The Way of The Cross: Teachings of CHRIST Vs Theology

The Way of The Cross: Teachings of CHRIST Vs Theology

Luke 9:22 “Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”

Let’s sing this song together – The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

The emblem of sufff’ring and shame;

And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best

For a world of lost sinners was slain

Chorus

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,

Till my trophies at last I lay down,

I will cling to the old rugged cross

And exchange it some day for a crown.

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me;

For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,

To bear it to dark Calvary

In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see;

For twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,

To pardon and sanctify me.

In theology, and in every other educational course, subjects and topics taught in institutions of learning in relation to the Christian faith are done primarily for the purpose of passing the exams at the end of each semester/term. The course is taken in the same way that Mathematics, Government, English, History, Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and every other singular course or subject is taught in all educational and informal educational circles around the world. None of the lessons and subjects taught in such institutions points you to learn and understand GOD for who He really is, and none give any direct link to the worship of the True GOD in spirit and in truth John 4:23-24.

This is so as most teachers and tutors of the Christian religious course and subjects don’t even know GOD in the first place, left alone to having a personal relationship with Him which they can impact on their students and help them to know GOD too. In some cases, most lecturers and teachers of Christian related educational course and subjects are smokers, drunkards, womanizers, forgers, cheats, idol worshippers etc. it shouldn’t be seen a strange thing to you today when even pastors who professes to be CHRIST’S own representatives here on earth are involved in shady deals and other unchristian practices just to make ends meet, talk less of mere religious teachers, tutors and lecturers.

In the school of theology, you are asked to prove every single thing you are taught in relation to the course you are taking so that you can pass your assignments and exams, such as ‘prove that GOD is not a man, nor a woman.’ This is in relationship to the same proving that the teachings of sciences, medicines, biology, geography and other subjects and course present to the students of such course, which ultimately has been used in some cases to discredit and even reject the existence of GOD by men today. If you therefore used your GOD given knowledge and the inspiration of the HOLY SPIRIT in answering your Christian religious subjects and course as presented by your lecturers and teachers, you are surely termed a failure even before your exams scripts are marked and accessed.

This is due to the fact that all lectures, topics and subjects taught by these folks that does not know GOD are not HOLY SPIRIT inspired. The carnal man the Bible says “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14. So, how do you intend to present a spiritual matter in the hand of a carnal man? How do you expect the man that the Spirit of GOD doesn’t reside to understand the writings and explanation of subject matters done under the inspiration of the HOLY SPIRIT? You can see that it can never work.

In the same vein, theology and every other Christian teaching taught in formal and informal educational circles runs in contrary to the teachings of CHRIST. Why the teachings of CHRSIST points you to know GOD, act and be like Him, prepares you for heaven in holiness and righteousness, making known to you the consequences of the damned in hell fire, and the ultimate escape route from damnation, theology on the other hand prepare you only to passing your exams in accordance to what you’ve been taught. This is responsible for the many unbiblical theories been employed by graduates of theology today when they find their own church and ministry after graduation; and theology have given rise to the proliferation of churches not for salvation and truth teachings, but for business and fame and recognition. May GOD help us all.

If you follow theology and its teachings, surely you will miss heaven. The Bible says “the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that perish, but unto the saved, it is the power of God” 1 Corinthians 1:18, and theology also plays a point in trying to discredit GOD because they expect you to know GOD without His Spirit, using your human sense in answering questions relating to GOD, instead of allowing the HOLY SPIRIT to reveal the truth to you John 16:13. GOD, the Bible says is a Spirit John 4:24, and it takes a spirit man to understand GOD 1 Corinthians 2:13.

In Matthew 28:20, the Bible says “Teaching them to observe ALL THINGS whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” This was JESUS CHRIST teaching His disciples after His resurrection to observe all the things He had taught them earlier, pointing them to the fact that continuing in those teachings was a necessary tool for them to overcome the challenges they will face for His name sake 2 Timothy 3:12.

During His ministry, He was teaching the people about GOD, purity, sanctification, holiness, righteousness, truth, obedience to GOD in all things, love, including for our enemies, forgiveness and repentance among several other heaven focused and directed teachings. In fact He had to teach the people again and again Mark 10:1, so that they could be fully equipped for the journey to heaven because there are many adversaries who will go all out to stopping you from making it there 1 Corinthians 16:9. However, if you don’t stop yourself of your heavenly pursuit, no demon or power will be able to do so Romans 8:35-39.

