@timothy_mukoro I wish they would listen. They would rather refer you to go listen to another series.
May we not labour in heresies o
Thank God for his mercy.
In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some for honorable use and some for dishonorable.2 Tim 2:20
Sanctification isn’t about perfection by our own strength; it’s about being set apart, cleansed, and made ready for the Master’s.
I join them to say, "thank you Mr President @officialABAT" and also, I beg again secure Nigeria. Securing Nigeria begins with rescuing all who remain kidnapped by the terrorists in all states of the Federal Republic.
A lot of Christians don't truly divide the word, cos if you actually study the Bible for what it says, it completely busts that toxic myth that Christians only suffer because they lack faith or don't pray hard enough.
Look at Job: God literally chewed out his friends for blaming Job's pain on his personal failures.
Even the Apostle Paul, who had massive faith, had an ongoing "thorn in the flesh" that God chose not to remove, and Hebrews 11 is packed with heroes who were praised for their faith while enduring total heartbreak and persecution.
We totally ignore clear biblical precedents, and then turn around to claim Christianity is fraud when our sufferings and afflictions remain (despite 1 million prayer mountains, a gazillion of online prayer meetings and a 100 days of biri biri fasting).
The reality is that we live in a broken world, and hard times are just a part of life, not some spiritual report card as we like to frame it.
When you stop playing the blame game with Scripture, you see that God doesn't always take away the storm; instead, He uses those painful moments to shape our character, teach us how to comfort others, and promises that He'll fix it all in the end.
It always begins with "the Bible is not the word of God". Immediately you follow them see the reasons and you successfully withdraw some authority from the written word, you and them will create your god in your own image.
"Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions... but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life." — Romans 6:12-13
I promise you, to grow spiritually, you have to first quit going to non-denominational churches.
If you're pentecostal, request for full statement of faith, mission and vision of the church you attend, crosscheck with the past or next 4 messages you hear from them if it aligns.
Importantly, know you cannot change them from the inside, leave fraudulent churches and find a true church, if not them go Ananias your small Sapphira.