Christy then came to her own conclusion that what she done was wrong because if the world was to be full of hatred and people not forgiving one another then it can lead to a war. That’s when people start to question God saying, ‘If there was really a God then why is there suffering in the world?’ They do not question themselves but instead they question someone they can not see.
Jesus was tempted on a high mountain by Satan. Satan showed him all the kingdoms of the world and said ‘All the authority I will give you and their glory for this has been delivered to me I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.’ Jesus was given a free will whether to follow good or evil just like we have a free will whether to love or hate our neighbours.
‘Do no commit adultery’ this simply means whoever looks at a man/woman and lust for him/her has already committed adultery with him/her in his/her heart. (Mt 5-28)
Just like Chantal committed adultery with a stranger she met at a party. It was a late Friday night, Christy decided on going to a party with her friends that’s when she meant a man; he glanced at her giving her a wink. Christy smiled at him coyly she then approached him with the help of her friends and flirted. Afterwards the man invited her to his house, she agreed. Meanwhile Christy’s boyfriend was waiting for her in her house. So Christy has committed adultery. I asked Chantal if she agreed that her cousin has committed adultery she said no. ‘My definition of committing adultery is to be in a long term relationship and cheat on the partner, but Christy was not in a long term relationship and she didn’t do anything apart from having fun which is what today’s world tells us, we only live once so we might as well enjoy it and that does not include sticking to one man otherwise the relationship would get very boring, after all Christy is still a young adult she isn’t yet ready for a big commitment.’ However Shelia argued and said yes Christy has committed adultery ‘In the Bible it is written that you don’t have to commit adultery with only your actions but with you heart and that is exactly what Christy done she lusted for him which goes against the Church teachings, it doesn’t matter how old you are the Bible applies to everyone of all ages, and yes I do agree with what Chantal said ‘you only live once so at least make the most of it.’ If that was the case why don’t we make the most of it and follow what the Bible says.
Christy came to her own conclusion and said, ‘I disagree with what the Bible says because it is natural to desire for a man but not do anything with him after all you cant control your emotions. The Bible is very complex to understand at times it sometimes says something but mean another.
Moses passage is a lot easier to understand and follow he says ‘Do not commit adultery’ meaning you can desire for someone in your heart but not with your actions.
‘Do not murder’ meaning do not destroy a part of a person whether it is their lives, confident or even their beliefs. (Mt 5-21)
Christy always agreed with that statement, never in her life has she thought of murdering anyone. But the more she thought about it the more she realised that was exactly what she was doing. It was a Monday afternoon Rochelle (one of her enemy) was busy rehearsing for a play that was due the following morning, again that was another reason for Christy to be jealous about, since she never got in the play she decided to frighten Rochelle just to make sure she creates a bad performance tomorrow. As she approached Rochelle she put on a fake smile, making herself to look innocent on the outside but a serpent underneath. “Hi Rochelle are you looking forward for tomorrow?”
“Yeah, I can’t wait but I haven’t even rehearsed properly plus it doesn’t help since I got stage fright”
“You got stage frights, well I hope I don’t put you off by saying this but I heard that the audience are going to be huge and Ms Banana said if anyone makes her look bad then she is going to go mad and you don’t even no your lines well enough, it doesn’t help with you having the lead part, well anyway I hope you can memorise everything in less then 12 hours.” With that she took off, smiling to herself.
Both Chantal agreed that Christy has murdered the girls confident. They said it was very cruel for Christy to do this, but that is what today’s world is telling us. The world is already destroyed (war, abuse, hatred) so if we want to survive in It we should be tough and cruel do this and you’ll end up getting what you want in life.
In this world today people are trying to compete with God e.g. scientist cloning people, they try to prove that God does not exit and search for any evidence to explain how. The world teachings us that we have to be tough to survive in the world that we live in, that’s why some people avoid what the Bible teachings us instead they start following what the community teachings us. When Christy was committing an adultery she wasn’t aware that what she was doing was wrong because the world today are basically telling us that we only live once therefore we should make the most of it and have fun however the Bible teachings us that we were put in this earth to be tested even though God wants us to enjoy life he wants us to follow what the Bible says first for we shall be tested in the end as our final judgement.
