JoyDarmie

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@ekitistategov Thank you for the consideration.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@ekitistategov Dear @EkitiStateGov,

I would like to kindly appeal regarding the submission deadline for the “Ekiti at 30: My Dream and Agenda for the Next Thirty Years” essay competition.

The announced deadline was September 28, and I had been working towards submitting my essay on that date

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@ekitistategov However, the submission portal was closed early on September 28, before I could submit
I respectfully ask that the organizers consider reopening the portal briefly to allow participants who understood September 28 to mean the end of the stated date to submit their entries

[Goodness Kolawole @goodness__k]

How can a sinner be made right with God?
How is a person saved?

The simple, clear, biblical answer is: believe in the Lord Jesus (Acts 16:31).

But this is not easy-believism.

When Scripture says, “Believe in the Lord Jesus,” it is not inviting us to merely agree intellectually with certain facts about Jesus. A person may agree with the facts of the gospel, while never truly entrusting himself to Christ.

The invitation of the gospel is to believe in THE LORD JESUS — the One who has authority over us. And if Christ is truly received, that has implications for how we live.

We do not come to Jesus saying, “I believe in You, but I will continue to live however I want.”

“I believe in Jesus, but I have no intention of turning from my sin or submitting to Him” is not the kind of faith Scripture describes as saving faith.

“I agree with the facts of the gospel, but I deliberately refuse to turn from my sin because I love it more than I love Christ” is not how salvation works.

Salvation is as much a TURNING TO GOD as it is a TURNING FROM SIN.

The Thessalonians “turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (1 Thess 1:9).

They did not continue in their idolatry while claiming to belong to Christ. Their turning to God necessarily meant turning away from the idols they had previously served.

This is one of the things that distinguishes false profession from genuine faith.

The Apostle Paul speaks of those who “PROFESS TO KNOW GOD, but they deny him by their works.” He calls such people “detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work” (Titus 1:16).

There are those who profess the Lordship of Christ but are, in reality, workers of lawlessness (Matt 7:21-23).

They have no genuine commitment to Christ. They claim to belong to Christ, but they refuse His authority over their lives. Their profession is not matched by a life that acknowledges Him as Lord.

This is not to say that the person who comes to Christ will have perfect obedience from the moment of salvation, or that a genuine believer will never struggle with sin.

The issue is not sinless perfection.

The issue is whether we have made peace with our sin and decided that Christ has no authority over how we live.

The Bible rejects the idea that a person can consciously embrace Christ while simultaneously deciding that repentance and obedience are irrelevant.

The Lord we believe in calls us to repentance. He calls us to turn from sin. And He calls us to obey Him.

This was the Lord’s message: “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32).

[Goodness Kolawole @goodness__k]

IS THE FEAR OF HELL A LEGITIMATE REASON TO COME TO CHRIST?

Some reject the idea that fear should play any role in conversion, but I find no biblical warrant for such a rejection.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with warning sinners about hell and eternal judgment, and calling them to flee to Christ because of it. The faithful proclamation of God’s Word has never shied away from the reality of judgment. From the Old Testament prophets to the NT apostles, God’s messengers warned people of the consequences of sin & called them to repentance.

To preach this way, therefore, is not to depart from the gospel. It is to proclaim the whole counsel of God.

The OT prophets warned the people of judgment.

John the Baptist said to the Pharisees and Sadducees who had come to be baptized:

“Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?” (Matt 3:7)

In other words, there is a wrath to come, and a key part of gospel proclamation involves warning people to escape that wrath before it strikes.

Jesus Himself spoke repeatedly and solemnly about hell and coming judgment.

It was the Lord Himself who taught that there will be a resurrection resulting in judgment on the last day (John 5:29).

It was the Lord Himself who commanded men to fear the One who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell (Matt 10:28).

It was the Lord Himself who said, “Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).

There is the reality of eternal judgment, the righteous outworking of God’s justice, and the sinner must know how serious this is.

There is nothing in the gospel proclamation of the Lord and His apostles that should make modern preachers shy away from declaring the reality of hell and the certainty of eternal judgment.

Paul was having a private discussion about Christ with the Roman governor Felix. He spoke about righteousness, self-control and the coming judgment.

The coming judgment wasn’t a topic Paul thought should be avoided. Rather, it was part of his proclamation.

Guess what?

It frightened Felix.

Felix became so afraid that he dismissed Paul (Acts 24:25).

Can people start trembling as they hear the gospel?

Yes.

The gospel is good news, but the good news becomes clearer when we understand the bad news from which Christ saves us.

Paul didn’t simply tell people what they would find comfortable. He proclaimed what they needed to hear.

This kind of preaching that sounds only positive and deliberately avoids any mention of hell, God’s holiness, sin, and just judgment is neither biblical nor apostolic.

Paul effectively told the Athenians that God commands all people everywhere to repent because judgment is coming and it is certain (Acts 17:31).

Peter said that Jesus commanded the apostles to preach and to “WARN THEM that he is the one appointed by God judge of the living and the dead” (Acts 10:42).

The mandate is to preach and to warn.

