Tag: Christians
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Ortom knocks presidency, backs Bishop Kukah on claims of persecution of Christians in Nigeria
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has backed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah over his recent comments on insecurity. Kukah had during an address to the US Congress Commission on July 15, accused President Muhammadu Buhari of showing preference to people of his religion which according to him, has worsened the rivalry…
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Enduring to the end – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala One day, as I was reading Jesus’ Sermon of the Mount yet again, I suddenly heard the Lord say to me, deep within my spirit-man: “Femi, the end justifies the means.” What does this have to do with the beatitudes? Can we, should we, justify the end by the means? Is it godly…
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Mega pastors and mega churches – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Pastors contradict the counsel of the Lord without batting their eyelids. They plant church parishes like supermarkets in every street corner. They build cathedrals and church monuments like World Trade Centres, each one striving to be the biggest and most splendiferous in the universe. They gather thousands, even millions, of “worshippers”…
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The Strange ways of God – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala When we come to Christ, we must forsake not only our ways but also our thoughts. Isaiah says: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:7). We must also jettison the traditions of men. Jesus berated the Pharisees for teaching: “Man-made laws instead of those from…
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Jealous God – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala God is a person with a personality. He is the most important person in the universe. It is imperative to know His likes and dislikes. The only authority on God is God Himself. How does God say about Himself? “You shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is…
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Abounding in the abundant life (2) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala. God is the rewarder of men. Every charitable deed gets a reward. The question is what kind of reward? Is it the earthly kind or is it the heavenly kind? The great reward is the heavenly reward. Jesus says: “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is…
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Abounding in the abundant life – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala. Pull Quote: While the blessing of the Lord makes one rich, riches are not the blessing. How often have you heard this kind of testimony in the church? “Praise the Lord, I was blessed yesterday. Someone blessed me with N100,000.” But is N100,000 a blessing? Can money really be a blessing? What if…
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The hope of righteousness (2) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala We shall be perfect; one hundred percent perfect. The bible calls us to rejoice in hope. It says we should rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Romans 5:2). When we rejoice in hope, our joy is in the promise of God. Like Christ, it is a joy that enables us…
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Nigeria has become a massive killing field – Kukah
Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukah has observed that there is a growing fear among Nigerians whether the country’s glory is about to depart owing to Boko Haram, banditry, Kidnapping, armed robbery and other merchants of death happening across the nation. He made this known in his Easter message titled, ‘Before our Glory…
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Easter: Don’t lose hope in coronavirus times, Pope tells Christians
Pope Francis called on the faithful at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, not to lose hope in the protracted coronavirus crisis. “In the hour of darkness when humanity is grappling with the pandemic and other ills, Christians need to take to heart the Easter message of the angel not to be afraid,’’ the 84-year-old…