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by Apostle Steve Adonai

01/06/24
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CORRECTION IS NOT CONDEMNATION!
Every change or transformation that makes us new creatures in Christ Jesus comes by God's grace. The grace or help of God is generated through prayer and God's Word, which I highly emphasize. But people should be helped, especially young converts to the Christian faith, to know how to decide to TURN AROUND, break free from deliberate and habitual sins after wholehearted repentance, and not stay there making excuses for returning to their vomit or sins!

Sins are mentioned in the Bible and as new testament saints, saved by grace, we should flee from them, not because some people are perfect, but for us to know that we can't deliberately CONTINUE in sin that the grace of God may abound. The scripture says, God forbid! Romans 6.

Challenging people or Christians to abstain from sin is not an attempt to CONDEMN people, but to CORRECT in love by RECOMMENDING THE SOLUTION OR WAY OUT, BEING MORE OF PRAYER, THE WORD AND THE REGULAR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, that encourages their walk and pursuit to be more and more Christlike.
2 Corinthians 12:19-21.

MY DUTY TO FRIENDS!
If you really are my friend, then know this.
There are problems, pains and nasty potential potholes on life's path that I wouldn't want a reoccurrence in your life. And so, I must warn, challenge and stir you off that pathway at whatever cost!
That's because -

1) I'm your friend and spiritual relative in Christ Jesus. You are a part of me in the body of Christ. Your life should be easier, better and richer. John 14:12; Job 17:9.

2) I love you very much. I can't watch you fall into the same potholes that pained me. The same mistakes that marred and mangled me. And the same vain desires that veered and fooled me due to my youthful exuberance and ignorance!

3) God will hold me responsible if I failed to warn, correct or challenge you promptly. That's my primary responsibility as a minister of the gospel and your friend. If I fail to do this, for fear of losing our relationship or for negligence, I might be in your good book today, but definitely in your bad book tomorrow and also God's bad book through eternity. Now, that will be very horrible and we don't want that! Read Philippians 2:1-11.

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