The mandate is therefore incomplete without warning.

A faithful presentation of the gospel includes warning the sinner of the judgment to come and of God’s coming wrath, in a way that awakens holy fear and drives the sinner to seek refuge in Christ.

Of course, the riches of the gospel become clearer to us as we grow in the knowledge of God’s truth. But the fear of judgment can be a proper awakening to our need for salvation.

FEAR IS NOT THE ONLY OR FINAL MOTIVE, but it is a legitimate motive.

It is a just reason to flee to Christ, who alone delivers us from the wrath to come (1 Thess 1:10).

The fact that fear of judgment played a role in someone’s coming to Christ does not make their conversion false. Fear may awaken a sinner to his desperate need for salvation; the sinner must then flee to Christ and trust in Him.

We have a duty to tell people what Scripture says is true, even if it will frighten them.

The coming judgment is real. Hell is real. Christ is the refuge from God’s wrath.
And warning sinners to flee to Him is not a failure to preach the good news.

It is an act of love.

[Goodness Kolawole @goodness__k]

We cannot be saved by our righteous deeds. That will never work.

Imagine a sinner who decides at some point in life to turn away from sin and, from that day until death, never commits another act of sin. Even then, he would not be saved by those righteous deeds. Why? Because his obedience cannot undo the sins he has already committed.

The problem is that he has already sinned against a holy God, and his sin has already incurred guilt and condemnation. Future obedience cannot undo past disobedience. The righteous deeds he performs afterwards cannot atone for the sins already committed, nor can they cancel the debt his sin has incurred. In fact, even perfect obedience from that moment onwards would simply be the obedience he already owes to God. It would not compensate for his previous rebellion.

Once guilt exists, subsequent obedience does not erase it. A judge does not dismiss yesterday’s crime because the defendant obeyed the law today.

Simply put, our sins have already incurred a debt we cannot pay, and no amount of righteous deeds performed afterwards can pay that debt. We already stand guilty before God and our works of righteousness cannot remove our guilt or reconcile us to God.

To be clear, Scripture teaches that we are incapable of producing the perfect righteousness God requires. We are morally bankrupt; dead in trespasses and sins. But even if, hypothetically speaking, a sinner could live a perfectly righteous life from this moment forward, it would already be too late. His past sins have already brought him under God’s righteous judgment, and not even future obedience can reverse that verdict.

If we are to be saved, then our guilt must be removed, our debt must be canceled, and God’s righteous justice against our sin must be satisfied. A holy God cannot simply overlook sin or pretend it never happened. His justice must be upheld.

This is why the death of Christ is the only way of salvation, because only His death provides atonement for our sins.

Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for sinners. On the cross, He endured the punishment that our sins deserved and satisfied the righteous justice of God on our behalf. God treated Him as though He Himself had committed our sins. His death was the payment for our sins. Only the death of God’s holy One could serve as an acceptable payment for sin. And now, because of His atoning death, God can forgive sinners without violating His holiness or justice.

On the third day, God raised Him from the dead. His saving work was complete and accepted.

Therefore, we are saved not by our own righteous deeds, but by trusting in the crucified and risen Christ, who alone has fully accomplished our salvation. Everyone who repents and believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins, is declared righteous before God, and has eternal life.

Apart from Christ, there is no salvation. Christ alone has done what our righteous deeds could never do.

This does not mean that righteous living is unimportant. Good works do not earn our salvation, but they are the fruit and evidence of genuine faith in Christ.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

STOP ASKING YOUR SON "HOW WAS SCHOOL."

He will say "fine" every single time.

A child psychologist told me to replace it with one of these 4 instead:

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@GloWorld Hiii

I bought airtime worth 7k and I've not gotten it since

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

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[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

Glo, @GloWorld
Jo, ma pa mi now..
7000 refund... I didn't see
7000 airtime... I didn't receive.
Omo. Up next, we will meet in court o

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@GloWorld

My 7k airtime is still hanging. Y'all should do something about it o. It's already over 24hours.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@GloWorld Hey. Bought airtime of 7000 naira and I've not been credited.

Please, do something o.

It's been over 24 hours

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

Kindly refund or send my airtime.
Thank you

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

Dear @GloWorld ,
I've been trying to buy airtime since yesterday, and you're still holding my 7k.
Please, things are already a lot for me right now. Mo ni clerkings to write, ENT EOPT to read for, a speech to prepare. Ara n kan mi.
Please don't add to what I'm already carrying.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@GloWorld
E jo.
7k is not kuli kuli money o

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

Dear @GloWorld , I bought airtime from Opay and I've not been credited.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@GloWorld @GloWorld
Please, either credit me or refund my money.

Stop keeping me hanging o.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

So I love sharing my thoughts on my Whatsapp status...
I don't just like that they end up leaving after 24 hours. For that reason, I'll be putting my thoughts out here. Just so my kids can come back to read thoughts in my head,years to come.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

@Jesudunni_ Good morning.
Please I want to send a DM, but it's not going.

[JoyDarmie @joy_darmie]

Dear God,
I just want to graduate.

Yeeeeee