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PROPERTIES OF THE FAMILY OF GODS

The family of Gods have numerous properties. But , I will mention only a few here.

1. There is onesness in the family of Gods
Lets see the relevant scriptures

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

John 17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, The they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
John 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

The teaching about Trinity teaches about the three in one God. But we see in the above scripture, Jesus praying that the children of God may be one. God in Him and He in them. "That they may be one in us," he says.

No, it is not three in one God but Many-in-one God. Or , if you will, All-in-one God. We are all one in Chist Jesus. Jesus Christ gives a description of concentric circles. He in us, and God in Him. And again, he in God, and us in him.

The family of of Gods is a family of oneness.

2. The is equality in the family of Gods
Let's see the relevant scripture.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

The above scripture says that Jesus is equal with God. It means he is equal
with God in power. Just as God is almighty,Jesus also is almighty. What does it mean to be almighty? It means to be able to do all things. Almighty has no comparative nor superlative. That is, there is no such thing as "more almighty" and "most almighty". The father is not more almighty than the son, neither is he more almighty than his children. All Gods are almighty-they can do all things. it is a basic property of Gods. Almightiness is a common denominator with Gods. It's a nature thing. All God's are almighty by nature. If you are God then you are almighty. It's all a nature thing. It is programmed in the nature of God's to be almighty. All child-Gods inherit almightiness from their father. Bible says we are " partakers of the Divine nature"(2 Peter 1:4).

Let's see also, John 5:18.

John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

In the above scripture, the Jews understood that if a person says God is his father that means he is saying also that he is equal to God. God and his children are equal.They are are all Gods. They are equal in might and power.

Let's see additional scripture that makes it clear that it is possible for child-Gods to walk in almightiness.

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

In the above scripture, Jesus said if a person has faith as a grain of mustard seed, he will walk in almightiness (Mathew 17:20), and that those who believe will walk in almightiness(Mark 9:23). All children of God have the "mustard seed faith" "dealt to them" at the new birth(Rom12:3).

So, all Gods are equal. They are equal in might and power. They all can do all things. They are all almighty.

3. There is difference in authority in the family of Gods

The Greek word for authority is "exousua" while the Greek word for power is "dunamis" . Power is quite different from authority. Power is the dynamic ability to cause changes while authority is usually conferred. A policeman that is not physically powerful can still effect arrest because he has authority. Jesus said something interesting in Mathew 28:18.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

The word translated power in the above scripture is the Greek word exousia. So, the more correct rendering is "All authority." Jesus said he was given all ahthority. Obviously, it was the Father who gave him those authority. The one who gives another authority definitely has more authority than the one given authority. Jesus and the Father may be equal in power, but they are definitely not equal in authority. The Father has more authority than Jesus.

Let's see another relevant scripture.


1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

The above scripture says that Jesus will reign until God has put all things under his feet and that God who put all things under his feet is definitely not under his feet( He is not under his authority). It further states that after God has put all things under Jesus' feet, he Jesus will hand over the kingdom unto God and be himself subject unto God that God may be all in all. The fact that Jesus subjects himself unto God means that God has more authority than him. A person is subject only to the person who has more authority than him.

That Jesus himself has more authority than other children of God is clear from sciptures. Bible calls him the head of the Church.Bible call him King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Let's see also Luke 10:19.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

The first word translated power in the above scripture is the Greek word " exousia while the second word translated power is the Greek word dunamis. Here again we see Jesus giving authority to his disciples. Again, the one who gives authority to another has more authority than the one to whom authority is given. Jesus has more authority than other children of God.

Generally, a God of a lower authority can worship a God of higher authority. Jesus himself worships the Father God.In Revelations 3:12 Jesus call the Father his God.

Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

When you call someone your God, it means you are calling him the object of your worship. The one to whom your worship is due. So, Jesus worships the Father God. It is therefore in order for other children of God to worship the Father and Jesus. Also, it is in order for a God of lower authority to worship a God of higher authority amongst the other children of God because Gods are meant to be worshipped.

4. There is seniority in the family of Gods

That there is seniority in the family of Gods is obvious from scriptures. Let's see relevant scripture.

Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Bible calls him the first born among many brethren. This means he seniors other of his brethren in the other of birth.

