19/12/2022
Is it a sin?
As a young Christian I have always had a severe battle within me about so many things that are considered not clearly spelled out in the bible if it is a sin or not. I often ask myself is smoking cigarette a sin? Is sport betting a sin? Is clubbing a sin? And many other questions. Most of these things are not clearly written in the bible if it is a sin or not. Beside it might not be a sin but should a Christian indulge in such? These are issues that most Christians struggle with daily and trusting God for direction.I came to understand that the Bible contains answer to every question we may have , we just need to open our hearts in readiness for God to teach us. Behold we are going to get a brief answer to this questions which I believe will be of great benefits. For matters that are considered obscured as to whether a Christian should do it or not, I have just one major scripture to address that
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
The real question to ask about clubbing is: can pass all of this test above? Anything you want to do should be examined according to this parameters and after a good screen, then you will know if it will give God glory or not. We must bear in mind that we were bought by a price and that our lives are not ours but we live for Christ. It is not about what pleases you but it is what pleases God (Gal 2:20, 1cor 10:23, 1cor6:20). We must therefore in view of all this things ask ourselves the question of if what we do glorifies Christ in anyway. God is a jealous God and His glory He shares with no one. It is not about if it is good or bad but it is about who takes the glory at the end of the course! If it is God, then go for it but if it is not God, flee away.