Yes We Can (But In Reality We cannot)

Yes We Can (But In Reality We cannot)

When Barack Hussein Obama started his campaign of becoming American president, there was one slogan that he used to sway and to convince the people, “Yes We Can”.
Those phrases quickly caught up like a never ending burning fire in the minds of the people.
Any where you go, you can see people saying the same thing, “Yes We Can”, but after his election as the president of the USA, to the total surprise and amazement of the people, it was quickly discovered that those words were nothing but mere empty political human jargon.

The truth of the whole matter is that in reality there is nothing we as human can do without God’s divine help, all our efforts without him are stupid, nonsense and nonsensical idiocy.
There is no way a people can achieve greater things without the unending support, we human are so limited that we daily need the help of God of, anyone saying that we can, is just like a fool who said he could swim the ocean, one of the greatest problems facing our society is man’s aspiration for self independency and reliance, and this defiance has cost us a lot.
There is no way one could be successful in life without the internal backing of Jehovah.
It is a thing of uselessness to attempt greater things while putting God aside; it would be a futile and fruitless effort trying to climb to the greater heights of life without putting God first.
There is only one source of help, and that is God, as the scripture puts it:

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth (Psalm 121:1-2)

Yes our help and succour comes from God, it is a big lie to say that we can, "we can’t", because with our human resources and whatever they entail, we are nothing but worm and miserable, we can only go forward when God is in total control, our life, the fullness of our life depends on our total and willing submissive obedience to God, apart from this, we are headed to total failure, those who in the past attempted to change the world while ignoring God paid a painful price and ended up leaving behind them a bitter and horrifying history, serving as an example of man’s idiotic and stupid attempt trying to change what God has in his eternal purpose putting place, just as the wisest man (Solomon) said in his predications:

Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14)

All the days are not equal in references and events, there are sweet days, there are also days of bitter experiences, God has made them like that, to the end that we human should find nothing after him, it is not in our duty to change them, our duty is to submit to the will of God and allow him to run our individual life for us, failure to do this will result in conflict.

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us (Psalm 123:1-2).

A master has authority over his servants, so also does God has authority over us, a servant looks unto the hands of his master, so are we to God, as a master provides for his servants, so God provides for them that trust in him, a servant has no say of his own, he does daily depend on his master for his provisions, so also in like manner should every sensible human being daily and totally depend on God, everything we own and would have all come from God.

Without the help of the LORD it is useless to build a home or to guard a city. It is useless to get up early and stay up late in order to earn a living. God takes care of his own, even while they sleep, Psalm 127:1-2 (Contemporary English Version)

Who said we can? It is a lie from the pits of hell to turn man away from keeping focus on God; it is nothing but the Devil’s way of contradicting God before man (Genesis 3:1-3).

For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13).

Well the truth is clear; our refusal to recognize God and make him the priority of everything we do and own has resulted in miserable and degrading failures in all our human endeavours.
One need ought not to be told that the major problems the nations of the world is facing today is as a result of their total refusal to make God the priority in their national and sociopolitical
and economic affairs, especially in the areas of decision making and moral obligations.

Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people, Proverbs 14:34 (Amplified Bible)

There is no ending to the truth of God’s inspirational word, sin brings disaster and catastrophe to any nation and people whose ways are in defiance to God’s governing moral and righteous authority and principles, we are daily seeing the consequences of such defiance, we saw it in the destruction of the twin tower, the untold sufferings, poverty, diseases, sickness, ethnic cleansing, tribal and national wars, rebellion, hunger, prostitution of all kinds perverse and epidemic in Africa and other parts of the world, who have refused to make God a priority.

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God (Psalm 9:17).

Well those who think that they can do without God are big time jokers, from past to the present there is no nation on earth that ever put aside in the national affairs that ended well.
But unfortunately, man is too lazy to learn and correct his mistakes, we are seeing history repeating itself over and over again, we can see the hand writing on the wall, but we fail to take heed and repent of our disobedience to God, we should expect nothing but the worst.

So are the ways of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless shall perish, Job 8:13 (Amplified Bible).

History is full of remarkable lessons, we read in historical records how nations, kingdoms, empires great and mighty men fail, because of godlessness, when any nation reaches her zenith of evil, her fall becomes imminent and disastrous, such nations should serve as an example to people of this generation, look the Roman empire, one of the most powerful empires that ever existed on the surface of the earth, but when Rome reached the zenith of her evil, she crumbled and failed and disappeared into the thin air, evil never succeeds.

People without God can produce nothing. Fire will destroy the tents of those who take money to do evil, Job 15:34 (New Century Version).

Well said, people without God will produce nothing but disaster, we saw it in the lives of people like Adolph Hitler of Germany, Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini of Italy, Francisco Franco Bahamonde of Spain, and Joseph Stalin of Russia, the list can go on, but these should serve as an example of what godless people can produce, their legacy is nothing but horror.

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought (Job 8:22).

How did these dictators and self proclaimed reformist ended? Their end was a gory one, in fact they stand as a warning to others saying, please don’t go that way, wickedness has never triumphed, and evil always destroys itself, the truth is that we cannot, anyone saying to you, “Yes We Can”, is just deceiving you, believe that you cannot and help will come from God to you.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock (Psalms 27:4).

Only in God is safety found in the time of trouble, there is a sure refuge in him, those who trust him are never disappointed and put to shame, they triumph in every situation, and they are radiant in afflictions and victorious in the midst of adversities, (Romans 8:37).
We are not confident in ourselves because we do not have confidence in the arms of the flesh, which are incapable in saving those who trust in them in days of trouble and evil, that was why David said:

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies (Psalms 60:11).

One more final word:

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me .I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing (John 15:4-5).

In conclusion, apart from God, we are nothing, so stop believing the lies of, “Yes We Can” jargon from the pit of hell.

God bless you real good.

Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Overcoming Your Fears Through God's Promises

If there is anything else that has plagued the world, it is the fear factor, many people are afraid of one thing or the other, it is impossible to to come across people without seeing uncertainty in their faces, especially when such people are going through difficult situations in their daily lives.

