THE GOAL OF CHRISTIANITY


Due to the prevalence of poverty, many preachers and professed 'Christians' have made a priority of prosperity over and above authentic spirituality (the simple, honest and wholehearted devotion to Christ that yields Christ-likeness or the fruit of the Spirit, which is in all goodness, righteousness and truth).

To be clear, it is righteousness (with its integral elements of social justice and cultural ethics, in a sociocultural and socioeconomic context) that exalts a nation. Sin or lawlessness is a reproach to any society.

Thus, an altogether prosperous nation, abundant in resources of varied sorts, without social justice and cultural ethics (namely, the culture of rightness, uprightness or righteousness), will be ruined by entrenched and endemic corruption and social injustice, largely through misappropriation of funds and mismanagement of their abundant and varied resources.

True wisdom and understanding is the practical application of the principles of rightness, uprightness or righteousness, all found in the word of God.

Wisdom is the principal thing and, in all our getting, we must get understanding. But the fear of God is the beginning, commencement or foundation of wisdom (note: wisdom is NOT slyness, cunning or in Nigerian colloquialism, 'wayo'). And the fear of God is essentially to depart from evil and to "do what is right" (the simplified and root meaning of the word 'right-eous' taking a cue from words like 'court-eous', etc). Righteousness is basically the quality of being and doing right. This is beyond complicated, confused and confusing 'religion', as we know it.

Truly, the 'church' (aka, our pretty neoreligious organizations, denominations and sects) has lost the true essence of true faith, which is true godliness. Truth be told.

In conclusion, hear, o people! The priority goal of true Christianity or true religion is NOT material prosperity but spiritual maturity.


(Selah)

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