Theology is a tradition, teaching for doctrine, and it is the commandments of men, which is not of GOD, that CHRIST upbraided the Pharisees over during His earthly ministry, which ultimately do transgressed the commandments of GOD Matthew 15:2-9. Theology does not point to the truth, it turns away one from the truth instead with fables, hence the bastardization of the gospel today by theologians. Titus 1:14 “Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.” Theology encourages that you can still make heaven even if your garment is stained, which they carry out with their own doctrine enforcing it on GOD to accommodate by all means possible, whereas GOD had declared that ‘no unclean thing’ shall ever pass through the gate of heaven Revelation 21:27, Isa 35:8; 52:1, Joel 3:17, Ephesians 5:27.

Those that are schooled in theology will never accept nor receive the commandments of GOD in true holiness. And therefore, they are the teachers with itching ears that Apostle Paul spoke about concerning this end time, who are experts in turning men away from the truth. 2 Timothy 4:3 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

In the churches of theologians, lie is considered truth, darkness light, fake as real, evil good, and they believed and practiced that only grace is the requirement for making heaven. Woe, the LORD said unto these enemies of the cross of CHRIST. Isaiah 5:18 “Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

19 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.”

The teachings of CHRIST require daily carrying of the cross, and steadfastly working on the narrow way that leads to heaven. This is to ensure that your focus and attention is constantly on JESUS’ glorious soon return for the rapture, which is the blessed hope that must be hasting towards on a daily basis Titus 2:13. If you are not rapture/death ready per second daily, you will surely miss it when it comes because it is coming like a thief in the night 1 Thessalonians 5:2. Your unpreparedness as a student in the school of holiness as taught by OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST will also cause the rapture to be missed by you, just as the people during Noah’s time failed to make it to the ark due to their sluggishness, self-esteem and shortsightedness Matthew 24:36-39. May this never be your portion today in JESUS name. Amen.

In the school of theology however, it is merriment and pleasure and excuses dominated regime Matthew 22:1-6, a case of possessing the earth at the detriment of one’s soul. Theology has no account that whoever suffers with CHRIST will also be glorified with Him Romans 8:17.

From the foregoing therefore, the teachings of CHRIST is HOLY SPIRIT centered and driven, while the teachings of theology is earthly centered and driven. Why can’t you ask: If the same HOLY SPIRIT, same JESUS CHRIST, and same Bible is what the various churches in the world today and using and practicing, why are their mode of worship, belief and practices vary from one church to the other? The handiwork of theology in action in today’s churches.

Paul encouraged the people, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”  1 Corinthians 11:1. This he did knowing that “Looking unto JESUS the author and finisher of our faith Hebrews 12:2, is the only access to heaven Acts 4:12. Therefore, look unto JESUS and look away from theology, and heaven will help you to run this race to the end in JESUS name.

I choose the old rugged cross against every other thing here on earth.

GOD bless you.

Shalom!

Seducers In The Household Of Faith

Seducers In The Household Of Faith

Text: Proverbs 7:1-27

1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

 5 THAT THEY MAY KEEP THEE FROM THE STRANGE WOMAN, FROM THE STRANGER WHICH FLATTERETH WITH HER WORDS.

6 FOR AT THE WINDOW OF MY HOUSE I LOOKED THROUGH MY CASEMENT,

 7 AND BEHELD AMONG THE SIMPLE ONES, I DISCERNED AMONG THE YOUTHS, A YOUNG MAN VOID OF UNDERSTANDING,

8 PASSING THROUGH THE STREET NEAR HER CORNER; AND HE WENT THE WAY TO HER HOUSE,

 9 IN THE TWILIGHT, IN THE EVENING, IN THE BLACK AND DARK NIGHT:

10 AND, BEHOLD, THERE MET HIM A WOMAN WITH THE ATTIRE OF AN HARLOT, AND SUBTIL OF HEART.

 11 (SHE IS LOUD AND STUBBORN; HER FEET ABIDE NOT IN HER HOUSE:

