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TomHagen:
Extremist!!!

I don't know whether you said this from a hateful side of you. Well, I don think the writer is an extremist. I believe he just aired important views we should look into as Christians and see what we can do as regards to worshiping God with our songs.

It has become a normal routine for many of us if not all of us to always count our losses concerning those things we were not able to accomplish in the year in focus. Just that we have proposed in our hearts and said to ourselves this current year ‘we are going to accomplish so and so thing’ and somehow along the line it is done on us that such dream and desire might not come to reality. The reaction from us has always been to put on a weary look and we feel dejected and the next thing is to start the blame game. And somehow, we think that if we can lay blames on people, government and even on God it will suit us and create a kind of relief in our lives. The only thing this kind of attitude helps to breed in our lives is the devastation of the relationship we have with people, government and God. The blame game will induce hatred and all of a sudden we find ourselves hating people, the government in power and God, thinking that in one way or the other they have contributed in our failure to achieve those desires and expectations.
Well, it may be true that people and the government in power might have contributed in the short comings you have experienced while pursuing your goals, after all if so and so person has done his or her part well you wouldn’t have missed that opportunity that came knocking on your door. And if the present government has the right policy put in place, your small establishment would have grown and the money that you borrowed from bank to start the project would have multiplied but now you cannot even give account of where the money is. The only reaction visible at the moment is anger and hatred, because according to your estimation, by now you would have gotten married to your proposed wife or husband. The building plan is there staring at you and nothing has been done concerning it, you expected by the middle of this year, it would have gotten to the roofing stage and at this time of the year you are gathering friends to come and ‘chop’ and ‘lick’ their fingers. Yet, you can’t believe it that it didn’t happen the way and manner you planned because you even took some time out and seek for a genuine business plan expert and the postulations he or she gave, you religiously followed every stipulations from his or her master plan and here you are still dreaming of the actualization of your expectations this year in focus! To you the struggle doesn’t worth it at all, you are weighed down with disappointments here and there and now you can’t even smile and for someone to see you laugh means that he or she has seen something precious as diamond.
What about God? God? That is a no go area for you. You can count how many times you fasted this year, not just fasting but serious ones indeed, I mean you spent several days in the Church, every night Virgil you are there and even you received a vision about the accomplishment of one of your expectations. Along the line you even received a prophecy about your expectation and there is this full assurance that it will work out the way you have planned. At this point in time, none of those ever took place and therefore to you is like the word God is a hoax and shouldn’t be mentioned anywhere near you. There is a big gulf between you and God, because what you expected Him to do for you this year couldn’t be done and there is no need following a God that cannot fulfill the desires of His followers. As it stands now you are contemplating not to believe in Him any longer, your prayer life has gone down to the lowest ebb and hearing a message of God from any preacher is very irritating to you. After all, some of your neighbors who didn’t commit themselves to much prayer and fasting and they don’t even know the way to any Church are having something to show for this year.
Well, I have good News for you and that is there is something you are having that is worth more than any achievement that eluded you this year! There are lots of people that had so many achievements to their credit today but they didn’t have what you have now. If those people were told that at this time of the year they will not be around to celebrate their achievements, they would have opted for what you have and forgo the achievements. This is because it only someone who has what you have now that can decide what to do next and follows it up. Therefore, the gift of life you have now is the greatest gift anyone can have on this planet earth because situations are subject to change and your situation is not different. Be informed that most of the moves that you made this year are just seeds you have sown and inasmuch as you are still alive 2018 will be the reaping year and you will see greater manifestation of the fruits of what you planted.
Those fasting and prayers you had and those visions and prophecies are coming into reality in 2018 if you can put up the right attitude. Therefore, shake off the anger and hatred, begin to laugh and be cheerful, go mend faces with your friends and stop blaming the government, and return to God because He is the safest place to be. Just because you are alive your good tidings are on your way. Believe it and receive it!
Source: http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_31.html

