Of God and Mankind

Proverbs 23:24-25 “The father of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) shall greatly rejoice, and he who becomes the father of a wise child shall have joy in him.   25 Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.”   Dear people of God, in the first part of the post on this topic, we saw the dangers kids are exposed to nowadays as a result of peer pressure, wrong choices of people they associate with as friends as well as poor guidance and concentration on only material well-being of kids by their parents.   Every parent is extremely happy when their kids turn out well in character. This point is further buttressed by today’s lead Holy Bible text above.   However, there is a consequential responsibility on the part of the parents to ensure their kids turn out well.   You must show responsibility to your kids by word and deed. Whatever you tell your kids to do, you must display by your own per...

Colossians 3:16-17 (NIV) “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.    17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the N ame of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”   Dear people of God, I chose to use the NIV bible today to make the message as simple as possible.   The message says we should allow Christ’s message, the Word of God, dwell richly in our hearts as well as sing psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in our hearts.   I ask, is it possible for someone who lives this way to deviate from this pattern?   Let me answer from God’s Word in Romans 6:16 (NIV), “ Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death,...