@Phemmy400

Nice testimony

You are all invited to Rehoboth 2008 (God will make a room for You)

is it by force? please we have taking note. Haba

LOL.

Shey na PH all of una

Otokx, u are fitting to go na!

Watch on the street witnessing that will help those of us who have a living relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ to share our faith in a practical and effective way.

http://www.wayofthemaster.com/watchwitnessing.shtml

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 
  The New International Version

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple. 

please ALWAYS REMEMBER NOT TO DEFILE THE TEMPLE.
Defiling the temple will only add to your trouble,subtract from your energy and multiply your difficulties.Shallom

Thanks you all. God is good. How was your weekend, ? Remeber, if you didn't have an opportunity to get a soul last week, this is a new week, try and win one soul, let the population of the kingdom rise,

Thank God for saving the life of a dear person from accident.

We thank God with you ooh!

nack us the testimony na

Jcob:

Thank God for saving the life of a dear person from accident.

Peace of the Lord upon you all

Revisitation of the classic Decalogue and its application to us today.

THEN GOD spoke all these words:
I am the Lord your God, Who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
You shall have no other gods before or besides Me.
You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me,
But showing mercy and steadfast love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
You shall not use or repeat the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, lightly or frivolously, in false affirmations or profanely]; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
[Earnestly] remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (withdrawn from common employment and dedicated to God).
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, your daughter, your manservant, your maidservant, your domestic animals, or the sojourner within your gates.
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it [set it apart for His purposes].
Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land the Lord your God gives you.
You shall not commit murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not witness falsely against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor's house, your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's. Amplified Bible.

The Decalogue naturally falls into 2 divisions; the 1st and 2nd tables. The first table contains the 1st to the 4th commandments while the 2nd table consists of the 5th to the 10th commandments.

The 1st table teaches us about the personality of God & the true notions we should form of His divine nature. It teaches us of our duty to God who is our filial relation and to love Him with a heart-felt affection that gives no room for any rivalry. He should be the one object of our devotion and also the only object of our love. We love Him because He first loved us.

The 2nd table teaches us about a complete system of ethics and moral duties which every man owes his neighbour, who is his fraternal relation. Our love for fellow men acts as a 2 dimensional key that maintains good human relationship and prevents all forms of moral decadence. This means that we will not do any ill against our fellows who we really love as ourselves (Rom.13:8-10)

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ summarized the whole commandments into two; love towards God and love towards our neighbour. Matt.22:37-40.

5 ways that we can personally apply the laws by faith in the new testament;

#1 The law highlights our sins, while faith shows us the way out.  God's moral law brings our consciences under conviction and by faith we seek pardon, grace and salvation through Jesus Christ.

#2 The law is established through faith in Christ's substitutionary death.  When we believe in Christ we are counted as righteous through His vicarious death.  We (our old man) are baptised into His death and also buried with Him that we might be dead to sin.  Rom.6:1-19.

#3 Through faith the indwelling Christ grants us the power and inward strength to live righteously and to fulfil the letter and the spirit of the law Rom 8:2-4.  As we reckon ourselves dead to sin we also believe that we are alive to God since Jesus has risen from the dead Rom 8:10-14.  We are therefore free to choose what God would choose for us Rom. 8:2; 5:18;6:18. 

#4 God's love in our hearts at salvation helps us to obey God willingly and not out of constraint Rom 5:5.

#5 Through faith, the indwelling Christ writes His law on the table of our hearts as we read, meditate, confess it and pray  Heb.10:16, so that we will not be forgetful of His commandments.

Moses brought the law but Jesus brought grace and truth so that we can keep His commandments which is that we should believe On the name of the Son of God and that we should love one another   Matt.5:17-19;Rom.3:31;Jn.1:17;1Jn.3:23.

The Decalogue (10 commandments) is:

1. A school master pointing us to Christ.
2. It reveals our sins and leaves us at the point of conviction.
3. It is not a means of salvation but rules for guidance to measure our conformity to God's holiness and standard.
4. It is unalterable and remains in force today. Matt.5:17
5. It is a hedge to keep us within the bounds of sobriety and piety.
6. It is a reflection of what is in our consciences that tells us what is right and wrong.

