Author: Femi Aribisala
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The new tithing scam from thief and robber pastors – By Femi Aribisala
I wrote in 2013 that: “every Pastor who collects tithes is a thief and a robber.” I was roundly excoriated by the thieves and robbers. But it has been a losing battle for them. Jesus says: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32). The psalmist says to God:…
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Wrestling with Jesus – By Femi Aribisala
For a long time, Jesus was a big problem in my life. I simply could not handle the truth of God that He reveals. Before I met Jesus, I was convinced I was righteous. I lived my life under a strict code of principles and precepts which I believed set me apart from the rest…
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Mercy triumphs over judgement – By Femi Aribisala
This world is a world of judgment. We insist on retributive justice. We send transgressors to jail. We judge offenses. We sometimes even judge God. But judgment never wins; mercy always wins. Judgment without mercy is of man. But with God, mercy always ultimately triumphs over judgment.
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The surrendered life – By Femi Aribisala
When man imagines God, he sees Him carnally strictly in terms of His power and might. But when God manifested Himself in the flesh, He came as a meek and lowly suffering servant. Isaiah foresaw Jesus as: “a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground.” (Isaiah 53:2). He wonders if anyone would…
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Do not lean on your own understanding – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus used five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 people. He then used seven loaves to feed 4,000. Nevertheless, instead of reaching the conclusion that because of Him they would never again have to worry about bread, His disciples were still concerned when they forgot to bring bread with them on a trip. He rebuked…
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Avoiding generational curses [2] – By Femi Aribisala
Sickness is a curse of the law arising from the sin of disobedience. God says: “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I…
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Avoiding generational curses [1] – By Femi Aribisala
God says He visits the sins of the father upon the children in the Ten Commandments: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image — any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow…
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Preaching another gospel – By Femi Aribisala
If we were to ask Christians what Jesus saves us from, many would say we are saved from the torments of hell. However, the hell Jesus spoke about is a real place called Gehenna; a valley outside Jerusalem where apostate Israelites sacrificed their children to idol gods. This later became a rubbish dump where criminals…
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Offering time, blessing time -By Femi Aribisala
Send my message to your pastor. Tell him I said he is after your money. He cannot deny it. Pastors make merchandise of men by peddling the word of God. Peter says: “These teachers in their greed will tell you anything to get hold of your money.” (2 Peter 2:3).
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Christians do not love God [2] – By Femi Aribisala
The goodness of God is not amenable to the riches of men. The psalmist says: “You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.” (Psalm 68:10). A man can be as poor as a church rat, nevertheless, he is content because he appreciates the goodness of God.