Is someone faulting my grammar or is it my thinking, which needs explaining?

According to the Bible, 'Saints' are living men and women in the earth. But we have in time past been made to believe sainthood is only attained after a christian is dead.

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.

Hey folks too bad the word has gone forth and cannot be stopped.

Isaiah 55

9-For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10-For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11-So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.


The Gospel is prevailing in the earth, even on Nairaland, men are coming to the knowledge of the Truth, Hallelujah!

Acts 2

22-Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Guys, its all the other way round. The scripture above shows us that a man thats approved of God is one that has the credentials of miracles and wonders and signs.

I need someone to wake up right now and see that its the devil spreading the lie that miracles should be hidden and not advertised, dont join his campaign, join the army of God, its the winning side.

Nairalanders wise up!

God’s Blessing Gives
You The Advantage


Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that
ye should inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:9).

Abraham and Lot, his nephew, had flocks that were
so large that the place they occupied couldn’t
accommodate them both any longer. This caused strife
between their herdsmen. Abraham wasn’t happy with this,
so he called Lot and asked him to choose any part of the
vast land where he could tend his flocks separately without
their herdsmen clashing with each other. The Bible says,
Lot lifted up his eyes and chose the best part of the land,
leaving the other part for his uncle.
Abraham didn’t care what part of the land he got
because he knew he was a blessed man. A blessed man
really doesn’t care what you give him because he knows
he’s carrying a blessing that could make him prosper no
matter what happens. By faith, Abraham took his own
portion of the land and God’s blessing came upon it, but
Lot’s seemingly good part, Sodom, was eventually
destroyed by fire when God’s judgment came upon it.
Some people complain bitterly about how they’ve
been cheated, victimized or marginalized by others. They
give these excuses as reasons for their failure in life. You’re
the seed of Abraham and the blessing of Abraham is at
work in you. That blessing is what guarantees your
prosperity, no matter where you find yourself in life.

It was that blessing at work in Isaac that made him
dig wells and find water where others had tried and failed.
It was the same blessing at work in Jacob that made him
prosperous though he left his father’s house without any
property. If you get a hold of this truth, you’ll never be
disadvantaged or discouraged another day in your life,
because you’ll know that the blessing of Abraham is at
work in you twenty-four hours a day. That blessing gives
you the advantage.

This is ignorance gone on rampage!

The ministry of Jesus was all about miracles. What is a miracle; It means recieving answers from God.

Please Read;

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Acts 1

1-The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Here the book of The Acts of the Apostles begins by stating that Jesus' ministry started by what He(Jesus) began to 'DO' and teach.
The DOING was more significant than the teaching.


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John 9

1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

Here Jesus was asked a question concerning a fellow that was blind from birth, see His response in verses 3b and 4.


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Mark 6

1-And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

2-And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3-Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4-But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5-And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6-And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Jesus, when He went to His own country, wasn't recognized as Son of God and was in fact despised.

And in verse 5, the Bible said "And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them"

The verse says Jesus could not do His usual mighty works- WHY?

In verse 6, it says its because of their unbelief. So He went round about the villages teaching to improve their faith level.  


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1 Corinthians 2

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

2-For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

3-And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

4-And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

5-That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.


See Apostle Paul's statement in verses 4 & 5

The Power of God is the point of Christianity!

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Rom 1

15-So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16-For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17-For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.


The preaching of the word of God is the ingredient for building the faith you require to receive from God.

What is a miracle; It means receiving answers from God. And without faith you cannot receive from God. And faith comes by hearing the word of God.

Back Compassion
With Action

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was
moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick
(Matthew 14:14).

The Bible lets us know that God is compassionate
and full of mercy. In Psalm 78:38, the scripture
didn’t just say that God has compassion, but that He is
full of it. That shows us the kind of God He is; His
compassion is inexhaustible.
Compassion is the quality of recognizing or pitying
the suffering of another with the desire to alleviate the
suffering. It’s a compelling motivation to take away the
pains of another. God demonstrated compassion when,
out of love, He gave His Son, Jesus to die for the sins of
the world. His compassion for us motivated Him to action.
The Bible says, “For as high as the heavens are above the
earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as
the east is from the west, so far has he removed our
transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his
children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear
him” (Psalm 103:11-13 NIV).
Compassion was also evident in the ministry of Jesus.
Several times, the Bible says He was moved with
compassion to heal the sick, feed multitudes, forgive
people’s sins, e.t.c. One time, He came across a widow
who was on her way to bury her only son. Jesus, moved
with compassion, stopped the funeral procession and

Your Victory

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57).

