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MARRIAGE

Verily, marriage is the very foundation upon which a nation is built. When marriage is healthy, stable, and honored, families become strong, societies become orderly, and nations experience peace and continuity. Scripture affirms this truth clearly: “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled” (Hebrews 13:4). This statement places marriage in a position of dignity, responsibility, and moral seriousness.

National peace does not begin in government offices or public institutions; it begins with the individual. From the individual it flows into the family, from the family into institutions, and from institutions into the nation at large. A broken individual produces a broken family; a broken family produces broken institutions; and broken institutions result in an unstable nation. Therefore, caring for marriage is caring for the future of a nation.

Building a good family does not happen by accident. It requires proper education about family, marriage, responsibility, and purpose. Entering marriage should never be driven solely by emotions, attraction, or pressure, but by sound knowledge grounded in reality. The Bible cautions against uninformed decisions when it declares: “Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses the way” (Proverbs 19:2). Marriage entered without understanding often leads to regret, conflict, and collapse.

Before deciding to form a family, the first responsibility is for a person to understand and govern himself or herself. Self-awareness, emotional maturity, discipline, and clarity of purpose are prerequisites for a healthy union. One cannot build a stable family while being internally unstable. Above all, developing a right relationship with God is fundamental, because according to biblical philosophy, God is the originator of marriage. Marriage was not invented by culture, governments, or human tradition; it is a divine concept entrusted to humanity.

— Dr. James Makhooane

JESUS CHRIST: THE JEWISH MESSIAH AND UNIVERSAL KING — BEYOND RELIGION
The most profound intellectual tragedy of history is the reduction of Jesus Christ to the founder of a religion. He never inaugurated Christianity as an institutional faith; He unveiled a Kingdom that transcends religion, politics, and culture. His own words testify, “My Kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). The Scriptures consistently name Him “the King of the Jews” (Matthew 2:2; John 18:33-37; John 19:19), a title that speaks not of denominationalism but of universal sovereignty.

Even Judaism, so often mislabeled as merely “a religion,” was in its origin a covenantal nation entrusted with divine revelation, ethical monotheism, and the guardianship of the redemptive narrative. Jesus affirmed this when He said, “You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews” (John 4:22).

The neglect of this truth explains why so many intellectuals do not take Jesus Christ seriously: theologians and professors have presented Him as a narrow religious leader rather than as the Universal King and Master Teacher whose wisdom encompasses economics (Luke 19:12-27), strategic planning (Luke 14:28-30), leadership accountability (Matthew 25:14-30), conflict resolution, and existential human purpose. He is not peripheral to life; He is the epicenter of truth and reality itself.

Religion often attempts to domesticate the divine, enclosing transcendence within institutional hierarchies. Yet Jesus Himself dismantled such frameworks: “You are not to be called Rabbi … for you have one Instructor, the Messiah” (Matthew 23:8-10). His Kingdom is supra-religious, eternal, and ontologically comprehensive—a jurisdiction over both visible and invisible realms, over history and eternity alike.

It is time for theologians, philosophers, and leaders to abandon man-made traditions and recover the authentic Kingdom message: Jesus Christ is not an icon of institutional religion.

WHAT GAVE BIRTH TO CHRISTIANITY?

The word “Christian” is surprisingly rare in the Bible. It appears only three times, and never from the lips of Jesus Himself: Acts 11:26 — “And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” Acts 26:28 — “Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” 1 Peter 4:16 — “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.”

This scarcity alone should provoke a serious epistemological question: How did a term used so sparingly come to define an entire global religion—especially one allegedly founded by a man who never used it?

One of the most enduring and consequential claims in religious thought is the assertion that Jesus Christ founded a religion called Christianity. This claim, when examined critically and scripturally, collapses under its own weight. Jesus of Nazareth never founded a religion, never named one, never outlined an institutional structure for one, and never instructed His followers to construct a religious system in His name. To assert otherwise is not merely historically inaccurate—it is epistemologically careless.

According to the Bible, Jesus is not presented as the founder of a new religion, but as the promised King of the Jews: Matthew 2:2 — “Where is he that is born King of the Jews?” Matthew 27:11 — “And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.” Matthew 27:37 — “And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” John 18:37 — “Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born…”

Kings do not establish religions; kings proclaim kingdoms. This distinction is not semantic—it is foundational.

— Dr. James Makhooane