What does God really want from you reading the Holy Book?
For twenty-nine years, I belonged to a
denomination whose female members were not allowed to put on bracelets,
necklaces, chains, earrings and ankles, though they were allowed to wear
wedding rings and wristwatches. Due to my inquisitiveness I once queried one of
the pastors about the truth concerning the issue of jewelry
“Is
it a sin or not that a female should wear jewelry”I
asked
After much quote of Biblical passages,
he told me that wearing jewelry on its own is not a sin, but that it might lead
to sin.
“Why
tell the congregation that it is a sin then, shouldn’t they know the truth?” I asked again
He looked at me and after heaving a
sigh, he said
“If
we allow them to wear earrings, necklace, bracelets and hand chains in our
denomination, we would be going against our leaders. This is one of the rules
that they have set down since the foundation of this denomination, even before
I became a pastor or probably given birth to and I believe we have to obey”
The Holy Bible
The Holy Bible has been translated into
different languages in the world today for just one purpose, and that is
“Preaching the Good News to every person, nooks and crannies of the world and
it doesn’t stop at that, but that all who hears or studies it will have a full
comprehension of its content and meaning. I believe that no preacher has any
right to withhold “some” of the truth about the content and meaning of the
“Holy Scriptures” from the members. They must know, understand and practice
what they have believed and accepted. If the church leaders are afraid that the
members will abuse the wearing of jewelries, then they have more work to do,
because :
“He
that lacks self discipline falls short of being called a believer in God’s words”
Self-discipline is what defines us as
Christians. It is what others see in us that they get envy of. It is the
qualities that others expect of you and when they don’t see it, they say;
“Didn’t
he say he is a Christian, doesn’t he go to church every Sunday”
As believers in God’s word, we must be
able to discipline ourselves to dress moderately. As everything we put on,
wear, eat, walk on, drive in, sit on, sleep on, watch are good for us, so they
can all lead to sin if we misuse them. It is not limited to jewelries alone.
Our self-discipline as believers makes us stay on the right course, never going
astray. No preacher has the right to withhold the content of the Holy
Scriptures from the members. They should know all the truth and not just part
of it.
“You
shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”
There are so many lies and deceitful
words that have been spoken to us by people who called themselves servants of
God, and worst still they would say all these standing on God’ altar, and claim
to be speaking according to the dictate of the Holy Spirit. That is why God
instructed me to write this book so that you can really understand what God
wants you to do not what your pastor wants.
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