As a Christian, you’re born into the life of victory.
The Bible says “For whatsoever is born of God
overcometh the world…” (1 John 5:4). God expects you to
experience victory everyday. As far as He is concerned,
there is no challenge big enough and no demon powerful
enough to stop you from walking in victory! He has brought
you into the victorious life. The only thing you need do is
to walk in the light of that victory.
Live with the consciousness that you’re a victor in
Christ Jesus; have the mindset of a victor. The Bible lets us
know that we are partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter
1:4). In other words, you have God’s nature of success
and victory; you’re indomitable in this life. Have this
consciousness. Let it become your meditation today, that
you’re an overcomer and a victor in Christ Jesus!
When God looks at you, He doesn’t see someone in
need of deliverance or help. He sees someone who is
more than a conqueror! He sees a victor in Christ Jesus.
You’ve been called into the victorious life, walk in the light
of your victory over the world, the devil and the
circumstances of life!”

Olabowale

We will not argue over Truth, its pointless. Its a revelation and not intellectual.

I'll leave you with these words of scripture;

1 Corinthians 2

11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Image123:

Isn't that a cute name, well, God sees better than we see. He sees the heart too. This man did not see Jesus as Lord, or the Son of man, or the Son of God, or as the Christ. He saw Jesus as a common man, one of their good religious leaders. And he's asking Jesus about the good thing he can do more.He's kept the commandments, but it seems there's more to do to qualify. That's why Jesus told him that there's none good. Being good is not in man, it's in God the Father of lights. Only God can make you good. That's why Jesus told the man to come and follow him. He's the way, God's righteousness

Thank you for driving the truth even deeper Image123.

What cute name do you refer to?

I want to thank you for driving the truth even deeper Image123.

What cute name do you refer to?

The account in Luke 18:18-23 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God. Thus;

Luke 18:

18And a certain ruler asked him(Jesus), saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So when Jesus heard the man who thought those 10 commandments would save him, Jesus needed to correct him.

So Jesus taught him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he wasn't acquainted with. In other words; man will never be able to qualify to meet Good's standard for righteousness or holiness.

So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

In conclusion, Jesus was teaching that no man is good before God. Jesus wasn't saying He (Jesus) isn't good, but was communicating the fact that He was not a man and as such should not be categorized or referred to as man.

Take The Land,
Giants And All!

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of
thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto
this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I
sware unto their fathers to give them (Joshua 1:5-6).

Caleb was one of the twelve spies Moses sent to
spy out the land of Canaan. When they
returned, ten of them had an evil faithless report about the
land. But Caleb and Joshua spoke by faith. God rewarded
Caleb’s faith by promising to give him a portion of the
land as an inheritance. This land, as we would later discover
in Joshua 14, was no ordinary land, but one occupied by
giants.
God has called you to a life of endless testimonies.
Nevertheless, He doesn’t give you “free lands” to conquer;
He gives you lands with giants. Some Christians don’t seem
to like this idea; they wish they could just go on in life
everyday without having to face any trouble. But God only
allows troubles to come to you because He knows they’re
like an exam; they challenge your faith, and overcoming
them leads to your promotion.
Caleb overcame his challenges by faith. The Bible tells
us how forty-five years after God made the promise to
him, at the age of eighty-five, Caleb took his land and drove
out the giants from it (Joshua 15:14).
When you encounter troubles in your walk of faith,
the Lord expects you to face them squarely and overcome
them. Refuse to fear or worry, for anxiety never works.

The account in Luke 18:18-20 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God. Thus;

Luke 18:

18And a certain ruler asked him(Jesus), saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So seeing a man who thought those 10 commandments would save him got Him pissed,

so He showed him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he was acquainted with.
So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

The nature of God Almighty is 1. Father, 2. The Word(Son) and 3. The Holy Spirit

The Father is that part of God that's permanently on His throne in Heaven.

The Word is His expressions that give instruction, direction(light) and carries His power.
This Word was delivered to a virgin called Mary by an Angle and that word she believed
produced in her, what it spoke of; a baby Jesus(who Himself was the Word)

And the Holy Spirit is the doer of the Word(God's instruction, direction). He causes God's
wish to be. The Holy Spirit is the one who came into the earth after Jesus died, resurrected
and ascended back into Heaven.

The Holy Spirit is the one living in the Church of Jesus Christ today. He lives in the Christians
who have received Him by Faith. He is the one who teaches us the Word of God, He enlightens
us on the realms of God and leads us in Victory all the time.

Read through once more Abuzola.

Read slowly this time.

The nature of God Almighty is 1. Father, 2. The Word(Son) and 3. The Holy Spirit

The Father is that part of God that's permanently on His throne in Heaven.

