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Yes We Can (But In Reality We cannot)

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Yes We Can (But In Reality We cannot)

When Barack Hussein Obama started his campaign of becoming American president, there was one slogan that he used to sway and to convince the people, “Yes We Can”.
Those phrases quickly caught up like a never ending burning fire in the minds of the people.
Any where you go, you can see people saying the same thing, “Yes We Can”, but after his election as the president of the USA, to the total surprise and amazement of the people, it was quickly discovered that those words were nothing but mere empty political human jargon.

The truth of the whole matter is that in reality there is nothing we as human can do without God’s divine help, all our efforts without him are stupid, nonsense and nonsensical idiocy.
There is no way a people can achieve greater things without the unending support, we human are so limited that we daily need the help of God of, anyone saying that we can, is just like a fool who said he could swim the ocean, one of the greatest problems facing our society is man’s aspiration for self independency and reliance, and this defiance has cost us a lot.
There is no way one could be successful in life without the internal backing of Jehovah.
It is a thing of uselessness to attempt greater things while putting God aside; it would be a futile and fruitless effort trying to climb to the greater heights of life without putting God first.
There is only one source of help, and that is God, as the scripture puts it:

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth (Psalm 121:1-2)

Yes our help and succour comes from God, it is a big lie to say that we can, "we can’t", because with our human resources and whatever they entail, we are nothing but worm and miserable, we can only go forward when God is in total control, our life, the fullness of our life depends on our total and willing submissive obedience to God, apart from this, we are headed to total failure, those who in the past attempted to change the world while ignoring God paid a painful price and ended up leaving behind them a bitter and horrifying history, serving as an example of man’s idiotic and stupid attempt trying to change what God has in his eternal purpose putting place, just as the wisest man (Solomon) said in his predications:

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14)

All the days are not equal in references and events, there are sweet days, there are also days of bitter experiences, God has made them like that, to the end that we human should find nothing after him, it is not in our duty to change them, our duty is to submit to the will of God and allow him to run our individual life for us, failure to do this will result in conflict.

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us (Psalm 123:1-2).

A master has authority over his servants, so also does God has authority over us, a servant looks unto the hands of his master, so are we to God, as a master provides for his servants, so God provides for them that trust in him, a servant has no say of his own, he does daily depend on his master for his provisions, so also in like manner should every sensible human being daily and totally depend on God, everything we own and would have all come from God.

Without the help of the LORD it is useless to build a home or to guard a city. It is useless to get up early and stay up late in order to earn a living. God takes care of his own, even while they sleep, Psalm 127:1-2 (Contemporary English Version)

Who said we can? It is a lie from the pits of hell to turn man away from keeping focus on God; it is nothing but the Devil’s way of contradicting God before man (Genesis 3:1-3).

For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13).

Well the truth is clear; our refusal to recognize God and make him the priority of everything we do and own has resulted in miserable and degrading failures in all our human endeavours.
One need ought not to be told that the major problems the nations of the world is facing today is as a result of their total refusal to make God the priority in their national and sociopolitical
and economic affairs, especially in the areas of decision making and moral obligations.

Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, Proverbs 14:34 (Amplified Bible)

There is no ending to the truth of God’s inspirational word, sin brings disaster and catastrophe to any nation and people whose ways are in defiance to God’s governing moral and righteous authority and principles, we are daily seeing the consequences of such defiance, we saw it in the destruction of the twin tower, the untold sufferings, poverty, diseases, sickness, ethnic cleansing, tribal and national wars, rebellion, hunger, prostitution of all kinds perverse and epidemic in Africa and other parts of the world, who have refused to make God a priority.

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God (Psalm 9:17).

Well those who think that they can do without God are big time jokers, from past to the present there is no nation on earth that ever put aside in the national affairs that ended well.
But unfortunately, man is too lazy to learn and correct his mistakes, we are seeing history repeating itself over and over again, we can see the hand writing on the wall, but we fail to take heed and repent of our disobedience to God, we should expect nothing but the worst.

So are the ways of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless shall perish, Job 8:13 (Amplified Bible).

History is full of remarkable lessons, we read in historical records how nations, kingdoms, empires great and mighty men fail, because of godlessness, when any nation reaches her zenith of evil, her fall becomes imminent and disastrous, such nations should serve as an example to people of this generation, look the Roman empire, one of the most powerful empires that ever existed on the surface of the earth, but when Rome reached the zenith of her evil, she crumbled and failed and disappeared into the thin air, evil never succeeds.

People without God can produce nothing. Fire will destroy the tents of those who take money to do evil, Job 15:34 (New Century Version).

Well said, people without God will produce nothing but disaster, we saw it in the lives of people like Adolph Hitler of Germany, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini of Italy, Francisco Franco Bahamonde of Spain, and Joseph Stalin of Russia, the list can go on, but these should serve as an example of what godless people can produce, their legacy is nothing but horror.

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought (Job 8:22).

How did these dictators and self proclaimed reformist ended? Their end was a gory one, in fact they stand as a warning to others saying, please don’t go that way, wickedness has never triumphed, and evil always destroys itself, the truth is that we cannot, anyone saying to you, “Yes We Can”, is just deceiving you, believe that you cannot and help will come from God to you.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock (Psalms 27:4).

Only in God is safety found in the time of trouble, there is a sure refuge in him, those who trust him are never disappointed and put to shame, they triumph in every situation, and they are radiant in afflictions and victorious in the midst of adversities, (Romans 8:37).
We are not confident in ourselves because we do not have confidence in the arms of the flesh, which are incapable in saving those who trust in them in days of trouble and evil, that was why David said:

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies (Psalms 60:11).

One more final word:

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me .I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing (John 15:4-5).

In conclusion, apart from God, we are nothing, so stop believing the lies of, “Yes We Can” jargon from the pit of hell.

God bless you real good.

Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Overcoming Your Fears Through God's Promises

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:04:00 +0000

If there is anything else that has plagued the world, it is the fear factor, many people are afraid of one thing or the other, it is impossible to to come across people without seeing uncertainty in their faces, especially when such people are going through difficult situations in their daily lives.

Fear has become one of the world's phenomenal problems that humanity is facing nowadays.

Men, women, children, high functionalities in the society are daily been plagued with fear.

With the world heading towards financial and economical chaos, the hearts of men are easily gripped and overtaken by fear and restlessness, we can daily read in the news how even world experts on some key and important fields are been allayed with fears over the crumbling financial and economical state of things, great men of intellectual and financial statuesque are totally powerless and without solution to the upheavals that are confronting and plaguing humanity, we are bombarded with news of catastrophic and disastrous events that are difficult to explain by human expertise, world religious bodies are speechless and dumbfounded.

Well, to the ordinary man it is a mystery, to the believers in Christ Jesus who are spiritually matured and equipped for every good work, it is nothing but the accomplishment of God's divine prophetic purpose over humanity, therefore that which makes men to fear, only makes God's people to rejoice and triumph in victory, knowing fully well that in everything, God works for the good of them that love and trust in him, it is of no surprise to God's people, we have been warned and equipped before hand (Romans 8:28-39), things that separate people from their beloved ones and things, only unite and bring us much closer to God, we the people of God are a people of faith, we live by biblical standards and are always guarded and preserved by his precious promise, because all of God's promises in Christ Jesus are indisputably yes and amen, been confirmed and sealed by the Holy Spirit of God to the surest end ( 2 Corinthians 1:19-22).

But one of the greatest and unfortunate things that has ever happened to many Christians today is their inability to believe and trust God, this is a sign of immaturity and unperfected love and Character towards God, anyone who loves God does not live in fear, because fear has to do with torments and torturous imaginations from the Devil, the following verses of the bible will help us:

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

There is nothing encouraging than this, for God's people to know that they are been loved of God and God through his love dwells in them, why then should a Christian flood his heart with fearful thoughts and demonic mindset, if God be for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31).

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world

We are the replicas of Christ Jesus in this world, those who live and walk in the fullness of God's love are as bold as the lion, they do not have need to fear anything, knowing fully well that God's constant and ever abiding presence is with them (Psalm 46:1-11), why say that we are the replicas of Christ Jesus in this world, because Jesus never lived in fear during his stay here on earth, he lived and walked in love, he demonstrated this in all of his ministerial live.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Perfect love is all that God demands from us, cowards are not welcome God's kingdom, those who fear and live in uncertainty, do demonstrate it by their words and action, real men are not easily shaken, and big boys don't cry.

We love him, because he first loved us (1 John 4:16-19).

God is our first person lover, he never doubted or shrinked back in loving us, even though he knows fully well that we would disappoint him him, yet he iniated the love scenario by sending his only begotten Son into world (John 3:16).

There are two particular verses in the bible that believers should memorise and daily mediate on, these verses of the bible are priceless gem, full of help and edifying in times of severe needs:

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever, Amen (Jude 1:24-25).

God bless you real good and have a nice day.

Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Understanding Yahweh As Papa

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:11:00 +0000

When we begin to understand that Jehovah God is our Father, we would then begin to understand the full concept of the Christian doctrine, God is our Father not only does the bible said so, but we see the full manifest of God in his Son Christ Jesus, (Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?, John 14:9), there is no other way we can fully comprehend the person of the Father, if we miss the person of Jesus, everything about God was fully manifested in him, in that he demonstrated the Father-Heart-Of -God to us.

When Jesus was here on earth, he demonstrated the love of God to the fullest, there is no way we can approach God, without first understanding his divine Fatherhood, the Fatherhood of God defines our future, in that it is God himself who defines our future, he knows each and everyone of us needs, he designs the road we all must pass to achieve his designs for our lives.

We do often read in the bible that God so much loved this world, that he gave his only begotten son (John 3:16), it takes more than a mere understanding to fully understand what that particular verse of the bible is talking about, God in his infinite love and compassion, gave us his only begotten son, he did this so that we could become sons, that is why the bible said that Jesus came to bring many sons to glory: For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.(Hebrews 2:10), he did this by offering his only life, he confirmed it by shedding his blood, he sealed it with his indisputable resurrection, with this in mind, we can have a full assurance.

How can we frail mortals believe and understand that God is our Papa?

We can believe and understand that by looking towards the cross, if we are able to fully grasp what really took place on the cross, we can easily believe and know that Yahweh is Daddy, a loving Father whose consummating love pierces the darkest of all hearts with a divine touching tender love which goes beyond the wisest of human understanding, making the worst hating sinner, a gentle loving lamb.

Jesus committed no sin, but it was God’s pleasure that he should bore our sins on his body, Jesus being whom he is, gladly accepted it, it was God’s design from origin that Jesus should be our propitiation, if we really believe this, we shouldn’t find it difficult that God is our Daddy in heaven who cares and is concerned about all our every needs, he first loved us before we love him, it was Daddy who initiated the whole love scenario, beginning from Eden immediately after the fall, when he slew a lamb and used the skin to cover the nakedness of our first parents, God was in advance showing how he would lavishly pour out his unimaginable loving saving grace upon falling humanity, it is of this love that has drawn men to the fountain of life-Jesus.

We must understand that our Daddy loves relationship and not religion, the Devil uses religion to demarcate us from the love of Daddy, the greatest tool that the Devil is using to enslave humanity from experiencing Daddy’s love is religion, religion tells you that you are not worthy to be loved of God, and that you are nothing but a miserable slave before God, yes, we all know that we are not worthy of God’s love, and that we are miserable before God, but on the contrary the bible said otherwise, irrespective of our miserable and deplorable state, God still sent his son into the world to die for us, so that through him we could become Daddy’s children, God is interested in each and everyone of us, he loves us as we are, what is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of Adam that you visit him (Psalms 8:4), it should be clear that Daddy loves an cherishes us by making us in his own very image.

It is very sad thing that many Christians still go on with their lives carrying heavy loads of guilt, tormented by the memory of past sins which in reality God has forgiven and forgotten, our Father is not a sadist and an unforgiving tyrant who strikes at anyone who fails his orders, on the contrary he is forgiving, loving, caring and understands our very weaknesses, therefore much grace has been released to us-not to dwell in iniquity, but to live in righteousness in the newness of live in the light of the glory of the Father, for Jesus came to bring many sons unto glory: For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. (Hebrews 2:10)

There is a need for that this generation discovers the unselfishness of God, his attributes, his loving and forgiving nature, we often read in the scriptures: If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? (Psalms 130:3)

If Daddy takes all his time to number our sins and put them into record, no flesh would survive, we would all perish in a twinkling of an eye, and we see Sodom & Gomorrah as an example of his divine judgment upon wickedness, how with fire & brimstone he destroyed them, but it was all their fault, because Daddy gave them much time to repent, but they wasted it and made light the longsuffering of the Lord, therefore we must know that though our Father is loving, gentle and forgiving, he will not always tolerate our perfidy if we do not repent.

In conclusion, we must now begin to embrace the loving heart of God; we should see God as a loving and forgiving Father, not as a dictator and a sadist who rejoices at our hurt and suffering.

God wants us to know and understand that he cares for our every need, from the least of them to the greatest, he is ever concerned, Jehovah is not indifferent to our suffering, it is man’s awkward and religious mental retardation that makes him to see God as dictator who does not forgive nor tolerate our weaknesses, if God is like that, what kind of world would we find ourselves? But thank God for whom he is, Jehovah understands us more than we could understand ourselves, he knows all that we are undergoing in life, he is always there as the ever present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1-3), with this in mind, we can rest assured that we are not left alone in this troubled and choked world, full of pains and misery, we’ve been promised victory in advance, that is why we can boldly declare with the Apostle; “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world”. (1 John 4:4), if we belong to God, we are victorious in advance, no matter what.

It Is About The Precious Sinless Blood Of Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:57:00 +0000

It Is About The Precious Sinless Blood Of Jesus

While making my research on false teachers and false doctrines, I came across one God-forsaken ministry website, teaching a rather strange & diabolic doctrine called the gospel of the spirit and water, this ministry teaches that it was not the blood of Jesus that saved us, but his baptism, they so much exaggerated & elevated the baptism of Jesus above his dead and shedding of his blood on Calvary’s cross, I will therefore refute these erroneous teaching.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (John 6:53)

Here we see Jesus, telling the people that it is through his blood that man would have life.

Anyone teaching otherwise is of the devil, had it been not for the shed blood of Jesus, humanity would have been lost without hope, it is the death and the shedding of the blood of Jesus that redeemed man from the wrath of God, how could anyone in his normal mind say that it was not the blood of Jesus that saves us, but rather his baptism, I think such a one needs deliverance, are we despising the riches of God & trampling underfoot the Son of God?

If anyone rejects the reality of the blood of Jesus, such a person has no life as Jesus has said, we have the life of God through the blood of Jesus, it is his blood that cleanses us from all unrighteousness and sets us apart unto God, it is the blood that makes us God’s children.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)

You see, the whole pages of the New Testament is full of the attestation of the reality of the blood of the Son of God, there is no way we can come nearer to God without the precious sinless blood of Jesus Christ, God looks at us through the blood, to say that the blood is not important is just like saying that Jesus is not the immaculate only begotten Son of God.

The bible made it clear that we were sometimes God’s enemies & very far away from him, but now through the precious sinless blood of Jesus we are not only God’s children but also his friends and joint heirs with Jesus Christ the Son over God’s house.

We through the shed blood of Jesus have become fellow citizens of God’s kingdom.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (Hebrews 10:19)

Praise the LORD, we now have access to God’s throne through the blood of Jesus, there is no where in the scripture was it said that we access to God through Jesus baptism, the gospel and epistle writers point strongly towards the shed blood of Jesus, to come to God, one must be washed by the blood of Jesus, if anyone refuses to receive cleansing through the blood of Jesus, such a one is God’s ardent enemy & the only thing awaiting him is damnation.

Through the blood, we have the boldness to enter into God’s very presence without fear or trembling, if person does not believe in the blood, he has no place in God’s kingdom.

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)

We are made perfect through the sanctifying power in the blood of Jesus, God builds us up in holiness & sanctification through the blood of his Son Jesus Christ, it is the blood that empowers us to do the extra-ordinary, without the blood of Jesus we are powerless & most miserable of all men, if we remove the blood of Jesus from our daily lives and prayers we will end up in total defeat & disaster, the Devil would make a glaring mockery & idiots of us, do you think that the Devil is afraid of you, no not at all, what makes him powerless and fearful before God’s children is the covering that the blood gives us, the blood protects us from his fiery darts, the blood protects us from his daring accusations, the blood protects us from his deadly arrows, the blood does everything for us, if we therefore say that it is not about blood, we are altogether most miserable, our life can only be assured & secured in the blood, apart from the precious sinless blood of Jesus Christ, we are defenceless and mortally dead in our trespass & ignorance.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

We are or become God’s elect through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ by the sanctification of the Spirit which leads unto obedience, we who believe should forever be grateful to God, for letting his Son to shed his precious sinless blood for our sake.

Those who are teaching otherwise are of the Devil and it is our duty to keep away from them and alert the unsuspecting about their deadly fallacies which they disseminate everywhere.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)

Cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and thus made holy and sanctified, we are fitted for the heavenly communion, there is no way a man can come into communionship with God if not cleansed by the blood, the blood of Jesus Christ makes one fit to come in relationship with God the Father, it is an absurd stupidity for a person to approach God without allowing himself to be immersed and cleansed by the blood of the lamb of God (Jesus the Messiah).

We must understand that it is through the blood of Jesus that we have the right standing with God, the blood of Jesus justifies every born again child of God & makes him or her a heavenly candidate, it is therefore scripturally unapostolic to deny that it is the blood that saves.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7).

God has glorified his grace by giving us redemption by the blood of his Son Jesus Christ, and this redemption consists in forgiving and delivering us from our sins; so then Christ’s blood was the redemption price paid down for our salvation: and this was according to the riches of his grace; as his grace is rich or abundant in benevolence, so it was manifested in beneficence to mankind, in their redemption by the sacrifice of Christ, the measure of redeeming grace being the measure of God’s own eternal goodness, in other words the goodness of God was made manifest through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, this is the highest & greatest privilege of a believer, his sins have been washed away in the ocean of the blood, he now therefore enjoys unprecedented uninterrupted fellowship with God the Father, the Holy Spirit dwells in him, bringing him into state of perfect sonship and relationship, he becomes one with Jesus.

If we take away the blood of Jesus from our basic tenets of faith, Christianity would be the most miserable of all religion, in fact it would be useless for you and me believing in Christ Jesus, it means we have no hope and are big time liars and deceivers, but thank God that Jesus was crucified, shed his blood, died and was raised from the dead by God the Father through the authenticating power of the Holy Spirit, therefore our hope is firm and our foundation is sure, the blood is Christianity’s core doctrine.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)

Hallelujah! Our brothers & sisters overcame the dragon (i.e. the devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), it is for this course that they paid with their blood, had it been it was not about the blood as some claim, they would not have risked their lives to preserve the eternal truth.

How do we Christians of today overcome the dragon, by the blood of Jesus? Yes, not only by the blood, but also by the words of our testimony, which we declare everywhere.

Those who are in Christ Jesus need not to fear the future, knowing fully well that the blood has settled it once and for all, by this, we now stand in the blessed hope of the glory of God.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)

Seeing that Jesus has shed his precious sinless blood, we are no more enemies of God but his own very children and joint heirs with his Son Jesus Christ, through the blood we have not only been forgiven, but we have been also justified, we no longer live under the groaning burden of guilt, but with boldness & assurance, we now live in the newness of the heart praising God.

The blood of Jesus is man’s only solution; it is man’s only solution because God in his mercy has provided every necessary provision for man’s reconciliation through the blood of Jesus, if any person be found preaching otherwise, just as the bible declares; let him be accursed.

We are blessed through the sanctifying power of the blood, it is the precious immaculate blood of the Son of God that gave us the full access to the Father, and we can now approach God in full assurance, for whenever we approach God without fear or doubt we show our confidence in the blood, how can a person approach a holy God without the blood of Jesus?

Here is a perfect illustration about the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus:

A woman came to a minister one day carrying a container of wet sand. "Do you see what this is, sir?" she asked. "Yes," was the reply, "it is wet sand." "But do you know what it means?" "I do not know exactly what you mean by it, woman; what is it?" "Well, sir," she said, "that's me; and the multitude of the sins that constantly dirty my heart cannot be numbered." Then she exclaimed, "Oh, wretched creature that I am! How can such a wretch as I ever be saved and keep clean from the influences of the world?" "Where did you get the sand?" asked the minister. "At the beach." "Go back, then, to the beach. Take a spade with you; dig, dig, and raise a great mound; shovel it up as high as you can, then leave it there. Take your stand by the seashore, and watch the effect of the waves upon the heap of the sand." "Sir," she exclaimed, "I see what you mean-the blood, the blood, the blood of Christ, it would wash it all away and would keep washing any new dark stains away."

The blood cleanses us constantly from all impurities and makes us presentable to the Father.

My prayer for anyone reading this article is through it your understanding would be open, that God by his Spirit would grant you revelation knowledge of the impact of the blood of Jesus.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 1:24-25)

TRUE PROPHETS

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:33:00 +0000

My heart cries out for the American church to stop muddling, Muffling, cheapening, distorting and merchandising the pure Gospel. How we need to return to the simplicity of evangelism that Cuts to the heart, produces repentance and reveals the Son of God.

For several months I’ve been asking the Lord to make me his Trumpet.

In my quest He’s shown me some of the qualities that Shaped biblical prophets into His mouthpieces.

I pray all of us will Adopt these same characteristics.

1. A prophet is bold. True prophets have steel backbones and Foreheads of flint. They do not cower when the majority disagrees With them. Like the apostle Paul, they are compelled to preach Because a holy restlessness churns inside them. They are Possessed by God, and they must release the fire inside. Will you Pray for this boldness and say with Isaiah, “Here am I, send me”(Is. 6:8, NASB)—even when you know you will be opposed?

2. A prophet stays biblical. So much of what is passed off as Prophecy today resembles what you might find in a daily Horoscope. The so-called “prophetic movement” in the contemporary Church has been tainted by silly fads and charismatic witchcraft.

