Discover What Sin Really Is And How to Overcome It

The word 'hamartia' (pronounced ‘ham-ar-tee’ah’) is the Greek word that was translated sin in the Bible. The word ‘hamartia’ literally means 'to miss the mark', or ‘to do something wrong.’ In Romans 3:23, the Bible says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Also in Romans 6:23 God said, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Let’s replace the word sin in these two scriptures with the literal meaning of the original Greek word 'hamartia'. In doing so we get something like: 

"For all have 'missed the mark', and come short of the glory of God. - Rom. 3:23. And also Rom. 6:23 becomes; "For the wages of 'missing the mark’ is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Someone might ask;

How to Fix a Complicated Relationship

Are you in a relationship? Well, yes… but it’s complicated! Sounds familiar… huh? Well, it seems complicated relationships are the order of the day. It is pathetic but most people are really having hard times with their relationships and all that they can say about it is… it’s complicated! In this post, I want to share with you about how to fix complicated relationships. We will also look at some remedies to complicated relationships or what you must do if you have complications in your current relationship or should you find yourself in one in the future. Keep reading…

What is a complicated relationship? The Essential English Dictionary defines the word complicated as, “difficult to analyze or understand.” The word complicated can also be used to describe a problematical situation. A relationship is formed through mutual agreement between at least two people. Relationships always start off via mutual agreement between the partners involve. The partners jointly make the conscious decision to stay or be together, sharing each other’s pain and joy. When two people are in a relationship, or ‘in love,’ it is usually a “me and you against the world” kind of thing. Isn’t that beautiful? Well it is, until Mr. Complicated sets in, and when he comes, he turns every sweet thing into sour and blows off every fire of love. In a nutshell, a complicated relationship is one in which the partners had lost the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was created at the beginning of the relationship, and thus find themselves disagreeing on the very things which brought them together in the first place.

What Does The Bible Say About Love?

What is love? In Mathematics; a problem, in History; a reaction, in Art; a Heart, and in Psychology, it is a feeling. So what really is love?

The Archbishop Duncan Williams once said, "If you don't understand something you can easily abuse it." This statement is very true. There is a big deal of misunderstanding about what love really is. In this post, I want us to take a look at what the Bible says about love. Remember to leave your comments below the post.

“Love is beautiful, it is patient, it is kind, it’s not selfish and it’s not puffed up [arrogant] (1 Corinthians 13). In John 15:13 Jesus said "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." From the above scripture, we see love manifesting itself as sacrificial. Love has a great deal to do with sacrifice. To love someone means to like and cherish them both for their strengths and for their weaknesses and imperfections. A lot of people do not understand and accept love as an act of sacrifice. Many people see love to be fun. Of course! Love is fun. Besides the fun, however, comes sacrifice.

Giving and Receiving: What You Must Give to Receive Abundant Blessings from God

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” – Luke 6:38 KJV.

Obviously you may be familiar with the above scripture. You must have heard it being preached, or perhaps come across it during a Bible study. Personally, Luke 6:38 is one of my favourite scriptures. It is not my favourite just because of the blessings that it promises, but mainly because of the truth that it shares. In this post, I want to share with you what you should or must give so as to receive abundant blessings from God.

Before I continue, I want to apologize to all those who arrived on this page hoping I am going to share some cool tips; like give this, give that, and you shall be blessed bountifully. No! I am sorry. The truth however is that I am going to share with you some truth about giving and receiving. Let’s get into it! The truth I want to share with you is very plain and simple, and it is no other thing than the scripture I posted at the beginning of this post – Luke 6:38. Maybe we should take the scripture again, please, read the scripture more carefully this time round:

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

Did you notice what we are supposed to give? It is ‘it,’ yes what you need to give in order to receive bountifully from God is just an “it.” I guess it’s funny, right? Wait! Here’s what the scripture said, “Give, and ‘it’ shall be given unto you.” In order words, Give ‘it,’ and ‘it’ shall be given unto you, in a good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over. The ‘it’ is what we are supposed to give in order to receive bountifully from God. It is as simple as that!

I think it might interest you to know; what is the ‘it’ that we are supposed to give and be blessed? The ‘it’ is everything and anything that you can give. Let’s take some examples. Have you ever wondered why Jesus admonished that when someone slaps you on one cheek, turn the other cheek for him as well? (Matthew 5:39) Think about it. It is because if you slap back, you will be giving ‘slaps’ and by the supernatural principle in Luke 6:38, you must receive whatever you give, in a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Oh mercy! Imagine what slaps in a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over would do to a person. On the contrary, not slapping back means you’re showing mercy and by the same principle in Luke 6:38, you must receive mercy in a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Oh glory! Imagine what it would be like being showered with all those mercies. Remember, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” – Mathew 5:7.

 

Another example…? Have you ever wondered why the rich continue to be richer and the poor continue to be poorer? Most economists and analysts say it is because of income inequality. I beg to say, that there is more to it than just income inequality. I personally think it is because the rich people give and the poor people don’t. And please, let’s bear in mind that the scripture did not say only Christians will receive when they give. There are blessings peculiar to the Church, but the blessings of Luke 6:38 is a general one and opened to anybody who gives. “Whatever a man soweth, that he shall also reap” (Galatians 6:7). Recently, Bill Gates ‘gave’ and committed $10 billion dollars for research and eradication of polio. Can somebody give me just one reason why this man will not continue to be rich and richer? 

Some people argue that poor people don’t give because they don’t have. Well, that is not always the case. My pastor, Pastor Fred Digber always asserts, “It is not true that you have money all the time, and it is also not true that you don’t have money all the time.” Think about it. God has the power to do exceeding and abundantly above all we ask or think, but he requires us to approach Him with faith. So far, I have seen only one instance in the Bible where man is allowed to provoke God – it is by giving our Tithes and Offerings. God said, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove [i.e. test/provoke] me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” – Malachi 3:10.

Recently, I needed about Gh500 (that’s like $500) to sort out something at school and didn’t know how to raise such money in the no time that I needed it. Then at Church the very Sunday of the week in which I would need the money, the Holy Spirit prompted me to give the money that I had. That day, I had Gh5 (that’s like $5) and some coins and I used the coins for the first Offering with the intention of keeping the $5. Then during the second Offering, I was hearing this voice that keep telling me, “Give that $5 you’re holding.” I tried to be a little stubborn and not give it but He continued, “What you have is nowhere near what you want, so why don’t you give it and trust God for a miracle?” So I acted by faith, stood up walked to the basket and dropped my last money into it. That same week, a friend gave me a check for Ghc600 (that’s like $500) just after telling him I needed money to do something. Trust me, the joy was boundless! Truly God is able to do exceedingly abundant above what we could ever ask or imagine. Glory to Jesus forever and ever!

Before I end, I want to emphasize that giving is not only about giving money. You can give whatever you have, including smiles and hugs and you will receive in a good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over, whatever that you give. So go, start giving! There are many young ladies and gentlemen out there who are looking up to God for a husband, yet they never smile to anyone. When you give a frown, you are surely going to receive a lot of frowns in return. Ladies and gentlemen, one smile could bring you a good measure of a ‘hi’ from someone, and one ‘hi’ could bring you a ‘how are you,’ and it could go on like that and before you know it you’ll be  having that special person you have always be praying for.

This post is something little that I am giving you, and I hope you will also give it to someone else by sharing this post  and also posting a comment below. Thanks for reading, please check the sidebar for ways to follow this blog. To God be the glory! God bless you richly and always!
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