How To Live A Holy Life
There is still much to learn, to
hear and to do.
By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Introduction
On
several occasions, you hear the churches and their members saying that Good is holy. The ministers of God say it loud and clear, as
if they know the meaning of holiness. And the members declare it, as if they
know how to live a holy life.
A
survey of the ministers of God shows that many of them are just noisemakers and
hypocrites, because they mount the pulpit and speak with all boldness, as if
they know the Truth. They are only believers, because they
have neither seen, heard nor experienced the Truth.
Nowadays,
people are dying in large numbers, because of carelessness, as a result of
uncontrolled defilement and widespread unholiness.
The society and church must reverse the bad trends, if we want people to live
long, healthy, happy and successful lives. For the time being, so many things
are going wrong, because the religious leaders are spiritually blind, ignorant
and lazy. And because the members are very much impatient and nonchalant,
behaving like the baby in the arms, who eats whatever that is fed into its
mouth, without knowing whether the food is good or bad.
After
reading this writing and posting, you will understand why God’s anger and wrath
are severe against the world. And then, you will begin to appreciate the reason
why I am very much disappointed with most of the religious leaders. They are
busy dining and wining from the tithes and offerings, while the souls of
humanity are perishing into the hell fire.
Meaning Of
Holiness
Here is a
detailed explanation of holiness.
1. Holiness is a quality of God. Holiness means that God is so
good that there is no evil in Him or from Him, and that He does not tolerate
even the least evil.
2. Holiness means that there are
things which God accepts, and there are those things which He does not accept. God accepts what
is holy, and rejects what is not holy.
3. Holiness is the state of being
holy - pure,
separated, dedicated (reserved), sanctified (consecrated), divinely enabled and
maintained as holy.
4. The object or person is pure because it does not have
contamination with some other things – it is not adulterated (polluted).
5. It is separated because it is
reserved, kept
away from other things, especially those things that can contaminate it.
6. It is dedicated because it has been presented to
God as holy and as belonging to God only.
7. It is sanctified because it has been blessed with
prayers, holy water or anointing oil.
8. And it is enabled because the spirit and power of
God has been imparted to it. The evidence which shows that it has been enabled
is that it can, on being sanctified and thenceforth, perform some special tasks
that it could not perform before it was presented before God. A very good
example is the staff of Moses. Before Moses met God on Mt Sinai, his staff was an ordinary walking stick. When Moses met God, the
spirit and power of God was imparted into the staff, and it became holy staff that works miracles.
9. Maintenance is necessary because there are laws of
holiness which must be observed from day to day for the holy person or object
to remain holy. Before Samson’s hairs were cut, there were holy hairs that
enabled Samson performed wonders. After the hairs were cut, the law of holiness
was broken and Samson lost his power and glory.
10.
Children of God must be holy, because God is holy. People should live their
life in ways that are holy. “You must be holy, because I the Lord, I am holy.”
11.
Always follow due process. Do not use short cuts, which will eventually cause you more harm than good. Even business experts give
this, same, advice.
The
Importance Of Holiness
The importance
of holiness include:
1. Holiness ensures purity, freedom
from contaminations, pollutions and impurities. It preserves the nature and
form of something.
2. Holiness preserves the potency of
something. A pure substance gives an accurate result, and is far better in
performance than an impure substance. For example, pure water boils at 100oc.
But, when it contains impurities, its boiling point is uncertain and therefore,
unreliable.
3. Holiness is the key to health and
longevity. God has all things but He does not utilize all things. Likewise, a
holy person keeps away from those foodstuffs that are not good for health and
long life. He ensures moderation in his eating habit. He only eats to live, and
does not live to eat.
4. The blessings and promises of God
manifest for the righteous man like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Holiness enables
us to remain in the righteousness of God, to move in the footsteps of the Holy
Spirit.
5. Success and prosperity become
manifest by honest means, and not by dubious ways. Such success and prosperity
last longer than the benefits of cheating people, gains by blood money, etc.
6. Holiness ensures availability of
power and victory. When Samson maintained the sacredness of his hairs, he had
power and victory over the Philistines. But when he abused the law of holiness,
he became a miserable toy in their hands. Hence, holiness is power (Nso bu ike.)
7. Holiness enables parents to get
God-fearing children. Children got by romantic love tend to be immoral.
Examples are the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, begotten by him and his
daughters. It is not surprising that the same Moabites misled the children of
Israelites into immorality and idolatry.
8. Holiness serves as a protection
against the evil spirits, demons, mermaids, ghosts, witches and forces of
darkness. Balaam and Balack could not curse the
Israelites because the Israelites were a holy nation. The evil spirits are
afraid of a holy person. That is why St. Paul was able to cast them out, but
the sons of Sceva could not; instead, the evil
spirits pounced on them to devour them.
9. Everyday spiritual growth is
possible when there is holiness. The same spiritual progress is hindered by all
forms of unholiness.
10.
The
Angels encamp around holy people of God, to defend them.
11.
By
holiness, we welcome and receive the Spirit (God), which then gives us maturity
and mastery. Then, you begin to do things you otherwise cannot do.