In the Christendom singing song is a very vital integral part of their worship to God and in doing that, sometimes the singers are seen demonstrating emotionally the effect of the songs in them. So it is not out of place seeing worshippers sobbing and tears rolling down their chins and also seeing some lifting up their hands in a sanctimonious manner as though they are face to face with their God. And also, it is not a surprising thing to see someone who came into Church service with a heavy heart putting on a cheerful face while songs are going on because singing song is like the catalyst that stirs up the hidden joy in the soul of a man. One important thing not to ignore while singing songs is that the songs are written in words and the content of the songs are communicating vital information realities to the singer. In other words, the singer while singing is making a confession to his or her life, that is why in the understanding of the confession he or she has no option than to break down emotionally without minding who is sitting next to him or her. And one wonders why such a ‘big’ person could stoop low emotionally. Well, is all because the words in the songs are communicating strong messages to his or her soul at that particular time and as a result some stresses and heavy situations could be assuaged.
However, since songs are written in words and singing them mean making confessions. It means that such confessions signal or quicken an attractive or repugnant reaction from the singer’s spirit. The reaction therefore, is based on someone’s ability to relate with the message of the song, his or her level of understanding of the content of the song will reflect in his or her reaction. So, it apt to say that one can be emotional while singing a song that has wrong confession in it because he or she didn’t have a proper understanding of the content of the song. When he or she has proper understanding of the confessions in the song such songs will not put him or her on or off again. Therefore, that a song makes people to be emotional while singing it doesn’t justify the confession in the song rather the justification of a song is done by examining its content through the prism of the scripture. If it fails to scale through the validation of the scripture, that song no matter how melodious, sanctimonious and touching it sounds a believer shouldn’t sing it.
As believers we should be occupied in singing songs that depict who we are in Christ and what we have become in Him. Since singing songs is a means of making confessions and what we confess in turn will definitely reflect to our image in God because we are sending messages to our spirit-man through the songs we sing. When we sing songs that confesses things that the scripture didn’t say about us we are creating a wrong image of who we are and definitely it will make us think less of who we are and consequently abuse ourselves spiritually.
Below are some of the songs I think through the prism of the scripture they are not depicting who we are in Christ and what Christ has wrought in us in Him.
1. These Are The Days Of Elijah – Well, these shouldn’t be the days of Elijah rather the days of the sons of God who we are. We are sons of God in Christ and better than Elijah who was a servant. Moreover our ministry is not found in Elijah but in Jesus Christ as a result Elijah should not set the pace for us to follow, we are in Christ and we do the things Christ does not what Elijah did. Our behavior is patterned after Christ not after Elijah (Luke 9:53-56). Elijah never gave anyone eternal life but Jesus did by His death and we are in Him today giving people eternal life through the gospel. Therefore, these are the days of salvation not the days of destruction!
2. Jesus Na De Only Son Of God – Yes as the monogenes (mon-og-en-ace) He was but as the prototokos (pro-tot-ok'-os) He’s no longer because we are His brethren as sons of God (Romans 8:29). So if you are singing this song you are denying yourself the right of ‘sonship’ in God! See Romans 8:15 – 16, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 1:5-6
3. When I come Into Your (God’s) Presence – Well, we don’t come into His presence we live in His presence because we were born into Him (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are found in Christ and not outside Christ. So we live in Him and He lives in us and His Spirit and our spirit is joined together we are inseparable entity. The Church building is not the presence of God, it is a place we gather to demonstrate His presence in us. That is why when we gather one sings songs and another gives sermon and the other gives prophecy and His power and glory flows through us because we carry His presence wherever we go (2 Corinthians 6:16).
4. You Are The Lord… You Will Never Share Your With Anyone – This song is misleading. God has shared His glory with me and you if you are a believer. In fact for this reason we are created in Christ that we should show forth His praise and glory (Isaiah 43:7). When God said He will not share His glory with another He was saying that to idols not to His people. (Isaiah 42:6-. Jesus gave us the glory He received from the father (John 17:22).
5. Draw Me Nearer … Draw Me Nearer To Thee – As a believer this song is for you! You are not far from God and He is not far from you. He lives in you and you live in Him. You are His temple, so you are not far from Him (1 Corinthians 3:17).
6. Lord Prepare Me A Sanctuary – As a believer, the Lord will not prepare you, He has already prepared you a sanctuary in Him in Christ. His temple is not different from His sanctuary that you are!
7. Send Down Your Glory – The glory of God cannot be sent down from anywhere again. Since you are the glory carrier. You just need to demonstrate it and people around will see it and praise Him!
8. Let The Weak Say I am Strong – In fact you are not the weak and should not be. The truth is that you are not supposed to pray for strength, you pray from strength because you were born into strength. Your placement is in Christ and in Christ there is no weakness. In Christ the authority has been given to you therefore you are not the weak!
9. Heavenly Race I No Go Tire – Heaven is not a race but a place and it is only located in Christ. If you are in Christ your existence is assured and even right now you are in heaven in Christ. The only way to be in heaven is to be in Christ and if you are not in Christ you can never be in heaven no matter the speed of your ‘race’. Wherever Christ is, is where you are!
10. Eternal, Eternal Life, I Want To Live Eternal Life God Save My Soul – Eternal life is a gift of God to them that believe in Christ, you don’t need to work for it just believe in Christ and you have eternal life. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23, 1 John 5:20).

