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There’s a reason for everything. There’s a reason for life and everything that happens in life. There’s a reason you’re reading this (article), even as there is a reason it was written. Every one of our actions is motivated. These motives (reasons for acting) determine the approach to the action and affects the outcome; every approach has its result(s).

For example, the most likely reason atheists read the bible is to question its logic, but a Christian will read it to learn its logic. Although these divergent motives seem inconsequential, and the outcome should be the same, there are tested theories in learning and psychodynamic perspectives of psychology that show that cognitive processes such as plans and expectations (motives) affect how we learn, and interpret facts.
There are two reasons why we seek knowledge. We seek knowledge for its sake, or for solving life issues; we can either seek knowledge just to know the truth or so we can apply knowledge to personal or general life issues. These two approaches are the idea behind pure or basic, and applied fields of study. Thus, there’s pure and applied chemistry; pure and applied physics; pure and applied psychology, etc.

Can, these approaches be used to learn the scriptures? Of course, they can be used. People can either read the scriptures with the motive to know the truth or read it just to apply scriptural principles to solving personal issues.

Is this approach dangerous? Yes, it’s. Why is it dangerous? The scriptures are a collection of books written with the help of the Holy Spirit. They contain accounts of certain people’s lives, the principles they applied in certain situations, and the results of these principles. However, more important than these principles, there’s the message of God revealing his Truth.

We can either focus on these principles, or the truth himself. If we read the scriptures to acquire knowledge to solve issues of life (e.g. ailment), this is tantamount to applied knowledge but if we read it just to know the truth, we will gain pure knowledge and understand God.

Life is very turbulent, the government(s) of this world makes it almost impossible for us to attain Rest. We are faced with harsh rules and regulations, and actions every day, and this has caused us to develop a tendency to seek knowledge only as much as it eases our present situation(s). Everything we tend to do, we do with the hope of solving our problem(s), and we will tend to be disinterested in learning whatever does not highlight our problems and proffer solutions.

This need (for solution) becomes our motive for seeking knowledge, and thus might become the reason for our faulty interpretation of the scriptures and blindness to the truth. For example, a poor person will tend to read a verse of the scriptures that talks mention riches than they’d be interested in understanding the laws of faith to obey them. Similarly, a sick rich person will tend to read a verse that mentions healing than they’d be interested in understating the laws of faith.

Their situations will affect how they interpret God’s riches and healing, even so, God’s promises and provisions can only be fulfilled in our lives through obedience to the laws of faith (for the scriptures clarify that God will bring everything he’s pronounced to manifestation only if we diligently obey his word).

However we choose to read it, the scriptures are beneficial, but Rest is attained only from pure knowledge. A person might receive the cure for their ailment or get a better job that solves their financial situation at that time but will not get the freedom that comes with knowing the truth.

IMPACT OF THIS:
Because our mind is not focused on God and because we do not know his truth, we will be deficient of the freedom that characterizes a people with knowledge; we’d remain regulated and limited. This leaves us in a state not distinguishable by the kind of excellence for performance as seen in Christ and described in the apostolic age.

Since our wishes and motives determine the kind of messages that will interest us, this leaves us highly vulnerable to false teachers and prophets who understand our situation and need for solutions and will not hesitate to capitalize on this to prey on our blindness to the truth with common sense and interesting topics and principles which might lead us further away from the truth. If we focus on the principles rather than the truth, our vision will become darker till we become preys that can be led astray by these prophets.

THE FIX:
God wants each one of us to know and understand him accurately. God wants us to reveal his truth to the world and bear his righteousness. God wants us to study his words diligently with the intent to understand him so that we might represent him accurately.

God has provided these principles in his word, but more importantly, he’s also provided himself in his Truth; Jesus Christ. While it’s beneficial to use these principles in times of need, we must dig deep to get to understand God. God has given us understating to attain this knowledge through Christ, therefore, we must give ourselves to know him (1 John 5:20).

As teachers of the word and Christians in general, we must teach pure bible reading rather than applied bible reading; teach God himself instead of what he can provide. We must speak of the person rather than the principles. Biblical principles are effective for as many who apply them irrespective of their faith, but the person is the Lord of those who know him.

For as God left Hezekiah so that he might see what’s in his heart, God (in Christ) has left us too and observes our hearts. Therefore, you and I must behave differently from Hezekiah. We must show forth God rather than what we have through the application of biblical principles. We must recognize that God is our riches and not what he provides. We must grow through diligent study and obedience to boast of God rather than what he provides; person over principle; pure bible reading over applied bible reading.
Thank you for reading

HellVictorinho6:
Honestly, prayers are useless to me.