The Word is His expressions that give instruction, direction(light) and carries His power.
This Word was delivered to a virgin called Mary by an Angle and that word she believed
produced in her, what it spoke of; a baby Jesus(who Himself was the Word)

And the Holy Spirit is the doer of the Word(God's instruction, direction). He causes God's
wish to be. The Holy Spirit is the one who came into the earth after Jesus died, resurrected
and ascended back into Heaven.

The Holy Spirit is the one living in the Church of Jesus Christ today. He lives in the Christians
who have received Him by Faith. He is the one who teaches us the Word of God, He enlightens
us on the realms of God and leads us in Victory all the time.





The Holy Spirit

The account in Luke 18:18-20 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So seeing a man who thought those 10 commandments would save him got Him pissed,

so He showed him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he was acquainted with.
So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

The account in Luke 18:18-20 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So seeing a man who thought those 10 commandments would save him got Him pissed,

so He showed him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he was acquainted with.
So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

The verses below declare Jesus Christ as God Almighty!

Firstly,

It was His self declaration as God that got Him into trouble in the first place;

John 10

24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27[b]My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me[/b]:

28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30[b]I and my Father are one[/b].

31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

33The 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.

ALSO SEE

John 1

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2The same was in the beginning with God.

3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14[b]And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (that's Jesus)[/b], (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Note: The Bible is authored by the Holy Spirit and you're required to receive Him if you're going to get much of what He is revealing to His CHURCH

Against Hope,
Believe In Hope

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So
shall thy seed be (Romans 4:18).

To understand and appreciate why the Bible
describes Abraham as the father of faith, you’ll
first have to carefully consider the challenges he faced and
how he overcame them. God had already told him he
would have a seed through whom all the nations of the
earth would be blessed and the seed would come from
his wife, Sarah. But on two occasions, he had problems
with two kings who wanted his beautiful wife, who wasn’t
only barren at the time but had also passed into
menopause.

Though these negative situations came up to attack
the initial word God spoke to him, Abraham nevertheless
did one thing; he stood his ground. Instead of crying about
the seemingly impossible conditions, he refused to be
moved and continually gave glory to God. The Bible says,
“And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own
body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old,
neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: He staggered
not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong
in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that,
what he had promised, he was able also to perform”
(Romans 4:19-21). No wonder he had miracles at the end
of the day!
Don’t ever give up on the Word, for the Word never
fails. Like Abraham, against hope, believe in hope knowing
that what God has said concerning you will surely come
to pass. When your faith is challenged, don’t cry or cower;
just keep releasing faith-filled words! Keep unleashing your
stubborn faith proclamations in the face of contrary
situations.

The account in Luke 18:18-20 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So seeing a man who thought those 10 commandments would save him got Him pissed,

so He showed him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he was acquainted with.
So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

Kemelistic:

Whatever you guys are saying about pst. chris oyakhilome may be right or wrong. But one thing you should understand is that God will bring evrything we do under judgement.

Remember He said in the scripture that some will say on the last day-i performed miracles in your name bla bla bla- and He would say to them, depart from me you workers of iniquity, I do not know you.

So if chris is fake or real, let God decide. But you need to test every spirit to know if it is from God, at least you have that right from the bible. Even the apostles were scrutinized by the Berean church. The Berean church went back to crosscheck what the apostles were saying if it were correct.

The problem with believers today is that they believe everything without thinking simply because it is coming from the man they adore and 'worship'.

You are free to ask your pastor questions, he is not God. you can even ask God questions.

Question like, Why will somebody be healed and you are hiding his contact from people even members of the press? Why will a pastor be so removed from the people he is leading and cannot be touched like the woman with the issue of blood did to Jesus despite the crowd? why would somebody leave kafanchan to attend healing crusade in Lagos and goes back with the ailment he came with only to be told he did not have enough faith?

Jesus healed all manner of sicknesses but does that happen today?

you have a right to believe what a man preaches if it is consistent with the bible but if the man's ways is contrary to what God wants or contrary to what he preaches, he can be rejected.

Be wise as serpent and harmless as doves. Think and stop being robots manipulated with a remote controller by one man in the name of Man-of- God

Cheers

Mark 6

1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5[b]And he could there do no mighty work[/b], save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6[b]And he marvelled because of their unbelief[/b]. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

The verses below declare Jesus Christ as God Almighty!

Firstly,

It was His self declaration as God that got Him into trouble in the first place;

John 10

24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30I and my Father are one.

31[b]Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him[/b].

32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

33The 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.

ALSO SEE

John 1

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2The same was in the beginning with God.