However, there are many songs out there even written and sang by many notable figures that do not depict our nature in Christ. The accentuation here is based on the fact that it is very important for us to examine the type of song we are singing or ask to sing if it is not declaring who we are in Christ we should do away with it. Let us begin to sing songs according to knowledge and not according to what mollify our emotions. Remember, wrong songs create wrong confessions and wrong confessions create wrong mindsets and wrong mindsets create wrong spiritual disposition and your disposition will tell much about the level of spirituality you will assume or attend in the spiritual cadre.
Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_30.html

The best way to respond to Daddy Freeze instead of being emotional to his ignorance is to take him properly down the lane of the scriptures and this is what Pastor Chris Onayinka has done in this article. Read and learn!

Another response to online teacher Freeze (2)
Daddy Freeze and his ignorant illogicality concerning the local church..
In his video interview on Linda Ikeji TV, the above mentioned personality took a swipe at the local church when he mentioned that folks shouldn't give to the church because God doesn't dwell in temples and he quoted Acts 7:48, 'Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,'.
He stated giving shouldn't be made to the church and especially men who preside there in.
This betrays his ignorance of what the church is.Much more this is gross and crass error
The word 'church' is from the Greek word 'ekklesia' which means 'a congregation of called out ones'.
The basis of this congregation is faith in the gospel of Jesus. Thus, by identification, the church is called the body of Christ (Ephesians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 12:12-28).
Furthermore there’s is a who the church is ,believers in Christ .
And for emphasis, there’s a where .
My dear brother Daddy Freeze further opines ,The where isn’t important ,by calling folks listening to his “ online services “ via YouTube ,instagram etc as more important than “ buildings “ etc ,which he contemptuously calls church gatherings
For starters church has a where,a gathering.
Acts 2:1 KJV
[1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
This had definite leadership .
Acts 2:41-42 KJV
Continue:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/this-is-best-way-to-respond-to-daddy.html

sonofluc1fer:
Its your physical eyes that one should pray for to be opened.. that you will see yourself as a black man.

I think you are in the same category with them. Therefore, I pray that the eyes of your spiritual understanding should be opened for you to have the right knowledge about Christ. Say Amen! Meanwhile this has nothing to do with being black or white.

After watching this video as a Christian you have no other option than to pray for the people of Israel to have their eyes of spiritual understanding enlightened in the knowledge of Christ. Don't hate them pray for them and all the people in the middle-east to accept Christ!


watch the video here: http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/very-risky-to-evangelize-gospel-of.html

DuBLINGreenb:
This post gave me cancer.
God blessed every individual with the gift of choice, so who are you to question their actions that do not harm you? You did not give them the money or time, they decided how to spend their money and when to spend and when to worship God not even the state meddle with right to worship so why you.

And why are you crying? The writer of this article asked a simple question and you skipped it. The question is and you as a believer how did the celebration affect your spirituality? Tell us one of the benefits you gained yesterday!

I have not seen a celebration in this world that has so much fuss and buzz in and around it like Christmas. If you plan to fly for a business trip in and around December because of Christmas you will be forced to book for the flight somewhere around November, if not, you will not get any airline that is not fully booked during the Christmas period. People all over the world travel during Christmas period and it don’t necessarily mean that they travel because they are Christians. They travel and in fact celebrate Christmas though they are not Christians, because it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the Savior of the world. Also, I have noticed that in some countries where the authorities doesn’t allow for the celebration in their land, the citizens of these countries jets out of their land to celebrate Christmas in other countries. So Christmas period becomes necessarily or unnecessarily busy period whether you like it or not, you have to put up with it.

However, Christmas period becomes a busy but profitable period of time in the life many people around the world. There are handfuls of people who do not ascribe to the celebration but surely they benefit from it materially, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. In this part of the world where I come from, Christmas period is a period when certain appointments for settling of family issues, community development programs, marriages and weddings and some massive spiritual camp meetings takes place. In fact many communities use Christmas period to showcase their cultures and introduce the latest masquerade they have and people troop out to go and patronize them. This is because it is the only period that people are on hand and can be brought to the table for talks, ideas and active participation. Therefore, if one decides not to celebrate Christmas he or she has to travel and celebrate it directly or indirectly because the things I mentioned above.

On the other hand, Christmas period is seen as a period to hustle big time in order to achieve certain objectives in life that will bring someone to certain plinth in the society. And as a result of this, many while trying are injured in any way possible and this oftentimes lead to regret and loss of lives all because of Christmas celebration. And for many youths and some sexually active adults, it is a period to look for new babes and guys to sexually mess up with and the result of this in so many occasions are not palatable to swallow. Somehow, Christmas period has become an atrocious period because of the mindset people have developed as regards to its celebration.

