Dowry & Lobola pt.2 (Letting The Game Down In Your Marriage)

A lot of people do not realise the outright hypocricy towards Gods institution of mariage that the invention of "dowry" or "bridal PRICE" as it truly is.

Often people will give the example of Jacob and Laban when Jacob came to get Laban's daughter's hand in marriage.

Because people often try to JUSTIFY the rights of "bridal pricing", they take laban's side and skip ANY SORT OF ACKNWLDGEMENT OF WRONG DOING ON HIS PART and immediately suppose "well Jacob had to WORK seven years FOR THE WIFE HE WANTED", yet it is FAILED mentality that cannot even acknowledge that the entire SWITCHING OF BRIDES at the last moment AND WITHOUT THE RECEIVING HUSBANDS KNOWLEDGE is in fact AN EVIL ACT and not anything rhat justifies 1)BRIDAL PRICE or even 2)MULTIPLE MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS, as many people even forget to see how throughout the old testament, one of Gods sovreign struggles was to reinstate MONOGOMY as in ONE HUSBAND ONE WIFE, which because of man made traditiona being incorrectly splashed across mosaic law, had begun to embrace the very evil that was the problem in the first place.

Frankly speaking, Jacob would have had ONE WIFE if it had not been for the GREED and jealousy that Laban portrayed in causing Jacobs marriage to become a TRAP.

Take note, that it is also EVIL that rachel or leah had no say nor ability to SPEAK OUT even ON THEIR OWN BEHALF, one being given the chance to say "you cant force him to pay for my hand in marriage, it is not for sale, if you want a gift, we will both return with it when we have something because GOD WILL HONOUR OUR MARRIAGE" and countering the deceitful act that was conceiled by the traditional BEING GIVEN IN MARRAIGE as oposed to GIVING ONESELF IN MARRIAGE BASED UPON MUTUAL COMMITMENT(Between Her and Jacob exclusively).

It should be taken note of, a couple of scriptures such as when Jesus adressed the Pharisees and saducees about following the tradition of their forefathers by washing hands and had to also highlight the CURSE of "Corban Law" where the idea pf bridal price and dowry come from, stipulating that children are something that parents aught to PROFIT FROM.

Such teaching renders the girl child and male child helpless to or exposed to different influences that rationalize ones husbandry with the wrong conditions and foundation that are ALWAYS rooted on MONEY or spme sort of alterior MATERIAL VALUE which causes them to exageratedly objectify their husbandry and idea of marriage.

Mathew 15:1-11 where people do not realise that he is saying that man made tradition around attempting to apply THIRD PARTY sanctification makes the power of God come to no effect.

This should be THOROUGHLY looked at when it comes to what people call "church doctrine" and the reality that there are no such prerequsites writen of in the bible about relationships.

The error in man made judgement can be examined in this manner.

As i have just said, the institution of mariage sanctity and the ONENESS OF FLESH between TWO(a male and female) of which answerable question is unto eternity, HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE ADAMS conceived gift of His Helper Eve in the garden of eden.

Gen 2:23 And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

THIS does not TRADITIONALY(according to man) add the words "father and mother'S HOUSE" as most african and ome modernised western kinds of culture try to persist about the idea and consecration of the FACILITATION of marriage and marital relationships between spouses of ALL ages.

IN FACT, the FOLLOWNG and END LINE of the chapter exposes MORE the FOLLY of the Worlds exageration and denial of the SANCTITY of "FLESHLY NAKEDNESS", where husbandry is comoromised for public sexual apeal, reasoned and bargained with via degrees of personality and peer status as well as envisioned as a sense and idea of "success", and yhen manipualted and used as a form of entertainemt in all these twisted forms of presentation by means of the ideal sanctity of nakedness as it etirely pertains to husbandry.

Gen 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Since adam and eve were the ONLY man and woman on the earth at that time, THIS MEANS NAKEDNES IS >>>STRICTLY<<< BETWEEN A HUSBAND AND HIS WIFE and is to have NO APEAL of OTHER PUBLIC INFLUENTIAL as well as acknowledging that THIS PUBLIC INFLUENTIAL >>IS THE REASON FOR CLOTHING<< meaning FOR ANY ENCOUNTERS OR CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC NATURE (covering/girding/concealment/preservation of husbandry) IS TO BE CONSIDERED.