Fear has become one of the world's phenomenal problems that humanity is facing nowadays.

Men, women, children, high functionalities in the society are daily been plagued with fear.

With the world heading towards financial and economical chaos, the hearts of men are easily gripped and overtaken by fear and restlessness, we can daily read in the news how even world experts on some key and important fields are been allayed with fears over the crumbling financial and economical state of things, great men of intellectual and financial statuesque are totally powerless and without solution to the upheavals that are confronting and plaguing humanity, we are bombarded with news of catastrophic and disastrous events that are difficult to explain by human expertise, world religious bodies are speechless and dumbfounded.

Well, to the ordinary man it is a mystery, to the believers in Christ Jesus who are spiritually matured and equipped for every good work, it is nothing but the accomplishment of God's divine prophetic purpose over humanity, therefore that which makes men to fear, only makes God's people to rejoice and triumph in victory, knowing fully well that in everything, God works for the good of them that love and trust in him, it is of no surprise to God's people, we have been warned and equipped before hand (Romans 8:28-39), things that separate people from their beloved ones and things, only unite and bring us much closer to God, we the people of God are a people of faith, we live by biblical standards and are always guarded and preserved by his precious promise, because all of God's promises in Christ Jesus are indisputably yes and amen, been confirmed and sealed by the Holy Spirit of God to the surest end ( 2 Corinthians 1:19-22).

But one of the greatest and unfortunate things that has ever happened to many Christians today is their inability to believe and trust God, this is a sign of immaturity and unperfected love and Character towards God, anyone who loves God does not live in fear, because fear has to do with torments and torturous imaginations from the Devil, the following verses of the bible will help us:

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

There is nothing encouraging than this, for God's people to know that they are been loved of God and God through his love dwells in them, why then should a Christian flood his heart with fearful thoughts and demonic mindset, if God be for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31).

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world

We are the replicas of Christ Jesus in this world, those who live and walk in the fullness of God's love are as bold as the lion, they do not have need to fear anything, knowing fully well that God's constant and ever abiding presence is with them (Psalm 46:1-11), why say that we are the replicas of Christ Jesus in this world, because Jesus never lived in fear during his stay here on earth, he lived and walked in love, he demonstrated this in all of his ministerial live.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Perfect love is all that God demands from us, cowards are not welcome God's kingdom, those who fear and live in uncertainty, do demonstrate it by their words and action, real men are not easily shaken, and big boys don't cry.

We love him, because he first loved us (1 John 4:16-19).

God is our first person lover, he never doubted or shrinked back in loving us, even though he knows fully well that we would disappoint him him, yet he iniated the love scenario by sending his only begotten Son into world (John 3:16).

There are two particular verses in the bible that believers should memorise and daily mediate on, these verses of the bible are priceless gem, full of help and edifying in times of severe needs:

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever, Amen (Jude 1:24-25).

God bless you real good and have a nice day.

Evangelist Ilona Henry Afamefuna

Understanding Yahweh As Papa

When we begin to understand that Jehovah God is our Father, we would then begin to understand the full concept of the Christian doctrine, God is our Father not only does the bible said so, but we see the full manifest of God in his Son Christ Jesus, (Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?, John 14:9), there is no other way we can fully comprehend the person of the Father, if we miss the person of Jesus, everything about God was fully manifested in him, in that he demonstrated the Father-Heart-Of -God to us.

When Jesus was here on earth, he demonstrated the love of God to the fullest, there is no way we can approach God, without first understanding his divine Fatherhood, the Fatherhood of God defines our future, in that it is God himself who defines our future, he knows each and everyone of us needs, he designs the road we all must pass to achieve his designs for our lives.

We do often read in the bible that God so much loved this world, that he gave his only begotten son (John 3:16), it takes more than a mere understanding to fully understand what that particular verse of the bible is talking about, God in his infinite love and compassion, gave us his only begotten son, he did this so that we could become sons, that is why the bible said that Jesus came to bring many sons to glory: For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.(Hebrews 2:10), he did this by offering his only life, he confirmed it by shedding his blood, he sealed it with his indisputable resurrection, with this in mind, we can have a full assurance.

How can we frail mortals believe and understand that God is our Papa?

We can believe and understand that by looking towards the cross, if we are able to fully grasp what really took place on the cross, we can easily believe and know that Yahweh is Daddy, a loving Father whose consummating love pierces the darkest of all hearts with a divine touching tender love which goes beyond the wisest of human understanding, making the worst hating sinner, a gentle loving lamb.

Jesus committed no sin, but it was God’s pleasure that he should bore our sins on his body, Jesus being whom he is, gladly accepted it, it was God’s design from origin that Jesus should be our propitiation, if we really believe this, we shouldn’t find it difficult that God is our Daddy in heaven who cares and is concerned about all our every needs, he first loved us before we love him, it was Daddy who initiated the whole love scenario, beginning from Eden immediately after the fall, when he slew a lamb and used the skin to cover the nakedness of our first parents, God was in advance showing how he would lavishly pour out his unimaginable loving saving grace upon falling humanity, it is of this love that has drawn men to the fountain of life-Jesus.

We must understand that our Daddy loves relationship and not religion, the Devil uses religion to demarcate us from the love of Daddy, the greatest tool that the Devil is using to enslave humanity from experiencing Daddy’s love is religion, religion tells you that you are not worthy to be loved of God, and that you are nothing but a miserable slave before God, yes, we all know that we are not worthy of God’s love, and that we are miserable before God, but on the contrary the bible said otherwise, irrespective of our miserable and deplorable state, God still sent his son into the world to die for us, so that through him we could become Daddy’s children, God is interested in each and everyone of us, he loves us as we are, what is man that you are mindful of him, or the son of Adam that you visit him (Psalms 8:4), it should be clear that Daddy loves an cherishes us by making us in his own very image.

