LOCATE THE JONAH IN YOUR BOAT

JONAH 1:1-17

There are people that you associate with; their duty is to bring Storms and problems

to your destiny , these sometimes ranges to association not limited to  the Scribes and

Pharisees being church leaders today, Jesus cursed this group of people in

Mathew 23:1-End.

MATHEW 23:4

(4)                               “They bind up heavy loads and put them

on the shoulder of men but they themselves

are not willing to budge them with their finger”

How did they achieve this? They achieved it through wrong doctrine. A lot of destinies are in shamble today because of religious doctrines. This is not limited in Christianity Sector. Even in Moslem religion, when you get to Libya during President Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi regime, you will understand what religion has done to the society and human life endangered.

In Libya as a country, their religious believe forbids women of certain age limit from marriage. When a woman crosses the ages of 16 to 19years in Libya, she will become single the rest of her life because nobody ask her hand for marriage any longer. And as a result, there are a lot of unmarried ladies in the country. And this custom is as a result of their Moslem religious believed which is a dangerous doctrine as well as human nature is concern, I don’t think God can impose such punishment on the people he created. There in Libya they marry at tender ages and bear the consequences of early marriage as well. That is a curse. Looking at this wrong doctrine in Moslem sector is not different in Christianity except that when the religion dominates the constitution of a nation. There is crises and trouble as well. This is what is happened in Libya during Gaddafi regime but now it might have been amended after his death. Who knows?         

Now, we have to understand that as Christians, we have to follow the doctrines of Christ; Jesus has a doctrine, which is why after condemning their doctrine, he finally established his own doctrine through the Holy Ghost.

2 JOHN 1:9

(9)       “Everyone who pushes ahead and does not remain in

            The teaching of Christ does not have God. The one

            Who does remain in this teaching is the one who

            Has both the father and the son”

Jesus also specified that this group make their subject worst than their previous state after repentance. This is the root of the storm some church members faces.

MATHEW 23:15

(15)     “Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites because

            You travel over sea and dry land to make one proselyte

            And when he becomes one, you make him a subject of

            Hell fire twice as much so as yourself”

Let us go back to our drawing boards to locate the teachings and doctrine of Christ. So that we don’t become the Jonah that shakes the boat of our followers out of ignorant and brings storms to their destinies. These goes also to those prophets that prophesies without basic foundation on the word of God. This can be dangerous (HOSEA 4:6).

GALATIAN 1:8

(8)       “However even if we or an angel out of heaven

            Were to declare to you as good news something

            Beyond the good news we declared to you, let

            Him be accursed”

Then what is this good news or gospel like?

MATHEW 10:6-7

(6)             “But instead, go continually to the lost sheep of house of Israel.

(7)             As you go, preach, saying “The Kingdom of Heaven has drawn

                  Near”

                       

This is to tell you that Christianity is a call to be evangelist. Winning Soul into heaven through character and gospel of Christ is the centre of doctrine.

MATHEW 23:3

(3)       “Therefore, all the things they tell you, do and observe

            But do not do according to their deeds, for they say,

            They do not practice what they say”