Selling God’s miracles is SIN

Jesus sent out His disciples to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. This is in Matthew 10: 7 and then the last phrase of the same verse says, ‘freely you have received, freely give’. Further verses, verse 10, gives insight on the fact that the Christian messenger should not be focused on collecting cash on the preach journey but know that a worker is worthy of his food.

It is now common and sort of acceptable not to accept offerings only but to charge for doing works of service in the church. Unfortunately, Church is big business these days and a pastor who does not sell the gospel seems a lot stupid than following the instructions from God.

Christians should shun doing this for to them it is counted as sin.

　

　

Blaming God leads to SIN

Sarai of old blamed God for not fulfilling His promise in time according to her, yet God's timing is not according to human standards. Genesis 6:2 gives the lamentation of the woman who is doubting God and the solution she gave but only to regret it later.

 

The temptation to reason on your own and judge that God is either slow to action, He does not care enough to action accordingly or He is contradicting himself is not unique to atheists and non Christians, neither is it new. Many people blame God for their situations and many are lamenting why they did because they are in hell fire for judging God.

 

God is not answerable to anyone, meaning anyone, even the devil. He is God and He does what He wants at any time. He never consults with anyone whenever He wants to do something. He is not a respecter of man. Why should God get permission from a mortal man (Genesis 6:3).

Share with everyone that asks so that to you it is not SIN

Giving or borrowing someone? Read the Bible and consider my comments then do the will of the Father. Matthew 5: 42 says, 'Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away'. Giving is a sacrifice because you expect nothing in return at all. When it comes to borrowing, the Bible forbids charging interest, just be willing to borrow the person that request from you interest free.

 

Sometimes you become reluctant to give for many humanly justifiable reasons yet the instruction Jesus Christ gave was none negotiable. Sometimes you don't want to give because you assume that the person will use the money to serve the devil, yet each time you give, God is at work. You therefore don't want to disturb God at work because you shall be accountable to God one day.

 

Someone may argue that what s/he has is just enough for himself and his household, yet its not even a matter of having or not having but to do what Jesus has instructed. This means that even the poor can give because the rich may approach them for assistance in one way or the other.  When you give with a pure heart the volume or value of the items don't matter at all. God delights in a cheerful giver.

 

Thanks be to God for America, Asia and some countries that are willing to give to Africa and other poor countries. I want to believe that that gesture makes God move and bless the giving countries. God has blessed America and we believe it will be so in many years to come.

 

 

Promising God but failing to fulfill is SIN!

The Bible is amazing when it relates how some people feared God such that they would never default on promises made to Him. Abraham is one person that had taken an oath not to take anything from the king of Sodom, not even a thread or the thong of a sandal (Genesis 14: 22).

This Abraham did to strengthen his own faith and know that whatever he has comes from God and nowhere else. The same verse reveals that Abraham did not want to rob God off of His glory or even open chances for people to steal the glory they don’t deserve. The glory of provision to Abraham belonged to God and Abraham himself liked it like that.

This verse actually unveil two sins; taking an oath and failing to keep it, and letting people contribute to your wealth or riches. People may then take the glory when you flourish in the future with the blessings from God.

Pay tax and be approved free from this sin

Tax to all must be paid by all. If you are not legally exempted, make it your favourable point to pay tax. Many governments do their part trying to collect yet some work at cheating the system and end up not paying, and they go away with it. The government may put up severe penalties but many still want to take the risk.

In my country, any person that is involved in any form of economic activity must pay tax. From the street vendor to the multi million player, get down to your accounts and pay the government portion.

These are rules of the land and a Christian should know that it pleases God to follow and obey the rules of the land. If you work from home, from the back yard, online, and everywhere in someone's land, comply. What would make you fail to pay because you are only taxed on your profits? Just have the courage and take time to do things right - and it will amount to peace.

Jesus Himself encouraged people to pay tax (Mark 12:17). Hallo, did you get that? If you do not pay tax you are actually violating a commandment from Jesus Christ. If you don't do as required, you will not only be punished by the law enforcers but God Himself will put you hell fire if you die while you do not comply.

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