Category: Christianity, Religion, Theology

LESSONS FROM PSALMS 51 (Part 1)

Lesson 1: WE ARE NATURAL SINNERS Psalms 51 was written by King David after prophet Nathan paid him a visit and was blunt with him about his (David) sinning. David had coveted someone's wife, he had exercised adultery with her, impregnated her, lied to her husband, made him drunk, killed the husband, and took the … Continue reading LESSONS FROM PSALMS 51 (Part 1) →

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODERN-DAY PROPHETS AND WITCH DOCTORS?

Prophecy is one of the five ministries of the New Testament Church (Ephesians 4:11-13). It matters that we dwell more on this office of prophecy since it has stood out and proved to be more practical and useful in today’s Church than the other four. The manner in which this gift has been exercised, however, … Continue reading IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODERN-DAY PROPHETS AND WITCH DOCTORS? →

THE DECEPTION OF “DON’T JUDGE ME”

Recently, one of my articles was rejected by a certain Newspaper editor. I had written about the similarities between modern-day prophets and witchdoctors. The editor argued that in that article, I was "judgmental" and therefore, the content was somewhat offensive to the prophets. We talked for some time and I realized how our generation is … Continue reading THE DECEPTION OF “DON’T JUDGE ME” →

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part VII

Theological Bites Last time we left at a note where we had concluded that God is sovereign and his sovereignty is an Absolute Sovereignty and that it is due to the absoluteness of his sovereignty that he exercises permissive sovereignty. God permits his created creatures like us to exercise our will in the way we … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part VII →

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part VI

Theological Bites We handled the second theological question in the book of Job and it was about the Retribution Principle, we now turn to the third question which is: How can suffering and Pain exist in the world of a sovereign God? In the book of Job, God is presented exactly as most of us … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part VI →

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part V

Theological Bites In the third introduction part, we saw that there are three major theological problems in the book of Job. The first is the question of the source of Suffering and Pain. The second is how a righteous man like Job can suffer all that he suffered. The third is how suffering and pain … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part V →

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part IV

Theological Bites Last time, we ended on a note where we had opened a Pandora's box of difficult questions. If Satan is responsible for the pain and suffering of Job, then how should we perceive an omniscient God who created him? How about the fact that before Satan attacked the life of Job, he had … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part IV →

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part III

Theological Bites In the previous presentation, it was emphasized that the book of Job is both a philosophical and a theological book. We looked at how philosophical the book is, given its major theme. We now turn to another angle of the book which is its Theology. Those who have been reading from Pastor White … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOB Part III →