₦airaland Forum

The way some pastors dey try so hard to defend the tithing issue is quite unnecessary. There are more pressing issues in the Christiandon. The glorious return of the Lord is at hand.

Problem is most of us Christians find it hard to study the Bible as we prefer spending time on 'other things'. Study to show thysef approved unto God, a workman that needed not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Every effort to fulfill the law is more like making the finish work of salvation inoperative in a person's life. Given is acceptable only when it is cheerfully done. Rom3:19-22, 2Cor9:7

Keep the updates coming pls.unable to watch the.

Testimonies from those who bought it pls. We need proof..

For those using pastor Chris marital crashed to criticise him, you should know that Christianity is a continual pursuit. He might have an issue in the past with regards to his marriage, that doesn't mean he should not continue preaching the word by correcting and rebuking where necessary. A righteous man falls seven times and rises again. The Christian faith is a continual thing, it's a race to the end. It only becomes dead when the person has given up to continuation. Remember he that endures to the end, the same shall be save.

An2elect2:
I am not that dumb to believe mr Chris would be dumb enough to criticise his co-partner in robbery and deceit. Wolves have an uncanny way of covering up for one another except for very rare cases.

Their code is "keep silent" "dont judge"

Don't say what you are not sure about. Partner in robbery?

GavelSlam:
Who is Pastor Chris?

He's too small, too small to be talking to Suleiman.[/b
[b]Na joke o.

I don't believe anyone with the spirit of God is too small to address issues of his/her father's children(church). God is not a respecter of persons, both he honour all those who hold His word in truth and in spirit.

Evil such as this having been happening long before now. It could be true, 'cos sometime ago a man stole this vital part of a fellow man after they shook hands. The victim notice it few minutes afterwards. Although he later returned it upon severe beating by angry mobs. I do cover every money given as arms by the blood of Jesus.

jiggaz:
A scripture that worries some Christians, but shouldn’t, is this one:

Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?” Then I will tell them plainly, “I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!” (Matt 7:21-23)

Jesus’ words worry some people because they seem to contradict what Paul writes in Romans:

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Rom 10:9)

Say “Jesus is Lord” and you’re saved, says Paul. But you might not be, says Jesus. Which is it?

You need to know that Paul is 100 percent correct. If you are persuaded that Jesus is the risen Lord, then you are his and he is yours and you are saved. Don’t let anyone move you from your secure position.

Yet Jesus is also 100 percent correct for there is no contradiction between him and Paul. Indeed, there is a nice symmetry, for Paul is describing sheep, while Jesus is talking about wolves. Let’s look at three things Jesus says:

1. On that day

“Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord…’” On what day? On that day of judgment when the nations are gathered before him and Jesus separates his sheep from the goats (and wolves).

Today (as in right now) there are only some who recognize Jesus as Lord, but on that day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess him as Lord. On that day it won’t take any faith to recognize Jesus as Lord because he will appear as he truly is.

2. I never knew you

Jesus is not speaking to Christians who have somehow missed the mark, because he says “I never knew you.” Not, “I knew you once but now I’m writing you off.” Nor does he say, “I wrote your name in my book but now I’m blotting it out .” Jesus is talking to people he never knew.

We may not be 100 percent faithful but Jesus is. If you are his you can rest assured that he will never let you go (John 10:28-29). God does not break his promises and unchild his children. If you have been born again you can’t be unborn. What God has joined together, no man can separate.

3. You evildoers

Jesus calls them evildoers which seems harsh for people who have gone around helping others. “Did we not prophesy, drive out demons, and perform many miracles in your name?” But things are not always what they seem. These guys are not as helpful as they make out.

First, they are self-righteous. “Jesus, here’s my resume. You gotta let me in because I am an accomplished individual. Look at all I’ve done!” Which is basically saying, “Jesus, you died for nothing. Keep your grace; I don’t need it. I stand on my own merits.” Pretty dumb.

Second, they are ravenous wolves. Read Jesus’ words in context and you will find this warning:

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. (Matt 7:15, NASB)

The word for ravenous is translated elsewhere as
extortioners . That’s what these evildoers are. They are religious gangsters who make their living by frightening those whom God loves and threatening the sheep. “God is mad at you. His sword is hanging over this city. Judgment’s coming. You are standing on the precipice. Beware astronomical omens. Stay away from grace – it’ll send you to hell.”

