In the day we truly seek the Lord, not too many things will get us excited.
The heart that craves God will not congratulate itself for striking gold.
The crowd and celebrities in our church will mean nothing.
The finance and fashion models won't get a front seat.
A "successful service" will be redefined to mean God having a free course amomgst His people and not men having a nice time with religious toys.
I canât imagine Jezebel being a Pastor in Elijahâs church
Or Apostle Paul welcoming King Herod in his congregation giving him front seat, praying and shielding them
Or Moses attending and preaching at Pharoahs 70th birthday
Guyyyy
Men of God really fell off in our time
SPEAKING SOLEMNLY
Anyone living in sexual sins (fornication, adultery, pornography, etc), has no place in Christian ministry. Immorality is a very big deal, scripturally. The believer's BODY is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Yes, the BODY. Therefore, what you do with God's dwelling place must be of colossal significance. Don't you see it?
And, because of the sacredness of Christian ministry, while you can legitimately be a struggling Believer for a season, you cannot be a struggling minister, if the struggle is that you have not overcome sexual immorality. In this regard, the category of a struggling minister does not exist, biblically considered.
This is not about being a "wounded soldier." But in any case, if a soldier takes a bullet during combat, we don't hand him over to the enemies, yes. And we also don't leave him in the frontline to continue fighting â with his wound. We take him out and away for treatment. Whether he can even return to active duty later on depends on the severity/impact of the 'wound' sustained and the assessment of the team managing his case. Taking him out of combat is a responsible act of love and not a case of "condemning our own."
Back from the digression. It is alien to the spirit of Christ, to say someone is a minister of the gospel, even though he commits immorality. The practice of immorality cannot coexist with legitimate practice of ministry. A fornicator or an adulterer is not a Minister. Cannot be.
A minister of the gospel MUST be above reproach. People MUST be safe under his care. Money, too, MUST be safe under his care. The bible insists that he sustains a high level of integrity â morally, ethically, socially.
This is why the Charismata, the gifts of the Spirit are never mentioned as qualification or eligibility for ministry. Check the texts.
So, the practice of equating giftedness with eligibility for ministry is unbiblical and should be discouraged. Being a gifted speaker, for instance, does not qualify anyone for Christian ministry. If you know all the Rhema in the book, and all the historic fine points of orthodoxy, but you're an intermittent fornicator/adulterer, you are ineligible for Christian Ministry. You need to be discipled, you should not be discipling anyone, at all.
Read the passage below carefully, to the very last verse, please: It says a Pastor:
"...must be a good man whose life cannot be spoken against. He must have only one wife, and he must be hard working and thoughtful, orderly, and full of good deeds. He must enjoy having guests in his home and must be a good Bible teacher. He must not be a drinker or quarrelsome, but he must be gentle and kind and not be one who loves money.âŻHe must have a well-behaved family, with children who obey quickly and quietly. For if a man canât make his own little family behave, how can he help the whole church? The pastor must not be a new Christian because he might be proud of being chosen so soon, and pride comes before a fall. (Satanâs downfall is an example.) âŻAlso, he must be well spoken of by people outside the churchâthose who arenât Christiansâso that Satan canât trap him with many accusations and leave him without freedom to lead his flock"
On the last point above, many people who work in Hotels don't take the church seriously because the see the behind-the-scenes lifestyle of Pastors. A minister must have one life, must be not be two-faced. And he must be an example to both insiders and outsiders.
If the church is weak, Satan is only a remote cause. If the church is weak anywhere, the church is the reason why.
And now, may the glorious Lord of the church step into this seeming perpetual desolation, and pour us the blessing that is Revival.
#CryForRevival
Colon (:) introduces something. You usually use it when what comes after is a list, or an explanation, or even a reveal.
An example is âshe had one rule: never apologizeâ or âthis is a list of things you should get from the market: eggs, tomatoesâŚâ
Itâs also used as the eyes in a smiley face :)
Semicolon (;) connects two complete thoughts that are related but could stand alone as separate sentences. Itâs stronger than a comma but softer than a full stop.
An example is âFrank never apologized; he didn't think he was wrongâ
Itâs also used as the eyes in a winking face ;)
Guysssssss!!
I finally did something Iâve been wanting to do for a long time and honestly, LOL I canât keep calm đ
This morning I preached in a bus!! Yes, I actually did it!! đ
For a long time, fear was doing me âpress and hold,â but today I told it, ânot today!â
Before I started, I prayed for boldness because honestly I didnât even know what I was going to say. I just told God, âtake control,â and He really showed up.
Now Iâm here smiling like somebody that just won lottery, guysss Iâm so happy!! đ
Dear @Pamilerin I can understand your confusion. People like you hear that Peter Obi appointed professionals; people who already had real careers outside politics, and get confused because in your world, politics is a retirement plan.
When you see people come into government, do their job, and then go back to their careers, you are confused.
âHow can someone have a life outside politics?â
âHow can public service not be a lifetime occupation?â
It is a strange concept to you, I know.
But let me educate you a little.
In more functional systems, you donât build teams based on who has mastered party slogans or perfected loyalty gymnastics. You bring in people who actually understand the job; economists to handle the economy, engineers for infrastructure, educators for education.
Competence over convenience must really be wild to you.
When those professionals finished serving, they returned to their fields because they had value before politics, and they still have value after.
Obviously, this is difficult to unpack if you are used to career politicians treating governance like a full-time hustle. But for those who understand how serious societies work, it is actually the standard.
Make no mistake, Obi/Kwankwaso is a very strong ticket. If both of them are genuine in their intentions to win the 2027 election, they will give Tinubu a run for his money.
Make no mistake, defeating Tinubu won't be an easy ride. Not because Tinubu has done so well, but because it is Nigeria, and nobody can explain Nigeria to you.
