JESUS SAID THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE, THAT IS AN ENDLESS SPIRITUAL FREEDOM

 

One of Jesus' miracles, walking on the sea

While preaching the word of God, Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him that “If you remain faithful to my word, you will truly be my disciples; you will know the truth and the truth will make you free”

 

Jesus was talking about spiritual freedom, but till today, many still don’t understand.

 

Jesus knew that if we proclaim the truth, the world will hate us. He confirms it by saying that “You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

 

In fact, many continue to suffer, be oppressed, and even killed for the truth; therefore, he was talking about spiritual freedom. Real freedom doesn't exist, and it will never be so far as the world has monsters living amongst us as human beings.

 

Just as many are confused today about this statement Jesus made thousands of years ago, the same Jews misunderstood and answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say you will become free?”

 

Jesus replied, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever sins is a slave to sin. Now the slave does not stay in the house forever, but the son always stays there; so if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. What a great man, full of unparalleled wisdom!

 

The biblical stories, whether tampered with or fabricated fantasy stories, as atheists want us to believe or accept, remain the best book to read. The bible has transformed many lost souls and brought the prodigal sons and daughters back home to their distraught parents.

 

The bible has given hope, comfort, and salvation to many who previously contemplated committing suicide because of hardships, crimes, cruelties, oppression, suffering, and diseases that have plagued mankind from generation to generation.

 

Out of love, God offers his only Son as a sacrifice, for our salvation. Jesus performed many miracles. He raises the dead; spreads the Gospel to every corner of the world with his disciples. He walks on the waters, defends the oppressed and the persecuted. That wasn’t the end; he feeds five thousand people with five loaves and two fish and casts out demons.

 

Today, we are witnessing a different world. Churches, government officials, politicians, etc, put their hands on the bible to swear oaths, later they mock the bible and do things contrary to what is written in the holy book.

 

Nobody apart from Jesus raised the dead, yet today, there are people in our midst who decide who must live and die. A man kills his wife for life insurance; a woman kills her husband to inherit the property both have worked hard for. 

Armed robbers kill a couple, steal money, and snatch away a car. These are the disturbing news we receive daily from many parts of the world.

 

Despite Jesus assuring us that the truth shall set us free, it’s sad to narrate the tragedies, suffering, killings, oppression, domination, and the psychological torture, many have experienced because of the simple truth.

 

From the past generation to the current, if you don’t join the empire of deceitful enemies to sing their choruses of lies, hypocrisy, deceptions, and clandestine crimes, you are considered a threat and dangerous to society.

 

Since it takes courage to speak the truth, many are scared, and therefore, don’t want to be hurt, injured, lose their friends, or killed; thus, many have become chronic liars till the time they will depart from this earth.

 

As a believer of the scriptures myself, there are great words, Psalms, etc, that give us the nourishment, courage, hope, joy, and happiness to endure such oppressions that many can’t handle.

 

Whether the great stories in the bible are true or not, our faith in them has worked for us for decades; therefore, we are neither going to deny the Highest nor the Holy Bible.

 

This is one of the reasons, despite the harsh experiences Africans have passed through, the suicide rate on that continent is lower than that of Europe and America.

 

We are all facing the toughest time in this coronavirus pandemic. As a matter of fact, it’s not the wearing of the mouth mask that can save you. 

It is not the observation of the social distancing rules that can save you, and surely, it’s not the recommended vaccination that can save your life, because we have obeyed all these health rules, yet the infections keep rising daily across the world.

 

Continue to obey those recommended health rules, but look unto God for your survival because there are more lies and deceptions associated with the coronavirus than the truth.

 

We were told it kills old people, but today we know that the disease kills the poor, rich, old, young, including children.

 

Let God be your shield if all medical recommendations and rules have failed, because the assurance God gives us is “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Highest will rest in the shadow of the Almighty, I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

The Controversy Surrounding The Wearing Of COVID-19 Prevention Mouth Mask

Is the wearing of a mouth mask against COVID-19 infection necessary? Photo credit: Media Belgium

To avoid the spread of COVID-19, one of the rules recommended by the World Health Organization is the use of the mask, which covers both the nose and the mouth at the same time. 

However, there are thousands, probably millions worldwide, who are not interested in using these protective masks.

Behind every pandemic come rules and measures of prevention, just to avoid the spread but at times when you think about some of them, you will know that they don’t make sense at all. 

Many have refused to wear the masks because it rather suffocates or the user experiences difficulties in breathing.

When humans breathe, they take in oxygen to the body and breathe out the toxic substances that we have produced. 

This cycle helps both the body and the mind to function properly. Thus; many argue that air expelled from the lungs going into the mask, can accumulate a respiratory disease.

Scientifically, this makes sense but the authorities forcing citizens to wear mask compulsory, are not interested to acknowledge the dangers that face mask poses to the health. 

Instead, they have recommended that after using them they must be washed to get rid of any possible infection. This doesn't sound right to many people.

Also, these are some of the reasons many think the truth behind the coronavirus has been suppressed, believing the face mask is a scam.

 

Let’s consider this second argument, before the wearing of masks became compulsory in many places and in public transports, they were recommended for people that have symptoms of respiratory disease.

Another medical advice from the World Health Organization is that if you are to assist a person with suspected infection, in the presence of symptoms such as frequent sneezing or persistent cough, you should wear a mask to prevent the risk of infection.

Now the media is over-flooded with false information about the coronavirus that the lack of social distancing and mouth mask is what is causing the spread.

Many disbelieve this theory, the fact that when you are in town or public places, you hardly see people collapsing or the sick asking for medical help. 

We only listen to the news to hear the number of people killed by COVID – 19 in many countries around the world. Why would people take the disease seriously even though COVID - 19 is real?

Even the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has refused to wear a mouth mask in a country that has been devastated by the coronavirus.

I read recently that masks are of no use for healthy people but for the sick and health personnel, yet some countries have made it compulsory that you will end up paying a fine if you violate the rule. 

This is even more confusing, giving signals that governments are not telling us the truth about the virus.