12.
We rest
assured of everlasting life in the heavenly kingdom.
13.
We gain
great insight and foresight, as well as spiritual knowledge and wisdom, because
the Holy Spirit inspires us.
14.
Our
future becomes secure like a house built on a solid rock, not like that of a
house built on sinking sand.
How To Live A
Holy Life
In The Environments:
1.
Do
not spit on the ground, and if you do so, you have to cover up the spittle or
phlegm with sand.
2.
Do
not pour waste water on the roads or pathways, so that people do not step into
it.
3.
If
the waste water from one compound is spoiling the way leading into another
compound, the first compound has to make their waste move underground or create
drainage for the waste water.
On The Roads:
1.
Do
not dump dead animals on the roads for the vehicles to crush them.
2.
Any
vehicle that touches the carcass is defiled. Likewise, all those inside the
vehicle.
About Washing Clothes:
1. Do not wear or wash dresses made
by demonic companies, made with demonic materials or which have demonic signs
and symbols on them.
2. Do not soak demonic dresses in
the same water with good or holy dresses.
3. Do not wash ordinary and sacred
clothes together. For example, do not wash your dresses and white garment
together. Wash them separate, white garments before the ordinary dresses or
provide separate vessels for their washing.
4. Do not allow dresses soaked in
water to overstay in immersion.
5. Doing so makes the water rotten
and offensive.
6. By then, the wet clothes give out
a very bad stench, which scars away the Angels and Holy Spirit.
7. On the other hand, the stench
attracts evil spirits and demons into the family. This development is not good,
especially for children, who can be possessed by demons.
8. If somebody is already possessed
by demons, the condition of such a person becomes worse. In some cases,
everybody within the family compound suffers one kind of problem or another, in
one way or the other.
9. When you wash clothes, do not use
detergent from members of cult, secret societies, demonic companies or marine
outfits.
10. Doing so makes it easy for such
evil groups to initiate people into the bad societies.
11. Doing so opens the way for evil
spirits and demons to easily possess and manipulate people.
12. Avoids trends and fashions that
are not of God. And there are so many of them.
13. Avoid flashy things of life.
There are the snares (traps) that the Devils use to lure (mislead) people into
the hell fire. That is why Jesus said, “29 If your
right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more
profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to
be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and
cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29-30
14. Unfortunately, people are today
doing the opposite. Instead of turning away from worldly fashions and trends,
they are scrambling (desiring or pursuing) for them, as if their lives depend
on the false and deceptive illusions. “For what profit is it to a man if he
gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in
exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:26-27
15. Do not keep wet dresses inside
the rooms or houses. Doing so keeps the dresses wet, and also, makes the house
cloudy and gloomy. All these conditions attract evil spirits.
16. Do not wear a dress for so many
days before washing it.
17. Do not wear dirty dresses. Wash
them in water as soon as they become dirty.
18. Likewise, wash the bedding
materials, like bedsheet, pillow case, footmat, etc, at least once a
week.
19. If somebody urinated on a bed
sheet, wash the bedsheet and the affected part of mattress
with water, before you continue to use it.
20. If somebody keeps his mouth open
during sleep, such that saliva poured out of his mouth on the pillow, wash both
pillow case and the affected part of pillow in water before using them again.
21. If a dress is giving out a foul
smell, wash it in water before using it again.
22. If a person is very bad or
possessed by evil spirit or demons, do not wash his dresses together with the
dresses of other people.
23. Do not use the water used in
washing the dresses of somebody, who is bad or possessed by evil spirit, in
washing the dresses of other people.
Inside The Houses And
Compound:
1.
Do
not allow dirty water in your house or environments. Dirty water or waste water
attract evil spirits, demons, mermaids, ghosts,
witches and black energies.
2.
Also,
the waste causes diseases, infections and pollutions.
3.
The
same facts are true about rotten materials and stinking refuse.
4.
Inside
the kitchen, at nights, put all plates, cups, knives, forks and spoons, used
and unused, inside a closed bucket, so that rodents and insects do not touch
them or cluster on them.
5.
During
the day, keep the windows wide open, for enough light, brightness and
liveliness inside the rooms.
6.
Do
the same to provide ventilation. Receiving fresh air is the same as thing as
breathing in the Holy Spirit.
Against Corpses, Graves, Mortuary And Bones:
1.
Any
person, who has touched corpse, grave or human bone, should not cook for
others, until after seven days. The person is free to cook for him/herself. He
can also eat the food cooked by others.
2.
A
reverend father or minister, who has touched corpse, grave, coffin or entered
inside a room in which there is corpse, should not enter the church or holy
place, until after seven days.
“This is the law
when a man dies in a tent (room or hall): All who come into the tent and all
who are in the tent shall be unclean seven days; 15 and every open vessel,
which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean. 16 Whoever in the open field
touches one who is slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a
grave, shall be unclean seven days.” Numbers 19:14-16
3.
Such
a reverend or minister should not touch Holy Communion or serve bread and wine
to people. Be warned.
4.
Stop
giving or receiving holy communion in the presence of a corpse.