These terrorists use threats of punishment to extract money and service from the sheep. “Sow into my ministry and save yourself from the flames.” I am not talking about the misguided preacher who loves the Lord, but the self-righteous man who lives off stolen property and “makes himself wealthy by extortion” (see Hab 2:4-7). These fearmongers may serve in the name of Lord, but they are servants of fear and darkness.

The third thing to note is they are liars. They claim to be doing good but a “bad tree cannot bear good fruit” (Matt 7:18). They’re putting on a big show, they’ve got their perfect smiles on the posters, but it’s all smoke and mirrors. They may look good on stage, but in private they are different people. They are bad trees with bad fruit.

Put it altogether and you have some very dangerous sheep-rustlers insulting the Son of God to his face, bragging about how awesome they are, and Jesus says, “Not in my house. Away with you evildoers!” This ought to make us happy. We may occasionally be fooled by charlatans, but Jesus is never fooled. We may let them into our houses, but he won’t let them into his, which is good, because they’d ruin the party for everyone.

What is the will of my Father?

Jesus says only those who do the will of the Father enter the kingdom of heaven. What is his will? Jesus answers with a word picture in the verses following. It’s building on the rock. It’s hearing the words of Jesus and putting them into practice. It’s banking on Jesus. It’s believing in Jesus (John 6:29). In short, the will of God is to trust in Jesus.

And this brings us back to Paul who said “If you declare, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart…”

This isn’t rocket surgery and you don’t need a seminary degree to make sense of it. Ravenous wolves who eat sheep will eventually have to deal with the Good Shepherd. But bet your life on Jesus and he will never let you down!

https://escapetoreality.org/2015/10/07/religious-gangsters-matthew-7v21-23/

.
thanks a lot,.

I bless God for your teachings. It's an eye opener. I have one question... Who are those the LORD is referring to in Matthew 7:21-23 ?

By there fruits you shall know them.

reality1010:
Unfortunately the military v started again.IPOB and MASSOB v been peaceful going about their agitation in peaceful manner.South East and Abia state have been peaceful as well.No report of voilence,suddenly the military had to bring out their old antics of the 1964 to 1965 when the Nigerian Army led Hausa Funali people to massacre Igbos in the North even providing cover for them.This Nigerian Army's acts, atrocities and accomplices have been reported recently at the on going panel on military voilence by eye witnesses, how the Army supported the Funali herdmen to murder the people of Idoma,TIV and Pleatua ppl.The Army Show of force is on called for because Abia was not in any voilence nor the entire South East but the military came in to kill and provoke the people. They started by attacking the NUJ Chapetr in Abia State who have been taking records of military atrocities.They destroyed their phones,camera, computer etc for no reason.Same way the Army is killing ppl in Abia state now.The v turn around to apologise to the NUJ promising to compensate them but what about the civilians who they v been killing?

This is really sad.

There's really no point for this act of intended attacks on the hausas .I pray you come to your senses soon. Have it in mind that your people are also living in the north. Peace should be given a chance to exist continually.

Opakan2:
God is a spirit and whosoever shall serve Him must do so in spirit.. dunno the chapter & verse but I know it's there in the Bible.

You might be a Church freak and still be far from God, while that person you look down on as bad christian without church might be closer to God.

Only God knows those who serve Him.. So you reading this, don't let anyone talk down on you concerning God's matter. We are all equal in His sight with equal priviledges.

Stay blessed.

The verse you spoke of is in John 4:24.

BluntBoy:
What is a Church?

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them” (Matthew 18:20 ).

If you and at least another believer gather in the name of Jesus the Christ (even if it is in a forest), there you have a Church.

Also, Paul gave an insight into the fact that the Church is a body of believers in Christ. Check the verse below:

"Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia" (Romans 16:5)


How should a Church look like and conduct itself?

There is the Universal Church which all believers automatically belong to and there are local churches where believers in a particular area can meet anywhere in the name of Christ. (e. g., the Church in Corinth, the Church in Ephesus, etc).

I) Now, the Church must have elders (overseers). You don't have to claim, like our so-called Men of God to be specially called of God, to be an overseer.

Paul gave criteria for choosing elders or overseers for every local church. Check below:

“This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.” (Titus 1:5–9)

II) In the Church, no one is above rebuke, although the Bible asks us to rebuke a sinful brother with love. Everyone in the Church is accountable to everyone. Check a verse below:

“If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.” (Matthew 18:17)

III) In the Church, Christians use their gifts to bless one another. The Church was never described as a one-man company where someone or a group of people called pastors teach while the rest listen like zombies every Sunday.

