Ballotelle:
First of all Good job done to DECEIVE people with your heading (you know it was a deceit (God how judge the mb I wasted but didn't see what I intended).
Guy am not antagonising but what of baba lawos the cast out demons in the name of whatever they worship?
My point is you dont/cant use miracles to judge

DoctorStephen:
First of all,I will like to inform you that I DID NOT DECEIVE ANYONE with the heading.The motive behind the post was to appeal to my fellow Christians to shift their attention from the physical to the spiritual,from the paintings unto being Christlike
(A Christian ought to be Christlike.We who are REAL Christians are CHRIST'S TRUE PICTURE
"...And the disciples were first called Christians first in Antioch"Acts11:26)
To my fellow believers,LET OTHERS SEE JESUS IN YOU.
Lives changed by Christ is a living proof of Jesus' existence.
Idols are impotent.I came from a family where Ifa was worshipped,so, babalawos can't be compared with a small boy who has JESUS.

macof:

Bloody lair

I have followed ur profile posts u are a stacked brainwash Christian

If ur family eg father or mother serves Orunmila, they should have exposed u to truth.

Bloody liar, that's how u idiotic Christians lie against pagans

You know nothing about Ifa so don't u dare mention Ifa, esu a da isoro aye si le to ba fi Ifa paro

Kizmarty:

why do thou fight against the Redeemer of mankind Broda,u cnt play with fire nd dnt expect to get burnt

God loves you...its never too late

DoctorStephen:
"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



This is the GOSPEL made plain to you!


Do you do well to be a pagan,an unbeliever,and a sinner?
THINK TWICE!

macof:

For God so loved the world that he placed the gods to control it and whosoever respects them would be blessed.

This is the gospel your ancestors passed down for generations


I do best to be a pagan, I believe in truth and am not a sinner

Tgirl4real: I feel rubbed. Where is the picture?

DoctorStephen:

Could you please read the primal post
?

I dont know if you know the definitions of `picture'?

Picture,as defined by the Advanced learners dictionary means,
*a painting or drawing,etc. that shows a scene,a person or thing
**a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what something is like
*the general situation concerning somebody/something

The definitions do not end there

Ma'am there are lots of paintings,all trying to portray Jesus Christ

However, the true picture of JESUS CHRIST is the genuine Christian,one whose sins have been forgiven,and in living in newness of life, according to Christ's dictates
God bless everyone.

LET OTHERS SEE JESUS IN YOU

DoctorStephen:

Wow! Jesus loves you too

Tgirl4real:

I got ur msg from the first post, but ermmm...I was expecting a real pix from the title. So, I feel robbed.

Gerrit!

DoctorStephen:
Mo ti gbo

DoctorStephen:
You might have wondered whether your eyes saw clearly when you saw the heading.Don't be surprised,it's simply real!
The TRUE PICTURE of JESUS CHRIST,you must hear this,is the true Christian,who
*lives as Christ would live,
*talks as He would talk,
*dresses as He would dress,
*acts as He would act,
*loves what He would love,
*hates what He would hate,
*allows what He would allow,
*condemns what He would condemn,
*promotes what He would promote,
if He were physically present with us here in this 21st century.
John13:15"..do as I have done.."

And all these have been addressed by the Holy Scriptures.Have we been obeying them?

The Bible says
``Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,having this seal,The Lord knoweth them that are his.And,Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity'' 2Timothy2:19

If we obey this injunction,we shall be Christians indeed-full of HOLINESS AND THE HOLY GHOST POWER!

Arise,he that sleepeth!
If you have ears to hear,hear!

SeedofOnan:
By ROB WILLIAMS
Thursday 10 October 2013
A controversial American biblical scholar is set to make his first appearance in London next week to present a discovery that he claims proves the story of Jesus Christ was invented as a system of mind control to enslave the poor.

Joseph Atwill, who is the author of a book entitled 'Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus', asserts that Christianity did not begin as a religion, but was actually a sophisticated government propaganda exercise used to pacify the subjects of the Roman Empire.

At the 'Covert Messiah' conference, to be held at the Conway Hall in Holborn a week on Saturday, Mr Atwill will present his theory that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they entirely fabricated the story of Jesus Christ.
Outlining his ideas in a blog posting on his website Mr Atwill writes: "Christianity may be considered a religion, but it was actually developed and used as a system of mind control to produce slaves that believed God decreed their slavery."

