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The central pursuit of every Christian should be to be holy. Holiness should not just be in words, but a way of life for every Christian. Remember, the biblical Apostles were not known and respected for their words. They are known by their acts, that why we don't have "Words of the Apostles" but "Acts of the Apostles".

Our Christian generation also needs to hand over a worthy account of life well lived in holiness (prerequisite for manifestation of God's power) to the generation coming after us.

To this end, we call on all Christians here that have been able to attain holy living to help other aspiring Christians by telling how they've been able to conquer "the lust of flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life" 1 John 2:16.

Most of us are not fully there yes, but surely and steadily on our way to irreversible holiness. So, let's share experiences, let others know everything that has helped you to become a holier and better person. "Iron shapeneth iron" Proverbs 27:17. We shall be rapture ready and we shall not miss Heaven in Jesus Name.

Is being holy even possible, since only God is holy?
Answer: Yes! Talking from experience, I used to have a truly holy brother as roommate when I was in the University. And I told myself, "If he can, surely I can" Our way of life preaches the Gospel far more effectively than our words would ever do. This is why being holy should be the focal pursuit of every Christian. Holiness is not only a possibility for the Christian; holiness is a requirement. “Without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). The difference between God and us is that He is inherently holy while we, on the other hand, only become holy in relationship to Christ and we only increase in practical holiness as we mature spiritually. The New Testament emphasizes the pursuit of holiness in this world and the final attainment of holiness in the world to come.

To be “holy” means that we are, first of all, “set apart for honorable use.” Whereas we were “once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures . . . God our Savior . . . saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:3-5; cf. 1 Corinthians 6:11). The Lord took the initiative to pull us out of our former lifestyles. He saved us, cleansed us, and set us apart for righteousness. If we have believed in Christ for salvation, we have been washed by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit and set apart from the world for godliness (see Romans 12:2).

However, the pursuit of holiness does not end when we come to Christ. In fact, it just begins! There is a positional holiness that we inherit at regeneration and a practical holiness which we must actively pursue. God expects us to cultivate a lifestyle of holiness (1 Peter 1:14-16) and commands us to “cleanse ourselves of all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1 NASB). Bringing holiness to “perfection” means that we should be increasing in spiritual fruitfulness every day. We are to consider ourselves “dead to sin” (Romans 6:11), refusing to revert back to our former lifestyles. In this way we “cleanse [ourselves] from what is dishonorable,” becoming vessels for “honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master . . . for every good work” (2 Timothy 2:21). Holiness is the mark of every true Christian (1 John 3:9-10).

Cultivating a lifestyle of holiness does not mean that we must draft a list of do’s and don’ts to live by. We are free from the letter of the law which kills (2 Corinthians 3:6) and now live according to the dictates of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16-18).

We are told, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:12-13). In this verse, we see cooperation between God and His children in sanctification. We “work out” what God “works in” us, because God has a timeline for the virtues that He wishes to cultivate in our lives. Our responsibility is to yield to His wishes, “working out” with focused attention and great care those things that He is causing to grow in us. Holiness will not be brought to completion in our lives with no effort on our part. We are invited to participate in God’s work in us. We will not be “carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease,” as the old hymn says.

This is, perhaps, the most important lesson that we can learn as Christians. God’s ultimate desire for His people is that we be holy—conformed into the image of His Son, Jesus (Romans 8:29; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4). Holiness is the will of God for our lives.

Of course, the flesh is weak (Mark 14:38). None of us will reach sinless perfection in this world, but God has made provision for our sin. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Our pursuit of holiness in this world includes daily confessing and forsaking sin (see Hebrews 12:1-3).

God helps us in our weakness by giving us His Holy Spirit who reveals the mind of Christ to us and enables us to carry out His will (1 Corinthians 2:14-16; Philippians 2:13). When we yield to the Spirit, we become fruit-bearing Christians, yielding a harvest with which God is well pleased (Galatians 5:22-23). On the other hand, when we suppress the work of the Holy Spirit by rebelling against His will for us, we stifle the design of God, sabotage our own spiritual growth, and grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).

If God was gracious enough to redeem us from sin and death and give us new life in Christ, the very least that we can do is offer our lives back to Him in complete surrender and holiness, which is for our benefit (cf. Deuteronomy 10:13). Because of God’s mercies, we should be living sacrifices, “holy and pleasing to God” (Romans 12:1; cf. Deuteronomy 10:13). One day, in heaven, we will be free from sin and all its effects. Until then, we “fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” and keep running our race (Hebrews 12:2).

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JESUS is LORD over All.

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hopefulLandlord:
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Change Lost to Lust in the title

Thanks for following, we shall not miss Heaven in JESUS Name.

Majority of the people on this wonderful forum are youths, and we all know that libido is highest during this period of human life. Personally I believe that YAHWEH ALMIGHTY did not make mistake by creating us so, neither has HE decided to punish us by giving us the sweet ability and then restraint us from enjoying it in order to punish us for disobedience.

