Do Not Murder!

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Do Not Murder!

“You shall not murder.” (Exodus 20:13) You may say, “I am not a bad person—I have not murdered anyone!” It is true that it is bad to murder someone. In fact, God considers it an affront to Him to murder someone who bears His image. He said: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.” (Genesis 9:6) However, you may be one of those who do not recognize that they have helped towards the death of some. Consider the following: ABORTION REASONS

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WHY WOMEN ABORT THEIR CHILDREN:

Shame: Some get pregnant not through their husbands. Others get pregnant out of wedlock. Avoidance of responsibility: Some say they are not yet ready to have children. Still others say they have too many children already. But the real issue is that they don’t want responsibility!

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Pressure: Some resort to abortion because of fear that their parents will know their situation. Others are convinced or forced by their boyfriends or other influential persons in their lives.

Some of them rationalize, “It is not yet a child! It’s just a fetus!” In doing this, they are deceived or they deceive themselves. Let’s look at David’s statement concerning this: “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,” (Psalms 139:15) Notice the pronouns “I” and “my”. David was already a person when he was newly conceived in his mother’s womb! “If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.” (Exodus 21:22-25) The Full Life Study Bible remarks, “…. If death resulted to the mother or the child, then the offending party was found guilty of murder and had to pay with his life. In other words, the unborn child is viewed here as a human being: the fetus death is considered murder. Note that this is the only instance in the

2 law where accidental manslaughter called for the death penalty (cf. Deuteronomy 19:4-10). The principle is clear—God seeks to protect those who are least able to protect themselves (i.e., the unborn).” Therefore, abortion is murder! Have you participated in such crime? … Have you taken some pills or done something else to abort a child? … Have you beaten a pregnant woman that the child she carried died? … If so, you are like a witch: “Let no-one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,” (Deuteronomy 18:10) Now confess that sin to God. Suggested Prayer: “Father, I now understand that my participation in abortion is murder and is an abomination to You. … Forgive me. Cleanse and heal me from all effects it produced on my mind, emotion and will. Enable me to accept myself and to relate better with others. If possible, I shall ask forgiveness from the parents of the child.” SUICIDE Have you attempted to commit suicide? Have you done something to cause yourself to die as Job could have done if listened to his wife who told him to curse God and die (Job 2:9)? If so, you are like Judas into whom Satan entered. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. … (John 13:27) Because of this, Judas became like Satan—the murderer. “…the devil…. He was a murderer from the beginning….” (John 8:44) The only difference is that Judas killed himself. “So Judas ... hanged himself.” (Matthew 27:5) If you have attempted suicide, confess it to God and have him cleanse you. Suggested Prayer: “God, I have identified myself with Satan by attempting suicide. Free me from any spirit who may have instigated me to commit that type of murder.” HATRED AND CURSING According to the Apostle John:

3 “Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.” (1 John 3:15) Jesus said: “But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment,—and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna.” (Matthew 5:22 Rotherham) “….But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” (Matthew 5:22) Have you hated another? … Have you insulted others’ intellectual capacity, calling him, “Stupid!”, “Empty-head!”, “Worthless!”, “Senseless!” or “Crazy!” … Have you said something like, “That is common sense, don’t you understand?” … Have you been involved in character assassination, calling him, “Fool/Rebel!” or declaring, “You are so wicked!” Have you cursed a ruler of your people (Exodus 22:28)? … “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21) “Anyone who will tell the authorities will have his head fly from him.” This is what a drug pusher, user and robber gave as a warning to his neighbors while he was illegally installing electricity in broad daylight. A few days later, a train rolled over him and his head flew to about ten meters from his body. Indeed, he ate the fruit of his lips! Do you now remember how you have spoken evil against a person? Suggested Prayer: “God, I agree that when I hated and cursed __________________ (mention their names), I became a murderer. Forgive me. I pray that you turn those curses into blessings. Enable me from now on to speak only blessings upon others.” UNHEALTHY INTAKE DRINKING

WINE

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. (Ephesians 5:18) Have you gotten drunk with wine? Some would say, “I don’t get drunk for getting drunk is forbidden … I just drink moderately!”