Mr Atwill says that acts of insurrection by Jewish sects, who were awaiting the arrival of a so-called 'warrior Messiah' in Palestine, were a perpetual problem for the Roman Empire and that after the Empire had exhausted all traditional means of dealing with the problem they resorted to psychological warfare.

"They surmised that the way to stop the spread of zealous Jewish missionary activity was to create a competing belief system," Atwill told PRWeb.com
"That's when the 'peaceful' Messiah story was invented.
"Instead of inspiring warfare, this Messiah urged turn-the-other-cheek pacifism and encouraged Jews to 'give onto Caesar' and pay their taxes to Rome."

Mr Atwill continues: "Although Christianity can be a comfort to some, it can also be very damaging and repressive, an insidious form of mind control that has led to blind acceptance of serfdom, poverty, and war throughout history.

To this day, especially in the United States, it is used to create support for war in the Middle East."
Elsewhere, Mr Atwill also writes: “In fact he [Jesus] may be the only fictional character in literature whose entire life story can be traced to other sources. Once those sources are all laid bare, there’s simply nothing left.”
Atwill says he made his discovery when while studying the New Testament alongside the 'War of the Jews' by Josephus - the only surviving first-person historical account of first-century Judea.
Mr Atwill claims that he began to notice a sequence of parallels between the two texts.

"What seems to have eluded many scholars is that the sequence of events and locations of Jesus ministry are more or less the same as the sequence of events and locations of the military campaign of [Emperor] Titus Flavius as described by Josephus," Atwill claims.
"This is clear evidence of a deliberately constructed pattern", he continues.
"The biography of Jesus is actually constructed, tip to stern, on prior stories, but especially on the biography of a Roman Caesar."

These theories commonly include the suggestion that secret societies, mystery schools and other religions used the fictional story of Christ to unify the Roman Empire under one state religion.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/story-of-jesus-christ-was-fabricated-to-pacify-the-poor-claims-controversial-biblical-scholar-8870879.html

DoctorStephen:
You might have wondered whether your eyes saw clearly when you saw the heading.Don't be surprised,it's simply real!
The TRUE PICTURE of JESUS CHRIST,you must hear this,is the true Christian,who
*lives as Christ would live,
*talks as He would talk,
*dresses as He would dress,
*acts as He would act,
*loves what He would love,
*hates what He would hate,
*allows what He would allow,
*condemns what He would condemn,
*promotes what He would promote,
if He were physically present with us here in this 21st century.
John13:15"..do as I have done.."

And all these have been addressed by the Holy Scriptures.Have we been obeying them?

The Bible says
``Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,having this seal,The Lord knoweth them that are his.And,Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity'' 2Timothy2:19

If we obey this injunction,we shall be Christians indeed-full of HOLINESS AND THE HOLY GHOST POWER!

Arise,he that sleepeth!
If you have ears to hear,hear!

DoctorStephen:
You might have wondered whether your eyes saw clearly when you saw the heading.Don't be surprised,it's simply real!
The TRUE PICTURE of JESUS CHRIST,you must hear this,is the true Christian,who
*lives as Christ would live,
*talks as He would talk,
*dresses as He would dress,
*acts as He would act,
*loves what He would love,
*hates what He would hate,
*allows what He would allow,
*condemns what He would condemn,
*promotes what He would promote,
if He were physically present with us here in this 21st century.
John13:15"..do as I have done.."

And all these have been addressed by the Holy Scriptures.Have we been obeying them?

The Bible says
``Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,having this seal,The Lord knoweth them that are his.And,Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity'' 2Timothy2:19

If we obey this injunction,we shall be Christians indeed-full of HOLINESS AND THE HOLY GHOST POWER!

Arise,he that sleepeth!
If you have ears to hear,hear!

DoctorStephen:
You might have wondered whether your eyes saw clearly when you saw the heading.Don't be surprised,it's simply real!
The TRUE PICTURE of JESUS CHRIST,you must hear this,is the true Christian,who
*lives as Christ would live,
*talks as He would talk,
*dresses as He would dress,
*acts as He would act,
*loves what He would love,
*hates what He would hate,
*allows what He would allow,
*condemns what He would condemn,
*promotes what He would promote,
if He were physically present with us here in this 21st century.
John13:15"..do as I have done.."

And all these have been addressed by the Holy Scriptures.Have we been obeying them?