All the people I've met never showed any value through prayer...... including those I ever loved in different ways.

I guess I'm not of value to you then bc I believe all things can be achieved and gotten when we pray to God through thanks giving.

I hope you find someone that provides you with the kind of solution you want then. God bless you.

HellVictorinho6:
Yeah..... I will be thankful if he can also get part of the salary in advance for feeding.

Oh I see. Quite unfortunately, I can't be of help at the moment. But I'll put him in my prayers to get one. I'm sorry about his situation. May God help you all.

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HellVictorinho6:
Can you help my brother?


I can't keep it to myself lest my mental health worsens.


Indeed,am getting mentally exhausted......as a result of several uncertainties and setbacks.



My older brother needs a job that involves accommodation and that allows him to have part of his salary for feeding till the month ends.

My dad thinks getting drugs to stop his occasional restlessness is all he deserves.
I don't agree..... I think the lack of helpful companions is killing my brother...He needs helpful companions... I wish I could remove the sad memory of my brother from my head but I can't.

I seek joy but I hardly find it ..... I am mostly distressed and very sad.


As for spiritual stuff.....,it is all about your definition of the spiritual...., I define it as something that has no definition that helps matters here.


If you snub me or condemn me,..... I may not be able to retaliate but I think I have said enough... let me see where I will die.

Hello friend,

I'm finding it hard to put together what your request is. Are you saying that you want a job that provides accommodation for your brother? Is that your request?

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Bacteriologist:
I find this hard to believe. The Bible says god did not want man to be alone that's why he created a woman.

The institution of marriage is well advocated for many times in the bible. Particularly in the Old testament. And so is child bearing. "Go into the world and multiply."

Have you actually read the bible?

Well, all sayings are not for every man. This is probably why not all shall know the truth. It's ok if you find it hard to believe it, it's a matter of the disposition of your heart.

There are theories in learning and psychodynamic perspective of psychology that prove that our plans and expectations affect the way we learn. I'll hope that you lose your motive and maybe you'd see the reasoning in what I said.

The first Adam was a natural man; his thinking was myopic and his focus was his penis. He had a funny idea of companionship which involved his penis bc of his own desires.

Spiritually, reproduction happens through spiritual medium, which is words. The words we speak are spiritual element of creation so whoever wants to create others like himself must do so through words.

I hope you don't find it hard to believe anymore. Kindly check some of my writings here, you might find something that challenge your intelligence in them.

Hello, this is quite an interesting question you've asked. It more importantly shows that you've been thinking about the Christian faith critically. Although you do have a motive for asking the question, but it was a well placed question.

So I'll take my time to reply you and I believe if you have thought about this question by yourself, you'll be capable to understand me.

Firstly, against the popular opinion, God did not establish marriage or sexual reproduction, Adam did. He saw the other entity that God made and he commissioned it to be a woman, giving her an identity of his desire, and thereby revealing his intent and desire to procreate and have his own domain. He wanted to have his own domain and be its king; kingdom.

So by this decree which Adam made, sexual reproduction or natural reproduction was established and since then everyone who was born by this carnality continued in it. This is why David said by defilement was I born. So you can only have sex by violating your chastity. Each one of us was born by violation of our parent body. This is the Adamic way to reproduce.

When Christ was being baptised, did you hear what God said about him? He said this is my son in whom I'm well pleased. Christ didn't reproduce by violation of his body, instead he reproduced himself in others through the spiritual medium (through words). So if Christ did all that pleased God, then it'll mean that reproduction by violation is not what pleases God but by Christ's way of reproducing.

This is what differentiate Christ from Adam bc Adam was natural and his thinking was of the primary consciousness but Christ was spiritual and his thinking was of the higher order consciousness. So we all were of Adam's nature at first but by grace through Christ we'll become of the higher other consciousness (1 Corinthians 15:45-49).

After Christ died, the disciples saw and understood the Godly way of reproducing and many stopped marrying or having children. They saw a higher purpose to life until the emperor Constantine infiltrated the faith and created what we have today.

Finally, when people have kids, they're not doing the will of God, they're only doing the will of man (Adam) and enjoying the violation of their body. They're not adding to the kingdom of God by having babies but when people teach and bring men to the knowledge of God, that's when they're actually doing God's work.

So having children is not the problem, not teaching them the truth of God is the problem. In the kingdom a person is still barren so far that they haven't converted a soul to the kingdom irrespective of whether or whether not they have children. Barrenness of the spirit is tantamount to a wasteful life.

Thank you for asking the question and I hope the answer catches your attention. GOD BLESS YOU

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