Oneness of Flesh (Intersexual Fidelity)

Oneness of flesh is what the world casualy and lightly refers to inside the terminology "bae", "hun", "sweetie" and other tones of endearment when it comes to members of the oposite sex.

The "Let The Game Down" perspective that God gave me to help people overcome the seemingoy innocent tresspass of oneness of flesh is "if you cant call your grandma, father or mother or children 'bae' then it is no longer or NEVER WAS/can be a simple innoncent tone of brotherly or sisterly endearment, it is a singling out of communication in nature relative to ones husbandry and beckoning towards them responding with mutual interest towards the same thing".

Yup "if you cant call granny or grandpa 'bae' or look at them with those puppy eyes, then you cant use it on your brothers and sisters. You would be lying about how you really feel about them" is something EVERY single person should know is a VERY REAL and DEEP ROOTED issue that people deal with causing many different negative and adverse poisonous principles to the fruitful blessings of life.

If you want to LET THE GAME DOWN and please God in this area in life,

When you get messages from brothers(if youre a girl) or sisters(if your a man), do not playfuly and innocently entertain the volatile COMMUNICATION towards INNORDINATE AFFECTION(as it is written of in the bible). Inordinate affection comes from unecesary crossing into communicating ones husbandry to a member of the pposite sex whom is not your significant other.

The devil robs people of many blessings by interfering with their CONSCIENCE in order to influence their behaviour and thusly void their conception or perception of FIDELITY and FAITHFULNESS as Commitment not only to one another but also TO GOD.

Remember that letting the game of husbandry's perversion has its blessings and gifts of the Spirit EVEN MANIFEST UNTO THE FLESH.

Engaging in these entanglements of unecesarry communication/communion/outworked action of sexual nature between sisteren and brethren leaves the imagination and REVELATION of ones conscience LIBERATED in the ETERNAL CONFINES of Gods HONOUR which is bestowed upon relationships.(Hebrews13:4)

Video Games Exposed pt.1

Video Games is the seccond song on the "Let the game down" Playlist.

For proper guidance, let us examine this scripture

2Co 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Imagination - (worldly definition) the ability to bring to though or "conjur" thoughts of a matter, situation or circumstance, usualy in context of "what isn't" via "what might be".

Imagination & Conscience

This verse comes after we have been given the identy of our weapons which are not carnal(of the flesh), and here we can see that the "imagination" reffered to here is one that is a high thing exalting above God.

Since imagination is an issue of the mind, we know that CONSCIENCE is involved and thus we are given the conscience OF GOD.

The world however, thrives on the DWINDLING of consicence via use of EXAGERATED/EXCESS imaginaton that does not remain in the fulness and soundness of Gods conscience given to man through his son Jesus Christ.

Video Games

The term "video games" means things created in visual in order to distract or evasively preocupy the mind and conscience of man with imagination.

We know that Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God, and also that what is known as media in most visual forms carries an element of sound to it in order to make it more "apealing".

Here we have issues with the presentation of things pertaining to the conscience of man made in Gods image, versus the concience that the world tries to give us.

As for literal video games, like playstation, psp, nintendo, x-box, or even computer and cellphones, these same things do apply even in their seemingly harmless or innocent placement in time spending and concentration of the mind and hearts desire as to the light of the eyes being a lamp to our bodies (Mat 6:22).

The most excersize besides the imagination and mind that a literal video game console can give you is what is known as "hand eye co-ordination" of which is bodily excersize where Godliness covers this area (1Timothy4) in ways that the world does not understand of its own wisdom.

The rest of it is in the principles of imagination where one must ask themselves what their true interest is in wha they are seeing.

Faith is ALWAYS involved in that one renews their mind through te word of God and it is good to set their eyes, mind and doing on as well as keep them in.

Dowry & Lobola pt.1

Theres a difference between roora(lobola based) and MINDA(RUVIMBO BASED-inside & out)

Minda is HUSBANDRY and the aspect of payment removes the foundation of the marriage and submits the relationship to principles of custom and culture or tradition.

Roora/lobola is not dowry and true dowry is a GIFT not a PREREQUISITE. Dowry means "IT IS OK IF YOU DONT HAVE IT, KEEP GOING", and a PAYMENY means "im sorry if yo dont have it you cant do it".

Do u see how people have misconceived the perceptions of their own traditions?