The Bible says
``Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,having this seal,The Lord knoweth them that are his.And,Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity'' 2Timothy2:19

If we obey this injunction,we shall be Christians indeed-full of HOLINESS AND THE HOLY GHOST POWER!

Arise,he that sleepeth!
If you have ears to hear,hear!


Excerpts from CBN.com --

"You must be born again." The
religious leader who heard these words first
spoken 2,000 years ago seemed stunned by
them. This, Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of
the Jews, had already acknowledged his belief
that Jesus Christ had come from God, "for no
one can do these signs that You do unless God
is with him." Chapter three of the Gospel of
John records this intriguing conversation
between Jesus and Nicodemus, giving us a vital
key to the kingdom of God.

Both believers and unbelievers still use Jesus'
words "born again," and many, like
Nicodemus, are still confused by them.
Nicodemus asked Jesus, "How can a man be
born when he is old? He cannot enter a second
time into his mother's womb and be born
again, can he?"

Nicodemus was thinking in terms of the flesh.
Jesus had to explain to him, "That which is
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is
born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that
I said to you, 'you must be born again.'" Jesus
also explained that unless a person is born
again, he cannot see or enter the kingdom of
God. Obviously, this born-again experience,
whatever it is, is absolutely necessary and of
the utmost importance. We cannot take it
lightly, for Jesus spoke imperatively, "You
must" - a command from God.

You can imagine the incredulous look on the
face of Nicodemus. He couldn't believe such a
thing. All his life he had been taught that good
works were the key to heaven-that if a person
observed all the laws and requirements of God,
he would have entrance into heaven. He said to
Jesus, "How can these things be?"
You see, Jesus was talking about things of the
spirit. He compared the spirit with the wind.
You cannot see it; you don't know where it's
coming from or where it's going. But it is real,
and you see its effects. You see what it does to
the trees. You see the leaves that are caught
up in the wind. You see the little swirls of
dust. You feel the wind on your face. Jesus
said, "So is every one who is born of the
Spirit."

The Flesh Versus The Spirit

The problem was that Nicodemus, like all
human beings, was of the flesh. He was from
the earth. Flesh is mortal. It is subject to
death, decay, and corruption. It is filled with
self-pity, self-pride, self-love.
An awesome fact exists about the flesh:
everything we see, everything visible, even our
own bodies, are perishing. Many people try
everything imaginable to ignore or forget this,
but the fact always remains. The Bible says
that things which are visible are temporary but
things which are invisible are eternal (see
2 Corinthians 4:18 ).
The truth is that we dwell in a mortal body
which will soon return to dust.

The Answer

Our old state, our old nature, and even all our
good deeds are insufficient. God is totally and
absolutely holy and righteous. He is perfect.
We cannot fellowship with Him now or in the
next life in the imperfection of our present
nature. Perfection and imperfection are
incompatible.
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God" (Romans 3:23 ). By our very self-seeking
nature we are sinful and imperfect. And sin
results in death, and eternal separation from
God. This is the result of our earthly nature. It
is obvious that we need a new nature, a nature
that God can look upon with acceptance. A
nature that stands justified before Him. We
need a new birth. You must be born again.
There are four important things about this new
nature, the new birth, that you must know.

A Free Gift

First, the new birth is free, a gift from God!
We cannot earn it. We cannot work for it or
else we could boast, and no one shall boast
before God. An imperfect creature cannot earn
or deserve such merit from a holy God. "For
the wages of sin is death but the free gift of
God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord" ( Romans 6:23 ). This free gift comes to
us by grace, or unmerited favor (see
Ephesians 2:8,9 ).
Only God's supreme love makes such a free
and wonderful gift possible. God did not
automatically excuse our sinful condition. He
paid the greatest price. You see, sin must be
punished. God in His holy and righteous nature
must judge sin. Not to do so would deny His
very nature. He Himself has decreed that "The
wages of sin is death."

No Greater Love Than This

The most magnificent and incomparable act of
love in all of history is that God took our sins
and death upon Himself. Jesus, the Son of God,
took the punishment in our place. He became
our substitute.
"He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on
our behalf, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him
(2 Corinthians 5:21 ).
Jesus Christ, "although He existed in the form
of God, did not regard equality with God a
thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a bond-servant, and being
made in the likeness of men. And being found
in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself
by becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross" ( Philippians 2:6-8 ).
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish, but have eternal
life" ( John 3:16 ).
That is why Christ chose to die-to make the
supreme love gift of taking all our punishment
upon Himself, to reconcile the world unto
God. He totally identified with our sinful
nature when He hung on the cross, and
became sin for us though sinless Himself, so
that we might have the free gift of forgiveness
and life.