So, how did we get here?! JESUS said "But from the beginning it was not so... " Matthew 19:8 Often times, we refer to the era of our fore-fathers when the world was not as evil, selfish and dangerous as it is now. The sanity of those era was primarily because humans marry at the original age-range biologically programmed by our Creator. Averagely, puberty ends between 18 and 22. This means the physical and emotional features for uniting with your one and only soulmate and set out on your destiny fulfillment as a Couple are fully ready.

Those days, right from childhood, knowing that you are certain of marrying early gives you the patience of not stealing sexual enjoyment, so most men and women marry as Virgins. Those days, by the time a boy is 16, the father and elders apportion to him a farm/business and set him up to be financially self-sustaining. So, by 18 to 2something he's already comfortable and married. In Biblical times and up till some few generations past, people marry between 16 to 22 or 25. Down the age, history has shown that the more immoral the world becomes the more humans becomes enemies to fellow neighbors.

When a virgin human falls in Love and give his/her body to the soulmate, it's in the hope that that would be the only person forever. Sex is very powerful and spiritual, that is why you will always feel something for your very first person, because you are forever spiritually connected.

Those Virgins here are advised to please marry as Virgins, the benefit is limitless. You should notice that the day a guy/girl has sex with a second person order than the one that flowered her/him, some part of the conscience dies. And it's a scientific fact that the more numerous sexual partners a human has (the more promiscuous a human is) the deader the person's conscience. All other vices known in humanity emerges from this emerged stone heart of dead conscience. Satan has been carefully luring and manipulating mankind down the ages by dragging and elongating the age of financial self-sustenance so that marriage would come far much later after the conscience has been seared with a hot iron, to ensure we become lawless, cold-hearted and self-annihilated.

He knows that the best way to destroy a Man's conscience, dip hand into his Glory/Destiny and deaden his GOD-given spiritual antenna is to make him a sexual nonentity. A sexual nonentity is someone that has lost self control and becomes a defenseless entity. Such become open to the reception and manipulation of various demons through sex, Proverbs 25:28. 1 Corinthians 6:18 makes it clear that immorality is a sin against yourself because you destroy your GOD-given shield, authority and allow the manipulation of your glorious destiny through it.

Read: Through these all, JESUS Christ has always been with us, helping us and strengthening us through all ages to preserve us fit for Eternal Life that Satan does not want us to possess.
Isaiah 41:10 — “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your GOD"
Read: Psalm 119:9, James 1:14–16, 5. II Timothy 2:22, 1 Corinthians 6:8, I John 2:1.

Don't be ignorant of devices (this guy and his likes) in the hand of satan. End Time is here, Christian don't be subtily deceived to work against your creator.

spongeisback:
How can he be the son of God and the same time the son of a carpenter?! I know biology and I know two sperms can never fertilize one egg, so please tell me who's the FOOL between the both of us?

And it's obvious you are not intelligent.

Yet, gollible Christians allow this blasphemous satanists sow hatred in their heart. Tithing has really helped the spread of the Gospel. I wo

Sirjamo:
Thank God this one na kiriyo vs kiriyo. Eparayin

Imagine Sirjamo Jamiu celebrating to his allah that Church is being destroyed from within. Freeze is a satanist masqurading as Christian.

Mujtahida:
Churchianity is not the gospel.

By their username you shall know them. moslims and satanists always trying to scatter Christians. I pity gullible Christians that have become their tool.

Can they try this with Islamically established institutions? Why go to the school when not ready to abide by the rules of establishment?

How does this help Christians to be better? Why trying to water down and make gullible Christians and intending converts hate Christianity and lose their eternity. Are you for GOD or satan? on Friday, things that edifies Islam. Same should be for Christianity on this day.

Saner climes.

Lagos na wa!

Nigeria shall be great again.







Someone you know need this:

When Americans wake up, the first thing they say is "GOD bless America". There is power in the tongue.
Have you said it today?



GOD Bless Nigeria!

GOD Bless Nigeria.

Why

GOD Bless Nigeria!

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Rapture4real:
This is common to women from South South and South east. They are domineering and commandeering. They hijack leadership from their husbands and make him a weakling.Example is Mrs Patience Jonathan. At a time,het voice was louder than her husband's voice.Its water spirit influence

Very deep, I understand what you mean. Pls, where do you worship?

murmee:
Sanwo-Olu is NOT a Christian. He only grew up among Christians and that doesn't make him a Christian. Sanwo-Olu has NOT directly told anybody that he is a Christian. I stand to be corrected!

Thank you sooo much. I thought as much too, but selfish gullible Christians hates being jolted from their dreamy reverie until it becomes too late for their lives and Souls. Just same way satanic islamic Obama pretended to be Christian to clinch Power, only to full throttle subject good American people to satanic homosexuality, islamization, satanism and every evil you can imagine. Only GOD knows the extent of monumental evil and number of Christians satanically captured into homosexuality and satanism during Obama indirect war on Christianity and Children of YAHWEH. Now it's so hard for Trump to reverse Hussain's Obama destruction to the good Souls of Americans.

Benz4pimp:
shut up,religious bigot...

