strangers and temporary residents
and exiles upon the earth. Now those
people who talk as they did show plainly
that they are in search of a fatherland
(their own country). If they had been
thinking with [homesick] remembrance of
that country from which they were
emigrants, they would have found
constant opportunity to return to it. But
16
׉	 7cassandra://mMVovkwcaqW07pC8_fZLNxEzJuz2BoylIS0OspDEHno+g` iFsĜ׉Erthe truth is that they were yearning for
and aspiring to a better and more
desirable country, that is, a heavenly
[one]. For that reason God is not
ashamed to be called their God [even to
be surnamed their God--the God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob], for He has
prepared a city for them.” We see
maturity spoken of in this portion of
Scripture, relating it to GENESIS 13:14-18
which says “The Lord said to Abram after
Lot had left him, Lift up now your eyes
and look from the place where you are,
northward and southward and eastward
and westward; For all the land which you
see I will give to you and to your posterity
17
׉	 7cassandra://aWHCCC1I2Mjpv1YG-Vc43A415KQPDnZ-WxAy2wRKs9Q)` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://0kv9_NQaUIZSgcECQqY9ALrw63G0-sIkicuS_cdmO9w l` ׉	 7cassandra://xZrLzhjfrauMFJCsSkQuFEOo8cQN26XcgZaPAApaNrY͖`s׉	 7cassandra://9mZYs2uyZWEP1VjDkfprwAYzGB8aGYIC3VGCwYkYTUU*` iFuĝFט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://TVhFx1u5UNJjxh4QMs0-rwA3BI7dUbo24P_9ZcBAaBg X` ׉	 7cassandra://HXVp9F9PEkXkgjdRrV2ThoKwplZ6SkGwI4sPvIWxEkI͗`s׉	 7cassandra://xeME4iUy5edmkAjipxlrI1MtdNTGuap3GHVyRCYllNo+8` iFuĝG׉Eforever. And I will make your descendants
like the dust of the earth, so that if a man
could count the dust of the earth, then
could your descendants also be counted.
Arise, walk through the land, the length
of it and the breadth of it, for I will give it
to you. Then Abram moved his tent and
came and dwelt among the oaks or
terebinths of Mamre, which are at
Hebron, and built there an altar to the
Lord.” We realize that from what God
was willing to give to Abram inclusive of
the whole earth as He had instructed him
stating all the four directions of the so
called compass, descendants as many as
the dust [remember the subjection of the
18
׉	 7cassandra://9mZYs2uyZWEP1VjDkfprwAYzGB8aGYIC3VGCwYkYTUU*` iFsĜ׉Edust] of the earth; we see that the Abram
chose them not as Verse 18 says that he
moved his tent and came and dwelt
among the oaks or terebinths of Mamre,
we see that Abram looked not at not at
this offer but by faith looked forward to
the city [New Jerusalem] which has fixed
and firm foundations, whose Architect
and Builder is God [HEBREWS 11:10]. This
is the reason to as to why the Bible tells
in Verse 9 that Abraham [prompted] by
faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in
the land which was designated in the
promise [of God, though he was like a
stranger] in a strange country, living in
tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs
19
׉	 7cassandra://xeME4iUy5edmkAjipxlrI1MtdNTGuap3GHVyRCYllNo+8` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://LgIXkcFsaSan8NhdSAkIEMM77qMBQc5BNPObE8ljfo8 K` ׉	 7cassandra://_5UT8KiGcAu0HRXzCclemeGp9tPxvWuSl2PYkyy8gC8͕`s׉	 7cassandra://C2aNZrOiYYMXe8Qi8MfVZPFt9PIt6uix6IVUYcHdQ9I*` iFuĝIט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://qEdacCI9jwsxfKLVMxrZzEv4GBqiG0nmcRD12mcBzYo Y` ׉	 7cassandra://imeK65Gni0k6NV9XhV0PKMl3BxIYJQfifBmVvGqRqRs͔`s׉	 7cassandra://Xhn6Ef-pd0ug65V292MQuGkhavVmnYpHClGTc8XXQi0)]` iFuĝJ׉Evwith him of the same promise; this is the
reason as to why Moses although did not
reach the land promised to the children
of Israel, was revealed to us in the
transfiguration of Jesus Christ [MATTHEW
17:3] because of his faith in God, this is
the very reason to as to why promised
land to the Israelites was attached to
carnal things such as milk and honey
because them who followed after [the
descendants] did not understand
Abraham, this is the very reason to as
ROMANS 9:7-8 which talks about the
descendants of Abraham does not in any
way reconcile them to the physical world
but the Spiritual, as it says, “And they are
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׉	 7cassandra://C2aNZrOiYYMXe8Qi8MfVZPFt9PIt6uix6IVUYcHdQ9I*` iFsĜ׉Einot all the children of Abraham because
they are by blood his descendants. No,
[the promise was] Your descendants will
be called and counted through the line of
Isaac [though Abraham had an older son].
That is to say, it is not the children of the
body [of Abraham] who are made God`s
children, but it is the offspring to whom
the promise applies that shall be counted
[as Abraham`s true] descendants.” What I
seek to mean in all this is that marriage
and family can only defined from the
perspective of faith.
In the Book AMOS 3:3 God asks a
profound question saying “Do two walk
together except they make an
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׉	 7cassandra://Xhn6Ef-pd0ug65V292MQuGkhavVmnYpHClGTc8XXQi0)]` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://1kNWSrOkvvp-ZvAuveaGqrB1mL5mG6i5kZX-tZopRCI ;` ׉	 7cassandra://pM4cg0cjDMnD97QNKsCV-9UvRQbwU5NcHRI4glnq8lI͗`s׉	 7cassandra://KDh6AwMYvdYNETqpkXlgULuwJcV5J_zGdIMCb8OhrBs+]` iFvĝLט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://usrePuLwuC87_XXd0GSx8gQvPs7Lu9swOFKa6MtVfhQ ` ׉	 7cassandra://jI8IKG-rDpRdvgH6CxnTYIrE8BupKp2fggUdcwU6C34͖>`s׉	 7cassandra://xGdvrWRBAgivk5Y79VX0XTpoAd8_LnCx0U5Wmr3vbrk+B` iFvĝM׉E~appointment and have agreed?”
Analyzing the above Scripture, in GENESIS
2:18 the Bible says “Now the Lord God
said, it is not good (sufficient,
satisfactory) that the man should be
alone; I will make him a helper meet
(suitable, adapted, complementary) for
him.” Furthermore, in GENESIS 2:21-24
the Bible says “And the Lord God caused
a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while
he slept, He took one of his ribs or a part
of his side and closed up the [place with]
flesh. And the rib or part of his side which
the Lord God had taken from the man He
built up and made into a woman, and He
brought her to the man. Then Adam said,
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׉	 7cassandra://KDh6AwMYvdYNETqpkXlgULuwJcV5J_zGdIMCb8OhrBs+]` iFsĜ׉EThis [creature] is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called
Woman, because she was taken out of a
man. Therefore a man shall leave his
father and his mother and shall become
united and cleave to his wife, and they
shall become one flesh.” We see God
when making woman, made her from the
rib of man, and from the place where the
rib was taken from, the Bible says that
flesh was put as a covering. This reminds
us of the place in EZEKIEL 36:26-27 which
says “A new heart will I give you and a
new spirit will I put within you, and I will
take away the stony heart out of your
flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I
23
׉	 7cassandra://xGdvrWRBAgivk5Y79VX0XTpoAd8_LnCx0U5Wmr3vbrk+B` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://XXa298q0GFnmey0nPxvhzIgAQalaRDR5EFP1D5Hj-Ng w` ׉	 7cassandra://AmHmGwj9f2RGkKGjPGltomY4Ngiq-2f_XLnyht94ZU0͖1`s׉	 7cassandra://iOyLz7_CVusWStR9w4nGHEuSyuiq0vb4fwYFqMp8F-g*` iFvĝOט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://vUI5c5wAjIRg_PIJSX9U7UjynQUrHdreWAysneFcgQ4 ep` ׉	 7cassandra://DqQM5mGbTyrSbukowUEJqxBwKqw9FWqYHXVlEbrf2_s͘p`s׉	 7cassandra://4wPpyxCHU2ELykhD6YEfQgbxWeZfTk9DfuctOHjUlvs+e` iFvĝP׉E|will put My Spirit within you and cause
you to walk in My statutes, and you shall
heed My ordinances and do them.” In the
New Living Translation the Bible calls the
heart of flesh as a tender and responsive
heart; this is the reason why when man at
the Garden of Eden arose from sleep
directly and positively responded to
Woman the creation from God saying
“This [creature] is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh”. This meant that
then and then Woman could understand
man just as man understood her, this is
no mistake that at the end of the day
when man finds a perfect mate [wife] just
as Adam was meant for Eve, they
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׉	 7cassandra://iOyLz7_CVusWStR9w4nGHEuSyuiq0vb4fwYFqMp8F-g*` iFsĜ׉Eintroduce each other to their parents
[Guardians] and the two become one
flesh. The Bible says that God blessed and
ordained marriage; it is big to understand
the magnitude of the Words from God,
the Bible in ISAIAH 55:10-11 says “For as
the rain and snow come down from the
heavens, and return not there again, but
water the earth and make it bring forth
and sprout, that it may give seed to the
sower and bread to the eater, So shall My
word be that goes forth out of My mouth:
it shall not return to Me void [without
producing any effect, useless], but it shall
accomplish that which I please and
purpose in the thing for which I sent it.” If
25
׉	 7cassandra://4wPpyxCHU2ELykhD6YEfQgbxWeZfTk9DfuctOHjUlvs+e` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://g03amwyIf2NIzKNo79Tnhg2Ws1P2CeBeVY8a-KLf2Pw j` ׉	 7cassandra://77MOXx6Rflg-752Jh0t1gz4nKiqkzLSRnOj7eRCWzfM͖t`s׉	 7cassandra://Hk9Oc4wWRnQ5UWYDxx4d-TWWzlNagHCQynGs6EsNq10*` iFvĝRט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://6UiBmHwnhzPQKX4Uu6_w9x48O7HDlyOs2kTIfOk3ANY n)` ׉	 7cassandra://4nL84aJdM4miwkRdnzSBE7boawFBNQt3VHjDNIXQOHg͗`s׉	 7cassandra://Ehlrw_SGWhjjMFZrRdMvUOnV9jE_miY_iaZ2t4PMTgU+>` iFvĝS׉Ewe see that God is very sure about His
Word, He too desires our meditations to
be in the surety of the promises He
promised us. The Bible clearly speaks of
the water watering the earth and
because of this the earth carries the
ability to bring forth and sprout; more
than this, because of the waters the earth
still carries the ability to discern between
the sower and eater, who both require
different results from the ground. We
saw this manifestation when Christ was
on this face of the earth, the Bible speaks
of Him being the Sower, it speaks of Him
being the Seed which is the Word of God,
it speaks of Him being the Bread of Life
26
׉	 7cassandra://Hk9Oc4wWRnQ5UWYDxx4d-TWWzlNagHCQynGs6EsNq10*` iFsĜ׉E~from Heaven, it speaks of Him being the
Giver of Living water that those who take
from it never thirst or hunger anymore;
this means that to God, He is sure of the
Son Whom He gave unto us that He is
able to solve anything that is beyond your
control; this means that we ought to look
at the Word of God deposited in our
heart which is able to do all things.