Here is how a Church should be:

“What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.” (1 Corinthians 14:26)

And many more guidelines in the Bible.

In summary, going to "Church" or not going does not really matter in this case where nearly all the Christians do not even know what a Church is or what is expected of them in the body of Christ.

Such understanding is powerful. The Lord greatly increase you.

Like some rightly observed. It's not good to forsake the assembly of the believers. Going to church in its own is fruitless if one isn't living a life of holiness that's obtain when one surrenders his/her life to Christ.
Come to think of it, if one after the other, everyone start to abstain from church, there won't be church anymore because we are the church not the building. That's why it's necessary to continue attending church no matter what. It's our coming together that forms the church. It doesn't matter the number of people as long you are more than one, gathering genuinely for Jesus, a church is established.

I believe Leveticus 19:28 said it all. It's God's Word about cutting any part of the body. Look through it and take your decision. It's clearly not what a believer should showcase. Remember we must continue to shine as light in this world of sin until the Lord returns, which is of course nearer with all prophecies being in fulfilment.

This doesn't sound like prophecy to me. I see a man just talking like anybody else. Prophecy should be more affirmative; sth heard or see spiritually. But this isn't the most pressing issue in the country at the moment. Why aren't we seeing prophecy with regards to that?

npowerng:
It simply means ,You can write your Exams twice. If you are not satisfied with you first take ,You can rewrite.

Ok, thnx a lot

Please what does the 2 attempts means on the test dash board? Does it mean one should attempt the questions twice? Somebody help please.

udeze73:
Am committed to some exercise that can grow ur rod naturally. After using this combination, my erected rod visibly increased with one inch and obviously thicker. Explanation possibly that there is more blood flow to this region.

Nice work sir

[quote author=udeze73 post=58596160]OK. My usage is approaching 2months now. Since I couldn't get ur recommended vitamin C, I got the common 100mg vitC. I select 10capsules; equivalent to 1000mg. I chew d garlic with the vitC altogether, this reduce d peppery taste of d garlic and make it edible-friendly.

Does this combination work for you?

So what is the normal dosage for vitC tab since it Can also be obtained from fruits and other foods alike?

Like someone noted. The president look well and healthy. Judging from the picture, One can argue that he is in a position where he can at least say a word that will give Nigerians some confidence and put to rest all the unnecessary rumors regarding his health. Well, I wish him quick recovery.

akagaba:
Op, wake up... as soon as u left, 500 more people walked in so dont come here and disgrace urself. If u have allowed d devil to take a hold of u, then seek deliverance somehwere becus so many lives are being changed and transformed in Christ Embassy. We dont preach sin in CE cuz thats not what God asked us to preach. We rather preach the goodnews of the gospel of our Lord Jesus and thats the gudnews that brings sinners to God.

For money matter, its only a poor man that speaks d way u do. We give big, very very big in CE and thats becuz we serve a big God so deal with ur poverty.

Read the op post carefully and you will notice that he wasn't complaining about money. He made some notable observations which are not just found in CE but in few other churches of this end time. True Christians don't laugh out on others because they are poor when they made known their observations or what bothers them. Maybe he's wrong on some other points mentioned, I wouldn't know, but this is what is happening in most churches today.

bigtt76:
Toh! You've said it all. The Church today has become an avenue of theatrical acts and followers hip rather than fellowship. The pastor's word supercedes God's word these days hence we now have pastors being called daddy or mummy.

Their photographs now are a source of protection to our homes or properties. It has become the equivalent to the mark of blood God directed the Israelite to have on their door posts while preparing to leave Egypt.

We blame a religion that kill in the name of their God but the truth is some church members would do same not for their God but their pastors.

Whenever I read post like this I shed tears. Bitter, but true. Lord open our eyes that we may not go astray in this end time churches

Let Abba Kyari and his team of detectives celebrate their success a beg. You heard the man, he took him 5yrs to napped Evans. Sometimes you just have to celebrate. May God continue to endowed you with wisdom, strength, protection and ability as you and other policemen carry-on with your services to Nigeria. Weldone

No payment in Yola yet. After the rigorous marking processes, payment is now an issue. That marking isn't fun at all.

Has any examiner who marked WAEC for this year May/June being paid yet?

This called for caution for its a delicate matter o

Nice one, all the very best of wishes BW&M