Caution...

" What do you think you are doing?" Tope asked.

Her roommate, Mary, was applying a generous amount of makeup on her face. She was wearing a shirt so tight it just managed to button over her chest, and she was also wearing an extremely short shirt.

"Caleb invited me to a party. I'm going."

Mary liked Caleb, because he was good looking, but he was a typical Don Juan. At 300 level, he had enough relationships to fill the Pacific, and a record as high as the Everest.

"Caleb?!" Tope asked in surprise. She knew all about him, and the fact that he was a stark unbeliever. He sometimes came to church, but to her that didn’t matter. He had been chasing her, and when her no remained firm, he started chasing her roommate, Mary, and had been doing so for the past three months.

"But you are a Christian!" she continued. "Your body is the temple of God and should not be defiled. Eph 5: 3 - 8 tells us ..."

"Abeg, abeg, stop joh. Are you the only Christian? Didn’t our pastor say not to judge others, and it is what is on the inside that counts?" Mary asked, annoyed.

Tope flared up, and her tone changed. Even Mary was surprised.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP?!! You should be ashamed of yourself. How dare you, after knowing all that you know? Is it not the same you who rejected him at first because you said he was an unbeliever? What happened, Mary?"

As Mary was still shocked, Tope continued.

"Have you no idea what you are dealing with?  When unbelievers sin, they may get away with it, but God won’t ever let anyone who says he belongs to him  to get away with sin."

By this time, Mary was  vibrating. She picked up her handbag and turned towards the door

"You're just jealous because Caleb left you for me. He said he loves me. What do you know about love?"

"Oh Mary," Tope said sadly. "Any love that leads you away from God is no love at all. See how he likes you dressing, exposing yourself. He's lusting after you. He doesn’t love you."

Mary hissed and walked out the room.

"Mary please. This is more dangerous than you think"

"Don’t wait up for me" Mary said acidly, and slammed the door.

Tope closed her eyes. “Father please save her.”

At around 6am the following morning, Tope received a phone call from Mary's phone.

"Mary?" she asked.

" Excuse me. This is the police. Is this the victim's friend?"

"What?!"

"I'm afraid there's been a big problem."

Eph 5:3  But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.

Eph 5:5  For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Eph 5:6  Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Eph 5:7  Therefore do not be partners with them.