4 One time, one offered me a reddish drink from a bottle. Thinking that it was juice, I freely drank about a quarter of a glass. But I felt warmth when it passed my throat. I looked at it and exclaimed, “This is wine!” He smiled and told me, “Drinking wine is not forbidden, right?” So I quoted to him: “Do not gaze at wine when it is red …” (Proverbs 23:31) “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. "They hit me," you will say, "but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"” (Proverbs 23:29-35 NIV) Here we see that even gazing at wine is already forbidden since it eventually leads to drunkenness! The next time I was in his house, I no longer saw red wine in his refrigerator. Instead, I saw “sparkling wine”! I remembered the next phrase in the same verse: “… when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!” (Proverbs 23:31) But you might complain, “But Timothy was encouraged to drink wine!” Let us see that verse in context: “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.” (1 Timothy 5:23) Notice that it was Paul’s purpose to heal Timothy of his frequent illnesses. How about you? Did the doctor advise you to drink wine? … Others would say, “But why did Jesus make water into wine?” In the Bible, the juice from grapes is already called “wine” even before it is fermented, even if it is still in the cluster. “Thus says the LORD, “As the new wine is found in the cluster…. (Isaiah 65:8 NAS) Thus, when Jesus turned the water into wine, it is not necessary to assume that it was fermented. In fact, His full obedience to the Scriptures would imply that the wine He made was not fermented. This we shall see later. “Am I then forbidden from drinking fermented wine?” To answer that question, consider the following:

5 The priests in the Old Testament were forbidden to meet God and teach the people His word after drinking fermented drink “Then the LORD said to Aaron, ‘You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean, and you must teach the Israelites all the decrees the LORD has given them through Moses.’” (Leviticus 10:8-11) Kings are also forbidden from drinking wine: “It is … not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.” (Proverbs 31:4-5) Research has shown that drinking affects the mind. According to page 21 of War Against Drug published by the Philippine Publishing House, drinking wine reduces alertness and the ability to judge right from wrong. The book 7,700 Illustrations quotes that even social drinking burns thousands of brain cells. Believers of the true God now “are regarded as kings and priests” who rule God’s spiritual kingdom (1Peter 2:9). Therefore, God’s standard for kings and priests with respect to intoxicating beverages applies equally to us” not just to church leaders: “…. it behooves the overseer to be … not a drinker …” (1 Timothy 3:1-3 MKJV) Notice that it did not just say, “not a drunkard”, but “not a drinker”. Literally it can be translated, “not by, near or with wine” (The Full Life Study Bible, notes at Proverbs 31:4-5 and 1Timothy 3:3). Do you want to become a wise leader, using more of your mental capacity? … Then, don’t drink wine! Have you allowed yourself to be tempted by drinking wine? … Why? … Because you like it? … If so, your belly has become your god! … “ whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.” (Philippians 3:19 NAS) But you might complain, “I do not drink or eat too much! accompany my friends!” If so, beware:

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“Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;” (Proverbs 23:20 NAS) What is your motive in drinking? Do you want to reach them for God? … I too had that motive at one time in trying to reach a friend of my officemate. That night, I felt heat on my back. The following day, another officemate

6 kidded me, “Jun got drank!” Your objective may be good in drinking or eating with others! But have you gotten drunk at one time in trying to reach them? … Did you eat too much? … I am not saying that you will certainly get drunk if you join them. Jesus was accused as a glutton and a drunkard (Matthew 11:19). We know that it was not true. The following are testimonies about Him: “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth (1Peter 2:22).” “Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens (Hebrews 7:26).” If you want to reach others, don’t let them encourage you to be drunk or filled with wine. Instead, encourage them to be filled with the Spirit. We will study more about this in a later chapter. If you still are open to drinking wine, consider this: “Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man….” (Hab 2:4-5 NKJV) Now ask yourself, ‘Why do I still want to drink wine? … Do you want to prove to others that YOU are not bound by their ‘legalism’? … Is that not because you are proud? …

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EATING HABITS

One time I asked a church planter who was drinking lots of sweetened powdered juice, “Don’t you have diabetes in your family line?” He smiled and said “No!” He was also selling and eating chicharon, a Filipino delicacy made from inflated fat of pig. Later, he had a stroke early in the morning and died two days afterwards. Was his poor eating habit the reason why he died? I do not know. I know he is now in heaven. But his church planting ministry stopped. He can no longer help others be saved through that ministry. In a tribe, the older ones used to reach the age of 120 years old before they die. When they started patronizing synthetic foods like carbonated drinks, their life span was greatly reduced to about 60 years. A woman ate lots of roasted pig early one night. Then she ate lots of oyster later on the same night. That night, she died of heart stroke. Her sister thinks she died because she ate too much of unhealthy food. Why did these things take place? I believe that part of the reason is poor eating habits. Even good food can become bad, when taken excessively. An example is honey:

