Confessing Christ before men
By Femi Aribisala Jesus says: “Everyone who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33). How exactly do we confess Christ? Confessing and denying Many Christians take […]
By His stripes we are healed (2)
By Femi Aribisala The Lord laid the iniquity of us all on Jesus Christ. Then He said: “by His stripes, we are healed.” This is quite simply ridiculous and unfair from a human point of view. But it is the wisdom of God. Healing with stripes Let us understand two principles of the kingdom of […]
Don’t Worry About A Thing
By Femi Aribisala In the 1990s, I owned a profitable chain of video-rental shops. Early on, I got the business computerized, Nevertheless, I lived in constant fear that suddenly, without warning; the system would break down, leading to loss of valuable data and income. One day, the very thing I feared came upon me: the […]
By His stripes we are healed (1)
By Femi Aribisala Abraham was a faithful man in all his ways. He was not only faithful to God: he was faithful to man. He was faithful to Sarah his wife. If there was anything Abraham wanted in this world, it was to have a son. However, Abraham discovered that Sarah, the woman he married, […]
Mega Pastors and Mega Churches
By Femi Aribisala The popularity of a church is eloquent testimony of failure and not of success. Pastors contradict the counsel of the Lord without batting their eyelids. They plant church parishes like supermarkets in every street corner. They build cathedrals and church monuments like World Trade Centres, each one striving to be the biggest […]
The Strange Ways of God
By Femi Aribisala When we come to Christ, we must forsake not only our ways but also our thoughts. Isaiah says: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:7). We must also jettison the traditions of men. Jesus berated the Pharisees for teaching: “Man-made laws instead of those from […]
Jealous God
By Femi Aribisala God is a person with a personality. He is the most important person in the universe. It is imperative to know His likes and dislikes. The only authority on God is God Himself. How does God say about Himself? “You shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, […]
Abounding in the Abundant Life (2)
By Femi Aribisala God is the rewarder of men. Every charitable deed gets a reward. The question is what kind of reward? Is it the earthly kind or is it the heavenly kind? The great reward is the heavenly reward. Jesus says: “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is […]
Abounding in the Abundant Life
By Femi Aribisala How often have you heard this kind of testimony in the church? “Praise the Lord, I was blessed yesterday. Someone blessed me with N100,000.” But is N100,000 a blessing? Can money really be a blessing? What if I use the money to shoot cocaine and end up in the hospital? Would it […]
The Hope of Righteousness (1)
By Femi Aribisala What are the returns that God expects from His investment of Christ in our lives? Paul says the hope the believer has in Christ Jesus does not disappoint. (Romans 5:5). In Jeremiah, God says: “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to […]
The Principles of the Christian Marriage
By Femi Aribisala The relationship between God and Jesus is the Christian model for the ideal marriage relationship Marriage is not man-made; neither is it subject to human design. God is the author of marriage, meaning marriage was made in heaven. The greatest marriage of all is that between God the Father and Jesus the […]
