THE LIGHT HAS COME - PLEASURES
Hello everyone, it's so good to have you here today and I'm really so excited you stopped by. For the past one week now my engagement with the hive blockchain has been reducing a lot and I'm sure some persons have observed that, well it's of course not my style, hehe but then I have some things to attend to offline which are really time consuming but then I try my best to always create something for you all to read.
I traveled for an Evangelism program and also to assist my mum in taking care of some visitors at the house and yesterday we were taught about something which I'd want to share with you all today because I believe if we can get the true meaning of the message I will be sharing today, it will go a really long way in fostering unity among us as humans in general and also lead you to attaining salvation, so I will love to encourage you to pay attention to every word you read here on.
The title of the lesson is WHY DO MEN CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN DARKNESS WHEN THE LIGHT HAS COME? Interesting question right? It is because I do know some people who love to be hidden in the dark even when there is light all around them, now the big question is, do you love darkness or light? Well without further ado, let's know the meaning of the terms used in this context.
WHAT IS DARKNESS?
According to Oxford dictionary, darkness means partial or total absence of light.
Darkness also means wickedness or evil.
In this context, I will be going with the second meaning of darkness, which is wickedness or evil.
WHAT IS LIGHT?
According to the Oxford dictionary, light simply means, the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
Light also means the total absence of darkness.
Today we have come to see that there are different religions around us and some of us if not most of us are confused on which is the right path to go and also there are some that are totally confused that they just choose to believe that any one is as good as the other but then which ever category you are don't worry, just keep reading you might get answers.
There are different reasons why men love darkness but I will be discussing on one of them first so I can be able to carry you along and the first reason is...
BECAUSE THEY ENJOY IT
Those who are in darkness are there because they are benefitting from it and they don't want to stop it even though they see the light and the light could be this words you are reading today. We indulge in so many things that threatens our unity as humans but most especially, it threatens our SALVATION and they are listed in Galatians 5:19-21.
KJV Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are THESE ; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, [20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, [21] Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
From the above things listed you will agree with me that these are the things we indulge in from day to day, which we actually enjoy when we are in them and these are signs that we are in darkness and most times when we are told that these things are wrong, we always tend to compare ourselves to others instead of accepting our faults and change from them. Moses in is time even agreed that there is pleasure in sin but then he stayed away because he knew what his end would be if he take part in it and you can find that in Hebrews 11:25.
From all of the works of the flesh mentioned, there is one that I notice we don't seem to take it seriously and that is HERESIES. Now the question is, what is HERESY?
Heresy in relation to the words of God is teaching something outside the teachings of Christ and his apostles according to 2 John 1:9 KJV
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
In that passage above, we can see that it is a very serious problem if one teaches something outside the teachings of Christ and if you look around you, you will see that the world is flooded with heresies and that is why people choose to accept just anything that comes to them as long as the person says he is from God.
Well, I don't want to stress your mind too much with all of these things that I've said here, there are many more but I have decided to take them bit by bit so I can carry you along in this write up.
C'est en français, mais la traduction de la page est acceptable. Voici la table de matière de l'histoire biblique en synthèse, faisant référence à ton article.
https://peakd.com/bible/@dubignyp/le-sommaire-de-projection-biblique
C'est un plaisir enfin de rencontrer une chrétienne sur Hive.
This looks interesting but then I'd really appreciate it if you could translate it to English, please.
I don't know English, but if someone can pick it up and do it in English, that's very beneficial. Do it on translations, but translations are never 100% satisfactory, especially in conjugation.
Okay I understand you, well I tried translating it myself but it was really stressful and that was why I asked for your help. I will have to take my time to go through it then, thank you so much for sharing.
It's a french translation
Tank you !
Heresies... People translating the scripture to suit them and their acts.
Pleasures may be gratifying for a short time, but, they do not come without a reward.
Thank you for this message.
I await the next!
You're absolutely right, men keep translating the scriptures to fit into their evil ways and they also love listening to want they want to not what the Bible teaches.
