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Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Let us conclude this series. If you missed the first part you can peruse that later for your spiritual upliftment. While we are on this subject, it is noteworthy that Jesus, never frowned at receiving gifts  but on greed like was displayed b Gehazi, and Judas Iscariot, yet, gift can be use to explore your weakness and control and make you compromise your values. Men saddled with great responsibilities have fallen under this weapon. If you should reflect on the words of our lord and saviour   but on greed like was displayed b Gehazi, and Judas Iscariot, yet, gift can be use to explore your weakness and control and make you compromise your values. Men saddled with great responsibilities have fallen under this weapon. If you should reflect on the words of our lord and saviour The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, a...

  There are different kinds of gifts. Some in appreciation of you as a person, some in appreciation of your contribution to a goal, others in celebrating your coming of age. yet, there are gifts that have ulterior motives, gifts to make you compromise , gifts to sway you from what they see as a stiff opposition to their way of life. There are those who give you and it becomes a tool to blackmail you for as long as it takes. But this one thing we all must know is that man’s gift is not a perfect gift. There are gifts that are given with a good motive , but as time changes it is use as a yardstick to tell others of how ungrateful one can be. Some are given and you are expected to reciprocate and we see this in the politics being played out in many African countries, the poor folks are given a small bag of rice, and expected to vote for these politicians who afterwards becomes very corrupt and non performing ; it is very convenient for them to weaponize poverty to get their way with t...

  The gospel, without any form of verbosity means the message of how jesus died to save mankind from damnation. john 3:3 is a good example of the gospel. But alas! men in their nature have tainted, this message of salvation. This error began in the 21st century. It was a way to appeal to some segment of the believers who were considered very poor and it was embarrassing to the some section of the church to see that. A passage was quickly sort in the bible to appease this ones and to urge then to develop the faith that will bring to then wealth which God desires for them to have. Another reason for this is for this churches with the message to improve their tithe base in order to meet their project for the year . How so? they say if this one do not give the little they have there is no way they can get increase and it shows they do not have faith in Gods ability to meet them at the point of their need. To buttress and drive their point home a passage was required and a most suitable...

  2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. The Gospel, in a simple terms means ‘ the good news’. But what good news does it tell us? what is the benefit of that good news and how does it concerns those who live in a universal community that numbers in Billions? What make you think that your good news is also a good news to me? We live in a relative world; your pain may not be my pain and indeed, my personality may be benefiting from your pain because i am a sadist who revel in other people’s pain, and wallow in my mire, which is to derive satisfaction from watching others suffer from the pain i have inflicted? The good news as told us in the bible——–  Blessed, Information, Bringing, Life Eternal ,B.I.B.L.E ] has nothing to do with Deliverance from such oppressions in this world, it has nothing ...

  The strength of christianity does not lie in the birth of Jesus[ in a manger ] for many were born in that day, nor does it lie in his death, for being nailed to the cross was not uncommon for the vilest of sinners in those days; but one thing. It separated from others who came before him or after him. His resurrection. The resurrection of jesus was not accidental, but was long predicted by the prophets and mentioned by him too.   John 2:19,  Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. see   John 3:13-14  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,   even   the Son of man which is in heaven.   And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:   John 3:15  That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. And indeed death could not hold him captive. Let the world hear that. HAPPY EASTER

 On monday 29th in Angwan Rukuba district in jos plateau state the relative peace of this palm sunday was suddenly shattered by the sound of machine guns the report says that the gumn men came on motorcycles [their favourite means of transportation] they then choose a popular sport, a drinking parlour while the people were charting and the sound of laughter rang out the bandit opened fire on those inside. Before one could say jack! 13 people lay dead on a day that is one of the sacred day in Christianity. But this time the people of this volatile region was not having it. T he reprisal attack was swift as about 10 members of the bandit were also cut down. This reprisal carried out by the youths have been commended by many Nigerians as the only way to curb the criminal excesses of these bandits. Usually no group claims responsibility , but their victims remains the same christian community. To douse the situation the University of jos which was very close to the community was clo...