One prophetic e-mail list sent out a word recently saying that Dormant angels were being awakened out of the walls of our Churches. (That’s not remotely scriptural.) Another predicted that God would begin to speak to people through the names of candy Bars and blue jeans.

So much of our prophetic verbiage sounds like warm and fuzzy Fortunetelling. This type of “imitation prophecy” can titillate and Thrill those with itching ears, but it is pablum designed for babies Who don’t want to grow up. What we need is a word we can sink Our teeth into—true meat that is the Word of God.

3. A prophet does not compromise. Nathan was willing to confront King David’s sin, even though the prophet was on the palace Payroll. Yet today, we practice the “you scratch my back, I’ll Scratch yours” rule. We prophesy what people want to hear so we Can get an honorarium and an invitation to return. This has caused Some whole groups of prophets to collectively follow each other Into a ditch.

Beware of the herd mentality! Don’t just swallow and follow! You Cannot go along with something just because everyone else is Doing it or preaching it. Stay close to the Lord, develop keen Discernment and listen to the nagging voice of your conscience.

4. A prophet is compassionate. Some prophets today refuse to Confront because they are too nice. Others speak rashly “like the Thrusts of a sword” (see Prov. 12:18) and their words are delivered With a bitter, vindictive spirit. Neither of these prophets will receive His reward. We must speak the truth, and we must do it in love.

Most people think Jeremiah was angry and judgmental, but Actually he wept when he confronted Israel’s sins. It is not enough To prophesy the Lord’s word—we should aim to speak with His Tone of voice. We must be willing to intercede for and identify with Those we confront.

5. A prophet stays pure. When Moses made the tabernacle, God Told him to make silver trumpets that were “hammered work” (Num. 10:2). If we want to speak for Him, we must be willing to endure The smelting process. (In other words, prepare to be hammered!)

Before Isaiah could be an effective prophet to his nation, his lips Had to touch burning coals from God’s altar (see Is. 6:6-8). We Must be willing to visit the uncomfortable furnace of sanctification.

God is not so much interested in the booming voice, the rousing Delivery, the charisma or the technological savvy that we expect Today from celebrity preachers. What matters most is pure content, And that can only flow through a pure vessel.

6. A prophet faithfully embraces the call. Jonah tried to flee as far As possible from Nineveh, but the God of the second chance used A strange vessel to get the prophet back on course. It involved a Visit to a fish’s stomach, where Jonah spent three days in Darkness, stewing in digestive juices. When the fish vomited him On land, he was better prepared to speak heaven’s words.

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There Could Only Be One Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:12:00 +0000

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:1-5)

Among all the great men that ever existed on the surface of the earth, there has none ever influential like Jesus Christ the penniless teacher from Nazareth.

Many prophets & false messiahs have appeared on the stage claiming to be one thing or the other, but none of them has ever promised their followers eternal life.

Countless of them have died & are still help captive by the power of the grave, but this man Jesus not only promised life to all them that would believe in him, but he also demonstrated his divinity & superiority over death by voluntarily going to cross, he was crucified & buried, but at third day just as he promised, the power of the grave could not hold captive the Son of God, hallelujah.

There are so many claims that Jesus made, which no man has ever made, in this article we are going to explore those claims and see how he definitely lived them.

1. Jesus Claimed To Be God

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5:17-18)

Among the various claims of Jesus, one of the outstanding claims that made the Jews to plot to kill him was his claim to be God, it is a blasphemous thing for an ordinary man to say he is God, yet Jesus openly declared to his bewildered listeners and faithful followers that he is God, he did not make this claim in some obscure places, he made this claim publicly, if Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have made such claims & lived, he would have been stoned to death by the Jews, but to prove that he is God, he not only brought the situation under control, but also confounded his accusers with indisputable miraculous manifestations, only God could do what Jesus did.

I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. (John 10:30-42)

What a wonderful claim, we need not to search from the land to the sea to discover whom Jesus is, he himself has declared unto us who he is, it is therefore left to you to believe on him whom the Father hath sent, who gave his life as a ransom for many.

2. Only God Could Receive Worship

We know clearly that neither men nor angels do receive worship, but this God-Man Jesus not only received worship, but was worshipped, if then he is not God, how could he accept worship from men & from angels? I will prove what I am saying with strong scriptural backing, it is therefore left to men to fall and fearfully worship at his feet or rebel against him and forever be damned in the lake of everlasting fire.

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. (Revelation 22:8-9)

Here is a clear account of how John the beloved wanted to worship the angel which God sent to reveal to him the future, as he wanted to do it, he himself was forbidden by the angel of God to do such, this also will prove to the world that calling on angels to intervene and worshipping them is an abomination before God, angels are mere messengers of God with divine endowment, they are not meant to be worshipped, any angel demanding worship is a demon & not of God’s elect angels

The angel not only stopped John, but made it clear to him that only God deserves worship, he also made it clear to him that angels are servants like and keepers of the testimony of Jesus Christ like us therefore do not try to worshipping them.

Now the following verses of the scripture will prove if Jesus is God or not.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. (John 9:35-38)

Now some of us know this story too well, Jesus has just healed a man born blind from his birth, when the Pharisees & teachers of the law with the Sadducees saw what happened, they could not believe their eyes, okay to bring the whole story home, the boy was cast out for confessing that Jesus was from God, when Jesus met him and revealed whom he was to him, the man fell down and worshipped him, now if Jesus was not God, how could he allow that man to fall down at his feet and worshipped him, why didn’t he stop him from doing it like the angel did to John?

Those who argue that Jesus is not God are fools and ignorant who need to repent of their blasphemies before it becomes too late for them; it has been the habit of Godless individuals to make mockery of the Divinity of Jesus, but we know from history how such people ended up their miserable lives, they were used as examples of God’s wrath upon the wicked and abominable to all future generations who would be coming after, therefore it is left to you to believe and be saved or refuse & be damned forever, God will not take it light with all them that make mockery of His Son Jesus.

I, the writer of this article, boldly and plainly declare that Jesus is GOD, if anyone denies this, he is of the antichrist and the only thing waiting for him is judgment in which he would forever burn in the lake of eternal fire.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

You don’t need to turn all the pages of theology for one to prove that Jesus is God, the bible not only calls him God but also Saviour, Jesus is both God & Saviour, there is no argument about it, those trying to deny the Divinity of Jesus are liars & perverts, whose end has been already declared in the holy scripture by holy men of God, if you are reading this article, and you know right in your heart that you don’t have Jesus as your personal LORD & SAVIOUR, I advice you to repent & be saved.

One does not need to make endless researches to see that Jesus is God, read all over the pages of the bible, it is there, the indisputable prove that Jesus is God was his resurrection from the dead, only God could do it, all the false self proclaimed messiahs have come and gone, but none of them was able to free himself from the power of the grave, they have all passed into eternity burning in hellfire.

3. Incredible Miracles That Proved That Jesus Is GOD

Now, I am going to list some incredible miracles that proved Jesus GOD, among all the great religious leaders that ever existed on the surface of the, none of them has tried a pint of what Jesus said and did, I want you to carefully evaluate the following verses of the bible and see for yourself that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)

The bible said that Jesus went all about Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing all manner of sickness among the people, even those who were afflicted as a result of demon possessions were totally delivered (Halleluiah JESUS is God).

Now let me ask this question, how many among these self hell damned false proclaimed messiahs were able to physically deliver their followers from Satan?

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. (Matthew 14:25-29)

If Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have commanded the sea storm to obey him, but to prove that he is indeed God & creator, he not only commanded the sea storm, but they listened to him, this shows that Jesus has power over every situation in one’s life, all you need to do is to call on him, because as many as would call upon the name of Lord will be saved (see Romans 10:13)

Herein is another incredible proof that Jesus is not only God, but master and owner of the universe, no man has ever walked on the water, if there be any, show me.

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4:35-41)

Please, tell me what further proof do you need in order to know that Jesus is GOD in the flesh, I would love to cite some Old Testament bible texts that Jesus fulfilled in the New Testament, but time would not allow me, but there is a particular prophecy that Jesus fulfilled here, now let’s read together the book of Psalms 89:7-9:

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. -Halleluiah! Jesus is the YAHWEH I AM.

Halleluiah! Jesus rules over the raging of the sea, Jesus rules over terrorists & terrorism, Jesus rules over evil Bin Laden & his Al-Qaida network, he rules over Hezbollah, he rules over all things both good & evil, Jesus is the MASTER & CREATOR of the universe, He is God made manifest in the flesh to reveal the love of the FATHER to mankind.

Jesus not only walked on the water, but he also commanded Peter to come to him walking on the water, men should stop propagating nonsensical nonsense.

Many people do ask, if Jesus is God, why was he tempted, why was he crucified, etc, the answer to those questions & others are simple to answer using the word of God, it is a great mistake to answer critics with intellectuality, they would defeat you if you do, to silence a critic, you need to refute his false claims using the word of God.

God’s word has the answer to every question, I know of many occasions were critics & atheists were silenced & put to shame by quoting scriptures to them, don’t make the mistake of relying on intelligence & information to answer a critic or an atheist, they would defeat you, rely heavily on the Holy Spirit using the word of God.

Another scriptural defense that I would love to use is Jesus resurrecting Lazarus from death, I will comment on each verse by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. (John 11:1-6)

We all are familiar with this story, but there’s one thing stricken about it, when Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was sick, we all know that during Jesus earthly ministry, when an urgent message comes to him, he responds quickly, but at this juncture, the bible said he delayed, something must be cooking in the mind of Jesus.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. (John 11:7-15)

At this point, Lazarus has died, & Jesus was telling his disciples that they should go and awaken Lazarus from sleep, it is true that his disciples did not understand Jesus metaphoric expression of Lazarus death, they thought he was speaking of ordinary sleep, Jesus made it known to them that Lazarus has died, he said that he was glad that he wasn’t there, so that his disciples would believe that though he came in the flesh, that he was also God, understand that Jesus not Man-God, but God-Man.

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. (John 11:17)

By this time Lazarus has begun to decay, the only hope left for the family is the resurrection of the righteous; Martha the sister of deceased confessed it to Jesus.

Now it is about time to Jesus in action, it is here we would know, if he is God or not.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. (John 11:20-27)

Wait! only God could say what Jesus said to Martha, no ordinary man, be he an anointed prophet of God like Elijah would dare say such a thing with confidence, please review those underlined verses and notice the tone of authority and assurance that was proceeding from the very mouth of the MASTER, only God can say such things.

Jesus proved to Martha that he is God in the flesh, now I want us to consider the following phrases and see what they really meant in the light of God’s word, notice the "I am" that Jesus used in expressing his divinity that he was God.

I am the resurrection, and the life
he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die

It would be an absurd stupidity for one to deny that Jesus is God, only God can say, “I am the resurrection”, “he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”, & And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

Review those phrases for yourself and come to conclusion, if you don’t believe that Jesus is God, sorry I can’t help you, only judgment & damnation awaits you.

Only God could promise eternal life, Muhammad, Confucius, Buddha, Guru Marhadji and D. Lawrence with numerous other false self proclaimed messiahs and prophets could not promise eternal life to their followers, in fact when questioned about their final destiny & that of their followers, they do answer with uncertainty.

Buddha said he was still searching for the truth, Muhammad in his own words said that except God covers him with the cloak of mercy, that he is lost forever, they never claimed to offer eternal life, they said to came to show the way, but when Jesus was questioned about his very future & that of his followers, hear what the God-Man said:

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:3-14)

Come’ on somebody, only God could say, I am the way, the truth & the life, only God could say, ask anything in my name it would be given you, if you don’t believe Jesus to be God, sorry you are heading towards destruction, don’t allow any body to deceive you with vain words and distorted philosophical illogical nonsensical nonsense, believe on the Lord Jesus & escape from the terrible judgment of God upon the wicked who refuse to accept Jesus as their personal Lord & Saviour (I say repent).

Haven elaborated little on this; let us return back to where we were, I was talking about the bring back to life of Lazarus by Jesus, my reason of leaving the subject for a while was to prove to my readers that only Jesus can save man from destruction.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. (John 11:39-45)

Hallelujah, it is humanly impossible that an ordinary man could raise from death to life a man who has been in the grave for four days, this defies medical & scientific proof, my dear it is left to you to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, only Jesus can save you from the wrath of God, only Jesus can save you from eternal death, only Jesus can give you a new life, only Jesus can pity you, only Jesus has the power over death, only one Jesus could do it, yes only one Jesus, believing on him you have life everlasting, rejecting him means eternal damnation.

4. The Humanity Of Jesus

Haven talked so far about the Divinity of Jesus (i.e. his Godship), it is also necessary wise to talk about his humanity, if I fail to talk about the humanity of Jesus, this article would never be complete, and it would mean that I am teaching another gospel, the Divinity and humanity of Jesus is Christianity’s central message, it is true that Jesus is God, but we must know for God to save man, he became man, had it been that Jesus never took on our form, I wonder how we could be saved, had it been that Jesus never took on human form, we are lost.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

This proves that Jesus was not only God, but also Man, the word becoming flesh simply means God coming into world in the form of a man, the reason he did that was to save us, he is holy, glorious an righteous, but he put those things aside in order to save perishing man, the word became flesh so that you and I could have access to the Father, no man can approach a Holy God, but through the word becoming flesh, we now by his precious sacrifice through grace have a complete access to the Father, only Jesus could do that for you and for me.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:1-3)

We must all know that the Son is God and Man; he is God because through him God spoke to us, and he is Man because through him we got the full revelation of the Father, his love, His compassion, His care toward us, His mercy in forgiving our offense, everything about God towards us was fully demonstrated in the humanity of Christ Jesus.

Jesus came into the world in the form of human to reveal the true nature of the Father, we saw the compassion in his heart, the mercy he extended to sinners, the love he demonstrated to his haters, the healing he gave to the sick, the feeding by which he fed the hungry, the salvation he offered to the lost, the wisdom he exhibited to his tempters, the mastery he showed over the powers of nature, and other numerous things he did which are not put down in this article, all these are the embodiment of the fullness of the Godhead in Christ Jesus, to show to us how the Father loved us, "'For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily". (Colossians 2:9)

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)

Man's effort to please God through ritualistic regulatory observances is useless; it is a futile attempt because:

a. The law could not pardon; the law could not sanctify; the law could not dispense with its own requisitions; it is the rule of righteousness, and therefore must condemn unrighteousness. This is its unalterable nature. Had there been perfect obedience to its dictates, instead of condemning, it would have applauded and rewarded; but as the flesh, the carnal and rebellious principle, had prevailed, and transgression had taken place, it was rendered weak, inefficient to undo this word of the flesh, and bring the sinner into a state of pardon and acceptance with God.

b. The weakness of the law is total and universal, it has no strength at all; though not original and natural, but accidental; it is owing to the flesh, or the corrupt nature of man: or rather the weakness is in sinful men, and not in the law; and the sense is this, that human nature is so weakened by sin, that it is incapable of fulfilling the law; the weakness of the law is not from itself, but from man.

c. Man's weak nature is incapable of keeping to the whole law of God, instead the law acquitting us, it became the instrument of accusation and of a reminder of sin, the law itself is not weak but the subjects of the law are the ones weak in themselves, whereby man could not keep to the perfect law of God, the law became incapable of bringing him into full justification.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:4-5)

The humanity of Jesus the Christ is evident, there is no argument over that, God testified of his Son during his baptism, God testified again of him during his transfiguration, and Jesus came into this world to save sinners, which was the reason why he took upon him the form of man, without the Divinity & Humanity of Jesus the Christ, man would be forever lost.

I would love to use this media to point out why Jesus being God was tempted and suffered humiliation of many kinds, he did it because of us, and the bible will answer for itself:

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Jesus was made little lower than the angels (i.e. messengers) for the sake of suffering death on our behalf, in what manner was Jesus made little lower than the angels, we know that angels do not suffer or die, but Jesus for the sake of man, took upon himself the form of man, in this way he was temporarily made little lower than the angels, in doing this by the grace of ELOHIM, he tasted death for everyone, so that through him we might have life.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For God to bring many sons to glory, Jesus the Captain of our salvation ought to undergo suffering, it was through this suffering that God’s love was made perfect (complete) in us.

There was no way God’s love could be made perfect without the suffering of Jesus, what this meant is that, there is no we could know how much God loves if Jesus did not suffer, the suffering of Jesus gave a clear view of how much God’s love is toward us, (Romans 5:8).

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is
not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the
midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him.
And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

Jesus was not ashamed to call us brethren, because God was not ashamed to love us.

Also understand that we become one with Christ Jesus when we receive him as Lord & Saviour, we are cleansed by his precious blood & sanctified by his living word, through Jesus we become the sons of the living God by adoption, we are called children because Jesus by his death & resurrection paid the eternal price on our behalf, so that through him we can have access to the Father; Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2)

Every Christian ought to be grateful to God for Christ Jesus, how can mortal lost sinners have peace with God if not by Christ Jesus, how can a lost sinner have access to the Father if not by Christ Jesus, are we so stupid to forget that without Christ we are forever damned?

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

I hope this particular portion of the scripture has answered why Jesus even though God, suffered all kinds of humiliation, Jesus did not come to save fallen angels, he came to rescue fallen man from the wrath of God, if anyone wants to know why Jesus came in the flesh, the scripture has provided the answer, we need not flip all over the pages of theology to find the answer, God through His word has already provided the answer, therefore seek no more.

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

The seed of Abraham here refers to all them who would come to Christ Jesus through faith, Jesus did not come in angelic form as taught by one first century Gnostic Marcion, that Jesus did not come in the flesh, the writer here makes it clear that Jesus did in reality took on human nature but was sinless, therefore it is an abomination to deny his humanity.

If Jesus had taken on angelic form, he couldn’t have saved us; here the humanity of Jesus was clearly shown by the writer of the epistle of Hebrews.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Halleluiah! Thanks be to God that we have such a High Priest of God who makes reconciliation for the sins of the people, Jesus voluntarily took on our nature in order to redeem us from the awful wrath of God & the consequences of sin.

If a person does not accept this fact, there is no remedy but the wrath of God abides upon him, we must that there was a quarrel between God and man because man offended God, but Christ Jesus took this quarrel upon himself and by his sinless sacrifice satisfied God’s just demand upon sin, that we who believe might have eternal life & peace with God.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted (Hebrews 2:9-18).

Christ Jesus is able to aid all them that are been tempted, because he himself was also tempted in all points like us, therefore those who believe in Christ Jesus are not left alone to fend for themselves during their time of need, everyone is giving grace according to his ability, we must understand that Jesus knows each and every of our problem.

Our High Priest is a faithful one, he is merciful & compassionate, he understands all that you going through in life, he has been through that road, therefore rest assured that he will surely come to your rescue; he will not leave you to perish in your trials & hardship.

5. Other Incredible Claims Of Jesus

Jesus could only have been one of four things: a legend, a liar, a lunatic-- or Lord and God. There is so much historical and archeological evidence to support his existence that every reputable historian agrees he was not just a legend. He made outright claims to be equal with God. If he were a liar, why would he die for his claim, and if these claims were serious but dishonest he was crazy when he could easily have avoided such a cruel death with a few honest words? And, if he were a lunatic, how did he engage in intelligent debates with his opponents or handle the stress of his betrayal and crucifixion while continuing to show a deep love for his antagonists?

A) He claimed to be able to give everlasting life.

He didn't just tell people how they could find everlasting life, or deepen their own life experience. He actually claimed to give eternal life himself.

John 6:40 "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life."

John 10:28-30 "I give [my followers] eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

John 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die...'"

B) He claimed to be able to forgive sins

One of the reasons that the Jewish leaders were so angry with Jesus was because of his continual practice of forgiving people's sins. The religious leaders understood clearly that since sins were rebellion against God Himself, only God could forgive sins.

Luke 5:20-21 "When Jesus saw their faith, he said, 'Friend, your sins are forgiven.' The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, 'Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?'"

Luke 7:48-49 "Then Jesus said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.' The other guests began to say among themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?'"

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:3-12)

C) He claimed that he would die and come back to life

John 10:17 "Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

John 12:32-33 "'But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.' He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die."

John 16:16 "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."

Luke 18:31-33 "Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, 'We are going up into Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.'"

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. (Mark 16:5-10)

I pray, that through this article, you might come to have a deeper knowledge of the person of Jesus Christ, and in believing you may have eternal life.

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

A CHESS GAME WITH THE DEVIL

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:31:00 +0000

A CHESS GAME WITH THE DEVIL
By
Bryan Hupperts.

A senior pastor was sent a challenge to play a game of chess.

The anonymous note said, "Victorious One: You are an undisputed Grandmaster. You've beaten your fellow servants frequently. You Played against other senior pastors and won. Now, come beat me."

Game day came and the senior pastor found himself seated Across a chess board from none other than Satan himself. In this Knockout tournament, the pastor drew white winning the right to Begin first. The devil grabbed the white piece from him and said Arrogantly, "I always move first."

Each set up their pieces and began to formulate strategy. The Senior pastor was nervous but confident and declared to the Enemy, "I will win. I have the mind of Christ." Then the devil smiled A devilish smile and said, glancing at the senior pastor's side of The board, "I cannot outwit the mind of Christ but you I will easily beat."

The first match was on. Satan played with cunning and strategy And it became quickly clear the senior pastor was outgunned.

Satan moved a pawn in gambit striking from the flank and taking An unguarded rook. Loss piled upon loss. No matter how valiantly He tried to respond, no matter if his moves were rooted in sacrifice Or power, the senior pastor blundered. Every move he made Seemed to benefit the adversary.

The chessboard carnage was brutal and the senior pastor was Finally humbled to desperate prayer. The devil laughed as he cried Out, "Lord, I need wisdom. I have your mind yet I am being Outplayed, outmaneuvered, and beaten at every turn. Why, Lord?

Why?"

They played to endgame and the dreaded word was pronounced:

Checkmate.

The stunned senior pastor watched his king fall as he listened to The enemy's taunts and, though he felt he had failed God, he Humbled himself further crying out all the more for wisdom. How Do you beat a master tactician and swindler like the devil? When The 2 minute warning sounded, he began to reset his side of the Board for the next round. He was weighed down by a sickening Dread when suddenly the Holy Spirit of God came upon him and Said: "Review the board."