The Mystery Revealed

The second important fact about this new
nature is that it is actually the nature of the
only perfect Person who ever lived, Jesus
Christ. Only Jesus is good enough. Only He is
perfect. Only His life is acceptable to God. It is
only as we partake of His life that we become
acceptable to God. Being "born again" is
nothing less than receiving the actual life of
the living Christ - His Spirit actually entering
us and bringing our spirit to life. Our spirit is
joined with Him" (1 Corinthians 6:17 ). We
then become one with the perfect One. "It is
no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me:
(Galations 2:20). The mystery is now revealed,
"that is, the mystery which has been hidden
from the past ages and generationswhich is
Christ in you, the hope of
glory" (Colossians 1:26,27 ).
Jesus' identification with us is complete. In His
death, He bore our sins and suffered our
death. In His resurrection, He became our life,
so much so that in His Spirit we are even
joined with Him. Now when the Father looks
upon us He sees only the righteousness of
Jesus. We are accepted. We have been born
again!
"If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature;
the old things passed away; behold, new things
have come" (2 Corinthians 5:17 ).

The Abundant Life

The third important fact is that when we are
born again, we become a new creature, now.
The heavenly promise is for the future and will
be wonderful beyond understanding. However,
at the new birth we immediately begin to
experience the life of God as He guides us,
walks with us, and indwells us. We experience
the fruit of His Spirit such as love, joy, and
peace. As we are filled with His Spirit, we
experience His supernatural power manifested
in life situations. Life takes on new meaning.
Everything is in a new perspective. Jesus said
that He came, not just to get us to heaven, but
that we "might have life, and might have it
abundantly" (John 10"10).

How To Receive Him

The fourth important fact to know is how to
receive this gift. Doesn't every act of giving
require a giver and a receiver? God, the Giver,
holds out the gift to everyone. It is not His
will that any should perish (see 2 Peter 3:9 ).
But to receive a gift requires that we agree to
a need. We must agree as the spirit of God
shows us that we are, indeed, sinful creatures
in need of God's forgiveness and grace. "Unless
you repent, you will likewise
perish" ( Luke 13:3 ).
Repentance means to change our mind, to
turn. We must change our mind about our
condition and our direction away from God.
And turn to Him.
"But as many as received Him, to them He
gave the right to become children of
God" (John 1:12 ).
We receive Christ by an ingenious method that
only God could devise. It is not by works,
because our abilities would vary and everyone
would not have an equal chance. It is an
opportunity that is equal regardless of
intelligence, sex, age, race, social status, or
wealth. It is by faith.
"For by grace you have been saved through
faith: and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of
God: Not as a result of works, that no one
should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9 ).
To receive Christ, we must acknowledge our
need and who He is. Then we simply turn to
Him by faith and put our trust and reliance in
Him. We receive Him by invitation. Jesus said,
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any
one hears my voice and opens the door, I will
come in to him, and will dine with him, and he
with Me" ( Revelation 3:20 ).
Do you want to be born again, right now? Do
you want a new nature? Do you want to
receive the most wonderful gift in the whole
universe, the life of Christ Himself? Then
simply but sincerely pray:
"Dear Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the
Son of God. I believe that You died for my sins
and rose from the grave. I invite You into my
heart and receive You right now. Thank You for
forgiveness. Thank You for a new life. Help me
to be what You want me to be and live Your
life through me. Amen."

Now What?

If you sincerely prayed that prayer, God says
that you have new life and that you are a
member of His eternal kingdom. He desires
close fellowship with you during this life and
desires for you even now to live victoriously as
a child of the King! Also, since He died for
you, He wants you to live for Him.
"And He died for all, that they who live should
no longer live for themselves, but for Him who
died and rose again on their
behalf" ( 2 Corinthians 5:15 ).
As we are born again, God immediately
implants a new nature within us. Some
outward change may be dramatic and instant;
some may come gradually. As with any
newborn, our new nature needs nurture and
growth.
Talk to Him frequently. And listen to his voice
within you. That's what prayer is. Read and
meditate upon His Word, the Bible - another
way He speaks to you. Finally, He wants you to
fellowship with other believers and be a
functioning part of His corporate Body -- so
find a Bible-believing church and attend
regulary.