In MATTHEW 19:3-9 the Bible says “And
Pharisees came to Him and put Him to
the test by asking, Is it lawful and right to
dismiss and repudiate and divorce one`s
wife for any and every cause? He replied,
Have you never read that He Who made
them from the beginning made them
27
׉	 7cassandra://Ehlrw_SGWhjjMFZrRdMvUOnV9jE_miY_iaZ2t4PMTgU+>` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://bDI5YIZX5q0lR6Y22N-iGdFv3SmtkfgeCuePLCVmLKs h` ׉	 7cassandra://zhdrx_QjqUFSpkTpw3CTIR8Pz6xMzyZnv8LX8A1vXNs͕4`s׉	 7cassandra://o7a3QZLY0tLtqMXuGiTBe6YQoH35I128Cs8fBmSg1RU*8` iFvĝUט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://9I8ARKcQQ7GLaVakYFvDLinUy7Asb9hSCBL1PSvwRfI B` ׉	 7cassandra://73YuGzA6zdStMIP9jc-2ORzPryMB2lajrd-iHBsaixU͑<`s׉	 7cassandra://8_3a7jqvHBaQWYZhLeSQ_ks9dKfMIn9Q5KaCifow4KM(` iFvĝV׉Eomale and female, And said, For this
reason a man shall leave his father and
mother and shall be united firmly (joined
inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall
become one flesh? So they are no longer
two, but one flesh. What therefore God
has joined together, let not man put
asunder (separate). They said to Him,
Why then did Moses command [us] to
give a certificate of divorce and thus to
dismiss and repudiate a wife? He said to
them, Because of the hardness
(stubbornness and perversity) of your
hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss
and repudiate and divorce your wives;
but from the beginning it has not been so
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׉	 7cassandra://o7a3QZLY0tLtqMXuGiTBe6YQoH35I128Cs8fBmSg1RU*8` iFsĜ׉EX[ordained]. I say to you: whoever
dismisses (repudiates, divorces) his wife,
except for unchastity, and marries
another commits adultery, and he who
marries a divorced woman commits
adultery.” From the above Scripture, we
see that the root cause for Moses
permitting divorce was because of the
hardness of heart that was in the men of
his time, which hardness derived its roots
from the Law which signifies a heart of
stone. This heart God promised to
replace with a new heart of flesh
accompanied by His Spirit; this we see
that in the New covenant we were
established in having received Jesus
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׉	 7cassandra://8_3a7jqvHBaQWYZhLeSQ_ks9dKfMIn9Q5KaCifow4KM(` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://gH4XKsho3tx7QzR4-jPnFCZceNioUegGFpyUufD7VzE ` ׉	 7cassandra://OGDYinioodYQdpiDlZeSV5n0CzMkp1-JswIOXyg7v8E͘`s׉	 7cassandra://TkJr38t1Pr526cXgMu--kjkmLxpfPQ560TndfM_e2ZM*` iFvĝXט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://1JuQo9QWPLSVOWFkGeFfyLzz1U6g6Kp34m8b_JQJH04 ͷ` ׉	 7cassandra://anq9_aGHkG6Cszihaqk2wVNq5bi6yVKclJP0RTi00Cc͔`s׉	 7cassandra://muRPfLbcxFEwRU4FugNaWvKkODd20SkfQBoYFV2hxs0)` iFvĝY׉EChrist as our personal Lord and Savior,
the Bible says that we received a heart of
flesh which is tender and responsive to
the things of God. We realize that certain
things are impossible to men of this world
[although united into one flesh, such as
forgiveness] but with God all things are
possible; this is the very reason for Jesus
Christ being the center of our marriages.
In ROMAN 5:4-5 the Bible says “And
endurance (fortitude) develops maturity
of character (approved faith and tried
integrity). And character [of this sort]
produces [the habit of] joyful and
confident hope of eternal salvation. Such
hope never disappoints or deludes or
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׉	 7cassandra://TkJr38t1Pr526cXgMu--kjkmLxpfPQ560TndfM_e2ZM*` iFsĜ׉Eshames us, for God`s love has been
poured out in our in our hearts through
the Holy Spirit Who has been given to
us.” We see that the love of God has
been poured out [shed abroad] in our
hearts which are of flesh and not that of
stone because of the Holy Spirit Who was
given us; this means that the doctrine
one listens to also matters, as we see that
that in PROVERBS 4:23 the Bible tell us
“Keep and guard your heart with all
vigilance and above all that you guard, for
out of it flows the springs of life.”
because it is very possible to be with a
heart of flesh which is well fed by stone
[the Law], that means that such a heart
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׉	 7cassandra://muRPfLbcxFEwRU4FugNaWvKkODd20SkfQBoYFV2hxs0)` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Gb7mV3jHDTrYsOCoGtkG9BP3iHNJDTEHn5RpGmQApnc ` ׉	 7cassandra://YIbp2KVF34iOw9o6SAseRRYcEBkob6oVdhmJQasr_FA͔`s׉	 7cassandra://dLjp-0h9UqwXmZbWgvF0UlO3T06ExKTHq5jlu_eTkQs*e` iFvĝ[ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Vrw6p242SDui3uDoOc8nEKNHPj1uVAlTBRdda_pHctw d` ׉	 7cassandra://gaeCkUim0hYGyo0R4ArhYuOszphYFjJhagl267_1gSM͖_`s׉	 7cassandra://72ZJ-u8kJ5TglVl422NXJ9nJovVAac9Qm833uCigr84*` iFwĝ\׉Ewill produce inconsistent results. Such a
heart is spoken of in MATTHEW 9:16-17
“And no one puts a piece of cloth that has
not been shrunk on an old garment, for
such a patch tears away from the
garment and worse rent (tear) is made.
Neither is new wine put in old wineskins;
for if it is, the skins burst and are torn in
pieces, and the wine is spilled and the
skins are ruined. But new wine is put into
fresh wineskins, and so both are
preserved.” This means that for the
temple in everyone corresponds with the
right Message of grace and not the Law;
it is so sad to see some hearts of flesh
yielded to the Law, as we saw that the
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׉	 7cassandra://dLjp-0h9UqwXmZbWgvF0UlO3T06ExKTHq5jlu_eTkQs*e` iFsĜ׉E}Pharisees were walking in divorce, issuing
divorce certificates just because Moses
said so, and yet we realize that although
Moses permitted it, it was not meant to
be so from the beginning as we saw God
in GENESIS 2:24 say “Therefore a man
shall leave his father and his mother and
shall become united and cleave to his
wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
This Jesus re-affirmed in MATTHEW 19:5
repeating the same statement. In reality
men whose marriages were [are]
established by their own strength do not
last and yet marriage is meant to be an
eternal covenant. This I do not speak in
my own mind but by the mind of God,
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׉	 7cassandra://72ZJ-u8kJ5TglVl422NXJ9nJovVAac9Qm833uCigr84*` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://5WjQpj36oqB4e_2sJauoaHWkanOknhoYEovwb26FrmU Y` ׉	 7cassandra://n9AdrV0Wa_j6XnHbVOy3lGqehFbSrvuLtWQR7IWg3c8͔2`s׉	 7cassandra://oY_0RTKqx-nhCyVQgSkPk-nNAAGVmQlxi7SihqwKl34)` iFwĝ^ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://-cp3_3bOBjKX740cIhd_LQaTKxBXFkVvlwO1Kv2MkPE ` ׉	 7cassandra://48fuzp4a9qhK2xjzb39DGnbWCufkX5Wk_yrfhpk8sM4͉`s׉	 7cassandra://-x-SbRfW9Y69jg6OnFo3DzlQKgYR6XIlZ4__oc6DG50%` iFwĝ`׉Eiand this is not also mockery to the broken
ones; what I seek to mean here is that
when Jesus is at the center of your
marriage, indeed there is no situation
that He cannot reconcile. In the same
Book of MATTHEW 19:9, Jesus touched
the heart of the religious leaders of then,
because we saw that they sheltered
behind the Law of Moses to do and
approve and satisfy their lusts, as to them
issuing a divorce certificate was not a
problem, and in this Verse Jesus zeroed
them down by telling them that whoever
married a divorced wife committed
adultery. We see that these men
considered themselves to be holy and yet
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׉	 7cassandra://oY_0RTKqx-nhCyVQgSkPk-nNAAGVmQlxi7SihqwKl34)` iFsĜ׉Edying and being overcome with lusts and
this is what we see in the now modern
society as connivance, collusion and
condonation to break up marriages have
become the order of the day.
There is a reason to as to why Christ
compared marriage between a husband
and wife to His love for the Church [Him
being the Husband and the Church His
wife]; this shows that just as the Christ
cannot forsake the Church as nothing can
separate us from His love, so should be
marriage. Therefore partners ought to
understand each other and be tolerant to
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׉	 7cassandra://-x-SbRfW9Y69jg6OnFo3DzlQKgYR6XIlZ4__oc6DG50%` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://zHrsZJ0YgD7hsweO68_VGs6zcl-w3KWV-XIOYzYn7uQ K` ׉	 7cassandra://8AAbX7tN54F6WRej-ewKyR7xUbbReospDh650kQ7tUg͏`s׉	 7cassandra://-A4HadrfT9qLk1HeXF-T8ihL5VZ7fQVNUFpScmbVPdE(q` iFwĝbט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://HaYE-3UFMIOosyiTUpJobU2-zRmgxV16Ek79DGClZdM T&` ׉	 7cassandra://VUgsijWKSlmsSB3AJIGKmNW4c-g0QzU6XxI7ELlJm8A͕`s׉	 7cassandra://lstc232V64DdfsmwCMd8MmlXcZmnq9DOovTaX6A5YZc*` iFwĝc׉Ezone another walking in Agape [Love of
Christ] and forgiving one another1.
Looking at certain Nations which have
chosen to exalt the manmade Law above
the Divine Law of God; see what happens,
let no man deceive you that they can
understand the things of God using carnal
senses; it is impossible. In 1 CORINTHIANS
2:13-14 the Bible says “And we are
setting these truths forth in words not
taught by human wisdom but taught by
the [Holy] Spirit, combining and
interpreting spiritual truths with spiritual
language [to those who possess the Holy
1 I recommend you to listen to Apostle Grace Lubega`s sermon on Love
and Forgiveness.
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׉	 7cassandra://-A4HadrfT9qLk1HeXF-T8ihL5VZ7fQVNUFpScmbVPdE(q` iFsĜ׉EwSpirit]. But the natural, nonspiritual man
does not accept or welcome or admit into
his heart the gifts and teachings and
revelations of the Spirit of God, for they
are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him;
and he is incapable of knowing them [of
progressively recognizing, understanding,
and becoming better acquainted with
them] because they are spiritually
discerned and estimated and
appreciated.” We see that the Word of
God clearly tells us that the world and its
people cannot understand the spiritual
things, and therefore it will also be
unfortunate for us spiritual people to
seek guidance or even walk in principles
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׉	 7cassandra://lstc232V64DdfsmwCMd8MmlXcZmnq9DOovTaX6A5YZc*` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://QbUs2H4pGR6NQIhm9obEkTgYOwxbQUDKG36CtV48kTA L\` ׉	 7cassandra://LoB8TvHlf1up57VXgdB9pyadgI4SUHdwO4jTS_lqkH4͖`s׉	 7cassandra://Geub7i0mw-RZf1lGxmSfh6UP-uj0Bkj2_8Q1Rv1vyN4*` iFwĝeט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://FoVPU_VpVQPvnK19Ej80En0oZGIHvX_2RfQU4VWyu0w v` ׉	 7cassandra://rwhTua92UcVr42BQ6jnXotyM33crlIrilTHvQkSE-Z4͖`s׉	 7cassandra://jwy28IzE6b9AjJY0jGs2kuCQVywduJGMjXu8ARPNeV0*` iFwĝf׉Elestablished by flesh and blood and not
God. Why do you think in even nations
which know God marriages are failing day
and night rapidly and divorce is the order
of the Day? The answer is simple, men
have forsaken their God, and chosen to
do things the worldly way. This is also
why unnatural relationships have also
been tolerated with even in some so
called churches. This is sad but a fact!
Apostle Paul warned this generation
concerning the same matter in 1
CORINTHIANS 6:1-6 which says “DOES
ANY of you dare, when he has a matter of
complaint against another [brother], to
go to law before unrighteous men [men
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׉	 7cassandra://Geub7i0mw-RZf1lGxmSfh6UP-uj0Bkj2_8Q1Rv1vyN4*` iFsĜ׉Ezneither upright nor right with God, laying
it before them] instead of before the
saints (the people of God)? Do you not
know the saints (the believers) will [one
day] judge and govern the world? And if
the world [itself] is to be judged and ruled
by you, are you unworthy and
incompetent to try [such petty matters]
of the smallest courts of justice? Do you
not know also that we [Christians] are to
judge the [very] angels and pronounce
opinion between right and wrong [for
them]? How much more then [as to]
matters pertaining to this world and of
this life only! If then you do have such
cases of everyday life to decide, why do
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׉	 7cassandra://jwy28IzE6b9AjJY0jGs2kuCQVywduJGMjXu8ARPNeV0*` iFsĜÁiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://SoiV5AeZpHatvQyczDszN2tAJ5I0Nj-3qKSuYH_YAxc R` ׉	 7cassandra://qowI81HmUOEs-p9boXf8XZJ3xD6IUIDhXiqzrAa3Nks͕Z`s׉	 7cassandra://iazUW5_uHBSqOYy4b_ty4EdY5284pGg7IM8h_CLcLAg*7` iFwĝhט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://5oaBEPhDvEIXf6dxkI7qB2qnMPhK4FWpgJeh_Hqt_r0 O` ׉	 7cassandra://P99kQCUDOqVG8tSRqCrqJYXCefZA51l2o3FRFExHCKw͓`s׉	 7cassandra://lDwRc94YPkDqGXFK0xLDnqytwoU_h1TM7Zs9dKToV6Q)` iFwĝi׉Emyou appoint [as judges to lay them
before] those who [from the standpoint]
of the church count for least and are
without standing? I say this to move you
to shame. Can it be that there really is
not one man among you who [in action is
governed by piety and integrity and] is
wise and competent enough to decide
[the private grievances, disputes, and
quarrels] between members of
brotherhood, But brother goes to law
against brother, and that before [Gentile
judges who are] unbelievers [without
faith or trust in the Gospel of Christ]?”
