LAST week’s declaration of a state of emergency in three states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe has received the official endorsement of the umbrella body of Christians across the country, especially from among the most affected faithful in the troubled region, reports SAM EYOBOKA.

God said in Gen 2:18, “it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him”. Everything that is missing in your life, God will help to put in place for you. Because God knows all things, He knows what is best for you.

I HAD wanted to do a follow-up to my topical commentary pertaining armed robbers, rapists and native doctors, who masquerade as pastors in Nigerian churches, especially in the Pentecostal circle, but a news report in Vanguard online edition, May 7, captioned, “PFN, Anambra community bicker over killing of snake” changed my to-do list. Consequently, my follow-up, “How to know false pastors” will come another day.

Founder of Cherubim Seraphim, Success Gate Inc, Akure, Ondo State, Primate Ademisokun Turton has cautioned against the imposition of taxes on churches by the Federal Government, arguing that such move will have adverse effects on the citizenry who are members of the Church.

ON July 18, 2010, former urbane Redeemed Chriustian Church of God pastor, Ituah Ighodalo inaugurated his own assembly, Trinity House, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island to end a widerness period that trailed his sack at RCCG.

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”(James 5:16).

Founder of Cherubim Seraphim, Success Gate Inc, Akure, Ondo State, Primate Ademisokun Turton has cautioned against the imposition of taxes on churches by the Federal Government, arguing that such move will have adverse effects on the citizenry who are members of the Church.

Jesus says; “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.” (John 5:31) By this we know Femi is lying because he has testified about himself. While Jesus could have easily told his disciples in this writer’s arrogant manner: “I am the Christ, the Son of the Living God”, he did not. Instead he asked “Who do the people/you say I am?” The writer will soon claim he is agreeing with Jesus’ words about him by his arrogant title but then, in Jesus we have an example to follow: When Peter testified about him, Jesus agreed with him by giving glory to God, and NOT by bragging or boasting like this writer has done.

History was made last Sunday at Calvary Kingdom Church, CKC, Lagos, when the presiding bishop, Joseph Imariabe Ojo, was installed as an archbishop.

THE Christian Bible describes pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father as; “To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”