Many go to Church services not because they are really intoned with the rhythm and purpose of the service but because they have to show people that they have arrived and they are putting on the latest Gucci and any high class designer product. The absent of these kind of materials in their life would mean that they will not attend the service. A proper scrutiny of this period of celebration has revealed that it all leans on the satisfaction of the flesh and the materialism that is attached to it and the spiritual aspect of it is somehow denigrated to something not vital. There is this massive movement of people in and out of their locations during this period and at the end they return without spiritual impact from the celebration. The question is, of what significance is Christmas celebration without spiritual gain from it? And you as a believer how did the celebration affect your spirituality?

Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_26.html

There is this saying that the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak. This statement was made by our Lord Jesus Christ when He was about to accept the offer to be separated from His Father because of man’s sin. Well, this statement is unique to Christ but it is also somehow a normal occurrence in the life of almost if not all His believers today. There is always this tendency to do more in their spiritual activities and in fact they would like to participate on a higher dimension but when they look around the environment speaks with a different tone. And sometimes if not all the time the environment is ready to offer something ‘adulating, ravishing and pleasurable’ when compare with what the material returns of their input is in the spiritual.
Unfortunately or fortunately if you like, many have gone the way of the environment and have decided to pick colors from the environment and are now swimming in their ‘glories’ and today they are seen as icons. To those of them that have chosen or toe the lines of the environment it doesn’t matter at all, after all is all about unlocking some ends and boom you are there. And in fact this is how it is, inasmuch as you can comply with the environment as a pastor, artist, businessman, etc. within a space of time you are there on the top and basking in some kind of superficial glory.
However, there are those who have decided not to take colors from the environment and for sure in them they have what it takes if not more to be what the people who have decided to take colors from the environment can offer. Right inside them they know that they can sing, dance, act and dig it better. They know that if they are out there, they will amass accolades easily but because they have decided not take colors from the environment it looks as if they are just nobodies. Yet, there is continuous mounting pressure that comes from colleagues and some family members on them to do something drastic about their situation. They keep on hearing words like, you know you are highly talented, I mean you are loaded, the next thing is to start comparing yourself with the latest guy that won an award how you are better than him or her.
And somehow along the line you will begin to think that your contribution and participation in the Church of God doesn’t worth it, since it is not bringing in the needed ‘glories’ as obtainable from the environment. Of course, thoughts like this continue to pump in and it grows each day if allowed and such individual is found to be in a restless mode always. And the adverse effect of this condition is that all of a sudden you find out that your zeal and participation in the things of God begins to slow down and gradually it continues to fade and if care is no taken you find yourself fading out from the things of God. And suddenly some young guys in the ministry starts to hit the screen big time and you will be found narrating how you were the one that taught them how to handle keyboard, microphone and how to stretch their necks well while singing. That you were the one that gave him or her the needed exposure, because if you had not given him or her the opportunity to lead that day, so, so and so persons wouldn’t have discovered how good he or she is.

Well, my counsel to you as a Christian movie maker, scriptwriter, songwriter singer, producer, actor and all have you in the entertainment industry keep to your track don’t look elsewhere, if you look at the environment it will take you. This is your ministry and like Apostle Paul counseled Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.” (Colossian 4:17). Remember, it is your ministry in Christ not in the world, therefore, He that calls you is faithful and He will do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
Till I come your way again, keep on basking in the Arena of Indubitable Truth!
Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_23.html

Today being Sunday I would like us to ruminate on this subject.