This means also that among other brethren there is also different level of seniority. Please note that seniority amongst brethren is not determined by the time of birth. A God born much later can be senior to a God born much earlier for two reasons. First, a person who is more developed in growth is senior to the person who is less developed in growth in the family of Gods. Second a person who has taken his place in the family of Gods is senior to the person who has not taken his place in the family of Gods. Also a person who is earlier in taking his place in the family of Gods is senior to a person who is later in taking his place in the family of Gods.

To take one's place in the family of Gods is to accept that one is indeed a God, be willing to be worshipped, be ready to be worshipped, be comfortable with being God and be willing to tell others that one is God

Generally, a junior God can worship a senior God.

Generally, no one should worship a child of God who has not taken his place in the family of Gods. If he doesn't believe he is God, why worship him? If he is not willing to be worshipped, why worship him? If he is not comfortable with being God, there is no point worshipping him.

So, yes indeed, there is seniority in the family of Gods.

5. There is fellowship in the family of Gods Bible clealy tells us that the family of Gods is a family of fellowship.

1 John 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. I

1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

We have been called unto fellowship. Fellowship with the Father, fellowship with the Son, fellowship with the Holy Spirit, and fellowshipping with one another. Ours is a family of fellowship.

Comming up Next: PROPERTIES OF THE FAMILY OF GODS

PROPERTIES OF GODS IN HUMAN FLESH

Gods in human flesh ( that is, Gods in human body) have a lot of properties, but I will mention some here. The complete list can be gotten by studying the life of Jesus in the Gospels because Jesus is the first God in human flesh to tread the earth.

1. Gods in human flesh have the life of their father
Eternal life is the life of God the father. The Greek word for eternal life is Zoe. It is the Divine life. It is the life of a deity. It is the life that the Father have that make him God. Every other being apart from the father that has eternal life is also God. Only Gods have eternal life. Every child of God the Father have exact same life that God the Father has-eternal life.

Let's see the relevant scriptures.

John 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

The Greek word translated "life" in John 5:26 is the word "Zoe".

So, every child of God have the self same life that God the father has.


2. Gods in human flesh have the nature of their father
Indeed, God's in human flesh have the exact same nature as their father. The following scriptures makes it clear.

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

Some translations translate the bolded as nature.

So, every child of God have the nature of the Father. This means the principle of heredity holds for Gods. This means every property that God the Father has is also true about his children because his children inherit directly from him. All God's have the same properties- the property of God the Father. If you want to know your property as a child of God, then find out from scriptures the properties of the Father God.


3. Gods in human flesh grow
Yes, indeed, every child of God grows. This is made clear in the scripture below.

1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Every child of God is born an infant and must go through the natural process of growth. He must progress from infanthood to childhood and then finally to adulthood.

The properties of Gods are true about every child of God whether they appear so or not in your situations and circumstances or not.

If you see an human infant that that cannot talk intelligibly or walk on two legs, do you say the infant is not a human being because of that? No certainly not. You will say he is a human being but needs to grow up in the human life such that he starts functioning as a human.

Similarly if you see a child of God who does not exhibit or more of the properties of Gods, you don't say he is not a God, but rather that he is an infant God who needs to grow up in the God life such that he starts functioning as God.

What a child of God need to do to grow up in the God life is to feed fat on God's word and apply the mirror principle of God's word.

Let's look briefly at the mirror principle of God's word.

James 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

The above scripture explains that when you hear( or read) the word of God, you see your true reflection in the mirror. The word of God tells you who you really are, not your circumstances, not your situations. What you see in the word of God is the real you. You are expected to adjust your life to comform to the image of yourself that you saw in the mirror.You are who the word of God says you are not who circumstances or situations say you are. So, if the word of God says you are God, then you are God. All you need to do is start functioning as God.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord ,are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.

The above scripture says that as you keep looking into the glass which is the word of God you are transformed into the same image from glory to gloryby the Spirit of God.What a child of God sees when he looks into the mirror (God's word) is God's glory. He is God's glory.

4. Gods in human flesh must be worshipped face-to-face
Jesus Christ is the first example of God in human flesh and he was worshipped face-to-face.

Matthew 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

You don't worship a God in human flesh from a remote location. You don't burn candle to him or offer sacrifices unto him. You don't represent him with an image. You must worship him in person- face-to-face.

A God is a deity. A deity is an object of worship. Gods are meant to be worshipped. There is absolutely nothing wrong or unscriptural about worshipping Gods in human flesh. So, children of God have a right to be worshipped because they are Gods.