The senior pastor looked at the enemy's pieces: pawns aligned on The front row with rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king in the Back. Everything was in perfect military precision waiting for the Strategic battle to commence.

The senior pastor then looked at his side of the board. He had the Same pieces: pawns, rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king.

He noticed, as if for the first time, that things were askew.

Mentally reviewing the rules of engagement, he realized he had Placed a pawn where a rook should be, a knight in the place of a Bishop and, as he thought back on the failures of the first round, He saw that even the queen was occasionally out of place taking Over the king's role. These foolish blunders were done at his Command.

And the senior pastor had an epiphany. He had all the right pieces But many were serving in the wrong place on the board in roles They were not empowered to play. "I have played like a fool," he Said aloud. "I am only a servant and not the Master of the game."

He began to rearrange the board setting the pieces, kingside and Queenside, into their rightful places. And the chessboard Transformed into a battlefield.

The devil looked at the repositioned board in alarm. His eyes Narrowed and he said slyly, "Perhaps, senior pastor, your first Strategy was right. Move those pieces any way you wish. After all, You're in charge, right? I must have gotten lucky the first round; that's all it was, just dumb luck. You've played your brothers in Christ and beaten them all."

The pastor knew his cagey opponent was only seeking for an Opportunity to devour him again, and replied, "I did beat my fellow Servants and I was wrong to do so. Today, I repent. Devil, you did Not defeat the mind of Christ. You only defeated me. I see now it Is not mine to tell a piece how to serve not is it mine to dictate anyone's destiny or calling. My role is to help all to work together In their unique giftings for the advancement the kingdom of God."

The devil's face went ashen and he said, tempting the pastor to Pride, "You are the Grandmaster, the senior pastor. You decide What people should do and be!"

The servant pastor smiled humbly as he placed the last pawn in Correct position. "It occurs to me now that to have the mind of Christ in operation in my life and ministry, He must be the senior pastor and I must be the undershepherd. I will rely on his leadings to beat you. And, as you yourself so wisely said, you cannot beat the mind of Christ."

The devil began to panic and said, "No, go back to your nepotism.

Your church has always been run like a family business with you, your family, and your friends in charge. This could go badly for you.

You will no longer be the senior pastor. Why give up your power?"

And the undershepherd servant pastor said meekly, "Christ alone is the senior pastor and it was never mine to dictate who serves where or how. Each piece must move in the light it is called to just as He himself is in the light. It is his kingdom, not mine."

He continued, "The board was out of order. I was out of order.

Christ is now our Senior Pastor and divine order has been re-established. I neither submitted myself to God nor did I resist you at first play which gave you first-move advantage. I will not be so foolish again. And now," he said, redirecting his attention to the strategically placed pieces on the board, "let us pray for guidance as we play for victory. Christ himself will lead us as our senior pastor and Grandmaster! "

This match was to be played to sudden death. The devil raged for he now knew his time was short. And the battle was on.

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THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:00 +0000

The Weapons Of Our Warfare

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh

How does one explain the Satanic unleashing of terror, hatred, murder, lies and injustice that is going on in our society today, how can a person pick up some pieces of old life after the hurt and loose such a person might have endured over the years?

We are sometimes flabbergasted over the things that have happened to us and over the things we ourselves have done.

We are threatened with boisterous obscenity and Satan inspired minds, who believe that with terror, suicide bombing and religious expansionism they can exterminate humanity and bring the weak to their knees to obey what they believe and teach.

The civilized world now sleep with one eye open, children are been thought that to see real peace and tranquility, the Jews, the Americans, the Europeans and Christians alike must be wiped off the surface of the earth, in reality the world now lives with fear and uncertainty.

The question at hand is; how on earth can we stop this before it gets out of hand?

Trillions of dollars have been spent over the past few years combating terrorism, but to no avail we are not seeing any significant change, things get worst as the days go by, the more you fight terrorism, the more it increases to a more monstrous and repulsive degree.

The reason to this fatal failure by man to combat terrorism, rebellion and other society threatening elements is because, man has been using over the centuries the weapons of the flesh which does not benefit the user but disappoint at the time most needed.

There is only one group of people who has the real weapon to defeat the Devil and his cohorts.

These people are ordinary folks in the society, they are not recognized by the powers of this world, they are considered as the most miserable and outdated people in the society, they are oftentimes called, intolerants, stubborn headed, failures, uncivilized, non conformists, but these people over the centuries have in one way or the other transformed their generation, wrought wonders and left indelible marks on the annals of history.

These people have a weapon that surpasses atomic bombs, nuclear warheads, and other inventions of man, these people, any where they gather things begin to happen, when they speak the earth trembles, they are ordinary people serving an extraordinary God, they are called Christians.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.

Can you say amen to that child of God, these weapons are made of God, renewed each moment, and ready to explode any time it is been triggered, God's people over the years have triumphed over the principalities, powers and spiritual wickedness that have hidden behind darkened minds to pour out their venoms over humanity.

Listen, don't think that you are too small to be used of God to destabilize the strongholds of the enemy, God is calling His people every where to pray, we are the ones who have the solution to terrorism, hunger, epidemic, disease, war and vice-versa, prayer is our weapon, it surpasses other weapons invented by man or the Devil, when we pray, the atmosphere changes.

These weapons are extraordinary, because they are been formed by an extraordinary God, given to extraordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Dear child of God, stop believing the lies, we have the secret, God has given us a weapon that no power can withstand, rise up where ever you are and begin to pray, begin taking authority over the principalities and powers that are raising their ugly heads against your city, your children, your household, your nation, call upon the Lord in sincerity, use the word of God which is the sword of the Spirit to shut up every demonic argument and refusal over your life.

Come on child of God, candidate of heaven, begin pleading the blood of Jesus, stand your ground and resist every power trying to bury you, your destiny, marriage, success, ministry, etc.

If the situation demands fasting, no qualms, you should not sit down there and let things go you by, pick up your sword once again, climb to your watch tower and vigil with the Lord, go in the spirit of might, power and sound mind and begin casting down imaginations, bring every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God down to the waste bin and take into captivity every demonic thought to the obedience of Jesus, come on do it now, arise in anger.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (King James Version)

Are you ready? I know you do, your obedience can only be fulfilled when you humbly go to God and in prayers and ask Him to equip you, stop relying on your strength and wisdom, don't do that, it would fail you, we don't have the strength of our own, we are weak, but He is strong.

Let me share a testimony with you, I have a sister who was tied down by evil powers that she should never get married in her life, but when I visited home, I we went into agreement and aggressive prayers, four months after that, she got married at the age of thirty-six.

Can you see what prayers can do, not only that, one of our brothers who ran away for almost two years came back, child of God, your destiny is in your hands, if you pray God will make it shine.

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant, Jeremiah 1:9-10.

Come on, speak the word, I say, speak the word, stopping crying and complaining the word is in your mouth, the angels are waiting for you to give a command and they will go on your behalf.

Don't tell me how the problem has afflicted you for years, now is the time to know whom you serve, if your God cannot answer your prayers, He is not worth serving, but thanks be to Him, He answers us any time we call upon Him, we are the ones delaying ourselves.

As terrorism is raising it's ugly head, we on our side must raise up holy hands unto heaven and call upon Him who sits upon the throne, whose glory fills the whole earth, who commands and controls every that goes on in human life and affairs, His name is Yeshua Hama-Shiach.

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth, Isaiah 62:6-7 .

Beloved you are the watchman, you must not keep silent, don't give the Lord a breathing space, disturb Him, cry out to Him, pour your heart before Him, continue troubling, He has no other option than to do for you what you requested of Him, take Him by His words.

If you can shout, shout, if you can cry, then cry, wet your prayers with tears and you will see JEHOVAH in action, smashing to pieces all that trouble you, because you have troubled Him.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus, (Philippians 4:6-7).

Let's forget about the problem, let's forget about the sorrow, let's forget about the fear, fix your eyes on Jesus Christ who cares for you, bring the burden to Him through prayers, dumb them there at calvary, petition all your troubles before the court of heaven, and great will be your joy.

God bless you real good as you pray.

GOD'S WARNING AND JUDGEMENT AGAINST APOSTATE CHRISTIANITY

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:50:00 +0000

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

Some godless people have sneaked in among us and are saying, "God treats us much better than we deserve, and so it is all right to be immoral." They even deny that we must obey Jesus Christ as our only Master and Lord. But long ago the Scriptures warned that these godless people were doomed. Jude 1:4 (Contemporary English Version)

If there's ever a time to be the much more careful, I believe it is in this concluding chapter of human history, in which the curtain is about to be lifted and the scene will be put on stage, and the most dramatic events of our time will unfold.

As we watch and see Satan and his cohorts making every possible advancement to usher in the so called humanistic government (New World Order-NWO), one should know very well that it is not going to be unbelievers or atheists that will be used as his instruments, it is going to be those so called evangelical & Pentecostal leaders of our own time, who are been admired and respected by the popular but fading politically correct mentally enslaved crowds to bring in the worst Godless philosophy and humanistic dogma ever heard or experienced in the history of humanity.

Before our very eyes, we are seeing evangelicals and some Pentecostals shamelessly endorsing homosexuals and hell spell bound clergies as bishops, pastors, leaders and other holy responsibilities meant for the faithful of Christ Jesus.

If anyone cries out foul, he will be branded as intolerant and discriminator, who does not have respect for other people's right of freedom of living, but we must understand that freedom is not a licence to living in evil.

As far as I am concerned, there is nothing like "the right of freedom of living", God never created man to live independently of Him, independency was never known to man until Genesis chapter 3, where the serpent invented doubts into the heart of man by asking him, "did God said"????????????????????????????

With the kind of messages we are hearing from the pulpit, I am personally convinced that God is no more interested in any organizational or institutional denominational churches, whose sole goal is to exploit the weak and fill their wanton bellies which can never be satisfied or filled, these people advice their followers to empty their pockets & accounts.

These preachers turn the gospel of grace into a mere religious dogma, telling the people what they want to hear, not what God wants them to hear, denying the divinity and humanity of the person of our God, Master and Lord Yeshua Hama-Shiach. Openly kicking against anything that has to do with godliness, promoting an utopian kind of gospel.

Elevating the traditions of men above the law of God, deceiving and been deceived, consciously leading the simple and ignorant to eternal kismet, giving them false sense of security while seriously exploiting them.

One should not be surprised, because the word of God has foretold of it long time ago, even before it happens, but what the scripture is saying in essence is that one should stand his ground and choose on whose side he would be, just as Moses said to the people of Israel, "Exodus 32:26 -Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

The same call echoes out today, God is calling us to His side, YAHWEH is about to judge the apostate Christianity, do yourself a favour and flee from the wrath to come, Jehovah is no more happy with this generation Christianity that feeds herself with every goodly thing and has left the flock unattended.

These modern day hell inspired preachers have turned the church of God into a monetary and gambling institutions, salvation is out of the context, godliness is no more a priority, they are out to make merchandise of men at all cost in order to meet up to the demand of their self-willed sensual desires, they have turned the house of God into a fund raising arena for perverted politicians claiming to be Christians.

Jude 1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

Do not think that the grace of God is just for a mere scenario and frivolity meant to entertain people and make them feel comfortable with their willful sinful lives, since going to church every activity day is an outward sign of a Christian, therefore no matter the type of life you live, just register your name and become a full member of our church, join yourself in one of the groups, make sure you have your tithe card, leave the rest to God, he understands, "once saved, always saved", no one can live a holy life, the blood of Jesus covers you, you will make heaven, I believe that these are one of the greatest lies invented by the Devil to keep people under his spell in order to damn their soul eternally.

I think that is one of those lies that the devil has cunningly brought into the church unwittingly, and fools believe it to the core as the true gospel, the bible says that anyone who commits sin is of the devil, a sinner is a slave to the devil.

If the gospel is all about "once saved, always saved theology, why then did our beloved brother apostle John went to the extend of saying in 1 John 1:5, This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Are you telling me that Yeshua Hama-Shiach has Christian homosexuals and lesbians, and that everyone is free to live as he likes, if so why did he had to suffer such ordeal to bring us back to God?

Brother John did not stop there, he went further, 1 John 1:6, If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Let me use this simple illustration to make clear what I am saying:

For example, you have a son whom you love so much, and then one day you told him that he would be dinning with you in one of the five star hotels, and then that day arrives, you are waiting for him to come so that the dinning will begin.

And all of a sudden he appears on the scene and tells you daddy I am ready, then as you looked at him, all his body is full of human waste with flies all over, producing a foul nauseating stench, I believe you will gladly open your hands and welcome him, kiss him and embrace tightly to yourself, wouldn't you flee from him? That is exactly how we are before God in terms of fellowship & communion, God is so holy that nothing unclean stands before Him:

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:1-3)

One day, I was invited by a brother to the dedication of his twin boys, in the middle of the service as the pastor was preaching, you need to see how vibrant and excited he was that day, because people turned up to the invitation, this brother who was dedicating his twin boys was an elder in that church.

Before the dedication, he had bought some crates of beer for his association who would be coming to his house after the service. As this pastor was preaching, he some how touched the beer of a stuff, when noticed that some people were offended, he immediately changed and laughed trendily, heiiiii-heiiii-heiiii, please I am not against anyone drinking beer, neither am I saying that drinking beer is sin.

Now tell me, if drinking beer is not sin, then fornication & adultery is what, normal life style and just a taste of the Edenic apple?

The truth is that God can never condone nonsense, if the gospel we preach does not offend people and contradict their mentally programmed traditions, then that gospel is not worth it at all. The house of God is not a hiding place for evil, in the house of God, every form of evil is exposed when His word is been preached in truth and in the spirit, not altering any out of it, compromising & diluting God's word is an abomination before the God of the Word.

Jeremiah 7

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying-God's word has come unto us this day, full of warnings and exhortations, warning us to stand on the guard, not letting anything to come in between.

2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. -It is time we sound the warning trumpet to this generation perishing churches. Alerting them of the coming danger, we should no longer fold our hands and watch our precious ignorant brethren swept into eternity without hope, it is high time we preach again, that politically incorrect old time bomb message that has always turned the world upside down, the message that does not spare sinners.

3 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.-This is exactly the message God wants them to hear, "amend your ways", no space for liberal theology which has been a major cancer problematic mutinous virus in the house of God, and the only remedy to this malady is preaching the politically incorrect message of "amend your ways", which the natural man does not want to hear.

4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.-How true is it today, many people have been deceived by false prophecies and vain lying visions.

8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.-You may be a friend to the pastor, you may be well known as one of the leading members of the church, the pastor might even have given you some false prophetic affirmation of hope, but listen friend, you can't escape God's judgement if you do not sincerely repent an turn away from your evil ways, stop relying your hope on false prophecies that would never come to pass, get serious with God & be at peace.

9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not-Do not be deceived, God knows you well, He knows all that you are doing in the secrets, He knows that you have other gods besides Him, your calling on His name is nothing more than a travesty.

10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?-Believe it or not, God's house is not a hiding place for evil. He will surely expose you if you do not stop and repent of your sinful perverted heinous lifestyle , the sword has been unleashed, great will his victims.

11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.-Oh! Do you think that the house of God is a dwelling place for wickedness, God will surely judge all that is going in the church today, every secret thing will made open. Repent and be saved saith the Holy Spirit.

Time will fail me to go into details of all the evil that is going on in the church today, come out of her and be ye separate saith the Lord, stop believing lies, stop listening to utopian kind of gospel which promotes false hope.

Stop feeding her with God's money, lest His anger burn so hot that no one will be able to quench it.

Revelation 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Rev 2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Rev 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Rev 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Yeshua is about to judge His people, do not be a victim, repent as He has just warned, He is a merciful Saviour, He will not chide forever, He will forgive and call us unto Himself, He will even let us drink freely of that living water.

Prayer:

Father we have heard your word and we tremble at your glorious presence.

May you O Lord forgive us of our sins which we have committed both in the secrets, pity us because of Jesus, cause your light to shine on us and your rain to fall upon our thirsty souls, so that we may live and rejoice in your presence praising you evermore.

This we ask in Jesus name, amen

ISAIAH chapter 53

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:00:00 +0000

1: Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

The answers to these two questions have not changed, since being asked thousands of years ago. Very few believe what the bible says, so only a few are ever made aware of the reality of God and His provision of salvation.

2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Many use their “good looks” and charisma to achieve their goals in life, and to draw others into submitting to their control and influence. Jesus didn’t look like a movie star, He drew people into His heavenly family by loving the “unloveable,” and leading them by EXAMPLE.

3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Jesus did not have an easy path to walk while living here on earth, as His own people were His worst enemies. Jesus was safer in a crowd of sinners, than He was in the temple among the scribes and priests. As is true today, many are ashamed of the very One Who died to save them from their sins.

4: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Jesus did not do ANYTHING to deserve the sorrow and pain He received here on earth, and on the cross. His Father had to either punish Jesus for our sins, or punish us for our sins. THANK GOD Jesus accepted the wrath of God upon Himself, so we could be redeemed and saved from our sins.

5: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

It was all for US people! He died and suffered in our place, so why not repent of your sins and receive Jesus Christ as YOUR Lord and Saviour?

6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

No human being has lived a sin free life, with the single exception of the Lord Jesus Christ. This means all need to be saved from their sins, are face eternity and God with “sin on our soul.” What a waste, when unbelievers choose to remain in their sins and reject the precious blood of the Lamb of God! If you reject God’s provision of salvation, you will discover by experience “what it means to fall into the hands of a living God.” (as an unbeliever)

7: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Jesus had nothing to say, because He was actually the One in charge as He was being questioned by the civil and religious authorities of the day. He had already said all that He intended to say regarding the false charges made against Him. He had made up His mind to die for us, and THANK GOD He had no intention of changing His mind!

8: He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Jesus was cut out of the land of the living, which means He died for us. All believers need to declare the “good news” of the gospel of salvation (1 COR 15:1-4), so as many sinners as possible will be saved from their sins.

9: And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Jesus is the King of Kings, but He certainly did not have a “royal” type burial. He was treated like a common criminal, even though He was 100% innocent of sin.

10: Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Why would God the Father be pleased to punish His only begotten Son, in such a horrific manner? While the thought of Jesus Christ becoming sin on our behalf is beyond human comprehension, the Godhead knew it was the ONLY WAY salvation could be made available for all human kind. Jesus already paid for your sins on the cross, so don’t add insult to injury be ignoring your need of salvation from sin and death…

BTW When Philip preached Jesus Christ to the eunuch in Acts chapter 8, he referred to Isaiah 53 as proof the Old Testament was “preaching Christ” in prophecy:

Acts chapter 8

32: The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

33: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

34: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

35: Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

brother Charles

July 21^st, 2008

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How To Deal With Terrorism & Totally Defeat The Monster

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:28:00 +0000

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

How To Deal With Terrorism & Totally Defeat The Monster

America & her allies for the past seven years have been fighting never seem to end war against a disastrous monster called, “TERRORISM” after the 9^th September 2002 attack on the infamous World Trader Centre (WTC), that day the world was shocked with horror, a great and mighty nation like America has been brought to her knees.

Thousands on that fateful day lost their lives, loved ones will live never to meet again, the news was carried over the media, and Christians all over the world went on their knees for intercession, fear & terror swept the heart of the free world-never in history has such kind of venomous hatred been unleashed against a nation by greedy individuals whose hearts are bent on doing & inflicting evil on humanity, it was such an awful day of injustice by man against man.

But one funny thing happened on that very day, to the surprise & amazement of everyone, some countries who are avowed enemies of freedom poured out into the streets with unprecedented hysterical idiotic show of cowardice chanting , "death to America, death to Israel, death to Europe, death to Christianity, death to the Jews, the world watched in horror as the drama was going on, it was on that day that the Devil unmasked his hatred to all the lovers of freedom, it was on that awful day that man in his low estate learnt the greatest lesson of his life, it was on that dreadful day that we came to recognize that apart from God, no matter how scientifically & technologically advanced we have attained, the we are nothing & at a zero point, man on that day learnt a lesson of eternity & how to trust God with all his heart, we saw how frail and feeble the children of Adam are, everyone, both great & small went on their knees before God in prayers, on that day was the sword of the mighty broken, on that day-the feeble became strong.

To the present, the war is just beginning, to some-it is a war to end all wars, to others it is just a beginning of a new era of tyranny, but to a child of God-it is just a warning from God to his people & the entire world, a wake up call to all them that are at ease in Zion, a call to prayer & spiritual warfare, a wake up call to reality, godliness & sobriety.

In this article, I will pinpoint some certain secrets to winning the war against evil, you don't just wake up one morning & begin fighting evil, doing that would result fatal casualties & total defeat, such a person will be disgraced by Satan.

For a person to fight, there needs to be a thorough preparation on the part of the individual or group, because we do not fight evil with physical strength, that is why the battle against evil is reserved to God & his people, it is God's people that have the necessary weapons required to combat & defeat evil, please you should note that I did not say that God's people have the weapons to stop evil, evil cannot be stopped, only Jesus could do that at his return.
What I am saying is that it is only God's people that have the ultimatum to temporary deal with evil.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 10:19)

Can you say amen to that, in preparation to dealing with evil, you must know that as a child of God, you possess the final authority from heaven to deal with the powers of the enemy, you must know that you are not just fighting a battle, but you have been given the authority not only to fight but also to win with unquestionable certainty.

Jesus by his death and resurrection through the shedding of his blood on the cross of Calvary, has gotten the victory for us, therefore we can assure ourselves that victory has been wrought before the battle, this should give courage to the saints, knowing fully well that they are fighting on the side of a conqueror, His Royal Kingship, Lord Jesus, the Captain & commander of the armies of Jehovah, so as a child of God you must be bold and courageous, for victory is assured, God has promised to go ahead of us with his warrior angels to prepare the ground before us.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

Another thing you must understand is this; that he who is on your side is greater than the powers that are against you, God has assured us as His children that we in advance, have overcome, that is to say, that the enemy has been defeated ahead of time, we are marching into the battle field to celebrate victory, (thank you Jesus for the victory).

