The honour to be a saint is bestowed exclusively by God through Jesus Christ upon His anointed one, and, whether life or in death, it remains with one. It is not attainable by intellectual pursuit, neither by human appointment nor by promotion in a church denomination. A person is predestined and called by God to be a saint. Therefore, it is justified and commendable to give honour to whom it is due, and to keep the memory of a man of God whose works testify to his sainthood and who had left a foot-print on the sands of time to…
Author: GKM
The tendency on the part of some Christians to absorb pagan features in festivals originating from sources other that those of Jesus Christ and his early apostles must be condemned without reservation. Paganism remains what it is no matter how often or how much you baptise it, and so to associate Christ with anything paganic is a desecration, pure and simple. This is the painful regret of true Christians over the issue of relating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ to Easter in Christendom. Easter was a pagan festival originally celebrated by the Anglo-Saxons in the spring equinox in honour of…
Jesus Christ brought to effect redemption for mankind during his first advent, and because the restoration of all things is a task he is ordained to accomplish, it is the purpose of God that he must come again. Prior to his return he was crowned in heaven as the king of the established kingdom of God and vested with all powers and authority not only to gain full control over his universal dominion but also to subdue all evil forces opposed to him. The occasion of his coronation was a crucial moment in heaven, and the command God thundered out…
That our Lord has returned gloriously in fulfilment of his promise is a revelation of tremendous significance made known to the tenant of his saints in this end-time. The dispensation of this knowledge committed to the servants of God has to be proclaimed for it to grow and spread gradually as to cover the whole world like the sun rising from the east and shining even to the west. And because he comes again in spirit those waiting to see him appear in the sky or in a bodily form are ignorant of his presence. Jesus Christ did assure his…
One of the most significant festivals ordained by God Almighty through Moses, celebrated by the natural Jews on annual basis was the Feast Of Tabernacles. The zest by which it was observed in the days of Joshua (who took over from Moses) was re-enacted at the time of Nehemiah, and Ezra, the scribe, in accordance with the Mosaic law. However, its relevance to Christians stems from the prophetic injunction through Zechariah the prophet as well as its celebration by Christ that opens the floodgates to all peoples of the World under the new testament of grace and truth by “the…
OWING to ignorance, teachings now known to be grossly erroneous and misleading were simply accepted in the early centuries after Christ and his apostles. And a few voices of dissent though intelligent and constructive they were, had to be consigned to the stakes and were brutally silenced under a tyrannical regime. Thus, Christendom led the world astray on many doctrinal issues forcibly declared to be articles of faith in the Council of Nicea in 325A.D. and subsequent ones. One of such is the dogma that portrays God as a fiend who delights in torturing His unrepentant children everlastingly in a…
The concept of two ways set before mankind for a choice of either, which Jesus Christ expounded on in his famous sermon on the Mount, dates back to antiquity. God in the law through Moses had put it to ancient Israel. In very clear terms Jesus described the ways as “narrow” and “broad”. Though the freedom to choose either of the ways is left with everyone, he enjoined his disciples to go into the narrow way in their own interest. In spite of this, men who claim to be his servants in this end-time take delight not only in ignoring…
“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”, was a statement of tremendous significance made by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, during his earthly ministry. And when, under arrest, he told Pontius Pilate that he came into the world to “bear witness unto the truth”, the Roman Governor then asked, “What is truth?” Ordinarily, truth is that which conforms to, or that which is in accordance or agreement with fact; the quality or state of being true. For instance, when we say, “There is no truth in what he says”, it means that what…
The all-wise God , knowing the weakness and limitation of imperfect human beings, made provision whereby He could operate in them, sharpen their wit and invigorate them to work in harmony with His will. To this end He caused to emanate from Him a force or power which is entirely under His control and which cannot be traced to a beginning as of creation nor conceived of as a moral being. This is what we, according to the Scripture, now know as the Holy Spirit. The net of ignorance and confusion into which the world has been enmeshed in regard…
According to “The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles”, trumpet is a “musical wind instrument of bright, powerful, and penetrating tone, used from ancient times….” Figuratively, it is a means or agent (real or imaginary) which proclaims, celebrates or gives warning of something. In the Holy Bible, the trumpet was extensively used in the days of Moses and the children of Israel during and after their historic journey to Canaan. When the children of Israel were to meet with God at Mount Sinai, the trumpet was sounded long as a signal for them to come together there. (Exodus 19:13-19;…