We see that Apostle Paul saw that the
root cause of the problem was in seeking
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׉	 7cassandra://iazUW5_uHBSqOYy4b_ty4EdY5284pGg7IM8h_CLcLAg*7` iFsĜ׉Ehcounsel from ungodly men or men who
do not understand the covenant in which
you the Born again saint is in. For
example we have seen partners whose
first option is to run to men for counsel or
advice. My father Apostle Grace Lubega
wrote and preached about the Seven
Guiding Lights of the Spirit and these
include; 1. The inward witness, 2.
Confirmation of Scripture, 3. The
prophet, 4. Godly counsel, 5.
Circumstantial evidence, 6. The peace of
God, and 7. Provision. These things are so
instrumental in a Christian life, you ought
to desist from seeking opinions from
every one concerning spiritual things like
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׉	 7cassandra://lDwRc94YPkDqGXFK0xLDnqytwoU_h1TM7Zs9dKToV6Q)` iFsĜŁiFsĜā(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Mp7WYAzS-XDRE2fjm0TbsrF3Orp_3HBZ98iMi2IZbXM E` ׉	 7cassandra://nPawCquzouzazEwY61XpRtjEJCVuD8eP_a4NOltINa4͖8`s׉	 7cassandra://M8lvWtWjFB9KGIhxx-oTh2ExBPPws1kxIfM9sLAUU-Q*5` iFxĝkט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://k2WJN-WeHiwIsxt2WQEhUlPKyCJNYufGNOAcp2WGTCI f?` ׉	 7cassandra://mTKjj6NnXrhiV0JNvFPr7Wh1Sg3LacsExTXmA52AidA͖W`s׉	 7cassandra://ahGFcRsKuTcp8MVML71i6IzjyowzXGAEwwspC2zeoZc*` iFxĝl׉Eyour marriage, your family; this is why
some of them fail. The Bible says in
PSALMS 1:1-3 says “BLESSED (HAPPY,
fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is
the man who walks and lives not in the
counsel of the ungodly [following their
advice, their plans and purposes], nor
stands [submissive and inactive] in the
path where sinners walk, nor sits down
[to relax and rest] where the scornful
[and the mockers] gather. But his delight
and desire are in the law of the Lord, and
on His law (the precepts, the instructions,
the teachings of God) he habitually
meditates (ponders and studies) by day
and by night. And he shall be like a tree
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׉	 7cassandra://M8lvWtWjFB9KGIhxx-oTh2ExBPPws1kxIfM9sLAUU-Q*5` iFsĜ׉Efirmly planted [and tended] by the
streams of water, ready to bring forth its
fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not
fade or wither; and everything he does
shall prosper [and come to maturity].”
Analyzing the above statement we see
the Bible urge us to desist from living or
walking in ungodly counsel as this is a
place of wisdom for us to discern which
company to seat in as wisdom as a Person
speaks in us. In addition to the above, the
Scripture tells you [and I] not to heed to
their advice, nor relax and rest where
mockers gather. We see that as a wife
and husband your company has to be
comprising of believers, those who can
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׉	 7cassandra://ahGFcRsKuTcp8MVML71i6IzjyowzXGAEwwspC2zeoZc*` iFsĜǁiFsĜƁ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://XSFb7va80ulk9ItH_kC9-iGMY_I5vHoh6js6WbnpdIY R` ׉	 7cassandra://UhAyBJqBau0ID_lqCqMsdpYka2MZRgmwja0fG1n_d5E͔`s׉	 7cassandra://mehYwFlzZijJNODRQwg9f4JO8D6e8Z95q3oG3RWUTEU)U` iFxĝnט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://OcOSbP0uaoDpAzZsyNpNrAko-wBHdx_JxCFMAUtiafg ;` ׉	 7cassandra://7izQB_jFCR-wLDNNFHil6qDOMvCtwx3-EdQqUMbX4hg͓`s׉	 7cassandra://BQfXDHV181LhwpZneZO-2ph-_wYKQmOoZA3Zs8nxRvQ)h` iFxĝo׉Eradd up to you and those you add up to
Spiritually, and because of this the Bible
says that you shall be like a tree firmly
planted by the river side ready to bring
forth fruit in its season. What God seeks
to instruct you is to have wisdom in
making choices concerning decisions,
achievements and weaknesses in your
marriage [life]; may you seek solutions in
His Word and Godly counsel.
We have seen a certain spoiling creep
into people which cannot be understood
or even explained and many who have
adopted to it have termed it as a Western
culture, yet too destructive in its own
way. Briefly, there was a time in Africa
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׉	 7cassandra://mehYwFlzZijJNODRQwg9f4JO8D6e8Z95q3oG3RWUTEU)U` iFsĜ׉Eawhen people shot videos in songs when
clothed decently, however a time has
come where one does not feel that they
have sung well until they expose their
mortal body which in reality has an end
or until they have spoken in a vulgar
language. But why?
In 2 SAMUEL 13:1-19 the Bible says
“ABSALOM SON of David had a fair sister
whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her
half brother] son of David loved her. And
Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick
for his [half] sister Tamar, for she was a
virgin, and Amnon thought it impossible
for him to do anything to her. But Amnon
had a friend whose name was Jonadab
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Jonadab was a very crafty man. He said to
him, Go to bed and pretend you are sick;
and when your father David comes to see
you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar
come and give me food and prepare it in
my sight, that I may see it and eat it from
her hand. So Amnon lay down and
pretended to be sick; and when the king
came to see him, Amnon said to the king,
I pray you, let my sister Tamar come and
make me a couple of cakes in my sight,
that I may eat from her hand. Then David
sent home and told Tamar, Go now to
your brother Amnon`s house and prepare
food for him. So Tamar went to her
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׉	 7cassandra://BbFI8jkOT9sjR8RIC42Tax8WG0I_gkBQMEpDg0k-Afo*` iFsĜ׉Erbrother Amnon`s house, and he was in
bed. And she took dough and kneaded it
and made cakes in his sight and baked
them. She took the pan and emptied it
out before him, but he refused to eat.
And Amnon said, send everyone out from
me. So everyone went out from him.
Then Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the
food here into the bedroom, so I may eat
from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes
she had made and brought them into the
room to Amnon her brother. And when
she brought them to him, he took hold of
her and said, Come lie with me, my sister.
She replied, No, my brother! Do not force
and humble me, for no such thing should
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׉	 7cassandra://sNo6CWyv52og8hGUCfCmLIGVyUAlwBygb3vp6lfMkhI+` iFsĜˁiFsĜʁ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Ziwb5e8MGs5TIcKxBpe_G0TT1N9GwhL4eeCTDIBgVRw ` ׉	 7cassandra://b_KxHJ9o38D_cumrAUxTZtr6WOnn5copre_9lGfuVkU͖`s׉	 7cassandra://TtcZnwhiQ-41mGm50IU1Uscs6dn-wtRwpp1KotI1TXw+3` iFxĝtט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://-qfS5YGzy2fCR9ViUpy66y3rbWsgWsTXJtzYGiA6uWE [q` ׉	 7cassandra://4vwyfqqBGkw1ACXdvFvEE3Hauf5biWC5AKDqA9nsLaw͗`s׉	 7cassandra://WQgnKRqDoekI_OEEvz4j4UzkASTwiVLRwdZUgcH_9mY+[` iFxĝu׉Ebe done in Israel! Do not do this
foolhardy, scandalous thing! And I, how
could I rid myself of my shame? And you,
you will be [considered] one of the stupid
fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you,
speak to the king, for he will not withhold
me from you. But he would not listen to
her, and being stronger than she, he
forced her and lay with her. Then Amnon
hated her exceedingly, so that his hatred
for her was greater than the love with
which he had loved her. And Amnon said
to her, Get up and get out! But she said,
No! This great evil of sending me away is
worse than what you did to me. But he
would not listen to her. He called the
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׉	 7cassandra://TtcZnwhiQ-41mGm50IU1Uscs6dn-wtRwpp1KotI1TXw+3` iFsĜ׉Eyservant who served him and said, Put this
woman out of my presence now, and bolt
the door after her! Now [Tamar] was
wearing a long robe with sleeves and of
various colors, for in such robes were the
king`s virgin daughters clad of old. Then
Amnon`s servant brought her out and
bolted the door after her. And [she] put
ashes on her head and tore the long,
sleeved robe which she wore, and she
laid her hand on her head and went away
shrieking and wailing.” When Adam and
Eve fell in the Garden of Eden, GENESIS
3:11 says “And He said, Who told you
that you were naked? Have you eaten of
the tree of which I commanded you that
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׉	 7cassandra://WQgnKRqDoekI_OEEvz4j4UzkASTwiVLRwdZUgcH_9mY+[` iFsĜ́iFsĜ́(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://U1Q8zCG_HZBQ5QyeUkH5PJxQh0fIi72KNv6za75cZ_M j` ׉	 7cassandra://3Tzg3aTglkWI3J0lHDPi-8mQ7yz1LzAkOPTrmBefn3A͗6`s׉	 7cassandra://el1My_e9rImwkxG7LTc8TaziizcJWemA0gSZYI07GvQ+0` iFyĝwט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://ZQzSOLzZVyG90SYVTi2NlAp4216BawGro5JAVNrBHzI 2` ׉	 7cassandra://Mqf6HFGu71uwCGwW6Y8oIFp8LgBmJ9C9MCxC7av86Z4͕o`s׉	 7cassandra://5wK_L3-8OSxRVhGLkHpVLAaY-uoHQ7i5t-f3G5Jia_0)` iFyĝx׉Eyou should not eat?” For we know that
God knew that Adam and Eve ate the
forbidden fruit, but His issue was with the
one [satan] who told them about their
nakedness and directions concerning the
eating of that fruit; this means that for
every spoiling there is an origin; this is
why Tamar pleaded with Amnon saying
“This kind of thing isn`t done in Israel!