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (2 Corinthians 10:3)

Even though we are flesh & blood, you must bear this in mind that we are equipped with extra-ordinary power from on high, the weapons wherewith we are equipped are forged & fashioned by God himself, these weapons are beyond, far exceeding the most & recent discoveries in modern technology that man has ever dreamed of.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) (2 Corinthians 10:4)

The weapons we have been equipped with are not just mere weapons, they are weapons of destruction against every principalities, powers, thrones, dominion & authority, these weapons are fearfully & wonderfully fashioned, it is the weapons of prayers, intercession, praise, worship, adoration, fasting, preaching of the word to a lost world.

What made these weapons extra-ordinary is because they supernatural, carnal man cannot behold them, they are not meant for everyone, they are meant for those who have made covenant with God by Sacrifice (Psalms 50:5).

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Whenever God's people unite in one accord with one mind & pray concerning a thing, heaven moves on their favour, it is high time God's people unite in onness of the Spirit & begin praying together, taking authority against the spirits of terrorism, crime, rape, homosexuality, sodomism, sexual perversion, rock'n'roll, backsliddeness, sickness, divorce, we should not fold our hands and watch precious lives destroyed by the Devil & his cohorts, it is time God's people begin lifting up holy hands to God, it is not matter where you are, simply lift up your hands towards heaven and call upon the Lord, don't think you are the only doing it, in that instant you are joining millions of believers all over the world in calling down the power and the glory of the Lord to cover the earth, you are encouraging the angels to fight on the behalf of the people of God, you are joining other believers to bring havoc to the kingdoms of darkness, you are in one way or the other liberating captives from the hands of the wicked, you are also fortifying your own spiritual life.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. (2 Corinthians 10:6)

These spiritual weapons are ready to punish all disobedience, when time had been given for all who are disposed to be obedient to show it, therefore the way to deal with terrorism is not by human strength and military might, though those things are needed, but the most important thing is for God's people to join hands together & pray.

One of the things to brought Hitler and his axis power to defeat were the prayers of the saints, I will not go into historical details to narrating the stories of people who saved their community during the second world war by praying, some soldiers gave their experiences how they saw angels coming down from heaven to aid the allies, these things happened because some people locked themselves up somewhere and were crying out to God.

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. (James 5:17-18)

Look at the man of God Elijah, that man shock his generation with incredible signs & wonders, he did not fold his hands and they began to happen, he prayed, you & I can also experience the same, much more than that.

Beloved, where you are now, if you can't pray, begin singing praises, if you can't sing praises, begin worshiping, if you felt so tired, begin praying in the spirit, whatever you can do, do it and you will see the power of God in your life.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)

Beloved saint of Jehovah, begin pleading the blood of Jesus all over your house, your working place, over your pets, over your children, your cars, arm your tongue with the testimony of the word, as you are pleading the blood of Jesus, begin confessing that Jesus is LORD, invoke the fire of the Holy Spirit to consume every arrow & dart that the enemy is sending against you, command the angels of God to strike down every contrary movement on your way, rebuke the dragon by saying; Satan the LORD rebuke you, sickness the LORD rebuke, crime the LORD rebuke you, terrorism the LORD rebuke you, name whatever you know that the enemy is using to trouble your life and tell him that LORD rebukes him, let the Holy Spirit loosen your tongue to speak mysteries.

Child of God, you are more than a conqueror through him that loved you in Christ Jesus.

Remember That You Are:

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

More Methodists Support Clergy Performing Gay Weddings| Christianpost.com

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:23:00 +0000

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

More Methodists Support Clergy Performing Gay Weddings| Christianpost.com

As odd the headline may look and knowing fully well the reaction that my opinion may bring concerning this subject, I thought it wisely to blog on this hard pressing issue which has left many bewildered & confused, it is therefore prudent for people with sound biblical knowledge and godly perspective to put people clear on what is the mind of God over it.

Any person who believes that the bible is the infallible word of God would have no problem in refuting lies basing his argument on the infallible word of God, because every Christian knows that thoughts & actions are been judged by the Bible, regardless of what people may say, the word of God remains unchangeable, because God does not change.

I would also like my readers to evaluate what I am about to say with the word of God & then come to conclusion by themselves, you should allow the Holy Spirit (Ruach Ha-Kodesh) to freely speak to your mind by the living word of God.

I am going to comment on the news article using the bible (King James Version) as my final authority.

More United Methodists are throwing their support behind clergy in California who want to perform same-sex "marriages" despite the denomination's stance that homosexual practice is "incompatible with Christian teaching."

This should be a clear sign that the "United Methodist" are really out of track and are setting a bad example in the society of what Christianity ought to be, if the people who ought to be outspoken and opposing against this plague are the very ones supporting it, it therefore means the our generation is headed towards destruction without a remedy.

On Thursday, delegates from the Northeastern Jurisdiction Conference of the United Methodist Church - from Maine south to West Virginia - approved a resolution expressing respect for clergy in the California regional bodies who participate in wedding same-sex couples "as a matter of Christian conscience, spiritual discernment and prophetic witnessing," as reported by the United Methodist News Service.

These delegates are nothing more than the agents of darkness who are bent on bring swift the judgement of God, whose sole purpose is to bring damnable heresies into the house of God in order to make it a safe haven for evil, now what kind of expression of respect do these clergies deserve, they don't deserve a dime of respect, they ought to be considered as perverts who are suppressing the truth of God in unrighteousness & hypocrisy, if these people believe in conscience as they claimed, they wouldn't have given & express their respect to those who are trying to overthrow the truth of the reality of the foundation of our New Testament faith instituted by Jesus himself, they should have known that God will judge those who are trying to twist his word to deceive the simple hearted, as it is written:

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (Romans 1:18)

We should therefore know that God is no respecter of persons, he (God) is ready to pour out his wrath and deal with anyone trying to hold the truth of his word in righteousness, therefore people should take precaution.

The vote comes months after the United Methodist General Conference, the denomination's highest governing body that meets every four years, rejected changes to its constitution that would have liberalized the church's stance on homosexuality. In April, measures that would have removed the ban on noncelibate gay pastors and the statement that homosexual practice is "incompatible with Christian teaching" were voted down after emotional debates.

Now my question is this; are we to follow a man made institution obeying men rather than God, or are we to stand and base our decisions based on the infallible word of God, should we be men pleasers or God pleasers? Saying that the homosexual practice is incompatible with the Christian teaching is a kind of compromised watered down statement, but rather we should boldly and fearlessly declare that homosexual practice is an abomination before the eyes of God, it does not matter what the clergies have to say, it matters what God has said in his word.
We do not judge thoughts, actions & doctrines based on the church constitution, we judge things based on the infallible word of God which is the church’s final authority-period, emotional debates are Satan's masterpiece of deception, the church of Jesus is not controlled by emotional nonsense, she is controlled by the Holy Spirit.

In the following months, however, regional conferences have approved measures supporting homosexuals after the California Supreme Court legalized gay "marriage" on May 15.

This should be made clear to everyone that perverts are running the house of God, if these people begin approving of homosexual marriage, it means that our children and future generation are not safe, except God does something.

Methodists from the California-Pacific Annual Conference passed in June a resolution supporting same-sex "marriage" and encouraged congregations and pastors to welcome and embrace such families.

Get real Mr.clergies, what kind of family or families are you guys talking about, God instituted family or Satan oriented kind of families made up of homosexuals, what kind of children would such families produce, perverts of course.

More recently, more than 80 retired United Methodist clergy from northern California have offered to conduct same-sex "marriage" ceremonies on behalf of clergy who cannot perform them.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:28-32)

These men have been cursed before the foundation of the earth, they are undeserving & abominable.

The latest move by the Northeastern Jurisdiction Conference, which met July 13-18 in Harrisburg, Pa., for its 18th session, was applauded by pro-gay Methodists. Acknowledging that the United Methodist Book of Discipline – Church law – forbids churches and clergy from performing same-sex unions, the approved resolution also asks for lenient disciplinary action against clergy who disobey church law on the issue.

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:16-18)

A well meaning believer or minister of the gospel should immediately quit from that kind of congregation, because it will not take time and they would be crushed by the fierce & terrible wrath of God which does not spare evil.

Laws can only be changed by the General Conference and this year, many have opposed changes and called Methodists to be faithful to biblical teaching.

Thank God that there are people who are still faithful to him, but they should leave immediately, because their opinions would be considered intolerant and they themselves would be seen as traits & terrorists.

Conservatives, meanwhile, observe a continuing liberalization and decline in the United Methodist Church.

Membership has dropped annually since 1968.

Amen to that, let the Holy Spirit strip them of every member that they are leading to hell, the decline is a sign of their sorry spiritual state in which they have debased themselves with perverted mindset.

The Northeastern Jurisdiction Conference is one of five U.S. jurisdictions serving United Methodists. Delegates met this week to elect and assign bishops for the next four years among other business. This year's meeting was themed "Extreme Church: Extreme Expectations."

Then we should also add, extreme perversion, extreme destruction, extreme nonsense.

Herein is God's final warning to His faithful remnant:

Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. (Jeremiah 51:6)

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THE BIBLE ON HOMOSEXUALITY

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:59:00 +0000

Commenting On Today's Hard Pressing Issues From Biblical Perspectives

THE BIBLE ON HOMOSEXUALITY

I am really dumbfounded over what is going on in the church of Jesus Christ, does it mean that there are no more faithful men and women who could stand up to speak out against this evil?
The debate has been a hot and severe one, right before our eyes we are seen the unbelievable.
I mean churches ordaining gays as bishops and church leaders with exalted positions.
We are going to thoroughly travel round the word of God, to see what God has to say against this evil and malady lifestyle which is plaguing not only our society, but our churches as well.

Does God Condone Homosexuality?

The first thing we are going to see is; if God condones and and allows homosexuality.

I am going to quote first of all the New Testament, because some people believe that the God of the New Testament is quite different from the God of the Old Testament as thought by third century Gnostic Marcion, it was the same God of the Old Testament that was manifested to us in the New Testament in the person of our Saviour & Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:1-5 & 14), so His words both in the Old & New Testament have not changed, He is always the same.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.

How on earth should someone come up with a strange and demonic message and he would be easily accepted, the bible made it clear that God does not take lightly with those who are trying to suppress His truth in unrighteousness, God frowns at evil, don't come here and begin quoting theology for me, I have had enough of them, what I am saying here the Bible, so forget about your theological thesis, we do not know through theology, we know by revelation through His word.

Those who are trying to qualify sin using the Bible are in grave danger of judgement, because sooner or latter, they would be dealt with in measure unimaginable, for trying to pervert the truth of the word of God, it is does not matter whom you may be or how well connected you are.

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

There is no excuse to alternative lifestyle as some may term it, everything we needed to know about God has been clearly and plainly revealed to us and in us, therefore you will not tell me that a person who does evil does not know that he is doing evil, that is absolute nonsensical nonsense, therefore it does not matter on man's opinion, what matters is what God said.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

So are you telling me that you don't know God that is why you are living the way you do, don't you have a conscience that pokes you whenever you go wrong or is it dead like a wood?

It is clear and plain, we have no excuses before God, because His glory and power is revealed in all that He has made, the sun, the moon, the stars, the heavens, man himself who is the chief of creation and who enjoys the largest part of his creator's benevolence and bounty.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

When a person refuses to know and worship God as his creator and sustainer, God gives up that person over to a reprobate and debased mindset, man's wisdom and ideological technique is nothing but foolishness and stupidity in the eyes of God, and it is evident through what we are seeing today, those who think they are wise apart from God do the most miserable debasing things, as a sign of what life can be without the the Holy Spirit indwelling in it.

Even the most die-hard atheist knows that there is God, only because that he does not want anything that would interfere with unwholesome detrimental God forsaken lifestyle.

Man in the process to gain knowledge has become a compound fool.

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Homosexuality originated from idol worship introduced to man by those fallen angels of Genesis chapter six as the book of Enoch told us, therefore we can say that homosexuality and idolatry are mother and child, because the former gave birth to the later, those who commit homosexuality, BBB or directly are worshippers of the Devil, how do I know, from the above the above verse it talks about fourfooted beasts and creeping things, we know that animals do have intercourse with their likes when there are no female animals to mate with, they would begin mating with one another, so those who worshipped fourfooted beasts and creepings in those days might have learnt it from the animals they made their gods and passed it down even to our generation, because those spirits responsible for the act are still in existence.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Whenever a generation refuses to recognize and worship God, they have no other option than to be given over to uncleanness by God so that they might satisfy their lustful desires as they wish.

There are consequences attached to not recognizing whom God is, because that our generation has refused to honour God, we can see with out two naked eyes the debasement of our youths.

If you are a homosexual or a lesbian, it is high time you come out of it, God loves you and is willing to save you from the pit in which you are, God is merciful and kind, you have not time to waste, the gay lifestyle is no life, it is a broad way to destruction and eternal regret.

God is to be worshipped, if you are committing homosexuality, you are sinning against God.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.

Please don't let God give up on you, a life without Jesus is useless and unworthy, whenever a person refuses God's offer-Satan would immediately take over to destroy that life.

I know some reading this post would call me non-conformist, please keep your undesirable remarks to yourself, what God has said, He has said, bishop Gene Robinson cannot change it, and God cannot change His words because some group of people refuses to believe it.

When a person throws morality aside, he becomes of one family with the animals, the truth is bitter, as nivaquine and chloroquine cures malaria and fever due to their bitter agents, so the truth cures spiritual malady because it is bitterness to the flesh and sweet to the spirit.

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them, (Romans 1:18-32).

Therefore as we have seen from the word of God, those who involve themselves into homosexuality and lesbianism are worthy of death, bot physical and spiritual.

But thank God for Jesus Christ, the good news is that you will live if you repent and stop.

Those who ordain, endorse and wed gays are in greater judgement, God never made the anus for sexual entrance, He created the man and gave him penis and woman He gave vagina, so that through legal sex by marriage our world would continue to exist, does a woman give birth through her anus, so how come about man promoting homosexuality?

Those who live the gay lifestyle are never at all happy in their lives, in fact all they think is how they would end their miserable lives, that is why so many of them commit suicide.

I don't care who is out there preaching a strange gospel, the truth is that homosexuality is an abomination before God, it is a sin against and injustice against nature, so anyone who is saying that homosexuals are free to live their miserable lifestyle is inviting God to a fight.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God, (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

It would take eternity to comment on this, but I believe that God's word has the final say, if the Bible said that no homosexual would inherit the kingdom of God, so it stands.

There is no need beating around the bush, do the right thing and live.

Not Forsaken

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:36:00 +0000

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Have you ever felt rejected and abandoned by family, friends & well-wishers?
Have you ever felt betrayed by a trusted friend?

May be there are pains of the past, pains and injuries done us by people whom we believe ought to be comforts and confidants, I mean people we loved & cherished?
But along the way, all of them have disappeared into the tin air, leaving us to our loneliness and despair.
May be in the past you have shown much love, but all what you get in return is nothing but betrayal and disappointment, and right now those people don’t want you any longer by their side, you are now an old dreaded enemy.

Yes, all these things are bound to come, but the bible lets us to know that we are not alone, God is always there for us, even in the worst of time.

We are not left alone to ourselves, God knows that we cannot bear it, that is why when Jesus was leaving this earth to return back to his father, he promised to give us the Holy Spirit, also known as the Comforter, Jesus in John 14: 16 said, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever”.
That is, a comforter who will assure us of God’s constant love and presence with his people (even when they think He is far away from them)

This promise alone should strengthen and encourage the heart of every believer, for this is our hope and confidence in the time of trouble.
God has not forsaken us, even when people do not understand you, God understands.
Though we be troubled and persecuted on all sides, yet we are much more loved of God and accepted in his eternal love.
One of the lies that the enemy has used in getting people off from their faith and trust in God, is the lie that God has abandoned you, or that God loves this person more than you, if not, why is it he is successful and you are a failure.
God’s love is no comparison, God loves you as He loves Jesus.
This may seem very hard to believe, but the truth is that just the same way God loves Jesus, that is how he loves you.
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32)

I want you take a minute and carefully mediate on this verse, if God did not spare Jesus, but gave him up for us all (including you), what is it that he will not be willing to do for you?
Don’t allow the devil to make you believe that everyone hates you (even God), even when you are hated and forsaken, God loves and accepts you.

He loves you just as you are, not because of what you are (we all are miserable and undeserving sinners, but love sought us out)

Therefore stop believing the lies of the devil, fill your heart with God’s precious promises from His infallible word, and great will be your rejoicing.

Something To Ponder

Promises, though they be for a time seemingly delayed, cannot be finally frustrated.... the heart of God is not turned though His face be hid; and prayers are not flung back, though they be not instantly answered. —Timothy Cruso

And therefore you who think so basely of the Gospel and the professors of it, because at present their peace and comfort are not come, should know that it is on the way to them, and comes to stay everlastingly with them; whereas your peace is going is going from you every moment, and is sure to leave you without any hope of returning to you again. Look not how the Christian begins, but ends. —William Gurnall

The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life. -- James L. Christensen

Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives. -- Henri Nouwen from Some Quotable Christian Quotes

No cloud can overshadow a true Christian but his faith will discern a rainbow in it. -- Bishop Horne

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us. - Sydney J. Harris

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I am not feeling it. I believe in God even when He is silent. - Anonymous Jewish holocaust victim

Suicide Is Not The Answer (Please Don't Kill Yourself & Go To Hellfire)

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:55:00 +0000

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (Psalms 121:1)

Why should anyone in his right senses wants to commit suicide, I believe that no one who cares about the future would want to terminate short his life because of the challenges and upheavals of daily life encounter?

Some stories are gory, others are frightening, while some are heartbreaking, but whatever may be the case, no one who knows & understands the value of life would want to kill himself for any God damned reason, that is cowardice.

I am writing this treatise as an avenue to bring encouragement to the weary hearted, those who have lost hope of living and are finding life worthless, and the next option for them is to end their life through self murder or suicide.

If you are depressed and happened to come across this article, thank God, he wants you to live, I would like you to stop whatever you are planning to do and take your time to read this message, it may bring the healing you desire.

One thing a person must know is this; life is far deeper than what we behold on the outside, there is more meaning to life than the material things we can see or handle, you must know that you are not alone in the battle, someone somewhere wants to lovingly reach out to you, you must not play the game of a fool by thinking that self murder is the solution to your life's dilemma, it is an act of cowardice to planning to end your life through suicide.

I have discovered that one of the things that made people to commit suicide is disappointment, it is such a painful thing to see our beloved ones disappointing us, it is a humiliating experience to see people you look up to turning you down, it pains to see yourself been discriminated because you are poor, it is always devastating to loose your long hard earned living to the hands of criminals, the list can go on, but I believe that these are some factors that might lead a person to want to commit suicide, the good news is that you are not left alone without solution, this is the answer:

My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. (Psalms 121:2)

If you are planning to commit suicide, I want to you abandon the idea and look up to God, suicide is an act of cowardice and irresponsibility, no responsible would want to take away his life because of life's failure, every wise man knows that life is full of ups and downs, there is no where that it is written that life would be all the time palatable.

You must know that every man born of woman is meant to face the challenges of life and to overcome them, since sin entered into the world through man's deliberate disobedience, the curse of pains was laid upon man, but despite this God did not left man alone to fend for himself, he provided a substitution by giving us his only begotten son Jesus.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Jesus underwent the most painful & agonizing humiliation in the human history, this is to show you how much he loves you, he could not express it better, therefore he decided to practically demonstrate by going to the cross, this is to show you that Jesus understands what you are passing through, he understands your disappointment, he feels your betrayal, he hears your heart cry, he understands your pains, that was why I told you in the beginning that you are not alone in the battle, that someone somewhere wants to reach out to you, that someone is Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

take a look at the picture above, could you see how torn the body of Jesus was, that picture was taken from a movie by Mel Gibson titled, "The Passion Of The Christ", you could see clearly what Jesus underwent for humanity's sake, that is to show you that he understands you more than anyone, you can call upon him today and he would answer you.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13)

The word "whosoever", implies anyone, whether you are white, black, red, no matter your ethnic and family background, no matter how miserable and wretched you might have wasted your life, you can still invoke the name of the Lord and he would come to your rescue, it is not the will of God that you perish in your misery, he is ever loving and caring, he wants you to call upon him, he wants to help you out, he is ever ready to go the extra mile with you.

Suicide is not the answer dear friend, you have better opportunities ahead of you, you are not the only person who had failed in life, there are millions who through failure became giants of success, success is not in material possessions and achievements, success is living out and accomplishing your destiny, don't kill yourself because of life's upheavals.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.(Matthew 11:28-30)

Herein is a royal invitation to a weary and confounded soul, your Saviour calls, you cannot walk alone, the road is tough and rough, and there are many many dangers ahead, only Jesus the only begotten of the Father can carry you through.

Heed this call and save yourself from this untoward and wicked generation, life without Christ Jesus is a real frustration, you can see the evidence in the life of great celebrities, you can see how they ended their lives in misery, you can feel their emptiness, the void, these people they had everything, money, fame, wealth, popularity, etc, but yet they ended most miserable, some died of suicide, some died of drug overdose, some died of depression, what was it they were vying for, fulfillment, they could not get it in career, they could not find in companionship, their wealth was of no use, they ended up as if they were never born, what they were searching could only be found in one person-Jesus the Son of the Most High God, the way, the truth and the life, the bright morning star, the Alpha & Omega.

May be you are planning to commit suicide, please don't do it-there is hope at the end of the valley, Jesus is calling out to you, suicide is an act of cowardice and irresponsibility, it does not solve anything, you will die a miserable death & your soul will end up burning eternally in hellfire with sulphur and brimstone, with demons tormenting you forever.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

Those who commit suicide will burn forever in hellfire, there is no second chance, therefore choose one, believing and accepting Jesus as your only personal Lord & Saviour & be free from sin and it's consequences, or commit suicide & face the terrible judgement of God, what right do you have to take away your life by the way, why not trust God?

