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    'Behave'
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    'Behave'

    By Michael Adedeji

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    ‘Behaving well’ is the key to our survival as a ‘specie’. God gave us the privilege and gift of conscious moral existence, and he also gave us the ‘rules’ for its godly enjoyment, sustenance and ‘profitable’ continuity. For us to continue to ‘exist’ we must take to heart, respect and follow these rules; we must ‘learn’ how to ‘behave well’. Or else, we will soon go into ‘extinction’! Why and how? What does it mean to ‘behave well’, and what does it mean to be ‘ill behaved’?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Adedeji
    Release dateApr 8, 2014
    ISBN9781311151469
    'Behave'
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    Michael Adedeji

    a servant of Jesus Christ, preacher and teacher of the Gospel, author, songwriter, singer and instrumentalist. Pastors at Zion City Church of God,Lagos,Nigeria.

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      'Behave' - Michael Adedeji

      ‘BEHAVE’

      By Michael Adedeji

      Copyright 2014 Michael Adedeji

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free e-book. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit. They brought forth life and the universe, and they were thoughtful in creation.

      They sustain and administer creation by their knowledge, wisdom and power, and they are lavish in their love and commitment towards man.

      You are forever appreciated, glorified and praised!

      Note:

      Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are taken with permission from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.

      Table Of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: A People And A World Out Of Control

      The Assault on our Communal Foundation

      The Mystery of Discipline and Rigor

      Have we lost Our Mind?

      Chapter 2: Our Agitation For ‘Independence’

      Chapter 3: ‘Behave!’

      Good and Evil

      Chapter 4: Why ‘Behaving Well’ Is Difficult For Us

      ‘Denying’ God

      Divine Help to the Rescue

      God’s Love Properly Understood

      Chapter 5: It Is Possible

      The ‘Mystery’ of Righteousness And Holiness

      About The Author

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      Introduction

      Man is going full throttle in the direction of ill-behavior, perversion and wickedness, showing little or no restrain as he speeds along. We seem to find more pleasure in engaging in and propagating impropriety and wickedness than living morally and spiritually disciplined and decent lives. More than ever before, we seem to resent spiritual and moral discipline thinking or claiming that they infringe on our freedom to do what ‘feels good’ to us; we think they impose unnecessary and many times, ‘unbearable’ checks on our desires, drives, urges and pleasures.

      But going down the road of spiritually and morally unrestrained lives is inevitable destruction. The scripture confirms this; "All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart…There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death…A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead" (Proverbs 16:25; 21:2,16). We seem to have forgotten that life is woven around not just physical laws but also spiritual laws as well. We didn’t create life and the myriad of laws and arrangements that keep it going and running. We need to realize and understand that relating irresponsibly with the spiritual and physical laws of life has very grievous repercussions.

      Many of us are angry with God; we think he’s spoiling the fun of ‘living our lives to the fullest’ by the restraints of his laws, principles and commandments. Our primary grouse with him is he insists we must ‘behave well’; that we should truly reflect his nature and be ‘like Him’. This can only be achieved through our submission, commitment and respect for his divine instructions and commandments. Somehow, this does not ‘go down well’ with many of us. Some of us have even openly labeled God an inconsiderate, ‘shrouded’, vindictive, poke-nosing perfectionist. Hmm!

      We bring charges against him like: He doesn’t mind his own business (what other business has God other than the running of his creation?), he’s too morally and spiritually demanding, he wants to ‘vet’ and supervise everything we think, say, or do, he imposes his standards and rules on us without asking for our opinion, and he refuses to compromise on these imposed standards and rules, knowing fully well we are ‘imperfect beings’

      OUR PRIMARY GROUSE WITH GOD IS HE INSISTS

      WE MUST ‘BEHAVE WELL’; THAT WE SHOULD

      TRULY REFLECT HIS NATURE AND BE ‘LIKE HIM’...

      SOMEHOW, THIS DOES NOT ‘GO DOWN WELL’ WITH

      MANY OF US. SOME OF US HAVE EVEN OPENLY

      LABELED GOD AN "INCONSIDERATE, ‘SHROUDED’,

      VINDICTIVE, POKE-NOSING PERFECTIONIST." HMM!

      The accusations continue: To add his ‘vindictive salt’ to our already festering sores from the lacerations of his moral blade, he still wants to ‘judge and punish us severely’ for failing to comply or ‘meet up’ with his obviously humanly unattainable moral and spiritual standards (God’s standards are only sinful-man unattainable); why can’t he just leave us alone to be who we are (whatever that turns out to be!)?

      Of course, we are so many things - the good, the bad, and the ugly. But, primarily, we are very ‘intelligent’ beings who love liberty, rights, knowledge, pleasure, and adventure (LRKPA). God created us and fitted us with ‘LRKPA’ because of his love, generosity, care, and thoughtfulness (wisdom) towards us. ‘LRKPA’ are attributes of God which he gave us the privilege to have and share alongside with him. The scriptures testify to the fact that ‘LRKPA’ originated from him:

      WE ARE SO MANY THINGS

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