Don`t do this terrible thing!” We realize
that this evil upon Tamar by Amnon was
because of a wrong company of Amnon
whose good friend was Jonadab who the
Bible says was very crafty [exceptionally
streetwise; very subtle; very shrewd]. This
we see that due to God`s principles in
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׉	 7cassandra://el1My_e9rImwkxG7LTc8TaziizcJWemA0gSZYI07GvQ+0` iFsĜ׉EIsrael, the Bible says “Amnon thought it
impossible for him to do anything to her”,
for as we know that the Bible in
PROVERBS 22:6 says “Train up a child in
the way he should go [and in keeping
with his individual gift or bent], and when
he is old he will not depart from it.” We
see that this Amnon also was taught,
however we realize friendship is a heart
to heart relationship; this is why the Bible
in PROVERBS 18:24 says “The man of
many friends [a friend of all the world]
will prove himself a bad friend, but there
is a friend who sticks closer than a
brother.” This means that there is a
friendship that precedes even blood,
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׉	 7cassandra://5wK_L3-8OSxRVhGLkHpVLAaY-uoHQ7i5t-f3G5Jia_0)` iFsĜρiFsĜ΁(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://TsxUDundYEY8n7t92nbcVI59X_Rf3K6PJr5ghape33A l` ׉	 7cassandra://mHQsynJczetlR8drebCesYHkaaZQFJG6h9_QwBYsy2k͘`s׉	 7cassandra://-XFCCdQK2_JochvW0LX5v3Rtg_KEJhLCGAH5oiicqZY+` iFyĝzט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://l-AWfd19Oi_It9UoUPxWrTyh63mgXoFZkYkaPiM5YCA h;` ׉	 7cassandra://5iudvPI8w-wGfrgRZHCZobl3BKgKzUfMf_eiFJnfNKM͖6`s׉	 7cassandra://za3Ot4jKL_RoKjdvox0xx_aYoCazbIJgEIhneARDR4k)` iFyĝ{׉Emeaning that such a one also has access
to one`s heart or the hidden treasure
deposited into ones, and this means that
such a friend can corrupt that treasure to
one`s detriment, and for this the Bible
says in PROVERBS 4:23 “Keep and guard
your heart with all vigilance and above all
that you guard, for out of it flow the
springs of life.” For we see emphasis put
in one guarding their heart with all that
they guard, because from [out of] it are
issues of life; this is why I now see why
Jesus warned us in LUKE 11:35 saying “Be
careful, therefore, that the light that is in
you is not darkness”, because it is
possible for one to be deceived that they
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׉	 7cassandra://-XFCCdQK2_JochvW0LX5v3Rtg_KEJhLCGAH5oiicqZY+` iFsĜ׉Eqare standing yet they are fallen and this is
the essence of self-examination lest we
run this race of faith in vain. When closely
looking at the situation between Tamar,
Amnon and Jonadab, we realize that a
thing still happens even up to date
however having undergone mutation. We
see that it was Jonadab who opened
Amnon`s eyes to a possibility of him
fulfilling his lusts on his sister Tamar as
PROVERBS 12:26 tells us that the godly
give good advice to their friends; but the
wicked lead them astray. Due to a
spoiling learnt from the wicked ones,
certain people have ended up corrupting
the Truth of God, as some have
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׉	 7cassandra://za3Ot4jKL_RoKjdvox0xx_aYoCazbIJgEIhneARDR4k)` iFsĜсiFsĜЁ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://39mgowtI0Ve5vkT25gXeX4kjLuZY2SL9fgLi6WiBlxA `` ׉	 7cassandra://XmltBF-UeR4FVKHXaqHH4i_Y7Dy7bb5vhE54fyg3Sio͗ `s׉	 7cassandra://XOWGQc67iYUZdEhi8eV84sAZPTmTsU7aUiiIrjkG-WA*` iFyĝ}ט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://QwR-njt8TDVLHR-dbFeDdkiuIQ00zWsWho6J7JeIqeE u` ׉	 7cassandra://gUb4dGYNnUnYfddmq2twBWTQSdHaHPF7kpBQT5o4PcQ͖`s׉	 7cassandra://sFnXdwyQNZx6SeLpngTnhMOWgBFF7X0l6Mnx3G8lYkI*` iFyĝ~׉Edeliberately chosen to call certain things
normal so as to satisfy [gratify] the lusts
of their flesh whose end is destruction.
Just as Amnon thought it to be love that
he had for her sister, however we see
that this was deception; it should be
noted that there is no love outside God,
for Christ Himself is Love. We have seen
that a certain deception of this form
creep into people`s minds to think that
giving in their bodies to others is love;
No! This is not true; Love can only be
expressed in the person of Christ, for He
speaks in JOHN 14:23 “If a person [really]
loves Me, he will keep My word [obey My
teaching]; and My Father will love him,
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׉	 7cassandra://XOWGQc67iYUZdEhi8eV84sAZPTmTsU7aUiiIrjkG-WA*` iFsĜ׉E}and We will come to him and make Our
home (abode, special dwelling place) with
him.” We see that to one who thinks
loves God, there is a place of obedience
at all costs to His Word, lest people perish
in the compromise of the worldly and
fleshly dictates. We have seen
relationships built on the wisdoms of this
world turn into hatred overnight, we have
seen people be ashamed beyond the so
called love in their engagements; we
should know the principles of Love; for
the Bible says in 1 JOHN 4:18 that there is
no fear in love, but perfect love casts out
all fear, and this is why the story of
Amnon and Tamar stands in history to
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׉	 7cassandra://sFnXdwyQNZx6SeLpngTnhMOWgBFF7X0l6Mnx3G8lYkI*` iFsĜӁiFsĜҁ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://UyesIME_mXfhtvvShZEnIKo23rQnj1e4-Ssdc0pkido b` ׉	 7cassandra://YWMfqjbe1lGlu_HI5UAfkMiqIA8NX536xHRvhwXRE6A͖B`s׉	 7cassandra://5m1MEJXL_BZZvukykRfZZBqNcbZohKr-q-tQpwAEeW8*` iFyĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://k7QFaQduiDv3CweAs3xScGe20FXO-t5OrB1TEpsN7wE Z` ׉	 7cassandra://giDeekIvyVD7of6IvrVyS174w-Fbt5mzghq8lJmNymc͔`s׉	 7cassandra://mVO_ynFjz-x9gpLHFpD1PTTrU9vyfD4Zv5KYf98_Q0w*'` iFyĝ׉Einstruct and direct the people of our
times concerning the way we ought to
renew our minds by the Word of God. A
certain friend of mine one time laughed
saying that Christians entitle everyone a
title “Sister, Brother, Mother, Father,
Uncle and Auntie”, as to him he beheld
things another way not inspired by the
Spirit of God. HEBREWS 13:4 says “Let
marriage be held in honor (esteemed
worthy, precious, of great price, and
especially dear) in all things. And thus let
the marriage bed be undefiled (kept
undishonored); for God will judge and
punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual
vice] and adulterous.” This means that in
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׉	 7cassandra://5m1MEJXL_BZZvukykRfZZBqNcbZohKr-q-tQpwAEeW8*` iFsĜ׉Eiall things marriage should be held
honorable to both the married and
unmarried [young]; this means that we
ought to behold marriage as sacred, as
well as honoring the married people from
whom we learn from things concerning
marriage. And also the Bible speaks of the
marital bed being undefiled; this means
that there is no other bed the Bible
recognizes except the Matrimonial bed;
therefore why should people be deceived
in cohabitations, fornications, adulteries
and all manner of lusts whose end is
destruction. For Apostle Paul says in 1
CORINTHIANS 7:8-11 “But to the
unmarried people and to the widows, I
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׉	 7cassandra://mVO_ynFjz-x9gpLHFpD1PTTrU9vyfD4Zv5KYf98_Q0w*'` iFsĜՁiFsĜԁ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://pRvTuvjTmDZPpqdeWxMV14zwGu5T9vtCb8CrBEwQ1Fk kn` ׉	 7cassandra://IEQnb351Hv8EY4v4ZXR-mo2Q8xk24_pXVYfkI5CXBzM͓`s׉	 7cassandra://cWt83K3HwOdj6siJZT1UBgEpV4xbshbp0ut0zrnj320)` iFyĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://RxaxtVvXdCJ43nkAUjjF8O3iZ0ea5_s9FXc_Ru2aczU f` ׉	 7cassandra://jWn52wGFLBhlnN3qrTdf72jGao5IWgP_19JNJNLXkSc͔`s׉	 7cassandra://L5MTa0x32nGaeyILdTlsb0dFXNXTcWuwO5MHa5DA5Ns*` iFyĝ׉Evdeclare that it is well (good,
advantageous, expedient, and
wholesome) for them to remain [single]
even as I do. But if they have not selfcontrol
(restraint of their passions), they
should marry. For it is better to marry
than to be aflame [with passion and
tortured continually with ungratified
desire]. But to the married people I give
charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife
is not to separate from her husband. But
if she does [separate from and divorce
him], let her remain single or else be
reconciled to her husband. And [I charge]
the husband [also] that he should not put
away or divorce his wife.” We see Apostle
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׉	 7cassandra://cWt83K3HwOdj6siJZT1UBgEpV4xbshbp0ut0zrnj320)` iFsĜ׉EoPaul clearly tell us that it is expedient for
one to remain single, however he says if
one does not have self-control or instead
of one burning with passions; they
[unmarried or widows] should marry. This
excludes the married because indeed it is
foolishness for them also to burn with
passion; this is why the Bible tells the wife
that her body belongs to the husband
and that of the husband belongs to the
wife [1 CORINTHIANS 7:4]. We also see
Apostle Paul by God urge the married
stay married in other words not to
separate or divorce, why? Because it is
for their good, or if they are separated,
they be reconciled.
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׉	 7cassandra://L5MTa0x32nGaeyILdTlsb0dFXNXTcWuwO5MHa5DA5Ns*` iFsĜׁiFsĜց(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://l63wvy76qZWITAO9Y2cYtZEGtx44Tlv-FhhIbcQtH0M OK` ׉	 7cassandra://K85ffbGmE_kqPN-nkfv8L8PTI-vrDCYtx45zizvKRh4͖=`s׉	 7cassandra://4ZkxwjYP_z1fd77mKFlBZWaaG1rKWhaFosIjl3cXwtQ*o` iFzĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://eLS9Jw5qdTaRhgyz0N2vTe0ZSAr6KeQyN48K--wcuO4 ?` ׉	 7cassandra://oFPItuyL40SFJrURxiJZm2TmH1zk4-dQwFyjE3-7C1A͖u`s׉	 7cassandra://jk61wbWEe4sKQLff1bqGcDnTDp984wwegADgRbA6nt0*` iFzĝ׉ExWe have seen people blame the up bring
of their marriage partners but this should
not be an excuse, because the Bible says
that when one marries, the husband
leaves the father`s house to be joined
with the wife [not again in the wife`s
parents home but their own] and the two
become one flesh; this means that one
ought to apply wisdom in all aspects of
this long life marriage instead of blaming
parents, because they become parents of
their own with God as their over role
Parent; for example there is need to
apply wisdom in everything, Brother
Kenneth E. Hagin wrote in his book
entitled “Love The Way To Victory” saying
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׉	 7cassandra://4ZkxwjYP_z1fd77mKFlBZWaaG1rKWhaFosIjl3cXwtQ*o` iFsĜ׉E“I`ve trained myself through the years to
think like: “How is what I’m about to say
or do going to affect the other fellow?
Love worketh no ill to anyone. Is what I’m
about to say or do going to hurt the other
person? If it is, then I can`t say it or do
it.”” This is what Apostle Paul sought to
mean in ROMANS 14:15 saying “But if
your brother is being pained or his
feelings hurt or if he is being injured by
what you eat, [then] you are no longer
walking in love. [you have ceased to be
living and conducting yourself by the
standard of love toward him.] Do not let
what you eat hurt or cause the ruin of
one for whom Christ died!” The question
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׉	 7cassandra://jk61wbWEe4sKQLff1bqGcDnTDp984wwegADgRbA6nt0*` iFsĜفiFsĜ؁(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://LJw6gC40sne5MzkQNitrAgCX--2TpMu2WYy43Q9qUtI <` ׉	 7cassandra://1kZABAEMfAj5684sbzA0QhawVkz0L8tMZOiPixBIcuU͓`s׉	 7cassandra://PtA1aMUpESsxVZhmqDQ3uy9B5Y92_Kpjr9-ChBhJjUY)t` iFzĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://dc8awOHfw6K3ffQ4rquYJU77lEgXY7Ms7ShzFQokNWs a` ׉	 7cassandra://-tJ29xvaKjRBWwfLZNBUXuUE3DSp_1k4_LNxrAUhi58͖`s׉	 7cassandra://0LTQl9s_7_lHDQ9TwG84mOLpnZk3KUXyf0-JtJAXh3U*A` iFzĝ׉EVis, How many times are we willing to
abandon certain things just for another
brother or sister`s sake? Most especially
we the born again Christians, although
we have a cloud of witnesses cheering
upon us in heaven, we ought to know
that here on earth we also have very
many people who learn from us; for
example, how do we conduct ourselves
outside Church [fellowship], and in our
homes or at work place and very many
other places, therefore we ought to know
that in us dwells a temple not made with
human hands but one Whose maker is
God, meaning that we are always before
the presence of God.
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׉	 7cassandra://PtA1aMUpESsxVZhmqDQ3uy9B5Y92_Kpjr9-ChBhJjUY)t` iFsĜ׉EwThe Bible has much to do with instructing
people on issues concerning the use of
the tongue. For it is true that we are the
righteousness of God through Christ Jesus
and because of this even our speech and
responses change; for the Bible says in
GALATIANS 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the
[Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence
within accomplishes] is love, joy
(gladness), peace, patience (an even
temper, forbearance), kindness,
goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,
Gentleness (meekness, humility), selfcontrol
(self-restraint, continence).
Against such things there is no law [that
can bring a charge].” The man of God
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׉	 7cassandra://0LTQl9s_7_lHDQ9TwG84mOLpnZk3KUXyf0-JtJAXh3U*A` iFsĜہiFsĜځ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://ZZQGV1DUe0IxFA_9OdtSw8G7_1ocV-FKwaTNcpoy9wM s` ׉	 7cassandra://BtAD_-3Ym74OEXhZuFqZKunsidCia9huZhHwHvDHggE͔'`s׉	 7cassandra://_8Z33QtVFLLKj85CWhzRD6If01gGSjLT0kOYqeVuUPc*6` iFzĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://7El_-NVNQV-IF5h_PSaYtfwXO6MiCLfrrIZjSW0Jw38 `` ׉	 7cassandra://TtqmhI1qD-OqmptE5FtnSFexyRV8Dqnj-L_mk7bjGGU͖{`s׉	 7cassandra://L4rbrADrJxE8dhn-w3BdIsNbblAGoXwD_gHGRl0Coic+;` iFzĝ׉EKenneth E. Hagin explained the issue of
fruit saying that fruit grows on the
branches and not on the stem. In JOHN
15:5-8 the Jesus says, “I am the Vine; you
are the branches. Whoever lives in Me
and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit.
