The kingdom of
heaven is at hand. Repent!
7 As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 [a]Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. 9 Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; 10 no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. 12 As you enter a house, wish it peace. 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you.[b] 14 [c]Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. 15 Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.-Matthew10:7-15
The kingdom of
heaven is at hand. Repent! Let's mend our ways. It is not such a
difficult thing to do when one is open to change. But if one resists,
there the problem enters. So many despise religious men and women for
doing their jobs. So many blame the missionaries for the spread of
HIV-AIDS in Africa because the latter is teaching against the use of
condoms. The scientific and medical communities hail themselves as
the real helpers in solving the problem by providing condoms and
other ways to stop the virus. Really? Just really? But I say, let's
not just focus on HIV-AIDS but the deeper root of the problem - lack
of self-control and lack of discipline. If one chooses to say No to
premarital sex or fornication, then s/he preserves herself/himself.
You don't worry about sexually transmitted disease, or malicious
videos. You respect your very self as a holy temple. The Church is
never against having a happy life. But how do you define happiness?
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