If you are on a suicidal mission to taking away your life and God has use this article to save, do not hesitate in contacting the following people, clicking on their names would launch you to their websites, tell them that you need Jesus to come into your life, they would help find a new and rewarding wondrous life, they will lead to the Saviour of your soul:

Pastor Charles

Pastor Mark Allan Stewart

Randy Thomas

Connie Giordano

Dear friend, I pray that through this article and through the help of the people I have linked you to, God will perfect his will in your life through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Remember That Jesus Loves You

DELAYS ARE NOT DENIALS

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:45:00 +0000

How often have we been tempted to give up on God, on prayer, on Waiting, on patience and endurance, because God delayed in Answering prayer immediately? How many parents, after praying For decades, have still not seen the salvation of a child? How many Believers have prayed night and day for healing, but still suffer or Have to behold the suffering of a loved-one? Not a few have prayed And fasted for their financial needs to be met, and have agonized because of mounting debt?

BUT GOD…was in full control and had A reason for the delay, for delays are not denials. We must keep The bow string taut and continue to pray, for only God knows how Close to the crest of the hill we are. We must not give up despite Disappointments, for God will justify Himself and bring glory to Himself.

That great man of faith, Elijah, not only prayed to God for Rain. He also kept gazing toward the horizon for the tell-tale signs Of a cloud, until eventually a cloud the size of a man’s fist Appeared. He persevered until the heavens unleashed its glory, And God’s word was fulfilled.

George H. Morrison in “Devotional Sermons” has given hope to the Weary. Read on, dear saint, and be reassured that “as soon as You began to make your request, a reply was sent. I have come to Give you the reply…” (“You had no sooner started your prayer When the answer was given” – Msg) – Daniel 9:23.
{Please don’t give up on the quality of speech in this devotional. You might learn from it the treasures of the English language.}

The Doctrine of Delays

....There are myriads of creatures who are born and dance and die In the short span of a bright July day. No one in watching them Would ever dream of charging the Creator with delay. But a nation Of men which is to serve the high ends of heaven is never fashioned Hastily like that. Through pilgrimage and war and struggle and Blood and tears, by heroism that oft seems unavailing and sacrifice That is like water spilt, it becomes the polished instrument of God.

Delay, then, tends to become more marked, the higher you rise in The Creator's purposes. Great delays in the mystery of providence Are the highway for the chariot of great blessing. The joy that Cometh in the morning might be far less thrilling, had not the Weeping from which it springs endured all night.

Had Jesus forgotten Mary and Martha? We see this very clearly in The raising of Lazarus—that tenderest and most touching of all Miracles. When Lazarus was ill - when his state had become critical -Martha and Mary, you remember, sent word to Jesus.

Now Jesus Loved Lazarus and his sisters, and the happiest memories Encircled that village home; yet the Gospel tells us that when Jesus heard the news, He abode two days still in the place where He was.

There are seasons when two days seems like a moment; There are seasons when two days seems an eternity.

When a life Is in the balance half-an-hour is endless; twice four-and-twenty Hours is unbearable. What did it mean? Had Jesus quite forgotten Them? Was He deaf and dead to the prayers of the sisters' love? I Think that Martha and Mary, with their eyes on dying Lazarus, Knew the burden of divine delay.

They knew its burden then; they Know its meaning now. They see it irradiated with purpose and With wisdom. A little boon might have been granted instantly, but The great actions of God have tardy wheels. The greater and richer The blessing that we pray for, the more must we reckon on the Delays of God.

Nor should we forget—for this is very important— What I might call the moral training of delay. Did we get everything We craved for in the very hour of asking it, I think it would be a long Farewell to manhood. The one sure way to ruin a young child is to Give it immediately all for which it asks; and to the Ancient of days, Whose hairs are white as wool (see Dan_7:9), I fancy the oldest Readers are but as little children.

Think of Christ's treatment of the Syro-Phoenician woman when She came to Him praying for her daughter. All her motherhood was On her lips and in her eyes as she pled and interceded for her child.

Do you think it was cruel of Christ to answer her never a word?
Do you think it was harsh to speak about the dogs? How much We should have missed, and how much Christ Himself would have missed, had it not been for that practice of delay! It was that which called out in her fine persistence, her faith, her wit, all that was brightest in her. She might have been anybody when she began, but she was a woman among women when she ended. And many a person has begun by being anybody, and ended by being a woman among women, because they were kept praying and pleading long for something that was to be granted by and by.

Work reveals character, but so does waiting. Waiting shows the baby or the man. We need to be tested to prove if we be worthy just to receive and use the thing we crave. So it often is that God delays, and will not answer us, and keeps us waiting. It is not in scorn, but in the wisest love, that He will not for a while.

There Is Silent Preparation behind God's Delay

Then it is very helpful to remember that divine delay does not mean inactivity. God is not idle when He does not answer us; He is busier preparing the answer than we think. There have been men of genius who could only work irregularly; for long periods they seemed to do nothing at all. Then suddenly, and as if by inspiration, their powers took fire and they wrought at a white heat.

You may be sure of it that the periods in between were not so idle as the world considered them. By thought, by reading, by communion with glad nature, half unconsciously they were preparing for their work. And when the kindling came, and the fire burned within them, when they were divinely swept into utterance or action, they owed far more than we should ever guess to the silent preparation of delay.

As it is with men of genius, so with God, only in loftier and nobler ways. His delays are not the delays of inactivity. They are the delays of preparation. In an instant the tropical storm may burst and break, yet for weeks—unseen—the storm has been preparing.

The sunshine of May comes, and all the world is green, yet on God's loom of January that robe was being spun. And the morning breaks when at last some prayer is answered, and the desert rejoices and blossoms as the rose, yet the answer was being fashioned in these very years when we said there was no eye to pity and no arm to save.

It takes a million years to harden the ruby, says the poet, yet through all the years the hardening goes on. It takes a century for the sea to wear away one cliff, yet every night when we sleep the breakers dash on it. So when we pray and strive and nothing happens, till we are tempted to say "God does not know, God does not care," who can tell but that, behind the veil, infinite love may be toiling like the sea, to give us in the full time our heart's desire?
"My Father worketh hitherto and I work." It is a mysterious word of the Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps God, like some of the busiest men I know, is doing most when He seems to be doing nothing.

There Is Love in Delay And so in closing I would say to you: do not lose heart at the delays of God. Speed, after all, is but a relative term, and there is more love in God's slow method than you think. I was staying the other week with some friends in Ireland, when word came that our friend's place of business had been broken into. It was a holiday and he was away in Galway, and was not to be home again until that evening.

Well, he came home, very tired and famished, and a foolish wife would have rushed out to meet him with the news; but his wife was not foolish, she was Scotch and sensible, and she let him wash and eat and rest himself a little; and then when he was ready to see things rightly she broke the news, and I saw there was wisdom and love in that delay.

You who are mothers here, and who look back on those sweet years when your innocent children played about your feet, had you never some great news to tell your children, yet you deliberately withheld it for a time? "If we tell them tonight there will not be one wink of sleep; if we tell them when they waken, there will not be one bite of breakfast"; and so deliberately you held back the blessing, and you did it just because you loved them so.

If ye then being evil, act like that, is it incredible that God should do the same? Is it fair to distrust our Father, to say He has no pity, to charge the heavens with being brass above us? I think it is wiser to pray on, strive on, casting all doubts to the devil who inspired them; believing in a love that never mocks us, and that will give us our heart's desire in His own time.

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Facing The Future With Certainty (The Fear Nots Of A Winning Life)

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:10:00 +0000

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? (Psalms 60:9-10)

One day I was watching a local wrestling fight over the screen, the challenger was much physically fit than his opponent, as the fight was about to start, his opponent said to him : I will never be intimidated by your form, I will beat you and give you a straight disgrace before the people, this angered the challenger that he immediately got into the ring and started beating his opponent, he beat him until no strength was left in his opponent, just to cling the victory, his opponent managed to gather some little strength, as the challenger was looking for some weapons to hit his foe, the man on the ground seized the opportunity , gave him some punches in the face and turned the story on his favour, he emerged a winner after the long run.

At times we are faced with enormous uncertainties, we don’t really sure of where we are going, we don’t know if we would make it at the end, these might have been one of the the things that made David to cry in utter hopelessness, he might have felt the same way like you and I, we do have the feeling that God has forsaken us.
These feelings may at times lead to hypertension, acrophobia and other kinds of psychological attacks, because these are Satan’s primary weapons against a Saint, that is why a Saint must guard his heart with the word of God.

David was a man with incredible faith, but there came a time in the life of David when his faith could not carry him any longer, at this juncture David felt the most miserable disappointing time in his life, he might have settled for defeat, but God in the midst of despair and uncertainty, turned the dark gloomy night into a bright morning full of victory.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. (Psalms 60:11-12)

You must always learn to seek your support from God who is the source of all thing good, you should not be tempted into going to men to render you help, the result is always disappointing, you will come back humiliated and regretting, always learn to trust God in every situation of your life no matter how hard and tough the going may be, always trust God, He will give you a safe landing at the end, at times God uses our trust in him to stretch our faith and fashion our life unto discipline and maturity, our dependency on God shows our love and trust towards him.

Always remember that life is full of storms, this should prepare your heart in facing your future, a captain does not refrain from voyage because of storms, he knows they are, but he has learn to master them, likewise we must learn to master our trials and apply self control, don’t allow your problem to wear your face, that is the life of a defeatist, a champion does not stop fighting because he lost a match, what makes a champion is his ability to learn from his mistakes and turns them into strategies, the failures of life shouldn't stop you from trying again, get up & move on.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. (2 Corinthians 4:7-10)

One of the reasons why we suffer is so that the life of Jesus Christ might also be manifest in us, those who will live to witness dynamic power of God in their lives must undergo some hard spiritual training, this training prepares you for you glorious future, there has never been a time when a person is promoted to a higher rank or order without undergoing some necessary course, for a Christian to be promoted there ought to be some training to undergo.
The bible made it clear that the Christian life would be a hard one, there is no easy going in the Christian life, the Christian life is full of hard knocks, but God has promised us His grace to sustain us in the time of needs, that is why a person must be prepared before entering into the Christian service, one need to arm himself to the teeth before taking the leap, you should arm yourself with the word of God, don't be like the five foolish virgins who went to the wedding without taking extra oil, we all know the sad end when their lamps ran out of oil, they missed the wedding.

Don't forget that God takes care of you in a special way, the word of God is so full of God's caring promises, these promises should be your soul's anchor, we believe in God's promises because they are certain and proved.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. (2 Corinthians 1:18-22)

God will forever be faithful to His promises, He does not fail, this should give us the more reason & courage to face the future without fear or doubt, no matter how gloomy the days may seem God will surely make it look brighter, remember the old good days when God walked the earth in the person of Jesus Christ, He demonstrated how wonderful God loves us, how he thinks of us, how he is ready to answer to our needs, that Jesus is still doing the same today, nothing has changed, as he answered the people of yesterday, so he is actively answering his people today, from every nation.

Look at Abraham, he was seventy-five years old when God called him out of his native homeland and promised to make him the father of all nations, Abraham wandered for fifteen years and nothing seemed to happen, to Abraham and Sarah the promise would only come through by doing it man's way, it was at this point in time that Sarah's impatient caused her to push her husband to make a terrible mistake that still plagues the world today, Abraham been also impatient like his wife, heeded the voice of his wife and went into their maid and the result was Ishmael, and from that day onward the stage was prepared for humanity’s nightmare, our impatient can bring a deadly pain to our future generations, some of the things we are fighting off were as a result of the terrible mistakes of our parents.

God being whom He is never deterred in fulfilling His promises to Abraham through making Sarah to conceive at the old age of ninety, though Abraham pleaded before God that Ishmael should walk before Him, God been Omniscient blatantly turned Abraham’s request down, He said to Him, Isaac will be the one to walk before me, this promise was made even before Isaac was born, you should know that nothing changes the mind of God concerning you.
What He said concerning your life from origin is going to stand, no man can do anything about it, your destiny is unchangeable, you are what God said you are, you should know that God's calling on your life is without repentance.

In time of trouble, remember that God's name is a strong tower for his people, he has promised never to abandon them in their troubles, we can see such cases in the bible where God wrought an indelible and unspeakable deliverance over the life of individuals who trusted him in the time of nothing, we read about the story of Joseph, Moses, Caleb, Joshua, Gideon, Samson, Jephtah, Deborah, David, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Esther, Daniel, Shedrach, Meshach & Abednego, the list can go on and on, but we saw how these people trusted God in the most despairing time of their lives and we saw how God turned out the evil intended against them for their good, he is able to the same today.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Psalms 46:1-3)

The following commentaries will help shade some light on this portion of the scripture:

God is our refuge - It begins abruptly, but nobly; ye may trust in whom and in what ye please: but God (Elohim) is our refuge and strength. A very present help - A help found to be very powerful and effectual in straits and difficulties. (Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible)

In all manner of troubles God shows his speedy mercy and power in defending his. (1599 Geneva Bible Translation Notes)

Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength,.... That is, Christ, who is God as well as man, is the "refuge" for souls to fly unto for safety; as for sensible sinners, in a view of danger, wrath, and misery, so for saints, in every time of distress; typified by the cities of refuge, under the legal dispensation; See Gill on Psalms 9:9; and he it is from whom they have all their spiritual strength, and every renewal and supply of it, to exercise grace, perform duties, withstand enemies, bear the cross patiently, show a fortitude of mind under the sorest distresses, and hold on and out unto the end: in short, he is the strength of their hearts, under the greatest trials, of their lives, amidst the greatest dangers; and of their salvation, notwithstanding all their enemies;

a very present help in trouble; whether inward or outward, of soul or body; the Lord helps his people under it to bear it, and he helps them out of it in the most proper and seasonable time: they are poor helpless creatures in themselves; nor can any other help them but the Lord, who made heaven and earth; and he helps presently, speedily, and effectually: in the Hebrew text it is, "he is found an exceeding help in trouble" (t); in all kind of trouble that the saints come into, the Lord has been found, by experience, to be an exceeding great helper of them; moreover, he is easily and always to be come at, and found by them for their help. (John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible)

We need not go farther to see that with God we can valiantly face the future and conquer it without much qualms.

Are you discouraged, frightened by what you see, disheartened by what you hear, remember that a champion is not afraid of loosing, those who are afraid to face the future will never make the future, remember the wilderness story, that generation by fear defeated and overthrew themselves in the wilderness, doubt is a disease, unbelief a cancer, don't go in for it-be ware.

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Where Do You Stand In This Generation

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:23:00 +0000

As you are about to read this message, I would like you to stop whatever you are doing and ask yourself this question, "where do I really stand in this generation", am I living for God or for self?

As we all know, this generation is rushing fast towards its destruction, and time is no more on our favour, knowing fully well that nature herself testifies that this generation is evil to the core, we must be prepared to answer God, therefore to know where you stand, you must know to whom belong and serve, this is the first step to knowing where you really stand in this wicked generation.

Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. (Exodus 32:26)

Here is an account of the wilderness journey experience of the people of Israel from Egypt to Canaan, the surprising thing about that generation is; despite they saw the mighty and terrible powers of God, they could not make it to the promised land, though God delivered them out of Egypt, but Egypt still lives in them, how true it is today.

Gradually, God is becoming fed up with this generation, this is a generation that calls good evil and evil good, it is a generation that hates God and pursues evil to the core, a generation that know no shame, a generation where homosexuals and lesbians are vying for equal rights and recognition in the society, and it is been giving to them.

Where do you stand in this generation, on whose side are you? This question is left to you to answer, I can't answer it because I can't decide your life for you, I can only answer for myself, and if you ask me where I stand, I will use the word of God to answer, for you to know where I stand and on whose side I am, let's go together to the book of Psalms 121:1-2;

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? My help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth (Psalms 121:1-2).

Did you get the message, I stand on the side of Him who holds tomorrow, that is where I stand, many are they who stand on their riches, but it will not save them on the day of visitation upon this wicked and evil generation, God is about to judge this adulterous society, and that judgement with start from His household the church of Jesus Christ.

The get quick rich message we are hearing today as gospel message is a sign that God's people have forsaken Him to another god, people are no more told about a God who would judge wickedness, they now call that an old school style of message, sinners are been entertained with snacks and soft drinks and big banquets and thrown around to demonstrate to the world the riches of Christ, while the souls of them that are been entertained writhe in agony and daily pass into eternity without hope.

Is Christ competing with anyone on wealth issues, are not riches of the heavens and earth His, is He not the one who created them all? The riches of Christ is not shown through billion dollar programs, it is shown through the preaching of the gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation, (Romans 1:16).

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron (1 Timothy 4:1-2).

Some local churches have ignorantly allowed the Devil to plant all kinds of destructive doctrines in all areas of their lives, they quickly cede in to any kind of doctrine without checking the contents thereof, these teachings may look harmless and scriptural, but when examined in the light of the word of God would be discovered to be nothing but the seducing doctrines of the devils whose sole intent is to take as many as they could to hell fire.

This is a serpentine generation, it looks harmless from the outside, but dear don't dare go in if you love life, though they would like to tell you that there is nothing wrong with sin, but hey, be careful, because you are in for a show, they want to make seventy times the son of Hades.
Many beloved precious souls have been damned because of not looking before leaping, that someone performs miracles and heals the sick, raises the dead and speaks in tongues does not make him or her genuine, there are many old prophets of Bethel out there looking for whom to end their destiny, do not go in for their invitation, you have been warned, if anything happens to you, you are the cause and you have yourself to be blamed, don't say I did not warn you, okay give it a try if you are in doubt, but don't hold me responsible.

Another problem we are facing today is the surge of the American made gospel, many churches in the third world developing countries are highly influenced by American made gospel, rarely would they preach without saying, according to one American preacher, he said that drinking alcohol is not a sin, therefore we should drink alcohol, they said that homosexual is not a sin, therefore let us wed our brothers in love-abomination.

Should I drink alcohol because a failed American preacher said so, or should I abstain from alcohol because the word of God said so, Americans export all kinds of doctrines across the globe, some are true while many are false and unscriptural, some third world pastors draw most of their inspirations from one American preacher or the other, they preach their books on the pulpits, they encourage members to buy their materials, even if what he wrote is false and unbiblical, so far as it is an American preacher, that is Christ speaking and no member has the right to question his doctrinal teachings, after all Americans are givers and defenders of the faith, are we to follow what American preachers are saying or what the Holy Spirit is teaching, whose report will you believe?

You must know that Devil hates you, he would use every means possible to destroy you, that is why he is busy planting his pastors, evangelists, prophets, teachers and apostles all over the local churches, he does not only plant them, but he also arms them with wealth and influence, if you doubt me visit their houses, read their profiles and examine their teachings, you will discover for yourself that they are ministers of the red dragon, the old serpent-the Devil, one of their doctrine is, "Once saved Always Saved" theology nonsense, he knows how to reinvent his old Eden lies into modern reality, he is good in twisting the word of God to suite your itching ears.

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.(Revelation 12:17)

We must all understand that the true churches of God are under constant persecution for preaching the truth, for calling sin for what it is, beloved if you see any church that enjoys government protection and funding, my advice to you is to flee for your life, that is the synagogue of Satan, if you are in their midst run for your safety, if you don't you are going down the pit of destruction together with them, the true church of Christ from origin has never enjoyed governmental protection and funding, in fact they are always the target of blames to appease the general public, read through the pages of New Testament & church history, the story is always the same.

In every society, both past and present, we all know that religion plays a great role in family and national decision making, you will agree with me that a person is influenced by his or her religious upbringing, the institution that was initiated by God to correct society’s ill is the church, the church over the centuries has played a greater role in pointing people to God by telling them their sinful ways.

God’s intention for the church is to tell the world how righteous He (God) is, there is nothing like absolute truth in a sick ridden world, it is the church of Jesus Christ that has the truth, and the truth is Jesus (John 14 :6), telling the world about Jesus is the only solution, telling a person how rich God could make him is absolute nonsense, because if man’s need was material wealth, God would have rained it down from above long time ago, but the need of man was salvation, that was why Jesus came (1 Timothy 1 :15), He did not came to make people rich, but to save them, so where does this get rich quick gospel emerged from?

But whenever the church departs from the original vision God gave her, it is then that compromise of all sorts comes in, it is then that preachers would like to preach what the people want to hear and not what God wants the people to hear, that is why in this evil and wicked generation, you must know on whose side you are standing, it is either you are standing with God or you are beside the enemy, this decision determines your eternal destiny.

We must safeguard our souls from the intrusion of the enemy, the fight is not just an ordinary fight that ends here, it is a battle of the generations, only God's people over time have overcome, not by their power of intellectual know how, but by the overcoming blood of Jesus, only the blood of Jesus and the daily reading and personal application of the word of God can keep you safe from this evil polluted world (Revelation 12:11), one of the ways to know you are standing for God in this generation is to examine your life and the kind of teaching you listen and intake daily, what are they teaching you in your church, does it agree with the scripture?

We are living in the most frightening time, men and women grope around in utter dismay and hopelessness, only God's people are given assurance of the their eternal future, life outside Christ is a total disaster, it is like a running vehicle without a driver, you must not be so foolish to live your life by yourself, you will get into real trouble.

If you are a Christian and reading this message and you don't know where you stand, you have to re-examine your life, because you can't tell me that you are a Christian and don't know where you stand, you must define your course.

On the other hand, if you are not a Christian and you happened to be reading this article, God is drawing you nearer to himself, you need to repent and give your life to Jesus, don't wait until the curtain closes on you, that would be foolish on your side, many went to hell fire, not because they did not hear, they heard but could not act.

If you are looking for real help, I want to recommend the following people to you, I have read and tested their doctrine and found out they preach the truth, they will not preach you from poverty to prosperity, rather they would preach you from hell to heaven, don't expect them to tell you the kingdom principles of getting wealthy, they are not in for that kind of garbage, they are true servants of Jesus in a world of man made prosperity gospel:

1. Mentor & Minister Charles

2. Pastor Mark Allan Stewart

3. Connie Giordano

4. Randy Thomas

Clicking on their names would take you to their web-sites, there you will find great materials to help building your spiritual life, they are Jesus voice for today, a living testament you can read, feel free to drop them a note.