However, apart from Me [cut off from
vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
If a person does not dwell in Me, he is
thrown out like a [broken-off] branch,
and withers; such branches are gathered
up and thrown into the fire, and they are
burned. If you live in Me [abide vitally
united to Me] and My words remain in
you and continue to live in your hearts,
ask whatever you will, and it shall be
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׉	 7cassandra://_8Z33QtVFLLKj85CWhzRD6If01gGSjLT0kOYqeVuUPc*6` iFsĜ׉Edone for you. When you bear (produce)
much fruit, My Father is honored and
glorified, and you show and prove
yourselves to be true followers of Mine.”
This Scripture is wonderful, for we realize
that we are the branches connected into
the Vine [Jesus Christ] and He tells that
unless we abide in Him [allow His Word
to work in us], we cannot bear fruit; this
means that it is up to everyone to allow
the Word of God to work in them. This is
why we realize that although a good tree
bears good fruit, some branches can
choose to be dormant [silent; inactive
and indifferent] concerning the things of
God, these the Bible says in JOHN 15:2
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׉	 7cassandra://L4rbrADrJxE8dhn-w3BdIsNbblAGoXwD_gHGRl0Coic+;` iFsĜ݁iFsĜ܁(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://AsJUJCdSQGs0THzpKGSy2U-ljfPxivzeVSfODCVKNvI j` ׉	 7cassandra://r0a5mLyWd8ecOT78r0fd9ZECjX6W-yXZ8y8iJo_7tcE͕`s׉	 7cassandra://FT0KUI2Gb6xQMe6d_e3GbwYl3T_YW36Pp4w_7f21S7Y*K` iFzĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://GhLAQ9L1xYUy3FjMXhpdBziIHlAxLvD5Ydy_-7TeZME ` ׉	 7cassandra://Q-wRPA5l-DaZ6ntAH869RiYPywKIQbIENMHP4NpF0LM͖`s׉	 7cassandra://7geU3-f1b7tE_1DtmNa19syVHyk5LeMlwy3mymtDhfg+` iFzĝ׉Ethat “Any branch in Me that does not
bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts
away (trims off, takes way); and He
cleanses and repeatedly prunes every
branch that continues to bear fruit, to
make it bear more and richer and more
excellent fruit.” This means that even to
God, He rejoices in His servants who bear
much fruit; for the Bible says that in this
God is glorified and this is what shows
that we are true followers of God; for
these ones the Bible says that He
repeatedly prunes, and this is why even in
the old ages we shall always bear fruit,
glory to God for His faithfulness. Back to
GALATIANS 5:22-23 when the Bible says
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׉	 7cassandra://FT0KUI2Gb6xQMe6d_e3GbwYl3T_YW36Pp4w_7f21S7Y*K` iFsĜ׉E“But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit is”; this
simply means that the person of the Holy
Spirit is Fruitful, and because He now
dwells in us permanently, His fruit are
with Him in us and awaiting us to yield to
His leading and by this we are exercised
and exercising ourselves in His nature
which is also ours. For example, in 1
CORINTHIANS 13:4-7 the Bible speaks of
Love a nature that is in us because of the
residence of the Holy Spirit in us saying
that this love never gives up [never fails],
it cares more for others than for self, it
doesn`t want what it doesn`t have, it
doesn`t force itself on others, it doesn`t
keep score of the sins of others, it takes
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׉	 7cassandra://7geU3-f1b7tE_1DtmNa19syVHyk5LeMlwy3mymtDhfg+` iFsĜ߁iFsĜށ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://843H25esrpVwLJTROh1Z5PcHS85zYasCc17Qs_xFFv4 d` ׉	 7cassandra://ZHQUYc17l0lP0QIVsIi0ZxEviTQpUsdV4YSHfCSdZ2c͕z`s׉	 7cassandra://C3WOBgwSziROFt9Y7wZwA6daFkCFmBfeFElup7djcUQ*` iFzĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://73Ql-DT0AqXNykDLHVCO6j8g1AyS8cdxS0WyfbRn9LQ E` ׉	 7cassandra://nJ6KmOjtuAa84Q4mV6xMKFZYY_YjbAj2f7HjKJ1Q9lw͓`s׉	 7cassandra://3f8jbd27cJy_Wuso-Vrs_oBqcDqDdnUJxDx0GpW7ztk*8` iFzĝ׉Expleasure in the flowering of truth, and
Trusts God always; this means that if the
Holy Spirit is in your leading, He responds
to the nature in Him by the Word
deposited in your spirit man. This is the
reason why the God tells us in ROMANS
12:2 to transform our mind which
transformation is by hearing, reading and
meditating on His Word, and by this our
mind is renewed; meaning that the mind
lets go of certain things or habits it once
esteemed good, so that it abides by the
Truths it has conceived hence proving [by
experience] what is good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God. In
PROVERBS 15:1 the Bible says “A SOFT
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׉	 7cassandra://C3WOBgwSziROFt9Y7wZwA6daFkCFmBfeFElup7djcUQ*` iFsĜ׉Elanswer turns away wrath, but grievous
words stir up anger.” Here we see that
because the Holy Spirit is in us whose
character is gentleness, kindness, joy,
love and peace; our nature is the same
and so we exercise ourselves in Him
through His leading, for example, in
MARK 15:1-5 the Bible says “AND
IMMEDIATELY when it was morning, the
chief priests, with the elders and scribes
and the whole council, held a
consultation; and when they had bound
Jesus, they took Him away [violently] and
handed Him over to Pilate. And Pilate
inquired of Him, Are You the King of the
Jews? And He replied, it is as you say. And
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many things. And Pilate again asked Him,
Have You no answer to make? See how
many charges they are bringing against
You! But Jesus made no further answer at
all, so that Pilate wondered and
marveled.” In the Scripture above we see
Jesus lay down certain principles of
wisdom when faced with persecution,
and some of the include;
1)
Polite response; for we see
Him gently respond to Pilate the
governor who inquired from Him
whether He was the King of the
Jews.
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׉	 7cassandra://XiRXt1LFmEg1HNvrLySR8Z8YK3QTQa8zQfGWUaU02ZE#` iFsĜ׉E2)
Silence; for we see that
although Pilate tried to pressure
Him to give His defense against the
accusations and allegations directed
to Him. We also realize that the
point of silence was not because He
had no words to retaliate the
accusations; but it was because He
knew Who was on His side in spite
of the multitudes, clergy and
witnesses which all could have
proven Him guilty. This is the same
with us who have also been justified
through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead.
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׉	 7cassandra://_wjjDTAMq_JZx7Rne043Ee6tQWr87_IlByjzBMhcitM"	` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://1MlDhGPXTCqk1j9YegtvrJw29bOIxbjvYU3heH6TJ38 ` ׉	 7cassandra://mTiSyzl_7CzvWp5FqhSszA9Avj3M2E6davK67P1Bnow͈`s׉	 7cassandra://f8jPKTvJWZ58P0i1bEyd6MuZ_38uXhQPe0QNvUsdqv8&` iF{ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://AZCMvRb9omLwMM_lKU6tObeNR5dyJibaRPKBK2Mw9Rk =` ׉	 7cassandra://tXXF-uT5vmtXxmHM0WDam38k1b3RyMgGxWR6crTFOy4͂`s׉	 7cassandra://t-TJxEO5pIpdzvIxP5ONsE1ede2OpJdDTR8wr5XYt6o$` iF{ĝ׉E3)
Proving self to be right is not
in our nature because we know who
we are; we see that in the first place
Jesus responded to Pilate when
given an opportunity answer Who
He really Is, however on the second
opportunity given to Him to justify
Himself, He just turned it down by
saying nothing.
4)
We judge and evaluate the
hearts of men; we see previously
the Bible say that Jesus did not
commit Himself to them when they
wanted to make Him King as He
knew the hearts of men, later on we
see the same people accuse Him for
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׉	 7cassandra://f8jPKTvJWZ58P0i1bEyd6MuZ_38uXhQPe0QNvUsdqv8&` iFsĜ׉Eblasphemy as King of the Jews.
From this we know that not all
opportunities are for utilization,
remember these men`s hearts were
even waxed and dull of hearing, and
so silence was far much more than
speaking.
5)
The way we conduct
ourselves and respond to
persecutions communicates our
maturity in God; this is the reason
Pilate wondered and marveled at
Jesus, in other words Pilate was
taught and learnt much in Jesus`
persecution. This is the same reason
as to why the Bible in ACTS 12:24
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[concerning the attainment through
Christ of salvation in the kingdom of
God] continued to grow and
spread.” This means that the Gospel
eventually outlives its persecutors
as Gamaliel rightly spoke in ACTS
5:38-39 saying “Now in the present
case let me say to you, stand off
(withdraw) from these men and let
them alone. For if this doctrine or
purpose or undertaking or
movement is of human origin, it will
fail (be overthrown and come to
nothing); But if it is of God, you will
not be able to stop or overthrow or
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found fighting against God!”
In the Book of 1 CORINTHIANS 7, Apostle
Paul addresses a number of issues from
the questions asked him by the
Corinthian Church, however our point of
discussion will be on two main aspects
namely; 1. Sexual relations and sexual
desire, and 2. The service of God prevails
over everything.
1. Sexual relations and sexual desire.
Looking at the Corinth Church, it was very
spiritual however unlearnt in very many
aspects; this is why in most cases they
pursued knowledge so as to further grow
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׉	 7cassandra://xHg67V25hvCTUtbsinEOgYrjIHrEaL95OGzFVVUSVoI'` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://8vI-rHniuMdko86ro5DxrOzOsK4fBGD7leMAwUDsaOw -` ׉	 7cassandra://AUR6Sw9owbt7zivP7JVzdEB79Rc-rmfAAlYceOEThS8͒`s׉	 7cassandra://jpniNBqz_jzMkITfslrcAlWiIOAY9b6t3o7q18cO5Sk**` iF{ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://8QqZQWl7kckJIbgN5LUIrymOXhCTn0ogEqVGU2SP5Uc ` ׉	 7cassandra://UkJeSwSenGoKlBh9qc84inVyRRM9SDskLlZ7I5AP2Ew͓`s׉	 7cassandra://Tw9Z5Vilv3uRkSdLUPdFvG7ezx0hoEh5MDHRBfdZEhY)` iF{ĝ׉Etspiritually, in 1 CORINTHIANS 1:8-9 Paul
tells them saying, “And He will establish
you to the end [keep you steadfast, give
you strength, and guarantee your
vindication; He will be your warrant
against all accusation or indictment so
that you will be] guiltless and
irreproachable in the day of our Lord
Jesus Christ (the Messiah). God is faithful
(reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever
true to His promise, and He can be
depended on); by Him you were called
into companionship and participation
with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” In
the Message version, Verse 9 says “God,
who got you started in this spiritual
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׉	 7cassandra://jpniNBqz_jzMkITfslrcAlWiIOAY9b6t3o7q18cO5Sk**` iFsĜ׉Eradventure, shares with us the life of His
Son and our Master Jesus. He will never
give up on you. Never forget that.” From
this portions of Verses, Apostle Paul
sought to awaken and align the
consciences of the Corinth Church to the
faithfulness and love of God as we see
him emphasize that in all circumstances
they ought to look up to God, as he used
words like, “God will establish you to the
end as He would keep them steadfast,
strengthen them and guarantee their
vindication [plead in their favor], He
would keep them guiltless and
irreproachable in the day of our Lord
Jesus Christ, God is reliable, trustworthy
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׉	 7cassandra://Tw9Z5Vilv3uRkSdLUPdFvG7ezx0hoEh5MDHRBfdZEhY)` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://8G6TrGXLCzERGz3IDnY7a3cm-tSwESbEjZK7dv3MzA8 H` ׉	 7cassandra://DUVApnXylnKUXTYHNsRgHwyxCqTq4lOWOvMiVN4noMk͔r`s׉	 7cassandra://8rpf4m6gJ25WUFQkCqtf9CDGSMD0-a3pC0vnCfrV1H0)` iF{ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://67WNNmoScIfDs6wi0rVN0Cv9nKsW_aP8R-zuthTfBXw ` ׉	 7cassandra://xk66sGVl9xvrVauFPqFmt3Q_yClndUotsEvJ3M557Ao͓r`s׉	 7cassandra://OJduDYFU-8-l_1Okfkx07L06pOc1Jhq08yzyokd_OT0)` iF{ĝ׉Eoand ever true to His promise”, Apostle
Paul further urged them never to forget
that God will never give up on them. This
all Apostle Paul reminded them because
it was very possible for a born again
Christian to forsake salvation because of
the weaknesses [persecution and many
troubles] they are facing in the flesh and
yet God is able when given an
opportunity to sort everything.