7 “It is not good to eat too much honey….” (Proverbs 25:27) When you eat and drink too many sweets, you may get diabetes. When you eat too much fat, you may get high blood pressure (cf. Leviticus 7:22-27; 3:17). Eating too much entrails may cause arthritis. If you take in chemically polluted food, you may become sick with cancer. I pray that you will not have any of these (3John 1:2). Does God have any counsel on what not to eat? Yes: “1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “Say to the Israelites… ‘3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.” (Leviticus 11:1-3) “4 … the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.” (Deuteronomy 14:4-5) By having four chambers in their stomachs, these animals “are able to eliminate bacteria, toxins, parasites, and other vermin that might otherwise end up as part of the animal’s flesh.” (Don Colvert, M.D., What Would Jesus Eat, p.13). Thus, you may eat them slaughtered for consumption except their fat (which may lead to high cholesterol and heart disease) and blood: “This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.” (Leviticus 3:17; Deuteronomy 7:23-25; 12:16,21-24; Leviticus 3:16) nor “…anything you find already dead. …” (Deuteronomy 14:21). The fact that eating too much fat can have an effect on your strength is seen in an instance when God’s strength was given that the Jews were allowed to eat the fat. … "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet … for the joy of the LORD is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10 NAS) Here are some other animals that are not to be eaten: 4 “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel …. 5 The coney…. 7 And the pig…. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.” (Leviticus 11:1-8) A pig eat enormous amounts of food and even garbage, feces, and even decaying flesh, thereby allows toxins, viruses, parasites (such as the pork tapeworm) and bacteria to be absorbed into its flesh. When cooked under 160 degrees Fahrenheit, pork can cause muscle aches and pains, swelling of infected muscles, headaches, fever, and gastro-intestinal upset. A horse also do not chew the cud and her “meat often contains parasites, viruses and bacteria. Disease is commonly associated with the consumption of horse meat…” (ibid., p.49,50,13) “9 Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales …you are to detest.” (Leviticus 11:9) These include clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops… crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns crayfish and catfish. They are initially created by God to

8 act as cleansing agents for natural water sources, as waste collectors for viruses, bacteria, parasites, and industrial or toxic waste products. They have great ability to absorb pollutants but not become sick by them. They can and do, however, pass on those pollutants to humans who eat their flesh and suffer from food poisoning, salmonella, Hepatitis A, cholera, paralysis, blood poisoning and death. (Taken from Dr. Colbert’s book, p.38-39) These are the birds you are … not eat … the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, the red kite, any kind of black kite, any kind of raven, the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey, the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. “…. Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. But all other winged creatures that have four legs you are to detest. … Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; … these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. …. … You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is detestable.” When one of them dies and falls on something, that article … will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean. If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot. Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk from it is unclean. Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. ….. A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean. If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean till evening. Anyone who eats some of the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. (Leviticus 11:1-47) One of God’s workers I know got a terrible sickness from unknowingly drinking from water where he later discovered a cockroach died.. Indeed, dietary laws are part of God’s decrees where He assigned portions which can be eaten (Proverbs 30:8 NAS). Together with His commands, they have been given by God so that the Jews can be physically healthy: He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26) If you want to be healthy, God has the same counsel: “The counsel of the LORD stands forever … from generation to

9 generation.” (Ps 33:11 NAS). You might complain, “But Jun, when you do this, you are teaching a doctrine of demons! “1 … some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 3 They … order them to abstain from certain foods….” (1 Timothy 4:1-5) But the passage in full context is this: “1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.” (1 Timothy 4:1-5). Notice that what Paul calls as foods are those which God created to be received (or eaten), consecrated [or set apart like a clean vessel (2Timothy 2:19-21)] by the word of God and prayer for that purpose. We have seen what creatures are not set apart as food. Note also that prayer in the form of thanksgiving alone does not set apart what God has not created to be eaten as can now be eaten. The word of God needs to say it can now be eaten. But you might react, “But in Peter’s vision. God has cleansed unclean animals already!” Let us look at that passage: ‘11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.” 14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” 15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”’ (Acts 10:11-15) Peter gave the interpretation for the vision—what Peter has called impure: …”… God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.” (Acts 10:28) There is one situation where Jesus promises that He will cleanse an unclean drink. It is when preaching the gospel, believers are forced to drink or unknowingly drank unclean drink, it shall not harm them. 15 … He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 17 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name … 18 “… if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them ….” (Mark 16:15-18 NKJV)

10 Such was Rebecca Brown’s testimony when people who intentionally poisoned her later confessed of seeing God’s power in her when she did not die. (Cf. Acts 26:3-10) Again, in seeking to reach out to unbelievers, believers are commanded to eat anything sold in the meat market that is set before them by unbelievers provided they do not cause Jews, Greeks or believers to stumble. 23 “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. 25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” 27 If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. 28 But if anyone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience’ sake— 29 the other man’s conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for? 31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— 33 even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.” (1 Corinthians 10:23-33; Luke 10:8) In eating and drinking what they set before you, you become like them, as Paul did: “19 Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. …. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. …. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.” (1 Corinthians 9:19-23) You may decline eating unhealthy foods by saying “I’m on diet from certain kinds of food for my health.”. However, if you do not know if the food offered to you is unclean or the person will be offended if you don’t eat what he offers, you may pray something like this, “Father, your word says that as I preach the gospel, I am to eat what is set before me. I am also not to offend anyone. I therefore ask that you cleanse what I am about to eat and drink that they may not harm me, in Jesus name.” Furthermore, since “…the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking….” (Romans 14:17), you should not judge others as going to hell simply by the food they eat and by what they drink. “16 Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking … 17 which are a shadow of the coming things, and the body [is] of the Christ;” (Colossians 2:16-17 YLT) Jesus did this when He did not allow the Pharisees and the scribes to judge

