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          spirits. Destroy all the covenants that   making you accept his call in order to   that child as a gift to you. You dedicate
          were made on my behalf when I was   operate through it.               the child to evil spirits.
          young or that I made with these spirits.
                                             This is how you will know          Traditional  circumcision  or  initiation
           Do not partake in these rituals                                      schools for boys (“vungoma”) and girls
                                             that you have accepted             (“vukhoba”). These are all the works of

          From  now  on,  you  should  not   the call of the devil:             the agents of the devil. What they do in
          participate in these rituals. You should                              those places, are a pure abomination
                                             Ÿ W h e n   y o u   c o n t i n u e   t o   b e
          not contribute monetarily. Some may                                   against  God  Almighty.  Do  not  send
                                               tormented by evil spirits.
          say,” I will not go, but I will just send my   Ÿ When  there  is  nothing  good  that   your  children  for  circumcision  in  the
          money.” That  is  considered  as     comes out of your life.          mountains. These  are  initiations  into
          participation, you have acknowledged                                  the kingdom of darkness. If you want to
          that ritual by giving your money. You                                 have your boys circumcised, take them
                                             You  should  destroy  all  the  altars
          should not eat their food during these   (“Ndumba”)  that  were  created  for   straight to a medical doctor or hospital
          events, as it is food dedicated to those   worshiping the ancestors including the   not  to  places  where  these  things
          evil spirits of the dead. You should not   tools  that  are  used  during  those   involve witchdoctors or herbalists.
          say,” I will sit aside while they go and
                                             ceremonies.  If  you  have  ancestral   FIFTH DOORWAY:
          speak to the dead.” By so doing, you
                                             bangles  (isiphandla)  or  ancestral
          will  be  acknowledging  the  ritual  and   beads,  please  do  not  keep  them  at   SEXUAL
          the  ancestors. You  should  not  go  to   home  with  you,  as  they  will  connect
          these places at all.                                                  IMMORALITY
                                             you to the evil spirits.
          Refuse when you are invited, tell them   Other abominations that
          that you are now a child of God.   are common in African              W        e are going to look at a few
                                                                                         sexual immoral activities:
                                             cultures.
          You  should  not  accompany  others
          when they go to the graveyard to talk   You are being deceived by the enemy,
          to the dead. You should not allow any   disguised  in  the  form  of  culture  or   5.1 Adultery is a sin before God “You
          communication  to  happen  between   tradition.                       must  not  commit  adultery.”  Exodus
          you  and  those  spirits.  Now  that  you                             20:14(NLT)
          know  the  truth,  those  are  not  your   By  naming  your  child  after  the  dead
          a n c e s t o r s   t h a t   y o u   w e r e   with the reason that the baby cried for   Adultery is the act of sexual intercourse
          communicating  with,  but  evil  spirits.   this name, you are officially appointing   between a married man and someone
          Satan  can  disguise  himself  and  show   the  demons  that  were  operating   other  than  his  wife,  or  sexual
          you  things  of  God,  for  example,   through  that  dead  person  to  now   intercourse between a married woman
          showing you verses to read, telling you   reside  in  your  child. You  have   and someone other than her husband.
          to  wake  up  and  pray,  showing  you   surrendered your child to such.  Adultery  violates  the  bond  of  the
          people’s problems and that you should                                 marriage  union.  “Give  honour  to
          pray for them. Showing you things in   This is an agreement that you make on   marriage,  and  remain  faithful  to  one
          the church, in your life and the lives of   your  child’s  behalf. Children  are  gifts   another  in  marriage.  God  will  surely
          other  people  that  have  not  yet   and blessings from God. Dedicate your   judge  people  who  are  immoral  and
          happened and would come to pass. The   children back to the Services of God,   those who commit adultery” (Hebrews
          devil will even make you believe that   like  Hannah  dedicated  her  son,   13:4). “Do not defile yourself by having
                                             Samuel.                            sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s
                                             Strengthening  of  babies  by  cutting   wife”.
                                             their  bodies  (“Rigoni”),  be  it  on  the   Leviticus 18:20 (NLT)
                                             forehead, nape of the neck, chest and
                                             anywhere else in their body. These are   5.2 Fornication or Premarital sex is a sin
                                             done  with  razors  and  other  items  to   before God
                                             spill blood. What you are actually doing
          you are a prophet or a Servant of God,   is a sin before God, the Giver gave you

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