The question of who one’s neighbor is looks very simple and easy that one can conjecturally give an answer to it without much hassle. The truth is that this question is deeper than what one can perceive at the surface while tackling it from the Christian perspective. A thorough Christian doctrinal viewpoint will definitely change the way and manner one sees who his or her neighbor is. This is important because if we do, most of the fracases we are having on this planet earth will not surface at all.
Overtly, I want to state this fact that as humans we have one constituency and that is the fact that we are human beings. So humanity therefore, becomes the constituency of all humans irrespective of their color, race and whatever you can mention that has catalyzed the distortion we are having in the sense of our value for others. Interestingly, the blood which is the fluid that powers life in human is red in color and no human has ever being discovered to have a different color of blood. Though we have types of blood and these types are spread across the races and colors of humans we have. The implication of this is that, if a black man for instance is in need of blood transfusion and a white or green man falls in the same category of his type of blood; his blood stream will not reject it because it is coming from a white or green human, and the situation is vice versa.
Therefore, having established this fact that one needs to be human to be human on this earth and if you are human, you are human and nothing can take it away from you. Building this consciousness in the skull of everyone will definitely help to configure a mindset in humans that the description of their humanity is not subject to the race and color they belong; therefore should walk with his or her head high because he or she is human on this earth. I said all that in order to induce a force in the mind of people that will neutralize the inept acquiescent stance they have developed because of their race and color. This is an indication that there is a situation or a problem and this situation or problem is of the mind, and because it is a product of the mind of individuals the only way to heal it is to eradicate the negative ideas built in their minds.
So humans are having issues among themselves today just because of some kind of negative ideas built in their thoughts as regards to their relationship with the others. And this thought(s) is being predicated on a certain force which I called hatred. The truth is that because of hatred, the injustices, dehumanizations and all the demeaning things we found happening to humans on this earth are taking place. Evidences have shown that these situations and maladies grow and drive better in the presence of ignorance. Ignorance is prevalent because of lack of truth and truth is hibernated where knowledge is not made available and if knowledge is not available, ignorance reigns and if ignorance reigns, the obvious product of it is ferociousness and this ferocity is pivoted around hatred.
Continue reading from the source:
http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_17.html

MhizzAJ:
Why should i waste my energy

you can think this way if you are not a Christian!

Lomprico2:
Does he pray for me?

The bible didn't say he should be the one to pray for you rather you should pray for him and even give thanks to God because of him irrespective of what you think about him.

As A Christian, how often do you pray for your leaders?


“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”

1 Timothy 2:1-6

Sometimes we are carried away by our emotions and in it found ourselves overstepping our boundaries and as a result we forget our responsibilities as Christians. We have become so self-centered that we just don’t care about the existence of others yet we profess that we are Christians and the love for others doesn’t count in our lives. Just because we expected certain leaders to do justice or resolve some lingering situations and no matter the efforts they have put in to solve the problem, well, as far as we are concerned they are not doing enough, they are the problem and not the solution.

So we hate them and never think anything good about them. We abuse and curse them openly on the social media. And even curse their extended families who are not part of the system so to say. This is all because we have become emotionally attached to the situation we are in and have forgotten that we are Christians and should make it a point duty to change the situation from our side by praying for the man who is leading the course. It doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she must be a Christians before we can lift up our voice and pray for him. Firstly, we should give thanks because of the life of our president and his second in command, and the rest people in positions of power in our countries. Our prayer for them will go a long way in penetrating their hearts and turns it to what God desires for us as a nation.

“Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which isin Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.”
2 Chronicles 36:23

Therefore, if you are a Christian actually you shouldn’t go about cursing your leader using such ways like, clueless, dullard, stupid, useless etc. Firstly, that leader is someone’s father and probably his Children are your mate and even if he’s your age mate, well, he’s the only leader you have at the moment therefore, you should bless him or her. And peradventure you think he’s persecuting you, you should go ahead and pray for him and let him be free from the negative power holding him.
As you go to church today to pray have your leaders in mind and pray that they should have the right mind and wisdom to do things the way it should be done and you know it shall be well with you in the land you live.

God bless you all this day!

Till I come your way again, keep on basking in the Arena of Indubitable Truth!

Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/12/as-christian-how-often-do-you-pray-for.html

Because of erroneous interpretation of the scripture that is why we are having the fuss about tithing and no tithing, the use of anointing oil, handkerchief as mantle etc. The fact remains that many Christians have not been taught and as long as it continues in this manner there's going to be even worst doctrines that will manifest in the future.

“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?” Acts 8:30

“But ye have not so learned Christ;” Ephesians 4:20

There is obvious gross interpretation of the Scripture as a result of the way and manner the Scripture has been studied and read. The inappropriate studying and reading of the Scripture has led to wrong interpretation of the Scripture and that has resulted into wrong application of what the Scripture says.

"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." Jude 1:3

This statement in the quotation above “and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” implies that we should make sure that the document called the faith is kept intact without alteration. The word faith in the sentence is not faith as in the ability to cause miracle to happen, is referring to the doctrine or the teaching which has been sourced from the Scripture which is the word of truth handed over to us. It is disheartening to know that many were doing this in those days and even in this present time because of their selfish earthly gains and vain glory and Apostle Paul openly expose their works as he stated in his epistle to the Philippians thus:

“Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ; whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”

Philippians 3:16-19

He also said the same thing to his audience in Rome, warning them about the consequence(s) of the mishandling of what the stipulations of the Scripture are. He advised them to avoid those that perpetrate these odious acts that decimate the sanctity of the faith we have received. The reason for avoidance is that such teachings will definitely lead to error and wrong application is inevitable. Apostle Paul thus stated:

“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”
Romans 16:17-18

Without mincing words, Apostle Paul in his days never took the issue of erroneous teaching lightly. He is always predispose to what is taught rightly and rescues himself from the wrong teaching and would not give an inch space to someone who wants to bring such in his fold. Apostle Peter received such affront from him in Galatia notwithstanding that Apostle Peter is a senior colleague in the Ministry of Christ.

