Ogoke
Casmir asked, So how do one run away from this sin? What is the way
out? Fr. please tell us more for many are wallowing in this guilt and there is
no one to get them out: ONANISM, A
CONSCIOUS RENEWAL OF THE ACT IN OUR CONTEMPORARY WORLD, A DAILY GUILT OF OUR
TIME BY OGUN IKECHUKWU
Man
in his knowledge lacks wisdom. This wisdom is God in us, the inner voice which
ought and suppose to make a choice which of course ought to be towards he
holiness of life. If we believe in that, then faith comes into play knowing
full well that we are not in any way to do whatever we wished to do if not
guided by the Spirit of God which the spiritual cum moral LCF is seen from
Wisdom literature: Do not blame God
for the want of it; learn to shun the deeds God hates. Do not complain that it
was he led thee into false paths; what need has God, thinkest thou, of rebels?
No foul misdeed there is but God hates it; there is no loving it and fearing
him. When men first came to be, it was
God made them, and, making them, left them to the arbitrament of their own
wills; yet giving them commandments to be their rule. Those commandments if
thou wilt observe, they in their turn shall preserve thee, and give thee
warrant of his favour. It is as though he offered thee fire and water, bidding
thee take which thou wouldst; life and death, blessing and curse, man finds set
before him, and the gift given thee shall be the choice thou makest; so wise
God is, so constraining his power, so incessant the watch he keeps over
mankind. The Lord’s eye is watching over the men who fear him, no act of ours
passes unobserved; upon none does he enjoin disobedience, none has leave from
him to commit sin. A brood of disloyal sons and worthless, how should this be
the Lord’s desire?
Sirach 15:11-20. Furthermore, Six things
I will tell thee, and name a seventh for good measure, the Lord hates and will
never abide; the haughty look, the lying
tongue, the hands that take innocent life, the heart that ever devises thoughts
of mischief, the feet that hasten upon an ill errand, the false witness whose
every breath is perjury, and the sower of strife among brethren Prov.6:
16-19. If we still believe strongly in the life after life and in eternity with
God, for us to attain this we must listen to the Holy Word of God, discede ab iniquo, et
deficient mala abs te-Keep away from wrongdoing and it will leave you alone
Sirach 7:2. In this ambient the whole thing rest solely on ourselves as
individuals. The choice of self control and continence is a sine qua non and a
way towards overcoming this spiritual cum moral cancer, the avoidance of
occasions of sin, the move for sincere and true friendship which is deeply
rooted in genuine love and not sexual intercourse, even in legally and licitly married
life we ought and should be conscious of the guilt. The use of electronics, internets,
phone-sex messing up cum cyber-technology for promiscuity or sexual
gratification or orgies or something of the kind even in private alone with
yourself, ought and should be a thing to be redirected and oriented towards
growing in holiness. The issue of modesty in dress, talk or chatting should be
held in high esteem and know that is a value of human person and integrity that
usher us into healthy relationship with others which helps us attain heaven
because we trust, hope and believe that our
hearts will not rest until it rests on the Lord as said by St. Augustine. Therefore,
immodesty in dress the Lord said: καὶ διῆλθον διὰ σοῦ καὶ εἶδόν
σε καὶ ἰδοὺ καιρός σου καιρὸς καταλυόντων καὶ διεπέτασα
τὰς πτέρυγάς μου ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ ἐκάλυψα τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην σου καὶ ὤμοσά σοι καὶ εἰσῆλθον
ἐν διαθήκῃ μετὰ σοῦ λέγει κύριος καὶ ἐγένου μοι-Et transivi per te, et
vidi te: et ecce tempus tuum, tempus amantium: et expandi amictum meum super
te, et operui ignominiam tuam: et juravi tibi, et ingressus sum pactum tecum,
ait Dominus Deus, et facta es mihi-You grew up and became tall and were
becoming of marriageable age. Your breast were formed and your hair had grown
but you were naked and exposed. I passed by later and saw you were at the age
of love and spread part of my garment over you to cover your nudity. I made a
covenant with you with an oath, word of Yahweh and you were mine Ezek.16:8.
