Author: Femi Aribisala
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Should Christians support Israel against Iran? – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus, who appears as the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament, sent Philip to an Ethiopian eunuch going from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip overtook the man’s chariot and heard him reading from the book of Isaiah. He then asked the Ethiopian:
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Election and predestination (2) – By Femi Aribisala
Paul says there are “vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,” and “vessels of mercy, prepared beforehand for glory.” (Romans 9:22-24). Vessels of wrath prepare themselves for God’s wrath. But God Himself prepares the vessels of mercy for glory.
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Article of Faith: Election and predestination – By Femi Aribisala
If we are elected by grace, then we are predestined. We are new creations.
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Good and bad pleasure (2) – By Femi Aribisala
The pleasures of men are varied, “(King Ahasuerus) had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.” (Esther 1:8). But God prescribes only One pleasure for believers. That One pleasure is Himself.
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The mind of Christ (4) – By Femi Aribisala
The worrisome mind is anathema to the mind of Chist. The mind that is fretful and full of anxiety is a mind that does not glorify God. The worrisome mind is the mind that does not trust God. It is the mind that does not believe that God is God. It is the mind that…
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The mind of Christ (2) – By Femi Aribisala
Paul is the chief exponent in the scriptures of the imperative to have the mind of Christ. He taught what he lived, so we have him as our chief example. Paul teaches that: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become
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The mind of Christ (1) – By Femi Aribisala
In 1997, I rented a building in Victoria Island, Lagos for two years for N1.5 million naira. When I did, God told me He had given the building to me, even though I was only a tenant. I believed Him because I have a mind of Christ. He says to me, “Blessed are your eyes…
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Christian rock stars and superstars – By Femi Aribisala
Churches now do telemarketing surveys, asking: “What would you like in a church?” In effect, many churches are made to measure, according to the greatest demand and not according to God’s prescriptions. Some pastors even go further and play it safe. They have surveys asking our members
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The God who is not good all the time (2) – By Femi Aribisala
The law not only discriminated against women, it considered them less valuable than men: “When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation, if your valuation is of a male from twenty years
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The God who is not good all the time (1) – By Femi Aribisala
Nobody spoils a man’s life like Jesus. Jesus is a killer of all worldly joy. God’s attitude to the world is often lost on many. God hates the world system. The world hated Jesus and killed him. Therefore, anyone who