You should sharaaap!!! If you are a Christian that have chosen to remain slave forever, so be it. If I'm a bigot, then what is Buhari, Fulani herdsmen, BokoHaram, MyettiAllah, MURIC, etc...

Hassan080196:
You'll forever remain dumb unless God help you.

Your name has shown you to be a Moslem. I know you folks hate to be busted, but we can never stop exposing your secret agenda any more.

Benz4pimp:
You have gone mad again!!!!Sanwo-olu is Christian....Stop acting f.oolish

You are the one that has ran irreversibly mad. My point is that they didn't allow him do 2nd term because he's a Christian and they would have filled a Moslem candidate if not for Christians' suspicion and out cry. Fashola was totally rude to Tinubu, yet he was allowed to do 2nd term. Use your brain. Also, Sanwo-olu more often than not attends Moslem Jumats and programs, so he may just be pretending to be a Christian for political reasons.

With all these wonderful developments... No matter how coward Christians try to shy aways from the conspicuous truth, Tinubu and Buhari ganged up against Ambode because he's not a Moslem. I don't know why most Christians are so gullible. The Muslims so easily manipulate Christians against themselves, using Christians to fight Christians and cause implosions from within the Church. Muslims control the wealth of this nation through Politics and some senseless slave Christians are asking that Christians should not get involved in Politics. I've never for once seen a Mosley condemn MURIC'S incessant attacks on Christians' Political Stand, I've never for once seen MURIC condemn Fulani herdsmen or Bokoharam, I've never seen Buhari prosecute or jail the MiyettiAllahs that have audaciously publicly announce even before going on killing spree, etc... Yet, some senseless Christians are saying trash about our wonderdul Oyedepo Which Bible do these lazy coward selfish Christians read? JESUS said in Luke 19:13 "Occupy till I come" YAHWEH told us as His genuine Children not slaves, Genesis 1:28b "Have dominion over all" But these selfish beings who won't fight for their Children and unborn generation just wanna selfishly be alive. Such foolish dimwitted Christians that claims Christians should have nothing to do with Politics blinded themselves to the Bible that says Daniel, Esther, Elijah, Joshua, David, Paul, Nicodemus, etc are all Politicians that even waged courageous Wars to save their generations from impending doom, they destroy their enemies. He warned Galatians, HE warned the Christians of Turkey, HE's warning Christians of Nigeria now! Galatians 3:1 "Who has bewitched you with cowardice and selfishness, oh self-deceptive Christians of Nigeria"

OK.

I don't know why most Christians are so gullible. The Muslims so easily manipulate Christians against themselves, using Christians to fight Christians and cause implosions from within the Church. Muslims control the wealth of this nation through Politics and some senseless slave Christians are asking that Christians should not get involved in Politics. I've never for once seen a Mosley condemn MURIC'S incessant attacks on Christians' Political Stand, I've never for once seen MURIC condemn Fulani herdsmen or Bokoharam, I've never seen Buhari prosecute or jail the MiyettiAllahs that have audaciously publicly announce even before going on killing spree, etc... Which Bible do these lazy coward selfish Christians read? JESUS said in Luke 19:13 "Occupy till I come" YAHWEH told us as His genuine Children not slaves, Genesis 1:28b "Have dominion over all" But these selfish beings who won't fight for their Children and unborn generation just wanna selfishly be alive. Such foolish dimwitted Christians that claims Christians should have nothing to do with Politics blinded themselves to the Bible that says Daniel, Esther, Elijah, Joshua, David, Paul, Nicodemus, etc are all Politicians that even waged courageous Wars to save their generations from impending doom, they destroy their enemies. He warned Galatians, HE warned the Chriatians of Turkey, HE's warning Christians of Nigeria now! Galatians 3:1 "Who has bewitched you with cowardice and selfishness, oh self-deceptive Christians of Nigeria"

Who is the most viable Christian-friendly available option to Buhari? Non except Atiku, and highly intelligent Oyedepo knows Christians would be safer during his tenure. Hence he stepped out to open other Christians eyes so that we support him before it's too late for us. The first person to comment and condemn on this thread is an Islamic APC junky, and senseless gullible Christians followed him to condemn this wonderful courageous man called Oyedepo. I see a lot of myopic senseless coward bastards called selfish Christians commenting here. They are holed-up in their shallow selfish life and won't do poo to save their unborn generation; the future of Christianity in Nigeria. They think through their anus and are very quick to condemn the courageous Christians that do the needful to avert the impeding doom called Buhari second Term. What have you fools here condemning Oyedepo done to stop blood-thirsty Islamic APC/Buhari. Non of you went out to protest the robbery of PDP Adeleke mandate in Osun, non of your prevented Ambode from being supplanted with an islamic Buhari/Tinubu stooge, etc.. You just want to keep deceiving yourselves that you are alive and enjoying Life that Buhari and his Fulani folks would soon endanger as soon as they come back to Power. Idiots Christians, for once in your Life time stop being ranting cowards that only condemn those that do progressive things that your wickedly selfish useless life won't