Written on the first table by the finger of God:

Commandments dealing with love towards God;

#1 No other gods Ex 20:3; 34:14; Ps.73:25;81:9;Isa.43:10;Matt.4:10;1John 5:21
This guards against any form of mental or internal idolatry.  Not giving anyone or anything in heaven or in earth that inward affection, worship, veneration or dependence that is due only to the true God.

#2 No graven images Ex 20:4-6; 34:12-17; Rom 1:21-24,32; 1Thess 1:9.
This guards against any form of external idolatry.  Such as when pictures or images of people are being observed as possessing divine powers and are adored, either at churches or places of pagan worship, they  become idols.

#3 Not taking God's name in vain Ex 20:7; Lev. 24:11-16; Matt.5:33-37; James 5:12
This guards against all needless, flippant, profane, blasphemous mention of God's name and word.

#4 Worship and rest on God's holy day Ex 20:8-11; Deut 5:13-15; Acts 20:7; Colossians 2:16-18.
The Christian's day of worship (1st day of the week) We are to be withdrawn from common employment and should be dedicated unto God.  Since we are not under the law but under grace I believe that all necessary work which cannot be postponed, and which could not have been done earlier such as caring for the sick, ministering in God's service and works of mercy and compassion can be done on the Lord's day Matt. 12:1-13; Luke 13:14-16.

Written by fire on the second table of stone:

Commandments dealing with love towards our neighbours;

#5 Honouring parents Ex 20:12; Prov. 1:8; Eph. 6:1-3; Colossians 3:20.
Obedience has to do with action while honour has to do with attitude, but only in the Lord.

#6 Thou shalt not commit murder Ex 20:13; 21:14; Galatians 5:19-21; 1John 3:15.
Life is a man's most prized possession and it is a great sin to deprive someone of his life.  Those who assist, support, consent to, or conceal the sin of murder are all guilty before God.  Suicide is self-murder which is a great sin, abortion is also a sin against God, against the innocent blood and against humanity.

#7 No adultery Ex 20:14; Lev. 20:10-13,17; Matt. 5:27-30; Rom 7:2,3.
This applies to all kinds of sexual immorality such as fornication, adultery, premarital sex, homosexuality, lesbianism, masturbation, uncleanness and anything that excites evil passions and lust of the flesh, such as immodest dressing, immoral speech, pornographic pictures etc.  Jesus made it clear that adultery is in the heart and occurs even before any outward act.  God is pure and He requires us to flee from all unrighteousness.

#8 Thou shalt not steal Ex 20:15; Lev. 19:11-13; Mark 7:21-23; 1Thess. 4:6.
The unjust taking and keeping to ourselves what is lawfully another's.  He is a thief who withholds what ought to be in his neighbour's possession just as much as one who takes his neighbour's property.  We should resist the spirit of selfishness and maintain the virtue of contentment.

#9 No false witness Ex. 20:16; Lev. 19:16; Deut. 19:16-20; Ephesians 4:25; Rev. 21:8.
God forbids false witness, lying, deception and giving of false testimony in court or elsewhere.  A lie consists of three elements; speaking what is not true, deliberately doing so, and doing so with intent to deceive.  A report should never be repeated until the truth is verified.  Those who maliciously invent falshood for the purpose of damaging the reputation of others are guilty of a great sin before God.

#10 Thou shalt not covet Ex 20:17; Isaiah 57:17; Lk. 12:15; 1Tim. 6:6-11.
This commandment forbids us to covet anything that is our neighbours.  It forbids the inward desire to possess what belongs to others.  All sins begin in the heart and God condemns evil desires in the heart.

Here we see the triune God in action; 

The Father's love, knowing of our inability to perfectly keep up to His standard, He sent the second Person in trinity; Jesus Christ to properly interprete the law and give us grace Matt.5:17; John.3:16; Rom. 8:3,4 and the third Person in trinity; the Holy Spirit was sent by the Son to appropriate His finished work in our lives as we believe on the Son and receive His gift of eternal life, so that we can have fellowship with the Father and the Son. 1John.1:3.

14 The grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen (so be it).  2Cor 13:14 

As time permits I will like to elaborate on the fourth commandment in my next post but let us share how best we can be blessed by the divine revelation knowledge that you have received regarding the decalogue and its application to our daily lives today.

Shalom.

@OLAADEGBU,

I can't thank you enough for sharing those highlights. Bless up.