Jesus actualy exposed what i said here when the pharisees and saducees asked him why the disciples ate with unwashed hands.

His response actualy contained the words saying dowry is a CURSE and many people fail but now need to acknowledge this.

Here is his response:

Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

The law was telling us we ought to honour our husbandry AS a father and mother faithful inside and out, that is honouring your parents. Not honouring man made traditions but GODS.

If you are looking for what Gods tradition is, you get the usage of the word RELIGION. The bible says TRUE RELIGION is VISITING ORPHANS AND WIDOWS.

There's no tradition of walking down an aisle and having a pastor announce you husband and wife as third witness, no this is an age old tradition created by man far longer ago than anyone today can remember.

Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a >>>gift,<<< by whatsoever thou mightest be >>>>>profited<<<<< by me;
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus ******have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.*****

So dowry in fact causes the COMMANDMENT OF GOD to come to no effect.

Mat 15:7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

He just told us that lobola or any tertiary third party requisite for a marriage to be deemed VALID is a curse.

***What GOD has put together let no MAN(or his tradition) separate.***

Mat 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

If youre offended at hearing "paying lobola is a sin(curse)" then you are just as bad as a scribe and pharisee here.

*Mat 15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

*****Mat 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

Chose wisely between dowry rights and the COMMANDMENT OF GOD.

A man and woman are put together BY GOD not by  a third party nor a piece of paper.

"No sex before marriage" is hiding "SEX IS MARRIAGE"  in order to give place to moral-ize MAN MADE TRADITION as a means of foundation for relationships.

This in fact causes more problems than anyone can think of or actually see.

The World And Its 'Naked God'

The World & its "Naked god"

The world is a crazy place. From avenues of thinkings that leave materialism and outwardly shining objectification giving way to the revealing apealing of clothes and wear, to the unrighteous exposition of transact reversal of giving in understanding ones purpose settling it into one of self taken and taking of advantage from as well as of others.

The reason why i entitled this writting "The world and its 'naked god'" is because the TRUE GOD of all ages is fully clothed in his humble discipline of even casting his very own garments of righteous clothing unto all others whom he made in His image.

The utmost reverence toward the clothing and covering of God is given in this scripture that few are ever exposed to meditating on in such a way of understandingjow nakedness and the usage of its apeal tends and derives ones understanding TOWARDS that of idol worship and false teaching or doctrinal understanding of what life is, is about, and should be utilized for.

This is the scripture of Gods clothing:

Revelation  1:13  And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Being from the book of revelation and the Spiritual depiction of Gods being before His Seven Candlesticks which represent the seven churches of a church that peoole are, it is safe to say that even God Himself is fully clothed and dressed In RIGHTEOUS outlay towards the eyes in flesh as well as Spirit of His beloved.

*There are numerous other scriptures that spean on clothing:*

(1)Those whom overcome adverse trial and tribulation:

Revelation  3:5  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 

(2)Jesus' apeal to his church:

Revelation  3:18  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

(3) Submission being clothing in itself:

1 Peter  5:5  Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

(4)Gods promise of his glory and habitation of himself within ourselves:

2 Corinthians  5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 
5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 
5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

(5)Jesus asking what the pharisee's expected to see of the son of man and his actions towards others:

Matthew  11:8  But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

(6)Jesus speaking to people thay they ought to seek His Kingdom first:

Matthew  6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

(7) A demoniac(demon possed man) after encounter with God, now IN RIGHT MIND

Luke  8:35  Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

(8)When the apostiles we're worshiped for performing miracles:

Acts  14:14  Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,.....

(9)Elders of Judgement In Heaven:

Revelation  4:4  And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

(10)The Redeemed from the great tribulation:

Revelation  7:9  After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

(11)Angels:

Revelation  10:1  And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Revelation  15:6  And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

(12)THE CHURCH HERSELF:

Revelation  12:1  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

(13)The Armies of heaven:

Revelation  19:14  And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

Now for scriptural relevance and noticeable repetitions sake, do you see how many are noted to have white garment, The signnificance of "purple" linen made clothes and the fact that as God himself is depicted in clothing there are no colours mentioned?

Examine that this is really not a colour schemed approach to understanding but one of individual character, circumstantial relevance and wholy in the liberal LIGHT of what it means "to be clothed in righteousness".

