Kuza

After high school, you only ask for fare when you want to do errands for your parents. Once you get to campus or university, be ready to pay for your luxuries while in session. Oh, and just before graduation, you need to have a clear plan for employment (it doesn’t matter how difficult things are). After this is done, and you finally land a casual job or an attachment, please send something home. It does not matter whether you are being paid or not – let alone how much the pay might be. While this might not be the standard in every home, it represents many Kenyan homes. Consequently, how do we approach this matter as a joyful experience, not a bothersome, manipulative, or imposed exercise?

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Consider what a church is supposed to do according to scripture. A church is to regularly gather (Hebrews 10:24-25) to hear the word preached (Acts 2:42), to sing (Colossians 3:16), to pray (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18), to give towards the Lord’s work (Acts 2:44-45, 4:32-37), to evangelize (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8) and to practice the sacraments of baptism (Acts 2:41, 8:12 and the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34). In addition, covenanted members dwell together while lovingly caring for one another (1 Corinthians 12:12-26), even through brutal practices such as church discipline (Matthew 18:15-17).

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But recently, I’ve noticed a massive emphasis among Christians on praying that casts out, binds, and calls down fire from heaven to burn Satan and other problems. This practice is built on the presupposition that Jesus gave believers authority and power over spirits, principalities, and heavenly beings. Thus the believer is encouraged to bind and cast whatever stands in the way of their progress or prosperity. Then, through prayer, they call down heavenly fire against Satan and those spiritual beings in league with him. But, unfortunately, casting and binding don’t seem to be the primary shape of most biblical prayers.

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The mark of spiritual maturity that all saints should exhibit is living their lives for the glory of God and not the praises of men (1 Cor. 10:31). Men’s applause only last in this life. But living for God’s glory means that God is the focus. Why do you do the things you do? Is it so that men can see God? Jesus called out the Pharisees for loving men’s praises more than God’s (John 12:42–43). Ask yourself if your relationships, work engagements, friendships, and other life interactions are consumed more with what you want or what the bible says.

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Christ’s ascension assures us endless mediation, leaving us doubtless that we’ll make it home safely (Hebrews 7:25). In light of all these, Paul asks, “Who is to condemn” (Romans 8:34)? Surely none, dead or alive, can condemn, let alone save. Therefore, child of God, set your hope only on the One who lived a perfect life, died, resurrected, ascended, and will return for you.

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Christ’s ascension assures us endless mediation, leaving us doubtless that we’ll make it home safely (Hebrews 7:25). In light of all these, Paul asks, “Who is to condemn” (Romans 8:34)? Surely none, dead or alive, can condemn, let alone save. Therefore, child of God, set your hope only on the One who lived a perfect life, died, resurrected, ascended, and will return for you.

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Evangelism is clearly of immense benefit to every believer. As we strive to have a balanced Christian life, we should be careful not to ignore evangelism since, in doing it, we obey our Lord, Jesus Christ. So, how is your evangelism doing?

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God has promised people who believe in his Son this eternal life (John 3:16, 10:28). Eternity means timeless. It is not easy to describe Eternity since everything about us (humans) is limited in time. We talk in tenses (time), we measure our movements and speed with time, and our lives are measured with time in days, months and years. You name it. No aspect of our life is not in time, whereas Eternity means there is no measurement and limitation of time. It means immortality, meaning no beginning and no end. But what is Eternal life?

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In John 4:1-42 we read the interaction between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob. The conversation begins with a basic request for water from Jesus. It ends with a sermon on Worship. We have all engaged in worshipping God in one way or another, so there is much to be said about what Worship is. For some, Worship is slow music playing in the background, giving them goosebumps and teary eyes. For others, Worship is praying loudly and in different tongues, spreading out hands and pacing around. Still, for others, Worship is silently in a corner, contemplating and whispering. And there are many other styles. But really, what is Worship?

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As a Christian, I am not writing this to explain why LGBTQ+ is a sin. Neither am I writing to show you how to break away from the chains of same-sex attraction, But I want to show you some of the community's fallacies and holds against Christianity.