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l e t u s s t a r t o f f b y d e f i n i n g w h a t c h r i s t i a n i t y i s n o t:

• It is not - doing good works, although important does not qualify
• It is not - being religious, many people fall into this trap
• It is not - being a nice caring person, again helpful, but missing the point
• It is not - that I have not done anything really bad, so I must qualify

• But it is - recognizing that we have all got it wrong, doing things from a selfish viewpoint, and believing that the only way we can get right with God, and be sure of our place in Heaven, is by asking Jesus into our life. For God sent Jesus into this world as a life line for our salvation.

Now let’s look at the difference between Religion and Christianity!
 Religion is Man seeking God,
 Christianity is God seeking man

There is a little known phrase in Christian circles “That God so loved the world that he didn’t send a committee!” He just sent one man called Jesus, his only son. We can try all we like to be good, to uphold certain values, to even follow religious duties, but these are all worthless. Until we ask Jesus into our lives, and start to follow Him, we get nowhere. We need to recognize that if God made the world, gave us a free will to enjoy it, saw that we had messed it up, gave us a way out, we need to take it.

Therefore, there is “only one way” out of this, and that is to recognize that we have got it wrong. We have sinned in our thoughts, words and deeds, and need to turn away from the world’s trap of the anything goes attitude, as long as it does not hurt anybody. However, it does hurt God because he loves you very much. He sent his only son to rescue you, to heal you, to restore you, to give you a new start, to be part of his family, to bless you on this earth, and to give you eternal life.

What more can you ask for?

If you turn away from your sins, and ask Jesus into your life, he will not only guide you, help you, be your closest friend, but he will also set you free from any hurts, pains, fears, doubts or bondage that may be holding you, at this present time.

Please remember that there is nothing that God cannot forgive. If this statement or any other points we have discussed raises more questions than answers in your mind, please e-mail whatever questions you may have to samsonadebisi2007@gmail.com, and I assure you to treat your questions with utmost confidentiality and feed you back with appropriate answers

If you really want to move forward, feel there is something missing in your life and want to change, then you have four choices.
Please do not hesitate to send your e-mail to the same e-mail (samsonadebisi2007@gmail.com)
with your name and address.

You can contact me on 2348057101277 further counselling.

Whatever you do make sure that this day, is the start of the rest of your new life with God. He has a plan for your life, but he can’t tell you what it is unless you start a relationship with him, and start listening! It is well with your soul. Amen.

Some people are not commiting sins probably because they are not in the environment that applaud such act or because they do not have opportunity to do so.

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust” (James 1:14, NASB).

Temptation.  It befalls all of us.  It can come directly from the devil, a devil’s advocate, through a friend, or from my own self.   We are all open to temptation for, like a lawn bowl that has a bias (weight) on one side that causes it to curve away from the goal, we have a bias that, unless guarded, causes us go astray and miss the mark of God’s goal for us.  The bias is our sin nature that we are all born with.

So how do we defend against temptation?

First and foremost, as author Max Lucado says in his book- “On the Anvil”, Max made us to realize that there are 2 very simple strategies for protecting ourselves from sin and temptation.  The first is to recognize Satan.  So often, we are lured into a sin because it looks so attractive, so fulfilling, so right at the time.  So we find ways to rationalize our actions and make excuses for our attitudes.  Instead, we must be like Jesus in the desert and call Satan by name.  No need to dialogue with him as did Eve and consequently fell.  We begin to see justification for sins committed or about to commit when we tend to dialogue with Satan.  No more sugar-coating the truth.  Don’t try to water down the power of sin.  Call it what it is.
 
Second, we can guard against some temptations by making sure we get legitimate needs met in legitimate ways.  For
instance, after fasting for forty days, Jesus was hungry.  This is when Satan tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread.  Satan always has a way to tempt us at our weakest and/or neediest point. For another example, many singles when they are lonely, instead of getting their companionship needs met in healthy ways, turn to sex as a poor substitute for
love.

Third, realize that God’s salvation begins at the point where we accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord of our life-and as we grow in wholeness and maturity.   As Jesus often asked, “Do you want to be made whole?” Wholeness is a requirement for wholesome living, for only to the degree that we are made whole will our lifestyle, our actions, our thoughts (the beginning point of temptation), our behavior, and our relationships be wholesome.

Fourth, walk with God.  Growing in wholeness is a life-long
process, so in the meantime to avoid giving in to temptation, we need to not only make sure we get our needs met in healthy ways, but also to walk with God.  That is, we need to know what his Word teaches by reading and studying it faithfully, and we need to commit and trust our life to God every day, and seek his guidance and help to live a life that will glorify him in all that we are and do.

Fifth, be filled with God’s Spirit who gives us the insight to recognize temptation for what it is and the power to overcome its onslaughts.

Lastly, when we do give in to temptation and sin, remember that God says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all righteousness” (1 John 1:9, NKJV).  The important thing is to get up, put things right where needed and possible, and go on.

Please, say these words of prayer after me:

Evalasting Father, thank you that you have provided a way of escape from giving in to temptation for me through your so great salvation.  Help me to keep growing in faith, love, maturity and wholeness, and fill me with your Holy Spirit so that I will have the strength to overcome temptation.  Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.  Thankfully, in Jesus’ name, amen.

I am Adebisi, Samson O. A Christian, and Nigerian from west Africa continent.

I am fortunate to know Jesus early in my life. I was born into a Christian family of ADEBISI in 1970. My parents work hard to bring me up to live Christlike life right from my boyhood. I gave my life to the Lord Jesus in 1988. Since that time, everything about me changed, the power of the Lord Jesus Christ in me enables me to hate sin. Not that I am living absolute sinless life, but the significant difference between the erstwhile life I lived and the one I am living right now is that I am no longer perpetually living in sin, by His grace. It is ever presence of Christ Jesus in my life that give my life a definite shape. So, now I realise that any life that is lived outside Christ Jesus is a life lived in the dark and without a definite shape.

By the grace of God, I began my pre-Secondary School education in 1978 and I finished in 1984. I finished Secondary School education in 1989.

By the special grace of God, I bagged my first University degree, that is BSc-Secretarial Administration and Office Management from Lead City University, Ibadan in 2007. I have a professional membership with Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters [ICSR] in 2007. If God make all things work well, by September this year, I will be in the Maritime Greenwich College, London for my MBA-Entrepreneurial Management in the United Kingdom.

I am married and blessed with 3 good children. They love the Lord Jesus.

In my hierarchical set of values, honesty comes first.

I have passion for excellence and impressive results.

I like meeting and making friends with people.