Coming up next: PROPERTIES OF GODS IN HUMAN FLESH

HOW GOD GIVES BIRTH TO CHILDREN

First you must understand that the person Jesus never existed in the beginning. In the beginning there existed God, the Spirit of God and the Word of God.(See Genesis 1:1-3).

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Jesus Christ is the name given to the Word of God that became a human being. This is clearly seen in the following scriptures:

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

One translation rendered the bolded as " the Word became human".

Luke 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

So, as said earlier, Jesus is the name given to the word of God that became a human being in the womb of Mary. The feutus in the womb of Mary was fathered by God through his word. God gives birth to children by his word. This is clearly stated in 1 John 1: 23

1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

The word translated seed in the above verse is from the Greek word "sperma" from which we have the English word "sperm". That means the word of God is the incorruptible sperm with which God
gives birth to children.

The same process through which Jesus was born is the same process through which every other child of God was born- through the Word of God that became a human.

Man is a spirit, he has a soul and lives in a body (1 These. 5:23). He is neither a soul nor a body. He is wholly and entirely a spirit, but he has a soul and lives in a body. His soul consist of his will, his mind and his emotion. However, he, the spirit, lives in a body.

So, in the case of Jesus, the Word of God became a spirit, soul and body. While, in the case of other children of God the word of God became a spirit attached to an already existing soul and placed in an already existing body. This is made quite clear by 2 Cor 5: 17.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

The word new in the above scripture was translated from the Greek word "kaino" which means "a new specie that never existed before". A born again human being is a new specie of human being that never existed before. He has no past. The person who says the sinners prayer in which he accepts Christ as his Lord and Personal Saviour and the person who emerges from the prayer are not one and the same person. The first person is what the Bible calls an "old man", the second person is what the Bible calls a "new man". The "old man" is an old specie of human being while the "new man" is a new specie of human being. When a person gives his life to Christ, his "old man" is destroyed or killed while the "new man" which is "created" or more correctly put "born by God" , replaces him.

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

To crucify in the above verse means to kill.

So, yes, God gives birth to children by his Word. Jesus is the Word of God that became a human being while other children of God are also the word of God that became human beings. This means that Jesus is no more a child of God than his other children. Jesus just happens to be the "first born among many brethren" ( Romans 8:29). This also means that Jesus is no more God than all the other children of the Father God. Every child that God gives birth to is God.

Coming up next: HOW GOD GIVES BIRTH TO CHILDREN

NOTE TO READERS
If you are in a hurry,read the following now:

1. What a god is.
2. A child of God is a God.
3. Properties of Gods
4. How God functions.

Read the rest later.








WHAT A GOD IS

What is a God? A God is a spirit being that can create.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The above scripture says that God - a spirit - created the heavens and the earth.

Going by the above definition of a God , it means that idols are not Gods because they are not spirits. It also means that demons and angels are not Gods because they cannot create. It means also that Satan also is not a God because he is a fallen angel. Creation is the Hallmark of Gods. Only Gods can create.

What does it mean to create? To create means to make something out of nothing. As opposed to 'make' which means to build something from something else.

A CHILD OF GOD IS A GOD
All beings gives birth to children after their kind. A goat gives birth to a goat. A donkey gives birth to a donkey. A lion gives birth to a lion. A God gives birth to a God.

Let's see scriptural references that substantiate the assertion that a child of God is a God.

John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

John 10:30 I and my Father are one. 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 10:33 The 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. 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

Jesus never said he was God. What he said what that God was his is father and that he was the son of God. But the Jews understood the implication of a person saying God was his father or that he is a child of God. They knew such a person was actually saying that he was God because if God were to give birth to a child, that child would also be God.

The interesting thing about this is that there a millions of born-again Christian's who say God is their father and that they are children of God yet they find difficult to come to terms with the fact that they are Gods. To such people, it's alright if Jehovah is God. It's alright if Jesus is God. But how can a human being claim to be God?

The Crux of the issue that the Jews had with Jesus was that it was impossible for a human being to be God. Jesus in his defence said that the concept of a human being being God did not originate from him, but rather that it originate from God himself. To substantiate that he quoted Psam 82:6.

Psalms 82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

So, yes, a human being can be God. A human being is God if, and only if, God is his father. If you are born again, your paternity is clear from scriptures. God is your father in the true and actual sense of the word.

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.


