Of God and Mankind

 Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (AMPC) “All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of His creation, the object of God's providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good or evil. [Matt. 12:36; Acts 17:30, 31; Rom. 2:16; I Cor. 4:5.]” Dear people of God, at times, we have some ignorant Christians who speak of the superiority of their church denomination over others. There are also some pastors with dishonourable motives who set up a church denomination not with intention to preach the true gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ but with intention to defraud the congregation spiritually and financially. Such preachers were not called by Go...

Deuteronomy 23:21-23 (NIV) “ If you make a vow to the  Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the  Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.    22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.    23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the  Lord your God with your own mouth.”   Dear people of God, there are many people in today’s world who with ease make vows, pledges and promises but fail to honour it.   It is even worse in Church where some people make financial pledges voluntarily but fail to honour it and believe it has no consequence. Look again at today’s lead Holy Bible text and you realize that God demands that we fulfil every vow or pledge made.   Take note also that God says it NOT a sin NOT to make a vow before God but once you do, you MUST honour it.   Outside Church, many people enter into verbal and written agreemen...