It is very sad thing that many Christians still go on with their lives carrying heavy loads of guilt, tormented by the memory of past sins which in reality God has forgiven and forgotten, our Father is not a sadist and an unforgiving tyrant who strikes at anyone who fails his orders, on the contrary he is forgiving, loving, caring and understands our very weaknesses, therefore much grace has been released to us-not to dwell in iniquity, but to live in righteousness in the newness of live in the light of the glory of the Father, for Jesus came to bring many sons unto glory: For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. (Hebrews 2:10)

There is a need for that this generation discovers the unselfishness of God, his attributes, his loving and forgiving nature, we often read in the scriptures: If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? (Psalms 130:3)

If Daddy takes all his time to number our sins and put them into record, no flesh would survive, we would all perish in a twinkling of an eye, and we see Sodom & Gomorrah as an example of his divine judgment upon wickedness, how with fire & brimstone he destroyed them, but it was all their fault, because Daddy gave them much time to repent, but they wasted it and made light the longsuffering of the Lord, therefore we must know that though our Father is loving, gentle and forgiving, he will not always tolerate our perfidy if we do not repent.

In conclusion, we must now begin to embrace the loving heart of God; we should see God as a loving and forgiving Father, not as a dictator and a sadist who rejoices at our hurt and suffering.

God wants us to know and understand that he cares for our every need, from the least of them to the greatest, he is ever concerned, Jehovah is not indifferent to our suffering, it is man’s awkward and religious mental retardation that makes him to see God as dictator who does not forgive nor tolerate our weaknesses, if God is like that, what kind of world would we find ourselves? But thank God for whom he is, Jehovah understands us more than we could understand ourselves, he knows all that we are undergoing in life, he is always there as the ever present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1-3), with this in mind, we can rest assured that we are not left alone in this troubled and choked world, full of pains and misery, we’ve been promised victory in advance, that is why we can boldly declare with the Apostle; “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world”. (1 John 4:4), if we belong to God, we are victorious in advance, no matter what.

It Is About The Precious Sinless Blood Of Jesus

 

It Is About The Precious Sinless Blood Of Jesus

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While making my research on false teachers and false doctrines, I came across one God-forsaken ministry website, teaching a rather strange & diabolic doctrine called the gospel of the spirit and water, this ministry teaches that it was not the blood of Jesus that saved us, but his baptism, they so much exaggerated & elevated the baptism of Jesus above his dead and shedding of his blood on Calvary’s cross, I will therefore refute these erroneous teaching.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (John 6:53)

Here we see Jesus, telling the people that it is through his blood that man would have life.

Anyone teaching otherwise is of the devil, had it been not for the shed blood of Jesus, humanity would have been lost without hope, it is the death and the shedding of the blood of Jesus that redeemed man from the wrath of God, how could anyone in his normal mind say that it was not the blood of Jesus that saves us, but rather his baptism, I think such a one needs deliverance, are we despising the riches of God & trampling underfoot the Son of God?

If anyone rejects the reality of the blood of Jesus, such a person has no life as Jesus has said, we have the life of God through the blood of Jesus, it is his blood that cleanses us from all unrighteousness and sets us apart unto God, it is the blood that makes us God’s children.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)

You see, the whole pages of the New Testament is full of the attestation of the reality of the blood of the Son of God, there is no way we can come nearer to God without the precious sinless blood of Jesus Christ, God looks at us through the blood, to say that the blood is not important is just like saying that Jesus is not the immaculate only begotten Son of God.

The bible made it clear that we were sometimes God’s enemies & very far away from him, but now through the precious sinless blood of Jesus we are not only God’s children but also his friends and joint heirs with Jesus Christ the Son over God’s house.

We through the shed blood of Jesus have become fellow citizens of God’s kingdom.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (Hebrews 10:19)

Praise the LORD, we now have access to God’s throne through the blood of Jesus, there is no where in the scripture was it said that we access to God through Jesus baptism, the gospel and epistle writers point strongly towards the shed blood of Jesus, to come to God, one must be washed by the blood of Jesus, if anyone refuses to receive cleansing through the blood of Jesus, such a one is God’s ardent enemy & the only thing awaiting him is damnation.

Through the blood, we have the boldness to enter into God’s very presence without fear or trembling, if person does not believe in the blood, he has no place in God’s kingdom.

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)

We are made perfect through the sanctifying power in the blood of Jesus, God builds us up in holiness & sanctification through the blood of his Son Jesus Christ, it is the blood that empowers us to do the extra-ordinary, without the blood of Jesus we are powerless & most miserable of all men, if we remove the blood of Jesus from our daily lives and prayers we will end up in total defeat & disaster, the Devil would make a glaring mockery & idiots of us, do you think that the Devil is afraid of you, no not at all, what makes him powerless and fearful before God’s children is the covering that the blood gives us, the blood protects us from his fiery darts, the blood protects us from his daring accusations, the blood protects us from his deadly arrows, the blood does everything for us, if we therefore say that it is not about blood, we are altogether most miserable, our life can only be assured & secured in the blood, apart from the precious sinless blood of Jesus Christ, we are defenceless and mortally dead in our trespass & ignorance.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)

We are or become God’s elect through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ by the sanctification of the Spirit which leads unto obedience, we who believe should forever be grateful to God, for letting his Son to shed his precious sinless blood for our sake.

Those who are teaching otherwise are of the Devil and it is our duty to keep away from them and alert the unsuspecting about their deadly fallacies which they disseminate everywhere.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)

Cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and thus made holy and sanctified, we are fitted for the heavenly communion, there is no way a man can come into communionship with God if not cleansed by the blood, the blood of Jesus Christ makes one fit to come in relationship with God the Father, it is an absurd stupidity for a person to approach God without allowing himself to be immersed and cleansed by the blood of the lamb of God (Jesus the Messiah).

We must understand that it is through the blood of Jesus that we have the right standing with God, the blood of Jesus justifies every born again child of God & makes him or her a heavenly candidate, it is therefore scripturally unapostolic to deny that it is the blood that saves.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7).