Thank you so much for your comment, I hope to bring out the next part soon, I look forward to seeing you there too 😊.
Heresy in relation to the words of God is teaching something outside the teachings of Christ
The Bible scriptures means a lot of things to different kind of people, to some it is book, to some it a literary fiction and to some it is a manual that governs the conduct of man kind and contains the word of God.
As stated above, what people teach about the Bible depends on their perspective of it. In my days as a Christian, I realise that the Bible is more than a doctrine, if you read it as a man who believes on things of the flesh, you would only understand little but if you read the scriptures with a spiritual connection with God it gives more enlightenment about the true meanings of the wordings in the Bible.
"Heresy" this is mostly found in men and women who preaches the doctrine without faith, so they end up speaking from perspective of what they think the wordings means.
Thanks for sharing.
Even the ones with faith still miss it as a result of lack of knowledge or greed, remember the bible said if the blind leads the blind, who will fall into the pit? (BOTH OF THEM OF COURSE!) so some person's knows the truth and with strong faith but they hide it from those they lead
And if the ones they lead do not find way to detach themselves, they will both fall because ignorance is not an excuse
There is more to the bible we know, but it was broken and simplified for the understanding of every man
Much love for engaging brother, we should continue studying more 🙏😇🙏
Hmm, your comment is highly educative.
Thanks for the enlightenment.
You are welcome 🤗🤗
Thank you so much for your contribution brotherly, I'm truly grateful, it's good to know I have you here, hehe.
Ofcourse you're welcome 🤗🤗
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You have spoken really well, most people try to speak from the Bible out of their own understanding but then God has promised to give his children the understanding of his words and there are people who interpret the Bible as it should be and not by assumptions or by their physical knowledge but by in depth study.
I look forward to seeing you in the next phase of this write up may be then you will understand a little bit more.
Thank you so much for stopping by, I truly appreciate your contribution and time 🙏.
These are some of the untold scriptures that vast majority has not been opportuned to listen to, but the down side is that some will hear the truth but seal their heart towards it's acceptance (oh what a pity) because i can relate to the verse which says my people perish for lack of knowledge and it'll continue to go rampant on a daily basis
Super amazing content Dear,
We hope God gives us the strength to find the truth and continue in the right way ijn
Amen 🙏😇🙏
It's indeed a pity to those that will harden their hearts to these words because God will make their hearts even harder, I hope they open their hearts to the truth.
Thank you so much for your comment sir, it's a great privilege to have you here.
Some actions we do can leads us to darkness, that is why we need to listened to our heart and never to be a man in darkness.
You're absolutely right, so many actions can lead us to darkness and even listening to our hearts can also lead us to darkness sometimes if not most times and that is why it's better we go to the Bible and see what it has to say about such things to know if our hearts are right.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your comment, I truly appreciate it.
You are welcome @hopestylist
Happy Sunday to you 😊
Same here
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You say men??...Hehe😅
My dearest don see small shege...I noticed your absence of course and you were missed a lot!
Like you rightly said they enjoy it especially when they use the gospel of the lord to satisfy their selfish needs and wants...for an instance I hear that “men are polygamous in nature” and if you for one second enter into a den of men discussing that you would laugh out loud because they enjoy what they do so much that they twist the word of God! I won't delve deeper into this just a glimpse of it. It's applicable also to women too and it also varies on the understanding of such believer too. They know the truth but rather stick to their proposed conversion because it suits them better.
Yes I do miss that me not to talk of you all, hehehe. Well, I hope I get back to being me soon 😂.
That was a very good instance, most people know the truth but then the benefits they derive from playing ignorant is just too much that they just chose to remain in the dark.
Well, I look forward to saying the reason why I had to talk about the reasons why men chose darkness over light and I hope you get to read it, I'm sure you will have something to contribute to it.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such beautiful comment dear, I really appreciate it 🤭❤️.
Yeah, I particularly noticed your engagement has dropped.
Awesome post BTW 🌹
Yeah, it's been a while since I was active.
Thank you so much for your compliment 🥰