Ipso facto, as a result of the immodesty of address in talk and dress the Prophet
continued: καὶ
ἐξεπόρνευσαν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ἐν τῇ νεότητι αὐτῶν ἐκεῖ ἔπεσον οἱ μαστοὶ
αὐτῶν ἐκεῖ διεπαρθενεύθησαν-et fornicatæ sunt in Ægypto, in adolescentia sua
fornicatæ sunt: ibi subacta sunt ubera earum,
et fractæ sunt mammæ pubertatis earum-that went
to Egypt and played the wanton there, so wanton and so young! There those
breasts surrendered to the attack, virginity was ravished Ezek.23:3. Once we
concentrate or think deeply because of exposition of this natural gifts in the
name of immodest and indecent dresses, which are treasures divinely planted on
human body, the hormonal chemistry are ignited on fire. Hence the Holy
Scriptures said: ἐὰν
πλημμελήσῃ ἁμαρτία αὐτοῦ ἐ{P'} αὐτῷ κἂν ὑπερίδῃ ἥμαρτεν δισσῶς-Et si frustraverit,
delictum illius super ipsum erit:
et si dissimulaverit, delinquit dupliciter-Do
not accustom your mouth to foul languages for it will be sinful […] ἔστιν
λέξις ἀντιπαραβεβλημένη θανάτῳ μὴ εὑρεθήτω ἐν κληρονομίᾳ Ιακωβ ἀπὸ γὰρ εὐσεβῶν
ταῦτα πάντα ἀποστήσεται καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις οὐκ ἐγκυλισθήσονται. ἀπαιδευσίαν ἀσυρῆ
μὴ συνεθίσῃς τὸ στόμα σου ἔστιν γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ λόγος ἁμαρτίας. μνήσθητι πατρὸς καὶ
μητρός σου ἀνὰ μέσον γὰρ μεγιστάνων συνεδρεύεις, μήποτε ἐπιλάθῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν
καὶ τῷ ἐθισμῷ σου μωρανθῇς καὶ θελήσεις εἰ μὴ ἐγεννήθης καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ
τοκετοῦ σου καταράσῃ- Est et alia loquela contraria
morti: non inveniatur in hæreditate Jacob. Etenim a misericordibus omnia hæc
auferentur, et in delictis non volutabuntur.
Indisciplinatæ loquelæ non assuescat os tuum: est enim in illa verbum peccati. Memento patris et matris
tuæ: in medio enim magnatorum consistis:
ne forte obliviscatur te Deus
in conspectu illorum, et assiduitate tua
infatuatus, improperium patiaris, et maluisses
non nasci, et diem nativitatis tuæ maledicas.
A man used to
indecent talk will never be reformed in his lifetime. Two kinds of people
multiply sins and a third attracts the Lord’s anger: A blazing passion which
burns like fire will not be extinguished until it burns itself up. A man who
seeks pleasure from his own body, he will not give up until he catches fire; to
the indecent man, all food tastes sweet and he will not be satisfied until
death (eternal death of course). The man unfaithful to the marriage be who
thinks like this, “Who sees me? Darkness surrounds me, the wall hide me; nobody
can see me. Why should I worry (the choice of heart)? The Almighty will not
take note of my faults (obstinacy in sin).” He fears the scrutiny of men and
does not realize (sinfulness through hardness of heart) that the Lord’s eyes
are a thousand times brighter than sun, that they watch the conduct of all men
and penetrate into the most secret corners
Sirach 23:13, 15-19. Brethren, let us humble before God and with the Psalmist pray:
ἐγὼ εἶπα κύριε ἐλέησόν
με ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι-Domine, miserere mei;
sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi-Lord have mercy on me, is my prayer; bring healing to a soul that has sinned against thee Ps.41:5.
sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi-Lord have mercy on me, is my prayer; bring healing to a soul that has sinned against thee Ps.41:5.