God has glorified his grace by giving us redemption by the blood of his Son Jesus Christ, and this redemption consists in forgiving and delivering us from our sins; so then Christ’s blood was the redemption price paid down for our salvation: and this was according to the riches of his grace; as his grace is rich or abundant in benevolence, so it was manifested in beneficence to mankind, in their redemption by the sacrifice of Christ, the measure of redeeming grace being the measure of God’s own eternal goodness, in other words the goodness of God was made manifest through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, this is the highest & greatest privilege of a believer, his sins have been washed away in the ocean of the blood, he now therefore enjoys unprecedented uninterrupted fellowship with God the Father, the Holy Spirit dwells in him, bringing him into state of perfect sonship and relationship, he becomes one with Jesus.

If we take away the blood of Jesus from our basic tenets of faith, Christianity would be the most miserable of all religion, in fact it would be useless for you and me believing in Christ Jesus, it means we have no hope and are big time liars and deceivers, but thank God that Jesus was crucified, shed his blood, died and was raised from the dead by God the Father through the authenticating power of the Holy Spirit, therefore our hope is firm and our foundation is sure, the blood is Christianity’s core doctrine.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11)

Hallelujah! Our brothers & sisters overcame the dragon (i.e. the devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus), it is for this course that they paid with their blood, had it been it was not about the blood as some claim, they would not have risked their lives to preserve the eternal truth.

How do we Christians of today overcome the dragon, by the blood of Jesus? Yes, not only by the blood, but also by the words of our testimony, which we declare everywhere.

Those who are in Christ Jesus need not to fear the future, knowing fully well that the blood has settled it once and for all, by this, we now stand in the blessed hope of the glory of God.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Romans 5:1)

Seeing that Jesus has shed his precious sinless blood, we are no more enemies of God but his own very children and joint heirs with his Son Jesus Christ, through the blood we have not only been forgiven, but we have been also justified, we no longer live under the groaning burden of guilt, but with boldness & assurance, we now live in the newness of the heart praising God.

The blood of Jesus is man’s only solution; it is man’s only solution because God in his mercy has provided every necessary provision for man’s reconciliation through the blood of Jesus, if any person be found preaching otherwise, just as the bible declares; let him be accursed.

We are blessed through the sanctifying power of the blood, it is the precious immaculate blood of the Son of God that gave us the full access to the Father, and we can now approach God in full assurance, for whenever we approach God without fear or doubt we show our confidence in the blood, how can a person approach a holy God without the blood of Jesus?

Here is a perfect illustration about the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus:

A woman came to a minister one day carrying a container of wet sand. "Do you see what this is, sir?" she asked. "Yes," was the reply, "it is wet sand." "But do you know what it means?" "I do not know exactly what you mean by it, woman; what is it?" "Well, sir," she said, "that's me; and the multitude of the sins that constantly dirty my heart cannot be numbered." Then she exclaimed, "Oh, wretched creature that I am! How can such a wretch as I ever be saved and keep clean from the influences of the world?" "Where did you get the sand?" asked the minister. "At the beach." "Go back, then, to the beach. Take a spade with you; dig, dig, and raise a great mound; shovel it up as high as you can, then leave it there. Take your stand by the seashore, and watch the effect of the waves upon the heap of the sand." "Sir," she exclaimed, "I see what you mean-the blood, the blood, the blood of Christ, it would wash it all away and would keep washing any new dark stains away."

The blood cleanses us constantly from all impurities and makes us presentable to the Father.

My prayer for anyone reading this article is through it your understanding would be open, that God by his Spirit would grant you revelation knowledge of the impact of the blood of Jesus.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 1:24-25)

TRUE PROPHETS

My heart cries out for the American church to stop muddling, Muffling, cheapening, distorting and merchandising the pure Gospel. How we need to return to the simplicity of evangelism that Cuts to the heart, produces repentance and reveals the Son of God.

For several months I’ve been asking the Lord to make me his Trumpet.

In my quest He’s shown me some of the qualities that Shaped biblical prophets into His mouthpieces.

I pray all of us will Adopt these same characteristics.

1. A prophet is bold. True prophets have steel backbones and Foreheads of flint. They do not cower when the majority disagrees With them. Like the apostle Paul, they are compelled to preach Because a holy restlessness churns inside them. They are Possessed by God, and they must release the fire inside. Will you Pray for this boldness and say with Isaiah, “Here am I, send me”(Is. 6:8, NASB)—even when you know you will be opposed?

2. A prophet stays biblical. So much of what is passed off as Prophecy today resembles what you might find in a daily Horoscope. The so-called “prophetic movement” in the contemporary Church has been tainted by silly fads and charismatic witchcraft.

One prophetic e-mail list sent out a word recently saying that Dormant angels were being awakened out of the walls of our Churches. (That’s not remotely scriptural.) Another predicted that God would begin to speak to people through the names of candy Bars and blue jeans.

So much of our prophetic verbiage sounds like warm and fuzzy Fortunetelling. This type of “imitation prophecy” can titillate and Thrill those with itching ears, but it is pablum designed for babies Who don’t want to grow up. What we need is a word we can sink Our teeth into—true meat that is the Word of God.

3. A prophet does not compromise. Nathan was willing to confront King David’s sin, even though the prophet was on the palace Payroll. Yet today, we practice the “you scratch my back, I’ll Scratch yours” rule. We prophesy what people want to hear so we Can get an honorarium and an invitation to return. This has caused Some whole groups of prophets to collectively follow each other Into a ditch.

Beware of the herd mentality! Don’t just swallow and follow! You Cannot go along with something just because everyone else is Doing it or preaching it. Stay close to the Lord, develop keen Discernment and listen to the nagging voice of your conscience.

4. A prophet is compassionate. Some prophets today refuse to Confront because they are too nice. Others speak rashly “like the Thrusts of a sword” (see Prov. 12:18) and their words are delivered With a bitter, vindictive spirit. Neither of these prophets will receive His reward. We must speak the truth, and we must do it in love.

Most people think Jeremiah was angry and judgmental, but Actually he wept when he confronted Israel’s sins. It is not enough To prophesy the Lord’s word—we should aim to speak with His Tone of voice. We must be willing to intercede for and identify with Those we confront.

5. A prophet stays pure. When Moses made the tabernacle, God Told him to make silver trumpets that were “hammered work” (Num. 10:2). If we want to speak for Him, we must be willing to endure The smelting process. (In other words, prepare to be hammered!)

