Tag: Aribisala
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Thanks living – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala A man asked his rich father for money to buy a car. The father wrote him a cheque and he bought a Jeep. Later he went to his father and asked him for money to buy a house. The father wrote him another cheque and he bought a beautiful mansion in an exclusive…
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Rejoicing over counterfeits- Femi Aribisala
The kingdom of men is the antithesis of the kingdom of God. In the kingdom of men, the successful man is that man that has achieved something for himself. In the kingdom of God, the successful man is that man for whom Christ has achieved everything. Success in the world is measured by wealth, prestige…
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The hardened heart – Femi Aribisala
We often define people by their physicality. This one is tall: that one is short. This one is fair: that one is dark. This one is fat: that one is slim. Sometimes, we use what they have to define them. “The man that drives the black Toyota Corolla.” “The lady that has those two adorable…
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How do you deal with a God who decides to send you to the cross? Femi Aribisala
Many Christians make the fundamental mistake that Paul made, which he cautions that no one else should make. They see Jesus and God simply from a human point of view, forgetting that God is not a man. (Numbers 23:19). When he later realised his error, Paul wrote: “From now on, we regard no one according…
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Who speaks for the Yoruba in the killing field of Nigeria today – Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala – Bola Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo and other APC opportunists can no longer speak for the Yorubas in Nigeria President Buhari cares for his people. But although he is president of Nigeria, his people are not the people of Nigeria. His people are the Fulanis in particular, and Northern Nigerians in general. That…
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The wages of sin is not eternal torment – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala The writer of Hebrews says: “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27). This one-time death is not in the future, but in the past. “In Adam all die.” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Therefore, the judgment that comes after death is also “in Adam” and in…
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No other father but God – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Paul maintains that Abraham is the father of believers. He says: “(Abraham) received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe.” (Romans 4:11). “Therefore it is of faith that it might…
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Married to the law: Married to Grace (2)- Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala “Do you not know, brothers – for I am speaking to men who know the law – that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives? For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her…
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God is responsible for all the evil in the world [2] – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Jesus’ disciples asked him about a man blind from birth: “who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2). They assumed evil is always caused by sin. However, Jesus says different. He says God creates evil for his own purposes: “Neither has this man nor his parents…
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God is responsible for all the evil in the world (1) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala As a Christian, life becomes a lot easier once we take God at his word. Nevertheless, many find it difficult to do so. One area of great difficulty concerns the origin of evil. Christians find it difficult to believe the God who is love is behind all the evil we see in…