Don't be so foolish to waste away your time watching entertainments, you will live to regret every minute you wasted on the screen, make wise use of your time and account for eternity, the Devil would like to use dirty and profane entertaining movies and vice-versa to allure your life into fantasy, listen what you are watching on the screen is far from reality, such life does not exist, it is an utter fictional utopia, that is Satan's way of making people lazy and irresponsible, a wise man foresaw danger and hid himself, but the simple would go on and receive hard blows.

Let these very words of the scripture encourage you.

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Beautiful In Face / Cold At Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:45:00 +0000

"Jesus will unchurch every organization that is unfaithful to His name...Tell me of gorgeous temples, of skillful arrangements, of complete machinery; I tell you that you may have all these in an unparalleled degree, and yet 'Ichabod' may be written on your temple doors!" - Biblical Illustrator - New Testament

"It is indeed sad when the Church is beautiful in face but cold at the heart." - Biblical Illustrator - New Testament

"It is quite possible for all the machinery of a church to be in full working order, while at the same time the spirit of love and zeal which first set it agoing is on the decline." - Pulpit Commentary - New Testament

"The outward forms may be perfect, zeal may be maintained, patience unwearied, orthodoxy untarnished; but if love - the soul's secret energy - be impaired, time only is needed to bring the church to utter decay." - Pulpit Commentary - New Testament

"Outside work and energy will not continue long where love is on the decline. No engine will continue to run long after the fire has gone out." - Pulpit Commentary - New Testament

"It is evident that leaving our first love is very criminal in the sight of Christ."

- Biblical Illustrator

"Nothing but the fervent love of the Bride can satisfy the Bridegroom."

- People's New Testament

"Christ is grieved and displeased with His people when He sees them grow remiss and cold towards Him..."

- Matthew Henry

"Our business, then, is to watch our heart-fires. When the temperature of our love lowers, there is cause for terror."

- Biblical Illustrator

"Immeasurable influences are continually in operation, which would cool the ardor of our first enthusiasm for Christ."

- Biblical Illustrator

"Christly love is the life and sun of the soul; it is the beginning and end of genuine religion (Christianity)."

- Pulpit Commentary

Think for a minute about what is being said here. The church can be so busy with one activity followed by another and yet be in a horrible state of spiritual decline. So many times people take busyness for the "anointing" or the "touch of God." You, as a minister of God, could be feeling self-satisfied because of all the open doors that you have. You are on the go all the time, yet you are only going through the motions. You lost your "fire" a long time ago. You, as a Pastor, could be feeling elated over all the activities that your church offers to the public - making it a "seeker-friendly" - and yet be a dead church where the Presence of Jesus is never experienced. All you have is an organization rather than a living organism.

Where, oh where, is the spirit of love and zeal for Jesus? When will the Pastors or ministers wake up and realize that Christly love - the soul's secret energy - is the only ingredient that will keep the church's "engines" going? When will the Bride - the Church - awake to the fact that the only thing that will satisfy her Heavenly Bridegroom - Jesus - is fervent love in her heart for Him? When will the believer come to understand that the cooling of his heart-fires is a definite cause for terror and alarm?

Who among us comprehends the fact that leaving your first love for Jesus is very criminal in His sight?

O saint of God, does He count you as a criminal today before the Court of Heaven? Have you left your "first love" for Him? Are you simply going through the motions - feeling very dead and dry - spiritually speaking?

Does this describe your life?

You really don't love the Lord as you once did
Earthly interests and occupations tie up your time
You would rather watch TV than read the Bible and pray
You would rather attend a church dinner than a prayer meeting
Your Christianity is joyless and passionless
Jesus is no longer your chief source of delight
You know the truth in your head but don't practice it in your heart
Your preaching lacks conviction and divine fire
Your fire of affection and glowing enthusiasm for Jesus and His Word has died down
You find yourself doing all spiritual activities out of the energy of the flesh
You are more concerned about your job, career, or making money than advancing the kingdom of God
You are overmuch absorbed in business
You are influenced by unspiritual and worldly companions
You are plagued with intellectual doubts and lingering, lurking lusts
You have become prosperous in business - while toiling in the service of Self and offering oblations at the altar of Mammon
You and your spouse do not pray together any more
You are more concerned about your children's education than their spiritual state
Sin is swept "under the carpet" in your home and church
You don't weep and grieve over your own sins or those of others

There was a church in the Book of Revelation that had everything going for it. According to the outward appearance, it was the perfect church. Every Pastor would have longed for the privilege of calling this body of believers his own. When it came to attendance or spiritual activity, they were very diligent. When it came to fighting error or purging the church of sin, they were disciplinary. When it came to checking false doctrine, they were discerning. Yet, in the sight of God, they were counted as criminals. That church was none other than the church at Ephesus.

Revelation 2:1-4 gives its history - "Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in His right hand, Who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for My name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."

This church was a working, doctrinal, and separatist church. They labored much for the Lord and kept themselves separated from the world and its philosophies. However, somewhere in all of their activities, they lost their heart in what they were doing. They willfully neglected keeping their heart-fires burning for Jesus. They were active in service, but the true motive for worship was missing.

In spite of their doctrinal purity, they didn't retain that strong and ardent affection for God and the things of God. In spite of their opposing the advancement of error in the church, they cooled off and abated in their heart and fervor for Christ.

God gave them three directives to follow in order to recover themselves from spiritual declension. Revelation 2:5 explains - "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent."

"Remember" - your willing, obedient spirit...cheerful self-denial...fervor in private prayer... attachment from the world...and heavenly mindedness
"Repent" - be inwardly grieved and ashamed for your spiritual declension...change your spirit, mind, purpose, attitude, and conduct...and manifest the zeal and love formerly evinced in doing good and opposing error
"Do the first works" - resume your former diligence in watching, fasting, praying, reproving sin, and walking in His sight...rest not until all lost ground is recovered...and revive your first zeal, tenderness, and seriousness

In order for Jesus to remain your "first love," you must keep Him as your Supreme Love. One way of doing this is to always stay totally dependent upon Him as you did when you first got saved. You realized then that you couldn't live a minute without Him. Hence, watch out for a mindset of self-confidence and independence. These will surely cause you to grow cold in your heart toward Him.

When you "lose heart" in all that you do for the Lord, then you have already become a "fallen" Christian. It is imperative that you see this!

"Leaving your first love" is very criminal in the sight of Christ.

We ask you - are you a "criminal" in His sight today? If your heart is not fired up when you spend time in communion with Him or while serving Him, then that is exactly what you are!

If you refuse to "Remember," "Repent," and "Do the first works" - then the only thing left is to Tremble because ruin is inevitable.

May God Bless His Word.

Connie

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God bless you for reading.

Talmudizing & Terrorizing Christianity

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Introduction

Been a good and keen reader of the Bible & classical literature of every sort.

I have decided to write an open thesis against some false teachings been taught in some churches today by so called acclaimed bible teachers and theologians.

This treatise is not anti-Semitic in nature, but rather an open refutation against ludicrous & God-damned Satan inspired teachings from the pit of hell that are attempting to bring Christians into perpetual bondage and servitude.

I want to use this media as an occasion to prove to every well meaning believer in Christ Jesus that Yeshua Hama-Shiach fulfilled the law and nailed it’s ritualistic demands to the cross, setting us free from the bondage of the law to live in the newness of life and walk in liberty by the Holy Spirit which He has given to us.

It is not mandatory that you must agree with everything that I am going to say, but rather prove all things & hold unto that which is true (1 Thessalonians 1:5).

I will break the message into two or three parts as the Spirit gives utterance.

(1) Talmudizing Christianity To Agree With Judaism

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1)

It is quite impossible to unite and knit together two things that do not agree, any attempt to do such would result into cataclysmic conflicts that would result death.

Times without number, I have come across on the Internet ministry websites that are advocating for Christians to keep and abide by some Old Testament laws and holydays.

They went to the extreme of saying that Christians should return back to their

Hebraic-Judeo Christian roots, after going through their teachings, I found out that these people are advocating nothing than a full come back to Judaism and to the keeping of its’ rules & regulations mixed with Christian beliefs and ethics.

But after going through the word of God, I found out that Christians are not meant to keep Old Testament traditions and laws which was why Apostle Paul wrote to the believers at Galatia to be careful of what they are trying to return back to, because it seems that these believers were trying to inter-mingle Christianity with Judaism.

Anyone advocating that Christian should keep Old Testament laws and traditions is saying that the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary is not sufficient to save man, and that God is not yet satisfied with the price that Jesus paid in ransom to our debt.

A believer is not called to keep and abide by the law; rather he is called to live unto righteousness in the newness of life by the Spirit, as it is written:

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1-4)

When we talk about the law, we are talking about man meeting up to God’s righteous demand in one hundred percent certitude, but the question is, who on earth has been able to live up to God’s righteousness if not Jesus Christ?

Now a believer who walks according to the Spirit is free from the bondage of the law, because he by the power of the Holy Spirit through the righteousness of Jesus Christ lives in accordance with the will of God, such believer has no need of struggling to live a holy and sanctified life, but rather he allows Christ by the Spirit to live out God’s righteousness through and in him, he has totally submitted his wills to that of Christ, so that through the empowering of the Holy Spirit, he overcomes the flesh.

If we believe that Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children.

It is not by keeping the law that we become God’s dear children, it is by believing in His Messiah that sets free from the bondage of the law, when we believe that Jesus is truly the Messiah it is then we can be able to overcome the flesh and its’ desire.

Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory, No one can defeat the world without having faith in Jesus as the Son of God ((1 John 5:1, 4 & 5 CEV)

It is a futile attempt for a person to overcome this world by living according to the law, true faith in the Son of God gives us victory, we are cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ, not by the blood of bulls and goats and sheep, our righteousness is the one that comes through Christ Jesus not through the law, a person in Christ Jesus is a new creation, old things have been done away, such a person is no more judged from human perspective, because he has been born of the Spirit.

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in that way. Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new (2 Corinthians 5:16-17 CEV).

The law has to with man’s outward appearance based on what he does and what he does not, because looking back at the Old Testament, we saw that everything that concerns the law is wholly outward, that was why people were condemned or acquitted based on the bad or good works that they had done, but in Christ Jesus such things do not exist, because man’s righteousness is as a filthy rag before God.

The bible made it clear that in the law man is daily reminded of his sins which were why it could not make the worshipers pure, in fact they had to perform daily, weekly, monthly and yearly sacrifices for the temporal atonement of their sins, I would love to elaborate little on Hebrews 9, to prove that no one is justified by keeping the law, and that Christianity é Judaism do not agree:

The first promise that was made included rules for worship and a tent for worship here on earth. The first part of the tent was called the holy place, and a lampstand, a table, and the sacred loaves of bread were kept there. Behind the curtain was the most holy place. The gold altar that was used for burning incense was in this holy place. The gold-covered sacred chest was also there, and inside it were three things. First, there was a gold jar filled with manna. Then there was Aaron's walking stick that sprouted. Finally, there were the flat stones with the Ten Commandments written on them.

In the first testament, everything was ritualistic, & every article or object points towards something better, all that we saw in the altar in the Old Testament is just a replica of the excellent things which we are enjoying today.

In the above portions of the scripture, the bible mentions some elemental objects of worship, each has their symbolic meaning and Jesus fulfilled them all.

I would not like go into theological treatise of it, time will not permit, there are many good books you can get hands on and read concerning those elemental objects.

Nevertheless, you must be careful concerning the books you read, some of them no matter how good they are, are sometimes misleading, theologians do not agree with one another, even though they may freely quote from other works.

On top of the chest were the glorious creatures with wings opened out above the place of mercy. Now isn't the time to go into detail about these things. But this is how everything was when the priests went each day into the first part of the tent to do their duties. However, only the high priest could go into the second part of the tent, and he went in only once a year. Each time he carried blood to offer for his sins and for any sins that the people had committed without meaning to.

During the Old Testament time, the priests go daily into the first part of the tent to perform their duties, what does this mean, where and whom is it pointing to, I will briefly balance it with the New Testament, but first of all you must understand that the priests who go daily into the first tent signifies believers of all age who go to God daily in prayers, lifting up holy hands before him in praise, worship, adoration and intercession, hear what the bible said:

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light (1Peter 2:9 KJV).

Halleluiah, we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, He (God) has granted us access into His grace through the cleansing & justifying blood of Jesus Christ, whoever advocating for a come back into the Old Testament practices is a fool.

Now the second part of it is that only the high priest can go into the second part of the tent, carrying blood to offer for his sins and for the sins of the people committed ignorantly, please underline, he would first of all confess his own sins, and secondly the sins of the people, which means both the high priest is incapable of securing the people’s redemption, since he himself must confess his sins.

Now the question here is this, how do those think that are advocating that Christians should return back to their so called Hebraic Judeo Christian root that one can be made perfect through those rituals?

Some of them are even saying that during Christ millennial rule, sacrifices would made once more, such teachings, have no root in the established word of God.

It is absolute nonsense to believe such things, no sacrifices would be made during that age, Christ has done away with them on the cross, so if you believe that, you should wait for another saviour who would come and die for you.

All of this is the Holy Spirit's way of saying that no one could enter the most holy place while the tent was still the place of worship. This also has a meaning for today. It shows that we cannot make our consciences clear by offering gifts and sacrifices.

Just as I said before, they were replica of the real thing to come, therefore we have no need of them again since they have been done away with, those who are still practicing the Old Testament laws combined with Christianity are still bond slave of the law, they are not the sons of God because the Spirit of adoption does not dwell in them, whereby they can cry Abba Father, for no slave can call his master father.

No living human being can be justified by offering gifts and sacrifices to God, read your bible God said that He has no pleasure in gifts & sacrifices, how then do you think He would have pleasure in them now that Christ Jesus has fulfilled everything.

The truth of the whole matter is that, no man can approach God on his own that is why Jesus became our mediator between man & God, it should be clear that any attempt to return to the Old Testament way of worship is an open rebellion against and trampling down of the precious blood of Jesus.

It was in Christ Jesus that God was pleased, if God was pleased in the blood of animals, why then did He sent His only begotten Son into the world?

These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better. Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are now here. He also went into a much better tent that wasn't made by humans and that doesn't belong to this world. Then Christ went once for all into the most holy place and freed us from sin forever. He did this by offering his own blood instead of the blood of goats and bulls.

Can someone say amen to that, Jesus used His own blood to free us from sin and its’ consequences which is death, He did this by entering into the most holy place not made by human hands, He went into the very presence of the Father and secured our eternal salvation, therefore we His people are free from every ritualistic demands of the law, we are free because the Author of our salvation was sinless, He fulfilled the righteousness of the law and offered up Himself on our behalf as the sinless Son of God, that through Him the righteousness of God might be made manifest in us, he took our place of suffering, guilt and eternal condemnation and mailed them forever to the cross, by this our sins are forgiven and forgotten, therefore let no man try to bring us back to bondage, we are free, halleluiah to the lamb, glory and honour, and power be unto Him now and forever, amen.

According to the Law of Moses, those people who become unclean are not fit to worship God. Yet they will be considered clean, if they are sprinkled with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a sacrificed calf. But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. That's why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death. Christ died to rescue those who had sinned and broken the old agreement. Now he brings his chosen ones a new agreement with its guarantee of God's eternal blessings!

Glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, thank you Jesus, only you would have done it, no other man could have, we are grateful and forever indebted unto you and unto your Father, for you have redeemed us from wrath to a glorious and blessed hope which no other person can offer, we thank you, amen.

This God-Man Jesus has set us free from the law by establishing a new and more far exceeding excellent covenant whereby our sins are no more remembered, because under the old covenant the sins of the people are reminded daily, that was why they had to do those daily sacrifices, but in this new covenant, our sins are blotted our and are no more remembered, because the Author of our salvation need not to offer Himself continually, He did once and for all, that is why we call Him our faithful & merciful High Priest who has gone ahead of us to lay hold of the eternal promise.

This is why Christ did not go into a tent that had been made by humans and was only a copy of the real one. Instead, he went into heaven and is now there with God to help us. Christ did not have to offer himself many times. He wasn't like a high priest who goes into the most holy place each year to offer the blood of an animal. If he had offered himself every year, he would have suffered many times since the creation of the world. But instead, near the end of time he offered himself once and for all, so that he could be a sacrifice that does away with sin.

I don’t know what to say again, I don’t know how to elaborate on this any more, the word of God finalizes it, beloved it is a futile thing to think that sacrifices would be once again performed during the Kingdom reign, what God is doing is establishing His will in our lives through His Holy Spirit, you do not need to go back to those beggarly elements which are incapable of making the worshipper perfect.

We die only once, and then we are judged. So Christ died only once to take away the sins of many people. But when he comes again, it will not be to take away sin. He will come to save everyone who is waiting for him (Hebrews 9:1-28 CEV)

Listen, Jesus is not coming to take away sin; He is coming to save His people from wrath, if you are an orthodox Jew reading this, know that YESHUA is your Messiah, no other messiah can save you, and He is the one anointed by God to save Israel.

There have been many attempts by people to use the Talmud to interpret the New Testament, the Talmud cannot interpret the New Testament, that is a futile attempt, only the Holy Spirit interprets the word of God, the Talmud is nothing but collections of men’s traditional teachings which Christ vehemently condemned during His ministry here on earth, it was for this reason that the Pharisees & Sadducees wanted to do away with Him, how can you use a book that is full of uncertainties to interpret the new covenant, anyone who has read the Talmud would know that it is not the word of God, but a collection of rabbinical teachings based on man’s attempt to interpret God, such nonsense should never be used to evaluate the living word of God, if a person wants to read the Talmud, he should do that for scholarly reasons and not to interpreting the word of God, God’s word is interpreted by the Holy Spirit, we don’t need any rabbinical literature to doing that.

Those who are trying to use the Talmud to interpret the scripture should consider the following verses of the scripture; I will add a little note on each verse:

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of ELOHIYM.

The Apostle Paul never used an intellectual approach to communicate the gospel to the Corinthian brethren; rather he approached them on a simple platform, relying heavily on the Holy Spirit to use him (Paul) to freely and humbly communicate the word of God to them (the Corinthians) in style and simplicity.

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save YAHSHUA MASHIYACH, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of ELOHIYM.

Paul’s concern was to preach the Messiah, His cross, death and resurrection, which is the power of God unto salvation, in fact he (Paul) was so careful as not to use eloquent enticing words as we can see today among many so called bible teachers to preach the word to the Corinthian brethren, he never wanted their faith to be built on man’s philosophical ideologies and manifesto, but on the unshakable and sure foundation word of God which is able to transform any man, it is on this word that our hope rests, not on some religious artificial proficiency of man’s philosophy.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of ELOHIYM. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of ELOHIYM in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which EL ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the ADONAY of glory.

Amen, my faith is not standing based on the wisdom of men, but it stands on the power of ELOHIYM which is able to keep me till the end, it was the same power that kept the righteous men of old, the same is available today, to keep anyone who believes and publicly confesses that YASHUA is the Son of ELOHYIM.

It does not stop there, this wisdom of God is a mystery, that is why the world cannot comprehend it, because it came from above, this mystery was made manifest in Christ Jesus, to those who believe it is a revealed mystery, but to the perishing, it is an absurd foolishness, after all how can you say that you are washed by blood?

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which ELOHIYM hath prepared for them that love him. But ELOHIYM hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of EL.

Here rests the hope of the Saints, through the Holy Spirit the manifold wisdom of God has been revealed unto us, therefore it should no more be mystery but a revelation, because the Spirit of prophecy is the testimony of YASHUA.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of ELOHIYM knoweth no man, but the Spirit of EL. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of ELOHIYM; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of EL. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Please, do not destroy yourself with religion, God by His Spirit has revealed them to us, that was why I said; it is no more a mystery but a revelation, this revelation was given to us by YASHUA through His Holy Spirit, is it not high time we stop wandering about and come home?

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of EL: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Do not think that we can understand the things of God through religion; in fact God hates religion, because it deprives man of his rightful place with God.

Religion tells you that no man can approach God, but Christianity lets you know that through MESSIAH, you have peace with God and He is your Father.

Christianity is not about religion, but about relationship.

I well remembered during my infanthood, we were told in the Catholic church that no one can approach God except the fathers, bishops and the pope, we were taught to read and recite the rosary and pray to Mary, because only her can approach Jesus, they made God seem very far away from man, before you qualify to take the so called holy communion, you must undergo some uncountable recitation classes, to us, God was unreachable except you go through the fathers (i.e. the catholic priests).

We were told to pray to the Saints for intercession on our behalf, everything was carnal and ceremonial; it was not until 1989 when Christ arrested me that I came to know that I have a Father who loves me more than my earthly parents, it was then I came to know that you can have Father-son relationship with God.

That same day, I received the Holy Spirit and spoke with new tongues, while in the catholic we were told that ordinary people cannot receive the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit was only reserved for the pope, only he (the pope) can operate in the spirit with the fathers and cardinals and the bishops & whatever.

We were told never to look into the bible because doing so, would result into incurable madness, only the fathers have the right to read the bible and then tell us what to do and what not to do, it was then that I started questioning myself about God, I had so many confusions in my heart, but thank God for saving me, today I now know that He is a peace making Father, He loves just as I am.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of YHVH, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of MASHIYACH, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 (Sacred Name King James Version).

A religious man always lives in guilt, he is a slave to the Devil, the spiritual man is not like that, he walks in the fullness of the Spirit, Jesus compared him to the wind, you don’t where it is coming from and you can’t tell where it is going to, so is every man born of the Spirit.

(2)Terrorizing Christianity

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our ELOHIYM into lasciviousness, and denying the only ADONAY YHVH, and our ADONAY YAHSHUA MASHIYACH, Jude 1:2-4 (Sacred Name King James Version)

Once again Christianity is been terrorized from all corners, not by Islamism, Hinduism or other world religions, but by so called liberals who masquerade under the name of orthodoxy seriously attempting to destroy our glorious foundation.

These men as Apostle Jude said, have been beforehand ordained for condemnation, because they are turning the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ into lasciviousness, they preach another gospel, but you may ask; why be concerned?