Before Isaiah could be an effective prophet to his nation, his lips Had to touch burning coals from God’s altar (see Is. 6:6-8). We Must be willing to visit the uncomfortable furnace of sanctification.

God is not so much interested in the booming voice, the rousing Delivery, the charisma or the technological savvy that we expect Today from celebrity preachers. What matters most is pure content, And that can only flow through a pure vessel.

6. A prophet faithfully embraces the call. Jonah tried to flee as far As possible from Nineveh, but the God of the second chance used A strange vessel to get the prophet back on course. It involved a Visit to a fish’s stomach, where Jonah spent three days in Darkness, stewing in digestive juices. When the fish vomited him On land, he was better prepared to speak heaven’s words.

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There Could Only Be One Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:1-5)

Among all the great men that ever existed on the surface of the earth, there has none ever influential like Jesus Christ the penniless teacher from Nazareth.

Many prophets & false messiahs have appeared on the stage claiming to be one thing or the other, but none of them has ever promised their followers eternal life.

Countless of them have died & are still help captive by the power of the grave, but this man Jesus not only promised life to all them that would believe in him, but he also demonstrated his divinity & superiority over death by voluntarily going to cross, he was crucified & buried, but at third day just as he promised, the power of the grave could not hold captive the Son of God, hallelujah.

There are so many claims that Jesus made, which no man has ever made, in this article we are going to explore those claims and see how he definitely lived them.

1. Jesus Claimed To Be God

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. (John 5:17-18)

Among the various claims of Jesus, one of the outstanding claims that made the Jews to plot to kill him was his claim to be God, it is a blasphemous thing for an ordinary man to say he is God, yet Jesus openly declared to his bewildered listeners and faithful followers that he is God, he did not make this claim in some obscure places, he made this claim publicly, if Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have made such claims & lived, he would have been stoned to death by the Jews, but to prove that he is God, he not only brought the situation under control, but also confounded his accusers with indisputable miraculous manifestations, only God could do what Jesus did.

I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there. (John 10:30-42)

What a wonderful claim, we need not to search from the land to the sea to discover whom Jesus is, he himself has declared unto us who he is, it is therefore left to you to believe on him whom the Father hath sent, who gave his life as a ransom for many.

2. Only God Could Receive Worship

We know clearly that neither men nor angels do receive worship, but this God-Man Jesus not only received worship, but was worshipped, if then he is not God, how could he accept worship from men & from angels? I will prove what I am saying with strong scriptural backing, it is therefore left to men to fall and fearfully worship at his feet or rebel against him and forever be damned in the lake of everlasting fire.

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. (Revelation 22:8-9)

Here is a clear account of how John the beloved wanted to worship the angel which God sent to reveal to him the future, as he wanted to do it, he himself was forbidden by the angel of God to do such, this also will prove to the world that calling on angels to intervene and worshipping them is an abomination before God, angels are mere messengers of God with divine endowment, they are not meant to be worshipped, any angel demanding worship is a demon & not of God’s elect angels

The angel not only stopped John, but made it clear to him that only God deserves worship, he also made it clear to him that angels are servants like and keepers of the testimony of Jesus Christ like us therefore do not try to worshipping them.

Now the following verses of the scripture will prove if Jesus is God or not.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. (John 9:35-38)

Now some of us know this story too well, Jesus has just healed a man born blind from his birth, when the Pharisees & teachers of the law with the Sadducees saw what happened, they could not believe their eyes, okay to bring the whole story home, the boy was cast out for confessing that Jesus was from God, when Jesus met him and revealed whom he was to him, the man fell down and worshipped him, now if Jesus was not God, how could he allow that man to fall down at his feet and worshipped him, why didn’t he stop him from doing it like the angel did to John?

Those who argue that Jesus is not God are fools and ignorant who need to repent of their blasphemies before it becomes too late for them; it has been the habit of Godless individuals to make mockery of the Divinity of Jesus, but we know from history how such people ended up their miserable lives, they were used as examples of God’s wrath upon the wicked and abominable to all future generations who would be coming after, therefore it is left to you to believe and be saved or refuse & be damned forever, God will not take it light with all them that make mockery of His Son Jesus.

I, the writer of this article, boldly and plainly declare that Jesus is GOD, if anyone denies this, he is of the antichrist and the only thing waiting for him is judgment in which he would forever burn in the lake of eternal fire.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

You don’t need to turn all the pages of theology for one to prove that Jesus is God, the bible not only calls him God but also Saviour, Jesus is both God & Saviour, there is no argument about it, those trying to deny the Divinity of Jesus are liars & perverts, whose end has been already declared in the holy scripture by holy men of God, if you are reading this article, and you know right in your heart that you don’t have Jesus as your personal LORD & SAVIOUR, I advice you to repent & be saved.

One does not need to make endless researches to see that Jesus is God, read all over the pages of the bible, it is there, the indisputable prove that Jesus is God was his resurrection from the dead, only God could do it, all the false self proclaimed messiahs have come and gone, but none of them was able to free himself from the power of the grave, they have all passed into eternity burning in hellfire.

3. Incredible Miracles That Proved That Jesus Is GOD

Now, I am going to list some incredible miracles that proved Jesus GOD, among all the great religious leaders that ever existed on the surface of the, none of them has tried a pint of what Jesus said and did, I want you to carefully evaluate the following verses of the bible and see for yourself that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)

The bible said that Jesus went all about Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing all manner of sickness among the people, even those who were afflicted as a result of demon possessions were totally delivered (Halleluiah JESUS is God).

Now let me ask this question, how many among these self hell damned false proclaimed messiahs were able to physically deliver their followers from Satan?

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. (Matthew 14:25-29)

If Jesus was not God, he couldn’t have commanded the sea storm to obey him, but to prove that he is indeed God & creator, he not only commanded the sea storm, but they listened to him, this shows that Jesus has power over every situation in one’s life, all you need to do is to call on him, because as many as would call upon the name of Lord will be saved (see Romans 10:13)

Herein is another incredible proof that Jesus is not only God, but master and owner of the universe, no man has ever walked on the water, if there be any, show me.

