MEMBERS CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL DAY 5 MASS INDOCTRINATION DATED 21 JULY, 2023.
I bring you warm greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a privilege to be part of Day 5 Mass Indoctrination. Below is my take on the teaching of the Doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ by our Dear Brother Eli. LESSON I learned more on Friday about the doctrine of praying to God. Bro. Eli breaks it down for us with Biblical references. I learned that husband and wife should not deny each other what he or she needs because they don’t have power over their bodies. The husband has no power over his body; if the wife wants him to have affairs with her, he cannot deny her; likewise, the wife doesn’t have power over her body, and the situation is vice versa. Marriage is the coming together of two different people (male and female) who are ready to work as one and satisfy each other. I also learned that If the husband and wife want to abstain from sex, it is only when they want to pray and fast, and there should be an agreement between the two of them. Husband and wife who are wise will devote their time to prayers and fasting, and by doing that, they should abstain from any sexual act so Satan will not tempt them. I learned that fasting is a special way of asking or requesting something from God. If we pray and join it with fasting, it has great and tremendous power. We are made to understand that where science fails, prayer prevails, and where men fail, prayer prevails. Other churches did not teach that when you pray and fast, you must abstain from sexual intercourse as couples; it is written in the word of God. That period of abstinence from sex is to pray to God, either regarding the situation you are going through when someone is sick, barren, or suffering all manner of afflictions. When we call upon the Lord with a sincere heart without obstruction, he will hearken to our cry.
How fasting is taught in the Holy Scripture
I learned that If we want to fast, we need to let go of all our shortcomings, our old way of life, and if a person is aggrieved or bothered by you because of one thing or another, or if you lend money to someone while you’re fasting. He cannot pay you anymore, forgive him in that period of fasting, take off the burden from his head, and the Lord will reward you richly. And if we’re fasting, we should give bread to the hungry and clothing to anyone who needs it. In this time of fasting, we should help those who are in need. By so doing, our light shall break forth, and our heavenly father will be glorified. This is not for self-glorification but for God to be glorified in our deeds. Fasting is essential for our bodies. According to scientists, fasting boosts our immune system. When we fast, we should not appear like hypocrites; we don’t need to show up or report to other people. Fasting should be done between you and God or between the congregation of God's people and God.
I also learned that the Husband or man should provide for the family; he should not be lazy because that is his responsibility, and the wife is there to help him. The husband is the head of the wife, as written in the Word of God. That was why God instructed us that while men pray, they should not cover their heads; it shows reverence and honors the authority of God. Man is submitting to God, and if we cover our heads while we pray, we dishonor the Lord. The woman needs to cover her hair when praying; that is the symbol of honor to the husband, but if the woman refuses to cover her hair, she dishonors her husband. This is the ranking according to how Bro. Eli explained it to my understanding. Man is created for God, and woman is created for man, but the woman and the man are to submit to God's authority. Husbands are expected to love their wives just as Jesus Christ loves the church, and the wife submits to their husband; the husband is a lord unto the wife.
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