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SUMMARY:Greet with a holy kiss!
DESCRIPTION:2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with an holy kiss. \nYesterday\, the Lord was telling us how people are worshipping Him in high places\, doing religious things without knowing Him. It is because of this that they naturally and spiritually fornicate\, and are thus filled with all kinds of lust\, they and their children. \nMany\, many years ago\, before I came to know the Lord\, I was part of a Charismatic Catholic ministry. The leader of the ministry was passionate about studying the Word but far from having a good understanding of it\, and thus blundered a lot. He was like a child teaching other children. One misunderstanding that later led to his downfall was today’s scripture. He kissed his congregation on the cheek including male and females\, later temptation got hold of him. \nMany Preachers take the word ‘kiss’ literally\, thus encouraging physical kissing. In Islam\, we find in some sects the preachers/teachers kiss kids on their mouth\, but as they grow up\, they are discouraged from doing that\, all this because of misinterpretation of a Sunnah which actually speaks of showing mercy to receive mercy. They exercise their lust\, giving scripture as an excuse. Today’s scripture is a similar case amongst Christians. \nIn today’s scripture\, the Greek word translated as kiss is the word ‘philema’ which speaks of friendly affection. It comes from the world ‘philo’ which is translated as ‘love’ or ‘associate’\, a formal relationship. \nAs Christian brethren\, we are spiritually connected like a husband is spiritually connected to a wife\, a bond greater than a blood connection. A husband and wife play a special role and thus have/are allowed physical relationships\, unlike in other relationships. \nAs Christians\, we touch\, hug\, and lay hands to encourage faith/confidence\, not to express affection. A kiss is a form of greeting that expresses affection more than anything else\, thus not promoted as a Christian form of greeting. We may kiss our own children in affection\, but we are not called to show the same to an adult. People do not realise the word ‘worship’ in the Bible is also translated as kissing the hand. \nLet us be more spiritual\, walking in the Spirit and not being weak in the flesh. We may be spiritually strong\, but our actions can be misunderstood and cause the downfall of those around us who are weak in spirit. \n[Prayer Starter]\nLord\, You are Almighty God. You\, Lord\, are an omniscient God. You seek the heart/inner-man more than the external us. Lord\, we pray that we as Christians walk in the Spirit more than in the flesh… \nThis prayer we make in Jesus’ Name\, Amen. \n[Reference Scriptures]\n2 Corinthians 13:5-6\n5 Examine yourselves\, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves\, how that Jesus Christ is in you\, except ye be reprobates?\n6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. \n1 Corinthians 6:1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch {physically touch/cling to} a woman. \n 
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