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? (Mark 4:35-41)

Please, tell me what further proof do you need in order to know that Jesus is GOD in the flesh, I would love to cite some Old Testament bible texts that Jesus fulfilled in the New Testament, but time would not allow me, but there is a particular prophecy that Jesus fulfilled here, now let’s read together the book of Psalms 89:7-9:

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. -Halleluiah! Jesus is the YAHWEH I AM.

Halleluiah! Jesus rules over the raging of the sea, Jesus rules over terrorists & terrorism, Jesus rules over evil Bin Laden & his Al-Qaida network, he rules over Hezbollah, he rules over all things both good & evil, Jesus is the MASTER & CREATOR of the universe, He is God made manifest in the flesh to reveal the love of the FATHER to mankind.

Jesus not only walked on the water, but he also commanded Peter to come to him walking on the water, men should stop propagating nonsensical nonsense.

Many people do ask, if Jesus is God, why was he tempted, why was he crucified, etc, the answer to those questions & others are simple to answer using the word of God, it is a great mistake to answer critics with intellectuality, they would defeat you if you do, to silence a critic, you need to refute his false claims using the word of God.

God’s word has the answer to every question, I know of many occasions were critics & atheists were silenced & put to shame by quoting scriptures to them, don’t make the mistake of relying on intelligence & information to answer a critic or an atheist, they would defeat you, rely heavily on the Holy Spirit using the word of God.

Another scriptural defense that I would love to use is Jesus resurrecting Lazarus from death, I will comment on each verse by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. (John 11:1-6)

We all are familiar with this story, but there’s one thing stricken about it, when Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was sick, we all know that during Jesus earthly ministry, when an urgent message comes to him, he responds quickly, but at this juncture, the bible said he delayed, something must be cooking in the mind of Jesus.

Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. (John 11:7-15)

At this point, Lazarus has died, & Jesus was telling his disciples that they should go and awaken Lazarus from sleep, it is true that his disciples did not understand Jesus metaphoric expression of Lazarus death, they thought he was speaking of ordinary sleep, Jesus made it known to them that Lazarus has died, he said that he was glad that he wasn’t there, so that his disciples would believe that though he came in the flesh, that he was also God, understand that Jesus not Man-God, but God-Man.

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. (John 11:17)

By this time Lazarus has begun to decay, the only hope left for the family is the resurrection of the righteous; Martha the sister of deceased confessed it to Jesus.

Now it is about time to Jesus in action, it is here we would know, if he is God or not.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. (John 11:20-27)

Wait! only God could say what Jesus said to Martha, no ordinary man, be he an anointed prophet of God like Elijah would dare say such a thing with confidence, please review those underlined verses and notice the tone of authority and assurance that was proceeding from the very mouth of the MASTER, only God can say such things.

Jesus proved to Martha that he is God in the flesh, now I want us to consider the following phrases and see what they really meant in the light of God’s word, notice the "I am" that Jesus used in expressing his divinity that he was God.

1. I am the resurrection, and the life
2. he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live
3. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die

It would be an absurd stupidity for one to deny that Jesus is God, only God can say, “I am the resurrection”, “he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”, & And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

Review those phrases for yourself and come to conclusion, if you don’t believe that Jesus is God, sorry I can’t help you, only judgment & damnation awaits you.

Only God could promise eternal life, Muhammad, Confucius, Buddha, Guru Marhadji and D. Lawrence with numerous other false self proclaimed messiahs and prophets could not promise eternal life to their followers, in fact when questioned about their final destiny & that of their followers, they do answer with uncertainty.

Buddha said he was still searching for the truth, Muhammad in his own words said that except God covers him with the cloak of mercy, that he is lost forever, they never claimed to offer eternal life, they said to came to show the way, but when Jesus was questioned about his very future & that of his followers, hear what the God-Man said:

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14:3-14)

Come’ on somebody, only God could say, I am the way, the truth & the life, only God could say, ask anything in my name it would be given you, if you don’t believe Jesus to be God, sorry you are heading towards destruction, don’t allow any body to deceive you with vain words and distorted philosophical illogical nonsensical nonsense, believe on the Lord Jesus & escape from the terrible judgment of God upon the wicked who refuse to accept Jesus as their personal Lord & Saviour (I say repent).

Haven elaborated little on this; let us return back to where we were, I was talking about the bring back to life of Lazarus by Jesus, my reason of leaving the subject for a while was to prove to my readers that only Jesus can save man from destruction.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. (John 11:39-45)

Hallelujah, it is humanly impossible that an ordinary man could raise from death to life a man who has been in the grave for four days, this defies medical & scientific proof, my dear it is left to you to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, only Jesus can save you from the wrath of God, only Jesus can save you from eternal death, only Jesus can give you a new life, only Jesus can pity you, only Jesus has the power over death, only one Jesus could do it, yes only one Jesus, believing on him you have life everlasting, rejecting him means eternal damnation.

4. The Humanity Of Jesus

Haven talked so far about the Divinity of Jesus (i.e. his Godship), it is also necessary wise to talk about his humanity, if I fail to talk about the humanity of Jesus, this article would never be complete, and it would mean that I am teaching another gospel, the Divinity and humanity of Jesus is Christianity’s central message, it is true that Jesus is God, but we must know for God to save man, he became man, had it been that Jesus never took on our form, I wonder how we could be saved, had it been that Jesus never took on human form, we are lost.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

This proves that Jesus was not only God, but also Man, the word becoming flesh simply means God coming into world in the form of a man, the reason he did that was to save us, he is holy, glorious an righteous, but he put those things aside in order to save perishing man, the word became flesh so that you and I could have access to the Father, no man can approach a Holy God, but through the word becoming flesh, we now by his precious sacrifice through grace have a complete access to the Father, only Jesus could do that for you and for me.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:1-3)

We must all know that the Son is God and Man; he is God because through him God spoke to us, and he is Man because through him we got the full revelation of the Father, his love, His compassion, His care toward us, His mercy in forgiving our offense, everything about God towards us was fully demonstrated in the humanity of Christ Jesus.