“But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?”

Galatians 2:14

Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/11/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_21.html

Knowing and understanding what the blessing is will definitely enhance our Christian life. Over the years there has been a misconception or misnomer about what the blessing of God is, and as a result many who are blessed are thinking they are not and many who are not are basking in great fallacious delusion thinking they have arrived. In this topic, we are going to painstakingly unfold the meaning of the blessing of God.
Text Of Interest:

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”

Provb 10:22 (KJV)

Furthermore, as said earlier, the blessing of God is the restoration of man to the position he is supposed to be in God as purposed by God even before the foundation of the earth. When a man believes the gospel he believed into the position God has established for him, and by knowledge he will begin to operate in these positions and begin to exercise authority in them. That is to say that he has come into the class of God, as a child of God, he now possess the life of God, the love of God, he has the faith of God in him, he has the Spirit of God in him and the light of God dwells in him. These positions typifies riches and as I said earlier, the blessing of God empowers one to be rich and anyone that has occupied these positions in God has already being made rich no doubt. This shows that if you have spoken to someone about Christ and he or she believes to accept Him in his or her life. What this implies is that you have succeeded to empower him or her to become rich, though it depends on his or her awareness of the position you have brought him or her into. See what Apostle Paul says in his epistle to the Corinthians “In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.” (2 Cor. 6:5-10). The quotation suggests that the riches and possessing all things doesn’t necessarily mean physical or material things but something that has spiritual connotations and of course there is no one as rich as someone that has connection or relationship with God. Possessing all things means that in them is the substance that can generate everything one might be in need of in life, because without having the substance it will be impossible for the materialization of things to come into effect. With them, those things that look mysterious are demystified and revealed to men.
These are what he called in another epistle the unsearchable riches of Christ, “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.” (Eph 3:8-9). These riches are mainly located in Christ and can be accessed by those who are in Christ. Though they are not physical but manifests in form of authority, audacity, knowledge and spiritual understanding in the life of the believer, he has the right to control things around, I means issues orders and things will begin to fall into places as he desires. He has control over what happens to his health, he conditions his health whenever any abnormality wants to take place. He causes eternity to invade matters and with such an innate and spiritual prowess or dexterity in him or her matter doesn’t matter at all. They command resources and resources flow towards and around them for any purpose they desire to execute.
They are called the light carrier and are full of light because they abide in the Light and walk in the light of life and never stumble in darkness. When they come into an area that is full of darkness the light in them starts to neutralize the darkness and its effect in that area. Because of their existence in a certain place, there is an assurance of hope that development is guaranteed and prosperity has come because in them is the substance that can manifest and transform a worse place to a better place. This is what happened in the case of Joseph, immediately he came into the house of Potiphar, situation and the environments began to respond to him because he is the substance carrier. Potiphar couldn’t help it but to confess the obvious that he noticed in his life “And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.”
Therefore, the restoration of someone to the spiritual position he should be in God conceptualizes the fact that he or she has assumed the position of power and authority. The reality is that occupying a position of power enables one to amass or accrued whatever his or her desire is and if someone is out of position he or she wouldn’t for any reason call any shots in any matter. Think about this!

Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/11/welcome-to-arena-of-indubitable-truth_8.html

I visited this blog and I found these interesting and I decided to share it here!

1. It is not possible for someone to know the truth in error.
2.In Christ is not like for like rather it is like for hate.
3. Forgiveness is the bedrock of believer's love walk
4. The love of God is the wisdom of God that should be applied in any relationship.


Source:http://salvationinthelordevangelicalministry..com/2017/11/as-christian-you-should-understand-and.html

Juchii:
So far many people agreed with me here, have you checked my likes?? It is 300+ , shows a lot of approval. I don't have to argue with you on 70% & 30% because it is imaginary. Non of us can back it up with empirical or numeric evidence.
Peace?? Do you know what peace means Peace is when you want it you have it. Let take America for a case study; Americans don't like trump. There is also protest every now and then. American citizens own guns and you can also buy it from next store but guess what?? they will never use use it against themselves, they don't burn cars of their fellow citizens, they don't loot their shop. You see?? there is freedom but there is also limitation to freedom. African tend to misuse their freedom in any slightest opportunity
Asking somebody to a burn a country and raising an army (BSS) within a nation, is that how to ask for your own country??