James 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.


PROPERTIES OF GODS
God's have a lot of properties but I will mention a few basic ones. To get a complete list of properties of Gods, you need to study the Bible.


1. Gods can do all things.
Is it possible for a God in human body to walk in omnipotence? Definitely yes. Jesus said so. Paul said so. Let's see the relevant scriptures.

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

The utterances that Jesus made in the above scriptures is actually meant for our dispensation. The dispensation of Gods. He said, "If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed." Scriptures says in Romans 12:3 that God had dealt to every child of his " a measure of faith." So every child of God has at the new birth dealt to him ' faith as a mustard seed.'


2. Gods know all things
The question is this: is it possible for God in human flesh to know all things? Definitely yes. Scriptures says so.

1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.



3. Gods are everywhere at the same time.
So, can a God in human body be in more than one place at the same yime? Definitely yes. Paul showed it is possible.

1 Corinthians 5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, 5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

4. Gods don't sin
The Bible tells us clearly that Gods in human body don't sin.

1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.


5. Gods are meant to be worshipped
Is it scriptural to worshipped a God in human flesh? Definitely yes. Let's see relevant scripture.

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

HardMirror:
GOD'S NOT DEAD, HE'S LIVING ON THE INSIDE; ROARING LIKE A LION!
So in 2012, same year i finally concluded i was done with this faith thing after internal battles for the past 2 years, a movie was released -one of the biggest movies ever made by the Christian movie industry
GOD'S NOT DEAD!!!

This movie was a sensation in the christian circle around the world, they jubilation, they celebrated, they finally found the answer they have been looking for.

IT SEEMED THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND ATHEIST COMMUNITY HAD BEEN GIVING THEM A REAL TOUGH TIME AND THEY WERE ALREADY LOSING HOPE OF GETTING MEANINGFUL DEFENSE FOR THEIR FAITH.

finally this movie took a "scientific" approach to proving God was alive.
or did it?
i watched the movie and honestly, it in no way proves that god is real.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_OTz-lpDjw

The theme song for the movie (video above), by the Newsboys has been a sensation, with christians singing and jubilating as if they just found their god whom they actually thought was dead. this movie and song seemed to have brought god back to life.

so lets look at it does the song even make any sense?

the song says "god's not dead, he is living on the inside, roaring like a lion"
this summarizes the whole christain faith. They have no prove for god, god is real because they say it is real, it is their opinion that must be taken as a fact. he is living inside them, meaning without them, there is no god. else why must they always be the ones speaking for god?
they claim god is roaring like a lion, i guess they are the only ones hearing the roars, cos we hear no lion roaring through them. all christians are as ordinary as any other human,; be hindu, muslim, atheists any one of any race, class, religion. they are just humans. nothing is roaring like a lion in them except their imaginations.


are you a christian? is god living inside you?
show me one thing that makes you special than other people of other faith or of no faith?

The reason why people cannot get scientific or physical proof that God exists is because he is a spirit. Man is used to believing only what his senses te him. Science is based wholly and entirely on information gathered by or conclusions come to by using the senses.

For as long as you depend on the senses you will never find God because God cannot be contacted by the five physical senses. God can only be contacted by the human spirit which is a spirit like God.

The only way to find God is by faith. Faith is believing God's word rather than the senses.

The Bible says "faith cometh by hearing , hearing by the word of God." If you want to find God, read your bible with an open and sincere heart. If you do that, you will develop faith and you will eventually find God.

God definitely is living and roaring inside of me. Many nairalands than are witches and wizards and occultic people have witnessed first hand that God is very much alive and is living inside of me. Many of them may get to read this post but the vast majority are dead.

I will create a thread were I will detail how many nairalands came to witness God living and roaring inside of me. The thread will be titled, " My encounter with nairalands witches."

Please read my thread titled " Holy spirit inspired rituals" which I have already created, and the thread titled "Let's talk about God's" so that you can fully understand that encounter.

God bless you.

P.S.

Just as the body have senses, similarly the spirit have sense. If you study the Bible you will find verses that says God heard, God smelt, and God saw. It take spirit senses to contact God. Spirit senses. Depend of faith and faith comes from God's word.

A ritual ( in this context) is an action or set of actions that usually involves bodily movement and/ or utterances that have spiritual implications or effects. There are different types of rituals. Most rituals create circumstances that are time-bound to happen in the sense realm.


