Ladi's Musings

‭ Romans‬ ‭2:1‭-‬16‬ ‭RSV‬ Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who do such things. Do you suppose, O man, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself, you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.  For he will render to every man according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be w...

The moment we say 'I receive Jesus as my Lord and Saviour' and actually believe what we are saying, we become Christians. To grow as Christians, we must choose to hear what our Lord is saying, and do what He tells us to do. When God tells us to be Perfect before him, we must understand that perfection is not necessarily an end, but a continuous affair. Perfection is us hearing and obeying God in every aspect of our lives. If you have said He is your Lord, then doing what He tells you is not optional. May God help us to always hear Him and obey him completely, in Jesus name, Amen. We must also learn a vital lesson from the story of John the Baptist, a great Prophet whose mission was to prepare the way for Jesus to come. He said of Jesus: ‭Mark‬ ‭1:7‭-‬8‬ ‭RSV‬ [7] And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. [8] I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the H...