11 His disciples for eating food with unclean or unwashed hands. (Incidentally, the food that they ate were according to dietary laws. Otherwise, the Pharisees and the scribes would have noticed them.) (Mark 7:1-5). He then declared that all foods clean (v.18-22)—nothing enters the mouth with unwashed hands can defile the man but sins of the heart do (Matthew 15:1720). In your eating and drinking, you can give God more glory by remembering that dietary laws are a shadow of coming things: Just as the Jews cannot fellowship with those who are physically defiled by what they eat, you cannot fellowship with those who are not walking in the light (1John 1:3-9 2Corinthians 6:14 Ephesians 5:8 1Thessalonians 5:5), whose hearts are defiled by sin (Mark 7:15-23). But once they believe in Jesus, God cleanses their hearts by faith (Acts 15:9). Have you eaten any of the creatures forbidden for the Jews? … How is your intake of sweets, fat, entrails, chemically polluted food? … Eat good food now and not wait for your doctor to stop you from eating food dangerous to your health … SMOKING In page 68 of “Important Questions and Answers” of Jun Ballesteros who quoted from the Philippine Star’s issue last May 28, 1993, at least 15 diseases comes from smoking. Every 12 minutes, a Filipino dies because of it. According to the World Health Organization, each piece of cigarette removes 8 minutes from one’s life span. Why is this so? When a person has smoked a packet of cigarette for 25 years, it is possible that his lungs have spot… and that can lead to cancer. In a magazine entitled How to Stop Smoking distributed by the Philippine Publishing House, it was written (on page 6 in a statistics of comparative death causes) that 63.7% died because of smoking while 36.3% died because of wine, heroin, and cocaine abuse. In 1993, 450,000 were documented to have died in the United States because of smoking; more than 2,000,000 in the world. Be warned: when you smoke, you help contribute to shortening your life span. USE

OF FORBIDDEN DRUGS

According to the Department of Justice, of all the crimes in the Philippines, 60-70% are related to drugs. Before the year 2004, the common news I heard from taxi drivers is that some of them were killed by drug addicts! The word translated “magic arts” in Revelation 9:21 comes from the root word that means “the use or the administering of drugs” or even “poisoning” (Thayer). Those drugs can deceive (Revelations 18:23). Did you get addicted with a drug that gave you a ‘high’ or a deceiving euphoria? If so, ask God to free you from it.

12 If needed, ask the Spirit of God and other believers to help you obey the following commands … “Flee the evil desires of youth … along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” (2 Timothy 2:22) “ So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” (Galatians 5:16) Check þ the sins you have committed: I ADMIT THAT I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MURDER (Exodus 20:13) WHEN I PARTICIPATED IN: ¨ Taking the life of one who is not an enemy in my military service (Genesis 9:6). ¨ Abortion (Exodus 21:22-25; Deuteronomy 18:10 “God, cleanse my mind, heart and will from all effects of participation in abortion. Teach me to accept myself and relate well with others.” ¨ Suicide (John 13:27; 8:44; Matthew 27:5) “Please free me from that spirit that incited me to attempt suicide.” ¨ Hatred (1John 3:15) ¨ Insulting others mental capacity or character (Matthew 5:22). ¨ Cursing, slander and gossip (Ephesian 4:29; Proverbs 18:21) God, replace the evil words I spoke with life-giving ones. From now on, help me to speak only blessings.” ¨ Slow murder of myself through: ¨ Drinking or getting drunk with fermented wine (Pr 23:31; 1Timothy 3:13) ¨ Eating food not good for my health (Leviticus 11) ¨ Eating too much sweets (especially carbonated drinks), fats, entrails, chemically polluted food (Proverbs 23:20; 25:27). ¨ Smoking ¨ Use of forbidden drugs (Revelation 9:21). “ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10) . If you want to be forgiven in any of the sins listed here, you may write me at [email protected]. You may also want to read this 2 page link: http://www.pdfcoke.com/doc/22396398/Do-You-Want-to-Always-be-with-Godwho-Reigns. Questions for Discussion (If you intend to use this book in leading group discussions, please follow the guide in Appendix II and the following questions): 1. Read John 10:10. How did you knowingly or unknowingly become like Satan in your participation in murder? 2. How has Jesus indicated that He wants you to life to the full? 3. Based on what you have read, what eating or drinking habits would you like to change?