When the people heard the word of God from Peter, they decided to stay together as one in the early church. You must learn to live together with others (peaceful co-existence) as one in the church, State, and Nation, as people in the early church did. Introduction The Holy Spirit gave full punishment (death) to…
Everybody on earth has his or her philosophy. Yet all boils down to two, namely, the philosophy of Christians and the philosophy of the world. The world’s philosophy is “My life belongs to me to live as I please”. We can see this in the life of the “rich man” and Lazarus of Luke 16:19….
Faith is a belief system without empirical (verifiable) evidence. According to the scripture, it is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. Heb. 11:1 (NLT). Fruit is a result, effect, or consequence of an action; this can be an advantageous or disadvantageous result. It must be noted that, having the…
No wonder there was an earthquake that shook the prison to its foundation so much that the doors of the prison flipped open, and the chains fell off for the prisoners when Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns unto God. What could have motivated Paul and Silas to praise God in such a situation?…
Some hallmarks should characterise the Christian life as we relate to one another. Paul used the image of putting on a cloth to describe what should be the nature of how Christians should relate with one another. The article examines hymns on how to avoid temptation. In addition, some attitudes should characterise how a Christian…
Christians are persecuted for practising righteousness as taught to them by Jesus Christ. They are hated, threatened, or murdered for speaking against social evils such as fraud, bribery, corruption, immorality, examination malpractices, cultism, discrimination/partiality, and tribalism. Those who do not like Christians because of their (Christians) faith persecute them by destroying their properties – churches,…
I once read about a peanut cartoon that describes the evangelistic approach of many churches. Charley Brown was practising archery in his backyard. Instead of aiming at a target, he would shoot an arrow at his fence and then walk over and draw a target around wherever the arrow struck. This had been the approach…
God created man in His IMAGE and after His LIKENESS. Gen. 1: 26-27. Jesus Christ is the only Man who made God visible on earth. The pre-fallen man was created in Christ’s image, possessing God’s communicable attributes in his perfect (Adamic) inner nature. The article examines sin. His likeness points externally to Christ’s glorious light…
There are powers on this planet Earth that are strange to people. Some of these powers are very mysterious and unexplainable. Even some who may not know that they are possessed until the power that passes through their power (Power of Jesus Christ) strikes them during the deliverance session. This article examines prayers to deal…
What is the Miracle? We can say here to be born again. To be born again is more than a mere confession of the mouth. It is a divine operation that brings about spiritual change in man’s life. It is that miracle that leads to salvation from sin. Introduction It is that miracle that delivers…