I canât wrap my head around the fact that you guys are asking him to buy him a fridge
This is why you people donât understand consent, he could have asked him for permission, heâs been sneaking in and out of his house and youâre asking him to overlook it and worse, reward him???
THE SEX YOU MUST NOT HAVE...
1. You must never agree to have sèx with a married man no matter what he promises or professes. Never!
2. Never agree to have sèx with your boss. If the harassment becomes too much, resign and trust God for a better job.
3. If God put people under your care to mentor or Pastor, it is better you die than to have sèx with them. Never take advantage of God's people no matter what.
4. Don't have sèx with a married woman. If you are getting too much attached via chatting, official or academic rapport, break up the closeness or whatever name you have for it.
5. Never have sèx with your lecturers. Sex for grades or marks is for nonentity. You are not. Never must you be.
6. If you are a marketer, never agree to sleep with a prospective client just to meet your official target. Never!
7. Don't have sèx with your in-laws. If he or she stays with you and you are finding it difficult to resist the pull, let him or her leave. I mean latest tomorrow.
8. Don't have sèx with your neighbour or colleague. A neighbour is a neighbour. A colleague is a colleague. Don't get your life more complicated.
9. Don't have sèx with your platonic friend. If the relationship is no longer platonic, break up the thing.
10. I believe God created sèx to be between male and female. Stay away from having sex with your same gender. God is against homosexuality and so should you.
11. Don't have sèx with your sibling or relatives. Incest is vile.
12. Don't have sèx with your girlfriend. Don't have sex with your boyfriend. God did not create sex for love relationships. He created it for MARRIAGE.
The only sèx you should have is with your Legally wedded partner.
ŠGodmother
Used to like this lady so much cos of the type of stuff she tweets, recommended your account to my friends as well. One day, I noticed she's blocked me, I still have no idea why.
The most mysterious block ever because I liked her a lot lol. Life's too funny please
I met a lady on the streets while observing my regular prayer walk in the estate a couple of years ago. She had initiated a conversation with me when she noticed that I was praying.
She proceeded to inquire about who I was and which brand of GOD I was having a conversation with. I gave her a synopsis of my identity because I had noticed her in the estate too.
Then she informed me about her spiritual status. She was a Christian until she lost two of her family members to terminal illnesses. She had prayed, fasted, tithed, believed God for a miracle, but at last, it ended in graves.
She said God failed her and she was disappointed in him. She was done serving a horrible father. I listened to her where we sat on the road, and I allowed her to evacuate her heart without trying to defend God or speak Christianese.
She cried during the conversation, brought out a cigarette to puff while I listened calmly.
Forty-five minutes after, she gazed at me and asked if I had anything to say, after all I am a Pastor. I smiled and said NO. Then she uttered the words "HOW COME?"
I smiled again and responded with the words, 'your anger is legitimate, I would have reacted the same way if I were in your shoes, so I am not shocked you feel this way. I would have been shocked if you felt differently.
She gave me a suffocating hug, took a deep breath, and mustered the words, 'thank you. Thank you for listening. Thank you for not throwing scriptures at me. Thank you for not judging me. Thank you for not asking " if I pay my tithes and when last I paid".
Those were some of the statements she had heard before our conversation.
My parting words to her were 'take your time with God, vent at him, vent to him, and while you are at it, I will stand in the gap for you in prayers'. I am also available for more chats.
We met a couple of times, and I am elated to announce that she is back with her father.
Met someone like this recently and it left me genuinely unsettled. Her parents are Muslims but her grandma was a Christian who raised her mom as one. Her mom later converted to Islam.
She doesnât firmly identify with either religion right now cos her mom told her to wait and see who she marries and basically align with him. She is perfectly willing to marry either a Christian or a Muslim.
The first thing that crossed my mind was, you genuinely do not understand what either religion is actually claiming. Cos if you did, how could you delegate the destiny of your own soul to a marriage prospect?
This is also why I no longer do the kumbaya âwe all worship the same Godâ performance. I have Muslim friends and colleagues. I can sit with you, eat with you, genuinely enjoy your company, and still tell you plainly that I do not believe in the substance of what you are doing, that I think it is completely baseless and remarkably flawed.
I have always maintained that friendship and sharp disagreement are not mutually exclusive. Sports, religion, I will tell you directly. The exceptions for me are human rights and politics. Not this.
Christianity makes a claim that cannot be softened, Jesus is God. Not a prophet. Not a moral teacher. God. And He is the only path to salvation and eternal life. If that claim is true, Islam is not an alternative road to the same destination. It is a fabrication from the pit of hell.
Paul did not mince words; âeven if an angel brings another gospel, let them be accursed.â Under Christianity, Islam is accursed. The being that appeared to Mohammed was not Gabriel. It was a demon, which is precisely what Mohammed himself believed in that cave before Khadijah talked him out of it.
You cannot sit with that honestly and remain passive. It is not an option.
Floating between the two is a serious sign of existential unseriousness. I will respect the committed Muslim far more than the one swimming with the tides, cos at least the committed Muslim has grasped that the stakes are real.
And tbh there is a weight to this. Accepting Jesus as Lord can mean confronting what that implies about your late Muslim grandmother or cousin, or best friend. That is not a small thing. But that weight is not an excuse to commit to nothing. You never find peace with that. You just find a softer way to dodge the question. Lukewarm is not neutral, far from it. It is a answer in and of itself. And frankly imo it is the worst one.
I'm serious Christians are the most ignorant religious people in the world.
It's sad
We stand for nothing
Are easily guilty tripped into silence
No fight for our faith
And the sad part is Christian morality is the framework on which all other religions stand and coexist.