12 NOW IS SHE WITHOUT, NOW IN THE STREETS, AND LIETH IN WAIT AT EVERY CORNER.)

 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

 14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

 19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

 21 WITH HER MUCH FAIR SPEECH SHE CAUSED HIM TO YIELD, WITH THE FLATTERING OF HER LIPS SHE FORCED HIM.

22 HE GOETH AFTER HER STRAIGHTWAY, AS AN OX GOETH TO THE SLAUGHTER, OR AS A FOOL TO THE CORRECTION OF THE STOCKS;

 23 TILL A DART STRIKE THROUGH HIS LIVER; AS A BIRD HASTETH TO THE SNARE, AND KNOWETH NOT THAT IT IS FOR HIS LIFE.

24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

 26 FOR SHE HATH CAST DOWN MANY WOUNDED: YEA, MANY STRONG MEN HAVE BEEN SLAIN BY HER.

27 HER HOUSE IS THE WAY TO HELL, GOING DOWN TO THE CHAMBERS OF DEATH.”

1 Timothy 4 1-3

1 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”

According to the WordWeb dictionary, a seducer is:-

1. A bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing

2. A man who takes advantage of women

When I consider today the worldly attire being employed by people that calls themselves Christians particularly members of choristers in the churches, who are supposed to be the first estate of people drawing the attention of GOD to His church, it do baffles me and my spirit is always troubled seeing these deadly practices in the church and our pastors are keeping mute over them. Maybe they (some pastors) are feeding their eyes with lusts and satisfying their inordinate desire by fixing their mind on the exposed naked bodies of their church members, especially the choristers sitting next to them on the altar roll.

Men and brethren, what attention is a sister trying to draw around in the church, when she wears a mini skirt or a skirt just stopping on her kneel to the church? And when she sit down on the front roll, she will then be looking for her handkerchief, bag and even carry her HOLY Bible to cover between her legs, and she will then be trying to adjust her sitting style to now bend to one side and then try as much as possible to close her legs to avoid her pastor from looking straight to her under wears that even fishes in the ocean will look away from. Why all these deceit and deceptions in the household of faith for GOD sake?

The Bible said “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.” 1 John 2:10. Sisters, and you brothers that exposes parts of your body to the church, are you truly in the light? If you claimed that you are in the light, why are you causing and becoming a stumbling block to others, who, when they see your nakedness in the church, their conscience is defied because the signal you sent to them is deadly. Most of these people you just crushed with your naked dressing to the church may become very hardened in their consciences that no matter the message of truth that may be preach to them, their acts and attention will never die from lustful desires which you brothers and sisters planted in their weak consciences.

Most times when you attempt to correct these evil and wicked behaviours of our sisters and brothers in the church, who have chosen to become the instrument of continental ballistic missiles of destruction of the devil, they will pounce on you claiming that ‘you are judging them.’ In fact some of them in their dead conscience and total lack of the fear of GOD in them will even be proud to inform you that they have no evil and wicked motive in their seductive dressing style. Sister, you are very wicked!

The church was originally designed as a ‘house of prayer’ Isaiah 56:7, which men invariably turned into the dens of thieves and robbers during the earthly ministration of our LORD and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST Mark 11:17. But today, men had further destroyed this ‘house of prayer’ by turning it into a comedy zone, beauty pageant auditorium, centers of motivational speech delivery, disco hall, museums of sport competitions, theatre of laughter and merry making etc, with total lack of soberness and respect to sanctity. Yet the Bible says “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” 1 Peter 5:8. All these wickedness and demons orchestrated practices going on around the household of faith today has the signature and emblem of our pastors for approval, otherwise they would have long chased these harlots they called their chorister out of the churches.

The mixed multitudes that went with the children of Israel from Egypt Exodus 12:38, that corrupted the Israelis during Moses’ ministration which ultimately led to their destruction in the wilderness are in our midst right before our eyes in the household of faith Numbers 11:4. Today, a loosed lady that survives and live her life by prostitution and home breaking is never distinguished in her dressing, speech, actions, activities, likes, character etc, from a supposed sister or brother that sleeps in the church, wearing the toga of ‘born again’, acclaimed holy spirit filled (certainly not HOLY SPIRIT), baptized and saved. May GOD shower His grace, mercy and forgiveness on today’s Christians that have dragged the HOLY name of the LORD in the mud. Amen.