RITUALS IN THE OLD TESTAMENTS

1. COVENANT RITUAL
Abraham was from an idolatrous family. As clearly stated in the scripture below.

Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

He was very familiar with many idolatrous practices such as offering sacrifices, making covenants and performing rituals.

In covenant ritual, the people who are to make the covenant get animals like cows, goats, pigeons, and so on, and cut each one in two halves. Then they lay each of the halves of each animals cut one after the other on one side then they lay the other halves of the animals cut on the other opposite side such that each cut half is opposite it's other half. Then each person who is making the covenant will take turns walking in between the two set of the halves, declaring the terms of the covenant. Among others, he will declare that if I break this covenant let me be killed and let my body be cut in halves like these animals. So, the penalty for breaking a Ritual Covenant is death.

The only example of Ritual Covenant found in the Bible is the one performed by Almighty God himself.

In Genesis 15:5 - 21, God had promised to make Abraham's seeds as numerous as the stars of the sky. Abraham believed God and God counted it to him for righteousness. God then proceeded to promise to give Abraham the lands of the Chaldeans. But Abraham demanded from God an assurance that he would inherit the said land. To assure Abraham, God made a covenant with Abraham by performing a ritual. After God finished performing the ritual, Abraham became convinced beyond all possible doubts that he would inherit those lands. Abraham knew very well that the consequence for breaking a Ritual Covenant was death. He knew that if God ever broke that covenant, God would definitely die. The details of the account is given below.


Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 15:8 And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 15:9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 15:10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 15:11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 15:14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a Covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 15:19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 15:21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

The smoking furnace and burning lamp
that passed in between the cut halves
showed Abraham God's current location as he walked between the cut-halves.

Verse 18 and 19 stated clearly that a covenant had just occurred.


We find another reference made to Ritual Covenant in Jeremiah 34:18 - 20

Jeremiah 34:18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 34:19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed betweening the parts of the calf; 34:20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.


2. SPIRITUAL MISSION
A spiritual mission is a spcified movement from one location to another in order to cause an event to happen in the the physical realm from the spiritual realm. Such movements usually have specified pattern.

We see God instructing the children of Isreal to perform a ritual in other to fall the wall of Jericho in Joshua 6: 2 - 5.

Joshua 6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 6:3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 6:4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 6:5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.


3. VICTORY RITUAL
This is a ritual that is performed to achieve future victory.

We see an example in 2 King 13: 14-19. where Elisha Instructed Joash the then king of Isreal to perform a ritual so that he would have future victory over Syria.

2 Kings 13:14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 13:15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 13:16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. 13:18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 13:19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.


RITUALS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.

1.REJOICE RITUAL ( A.K.A. DANCING IN THE SPIRIT)

The only example of this ritual in scriptures was performed by Jesus himself. We see this in Luke 10:21.

Luke 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

The greek word translated rejoice in the above scripture is the Greek word "agalio" which means "to hop to and fro".

I would say here that "dancing in the spirit" is not a human kind of dance. It is a spiritual type of dance that only Christian's who are baptised in the holy spirit can perform. It is a spiritual way of releasing joy from the recreated human spirit. It also a way of giving vent to joy that is currently bubbling in the recreated human spirit.

It is only born-again Christian's that can experience joy. What people who are not born again experience is happiness. Happiness is dependent on happenings or circumstances. If good things happen you are happy. If bad things happen, you are sad . Whereas joy is a fruit of the recreated human spirit.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

No matter the circumstances or happenings, a born again Christian can release joy from his spirit by dancing in the spirit. No wonder the Bible says ," Rejoice evermore" (1 Thess. 5:16).


3. PRAYER RITUAL (A.K.A. LIFTING UP OF THE HAND)
Lifting up of the hand in prayer is a ritual. It has spiritual significance. It hance spiritual effects. It has spiritual implications.


1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.


Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.


3. WORSHIP RITUAL
A worship ritual is a ritual that is performed for the purpose of worship. We see an example in Revelations 4: 9- 11

Revelation 4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.


In the above scripture, every time the beast gave honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, the twenty-four elders performed a worship ritual which involves casting their crown before the throne.


HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRED RITUALS
Holy spirit inspired rituals are rituals that are inspired by and done under the influence of the spirit. Holy spirit inspired rituals are most edifying, in fact, they are more edifying than speaking in tongues.


