Colossians 2:8 [Warning against False Teachers] See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not accroding to Christ.
Colossians 2:20 [Practices Contrary to Faith]
If you have died with Christ to the elemental powers of the world, why do you submit to regulations as if you were still living in the world?..
It is easy to be misguided by the so-called "teachers", seduced by any of the examples given:
1. Pre-marital sex (your friends had sex before, so you follow them, your friends smoke, ALL OF THEM SMOKE, and you give in to temptation,
2. Divorce (Divorce rate very high...those stupid media always reporting about it..Nothing good but most of the time bad...Must you believe marriage is a dead trap?? NEVER get married??!!)
3. Masturbation (friends do it, so it NORMAL to do it? Well i never know it until friends told me...i dunno about guys lah.. >:P)
4. Extra-marital affairs (so dramatic and sensationalised by drama serials...~ mindless man and woman..not being faithful...not knowing how to handle problems together...)
5. Unnecessary indulgences, trapped in the money-oriented world,climbing the ranks of the coperate World, Fame, etc...
These are simply, The ways of the World.
*That's why i hate the media...the way they sensationalised things, makes people FOCUS on the wrong things..more sex, more violence, it is NO DOUBT pple move towards these ways of the World...why aren't there more advertisements and serials on moral educations?
It is emphasized, in the 2 passages above, to not give in to the ways of the world.
Learn to discern, with not just your minds, but your heart as well, Who is the Right teacher for you?
These can be exemplifed by the concrete signs of Love.
Someone in a concrete place, having experienced alot in life (that satisfies my heart). If my heart does not find the soulmate, then, temptations will find their way into my heart instead.
Once we have the Centre, everything else falls in place.
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So, what is the ways of God?
It is easy to say JESUS, but do you KNOW Jesus?
If we want to know more about Jesus, we must understand ourselves first.....
Mark 10: 17-22 [The Rich Young Man]
17 As he (Jesus) was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, "Good teacher, what must i do to inherit eternal life?"
18 Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
19 You know the commandments: ' You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honour your father and mother.'"
20 He replied and said to him,"Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth."
21 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven: then come, follow me."
22 At that statement, his face fell, and he went away sad, for he has many possessions.
The words "Follow me" signifies giving up, letting go, of the Worldly things in life, and follow your teacher. I am not saying that you desert all your possessions, and become a nun or priest. I am just saying that, you can have it, and when you don't have it, its alright, and you don't have to run after it.
This is like my life philosophy, which i've been mentioning...
"Happiness and Contentment consists not of great wealth, but few needs."
And i've found a true, good teacher, someone who i can trust on and who will never perish.(Alrighty!! I love that! And it is blind faith that i have...since billions have believed in him over 2000 centuries..)
And the ways he taught, is of Love.
He's like a soulmate to me now, and everything else falls in place..
No matter what happens, may i never lose my God, ever again.
Amen.
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