Of late the words commonsense and compassion have become so topical that they are causing serious problems in some Christian circles after a revered priest came out to say that we should have compassion with commonsense. Hehehehehe, the latest fila in town is that some churches are seriously losing revenue in tithes and offerings because some church goers have also decided to give with commonsense!
Eiwooo, since when did the things of God become conditional? As for this paa di33, I beg to differ. Let me take you through a little bit of Sunday school lessons to make my point.
In 1 John 2:6, the Bible says that those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did; and as a demonstration of this Christ loved us so unconditionally that even while we were still sinners he died for us. (Romans 5:8). Again, the Bible clearly states that those who walk with the Lord should have compassion. Please refer to Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:12-13, Philippians 2:1-2 and I Peter 3:8.
Folks, I don’t want to bore you with a lot of Bible quotations, but let me put the icing on the cake. The Bible says in Galatians 6:2 that we should carry each other’s burdens, and in this way we will fulfill the law of Christ. So, you see, all-burden-be-burden, it does not matter whether the person carrying the burden is from Nkwantanang Bay.
But seriously speaking, this commonsense palaver is causing a lot of wahala paa oo.
In a particular church, promiscuity and drunkenness was rife among members especially the youth. The Senior Pastor during a Sunday church service
preached: “If I had all the akpeteshie in the world, I’d take them and dump them into the river”. And the congregation cried, “Amen!”
“And if I had all the apio in the world, I’d take them and dump them in the river”. And the congregation cried, “Amen!”
“And if I had all the brukutu and Palm wine in the world, I’d take them all and dump them in the river”. Again the congregation cried, “Amen!”
“And if I had all the kasapreko and alomo bitters in the world, I’d take them all and throw them in the river”. And the congregation gave a thunderous shout, “Amen!”
The preacher sat down, and a deacon then stood up and said:
“For our closing hymn, let’s turn to page 126 of our hymn books and
sing, ‘We shall drink from that river with commonsense”.
The congregation screamed Halleluyah eiii!!!
Kikikikikikiki, Ayeka. Do you see where commonsensical compassion has brought us?
