“Education, government, business, the media,
and in many cases, religion, have moved through progressive stages of
secularization from Christianity to atheism. As a result, God is not merely
ignored but rather is resented, opposed and vilified at every opportunity. With
unimaginable arrogance, our society has declared Jesus Christ to be persona non
grata in the culture.” – Dave Breeze, author, 7 men who rule the world from
the grave.
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?
– John 10: 30-36.
The
fool says in his heart “There is no God.” This is not original to me; a verse
in the Psalms say so. He is called a fool because by saying there is no God, he
not only negated, but obliterated himself. This fool in his arrogance makes his
existence questionable and untenable.
The
other day I came across a meme on the internet that went something like this: “ I believe
in creationism. I am a creationist. Man created God.” This is supposed to
be a clever-by-half mockery and a quick put-down of creationists who believe
there is an Intelligent Designer/God behind all creation.
I
had to laugh to chase away the sudden flash of anger that went through me. What
would one not endure in a world where stupidity or reprobate attitude is
celebrated? Then another thought came to me. How long are you going to endure
evolutionists and atheists flaunting their ignorance before your face without
countering with the truth you have learned?
Though
I acknowledged to myself that telling the truth is not about winning a debate,
but demonstrating the power of God Almighty.
Yet
at a time when Islamic terrorism is stoking its agenda to over-run the nations
through mass deception and shock tactics of terror with Christians as targets
for beheading and drowning in the Middle East and parts of Africa; at a time
when the seduction of secularism and atheism has almost neutralized Western
civilization; and the Christian church is calcified in the pacifist mode of
turn-the-other-cheek, and has yet to develop an adequate response to robustly
counter-act Islamic terrorism due to her ignorance and complacency; at a time
when the lie is sneakily being pushed in Africa that Christianity is a White man’s
religion, we must have the courage to articulate and speak the truth, and
nothing but the truth, to any ear that is willing to hear.
Man is God!
Jesus Christ, in his earthly ministry, had never been ashamed to reveal his
filial identification with the Maker of the Universe, whom He called “Father.” That
makes Jesus the Son. He said: “I and my Father are one.” When the Jews – who had no conception of God as the “Father” in their religion – heard what Jesus said,
they were incensed, and took up stones to stone him to death. They accused
Jesus of blasphemy, a serious crime. How dare him, being a mere man,
make himself God? They were not angry for the good works He was doing;
healing the sick, raising the dead, making the lame to walk, giving sight to
the blind, feeding the hungry multitude with a few bread and fishes that were
supernaturally multiplied etc. No, they might be jealous, but the good works
they could tolerate. They wanted to kill Jesus because he said categorically
there was no difference or division between Him and God. Equality with God was
not something He grasped, but given. For defence, Jesus quickly threw their own
law back in the face: “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...”
I
submit to you in passing that the hatred, winds of deception, envy, persecutions,
and bestial violence directed by Satan and his cohorts against Christians is to
prevent them from discovering that Man
is God! (To be continued)
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| Felix N.Jarikre. |
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