The answer is simple, because of our children, there is a great war going on in the intellectual zone, i.e. in the schools, higher institutions, universities, etc.

Failure to arm our children beforehand would result calamity, it is our duty to tell our young ones where they should stand, the basics of our Christian hope.

I remember a couple who never had time for their only child, they came back one day to discover that he had became an atheist, they did everything they could to convince him of the reality of God, but everything seemed futile.

This is one of the examples of families who do not spare the time to tell their children whom they are and where they belong, in fact feminism and equality has caused lots of damages in the family, in a case whereby the two have become breadwinners, who would be there to take care of the children, Satan is fighting every means necessary to reduce and destroy every family values, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, same sex marriage is now the order of the day, Christian values & ethics are constantly under attack, in the face of all these, we should give our children the protection they need, by giving them every necessary Christian education that would equip them to face the contemporary world and its’ challenges.

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God (Joshua 24:1)

Oh!! How many parents have failed in presenting the two choices before their children, had they done that, things would have never be the same.

Many parents find it difficult to fellowship with their children before leaving for work, everyone is meant to fend for him or herself spiritually.

If you do not know, children are influenced by the love and care you show them.

This takes me back in those days when I was staying with my mother and her husband, though we do have fellowship together, but it was done religiously.

During time for exhortation, the husband would be the one to do it; in fact all he does was to point out our every fault and uses them as a message for the day.

At times we would be told how ugly & stupid we are, we were oftentimes called monkeys and bingos (meaning white man dogs), we were also called wacky heads and to deliver us from our empty headedness, the morning family devotion would end up with everyone receiving some strokes of fine whipping, because it is his duty to deliver us from the demon of empty headedness by so doing he would present us to God pure, chaste and disciplined.

Now to bring everything home, instead of changing us, we became dummies, idiots and cowards, very odd in behavior, why, because we never received the love we needed, this should be a lesson to any parents reading this article, do your best to give your children the love they need, let them know that they are special.

Never form the habit of calling your children names, it would destroy their future and harm their lives in return, and they will grow up to be unhappy and unfit for the society, in fact if you happen to be alive by then, they will hate you.

Joshua never gathered the children of Israel and say to them; hey momma monkeys, if you don’t serve the Lord, am gonna lay some curses on you, don’t ya know me be a prophet of God, bastard idiots, go to hell and burn to ashes motherfuckers.

No, he treated them with love and godly discipline, he humbly presented the two choices before them, serve God and leave, forsake Him and perish.

Where are the Joshua fathers today, we need them, may the Lord send them again.

To end this long article I would love to quote two portions of the scripture:

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise ELOHIYM our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen, Jude 1:24-25 (Sacred Name King James Version)

Now the EL of peace, that brought again from the dead our ADONAY YAHSHUA, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through YAHSHUA MASHIYACH; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen, Hebrews 13:20-21 (Sacred Name King James Version).

God Bless You Real Good. Amen

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

How Can You Say Goodbye To Your Godly Heritage?

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:05:00 +0000

How Can You Say Goodbye To Your Godly Heritage?
ByEvangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefun
Sometimes, I have decided never to write again, yet something keeps propelling me in my spirit to speak out, it burns in me like fire, oh yes, fire begat fire, I belong to the fire group (He Jesus, will baptise His own with the Holy Spirit & Fire) .
No idiot, principalities, dominion, thrones, powers, etc, would make me to shut up my mouth like a fool, such a power has not been born, I belong the eternal victor-Jesus.

I will like us to consider some bible passages in this article and carefully consider and rethink, if we Christians are really truthful to ourselves, if we are really defending the faith that has been once and for all delivered to the saints, of which Jesus and the apostles gave their lives to preserve.
I would like us to read together verse to verse of 1 Kings 21, you all know the story.

No wonder so many of our children know the names of sex idol television movie and pop stars, but they don’t know of the names of bible heroes, (what a pitiable state for Christianity)
We would be reading about the story of Naboth the Jezreelite and his vineyard and of Ahab king of Samaria and his malodorous request to Naboth to give him (king Ahab) his vineyard, and Naboth’s response and refusal, we are going to see how this story relates to Christianity.
This article would be somehow lengthy, but please take a breath and relax a little bit, reload your mind and keep on reading-until you get to the core of the matter.
I would be taking my text from 1 Kings 21, using the American Standard Version.
We are going to see how this story is relevant to all generations past, present and future; it is a story of enduring legacy for all them that will fear God.

1 Kings 21:1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

I want you to notice something here, Naboth had an inheritance from his fathers, that inheritance was beside king Ahab’s palace, how does this story relate to Christianity, what on earth does this story has to do with Christianity?

Do you know the meaning of vineyard in the spiritual sense, okay I will like us to see what the bible has to say about vineyard and how it relates to Christians, but before I proceed further, I want you to remember who king Ahab was, an Israelite king with a weak faith moral competence, also you should note that Samaria was never a godly city, it was founded on human ideology, I will not go into details about Samaria and all the stuffs that accompany it, but I just want to create a literal mental image of what Samaria is all about with that of Ahab.

I am quoting John 15 : 1-I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Can you see that the vine here stands for Jesus, he is the true vine and we are the branches, we are expected to bear good fruits, as the vine of Naboth is near the palace of Ahab, so is that glorious and precious name near at the ears of the kings of the earth, it is up to them to accept Him and be saved or reject him and be judged.

1 Kings 21:2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

Foolish Ahab, he wants to buy Naboth’s vineyard with money, a precious inheritance handed down to him by his fathers, as Ahab asked Naboth to give him his precious vineyard for money or in exchange for a worthless and valueless terrain, so are the world institutions asking us to compromise our faith, stop preaching about Jesus publicly, promising us false security, financial aids (as if God needs their money), recognition, etc, only if we can stop preaching the dead, resurrection and the Lordship of Jesus (are you catching the joke) ?

1 Kings 21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

Good response from Naboth, Ahab thought he could cower Naboth with the promises of materialistic wealth in acceptance to give out his precious vineyard. Oh my God, how does this relate to Christianity, what is this idiot talking about?
Okay, I would like us to go to the book of Acts 5:27-28,

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us (King James Version) .

Could you see how the council or whatever tried to shut up the apostles mouth from declaring the eternal truth, Ahab tried to bribe Naboth over his vineyard, the council threatening the apostles to keep quiet or face extermination, even as the world and her idiotic governmental systems are threatening Christians to stop preaching that name Jesus, please notice why the council wanted to apostles to stop preaching that name, and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us, whenever we preach the gospel uncompromisingly, we declare the world guilty before the lamb, we dare Satan to the face, we turn the world upside down and bring man’s ideological and philosophical satire to a thing of naught, we proclaim the lamb worthy and bring down to earth God’s kingdom to the heart of men of goodwill (praise the Lord somebody) .

1 Kings 21:4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

Whenever the gospel is preached undiluted, the hearts of evil men begin to boil, sleep and aggrandizement will flee from their hearts, their delicacies would be turned in gall and wormwood, peace will be taken away from their hearts, why, because the truth is piercing, discovering all the secrets of the mind.
I believe by now you are getting the whole scenario, okay, let us come home to the New Testament and see the similar of Naboth, continuing from the book of Acts 5, now we are traveling through verses 29-33

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

Can you see the Naboths of their time, people who will never cower down to empty demonic threats and fallacious promises of mythical nonsensical nonsense?
A people whose sole goal is to declare the truth at all cost necessary, a people who would die obeying their God rather than man and his foolish ideology.

Though Naboth stood his ground, he paid a price for it, but that was not the price paid for evil deeds or being deviancy, no not all, he paid the price that every godly and principled person would pay for the sake of the truth.
1 Kings 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
1 Kings 21:6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
1 Kings 21:7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? Arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

Oh yes, the people of the world always believe that imposing antichristian laws could stop Christianity, they can stop the messenger, but they cannot stop the message, they can imprison the preacher, but they cannot imprison the word.
How easily our leaders are been overtaken and manipulated by Jezebelian political advisors, whose main goal is to shut up the people of the word.

1 Kings 21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
1 Kings 21:9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
1 Kings 21:10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
1 Kings 21:11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
1Kings 21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
1 Kings 21:13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
1 Kings 21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
1 Kings 21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
1 Kings 21:16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

Jezebel’s plans did work fine for her, good, at times the world would behave as if they are for God, you see guys, we ourselves are Christians, in fact we are knights in our churches, we are defenders of the faith, but you see, you know, politically speaking, ideologically viewable, philosophically touching, humanistically and otherwise, we are ought to be tolerant and not discriminating.
When we go to church, we become godly, but when it comes to politics, even Jesus said; give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.
Can you see them putting laws in place that are anti God, preach against homosexuality, you get yourself into trouble, we should live in unity with evil doers and not to discriminate, we are told what to preach in the church and what not to preach, some churches have began to remove the blood of Jesus and Jesus is Lord from their hymn books, some have began to wed homosexuals and lesbians, calling it holy matrimony, Jezebels have succeeded in destroying our godly heritage, but they will never go free, their plans will never work, for it is written;
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us (Isaiah 8:9-10).

All them who have tried to quench the fire of the word, ended up becoming preachers and propagators of the word, no one can fight against the God of the Christians, no one can quench the tide, their plans will always to come to a futile.

Voltaire (1694-1778) promised to write off the bible in hundred years, after fifty years, his house became a bible printing house (praise the Lord somebody) .
Naboth paid with his life defeating Ahab, our brothers did the same:

Rev 12:11 Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives (Contemporary English Version).

Hallelujah, hallelujah, we will not give up nor succumb, until every heart the kingdom message proclaimed, until our lives for the sake of the lamb and of the testimony have been poured out, until from Africa’s well the lamb drinks.

We will continue the fight, until they (the enemy) surrender, we will neither give up nor flee from the face of the enemy, no matter how numerous his host may be, until heaven comes to our aid and dashes in pieces the hordes of darkness.

Let the sleeping giant awake, O America, sleep no more, let not the children of the ungodly your heritage destroy, remember the price your founding fathers paid to build America on godliness, let not the burning candle of liberty quench.

Let the godly and the fearless arise and speak, keep quiet no more, tell them their evil and cause them to know their sins, stand in the gate and shout like a drunkard.

Lukewarm Christians are ignorant of the devices of the devil; I know that it will strike many to the heart for saying the naked truth, but those you who understand know where I am heading and what I am trying to bring out.
There are locusts are invading our society in an alarming rate of high speed velocity of accelerated gear, nations and the so called Christian leaders are gradually bowing to these swamps of locusts and their radical animalistic hell inspired doctrine.
We see Europe progressively loosing her identity, she is becoming a thing of yesterday, with more than fifty million radical religious adherents living all over Europe, one should know that in the next 25 years if Jesus tarries, many parts of Europe would become an evil religious oriented countries, parts of north Africa used to be Christian nations, but rarely could we see the traces of Christianity, it has gone to the archives.

I sense in my spirit that many professing western Christians don’t really understand what is called evil religion, read carefully the account of Sudan crisis from Christian news agency, your heart would break down at the untold suffering, murder, rape and brutality against the Sudanese blacks (especially Christians) by mad radical religious adherents, there in the middle east, we see the ugly fruits of anti-Semitism and the satanic ideology to clearly wipe Israel from off the surface of the earth, yet some of you will tell me that there is something like “moderate religionism”, if you westerners (especially the Americans) don’t know that you are called infidels by blind and misguided religious adherents, I want you to know that today.

The attack on WTC and Pentagon should have been a warning to all of you of what is called radical religionism, but it is unfortunate to see the government of America supplying arms worth of billions of dollars to the same people whom on September 9-2001 sent more than three thousand innocent Americans to early grave, putting tears and sorrows in the hearts of many, yet I hear President of America saying that other religions and Christians worship the same God, that’s right, that is what we expect to hear, but I say by the inerrant word of God that Christians and other religions don’t worship the same God, the God of the Jews and Christians is a merciful God, while the god of the radicalism is a blood sucker demon that commands his followers to sacrifice their children as suicide bombers, let Mr. President rethink his words, let him compare and contrast by reading his bible.

Your government has been supplying arms to terrorists to kill the Jews and Christians, remember he who feeds a monster would soon be eating up by the same monster which he feeds, read history and learn your lessons.
I don’t want any one to misunderstand me, I love you that is why I am telling you the truth, the religious oriented world hates you with a passion, and they consider you as threats and impostors, your are their next target, you have a godly heritage, fight to defend it, cry out to God to spear you from these invading locusts.
They are every where, we who are living here in the West Africa know what we are telling you please go to this site and see what radicalism is all about, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467764660&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull, after reading the story, and you will know the true face of extremism.
We are seeing the entire world gradually submitting to fear, this may sound funny, but I tell you the truth, here where I am living in the West Africa, there is a great mental religious war going on, while Christians are at odds with one another, the radicals are seriously wiring their net work all over the cities of West Africa by building their temples every where, hardly pass from one street to another without seeing a satanic, there are places I know as of seven years ago, I did not see any satanic temple standing in those places, as I was passing through those areas last three days, I saw that they have been populated by satanic temples, what a shame for us.
I read from the internet the other day, the first radical senator to be sworn in into office with his satan inspired book in his hand, God have mercy upon us.
World and religious leaders are daily submitting to radicalism, pope Benedict of the Roman catholic church, went to one of their countries and removed his shoes and prayed to wards their holy city, as an apology to the radicals all over the world for his inflammatory remark over their founder and his blood sucker religion, okay, how many radicals have made an apology for relentlessly bashing Christians and that Holy name Jesus?

Only champions made history, fools don’t, it is time we stand up and defend the faith once and for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1) or posterity will never forgive us, let us learn from our past mistakes over the centuries ago and correct ourselves.
God will not spare us if we fail to defend the faith for which thousands gave and are giving their lives on daily basis.
God bless you for reading this article.

HE CARES FOR YOU, WHY THEN THE WORRY?

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:52:00 +0000

IF HE CARES FOR YOU, WHY THEN THE WORRY?
By
Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7, English Standard Version)

One day, while browsing the internet, I came across an internet ad that says, “Americans, The Most Depressed People On Earth”, immediately something sprang up in my mind-how on earth could a people like Americans be the most depressed people on earth?
We that are living in the third world countries believe that Americans are the most happiest and buoyant people on the surface of the earth, how then come about them being the most depressed?

As I was murmuring all these in my mind, I decided to carry out some personal research myself, to see why a people considered the most blessed and happiest people on the earth becoming depressed, if compared to other countries of the world (after all are they not the world superpower).
While doing the research, on browsing the net, every site I entered, I would be flooded with every kind of adverts, some telling me that I have just won three billion dollars, while some would be showing me how excellent their products are, some promising me how quickly they could make me rich, wealthy and prosperous.
In fact, the net is full of various kinds of adverts, that if one spends all his time buying all that he saw on the net, even if that person is a trillionaire, he would go bankrupt within some hours.

In reality, Americans are not the most depressed people on earth, but Christians are, because the way the people of God are after material prosperity has made it so hard for Christians to be contented with what they have, the truth is that every body wants to be rich and prosperous, forgetting that the kingdom of God is not all about eating and drinking, but joy, peace and righteousness in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17).

This fantasy gospel that is been preached nowadays has made millions to believe that except one is reach, he has no right standing with God (God’s love is not measured by material wealth).
We are told to believe that it is not the will of God for his people to suffer, please know that I am not saying that Christians would suffer all their lives, what I am saying that it is through suffering that we are made perfect (Jesus had His own share, who are we). I have not come across in the bible where God promised his people an easy life, so how come about this fantasy gospel and its’ destructive elements, is it just men’s invention in order to make themselves rich and exploit the simple?

I am not saying that giving to ministry is a sin, in fact we are been commanded to support the work of God through our freewill offering, but we are not commanded to make ministers of the gospel rich, giving to man of God is acceptable and honorable, but we must give prayerfully with wisdom, insight and understanding.

In fact I have heard times without number that it is time for every Christian to get rich, because that is the will of God for them, while I do not argue that, even I have many bible references to back it up, but the truth is that everyone has a different timing and calling from God.

All of us cannot get rich at the same time, not every body would be rich.
Some even went at length by saying that it is time to get rich so that we can show to the world how great and mighty our God is, my dear friend, God is not in any financial competition with anyone, (read Isaiah 66:1).

Others are saying the time has come for the manifestation of the sons God, and this would be accomplished when we are financially mighty and prosperous, come on get real, the sons of God would never be made manifest by financial and material wealth, the manifestation of the sons of God would be through the manifestation of power by the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

The three thousand that came to Christ on the day of Pentecost was not because they saw how the apostles and rest were flooded with money from heaven, they saw something quite different and supernatural, so how is it that it is through material and financial prosperity that the sons of God would be made manifest? Let us stop deceiving ourselves.

While carrying out some personal research on why some Christians are depressed and burdened with cumbering loads of care, I came to discover the following:

1. We want to live in the best houses.
2. Own & ride the best cars in town.
3. Marry the most beautiful women.
4. Attend & send our children to the best universities.
5. Visit the best places in the world.
6. Want to be recognized internationally (popularity context).
7. Wear the best clothes and shoes (materialism).
8. Have the best shopping mall around.
9. Own the best private jets.
10. Feeling of insecurity.

The list can go on; these are the few I just found out.
With all these in the mind, how can one worship God freely, how can we not but blame & criticize God for not giving us our insatiable wants full of greed & lust?
God has promised to meet every of our needs, He knows when to give that which is appropriate in His time, He has not promised to meet our every wants.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? (Matthew 6:24-25, King James Version)

The Word of God is full of practical advice for every day to day life activities.
No one can serve two masters, which is clear and prompt, you cannot be full of desire for material riches and at the same time have time for God and for His word.
No wonder Christians betray themselves just for a morsel of bread.
Two captains cannot sail one ship, one must to cede to the other, you and God cannot be in control at once, either He leaves and then you be in control, or you surrender, period. God cannot be thinking of you and at the same time you be filled with anxieties, there is one who cares for you, yours is to relax, His is to do the thinking and every other stuff.

The truth of the whole matter is that, all that you need for the day would be provided for you.
Things will happen at their decreed time, who can make straight that which God has made crooked (Ecclesiastes 7:14), the answer is no body, not even science & technology. Your life has much greater in value than all that the world could offer; God considers your life more precious than all the material things of this ephemeral world.

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap, nor do they gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they? (Matthew 6:26 English Majority Text Version)

I could well remember eight years ago, when I was living in a farming village, the villagers would spend all the year sleeping in their rice farms, weeding them of grasses and all the stuffs that follow, this they do every day and would retire late at night to their various houses.

But there’s one funny thing, after all these struggles, during the time of harvest it is the birds who do harvest the first portion, these birds would come as early as possible in thousands, and before the farmers would come to their rice plantation, the birds had had their fill. Isn’t it funny, look at how these people would labor for the year and end up loosing the most parts to the birds, nature is full of lessons for us to learn and humbly trust God to meet our every need, it is not to him that worries, but to him who trusts God in every situation.

"Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying? "And why worry about clothes? Notice how the flowers grow in the field. They never work or spin yarn for clothes. But I say that not even Solomon in all his majesty was dressed like one of these flowers. That's the way God clothes the grass in the field. Today it's alive, and tomorrow it's thrown into an incinerator. So how much more will he clothe you people who have so little faith? (Matthew 6:27-30, God’s Word)

The truth is that worry or worrying does not add any thing good to our lives, instead it reduces a person to a miserable and deplorable condition, and worry is a monster.
Just look at how God in His infinite love takes care of His frail creatures, how much more will He not take care you and me who are so ungrateful and insatiable with wants & greed.

If Solomon in all his splendors and majesty was not clothed like one of the lilies of the field, it means that our pursuit and aspiration of material for material prosperity is nothing but madness, material wealth is not an end in itself, it is God’s support to our daily needs.

"Don't ever worry and say, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?' Everyone is concerned about these things, and your heavenly Father certainly knows you need all of them. But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:31-33, God’s Word)

The kingdom and its’ righteousness should be our priority, God knows that we have needs of these things, yet they should never be our foremost priorities, don’t tell God what you want Him to do for you, ask Him what He wants you to do for others, this is the real blessing.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own affairs. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34, English Majority Text Version)

Do you know why we are been told not to worry about tomorrow? Because tomorrow is full of uncertainty, it is unpredictable, we don’t what it contains, that is why we must trust God to see us through, a people in peace today, may tomorrow be living in pieces, so why the worry?
World organizations are serious in their campaign to bring poverty, sickness, disease, epidemic, war, racism, etc to an end, but we see that these things are daily on the increase.

Stop believing that tomorrow would get better, the bible made it clear that things in this end time would continue to get worst, let’s see what the scripture says about our time:

Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. (2 Timothy 3:1, Good News Bible)

Look my dear friend, you should stop believing that tomorrow would get better, because we are living in the most hazardous time of history, things would continue to get worst and even much worst, because the devil knows that his time is very short (Revelation 12).
Our safety depends on how much we trust and believe God, it doe not depend on how much we worry, it will only destroy us at last, believe God and hang on there, do you understand?

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10, King James Version)

This eliminates all fears, all doubts, all worries of every kind, God has promised to take care of you, you need not to worry and be filled with anxiety, and He loves you more than you think, you don’t have to fight and struggle to get there, allow God to carry you on the eagle’s wings (be the commuter, let Him be the rider, you will never be confounded).

Now before I conclude this message, I would like us to mediate on the following bible verses:

If the LORD does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the LORD does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard. It is useless to work so hard for a living, getting up early and going to bed late. For the LORD provides for those he loves, while they are asleep. (Psalms 127:1-2 Good News Bible)

Hmmmmmmmmmm, can you see clearly that all our worries, anxieties and human toils and the feeling of insecurity are stupid, nonsense and nonsensical, is it not high time you begin trusting the Lord to meet all your needs and graciously take care of you, hey you there, is God talking you or not?
Spend time with God in prayer, make your needs known to Him, he will answer at the right time, don’t allow cares and anxieties to rob you off the peace of God.
If He Cares For You, Why Then The Worry?
God bless you real good.