“…and every open
vessel, which has no cover fastened on it, is unclean.” Numbers 19:15
5.
Stop
asking people to go in and see corpse, except in the case of a father, mother,
brother, sister, husband or wife. The few that shall carry it are enough to go
in.
6.
When
a minster goes for burial, do not enter the room in which there is corpse. Move
straight to the table.
7.
And
during burial, stand at such a place that it shall not be possible to touch the
coffin or grave.
During And After Burial And Funeral Ceremonies:
1.
After
burial, allow at east seven days. Then, perform family deliverance and
spiritual works, for purification and sanctification, before people shall come
into the compound to eat during funeral.
2.
After
funeral, remove all the posters and banners. The more you display them, the
more they attract the forces of death and the more people die.
3. Immediately after attending
burial or funeral ceremonies, keep the dresses worn to the occasion aside. Do
not wear them again until you have washed them with holy water.
4. Before attending burial and
funeral ceremonies, wash yourself with holy water, consuming fire or blood of
Jesus. The holy wash protects you from the evil spirits, demons and wicked
people, who attend the ceremonies in order to possess and manipulate more
people, even without people knowing it.
5. Again, after the burial
ceremonies, wash yourself with consuming fire or blood of Jesus before you
enter your house.
Concerning Women In Their Monthly
Period:
1.
A
woman in her monthly period, menstruation, should remain in confinement,
restricted area.
2.
She
should not go about touching everything that people use.
3.
She
should not be collecting water from the drums and water bottles used by others.
4.
She
should not be dipping her hands into the foods or pots used by others.
5.
Instead,
other should provide her whatever she needs without touching her. You can keep
the items on the ground for her to collect.
6.
It
is good to state here that menstruation is not sickness, shameful or evil.
Spiritually, separation is very important.
On Purity Of
Heart:
1.
Do
not entertain evil thoughts.
2.
Do
not speak vulgar words.
About Home Videos And
Films:
1.
Do
not watch films and videos of fornication, rape, violence, horror, murder,
fraud, war, shootings, cultism, paganism, etc.
2.
Do
not spend your time watching boxing or wrestling. What the boxers and wrestlers
are doing on the stage are exactly what are happening
inside the hell fire. Be warned.
3.
The
more you watch them, the more the evil spirits and demons sow the seeds of evil
in your heart and mind, without your knowing it.
4.
Stop
patronizing video shops marketing videos of war, rape, violence, crime,
indecent dressing, cultism, idolatry, fraud, etc. The money you pay them
enables them to produce more evil. If you examine, you will discover that for
the past 10 to 20 years, more and more of evil films and videos are being
produced, poured into the markets and distributed in the society.
On Abortion:
1.
A
person who has committed abortion should not cook food for other people to eat.
2.
Also,
she should not fetch water for others to use. If she does so, she is polluting
the environment and destroying the destinies of others.
3.
She
should be selling food items, whether raw or cooked.
4.
The
same law of holiness applies to all those who participated, facilitated,
suggested or assisted in the abortion. And there are so many abortions secretly
taking place, today.
On Fornication And
Adultery:
1.
A
person, who has committed fornication or adultery, should not cook for others.
2.
Otherwise,
she is defiling them, hindering their spiritual growth and causing several
problems in their lives.
Regarding Indecent Dresses:
1.
A
female, who is wearing men’s dress, should not cook for others or touch what
people eat. If she does so, she is causing spiritual pollutions and death.
2.
The same thing applies if a man is wearing the
dress of the female.
Regarding Silence And
Noise:
1.
Do
everything possible to avoid noisy vibrations, booming sounds and bombarding music, including noisy worship and incessant
sounds.
2.
When
you speak, do so in a low and gentle tone. Do not emulate the film actors, who
speak in harsh voice. They call it ‘loud and clear’. But, in spirit, it is
demonic pollutions and poisoning. Be warned.
3.
Avoid
incessant calls on the phones. It frustrates spiritual growth and development.
Beware Of Customs And Traditions:
1.
Stop
watching masquerades.
2.
Do
not follow them about.
3.
Do
not allow them into your homes and churches. They are Devils way of defiling
the holiness of the environments.
4.
They
are images of demons in the hell regions.
5.
Stop
accepting pagan titles and awards.
6.
Stop
participating in pagan festivals and activities.
On Return From
The Markets, Shops And Boutiques:
“Tell
my people, whenever they buy something from any market, whether foodstuff or
any other things that they want to use, they should take my consuming fire
mixed with the blood of my son and sprinkle it on the items and say, “Father,
Son and the Holy Spirit, destroy the forces of darkness with your consuming
fire, and let the blood of Jesus purify it that we may use it.”
“Once I hear this prayer,
I will answer it immediately.
I am the Lord Almighty.
When you spray the blood of Jesus on things,
I cleanse them from all impurities.”
Conclusion
By
now, you would have seen or discovered the reasons why I often say that most of
the people that claim to be born again, Christians or religious are not. Most
of the religious leaders, including famous pastors and trending reverend
fathers, are busy deceiving themselves and misleading ignorant masses into the
hell fire. Be warned!