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CHILDREN generation lyrics song

GUEST POST – WILL OUR CHILDREN HAVE A SONG?

And so my ever
thinking mind took me on this path as I lounged on my bed, enjoying the breeze
coming in through the window, passively hoping that PHCN aka NEPA aka national
grid would surprise me this Friday evening.                               

It’s kind of a
jolly evening. My radio is playing into the headphones I’ve got plugged in my
ears, entertaining me and as is the trend, a rich masculine voice effortlessly
gets people to call in and share 
their troubles with the world. 

In no time
there’s a commercial break on the radio and there’s good news! For me anyway – an amazing musical group is
coming to town! It’s UB40!              

Now, this is the
point where my thought starts to wander. I wasn’t born when the likes of UB40
ruled the airwaves but I’ve grown to appreciate lots of oldies and I assume
this is because songs back then were rich and deep. In my opinion, one could
practically touch the effort put into writing some of these songs and the
artistes were people 
who understood the art of life and love to a reasonable extent.                                                            
We can barely
say that about many of the present day ‘love songs’ jumping into our space from
all corners. They are almost always composed of 7 – 10 words; mostly ‘baby’ ‘do
me’ ‘ waist’   ‘high’ not to mention the
X-rated videos that leave me wide-eyed with Jaw-dropped. By the way, are these videos
even censored by the designated regulatory bodies? What worries me most is that
society is largely accepting these videos and our children and little ones (in
my case) know no other songs or dance step save the ones exhibited in these
videos. Some folks in my age group might say I sound like their grandma or
think that I’m being overly religious.

Truth be told, I’m neither; but it bothers
me, not for my generation as much as the generation after me. What would their
old school (supposedly classic) music sound like forty years from now? Were the
songs in the 60s criticised in this light back then when they were newly
composed and sung? How do we keep the innocent senses of our children
undefiled?

I have nephews and nieces and I’m yet to
have my own kids but I wouldn’t want my kids whining their waists and chanting
all sorts in the name of music that’s in vogue. I pray for strength to help
keep my eyes on what they watch and listen to, where they go to and who they go
with. I apologise I’m asking lots of questions and supplying no answers which
is how articles should be tailored. However, we should think on this and make
decisive efforts to keep our kids on the path to sanity. There goes my highly
opinionated, ever thinking mind! Hmmmph…













Full credits – Agbo Victoria – she is a free lance writer with School Tips, a publication on parenting and education issues.

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    Steve Finnell
    May 16, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    WHAT DID THE FIRST CHRISTIANS BELIEVE?

    THE CHURCH OF CHRIST HAD ITS BEGINNING ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST 33 A.D.. WHAT BELIEFS AND ACTIONS DID THE THREE THOUSAND CONVERTS TO CHRIST HAVE IN COMMON? DID GOD APPROVE OF EVOLVING BELIEFS, DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SALVATION? IF THAT WERE TRUE, THEN WOULD IT NOT BE FOUND IN THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES?

    Acts 2:41 So then, those who received his word were baptized; and there were added about three thousand souls. Acts 2:47….And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

    All three thousand believed the apostle Peter's message and were baptized in water. Then they were added to the Lord's church by the Lord Himself. The Lord did not add the unsaved to His church. They had to believe and be baptized in water prior to being added to the body of Christ.

    1. Acts 2:22 Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

    All three thousand believed Jesus was a miracle worker.

    2. Acts 2:31-32 he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay. 32 This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.

    All three thousand believed in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    3. Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified."

    All three thousand believed that Jesus was Lord and Christ.

    4. Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

    All three thousand repented in order to have sins forgiven. (repentance meant that they made the commitment to turn from their unbelief and sinful lifestyle and turn toward God).

    All three thousand were baptized in water in order to have their sins forgiven.

    All three thousand received the indwelling gift of the Holy Spirit after they believed, repented, and were baptized in water.

    5. Acts 2:40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

    All three thousand were saved after they believed Peter's message: They believed, repented, confessed, and were baptized in water. (Mark 16:16, John 3:16, Acts 3:19, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 8:35-38) THEN THEY WERE ADDED TO THE LORD'S CHURCH! (Acts 2:47)

    WHAT THINGS DID PETER NOT PREACH AND WHAT THINGS DID THE THREE THOUSAND NOT BELIEVE.

    1.Peter did not preach that men were saved by grace alone.

    2.Peter did not preach that men were saved by faith only

    3.Peter did not preach that God had selected a few to be saved and that all others would go to hell.

    4. Peter did not preach that water baptism was not essential to salvation.

    5. Peter did not preach that Jesus was just one of many Saviors.

    6. Peter did not preach that once you were saved, that you could continue in a sinful lifestyle and still be saved.

    7. Peter did not preach that God did not have the power to give us an inerrant translation of the Scriptures.

    8. Peter did not preach that God would provide hundreds or thousands of different Christian denominations, and that they would teach different ways of being saved.

    9. Peter did NOT preach that you had to speak in tongues as evidence that you were saved.

    AS BELIEVERS IN CHRIST, MEN SHOULD USE THE BIBLE AS THEIR GUIDE FOR SALVATION. Looking to man-made creed books, Bible commentaries, denominational statements of faith, and church catechisms, is looking in all the wrong places for the absolute truth!

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