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How does it lead to the cross?
Because all of history is divided by the life of one man: Jesus Christ. Whether you write AD/BC or CE/BCE, the reference point is the same: His birth. That’s not an accident.
Credible historians outside the Bible record Him:
•Tacitus (Roman) - Christ was executed under Pontius Pilate.
•Josephus (Jewish), He was a wise man who did remarkable deeds, crucified, yet still followed.
•Pliny the Younger (Roman governor) - Christians worshiped Him as divine.
Even skeptics admit: Jesus lived, taught, and was crucified. The question is what happened next. The tomb was empty, His followers were transformed overnight from cowards to martyrs, and His message spread without armies or wealth. Alternative explanations - stolen body, hallucinations, twin-brother or lies - collapse under scrutiny. (I know this bc 2 years ago I was exploring every possibility bc I simply could not believe someone came back to life but nothing else explains the circumstantial evidence). The resurrection makes the most sense of the evidence.
And here’s the kicker: we actually have far more historical evidence for Jesus of Nazareth than we do for Caesar, Alexander the Great, or many other ancient figures we never question. We call their histories “fact”, yet the sources for Christ are stronger and closer in time to His life.
This man didn’t fight with swords, He spoke. He didn’t flee death, He faced it and walked away. His words of forgiveness carried further than empires, His love outlasted Rome.
You don’t have to believe it. But it is credible, it is history, and it is worth considering. Because at the center of it all remain three things: faith, hope, and love. And what else is there?
Personal side note:
While in college I started to seriously question the beliefs id been taught as a child. I had hard questions my parents and pastors couldn’t answer. I was lost. The thing is, I always believed in a Creator, I just didn’t know who He was. I figured if God is real, wouldn’t at least one of the “religions” be correct. So I looked into Islam, Bushism, Hinduism, Mormonism and Greek mythology. Almost all of them were the same. “Follow these rules and be a ‘good’ person and you’ll go to heaven”. Except Christianity was different. It said, no, you are not a good person. You are deeply flawed. Prideful. Selfish. Envious. Lustful. Angry. Unforgiving. It said you cannot earn your way to heaven bc you will never be perfect. Christianity says you need a Savior. It says we all need a savior. That’s why the cross matters, eternally.
So then the question became, do I believe the creator is personal? Because that is the God of the Bible: personal. And with the existence of love I found it impossible that God was not personal. (I don’t believe love is just chemical reactions, we might disagree there, but I do fundamentally believe in the soul).
So, my decision to follow Christ was two-fold:
Assuming:
1. God is real
2. God is personal
History told me the rest.
So when I say history leads to the cross, I mean both literally - His life divides time - and personally, because every meaningful question I asked about life eventually pointed me to Him. And that is astounding to me.
Maybe it’s all foolishness and I’m living my life as a fool. But if so, let me be a fool for love, for hope, and for faith. Because the alternative is living for power, status, or fear. And everyone lives by faith in something - it’s built into life. So the question is: what defines yours?
Let me know your thoughts!
Stop and think with me for a moment: what exactly did Lucifer tell those angels that made them bold enough to fight God on his behalf? What lie could possibly be so convincing that holy angels, who had only ever known the perfection and goodness of God, would suddenly see Him as unworthy of their loyalty? No proof. No evidence. Just whispers. And those whispers became their “truth.” Those whispers became their “discernment.” And on the strength of a lie, they rebelled against the One who had never failed them.
That is the principle of Lucifer, and it is still the strategy being played out today. Certain ministers rise, posturing themselves as those with “special access” or “privileged revelation.” They say, “Beware of Minister XYZ. He’s not truly a man of God. God showed me something. I know what you don’t know.” They never produce evidence. They never point you back to Christ. They simply whisper, sow seeds of suspicion, and let the poison spread. And suddenly, an entire camp turns against a servant of God—not because of truth, but because of a story, because of a narrative, because of Lucifer’s principle recycled.
Tell me—how does a whole group of believers, who once honoured a man, suddenly see him as evil overnight? How does a brother you once loved become your enemy? It’s simple: you inherited another man’s bitterness, another man’s grudge, another man’s envy, another man’s jealousy, another man’s insecurity. That is not discernment; that is deception. That is not revelation; that is rebellion.
Don’t you see? If angels in heaven—angels who dwelt in God’s light—could be seduced into fighting Him because they believed Lucifer’s whispers, how much more you and I if we do not guard our ears? If it could happen in heaven, it can happen in church. It can happen in fellowship. It can happen in your own circle. That is why you must be careful what you hear and who you hear it from.
I say it boldly: God does not anoint suspicion. God does not traffic in gossip. God does not build His kingdom on envy or slander. The Holy Spirit does not sound like whispers that divide. The Holy Spirit does not look like bitterness passed off as prophecy. If it doesn’t sound like Christ, it’s not Christ. If it doesn’t look like Christ, it’s Lucifer—still whispering, still lying, still dividing, still dragging destinies out of place.
So guard your ears. Guard your heart. Guard your honour. Don’t inherit another man’s poison. Don’t inherit another man’s wound. Don’t inherit another man’s rebellion. Shut down the whispers before they shut you out of destiny.
Because the same devil who convinced angels to fight God is still convincing men to fight one another. And the tragedy is this: every time you fight a servant of God because of a whisper, you’re not fighting for God—you’re fighting for Lucifer.
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Nigerians are piling on Sani, a victim of the armed robbery, who had to watch his security and neighbour die, after taking them to the hospital. They’re piling on him because they’re looking for “gist” and he’s not giving them the “gist” fast enough.
I hate it here
An African studying here in the US just casually told me over the phone that Nigerians at his school are, in his words, “too competitive,” and that they make him feel as though he’s not working hard enough.
I told him the truth is, the average Nigerian you meet anywhere is competing against himself or herself, not anyone else. Trust me, they don’t even know you exist, and they’re not competing with you. They’re simply trying to have a tomorrow that is better than their today and yesterday.
That’s why Nigerians excel in whatever they do, wherever you find them. They have this resilience and tenacity that you can’t just explain, especially if you lack the context of their realities.
@MaiChrsta @BalogunAbass12 No, it shows that understanding context is imperative when studying the Bible. Salvation requires believing what Jesus Christ has done on the cross. Obedience doesn’t earn it, neither does a sincere heart.