Of God and Mankind

Luke 14:26 (GNBDK) “Those who come to Me (Jesus Christ) cannot be My disciples unless they love Me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.”   Galatians 3:28 (GNBDK) “So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.”   Dear people of God, there are many ways Christians compromise their faith for fear of men. Some of these ways are obvious but some are not so obvious and those who do these things are not aware of the dangers they subject themselves to in the eyes of God.   How can you call yourself a Christian and claim that though you do not believe in the discriminatory practice of the Osu caste system of South Eastern Nigeria BUT you cannot have anything to do with them or sanction a marital relationship with someone labelled an Osu?   For those who do not know what the Osu caste system is all about, I...

  2 JOHN 1:9 – 11 “Anyone who runs on ahead [of God] and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ [who is not content with what He taught] does not have God; but he who continues to live in the doctrine (teaching) of Christ [does have God], he has both the Father and the Son.   10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement.   11 For he who wishes him success [who encourages him, wishing him Godspeed] is a partaker in his evil doings.”   Dear people of God, all men of God are pastors but not all pastors are men of God.   So what is the difference?   When you mention God in a title, not everyone qualifies for that title as we shall soon see in this message.   The Lord Jesus made it clear that not everyone who calls Him Lord shall enter His kingdom but...

Matthew 11:28-29 (AMPC)   “Come to Me, all you who labo u r and are heavy-laden  and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]   29 Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.”   Dear people of God, a friend of mine told me a true story his brother told him of a lady working in the same multi-national corporation (well known) with him.   This lady was a senior executive and one day she invited my friend’s brother’s boss and other ladies to a meeting. At this meeting, she mentioned to them that she was formally inviting them to join a secret cult whose members control the activities of the corporation and other well-known ones around the world and that they needed to join the cult so that they too could advance in their career.   She said her husband t...

Hebrews 8:6-7 (AMPC)  “ But as it now is, He [Christ] has acquired a [priestly] ministry which is as much superior  and more excellent [than the old] as the covenant (the agreement) of which He is the Mediator (the Arbiter, Agent) is superior  and more excellent, [because] it is enacted  and rests upon more important (sublimer, higher, and nobler) promises.   7 For if that first covenant had been without defect, there would have been no room for another one  or an attempt to institute another one.”   Dear people of God, from a number of conversations I have had with Christians on some issues bothering on the rights of a Christian in Christ, I have discovered, though sadly, that many are just not aware of these rights.   As a result, many go through life experiencing a lot of difficulties at the hands of the devil and his agents, both demons and human.   Consequently, many Christians are afraid of things that ordinarily they should give a...

  Ephesians 5:23-28  “ For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the church, Himself the Savio u r of [His] body.   24 As the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands.   25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,   26 So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the Word,   27 That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendour, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].   28 Even so husbands should love their wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”   Dear people of God, the above Scriptures are self-explanatory. Unfortunately, not every Christian pays serious attention to God’s Word.   God has said He values the individual who is humble, of a contrite spirit and trembles at...

Romans 11:29 (AMPC) “ For God's gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.]”   Dear friend, as is usual with most of us, we would have reflected over 2024 and made some resolutions, goals and commitments for 2025.   My simple advice to everyone reading this message today is that you include the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Messiah and Master of the Universe in whatever plans you have for 2025.   You must include Jesus Christ because He is the ONLY person Who would never mislead you because of His unfailing love for you as your Creator and God.   You must therefore follow Him wholeheartedly by diligent study, meditation, obedience and action on His Word in the Holy Bible. When you do this, you can be sure that your every prayer would be answered because He has said for you to ask God the Father anything in His (Jesu...