3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14[b]And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us[/b] (that's Jesus), (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Note: The Bible is authored by the Holy Spirit and you're required to receive Him if you're going to get much of what He is revealing to His CHURCH

The account in Luke 18:18-20 was a communication that upset Jesus. The ruler was a self-righteous fellow that needed some enlightenment.

The ruler came believing he was a good man(and qualified before God) because he kept the 10 commandments.
So he referred to Jesus as a fellow good man. But Jesus wanted to differentiate Himself from the ruler and
teach him that He (Jesus)was not a man and that no man is good before God.

You see, Jesus was the way to man's peace with God. His mission on earth was to reconcile man to God the Father
through death. So seeing a man who thought those 10 commandments would save him got Him pissed,

so He showed him there were greater criterion beyond the 10 commandments that he was acquainted with.
So He said 'Sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, ' Off-course Mr. self-righteous could not achieve that.

Read further; Galatians 2:16

Called Into A
Newness Of Life


Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that
like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (Rom 6:4)

According to the scriptures, when Jesus died, we
died with Him, when He was buried we were
buried with Him; and when He resurrected we also arose
with Him into a newness of life. We’ve been called into a
newness of life. That’s why 2 Corinthians 5:17 talks about
the fact that anyone who has received Christ is a new
species of being that never existed before.
The old man has been crucified with Christ but there’s
a new man with a new life in his place now. No wonder
the Bible says in Colosians 3:10, “…put on the new man,
which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that
created him.” In his letter to the Roman church, the Apostle
Paul admonished them not to serve God in their old ways
but in the newness of spirit: “But now we are delivered
from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that
we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness
of the letter” (Romans 7:6).
You’ve been delivered from the Law and from the
darkness of hell by the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on
the cross of Calvary. Now, your life transcends this earthly
realm; it’s the life of Christ, the Anointed One. You’ve also
been delivered from every form of bondage “…into the
glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:21).
You’ve been called into a new life of success, glory
and excellence. You do not have a past, for your old nature
was crucified with Christ, and now, you’ve been raised to
a newness of life. Walk in this consciousness today.

I am reading words from Schmuck.

Dear Schmuck you appear intelligent in words. However, I advise other members that eloquence and intelligence does not translate to Truth.

Everything thing you say may be true.

But all these information are not needed by man. The knowledge of these beings you are talking about cannot add value to you as a person.

Members, trust me, I tell the Truth only and lie not.

The Bible does talk about 'Thrones, Dominions, Principalities and Powers, Rulers of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places'

But all of them are below the CHURCH of Jesus Christ.

God created them all, but put the CHURCH as head (master) over them.

You were not called to study these beings and their operations and activities, that useless information that will only build fear into you.

As a child of God, one who has come to know Jesus; You are master over these forces and they are subject to you through Christ Jesus.

Don't waste your time learning of their activities, it'll add no value to your life. But it could get your mind into a lot of mess, and you don't want to find yourself there. Many went that way and never came back and were finally branded nuts!

If you open your mind to them, they'll come in and destroy it for you by taking control of it.

Flee from such information, study the Word of the Grace of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, it has the power to save, build you up and give a divine and durable inheritance, making you a Master in this life and that which is to come.

Praise God!

Hey guys,

When we do not know, lets just ask questions.

The Bible never said Adam was the first man on earth!

Gen 1:

26-And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27-So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 

So Adam was the first man created in Gods image(to appear like God) and likeness(to function like God) Not the first man to be created.
So do not misquote the Bible by saying Adam was the first man created.

Secondly, the Bible never said Adam and Eve were the ONLY man created, though it didn't refer to any other man created simultaneously. But more importantly, it did not say Adam and Eve were the only ones created.

Have you ever heard of evolution?

Christians would tell you there is no such thing as evolution, and that's typical of us because 99% of us are still growing in the knowledge of God and are living with so many assumptions.

The Bible is very clear on the evolutionary process and age. I'll stop here for now. 

Ask questions, Do not assume nor lean on your own understanding!  

Very correct. Hard truth to many as you can see. But the gospel is prevailing,

The Nigerian banking/lending model is quite different from that of developed countries. They shouldn't have found themselves in this quagmire but for their mediocrity. I ones told a bank executive when they came to offer us money; " Send one of your managers to my company for a 1yr Industrial Training period, then we can discuss the loan"

This is were our banks have missed it. They really are not working for the customer but for themselves. If they were not this selfish they'll take time to understand the customer's business and the cases of bad loans will reduce drastically. As I once submitted on this forum; the future bankers will be drawn from the other industries they(the banks) loan money to. This will pave the right foundation to remodel our financial institutions and prepare the economy (real sector) for real growth.