Tag: Femi Aribisala
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Stop trying to be good (4) – By Femi Aribisala
How can a mere mortal be right-stamding in the eyes of God? First, he has to admit that he can do nothing by himself. He must admit that he automatically
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Stop trying to be good (2) – By Femi Aribisala
Stop trying to please God. If you try to please God, you will sin against God. Stop trying to do the right thing. If you try to do the right thing, you will sin against God. Stop trying to do good things. If you try to do good things, you will sin against God.
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Stop trying to be good (1) – By Femi Aribisala
If God asks you to do something, do not do it. Ask Him to do it for you. God will never ask you to do what you can do. He will always ask you to do what you cannot do.
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My church is bigger than yours – By Femi Aribisala
They contradict the counsel of the Lord without batting their eyelids. They plant church parishes like supermarkets on 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.
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Are you a child of the truth or the lie? (2) – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus told Pilate that he who is of the truth hears His voice. This means Jesus is only acceptable to the truthful. A man is either of the truth or he is of the lie: “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your…
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The relative and the absolute marriage – By Femi Aribisala
Most Christians contract relative marriages even though the marriage covenant is couched in absolute terms. When we say: “for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health;” we are speaking absolutely and not relatively. Nevertheless, we retain the option of divorce if things get worse or poorer.
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One, two, many gods (1) – By Femi Aribisala
I went to buy blank videotapes in a van that had Christian VideoNet emblazoned on both sides. Immediately I came out of the van, an Indian man engaged me in a friendly conversation. Soon he was talking to me about “Our Lord.” My immediate reaction was: “Which Lord is this man talking about?
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The God of all things (1) – By Femi Aribisala
The internet has spawned a panoply of conspiracy theories. We have a handful here in Nigeria. Buhari died a long time ago. The man in Aso Rock for years was not Buhari. Some people conspired to steal the 2023 election. There is a secret cabal ruling this country.
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God’s open reward (2) – By Femi Aribisala
God’s open reward comes to those who pray without ceasing. This means praying at all times. It is not about praying in churches or at prayer meetings. It is about praying as Jesus commends, in spirit and truth. (John 4:24).
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God’s open reward (1) – Femi Aribisala
There are fundamental differences between what God does and what man does. God is not a man. His ways are different from those of men. His reward is different from that of men. Jesus insists we must choose between the things of God and those men. We cannot have both, not