A nurse, doctor, army officer, police officer and other field personnel are easily identified by their uniform, yet the Christians who claimed to be GOD’S own representatives here on earth as ambassadors of CHRIST 2 Corinthians 5:20, are never known nor identified, nor distinguished from the other sets of people in the world who does not know nor worship JESUS CHRIST as LORD and saviour. What most Christians call light in themselves today is actually darkness, and I pray that you all in this category will repent today in JESUS name. Amen. Matthew 6:23 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”

The Almighty GOD enjoined us to be separated from the world before He will receive us to Himself, yet the Christians of today are dragging ‘from world’ with the devil, who is the god of this world 2 Corinthians 4:4.

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:14-18.

From the foregoing, if you underrate these Jezebels in the churches and mistake them for saints, you will soon discover that her door leads to death and hell Proverbs 7:27. May the Mighty hand of GOD deliver us today from these strange women and men in the churches of today in JESUS name. Amen.

Please, don’t cover sin and wickedness around your congregation of meeting. Expose them so that souls will delivered souls from hell fire in JESUS name. Amen.  Ephesians 5:11 “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

GOD bless you all.

Shalom!

T.B Joshua Building Collapse: The Unconsidered Truth

T.B Joshua Building Collapse: The Unconsidered Truth

1 Corinthians 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God."

It is no longer news that the guest house of Prophet T.B Joshua’s church collapsed and killed scores of people sometime ago, who were housed as guest visitors to his Synagogue church of All Nations. It is also no longer news that T.B Joshua blamed the disaster on a plane that hovered around the area for some times before the eventual collapsed of the building. Apart from T.B Joshua’s claims that he was the prime target of the disaster by the said plane, the South African government who lost a sizeable number of their citizens to this disaster had also bought into this strange excuses being played by the controversial T.B Joshua.
In the same vein, the Lagos State government that earlier claimed that T.B Joshua has no approval for the additional floors that were mounted on the collapsed building, they’ve since left the matter to die a natural death without commencing any concrete investigation to unravel what actually happened. As for the dead who were the immediate victims of this disaster, well, GOD give, and GOD take, one would exclaim, leaving the bereaved family and the injured a permanent scare that only death would erase out of their memory, which if they had ever have some premonition, they would have avoided that guest house at least for that day.

As the controversial collapsed building story of T.B Joshua guest house continued shortly after the incidence, a Nigerian Journalist who was among those that interviewed T.B Joshua to state his own side of the story went public to present an audio recording, which tactfully suggested that T.B Joshua had a desire to cover up the true story, by offering the amiable news crew some monetary incentives to pacify their efforts to reporting the news in a better manner, so as to free himself from any suspicious character. However, this journalist felt embarrassed and refused the 'good gesture' of the prophet and he summarily termed it a bribe, which actually it was.

As soon as this fire was kindled, this amiable journalist became the targets of ridicule, blackmailed, verbal attacks, name calling and vilified even by his fellow associates in the media platform. Not ready to die in silence, he came out to put the record straight concerning the audio tape he had earlier posted online regarding the intricacies surrounding the collapsed T.B Joshua’s guest house that killed a lot of people and injured others, and affirmed that T.B Joshua actually bribed them in order to cover up the story. Truth is bitter but yet, it remains the ONLY VIRTUE that can truly make one free John 8:32.
Meanwhile, as Nigerians and people all over the world sympathized with T.B Joshua over the disaster that visited his guest house killing innocent visitors to his church, none had ever considered the spiritual implication of this disaster. Although T.B Joshua had already told the people what he wanted them to believe as far as this matter is concerned, but what if T.B Joshua actually sacrificed these innocent souls so as to regain more power, fame and acceptance in the public cycle? To the ordinary man, this was an accident, but to the spiritual man, it is far more than just an accident.

In this era of pastors and people using diabolical means in church opening and miracle performances, a lot of evil and wicked things are running on the background in the churches of these pastors but hidden to the ordinary physical eye. These hidden things in the enclave of evil men are always unravel through spiritual mysteries, as GOD may desire.
As the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Lives, who seeth in secret and understand the heart of men, He will surely expose the hidden things surrounding the T.B Joshua guest house collapse, so that the people that are held captive under their bondage due to the blindness of their eyes with perceived miracles, signs and wonders will be set free in JESUS name. Therefore, if you don’t hear it today, you will certainly hear it tomorrow through divine inspiration that T.B Joshua may have sacrificed those dead people for more power.

It is my prayer that GOD will continue to deliver us from wolves in sheep clothing today in JESUS name. Amen.
May GOD expose all evil and wicked pastors in our midst in JESUS name. Amen.
Shalom!