The "naked god" of the world seems to have people caught up in the "colouring" of their dress to be revolved around the exposing of their flesh, which is an outright purposeful hypocracy toward the entire idea and meaningfulness of the concept of clothing itself.
Other areas of life are then affected where a seeming NAKEDNESS of choice in material(wether it be food, clothing, housing, lifestyle, self value or even choice of the apearance of their possesions) which causes people to indulge in the unrighteously transact idolatry of devil worship.

I say "transact" in that when it comes to ones food, the "exchanged" releif of hunger begins to bear with it a drunkeness or high of some sort. When it comes to ones choice of possesion-al appearance, every onlooker of them must be impressed beyond anyone elses choice kind of apearance bearing the same overlapping willful expression to others.

This becomes a politics drunkeness which tends to dictate the development of life and accredits its value in context of lifestyle of which it is safe to call "lifestyle addiction" where the "high" comes from the self adhering principle of discontent or any self perception of not being content.

These are the selfishly enveloped results of the worlds "naked God".

It is good for us to remember in the depiction of Gods clothing that it is described as reaching a total covering.

This does not restrict anyone from their choice in clothing but bring awareness to the elemental exposition of "RIGHTEOUS clothing" which bears the sub elements of PURPOSE, MEANING, REASON, AND INEVITABLE RESEMBLANCE(as to God and not man).

Lets remember that we should not debase our minds and degrade our thinking to gain any pride in the compeling of ones nakedness as a form of clothing because, like it is in the very statement, adversely hypocritical even AGAINST those sub elements of what the concept of clothing is all about.(to cover)

I hope you enjoyed the writting!!!

Stay in your word and remain unwavering in the conscience of God and remind one another exhortingly and admonishingly of this teaching of clothing also warning of the effects that are derived from the worship of the worlds "naked god" which indeed is demonic and of the devil himself.

Jesus loves you!!!

-TeQ

Partaking In Christ's Sufferings (LTGD)

Some think there is nothing to suffer when you believe in Jesus Christ risen...

On the contrary. There seems nothing to suffer when christ is died in vain to you and dead from your life

Partaking In Christ's Sufferings

2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are *partakers of the sufferings,* so shall ye be also of the consolation.  

1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch *as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings;* that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

These verses show that in order for the glory of God to be revealed in your life, you have to partake in Christ's sufferings.

Suffering for Christ's  sake is often a topic overlooked by people who are fans of the "hyper grace" message or crooked into believing "the prosperity gospel".

The fact that Jesus asked us to take up our cross and follow Him and to LOSE OUR LIVES THAT WE MAY FIND THEM IN HIM means that we are destined for a continuously selfless life and one that bears the marks and sufferings of Christ.

When most people are introduced into the idea of suffering anything, they are seldom presented any GLORY or CONSOLATION(as the verses put it) for that very suffering that they are told to or supposedly to endure through.

The Gospel of Christ has PROMISE pf GREATER RICHES than any PRESENT suffering we might endure can entail.

When we give our bread to the hungry and deprive ourselves to any degree, God is even MOVED toward His Outpouring of more resources for us to continue in that SELFLESS PATH OF LIFESTYLE.

This is why the devil tries to get us captivated in a transact lifestyle where we do not do anything for anyone unless int benefits us, and for person fittings sake, our giving is dwindled even unto NOTHING AT ALL in regards to finding RECEIVING to be better than giving when THE OPPOSITE is true with God.

(Acts 20:35) *** *Giving is more blessed than receving* because AS EVERYONE GIVES, ALL RECEIVE EVEN TENFOLD.

This will always bring one to realise this portion of the wisdom in the knowledge of how God has ORDAINED life as we know it.

2 Corinthians  8:14  But by an equality, that now at this time *your abundance may be a supply for their want*, that *their abundance also may be a supply for your want:* that there may be equality:

We should strive to be like the widow of the two mites versus those rich frivolous tithers of thousands as we learn this vital lesson in life and what Jesus said about her giving.

