S1E12 - "Ẹni tí kò ní igi obì kì í léso" - A Proverb on PREREQUISITES

<p><strong>ỌMỌLÚÀBÍ PODCAST | EPISODE 012</strong></p> <p><strong>PROVERB CONSIDERED: </strong><em>"Ẹni tí kò ní igi obì kì í léso."</em></p> <p><strong>INTERPRETATION:</strong> <em>"Whoever does not have a kola-nut tree cannot have its fruits."</em> In other words, to be in possession of kola-nuts must be preceded by being in possession of a kola-nut tree. Or, to say it yet another way, having a kola-nut tree is the prerequisite to having kola-nuts (the fruits from the tree).</p> <p><strong>MEANING:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Unless one owns the means of production, one cannot claim the product. To make it clearer with a random example, <strong>you cannot lay claims to </strong><em><strong>"Goodness Bread"</strong></em><strong> if you are not the owner of </strong><em><strong>"Goodness Bakery"</strong></em><strong>.</strong> Yes, you may buy <em>"Goodness Bread"</em> from the market, but your ownership of the bread is limited to the few loaves you bought, and even while you have it, it remains <em>"Goodness Bread" </em>not <em>"Joseph Bread"</em> [if your name is 'Joseph', for example].</p> <p><strong>BIBLICAL APPLICATION</strong></p> <p>We unpacked this using 2 imageries from the Bible:</p> <p><strong>1. The Fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23)</strong></p> <p>The 9 virtues that Paul lists in Galatians 5:22-23 as <em><strong>"the Fruit of the Spirit" </strong></em>can seem like the sort of virtues you can find even in unbelievers. It is not only Christians who are loving, peaceful, kind, patient or self-controlled. However, the true essence of these fruits can ONLY be found in the life of someone who possesses the Spirit of God Whom produces these fruity manifestations. It is just like what the bible says about self-righteousness — no matter the level of righteousness anyone may claim to have apart from God, such righteousness will always be <em><strong>"filthy rags" </strong></em>before the Father.</p> <p><strong>2. The Vine, the Branches and their Fruits (John 15:1-5)</strong></p> <p>When Jesus calls Himself t