Here are some of the lessons i picked up from the mass indoctrination day 8 that took place in zoom on the 11th of August 2021.
During the service brother Eli taught that the good works of Christ is suppose to manifest itself through us, we are commanded by Christ to do good works and make our light shine so bright that people can’t help but notice it and in turn glorify our father who is in heaven. That would make it easy for us to bring people into the kingdom of God. We can see this in the book of
1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
We are representatives of Christ so we are expected to allow our light shine and lead unbelievers to God, remember, God is delighted over a single soul that repents. God doesn't want anyone to perish due to the infinite mercy He has for His Children.
Wr can see proof of this in our everyday lives, i know of a friend who doesn’t bother about the things of God, not until he started noticing the benefits of been in Christ, he became interested and now he’s a follower of Christ. There are endless examples of how we can influence people by doing goodworks that Christ has instructed us to do.
Brother Eli also spoke about expelling disobedience and stubborn memebers from the body of Christ. This is because bad company corrupts good manners, and you can see this in the case of a bad tomatoes that is put among good ones, the bad one would eventually influence the good one unless it is expelled. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t forgive or give the a second chance, but if they continental to persist in their wicked ways then there is no other option. This is why the Bible says if your eye is causing you to sin, take it away because it is better to lose one part than to have your whole being in eternal damnation. There are some people who let them stay because of the benefits they receive in terms of material possessions. But this is highly misleading and should be wary of the kind of gathering we attend and always be on the lookout so we should not be mislead, we can see this in the book of
Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
Feed your enemy, give them food and lend to them too because God wants us to do good to everyone.
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