Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Adultery & the Strong Words of Jesus   The Ten Commandments are the bedrock of a moral, ethical, and righteous society.  The seventh commandment, which prohibits adultery, is a clarion call to personal purity. Here are some more insights of this important commandment from the words of Jesus.  Warning: Be prepared for some strong undiluted statements from the Lord Himself.   And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell — Matthew 5:29-30   •   Right eye and right hand: Hard to believe but true, Jesus advocates removing a bodily member that causes you to sin, rather than keeping it and going to hell. Exceptiona...

Finding Legitimacy in an Immoral World ‘ Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral .’ --Hebrews 13:4 DE FACTO: Existence without legal or ecclesiastical recognition or sanction. DE JURE: Existence by right according to law. Last month we looked at the ever-rising phenomena of de facto relationships, also known as cohabitation. We will explore this topic some more. Are There Any Benefits to Cohabitation? [i] Just because something is commonplace and permitted by society does not make it healthy and right. After all, cigarette smoking is legal but it can cost your thousands of dollars a year and have a detrimental effect on your health. Gambling also is legal and look at the trail of trouble and sorrow it leaves.             Some claim that a de facto relationship helps prepare a couple for marriage and prevents divo...

FROM 'DE FACTO' TO 'DE JURE:' Finding Legitimacy in an Immoral World Kameel Majdali ‘ Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral .’ --Hebrews 13:4 DE FACTO: Existence without legal or ecclesiastical recognition or sanction. DE JURE: Existence by right according to law. The clerk handed an overseas tourist her visa application. Immediately her eye spotted the section called ‘Marital Status,’ from which she could choose one of five options. These included: [   ]  Single; [   ]  Married; [   ]  Divorced; [   ]  Widowed; and... [   ] De Facto. Unclear on the last option, she asked the clerk what it meant. ‘ De facto is when a couple lives together without being married, ’ he replied. ‘Oh, ’ she blurted out, ‘ where I come from, we call that ''living in sin. '" Cohabitation or ‘The De f...

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour from the LORD -- Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV) In Part 01, we looked at some of the factors that cause people to ‘get it wrong’ while in search of Mr. or Miss Right. These factors included: 1.       A corrupt, sex-saturated culture; 2.       Worship of false gods, which is far more prevalent than one realises, including materialism, statism (an overarching role for the government), and selfism; 3.       Opportunism; 4.       Narcissism: people can put on a prolonged act before the real person is exposed. 5.       The scourge of pornography. Latest count is that 46% of Americans view porn during the week. It also has a devastating effect on male virility. 6.       No fear of God; 7.       Ignoring wise counsel. Proverbs 11:14 says ...