THE REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY MISNOMER

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:47:00 +0000

(Critical Issues)

THE REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY MISNOMER

By
T.A. Osiowy

In recent days much has been published, warning people against “Replacement Theology.” The term is relatively new and many have been affected by what I say is a misnomer. Before we proceed further we need to give the Webster definition for “misnomer.” Basically a misnomer is a misnaming of something or someone. It can be something that creates misunderstanding rather than understanding.

The theory presented by some today is that there are those that promote that the Church has replaced Israel. Now some may believe that, but we emphatically state that we do not believe that. While some may take that stand, that does not necessarily make them anti-Semitic or Jew haters, like those that use that term “Replacement Theology” say is the case. Those throwing around the term go on to say that this is a dangerous, anti-Semitic teaching that must be repented for and rooted out of the Church.

They go on to teach that all anti-Semitic actions and even the holocausts were rooted in replacement theology. Further to that, there is the notion that comes from those who have coined the term “Replacement Theology,” that if you do not get onto the same theological page, concerning the Restoration of Israel as a nation and then promote it, and get onto the bandwagon of doing all you can for the nation of Israel in prayer, political and practical ways, you may come under a curse - or may even be under one for not joining the campaign to “Bless Israel.”

With them Israel is central to everything that is to happen in the future, so much in some cases, that Christ and His Church are no longer central to the purposes of God. With many Israel is now central to all that God will do in the future.

As we are writing this, it is our firm belief that our hearts should be right toward all people and every nation. The things that God desires to do in any nation at any time, we must align ourselves with whole-heartedly. So we are not against blessing any people; as a matter of fact we believe it to be our call to bless the nations, not excluding Israel. At the same time we do not want to be predicting something that God’s Word is not crystal clear on.
Hatred toward any people should not be tolerated, but when you don’t jump onto all the “Restoration of Israel doctrine,” like rebuilding the temple, etc. in preparation for the coming Messiah and renewed temple sacrifices, this should not pre-suppose one to be anti-Semitic. This is very unfair, shallow and can even be slanderous toward those who hold a different doctrinal position. The fact is that many in Christendom would agree that the term "Replacement Theology" is a misnomer.

In the charges of those who write against Replacement Theology, it may be in order to say, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are saying or doing.” Many are just parroting what they have seen written, or what other prominent leaders have said.

They have not searched the Scriptures or discussed these matters with others who hold a different viewpoint to see whether these things really are so. When they say that there are those who say that the Church has replaced Israel they are saying something that not all good theologians are saying or would agree to. I for one, do not agree to the fact that the Church has replaced Israel. The Church was always in the mind of God from eternity past (Ephesians 1).
God always had a people. It was not a second thought or stop gap measure. It was His plan from the beginning.The Church never replaced anyone.

It was His creation. The Church never replaced natural Israel; however, it is the true Israel of God according to the teaching of Paul. There always was a true Israel of God throughout history, even though there were some who claimed to be but were not.
According to Paul in his New Testament commentary on the time of Elijah in Romans 11:2-3, the nation were generally speaking outside of the blessings of faith, but a remnant of 7,000 were right with God at that time. In the same context he went on to make statements that leave no doubt in our minds about what he was teaching.

Romans 9:6-8 But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel,
7 nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”
8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.”
God has always had a people that were recognized as His true people. As a matter of fact, Israel is spoken of as a "church in the wilderness."
Acts 7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

The same word used for church (ecclesia) in Acts is used in Matthew:
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. The people referred to are not people who come from a particular genealogical line, but rather people who are part of the faith line - yet from different ethnic lines. It has always been that way and always will be that way.

Abraham, an idol worshipper with a background in the Ur of the Chaldeas was changed and became a son of God by faith in Jesus Christ. Further to that, if you look at the genealogical line of Christ, you will find that it was a faith line because Rahab the Harlot and Ruth the Moabitess, as believing Gentiles, are included. Rebecca also was a Syrian and we include her in the faith line. They were part of the household of faith. You could say that according to the Bible they were true Jews. They were grafted into the true life-giving olive tree by faith and God’s sovereign choice.

These were all made righteous, or made right with God by faith, even as David and Abraham were made righteous and included with those who are called His very own.
Galatians 3:6-9 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

Romans 4:1-10
1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Faith did not (or does not) begin with a genealogical line, or a particular ethnic group. Faith is a gift of God granted and is acted upon by those who believe, all the way from Abel to us today. Abraham, of course, was chosen as a prime example of the faith. Interestingly, Abram, who was a Gentile by birth, is called a Hebrew after he comes to faith.

Genesis 14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
Making all of the people who live in the land of Israel - and all the natural Jews everywhere the people of God, or God’s chosen people - presents some contradiction to the teaching and words of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.

Take, for instance, the Pharisees and the religious leaders of Jesus’ time, and how He addresses them. If they were God’s chosen people, which they thought they could prove by genealogy, why, then, would He dare to say to them, “You are of your father the devil” (John 8:44).
Why would He so adamantly stand against what they stood for? Mostly likely because they carried a name that they did not live up to.

They were corrupt (sinful, like all of us without Christ) on the inside, but looked good on the outside. They had a name that seemed to be about life in God, but they were dead in trespasses and sin. Just take a look at all the teachings of Jesus with the Pharisees and you will have to conclude the same. Outside of Christ, all people are unclean and without hope (Romans 3).
Do we respect a nation and a land from which our Judaeo values come from?

Absolutely. Even as we would honour a particular church or family from which a great blessing comes, so we would honour them. We always give honour where honour is due. Even if the Church fell and lost its way, we would respect its past. Do we respect Israel as a nation as it has been placed by God? Of course.

We do that for any nation. Someone has said, “God has no grandchildren,” meaning that we do not gain merit with God on the basis of family line or the faith of our parents. Does God have a plan? No doubt, but it may not be all that some teach on this issue.

While we say all of this, we are also careful, as Paul spoke of in Romans, not to be caught in the pride that Israel was caught in. They are a living example of warnings that we should follow.
Further to that, we do not give them a false security in being outside of Christ. Many today in confusion, give Israel a false security saying that they are alright outside of Christ, when Paul himself said in Philippians, “I count all of those things but dung, that I might win Him and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness.”

Paul, who was a Jew and also a Pharisee of Pharisees, did not emphasize Israel as much as he emphasised the Church. In the book of Ephesians he speaks of how the eternal purposes of God are being fulfilled in and through the Church in Christ.
Ephesians 1:9-10 Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He has purposed in Himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:

Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Beyond that, Paul says things in other ages were not made known as now.

Ephesians 3:5-6 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the Gospel:
There was some understanding in the past of this wonderful plan. Prophets predicted that the Gentiles or unbelievers would come in.
Abraham was one of the first Gentiles to come, but now clarification has come - since Christ has come, and since Paul received his revelation of the Gospel and his revelation of the Church. Paul’s revelation is crystal clear. God’s plan is to manifest His glory in and through the Church which includes all people who put faith in Christ.

Many, who accuse others of Replacement Theology, teach that once again the sacrificial systems of the Old Testament will be restored, and that the Gentiles will be servants of Israel. They speak in that instance of Gentile believers in the Church serving the Jews. Dwight Pentecost has probably influenced more minds than many in his book “Things to Come”, pg 519 - “the distinction of Israel from the Gentiles will again be resumed.”
Thomas Ice, a follower of Pentecost says, “At the Perousia (that is the return of Christ as some teach it), the times of the Gentiles will cease and the focus of history will once again turn to the Jews.”

He goes on to say, “In the tribulation there is no longer a body of believers knit into one living organism; there is rather a return to national distinctions and fulfillment of national promises in preparation for the millenium.”

In that statement he has the audacity to say the Church will no longer exist and the Jews will (in essence) take over. Where is that clearly taught in Scripture?? We cannot be strong enough in our disagreement with this distortion of Paul’s Gospel and teaching. Paul is absolutely clear that there is one body and that a wall of partition has been broken down in Christ, and there is only one Church, (called out people) who are neither Jew nor Greek, bond or free, and it is the Church that will take full authority in Christ.
He gives no clear time-line or event for that changing. That is a man made doctrine built on vague assumptions.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

The talk these days among some is a Jewish Church and a Gentile Church. The New Testament writers would be upset with that language if they would hear of the division. This division is driven by nothing new, that being an old, falsifying faith and Phariseeism - which Christ Himself opposed. Because of what was happening, Paul clarified this by his teaching in Romans, Galatians, and also the book of Hebrews.

Faith in Christ was always the issue that broke down ethnic walls bringing people into the Church of Jesus Christ. There are not ethnic churches in God’s mind, because there is one body – the body of Christ, the Church of the Living God. How can we be speaking unity and yet promoting two bodies?? As we conclude this matter, which we trust will dispel confusion and help to bring down walls of division, we come to believe that those who use the term "Replacement Theology" are not fair to Scripture, nor to their brothers and sisters (who are, in many cases, being wrongly labelled as being heretical and anti-Semitic by this misnomer).
The truth is that those who accuse genuine Bible-believers of "Replacement Theology" may themselves be practitioners of Replacement Theology! Any of us can fall into a trap such as this by not being clear on the whole counsel of God. Allow me to explain:

1. Most of them believe and teach that Israel will (at some time) replace the Church or, at the very least, replace a section of it in that they will be the Jewish Church and they will govern and lead the Church. Jimmy Swaggart, who was a strong proponent to this, said “I am going to treat the Jews kindly now, because in the future I will be under their leadership when they are again ruling and reigning over the Church” ( an approximate quote I recall).

2. They are saying that the better will be replaced by the inferior. Referring to going back to the old sacrificial systems, which we know has no merit whatsoever.

Now that is Replacement Theology. I mean by this that some of these are replacing truth with error. I do realize that not all who promote this believe in two churches so to speak.
The book of Hebrews and the book of Galatians were written to bring this error into the light. Building Israel outside of Christ, cannot and will not replace the Church. Jesus said He would build His Church - not Israel.
They would come from every tribe, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Isaiah speaks boldly about the Gentiles coming in, which is really what happened with all who came into faith - even in the Old Testament. They would come from every tribe, every tongue, people and nation into what He calls the Church. There will be no distinction. There will be no separation; it will be one body, so let’s not divide that body.

Unto Him be glory in the Church, both now and evermore. Consider reading the following Scriptures and explain them in the context and in the light of what we are saying. May this clear up a lot of things that foster confusion and bring division.

Ephesians 2:11-22 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—
12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

14 For He Himself is our peace, Who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,

16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.

18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

21 in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 3:3-12 How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

6 that the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the Gospel,

7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God Who created all things through Jesus Christ;

10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the Church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

Philippians 3:3-16 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
6 concerning zeal, persecuting the Church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.

Galatians 2:11-15:
Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;

12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the Gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?

15 “We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Galatians 3:6-9 Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.

8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”

9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.

Galatians 3:26-29 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 4:22-29 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman.

23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise,

24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—

25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—

26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.

27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labour! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.”

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

Galatians 4:31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.

1 Peter 2:9-10:
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people, but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

1 Peter 2:5-8 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”

8 and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.

Hebrews 2:10 For it was fitting for Him, for Whom are all things and by Whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 11:6:
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 12:22-23:
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,

23 to the general assembly and Church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

1 Corinthians 12:13:
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

Ephesians 1:23:
Which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the Church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Colossians 3:15:
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Someone said it well when they said, "It’s not about race---it’s all about grace." Some Concluding Remarks:

1. There is a danger in the pro-Israel/anti-Arab approach in that both are presently living in unbelief and outside of Christ. Our goal is to reconcile both to Christ, thus bringing down the walls of division - not to politically engage ourselves indiscriminately.

2. There needs to be honest, theological discussions on these matters in a non-emotional, reasonable way, not putting name tags like "heretical" without hearing the other party out.
3. All teaching must be centred in Christ, His finished work and the purposes that are clearly established in Paul’s Gospel.
4. The good news is wrapped up in Christ first, not in any particular nation. Anything other than this can smack of humanism or national predjudice.

5. We must realize that many peoples have suffered persecution and we must have a heart to restore all nations, reconciling them all to Christ. Sin is abusive and will always be.

6. We need to recognize the errors of Judaism as Paul clearly pointed out in his teachings in Galatians and not align ourselves in any way with that error.

7. We must leave the national restoration of Israel (if that is to happen) in God’s hands. God does not need man’s jaded ideas on this. God is in charge of the nations and their future. We will all praise God if thousands come to Christ in that little nation. Again, there are a lot of questions around this by many good theologians, so let’s not waste our lives around things that are really still in question.

8. All kinds of zealous people have been predicting Israel’s restoration - and the temple being rebuilt to restore Judaism - for years and little has happened. God is not for that, so it is better that we focus on the last words of Jesus to His disciples in Acts 1:7-8.

The kingdom being restored to Israel was authoritatively declared by Jesus as not being the priority.

Why would we be so foolish as to follow the track that Jesus told His disciples to get away from?? Being filled with the Holy Spirit to be a witness to Christ in all places around the globe is the priority.

No prophetic word has a right to overturn the words of our master. The plan that Jesus set forth is what we stand for. It is clearly stated and is the will of God for the Church until Jesus returns. Any other plan is a sideline that can consume our time and keep us away from the great commission.

9. Another look at Romans 9-11 in the total context of the book of Romans is worthwhile. Paul is not all of a sudden changing his stand on salvation by grace through faith. Paul is issuing a warning to the Gentiles not to be proud - as were the Jews in the past which resulted in them being cut off from the blessings that come through the obedience of faith. Paul is saying very clearly, with no contradiction to his overall message in the book of Romans, that all need to walk in humility and faith in order to be right with God.

There are no exceptions to that. As Israel or anyone puts faith in Jesus Christ they come into blessing and are not excluded. Those chapters are a warning to not be high minded regardless of who we are - whether we be Jew or Gentile -because we stand by faith. For Paul to say that all of the nation of Israel will be saved is a contradiction to his own words in Romans chapter ten: Whoever calls upon the name of Jesus will be saved, not the ones who do not call upon Him. To pray for them to come to Christ as Paul did is right. We pray for all people to come to Christ with no prejudice in our hearts.

10. Romans, Galatians and the teachings of Christ Himself are the New Testament commentary on these matters. To go outside of that presents danger to any of us.

In conclusion, our hope is that through this communication we open our hearts to those things that are congruent with the Gospel and above tradition. There are many unanswered questions, but keeping our hearts open to dialogue is ever so important.

While some statements made here may seem strong we are only seeking to align ourselves with the strength whereby Paul taught these things. I well remember when I reacted to thought outside of popular opinion on this subject, but then I was challenged to open up to Paul’s Gospel (which made me take a second look at these matters).

I want to be understanding and gracious, but find it against my conscience to go against the New Testament commentaries on this matter.

Our hope is that you will try to understand another member of the Body of Christ who is desiring truth, but seeking to hold that in love.

Further to that it may be worth noting that both my wife and I have our family roots in the nation of Israel. While that is true, what we hold most dear is our faith in Christ and being members of His Church, which He has purchased with great price.

We Shall Overcome

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:05:00 +0000

We Shall Overcome

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

I don’t know if you have once listened to a music titled, “We Shall Overcome?”
Of a reality I don’t actually knew who sang that wonderful song, all I know is that it is full of inspiration, hope, courage and victory in the face of adversity.
The world is been threatened by every nook and cranny by godless men, fear and uncertainty seems to be the order of the day, men’s hearts are failing them for fear of those things that about to come upon the world, but it should not be so for a child of God who has taken refuge and took hold of the everlasting hope that is in Yeshua Hama-Shiach.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

We are winners not just because we are connected to one world body with sophisticated military arsenal, but on the contradictory, we are connected to the King of kings, Lord of lords & God of gods, the maker of the heavens & the earth, the commander of the heavenly armies, the LORD of hosts is His name.

God by His infallible word has assured us of victory ahead of battles, protection ahead of chaos, safety in the midst of turmoil, and hope in the midst of uncertainty.
We can be certain that God is always there for His people, even if they don’t feel His awesome presence, we must know that our feelings are not a criterion for the presence of God, in fact feelings are so deceitful and manipulative in some cases.

GOD IS our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains be shaken into the midst of the seas, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling and tumult. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! Psalm 46:1-3 (Amplified Bible)

As we listen to the media, we are been confronted with fear & hopelessness, one could not help but shrink at the horrors and injuries that men afflict one another with, of a truth the hearts of the sons of men are been controlled and manipulated by wicked horrendous and merciless evil forces, thereby making wickedness to be unprecedented in our time, Satan is at loss against the people of God.

You are the one who would allow him to get you into his trap.
The world of God is so much full of promises that one could not help but cry out in a humble adoration and admiration of the reality of the presence of God with His own.

Have you ever been to the sea, there comes a time that the sea is troubled and harness by horrific winds, making the sea to go crazy, but one thing that surprises me is that the sea does not go beyond the shore, no matter how it may roar and whirl itself, it does not cross the limit, that is how situation and all that is happening in the world is to a child of God, they may surge, but it will never go beyond the limit.

We shall overcome, because Jesus defeated the prince of this world.
The victory of Jesus on the cross settles it all; there is no need for a child of God to live in improbability because of empty threats from men of vanity, whose lives are in their breath, whose days have been numbered long time ago.

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 (New Living Translation)

Troubles are not bad in themselves, they are just an avenue by which the power & glory of God is made manifest in the midst of a perverse and wicked generation.

A child of God should not go around complaining and murmuring about his conditions, because God uses the unbelievable to work out His eternal purpose.
Believe me, we shall overcome, no matter how we are been threatened by wickedness, God is on our side, we shall overcome.
Even if we are been hunted by evil & wickedness on high places, God has assured us of His unfailing protection, He is always there to fight for His people.

What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side? Romans 8:31 (Amplified Bible)

The answer to the above bible question is, absolutely no body.
No body can tamper with God’s elect; anyone who tries it will get his finger burnt.
It is high time we begin to realize that we are beyond human destruction, Jesus made it clear to His disciples not to fear those who can destroy the body, & afterward could do nothing, but rather to fear HIM (GOD) who is able to destroy the body and soul and cast them into hell, letting them to also know that our hairs are numbered.
What a wonderful promise from the infallible WORD (Yeshua Hama-Shiach).

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39 (King James Version)

Nothing on this earth is able to separate us from God’s love, this is our eternal hope and confidence, even if we are been told that Christians are been hunted by blood thirsty gangs, our protection and refuge is in Jehovah.

Nothing Is Impossible To Him That Believe.

noreply@blogger.com (Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:42:00 +0000

Nothing Is Impossible To Him That Believe.

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Have you ever wondered why some people are successful and others are down-earh failures? This question has troubled great minds for the past centuries, people of different background have come with one answer or the other, but their opinions and answers are contradictory.
I want to use this opportunity to explore some certain aspects of Jesus teaching on how to be successful, & what success is all about.

Jesus answered, "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'Go, fall into the sea.' And if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that what you say will happen, God will do it for you. So I tell you to believe that you have received the things you ask for in prayer, and God will give them to you. When you are praying, if you are angry with someone, forgive him so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins. But if you don't forgive other people, then your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins. Mark 11:22-26 (New Century Version)

Please I want you to notice Jesus words, (have faith) success comes from first of all believing in the ability of things be done even when those things are contrary to natural laws, a person who wants to succeed in life must learn how to live by the supernatural, I know that this would sound so rhetoric to some people, but the reality is that natural laws do not give or permit success to occur under normal circumstances.

Man is limited by natural phenomenoms that he is so tied down to do nothing beyond his natural ability, that is to say man is limited if measured by natural laws.

When Jesus says "have faith in God", what does he mean, is he just trying to thrill his listeners, or is he passing a down to earth message to them that would carry on for every generation?

I have not seen any man who overcame under normal circumstances, things do not happen in reality as they seem to look. Theories are not an end itself, it's just collections of ideas, and some times theories contradict themselves, theories are nothing but fools' loads of nonesensical nonesense.

Having faith means living a practical life of believe and action even when things seem so impossible in one's situations. Faith is not just believing, it is practical in essence, it is believing the promises of God and applying those biblical principles that are mostly ignored by Christians of today. Faith is a deeper conviction that whatsoever you ask or speak would be accorded you in accordance with scriptural principles. When you pray, have faith in God, when you are speaking (i.e. prophesying to your life, conditions, circumstances, problmes & diificulties), have faith in God, when you are vying for a greater position in life, have faith in God, when everyone else has disappointed you, have faith in God, when you are applying for job opportunities, have faith in God, when you are been accused innocently, have faith in God, when debts are trying to claim your life, have faith in God, the list can go on and on, my dear have faith in God, and remember, He never disappoints.

Another thing Jesus highlights is "FORGIVENESS", please pay attention to these, so many people have lost great and precious opportunities because of their refusal to forgive and let go.
Unforgiveness is a devouring monster, that if not dealth with, would claim an entire generation, family, people, community, etc. Forgiveness, is simply letting go off the past, shacking off the shackles of the present, and facing the future with joy and gratitude. When a person refuses to forgive and let go, he is holding his victim in the chains of prison, and at the same time destroying himself. Do you get the message? There is no way an over loaded ship can sail safely in a tumutous and temptous sea, that ship would sink and everyone and everything in it would die and perish, so is anyone not willing to forgive and let go. One of the most important ingredients needed in success is forgiveness, do you know why, I will tell you? The person you refuse to forgive today, may be in the position of aiding you tomorrow, life is full of mysteries, be cautious.

The refusal on your part to forgive, equals to God's own refusal on His part to forgive you, so who is really loosing, you or your victim? Forgiveness brings an unprescedent open doors, opportunities and sweet fellowship, quick answers to prayers, etc.

In fact your faith can move mountains, but if there is no forgiveness in your heart, your faith is useless. Forgiveness does not imply coming together again, it simply means letting go off the past and be at peace with yourself, simple.

And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything? [Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes! Mark 9:23 (Amplified Bible)

Please, notice that is to him who believes, it is not unto him the does self pity himself that all things are possible, when you are praying; believe, have faith and forgive, surely, God would grant you your heart desire and give you everything good in fullness.
God bless you.