Jesus came into the world in the form of human to reveal the true nature of the Father, we saw the compassion in his heart, the mercy he extended to sinners, the love he demonstrated to his haters, the healing he gave to the sick, the feeding by which he fed the hungry, the salvation he offered to the lost, the wisdom he exhibited to his tempters, the mastery he showed over the powers of nature, and other numerous things he did which are not put down in this article, all these are the embodiment of the fullness of the Godhead in Christ Jesus, to show to us how the Father loved us, "'For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily". (Colossians 2:9)

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: (Romans 8:3)

Man's effort to please God through ritualistic regulatory observances is useless; it is a futile attempt because:

a. The law could not pardon; the law could not sanctify; the law could not dispense with its own requisitions; it is the rule of righteousness, and therefore must condemn unrighteousness. This is its unalterable nature. Had there been perfect obedience to its dictates, instead of condemning, it would have applauded and rewarded; but as the flesh, the carnal and rebellious principle, had prevailed, and transgression had taken place, it was rendered weak, inefficient to undo this word of the flesh, and bring the sinner into a state of pardon and acceptance with God.

b. The weakness of the law is total and universal, it has no strength at all; though not original and natural, but accidental; it is owing to the flesh, or the corrupt nature of man: or rather the weakness is in sinful men, and not in the law; and the sense is this, that human nature is so weakened by sin, that it is incapable of fulfilling the law; the weakness of the law is not from itself, but from man.

c. Man's weak nature is incapable of keeping to the whole law of God, instead the law acquitting us, it became the instrument of accusation and of a reminder of sin, the law itself is not weak but the subjects of the law are the ones weak in themselves, whereby man could not keep to the perfect law of God, the law became incapable of bringing him into full justification.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (Galatians 4:4-5)

The humanity of Jesus the Christ is evident, there is no argument over that, God testified of his Son during his baptism, God testified again of him during his transfiguration, and Jesus came into this world to save sinners, which was the reason why he took upon him the form of man, without the Divinity & Humanity of Jesus the Christ, man would be forever lost.

I would love to use this media to point out why Jesus being God was tempted and suffered humiliation of many kinds, he did it because of us, and the bible will answer for itself:

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

Jesus was made little lower than the angels (i.e. messengers) for the sake of suffering death on our behalf, in what manner was Jesus made little lower than the angels, we know that angels do not suffer or die, but Jesus for the sake of man, took upon himself the form of man, in this way he was temporarily made little lower than the angels, in doing this by the grace of ELOHIM, he tasted death for everyone, so that through him we might have life.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For God to bring many sons to glory, Jesus the Captain of our salvation ought to undergo suffering, it was through this suffering that God’s love was made perfect (complete) in us.

There was no way God’s love could be made perfect without the suffering of Jesus, what this meant is that, there is no we could know how much God loves if Jesus did not suffer, the suffering of Jesus gave a clear view of how much God’s love is toward us, (Romans 5:8).

• For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is
• not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the
• midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him.
• And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

Jesus was not ashamed to call us brethren, because God was not ashamed to love us.

Also understand that we become one with Christ Jesus when we receive him as Lord & Saviour, we are cleansed by his precious blood & sanctified by his living word, through Jesus we become the sons of the living God by adoption, we are called children because Jesus by his death & resurrection paid the eternal price on our behalf, so that through him we can have access to the Father; Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:1-2)

Every Christian ought to be grateful to God for Christ Jesus, how can mortal lost sinners have peace with God if not by Christ Jesus, how can a lost sinner have access to the Father if not by Christ Jesus, are we so stupid to forget that without Christ we are forever damned?

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

I hope this particular portion of the scripture has answered why Jesus even though God, suffered all kinds of humiliation, Jesus did not come to save fallen angels, he came to rescue fallen man from the wrath of God, if anyone wants to know why Jesus came in the flesh, the scripture has provided the answer, we need not flip all over the pages of theology to find the answer, God through His word has already provided the answer, therefore seek no more.

For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

The seed of Abraham here refers to all them who would come to Christ Jesus through faith, Jesus did not come in angelic form as taught by one first century Gnostic Marcion, that Jesus did not come in the flesh, the writer here makes it clear that Jesus did in reality took on human nature but was sinless, therefore it is an abomination to deny his humanity.

If Jesus had taken on angelic form, he couldn’t have saved us; here the humanity of Jesus was clearly shown by the writer of the epistle of Hebrews.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Halleluiah! Thanks be to God that we have such a High Priest of God who makes reconciliation for the sins of the people, Jesus voluntarily took on our nature in order to redeem us from the awful wrath of God & the consequences of sin.

If a person does not accept this fact, there is no remedy but the wrath of God abides upon him, we must that there was a quarrel between God and man because man offended God, but Christ Jesus took this quarrel upon himself and by his sinless sacrifice satisfied God’s just demand upon sin, that we who believe might have eternal life & peace with God.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted (Hebrews 2:9-18).

Christ Jesus is able to aid all them that are been tempted, because he himself was also tempted in all points like us, therefore those who believe in Christ Jesus are not left alone to fend for themselves during their time of need, everyone is giving grace according to his ability, we must understand that Jesus knows each and every of our problem.

Our High Priest is a faithful one, he is merciful & compassionate, he understands all that you going through in life, he has been through that road, therefore rest assured that he will surely come to your rescue; he will not leave you to perish in your trials & hardship.

5. Other Incredible Claims Of Jesus

Jesus could only have been one of four things: a legend, a liar, a lunatic-- or Lord and God.  There is so much historical and archeological evidence to support his existence that every reputable historian agrees he was not just a legend.  He made outright claims to be equal with God.  If he were a liar, why would he die for his claim, and if these claims were serious but dishonest he was crazy when he could easily have avoided such a cruel death with a few honest words?  And, if he were a lunatic, how did he engage in intelligent debates with his opponents or handle the stress of his betrayal and crucifixion while continuing to show a deep love for his antagonists?