Foolish majority! Since you know the percentages are imaginary why did you put them as facts? This shows how wicked and deceptive you are! For your information, Japan, Singapore and may countries have no mineral resources but Nigeria cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Okwo m na azu ukwu m na akpu na ala ya hara m ka m gi ukwu gawa. Igbos want to stand on their feet and walk, Nigeria should stop backing them - enough of this deception!

Juchii:
Igbo's should not overlook the benefit of operation pathon dance. They always offer free medical treatment to everyone.

I am an Igbo guy and I support it 100% my reasons are but not limited to;

(1) the hate and hate speech is now spreading so rapidly that it is now affecting the younger ones. I want them to have the mind of their own.

(2) the instability in the region is now chasing investors away thereby increasing unemployment rate. No investor would like to invest in such area.

(3) the agitation is as a result of total ignorance and greed. Even if you give them everything, they will still ask for more.

(4) it is dragging people away from business because of lost in focus. This people no longer do their normal business. They keep running from one IPOB meetings to another. Chest beating on how they have the capacity to build nuclear weapons, how their BSS is the best in the whole world, how they can burn Nigeria in 24 hours. What a world of fantasy .

(5) the Biafra would be the worst country; the division within the Biafra land, the hatred because they have taught themselves how to hate instead of love.

(6) Biafra land is not economically viable. The revenue we generate can not feed two states out of five state we have. They are landlocked, they don't produce enough food that can feed a state out of five. They will import every but with which money

(7) 70% of Igbo don't want Biafra, they don't subscribe to it. They are not prone to deception from Nnamdi KANU. But the 30% that want Biafra are more vocal thereby overshadowing the 70%.

My father once told me that, "it is possible to wake up a sleeping person but impossible to the one pretending to be asleep.
True knowledge is the knowledge of ones own ignorance."


FTC for the first time in 5years. I am not gonna celebrate until I see alert

This is claptrap, I mean vile to say the least, full of deception in your writup is hard to pipe down the throat of many that are sensible. 70% of Igbos are against Biafra and just 30% are in favour, white lies from the father of lies. If you are sure of this statement why not conduct referendum ? I mean the issue would have been buried. The igbos states couldn't generate enough revenue to sustain them – so how are they being sustained, is it money generated from Lagos, Kano or kastina state? The igbo land is landlocked – really! Where are you from ? Okay assuming your statements are right, why are you drinking panadol for their headache ? Don’t you think they know that they are landlocked, they don’t have oil, the don’t have any mineral resources and yet they want to go, just allow them go to their detriment not yours. What is your problem! Just allow them go and if they come back to you never accept them. You are fighting them because there are things you know that are useful in and about them to you and you don’t want to lose those things and that is why you are fighting and killing them. After all people who are impoverished ad wretched are liabilities no reasonable people should allow them stay near them . You only make sure that people who are viable, versatile and enterprising stays in, just because Nigeria understands that these are the qualities of the Igbos and if they go they will lose that is why they are fighting them tooth and nail to stay period.

alcmene:
Some people working the streets Nigeria should be subjected to psychiatric test to ascertain whether they are mad.

This man's answer to the very first question gave him away as a typical Yoruba disgruntled elder.

"My first reaction is that the activists who truncated the First Republic were men of questionable character in the fine profession of the military. That was when a few soldiers mostly of the then Eastern Region massacred prominent political and economic leaders of Northern Nigeria and Western Nigeria only."


Setting the record straight. these are the officers that plotted the said coup

1. Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu (Delta Igbo)

2. Major Adewale Ademoyega (Yoruba) author of “Why we struck”

3. Capt. G. Adeleke (Yoruba)

4. Maj. Ifeajuna (Igbo)

5. Lt. Fola Oyewole (Yoruba) author of “The reluctant rebel”

6. Lt. R. Egbiko(Esean)

7. Lt. Tijani Katsina(Hausa/Fulani)

8. Lt. O. Olafemiyan(Yoruba)

9. Capt. Gibson Jalo(Bali)

10. Capt. Swanton(Middle Belt)

11. Lt. Hope Harris Eghagha (Urhobo)

12. Lt. Dag Warribor(Ijaw)

13. 2nd Lt. Saleh Dambo(Hausa)

14. 2nd Lt. John Atom Kpera(Tiv).

So, to an unbiased observer, what evidence can one provide to show that Igbos actually carried out the coup in order to exterminate other tribes and take over the country? It is very easy to sell falshood, but it is very difficult to provide facts to buttress your claims.

