Who ain't my neighbour or perhaps who is?

I wondered how to title this note, I couldnt find a title before I started writing so i decided to finish perhaps the title might come. This note rises from the sermon i heard on Sunday about loving my neighbour. I hear that all the time but yesterday it came to me on a whole new dimension. We all know the story of the good samaritan i bet we all use it in our conversations but why did Jesus tell the story of the good samaritan, yeah he was good, good to someone who was not his friend, good to someone from another sect that didnt regard his sect. But the story or parable was in answer to the question who is my neigbour, i dont know if my note might be a little controversial but here i go. According to Jesus Christ's parable, three people saw the wounded Jew, a priest, a levite and a samaritan. The priest and the Levite were the people society would expect to assist the wounded Jew but they didnt, they were too busy, perhaps too holy to have time for a wounded man, at the time of his downfall those that society felt were 'good' enough to assist passed by infact they crossed to the other side of the road to avoid him. I think its kinda sad if oneday you in this same predicament and your pastor or a church leader is unable to assist you and probably shuns you what would you do? Perhaps it has happened to you before, well you are not the only one, if not for the good samaritan the wounded man prerhaps would have died but if you lived to tell the story see it as Gods saving power that brought you thus far, forget about it and move on. According to society and perhaps the Bible such leaders are to set good leadership examples but i bet you most of the time they are the ones who pass us by. So lets not in anyway depend on the levites and the priests at all they are humans!

Okay back to the good samaritan, he was d outcast of the Jew Community, Jews didnt have anything to do with Samaritans, they were too unholy for them, but here the samaritan is the example of mercy, though scorned he assisted, he helped the Jew....if we look around the world is not made up of only christians, lets stop judging and making demacations as to who is holy and who can be helped and who cannot be help based on our judgement. so who is my neighbour who  must I love as I love myself, well its everyone around me....everyone whether they believe in God or not, its everyone whether they are kind to me or not that is how mercy is shown.

So am at the end of my note and i think i have got a title for it. Thanks for reading, and may God strengthen us to love all colors, shapes and sizes...

True/False

Well as simple as it sounds, a true or false question in an exam can ruin u, however, if u know d answer u just laugh especially when d question has been formulated in a way to trick u. When it comes to true or false guessing d answer cld as well fail u especially if It's a matter of life & death. Its just simple wat u know will be wat will save u or lead u to death. So wat do u know when it comes to God's Word. Is it enough to give u d light u need when a man of God approaches u wit a word. Is it enof to light ur path in times of darkness? Like it or not false prophets r wid us evryday on Tv, radio, print media, on ur street & in d Trotro,coz dey fulfill a prophecy Christ our Lord made on signs to watch out for 4 His 2nd coming. Well can u easily tell d true from d false? If u cant then u need to realign urself wid d word coz its so simple. I'll list some signs to look out for but u shld take time to know d word & relate wid d Spirit of God to enable u triumph over every false prophet. 1. Every man or woman of God is supposed to lead u to God thru Jesus Christ. Anything else watch it! 2. Is that preacher or pastor asking u to do anything contrary to God's Word? If he/she is then sorry,God's Word is clearly cut out His Word is d standard. Dont b deceived! 3. He/she must continually urge u to commit to d Word of God & to live by its Standards. 4. He/she shld b able to share his/her own experiences of triumphs & victory dat hve a reference to d Word. 5. he/she shld continually urge u to pray & develop a relationship wid d Holy Spirit. 6. he/she shld always encourage u to hve a relationship wit God thru Christ only & not any other medium like oil or water.7. Be extremely careful of prophets who claim to communicate with dead spirits. It has no relation to God! The dead r dead! It's my prayer that ur relationship with d Spirit shall be so developed and God's word reign in ur life dat u shall laugh when u c them do or say those lies & know dat dey r just false! Amen!

Make sure no one decieves you with culture or human traditions...No one

Being in Christ is the only "religion" that works into every culture, when u r in Christ u don't have to adopt the things of anoda country to be made pure or wear certain clothes to feel true and accepted at heart..Its only in Christ that you can be who you are destined to be....yeah! Of course how can you be yourself in another belief when u r forced a name, a code of dressing, a strict code of living by the rules.....Christ indeed brought freedom to us all, I love Christ with every heartbeat and He didnt ask me to change my name yet, to be close to me or wear a robe or gown to feel spiritual....Christianity is the only religion that conforms or works regardless of culture and works with our culture...Christ accepted the African drums in the church, He accepted the African Kaba and Slit in Church.......all He needed was us not our culture.....and when we came to Him with our hearts he accepted us and before we knew it He had cleansed us and made us pure and also gave us the Holy Spirit as a guide.

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ..Colosians 2:8

LOVE YOURSELF THEN CAN YOU LOVE OTHERS

Do u love yourself, do you look at your self in the mirror and say yeah i have so many pimples, i have a dent there i have a broken tooth but i still love myself.do u say yeah so what if i have a scar on my leg it adds to my beauty.....and i love myself. Don't be afraid to love yourself coz at the end of the day you are appreciating the handiwork of God. True love is patient and kind , don't be too hard on urself.

Do u say to your self yeah i know i am quick tempered but because i love myself i will make sure i try to improve. Steps to love yourself include accepting that God made u the way you are for a purpose. If you wanna know if someone loves you find out if they love them selves. you can only love someone if you know the meaning of love and love yourself first. the Bible says love your neighbor as much as u love yourself.