Remember Paul was not speaking this to
only the Corinth Church but to also you
and I. In addition to the above, 1 JOHN
3:20 says, “Whenever our hearts in
[tormenting] self-accusation make us feel
guilty and condemn us. [For we are in
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׉	 7cassandra://8rpf4m6gJ25WUFQkCqtf9CDGSMD0-a3pC0vnCfrV1H0)` iFsĜ׉EdGod`s hands.] For He is above and greater
than our consciences (our hearts), and He
knows (perceives and understands)
everything [nothing is hidden from Him].”
This means that whenever
condemnation, guilt and whatever could
come into our mind [heart], we heed to
God [His Word] because He is greater
than what could ever condemn you.
Back to our point of discussion, in the
Message Version 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-2
says, “Now, getting down to the
questions you asked in your letter to me.
First, Is it a good thing to have sexual
relations? Certainly--but only within a
certain context. It`s good for a man to
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׉	 7cassandra://OJduDYFU-8-l_1Okfkx07L06pOc1Jhq08yzyokd_OT0)` iFsĜiFsĜ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://XEjmAEtZ-wgmW13zT4Y-J1cESi-LY0wSlc1hoSl5Hkc $` ׉	 7cassandra://_mB0Pn7FBdw-vatB0S4b37_kH4WeSGSe-UvFvd5jwV8͒`s׉	 7cassandra://A7b1Ii-0pO2pSYyVkHTh9wfEpp_9pWZziPbD0sIX9Ho)` iF|ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://ssnw__IJICxVSRlI3iz5_PPf2lx5Tmd_kiQg59WuCcQ [` ׉	 7cassandra://E5OIbd0YxQCGdd2NDesv4fHOTQGq4Af1Dk_BCXUMghE͖`s׉	 7cassandra://H_77gW_3HQ6SPbK0FlfL_gIcxQ64RaLlXo6GN46I-BI*` iF|ĝ׉Eihave a wife, and for a woman to have a
husband. Sexual drives are strong, but
marriage is strong enough to contain
them and provide for a balanced and
fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual
disorder.” Here we see that the question
asked Apostle Paul by the Corinth Church
was as though there were many sexual
relations, which Apostle Paul corrected
there understanding pointing them to
one sexual relation and that is; that of a
husband and wife.
The question from the Corinth Church
when modernized to the situation of the
nowadays, it includes issues to do with
the girlfriend and boyfriend relationship,
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about this so called relationship, it is out
of [not within] the Biblical context;
meaning it is was laid down through the
wisdoms of this world which are brought
to naught [nothing]. When I tried to
search out for the so called meaning of
girlfriend and boyfriend, the definitions I
got was that “it is a relationship in which
parties are romantically involved”, and
the question is, involved with husband or
wife? Whose answer is a “No”, this
therefore should open the eye of a
Christian believer to know that the world
has a pre-conceived plan to belittle the
Biblical truth to just something small; for
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husband is called a boyfriend, and wife a
girlfriend; this is a wrong perception of
Godly things.
Furthermore, Apostle Paul speak of the
strength of Marriage, in 1 CORINTHIANS
7:2[MSG] he said, “Sexual drives are
strong, but marriage is strong enough to
contain them and provide for a balanced
and fulfilling sexual life in a world of
sexual disorder.” From the above Verse
we realize that even in the times of Paul
[since they lived in the same world we
live in today], the people of his time also
had ungodly sexual desires. We see him
say that sexual drives are strong, however
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sexual drive. More than that, when a
marriage is not established on purpose, it
will be as though the aim of marriage is to
only fulfill the sexual drive which is a
wrong mentality; to you [me] we look to
the bigger picture, for example to one
with a broadened perspective of
marriage, they see an opportunity to
reach out to the relatives [in-laws] of the
wife or husband with the Gospel of Jesus
Christ; this is what keeps married
partners faithful to one another even in
long absences of the other partner, my
Spiritual Father Apostle Grace Lubega
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picture.”
2. The service of God prevails over
everything.
We see in the Book of 1 CORINTHIANS 7
Apostle talk about the issue of one either
being married or remaining single, as to
him he preferred and urged those able to
remain single. Verse 8-9[MSG] says, “I do,
though, tell the unmarried and widows
that singleness might well be the best
thing for them, as it has been for me. But
if they can`t manage their desires and
emotions, they should by all means go
ahead and get married. The difficulties of
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sexually tortured life as a single.” Verse
29-35 says, “I do want to point out,
friends, that time is of the essence. There
is no time to waste, so don`t complicate
your lives unnecessarily. Keep it simple-in
marriage, grief, joy, whatever. Even in
ordinary things--your daily routines of
shopping, and so on. Deal as sparingly as
possible with the things the world thrusts
on you. This world as you see it is on its
way out. I want you to live as free of
complications as possible. When you`re
unmarried, you`re free to concentrate on
simply pleasing the Master. Marriage
involves you in all the nuts and bolts of
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your spouse, leading to so many more
demands on your attention. The time and
energy that married people spend on
caring for and nurturing each other, the
unmarried can spend in becoming whole
and holy instruments of God. I`m trying to
be helpful and make it as easy as possible
for you, not make things harder. All I
want is for you to be able to develop a
way of life in which you can spend plenty
of time together with the Master without
a lot of distractions.” From the above
portion of Scripture, Apostle Paul
introduces us to a beautiful realm in God
called Worship [Fellowship], to him he
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׉	 7cassandra://lqJwcd-LSq2lkMKBCKDw4SmY9y7Rcq73I7jrpwQnJ-o+` iFsĜ׉Epreferred to be single [unmarried] just
because he wanted to commune with
God in an unbroken Fellowship [in simple
terms without too much distractions and
commitments with many other things]. It
should be noted that this does not mean
that all those who marry have a loose
relationship with God. What this points us
to is that we need to incline to the
Spiritual aspect rather than the physical
while making choices of our spouses, for
example, the definitions of the physical
are to what the eye can see, what the ear
can hear [generally senses] and yet these
are too destructive to the Spiritual
destiny of one’s life. To us [you and I], we
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seek God`s mind about it and evaluate
whether our would be spouses are able
to understand and grow the vision of God
upon our lives. This also in one way or
another pushes us who have believed to
a jurisdiction of choice [of our marriage
partners] within the household of faith.
Furthermore, being single without the
understanding of God [like Paul did] is
equivalent to hitting shipwreck, this is so
because it will be doing a disservice to
yourself. I one time got an opportunity to
talk to a certain friend who wanted to be
a clergy in a certain faith, my question to
him was about what his motive was in
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׉	 7cassandra://T8237iamW7dcDaLYZL0KatOvFAHtuu1--UshwKnzokE*` iFsĜ׉Ewanting to be a clergy. His response to
me was that the clergy are given free
cars, they sleep in good houses, they
neither toil nor sow; this is a timid mind,
for it is carnality. Apostle Paul beheld the
end of everything saying that there was
no time to waste with complications in
this life. In addition to the above, Paul
lays down a certain principle to the young
and unmarried who have maybe not yet
attained the age of marriage as per the
laws of their nations [countries], or who
are still working on maybe resources so
as to marry. This principle states that they
[young and unmarried] should just
devout their life and everything to the
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completion by marriage because we the
born again believers are already complete
in Christ.
In the Book of MATTHEW, Jesus also
emphasized on the issue of being single
to those who are able, He said in
MATTHEW 19:9-12[MSG] “I`m holding
you to the original plan, and holding you
liable for adultery if you divorce your
faithful wife and then marry someone
else. I make an exception in cases where
the spouse has committed adultery.”
Jesus` disciples objected, “If those are the
terms of marriage, we`re stuck. Why get
married?” But Jesus said, “Not everyone
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׉	 7cassandra://p1BoeUCY0vezhBuOzlzNbZBQt_7nyxftdeRMZ4ODRjc(R` iFsĜ׉Enis mature enough to live a married life. It
requires a certain aptitude and grace.
Marriage isn`t for everyone. Some, from
birth seemingly, never give marriage a
thought. Others never get asked--or
accepted. And some decide not to get
married for the kingdom reasons. But if
you`re capable of growing into the
largeness of marriage, do it.” In the
Amplified Bible Version, the word
“Eunuch” is used to mean those who
have given in to live a single life. From
this point of Scripture, we see that Paul
meant the singleness which Jesus talked
of in Verse 12 which states that some
decide to get married for kingdom
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choices are made voluntarily at will of the
decision maker, hence in all things
whether single or married, it is expedient
to esteem highly than any other thing
your relationship with the Master and
Father God. We also see Him say that
marriage is a grace and it requires a
certain maturity [both Spiritual and
physical].
We ought to understand children or who
a child is. Before starting this discussion,
you a woman and man reading this book
ought to always think positive of your
children in the flesh and those to come;
in other never admit certain thought into
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barrenness and miscarriages. Looking
through Scripture, it was in parents of the
children to speak into the destinies of
their children either when still in the
womb or at birth, for example in the Book
of GENESIS 4:1 the Bible says “AND
ADAM knew Eve as his wife, and she
became pregnant and bore Cain; and she
said, I have gotten and gained a man with
the help of the Lord.” In addition to the
above, GENESIS 30:22-24 the Bible says,
“Then God remembered Rachel and
answered her pleading and made it
possible for her to have children. And
[now for the first time] she became
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God has taken away my reproach,
disgrace, and humiliation. And she called
his name Joseph [may he add] and said,
May the Lord add to me another son.” As
seen above, this was done over and over
again in Scripture meaning that it was and
is a Biblical principle laid down, so one
could be questioning whether they were
spoken over by their parents. The answer
is yes, your life was spoken over by God.
In the Book of JEREMIAH 1:5 “Before I
formed you in the womb I knew [and]
approved of you [as My chosen
instrument], and before you were born I
separated and set you apart, consecrating
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׉	 7cassandra://tJXmnh6uuznIhahDhSWvDyRgyqSsIk1SM12eYH1_fJE+>` iFsĜ׉Ezyou; [and] I appointed you as a prophet
to the nations.” Remember this God was
not only speaking to Jeremiah alone but
to also you and I. In other words before
you were in existence, God spoke into
your life and saw you in His service, is it
not wonderful? In addition to the above,
ROMANS 8:28-30 says, “We are assured
and know that [God being a partner in
their labor] all things work together and
are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for
those who love God and are called
according to [His] design and purpose.
For those whom He foreknew [of whom
He was aware and loved beforehand], He
also destined from the beginning
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the image of His Son [and share inwardly
His likeness], that He might become the
firstborn among many brethren. And
those whom He thus foreordained, He
also called; and those whom He called,
He also justified (acquitted, made
righteous, putting them into right
standing with Himself). And those whom
He said justified, He also glorified [raising
them to a heavenly dignity and condition
or state of being].” From this we see that
God spoke His service into your life, and
He even prepared you for it by justifying
and glorifying you having believed in
Jesus Christ. However this does not deny
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lives of your children maybe when still in
the wombs, as the Bible says that He
[God] has given power over life in the
tongue [PROVERBS 18:21]; that means
that you can position your children to a
life of obedience, joy, love and peace
when even unborn; this is why John the
Baptist had not to wait until he was born
to be filled with the Holy Spirit, but was
filled from his mother`s womb [LUKE
1:15].