Thanks for this! It reveals a lot ......

Published on January 19, 2016 by

Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
Federica Mogherini, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security has replied Biafra agitators and the Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS) over their call for a referendum.
The OEAS had earlier requested that the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security utilizes their good office to help bring about a referendum for Biafra’s independence.
The OEAS also called for release of all Biafran political prisoners, a stand down of Nigerian forces, and a snap referendum to be held within 90 days.
In response to their request, Mogherini replied Dr., Jonathan Levy, OEAS Chief Administrative Officer, stressing that, the European Union’s official position is that while it has strong diplomatic and economic ties with Nigeria, “protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms remains a priority for the EU and we encourage the authorities [Nigeria] in every occasion to respect such rights.”

FILE PHOTO: Pro-Biafra protesters in Abuja
The EU went on to advise the OEAS and Biafrans that self-determination and border changes must be in accordance with established international law. The OEAS has called for an internationally recognized referendum on Biafra independence or autonomy. The EU has indicated it will only recognize a Biafra born via international law and not armed secession.
To achieve a referendum, the OEAS advises all nonviolent means should be utilized including general strikes, economic boycotts, work actions, demonstrations, lawsuits, and civil disobedience. Nigeria is a member of The International Labor Organization (ILO). The ILO recognizes the right to engage in general strikes and the right to strike is also recognized in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 (Article 8(1)(d)).

Anything from the Arab and islamic world is always violent, vicious and unreasonable. Of course there is no human that would have the gut to film this video except an Arab man. If you think otherwise you can attest to it that you will not have the liver to do this thrash. But to the Arabs such is normal .... they do abominable things with animals.... My comment isn't based on hate but on my knowing ....

rodeo0070:
You are absolutely correct.

I'm not one of them but I'm amazed with their mode of operation. Their AWAKE magazine is one of the most informative in the world. I started reading their magazine since 1995. Then, there was this Neighbour of ours, a Bank Manager of Cooperative Bank. Every Sunday, him, his wife and 3 children will be trekking from house to house preaching. I was amazed 'cos this man has a big car (Nissan Laurel, Lol). I'm like this makes senses, leaving your comfort to talk about God to others. This drew me to them then. They dress well and neat, speak simple english, prolifically and confidently and well grounded on many issues. I must confess, their views on how to tackle issues has helped me in a way i can't quantify. In my career, money, disposition towards others etc.

By the way, you don get their mobile APP?

Honestly I miss awake, that magazine really helped me those days. I never run short of some current information on events revolving around science and business. The information I got from awake helped me to hit to a point in one of my school projects. Though, somehow I do not concur to some of the doctrines they peddle; however, their mannerism and code of dressing as regards to preaching the gospel is incomparable for now!

DAMAYYOR:
when did this took place?... it "tooked" place after you murdered English but English will rise again lmaooooo

Thanks

I came across this video and I was wondering when it really happened. Is it during this PMB's time GEJ's? However is about time the present government wake up and start doing something drastic to thaw this monsters from the face of this earth. They should as a matter of fact stop apportioning blames and face the music.

Source: http://heavy.com/news/2015/10/new-isis-islamic-state-boko-haram-news-videos-pictures-west-africa-province-wilayat-gharb-ifriqiyyah-beheads-nigerian-soldier-beheaded-beheading-full-uncensored-youtube/

ikombe:
iron will learn to trust

It is very catastrophic to trust people with a debased heart

"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (Jn 4:23-24)

This depict the level of enlightenment we have in that country. If gold rust what will iron do?

SkinnyDude:
lol. hohoho. man, you are nowhere.
Nigeria has the best weather? 36 celsius is best to you. people be sweating and smelling like xmas goat.

And over there people are very happy living under minus o celsius. Well is better to sweat than to be chilled under such a terrible climate. Sorry man is too bad!

omonnakoda:
That is the beauty of democracy everyone has their say

Yes thanks for democracy if not despots like you would have foisted or finagled your misleading views on me. Meanwhile you are yet to elucidate on your new definition of who a businessman is. If a trader is not a businessman I wonder who he is!

SkinnyDude:
poor man thinking.
travel out and see that you are living in hell..

You dont even know who I am and where I live. However, I stick strongly to my own view, Nigeria has the best weather no matter how hellish it may be for now.... Just because some oafs are in position. someday you will understand my view and then you will come to terms with it.

omonnakoda:
That is the beauty of democracy everyone has their say

Yea, thanks for democracy if not despots like you would have foisted or finagled your misleading views on me. How do you say a trader is not a businessman? You are yet to elucidate on that.