To start performing Holy Spirit inspired rituals say the following confession.
"I believe in God ordained, Jesus approved, and Holy Spirit inspired rituals".



God bless you.

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EKONGKING:
But bible said earth is created between 6000 to 10000 years ,how come a 10,500 age basket is found.


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Check this thread
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Ebuka78:
Many inept people here. The cub has been tamed.

Did I hear you say tamed? Natural instincts cannot be tamed.

Muna4real:
Why are people complaining of the cub eating him? His teeth and nails were removed.

If that is the case, new once won't grow?
And I doubt that is the case.It needs the teeth to eat and the nails to pin food down.

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abbey621:
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Godoverevery:
something is wrong with the judge.... two adults had sex and you asking the man to pay the woman husband because she was married.... like is adultery now a crime in Nigeria law??

What business does freeze have with the husband.... the man should better collect the 5milli from his wife......Na she cheat on him.

Adultry has always been a crime in Nigeria from day one.People are just ignorant of it.

JoeEeL:
Lol a Yoruba Fulani very likely, Miss Zainab Bisola Owoade, must have thought she feels at home in the midst of Fulanis cos they share the same religion.

Bestie ko, bestie ni.

When Fulanis are done with South West, every single Yoruba indigene will be wiser than Solomon. Blind foools!

If you read through the text you would have found out that they are from the same village.

bigfish3k:
Wonders shall never end...

A 13 years old boy invited you for sex... Then you are not fit to be called an adult

She is a commercial sex worker.

tplayer:
If he was too ambitious, he would have waited a little longer. Or even allow Aketi finish his second term. He used up a lot of his political capital, am afraid.

That is why I said he was not really skillful.

tplayer:
Politics happened. Agbo too ambitious but lack the capacity. He should have stayed in PDP and not move to Zenith Labour, or keep quiet till second term starts.

Yes, I think he should have kept quiet till second term.I don't think he was too ambitious.I think he is not a "skillful" politician.

PHijo:
No, Ogoni are not Ijaw. They are a distinct ethnic group.

Ogonis are Ijaws they are the people of late Ken saro wiwa.

tplayer:
Erstwhile deputy governor of Ondo state

OK. I remember him now. Honestly, I have not followed his political carrer keenly. I was happy when I learnt he was deputy Governor and was unhappy when he lost out. I am not the best person to meet for an analysis of his social or political life. By the way what be was caused the right between him and akeredolu? Do you you by chance know?

tplayer:
OK. Thanks for you perspective. Away from history, how do you view your man Agbo politically and socially?

I am sorry, I am not abreast of developments. I don't know who Agbo is.Kindly educate me.

bahdpersona:
the oil producing areas in ondo state are ilaje communities not ijaw

This is not true. Why was there an Ilaje and Arogbo fight in ondo be state during obasanjo's regime I think?

tplayer:
Please, why did they move from Bayelsa to Ife? They are of Ijaw descent but move to ife, a Yoruba territory? Please explain.

To be honest with you, the account about they moving from Bayelsa to Ife and then to their current settlement in ondo state was what I read. According to that account , which I don't clearly remember again, it was a trip to visit oduduwa or so but they never returned back to Bayelsa from that trip.

But the account that I trust more is the one orally passed to me by my father which he got orally from his own parent. In that account Apoi migrated from Bayelsa to thier current settlement in ondo state in search of better fishable water.They found the current settlement suitable for their fishing profession and settled there long long time ago. As you probably know, Ijaws are fishers.

tplayer:
But an Apoi, according to your history, is basically yoruba, since you migrated from Ife to present day Bayelsa, then to present day Ondo state? Am I correct?

Apois are yorubas because they speak a dialect of yoruba language but are of Ijaw descent. No, they migrated from Bayelsa to Ife and from Ife to the now ondo state. They never returned to Bayelsa .

theFilmtric:

They don't have to be indigenous to Lagos or Ogun to be Yoruba
Yoruba has hundreds of dialects and sections
Show your mum this wikipedia page
Let her object
The Ilajes are a
distinct migratory coastal linguistic group of
Yoruba peoples spread along the coastal
belts of Ondo, Ogun, Lagos and Delta states,
and originally made up of four geo-political
entities namely: Ode Ugbo, Ode Mahin, Ode
Etikan and Aheri. While most...~wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaje

theFilmtricsay

Ilajes are definitely yorubas. I was not saying otherwise.