CHURCH BLAMED FOR WRONG

InSpired

Sometimes there is no single cure to a case of domestic abuse. I worked in a home for Abused Women;  'Another Chance Women's Home: as an   administrator for about six months.   The first three women received into the home, returned to their abusive husband's after a while. 

This was after the Home reported the cases to the police, engaged a lawyer in their behalf, facilitated a temporary separation, made them residents in the home with their children, enrolled them in skill acquisition centers 

They still settled with the men who physically battered them because the man promised not to hurt them in the future. As an NGO, we had done our best, yet the final decisions lies with the victims

I came into Ondo State my present place of residence as her lady in her twenties and worked with a Christian organisation for close to twelve (12) years. Presently, l am unmarried but l have been involved in the  Event industry as a Venue  Decorator for many couples. I have been involved in counselling for many single ladies and men who eventually got married yet l am still unmarried.

My Boss and leader in the former denomination, l attended did their best in presenting suitable marraige partners to me but somehow, l did not marry any of them. So should l hold the leaders of my former denomination responsible for my challenge of  late marraige.  When others in the same denominator found and married their wonderful spouse s and are still happily married till date.

The Society is fond of holding Church leaders responsible for every mistakes committed by its members. Yet this same society advocates on a daily basis that Members of denominations should live their lives without been accountable to the leaders of their denominations . You can't eat your cake and have it. 

Presently, we have a war in Ukraine and Russia because we have men who are not accountable to others. This is what you breed when you tell people; you are your own god. 

Some of the reports circulating on the media is that the late singer had been a victim of abusive for many years with the knowledge of her immediate family. I heard from one of the blog that there was a time she left for her parents home after a case of violence and abusive from her husband  yet the family allowed her to return to her abusive spouse without reporting to the police.

The angry thoughts that entered my heart when l heard this narrative  of her story was anger " Why did the family not take the necessary steps to secure the live of their beloved sister.

The Church should not always be blamed for the mistakes of their member. Let's go down Church history as written in the Bible.

GOD & ADAM WITH HIS WIFE.

#  God gave Adam, everything He had. He gave Adam his best yet Adam and his wife chose to follow the Enemy and it resulted in their spiritual death.

 #  Should God be blamed for Adam' s failure because he allowed the serpent to continue to exist inspire of it evil nature.?

#  Stop blaming the Church of Jesus Christ for every wrong turn in events that concern them 

Truly some Church leaders are wrong but remember they are Men anointed by God (Man of God) and not gods anointed by men. Imperfection is permitted to be covered by the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ.

"Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.

A river flows out of Eden to water the garden and from there divides into four rivers. The first is named Pishon; it flows through Havilah where there is gold. The gold of this land is good. The land is also known for a sweet-scented resin and the onyx stone. The second river is named Gihon; it flows through the land of Cush. The third river is named Hiddekel and flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates."

Genesis 2:8‭-‬14 MSG

MOSES, MIRIAM & AARON

# Moses was called by God to be a prophet and Miriam called to be the Woman leader while Aaron called to be the Priest.

# Yet Aaron and Miriam though Moses siblings criticised Moses for his  choice of a another wife  when his first wife chose to remain with her father rather than her husband in the desert.

# what else did Miriam wanted, Moses's position as the leader of the nation of Israel.

# Do not question  a man/woman's close relationship  with God when you are not ready to pay the price of consecration that they paid to arrive at that point of mercy with God. It is Mercy alright but they had to pay a price to enjoy this mercy.

"Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. Miriam sang to them:...........Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard this. (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)

  At once the LORD said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. 

When the two of them stepped forward, he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. 

Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them. 

When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, and he said to Moses, 

“Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming. Number 12:1-15

JESUS CHRIST THE LORD AND JUDAS ISCARIOT

#. Judas Iscariot was a direct disciple of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Judas listened to all of Jesus teaching, partook of the anointing on Jesus's life, yet he betrayed Jesus Christ The LORD and Saviour of the World 

"These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, even then getting ready to betray him, said, “Why wasn’t this oil sold and the money given to the poor? It would have easily brought three hundred silver pieces.” He said this not because he cared two cents about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of their common funds, but also embezzled them.

When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.” So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

# Jesus did all he could for Judas yet Judas hung himself. 

# WHY BKAME THE CHURCH FOR EVERY WRING IN THE KIVES IF ITS MEMBERS. 

CONCLUSION

My submission is