Christians must beware of dead works (1)
By Femi Aribisala Dead works are works of presumptive righteousness that are very displeasing to God. Born again Christians specialize in these works, but their most ardent practitioners are pastors, especially the so-called mega pastors. Dead works are deceitful. When we do them, we think we are righteous and assume we are doing what God […]
Justification of the Ungodly
By Femi Aribisala While sin robbed us of silver: grace gave us gold. While sin killed the body of the flesh: grace gave us the body of the Spirit. The managing director had a liking for Fred, to the great annoyance of Joe his main rival for promotion. Joe was convinced that Fred was no […]
The Sure Mercies of David (2)
For God to be merciful to us, he has to be merciless to somebody else. By Femi Aribisala What would you do if God told you (a Christian) to attack some people and kill everybody, including women and children? You might decide to pity some of them. You might see a newborn baby and decide, […]
The Sure Mercies of David (1)
To be kind, God had to be cruel. That is kingdom dynamics. By Femi Aribisala Someone asked me a question. She said: “What can I do to provoke the Holy Spirit?” I told her: “To provoke the Holy Spirit, you must be very provocative.” You could not be more provocative than Solomon. Solomon went […]
Is God invisible? (2)
By Femi Aribisala Jesus says some people have eyes, but they cannot see. Some have ears, but they cannot hear. But some have eyes that can see and ears that can hear. (Matthew 13:13-16). Solomon provides the distinction: “The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.” (Proverbs 20:12). Two examples […]
Is God Invisible?
By Femi Aribisala My niece says she wants to see God, but not in this life. So, I asked her: “Who do you think you will see in heaven? Will you see God with a face, eyes, a nose, and a mouth? Those physical attributes belong to God as a man.” However, God is a […]
Free Will Does Not Exist (2)
By Femi Aribisala The wisdom of man says man has free will. But God has made foolish the wisdom of this world. (1 Corinthians 1:20). Foolish man bases truth on his own thoughts and reasoning. But God says to men: “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your […]
Free Will Does Not Exist (1)
By Femi Aribisala Jesus told the Sadducees who came to challenge Him on the resurrection: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29). There are two vital requirements for knowing the truth of God. We must know the scriptures and we must know the power of God. When we […]
Why PDP’s loss in Ekiti is bad news for the APC and Nigeria
WITH the declaration that Kayode Fayemi has won the gubernatorial election in Ekiti, APC spin-doctors went into overdrive. Lai Mohammed, well-loved by all and sundry for his vacuous bombasts, came out shouting on the rooftops that the Ekiti election is a referendum on the Buhari administration. However, the honourable minister needs a gentle reminder that Buhari was not on the ballot in Ekiti.
Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh: A Woman of Substance
I don’t like early-morning phone-calls, but this one was a distress-call from Femi-Kevin. “Do you know that the doctor at First Consultants that contracted Ebola is Dr. Adadevoh?” he asked. He had to tell me this twice because his call woke me up. I tried not to believe it. In a very selfish and foolish manner, I wished it were not her but someone else. But if it were someone else, that someone else would also be somebody.