In MATTHEW 19:13-15 the Bible says
“Then little children were brought to
Jesus, that He might put His hands on
them and pray; but the disciples rebuked
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Leave the children alone! Allow the little
ones to come to Me, and do not forbid or
restrain or hinder them, for of such [as
these] is the kingdom of heaven
composed. And He put His hands upon
them, and they went on His way.” From
this portion of Scripture we see that the
parents of these children with a right
motive brought their children to Jesus so
that He might lay His hand upon them,
from where they are rebuked by the
disciples, which was responded by Christ
saying, “Leave the children alone! Allow
the little ones to come to Me, and do not
forbid or restrain or hinder them, for of
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composed.” This is so painful, in
MATTHEW 23:13 Jesus said, “But woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders
(hypocrites)! For you shut the kingdom of
heaven in men`s faces; for you neither
enter yourselves, nor do you allow those
who are about to go in to do so.” We
have seen such things be, as we all know
that we are anointed by God for men,
Apostle Paul says that these are the
people Christ died for, in other words we
by all means need to simplify the Gospel
of Jesus Christ to the people; why should
we complicate things. For example, why
should a price be put in the Gospel? The
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(without pay) you have received, freely
(without charge) give.” Another example
is in LUKE 13:10-17 which says, “Now
Jesus was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the Sabbath. And there
was a woman there who for eighteen
years had had an infirmity caused by a
spirit (a demon of sickness). She was
bent completely forward and utterly
unable to straighten herself up or to look
upward. And when Jesus saw her, He
called [her to Him] and said to her,
Woman, you are released from your
infirmity! Then He laid [His] hands on her,
and instantly she was made straight, and
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God. But the leader of the synagogue,
indignant because Jesus had healed on
the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are
six days on which work ought to be done;
so come on those days and be cured, and
not on the Sabbath day. But the Lord
replied to him, saying, You playactors
(hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on
the Sabbath loose his ox or his ox or his
donkey from the stall and lead it out to
water it? And ought not this woman, a
daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has
kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed
from this bond on the Sabbath day? Even
as He said this, all His opponents were
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rejoicing over all the glorious things that
were rejoicing over all the glorious things
that were being done by Him.” From the
above portion of Scripture Jesus opens
our eyes to know the value or
preciousness of a life or a soul before
God; this is what kept Jesus and the
Apostles preaching and teaching the
Gospel from time to time, this is what
kept the approachable, this is what
makes Apostle Paul in 1 CORINTHIANS
9:16 say, “For if I [merely] preach the
Gospel, that gives me no reason to boast,
for I feel compelled of necessity to do it.
Woe is me if I do not preach the glad
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have seen people value their pet [dogs],
assets and businesses than a soul, it
would be funny for a neighbor to hunger
and one provides a nice meal to a pet;
this is what the Pharisees did, to them
feeding a donkey is good, and healing a
child of God which had failed them is bad
because it was done not on their
conditions. No wonder why certain
people are angered when someone they
stepped on is elevated by God. Jesus says
that LUKE 18:22 that one has to die to
everything which is material gain [the
assets, wealth not setting their heart on
them but on God.] before they follow
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׉	 7cassandra://0AXDJjtqHg1uz9nVMVi4zUydvMjfkQxCGPOVD0lt5SY*t` iFsĝiFsĝ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://evkv0mHKznq7HWW1OpJ3xau6jModeEx5vB0j2hubSgY &` ׉	 7cassandra://mEPXwTyHf1QFwT4vwqC5RRUZe-MryCRz2kE45ulZlRc͓`s׉	 7cassandra://Pmc_cGLADZ_YXEwEB59nUgAKE9xHg128FJg836JDIPA)t` iF~ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://R45j4roQrjJ43UTm3W5TVVmXHkc3R4MJEySxzpQ9Hn8 ` ׉	 7cassandra://mdY_67avsxikVXng6bbuB32lTvmAYlns2D-Tp-QKzXE͕`s׉	 7cassandra://0FdpT-goPrL2D5T4lXTZ7v5wFoZuBsSP2X4IeoKkF7g*` iF~ĝ׉EeHim, for the Bible says that as many as
are led by the Spirit these are sons of
God. [ROMANS 8:14], because of this we
respond to the communications or call of
the Spirit, for example, as God
communicated to Abraham to offer to
Him his only son Isaac who was his only
heir and love; in such a circumstance
what would you do?; we see that God by
this same principle offered His only
Begotten Son Jesus Christ, this means
that we ought to die to the world and be
alive and connected to God.
In Scripture Jesus emphasizes on the
Christians adopting to the character of a
child, in MATTHEW 18:1-4 the Bible says,
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׉	 7cassandra://Pmc_cGLADZ_YXEwEB59nUgAKE9xHg128FJg836JDIPA)t` iFsĝ׉E“AT THAT time the disciples came up and
asked Jesus, Who then is [really] the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And
He called a little child to Himself and put
him in the midst of them, And said, Truly I
say to you, unless you repent (change,
turn about) and become like little
children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving],
you can never enter the kingdom of
heaven [at all]. Whoever will humble
himself therefore and become like this
little child [trusting, lowly, loving,
forgiving] is greatest in the kingdom of
heaven.” Here we see that if Jesus only
meant to point us to only humility, He
would symbolically use a sheep or dove,
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spelt out by the Amplified Bible namely;
Trust, Lowly, Love, and Forgiveness. We
see that by all means we ought to trust
God without much questioning Him on
what and how He would do, we ought to
be lowly or humble which humility is from
the Biblical perspective [such as
embracing and taking Him at His Word],
we ought to love [walk in Agape] and
forgiveness whose principle is forgetting
and no more recalling the past for
instance narrating the stories of the
past.2
2 I recommend you to listen to the sermon entitled “Forgiveness, Love,
and the Spirit of Humility” by Apostle Grace Lubega.
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׉	 7cassandra://s7T1nddPxH8AiEZh6lQy5Ee7XIHbRMLVxsred1-0blI&,` iFsĝ׉E~In EPHESIANS 6:1-4 the Bible says,
“CHILDREN, OBEY your parents in the
Lord [as His representatives], for this is
just and right. Honor (esteem and value
as precious) your father and your mother-this
is the first commandment with a
promise--That all may be well with you
and that you may live long on the earth.
Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your
children to anger [do not exasperate
them to resentment], but rear them
[tenderly] in the training and discipline
and the counsel and admonition of the
Lord.” [COLOSIANS 3:20-21]. From this
portion of Scripture we see both children
and parents given responsibility or certain
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child, obedience and honor to parents
can also be understood from the
perspective of them [our dear loving
parents] being esteemed to have a
superior mind, treating them with dignity,
ranking them high above us in everything,
treating them with a complimentary
manner, putting them into consideration
as the first priority, and also to add on
this, never at any time being angry with
them although they are at fault [loving,
forgiving, praying for and supporting
them by all means]. We also need to
know that the place of honor and
obedience is not from outward service
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we address our parents [both biological
and those in the Lord], how do we
respond to the needs of our parents
[remember there is something called
“being self-driven” as you need not to
wait to be told something for you to act].
If anyone is reading this Book and you
have an issue with someone above
[superior or even lower to] you, may you
release your heart today and do forgive
them because of the Jesus Christ you
have believed. I have always seen how
joyful my mother and father introduce
me to their friends; this in one way or
another touches deep in my heart. We
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reveal their parents to the people; this is
so sad, no one in this world should ever
be ashamed of either their home or
parents. In every situation just know that
God is counting on you for Him to change
your household, for example if you come
from a drunkard family do not be
ashamed of it, but believe God for it`s
conversion.
Talking about parents, EPHESIANS 6:4
says “Fathers, do not irritate and provoke
your children to anger [do not exasperate
them to resentment], but rear them
[tenderly] in the training and discipline
and the counsel and admonition of the
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׉ELord.” From this Scripture, by the Bible
using the word “fathers”, it does not
mean that fathers are tougher than
mothers, but because the two when
married become one flesh, there is no
offence in it meaning both mother and
father in one expression. By the Bible
urging parents not to irritate and provoke
their children to anger, it simply seeks to
mean that even children can be angered
although they have no voice to speak it
out. This is so fundamental because this
could birth rebellion in a child which is
very wrong, for example, which glory is it
for a parent to be known in the whole
neighborhood as the toughest [in terms
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(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://vhVY0a-5iBOnUqRQoACK2xnmkV-15qaKxsi7ZXT0E5E L` ׉	 7cassandra://C_AOd3FC-TyM6fBT7n6joHV4gRfvfoLi_KSo1mjF4JU͕[`s׉	 7cassandra://HUrE0CnzyKKz87A8MRUPD09pP-UMMWC80cjKRYgN6_M*` iF~ĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://9KbzMvIdJRlcsZhs5nIEkh04OJCEPAvUdg51WNhHpY0 $` ׉	 7cassandra://O4bixuiddwjY7xLT1Jiap4fQJqClJuN4tRLAp-fEUXU͒3`s׉	 7cassandra://21tedJQ-Zg_o0rntFH8gNPvEHF-Tpd2kapX4ESkKgXY(b` iF~ĝ׉Enof caning], angry [short tempered],
abusive, and quarrelsome. These are
ungodly elements to be identified with
you, how and why should you impose
corporal punishment on your own seed
from your loins so as to satisfy the
invisible and intangible anger in you, we
should not take pride in our very own
crying and making noise for others over
and over again. As a parent, the Bible says
that you should rear your children
tenderly in the training and discipline and
the counsel and admonition of the Lord;
this means that as a parent we ought to
know and presume our children to be as
those whom we know much over and so
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׉	 7cassandra://HUrE0CnzyKKz87A8MRUPD09pP-UMMWC80cjKRYgN6_M*` iFsĝ׉EUwe seek to teach them from where they
fail, which teaching is from the Biblical
perspective, for example the Bible says
that love draws men unto repentance, he
who is forgiven much loves much, and so
we apply these truths in our dealings with
our children other than applying
gruesome experiments and ideas of this
world leaving scars on the bodies of our
children. When growing up, there was a
certain joy in our hearts when our
parents told us that we were forgiven and
pardoned when in fault which deserved
some strokes [kiboko]. As we all know
that it is very difficult to preach Jesus to
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angered.
In the Book of JOHN 8:12 says “Once
more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said,
I am the Light of the world. He who
follows Me will not be walking in the
dark, but will have the Light which is Life.”
Furthermore, MATTHEW 5:14 says to you
the believer that “You are the light of the
world.” There is something about light
which we need to understand today. To
most people, they consider whatever
shines bright [glitters] and white as light.
No, this is not true. The Bible clearly tells
us that even Lucifer can transform itself
as an angel of Light, the Bible still tells us
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of hypocrisy so that they can wear
sheep`s clothing and keep in their
company, and even feed around them.
When Jesus speaks of Himself being Light,
it simply means “An Identity”. In the Book
GENESIS 1:1-6 the Bible says, “IN THE
beginning God (prepared, formed,
fashioned, and) created the heavens and
the earth. The earth was without form
and an empty waste, and darkness was
upon the face of the very great deep. The
Spirit of God was moving (hovering,
brooding) over the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light; and
there was light. And God saw that the
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approved it; and God separated the light
from the darkness. And God called the
light Day, and the darkness He called
Night. And there was evening and there
was morning, one day. And God said, Let
there be a firmament [the expanse of the
sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it
separate the waters [below] from the
waters [above].” Understanding the
above Scripture, we see that according to
the mind of God, He did not create
darkness, but darkness in its entity forced
itself out into existence. As we see that
when God created the heaven and earth,
darkness forced itself into existence when
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all know that there can be no
manifestation of anything without light,
as EPHESIANS 5:13 says, “But all things
that are reproved are made manifest by
the light: for whatsoever doth make
manifest is light”, in simple words
manifest means being “visible and clear.”
Because of this darkness yet God still had
to create other things, He had to make
light in Verse 3. In Verse 4, we see that
God appreciated the light and called it
good [suitable and pleasant]. We realize
that this appreciation forced Darkness
again to attach itself with light, which
forced God again to re-separate light
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׉	 7cassandra://-MG4QWj6HCPuT81JGW_2LFZg3sHF3-xDHnCBOvfmzZw*?` iFsĝiFsĝ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://Btmj6gPUKkOrO_aF01f8EYr2wkJfo6heW3OstwG4CWY ` ׉	 7cassandra://1XGegvjsx0P85_CwZcPcBs6q0v_ksHEjYVyT2zdZnXs͖`s׉	 7cassandra://ujhGK7OqS_0FZvU_h4RcITS2NNRaM-RcKU6jjw2cxDE+D` iFĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://DYv3fTEgJKB2o4uRIj0Bmf6IAai-gN2051SN0_6L5VI ]` ׉	 7cassandra://B2E-NTah486whVPVvsRwgtHSpsztQ6R9-2yRnwPfbcM͖X`s׉	 7cassandra://yFdCWXB4TL0U-zCeYhbnrWEh64w5eNK-gfVZmNqSQJ8*` iFĝ׉Eofrom darkness in Verse 4 and 5. To
further show that manifestation can only
be made by light, we see that all the
things were created during the day and
not night. We realize that the principle of
the day [Light] and night [Darkness]
remained up to until the days of Adam
and Eve as revealed to us in MATTHEW
13:24-30 which says, “Another parable
He set forth before them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is like a man who
sowed good seed in his field. But while he
was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed
also darnel (weeds resembling wheat)
among the wheat, and went on his way.
