(Gen. 49:8-12; Rev. 5:1-5) One of the great laws of life is that a person reaps what he sows in life. God has decreed it to be so (Gal. 6:6-7). Whatever we sow, we shall reap. If we do good, we shall reap good; if we do bad, we shall reap bad. Usually, this principle Read More…
Tag: religion
Living with an unbelieving spouse
(1 Corinthians 7:12–16; 1 Peter 3:1–7) One situation that many believers in Jesus Christ need the light of the word of God to deal with is how an unbeliever may live successfully with an unbeliever within marriage. The marital condition in which a born-again Christian is involved with an unbeliever is quite prevalent today. Such Read More…
How to Prosper in a Hostile Business/Work Environment
(Daniel 6: 13-28) Many workers and owners of businesses today testify that the environment in which they work or do business is hostile. It is hostile to their health, to their family life, to their faith in God, and to their material and spiritual well-being. Nigeria is reputed to be one of the most corrupt Read More…
Jesus, the Friend of Sinners
(John 5:1-15) In the Bible, we are familiar with the description of Abraham as the “friend of God”. For instance, in Isaiah 41:8, God says, “But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend. But what exactly do we mean by the term “friend”? The Chambers 20th Read More…
How to bring up godly children
(Luke 2: 52; Ephesians 6:1-3) The Bible says that one of the reasons why God instituted marriage was the bringing up of godly offspring. Prophet Malachi asks, “Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit, they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring” (Malachi 2:15a). But godly children Read More…
Yorubaland: Sectarianism Doomed
WHEN BASHORUN JK RANDLE (scion of the illustrious Randle family of Lagos) handed over the property of his late aunt, Alhaja Munirat Muhammed, at 14A Bashorun Street, Ikoyi, to the Muslim community through the Lagos Central Mosque, many people who did not understand the symbiotic relationship between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s southwest, were confounded. Read More…
The god-trepreneurs
Woe unto thee O land whose destiny is ruled by superstitions instead of production, thou shall continue to be vassals of the diligent, hewers of water and fetchers of firewood for the household of your former enslavers. Granted that the history of the black man has been tempestuous, but contemporary happenings indicate that the future Read More…
Performing youths elevate church with Ije, The Musical
The Creative Arts arm of The Elevation Church, Maryland expression, made history for the tenth time with the presentation of the stage play, Ije. The event which was held on 1st October 2021 at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi was a pre-launch for the Ikoyi expression of The Elevation Church which is billed to launch on Read More…
So Religious, Yet So Poor (2)
In the first part of this topic, we made the point that, “Religion is not the problem. The use to which religion is put is the issue.” But it has not always been like that— especially when the issue is considered from the perspective of local influencers. What this means is that we have degenerated. Read More…
So Religious, Yet So Poor!
The first world is ruled by ideas, by knowledge. Africa is ruled by religion. Nigeria, the giant of the continent, is the biggest exponent of the African predilection. The majority of Africans are almost evenly divided between Christianity and Islam. Many of them combine the practice of their traditional belief with the practice of Abrahamic Read More…