Mark  12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That *this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:* 

12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; *but she of her want* did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

-TeQ

Faith in Action (Letting The Game Down)

*Faith in action*

SERVICE OF LIFE)

Mat 6:24 No man can serve *two masters:* for *either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.* Ye cannot serve God and mammon. _(Serving WAYS of living)_

(STRAIGHT TO THE POINT)

Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, *Take no thought for your life, _what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on._* _Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?_

(YOU ARE BELOVED AND CHERISHED BY GOD MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE)

Mat 6:26 Behold *the fowls of the air:*(your FOOD) for *they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.* _Are ye not much better than they?_

(WHEN ADDRESSED WITH WORRY-SOME ISSUES OF LIFE AND LIVING)

Mat 6:27 *Which of you by _>>taking thought<<_ can add one cubit unto his stature?*

Mat 6:28 *And _>>why take ye thought<<_ for raiment?* Consider *the lilies of the field*, how they grow; *they toil not, neither do they spin:*

Mat 6:29 And *yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.*

ADDRESSING YOUR DAILY WORRIES)

Mat 6:30 Wherefore, *if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you,* _O ye of little faith?_

(ADVICE ON HOW TO THOUGHTFULLY AND ACTIVELY APROACH ALL ISSUES OF DAILY LIVING)

Mat 6:31 *Therefore _take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?_*

(*ASSURANCE* OF GODS *SUFFICIENCY* IN *HIS WILL*)

Mat 6:32 *(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.*

Mat 6:33 But *seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.*

(Daily Reminder of FAITH BUILDING)

Mat 6:34 *Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. _Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof._*

(Foundational Points of Living of Gods kingdom that can be found EVERYWHERE we are)

Mat 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

Mat 25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:

Mat 25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

(Points of Gods Kingdom in life)

Mathew 25 (Sheeps vs Goats)

Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Remember there are also experiential hungers that have to do with the LIBERTY of the FULLNESS OF LIFE that is cast amongst us in STEWARDSHIP. There are thirsts for inspiration and other creative directives of lifes experience IN GLORY AND HONOUR OF GOD.

1-The HUNGRY/THIRSTY/NAKED/HOMELESS STRANGER

2-The SICK/IMPRISONED STRANGER

KNOWING that life on earth is riddled with different manifests of the spiritual warfare that life itself is, we know that ALL sickness is caused by spiritual encounter even from within a person.

There are also obvious and not so obvious sorts of imprisonments i.e. jail is an obvious imprisonment and usualy by most the only kind considered. HOWEVER, there are also financial imprisonments caused by the worlds system i.e. job scarcities, areas of poverty related to social positionings like family and current occupational/organizational restrictions.

ABOUT THE "STRANGER"

This person(s) is literaly in the meaning of the word "Neighbour" which means "the next person" or more bluntly *"anyone else besides yourself"*

From family to friends and acquaintances, even perfect strangers or even enemies, these consist of the category of people when Jesus sum's up the portion of Mat25 that adresses the sheep and the goats saying "if you have done this to the LEAST OF THESE".

Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the *least of these* my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

*_NB about the stranger._*

The portion i reffer to about your enemy's being the stranger as well comes from the below verse.

Rom 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Rom 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but *overcome evil with good.*

STEWARDSHIP OF THINGS AND GOODS

There are many things that we have been given in life by God even in terms of physical things, what the world calls goods and services only for their sakes of monetary profit.

Gods word has in it THE EVER PRESENT ETERNAL REALITY that the worlds mind is SCARCE FROM.

It speaks of the literal arangement of things amongst ALL PEOPLE.

2Co 8:14 But by an equality, [that] now at this time your abundance [may be a supply] for their want, that their abundance also may be [a supply] for your want: that there may be equality:
2Co 8:15 As it is written, He that [had gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [had gathered] little had no lack.

This is telling us that literaly, we are created amongst one another for STEWARDSHIP purposes and reasons that are tied intp our walk of faith.

For more refference about this. One can look at Isaiah 58 entitled "TRUE FASTING TO GOD".

This truw fasting spoken of is infact also what i have just broken down about seeking the kingdom and IS AS WELL the truth about SABBATH keeping.

Isaiah quotes God by giving us the same instruction that Jesus did when he spoke of the resultant of seeking his kingdom. He encourages us to SHARE OUR BREAD with the hungry. Stating that the RELIGIOUS FAST of continualy depriving oneself(afflicting oneself) is not what GOF HIMSELF has set as a standard of fasting.

This renders many popular prosperity teachings of no value as they keep people caught up in self orieted loops of religious activity but with little to no fruits of Gods kingdom, instead settling for worldly monetary wages to be their reward.

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-TeQ