So when the plants sprouted and formed
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And the servants of the owner came to
him and said, Sir, did you not sow good
seed in your field? Then how does it have
darnel shoots in it? He replied to them,
An enemy has done this. The servants
said to him, Then do want us to go and
weed them out? But he said, No, lest in
gathering the wild wheat (weeds
resembling wheat), you root up the [true]
wheat along with it. Let them grow
together until the harvest; and at harvest
time I will say to the reapers, Gather the
darnel first and bind it in bundles to be
burned, but gather the wheat into my
granary.” Glory to God, for we see that in
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world, and the good seed means the
children of the kingdom; the darnel is the
children of the evil one.” As we know that
God neither sleeps nor slumbers, but it
was Adam who slept in the case of this
parable as he forsook the instructions
afore given him by God, from this we see
that when man adopted to the words of
the enemy, he fell from his place with
God; this was the rejuvenation of
darkness in the world again. Hereafter,
we see that from the mercy of God, He
gave man an opportunity to be revived;
this we see that Jesus Christ had to come
once and for all just as the light created in
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׉	 7cassandra://QkR9Yl6xYj3cAU42gykbmlkdPI4unR5CSz74d8a_obk+J` iFsĝ׉EGENESIS 1:3. This is the point from which
Jesus Christ says that He is the Light of
the world [JOHN 8:12, 9:5] although to
the carnal eye could see the sun was still
shining normally. Thereafter we see that
this Light not only came to shine into the
world, but He came as a door of
manifestation us who believe in Him as
children of God. This is why for this Light,
John the Baptizer testified of Him saying
in JOHN 1:5 “And the Light shines on in
the darkness, for the darkness has never
overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it
or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to
it].” We see that for this Light, it is
exceptional in that there is no
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׉	 7cassandra://FwHYFvJetsMEAZcXWRm1iCT_uphZshIb2mXvlZKdv6U*` iFsĝiFsĝ(בCט   (u׉׉	 7cassandra://qO2Uc2jCLxGzLnNZwHjjHC0CNEu6wLZmKNxgBk-kvVs bh` ׉	 7cassandra://mfgwhTtbK3UIqpODvcjQKrsqqtKsfPmFJBkagS-FHxY͖`s׉	 7cassandra://tQTSlyNge1p-vCeVDCop_XTUWEoIQ69GadX9JMLaIZc+ ` iFĝט  (u׉׉	 7cassandra://6l1SaV8NrQ6rvHHMX7_smDGcurwSxFVFH0DuZy494qo ug` ׉	 7cassandra://19VGwARDa3WmqhkSh3l7hHygLlPrwcYO5PILP_8bsPc͖X`s׉	 7cassandra://wIBfyYaakIS86z_2VrE6IGvkFxq8msVMa7sYt_95zVc)` iFĝ׉Ecompetition between Him and darkness,
because darkness cannot stand or even
compete Him; this is why He is a Light in
the dark world, making of saints from the
dark world; this is why when He died He
could preach the Gospel to the dead as
the devil looks on from a far off as Hell is
emptied [depopulated] as COLOSSIANS
2:12-15 [MSG] says, “If it`s an initiation
ritual you`re after, you`ve already been
through it by submitting to baptism.
Going under the water was a burial of
your old life; coming up out of it was a
resurrection, God raising you from the
dead as he did Christ. When you were
stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were
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׉	 7cassandra://tQTSlyNge1p-vCeVDCop_XTUWEoIQ69GadX9JMLaIZc+ ` iFsĝ׉Eincapable of responding to God. God
brought you alive--right along with Christ!
Think of it! All sins forgiven, the slate
wiped clean, that old arrest warrant
canceled and nailed to Christ`s Cross. He
stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the
universe of their sham authority at the
Cross and marched them naked through
the streets.” This is the Jesus Christ we
speak of, as He purchased us from
Darkness [which could not fight for us
anymore to be under its authority] and
He set us into [inside to be one and the
same, partaking of His] Marvelous Light.
We see that having Him set us into His
Marvelous Light, He also calls us the Light
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where He adds on to say “A city set on a
hill cannot be hidden.”; in other words, it
means that, we have found an identity in
Christ. However, it is worth knowing how
we came to see and receive of that Light.
ROMANS 10:8-10 says “But what does it
say? The Word (God`s message in Christ)
is near you, on your lips and in your
heart; that is, the Word (the message, the
basis and object) of faith which we
preach, Because if you acknowledge and
confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord
and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust
in, and rely on the truth) that God raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved. For
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׉	 7cassandra://7s4CJxIf4BskvU_vreFAsuULzOMOp_zC-itJNvzzsAU,B` iFsĝ׉Ewith the heart a person believes (adheres
to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is
justified (declared righteous, acceptable
to God), and with the mouth he confesses
(declares openly and speaks out freely his
faith) and confirms [his] salvation.” From
the above Scripture we see and realize
that everyone in the Light had to believe
in Jesus Christ as their Personal Lord and
Savior through the preaching of His
Glorious Gospel. Through this Gospel,
someone comes to believe in his or her
heart that Jesus is Lord and Savior, which
is accompanied by the confession of the
same unto salvation; this is what you
came for in this world. In the Book of 2
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Gospel (the glad tidings) also be hidden
(obscured and covered up with a veil that
hinders the knowledge of God), it is
hidden [only] to those who are perishing
and obscured [only] to those who are
lost. For the god of this world has blinded
the unbelievers` mind [that they should
not discern the truth], preventing them
from seeing the illuminating light of the
Gospel of the glory of Christ (the
Messiah), Who is the image and Likeness
of God. For what we preach is not
ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and
ourselves [merely] as your servants
(slaves) for Jesus` sake. For God Who
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׉	 7cassandra://-Zk0Ar58kienZeA6_GTZmXpFkisdgrut1qoNdrUghdA*` iFsĝ׉Esaid, Let light shine out of darkness, has
shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth]
the Light for the illumination of
knowledge of the majesty and glory of
God [as it is manifest in the Person and is
revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the
Messiah).” It is true that it is only by the
Gospel of Jesus Christ that people`s eyes
are open to behold the Truth and believe
for their salvation, in this portion of
Scripture Apostle Paul gives of a scenario
where they preached the True Gospel of
Jesus Christ however there were some
who did not respond positively by
believing in Jesus Christ; he later
concluded that the god of this world had
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discern the Truth which is able to
illuminate [enlighten] them; this is the
same issue Jesus kept addressing in
MATTHEW 13:14-15 which says, “In them
indeed is the process of fulfillment of the
prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall
indeed hear and hear but never grasp
and understand; and you shall indeed
look and look but never see and perceive.
For this nation`s heart has grown gross
(fat and dull), and their ears heavy and
difficult of hearing, and their eyes they
have tightly closed, lest they see and
perceive with their eyes, and hear and
comprehend the sense with their ears,
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and turn and I should heal them.” We
realize that having the devil deprived
non-believers of their eyes, they will
indeed use ears to see, of which it is
impossible; these the Jesus says that they
are judged already because of unbelief in
Him [JOHN 3:18]. It should be noted that
the devil can transform itself in each and
every way, but it cannot reveal Truth to
the hearers [if any] because there is no
Truth in it but deception; for example,
the devil cannot callout people for
Salvation [it can never make alter calls, no
matter what situation].
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“THEREFORE THEN, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses [who have borne testimony to
the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside
every encumbrance (unnecessary weight)
and that sin which so readily (deftly and
cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and
let us run with patient endurance and
steady and active persistence the
appointed course of the race that is set
before us, Looking away [from all that will
distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and
the Source of our faith [giving the first
incentive for our belief] and is also its
Finisher [bringing it to maturity and
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the prize] that was set before Him,
endured the cross, despising and ignoring
the shame, and is now seated at the right
hand of the throne of God. Just think of
Him Who endured from sinners such
grievous opposition and bitter hostility
against Himself [reckon up and consider it
all in comparison with your trials], so that
you may not grow weary or exhausted,
losing heart and relaxing and fainting in
your minds.” In this Scripture, we are
revealed to that Christ faced great
opposition and trials, however there was
something that kept him moving in spite
of such grievous opposition and bitter
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before him. When we were young, we
used to be told that God`s eyes are upon
us and therefore we ought not to sin just
because He sees and watches over us.
However with all this said, this could not
liberate us from sin, because sin felt like a
force whose call we responded to every
time it demanded. However when we
grew in God, we realized that firstly, it is
the Law which awakens our conscience to
sin, secondly, we realized by the
teachings of the Great Men and Women
of God and attested to by the Scriptures
that we were forgiven of God through His
Love and Mercy which is unmerited and
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and not of works. Even after this, some
still felt some manifestations of the very
weaknesses which were indeed dealt
away by Christ, and the question is about
what the problem is?
The Bible in 1 CORINTHIANS 6:20 says,
“You were bought with a price
[purchased with a preciousness and paid
for, made His own]. So then, honor God
and bring glory to Him in your body.” We
see that the Bible speaks of us being
bought by a price, the Bible says in LUKE
14:28-30 [KJV] “For which of you,
intending to build a tower, sitteth not
down first, and counteth the cost,
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Lest haply, after he hath laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish [it],
all that behold [it] begin to mock him,
Saying, This man began to build, and was
not able to finish.” We realize that Christ
paid the cost and did everything for us;
which means that we are living under the
Finished Works of Christ. And the
question is, what then is our
responsibility in Him? The answer is
simple. You should know that; You are in
a race for an incorruptible crown, and the
Bible says that just as the earthly races
have rules, so has this Spiritual race [2
TIMOTHY 2:5]. The Bible in MATTHEW
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salt has lost its taste (its strength, its
quality), how can its saltness be restored?
It is not good for anything any longer but
to be thrown out and trodden underfoot
by men.” We see that the reason to as to
why salt is good is because its flavor
which makes it possible to be seasoned;
remember that there is a demand and
mandate by God to every Christian, we
ought to know the price by which we
were bought; in simple terms we ought to
know the Foundation in which we have
been built in, after this we ought to
understand and know the Prize that has
been set before us; this is what
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As we know that we have the authority
over everything, sin inclusive, but how
come that even to lips of the Church
addictions are praised [exalted] day and
night, and yet there are bigger things God
expects us to indulge in, JAMES 5:12 says,
“But above all [things], my brethren, do
not swear, either by heaven or by earth
or by any other oath; but let your yes be
[a simple] yes, and your no be [a simple]
no, so that you may not sin and fall under
condemnation.” The principle is laid
down here, that no more do we say “no”
to satan`s works without power, but we
say it with power and authority which is
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High God. We also realize that salt itself is
responsible for its loss of flavor, this is the
same with Christian believers; do you
have substance?
We see that as the Light of the world
Jesus was able to transform the lives of
His physical family into active ministry,
and so it is with us, because our family
status changed [to that of Faith], we by
the heartbeat of God have a demand to
reach out to our families for God,
remember this is the reason God
positioned you in that family.
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Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and
Savior, having believed in your heart,
please confess the words below with your
mouth, say; Dear Lord Jesus, I believe that
You died for my sins and that You were
raised for me, today, I receive You as my
Lord and Savior, I am born again. Amen.
You are now a child of God, and you have
eternal life in you. Therefore you can join
a Grace teaching Church and continue to
know about the New Life you are
begotten into. Amen.
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1. BORN AGAIN, THE NEW BIRTH, THE
NEW YOU.
2. BEYOND MASTERY IN THE LIFE
ABOVE WEAKNESS.
3. THE JESUS GENE.
4. THE SPIRIT OF ERR.
5. RESURRECTION.
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Opale Frank is a son to Mr. Ojame Okiror Robert
and Ms. Tino Ketty.
My Spiritual Father is Apostle Grace Lubega.
PLOT.
This book handles many aspects of which it
focuses on marriage, family and a child. It is one
thing for you to be born in a family and it is
another thing to seek the mind of God
concerning the reason to as to why you were
sent by God into that family. Amen.
For any information email:
opalefrank94@gmail.com.
׉	 7cassandra://uy_Wreub0oaruO1ETLMtwPWkBq6O8iA3uTdT5iORnb0>o` iFsĝ(׈EiFsĝ)iFsĝ((, 8YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF YOUR FAMILY Written by Opale Frank  This Gospel Book speaks helps us to realize or awaken to the purpose as to which God positioned each individual in that Family they are born into.iFmHlj!