@pilgrim.1,

Thanks for highlighting the "highlights" May the Lord continue to bless you with more revelation knowledge of His Will in Jesus' name. Amen.

And the lord will perfect all that concerneth thee

Thanks God for protection and provision.

Nigerians and god, we spend too much time 0n this issue. I think it`s about time we wake up from our day dreaming. If all these talk of religion and having a relationship with god was the solution to our problems, then Nigeria should be paradise but the sad truth is, it`s hell on earth. u guys are just lazy, looking for an answer for all ur problems through illusions. I know we are so brain washed we refuse to see that religion especially Islam and Christianity are all man made to benefit the self appointed representatives of god on earth.

Dear okunoba,

okunoba:

Nigerians and god, we spend too much time 0n this issue. I think it`s about time we wake up from our day dreaming. If all these talk of religion and having a relationship with god was the solution to our problems, then Nigeria should be paradise but the sad truth is, it`s hell on earth. u guys are just lazy, looking for an answer for all ur problems through illusions. I know we are so brain washed we refuse to see that religion especially Islam and Christianity are all man made to benefit the self appointed representatives of god on earth.

Please wake up. People who talk the way you do are not contributing to the solution by complaining about the faith of other people. If you worry about people who have theistic worldviews, you should equally be worried about those who have no religion in their worldview - and you have a ready example in communist atheists (go and find out what they do to their own citizens who are religious). How has your illusion helped to solve the problem you complain about in Nigeria?

@all,
Am indeed grateful and blessed to be part of this fellowship. I thank you all for your contribution so far. So good, we've realised N14,000 out of 50k, So the appeal still goes on, thank you all that have been praying along. May you all be richly blessed,
Special thanks to pilgrim_1,analyticalforchrist and darefashogun. am grateful to you all for your prompt response, May God reward you all accordingly.

@vicero,

How body? I trust all is going well with you and your family? Praise God. The thanks to Him, and appreciation to everyone - both those who were able to respond in some way or the other. God will richly bless everyone (even those who were able to only "donate" prayers). Be encouraged - that target will be reached miraculously.

I thank the Lord for his great deliverance. I had an accident last week driving back from out of town with a friend in my car. We came out alive and sound with no injuries after summersaulting several times. Glory be to God!

happy thanksgiving to u all

donnie:

I thank the Lord for his great deliverance. I had an accident last week driving back from out of town with a friend in my car. We came out alive and sound with no injuries after summersaulting several times. Glory be to God!

Thank God for you!!!

And may God who has spared you provide another car for you in due season in Jesus name.

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Donnie, I thank God for you and your friend for His deliverance. Meanwhile, expect His goodness to restore what you lost.

Stay blessed.

THE PROBLEM OF MIXED MULTITUDE

Ex 12:38
The mixed multitude are those with the wrong priority in the House of God. They are drifters, rolling things that gathers nothing. They are those that want to be motivated rather than inspired. They are forgetful. they are the hardened ones. they are those who have developed thick skin to God's word. they have become over familiar with God that the Almighty is now their peer. They start what they can't finish.
They are what i call MISFIRED ARROWS ( no steady directions). They are the touts in the house of God. they are criminals in Gods house. They are the bold faced ones, who will come into Gods house and sin right there.

The straight destination of the mixed multitude is undoubtedly hell fire.

A Christian brother was given a vision by God of how hell is currently. The man said, he wept after the vision cause hell was been expanded. It was growing by the second to accommodate more and more people. Those whom he thought were destined for paradise, he saw there in hell. The thing about hell: there are so many doors leading in but no showing the way out.

Pls do not be among the mixed multitude in God's house.
Ps.9:17

May God Direct, Lead and guide us all.

@Pilgrim-1:
Hi sis, where have you been. thanks a million once again, thanks for the prayers too. You are blessed.
@ All:
Thanks because i know so many of you are praying along with us. We have so gar realised 15,000. so we are left with 35,000. Your help is still urgently needed and appreciated. Thanks once again,
Remain blessed and yourselves a wonderful, power filled weekend.
Remember to tell a soul about Christ this weekend.

@vicero please once more foward your email, My number is 019519123. I believe no amount is too little. Please forward the bank account to me @ phemmythepoet@yahoo.com