A) He claimed to be able to give everlasting life.

He didn't just tell people how they could find everlasting life, or deepen their own life experience. He actually claimed to give eternal life himself.

John 6:40 "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life."

John 10:28-30 "I give [my followers] eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

John 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die...'"

B) He claimed to be able to forgive sins

One of the reasons that the Jewish leaders were so angry with Jesus was because of his continual practice of forgiving people's sins.  The religious leaders understood clearly that since sins were rebellion against God Himself, only God could forgive sins.

Luke 5:20-21 "When Jesus saw their faith, he said, 'Friend, your sins are forgiven.'  The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, 'Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy?  Who can forgive sins but God alone?'"

Luke 7:48-49 "Then Jesus said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.'  The other guests began to say among themselves, 'Who is this who even forgives sins?'"

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:3-12)

C) He claimed that he would die and come back to life

John 10:17 "Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

John 12:32-33 "'But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.' He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die."

John 16:16 "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."

Luke 18:31-33 "Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, 'We are going up into Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.'"

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. (Mark 16:5-10)

I pray, that through this article, you might come to have a deeper knowledge of the person of Jesus Christ, and in believing you may have eternal life.

 

Evangelist. Ilona Henry Afamefuna

A CHESS GAME WITH THE DEVIL

• A CHESS GAME WITH THE DEVIL
• By
• Bryan Hupperts.

A senior pastor was sent a challenge to play a game of chess.

The anonymous note said, "Victorious One: You are an undisputed Grandmaster. You've beaten your fellow servants frequently. You Played against other senior pastors and won.  Now, come beat me."

Game day came and the senior pastor found himself seated Across a chess board from none other than Satan himself. In this Knockout tournament, the pastor drew white winning the right to Begin first. The devil grabbed the white piece from him and said Arrogantly, "I always move first."

Each set up their pieces and began to formulate strategy. The Senior pastor was nervous but confident and declared to the Enemy, "I will win. I have the mind of Christ." Then the devil smiled A devilish smile and said, glancing at the senior pastor's side of The board, "I cannot outwit the mind of Christ but you I will easily beat."

The first match was on. Satan played with cunning and strategy And it became quickly clear the senior pastor was outgunned.

Satan moved a pawn in gambit striking from the flank and taking An unguarded rook. Loss piled upon loss. No matter how valiantly He tried to respond, no matter if his moves were rooted in sacrifice Or power, the senior pastor blundered. Every move he made Seemed to benefit the adversary.

The chessboard carnage was brutal and the senior pastor was Finally humbled to desperate prayer. The devil laughed as he cried Out, "Lord, I need wisdom. I have your mind yet I am being Outplayed, outmaneuvered, and beaten at every  turn. Why, Lord?

Why?"

They played to endgame and the dreaded word was pronounced:

Checkmate.

The stunned senior pastor watched his king fall as he listened to The enemy's taunts and, though he felt he had failed God, he Humbled himself further crying  out all the more for wisdom. How Do you beat a master tactician and swindler like the devil? When The 2 minute warning sounded, he began to reset his side  of the Board for the next round. He was weighed down by a sickening Dread when suddenly the Holy Spirit of God came upon him and Said: "Review the board."

The senior pastor looked at the enemy's pieces: pawns aligned on The front row with rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king in the Back. Everything was in  perfect military precision waiting for the Strategic battle to commence.

The senior pastor then looked at his side of the board. He had the Same pieces:  pawns, rooks, knights, bishops, queen and king.

He noticed, as if for the first  time, that things were askew.

Mentally reviewing the rules of engagement, he  realized he had Placed a pawn where a rook should be, a knight in the place of a Bishop and, as he thought back on the failures of the first round, He saw  that even the queen was occasionally out of place taking Over the king's role. These foolish blunders were done at his Command.

And the senior pastor had an epiphany. He had all the right pieces But many were serving in the wrong place on the board in roles They were not empowered to  play. "I have played like a fool," he Said aloud. "I am only a servant and not the Master of the game."

He began to rearrange the board setting the pieces, kingside and Queenside, into their rightful places. And the chessboard Transformed into a battlefield.

The devil looked at the repositioned board in alarm. His eyes Narrowed and he said slyly, "Perhaps, senior pastor, your first Strategy was right. Move those pieces any way you wish. After all, You're in charge, right? I must have gotten lucky the first round; that's all it was, just dumb luck. You've played your brothers in Christ and beaten them all."

The pastor knew his cagey opponent was only seeking for an Opportunity to devour him again, and replied, "I did beat my fellow Servants and I was wrong to do so. Today, I repent. Devil, you did Not defeat the mind of Christ. You only defeated me. I see now it Is not mine to tell a piece how to serve not is it mine to dictate anyone's destiny or calling. My role is to help all to work together In their unique giftings for the advancement the kingdom of God."

The devil's face went ashen and he said, tempting the pastor to Pride, "You are the Grandmaster, the senior pastor. You decide What people should do and be!"

The servant pastor smiled humbly as he placed the last pawn in Correct position. "It occurs to me now that to have the mind of Christ in operation in my life and ministry, He must be the senior pastor and I must be the undershepherd. I will rely on his leadings to beat you. And, as you yourself so wisely said, you cannot beat the mind of Christ."

The devil began to panic and said, "No, go back to your nepotism.

Your church has always been run like a family business with you, your family, and your friends in charge. This could go badly for you.

You will no longer be the senior pastor. Why give up your power?"

And the undershepherd servant pastor said meekly, "Christ alone is the senior pastor and it was never mine to dictate who serves where or how. Each piece must move in the light it is called to just as He himself is in the light. It is his kingdom, not mine."

He continued, "The board was out of order. I was out of order.

Christ is now our Senior Pastor and divine order has been re-established. I neither submitted myself to God nor did I resist you at first play which gave you first-move advantage. I will not be so foolish again. And now," he said, redirecting his attention to the strategically placed pieces on the board, "let us pray for guidance as we play for victory. Christ himself will lead us as our senior pastor and Grandmaster! "

This match was to be played to sudden death. The devil raged for he now knew his time was short. And the battle was on.

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