FRAUD
IN RELATIONSHIP
Memorise:
Thou art snared with the words of thy month, thou are taken with the words of
thy mouth. Proverbs 6:2
Read: Exodus 22:16-17, 16 And if a man entice a maid
that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his
wife.
17 If her father utterly
refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of
virgins.
Bible
in one year: Job 29-31, 1st Timothy 3:14-5:8
MESSAGE!
In different areas of human relationship,
offences arises in the course of interacting with one another. These offences
can sometimes bring physical and emotional injury to people, especially in
relationships between the opposite sex. One offence that is pronounced in
relationships today, which was foretold by the apostles of old, is covenant
breaking. Apostle Paul lists this among the ungodliness and unrighteousness of
men in Romans 1:31:
“Without
understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable,
unmerciful:”
it is also listed as treachery in 2nd Timothy 3:4. In relationships
between the opposite sex, covenant breaking is a situation where one party
makes a promise to the other party concerning a future commitment, but later
fails to keep his or her promise. As a Christian, God expects you to restitute
such acts. In our Bible reading, God said if a man deceived a lady by promising
to marry her, as a result had sex with her, he had to marry her, unless her
parents refused to give her to him. In such a case, the man would be required
to pay her bride price, even though he may not be given the bride. These
principles still apply today. Today, there are instances where a lady agrees to
marry a man, and as a result, he invests a lot on her education, sets he up in
business or helps her get a good job; but by the time he expects her to become
his wife, he receives the shock of his life when she elopes with another man.
He will then realise that all along she was not really in love with him. This
is fraudulent! Such a man would never have made those sacrifices if he knew she
would not eventually become his wife. If you find yourself in such a situation,
go and restitute. What you received was by fraud and must be returned. If you
are not prepared to be bound by written agreement, why feign consent? Today’s
memory verse warns against this. There are cases where a lady would ask a man
to send her abroad to school or to work, and in some cases, the man may even
acquire a property abroad in her name as proof of his love and commitment to
her, all with the understanding that there will be marriage down the line; only
for her to dump him after getting abroad. That is a terrible seed that will
deliver the fraudster an evil harvest. If you are in that situation,
immediately go and restitute your ways. These scenarios cold also happen the
other way round. These are men, who with the promise of marriage were sponsored
by some women to become somebody, only for them to dump these women for some
other ladies. Go and restitute! Everything obtained by fraud must be returned.
Key
Point
Any
good thing that is built on lies and deceit will definitely crash at an
unexpected moment.
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