“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” Heb. 9:27

God has always existed as judge over His creation. We only need to understand how, when and why He Judges. These will guide us in our endeavours in life.
“And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭2:2‬. (God is The True Judge, therefore, man must not judge his fellow man.)‬ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

“And behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be” Rev. 22:11

The Yoruba culture believe in the judgment of God. We believe that even if you do bad things secretly, the All Seeing Eye of God sees you and will repay you openly.

Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial- preparation for the next realm of existence. A day will come when the whole universe will be destroyed and the dead will be resurrected for judgment by God. On that day, Muslims believe that people will be rewarded by God according to their beliefs and deeds.

In the Holy Bible, many examples of God’s judgments were written – Adam, Eve and the Serpent were apportioned judgment, (Gen. 3:14-19). Cain was cursed when he killed his brother Abel, (Genesis 4:11-12). When God determined to punish Sodom and Gomorrah, He passed judgment and the sentence was carried out, (Genesis 4:11-12).

The previous judgment of God on David is being played out on the descendants of David – the children of Israel – that the sword will not depart from the house of David.
These and many more points to God as the Judge of all.

In the New Testament (the 2nd Era) God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, to come and teach man the LOVE of God. He came and fulfilled His purpose on earth successfully and then returned to His father in heaven. Despite all these, man still refuse to acknowledge God and His commandments.
Some of Jesus’ parables illustrated that, judgment is a process that eventually leads to a decision and a reward or punishment.
The parables of the Talents (Matt. 25:14-30). Labourers in the vineyard (Matt. 20:1-16) and Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13) to mention a few – all help to clarify that, judgment is a process after which comes a reckoning.

In the Great Divine Holy order of the Third Era, we also believe that the dead shall be judged. The judgement begins forty days after the demise. The records of the soul shall be reviewed to determine whether he will become a Saint to be given another divine assignment in the celestial realm, or he will reincarnate for correction of his poor performance. Everyone has a limited time of reincarnation after which he will finally be judged by God.

God has called all human beings to serve Him; He has equally appointed members of this Holy Order and gave everyone a charge; to have a positive impact on the world around us and the universe at large. We are to reach for those who have not known the truth about God. This we are to do without fear or shame. We are to love genuinely. We must build up our knowledge of the God and be ready to take the step of faith, in obedience to God’s will so that we will be able to assist mankind to fulfil God’s purposes on earth.

God is the Judge over all His creations. It is in His power to decide and carry out righteous and merciful Judgments.

May we be found worthy at the day of judgement, according to our godly beliefs and living. Amen.

RUTH AS AN EXAMPLE. (THE BOOK OF RUTH)

1. The Book of Ruth narrated the dogged sacrifice of a Moabite woman to her foreign mother-in-law. The episode started with Elimelech a Jew, who lived in Bethlehem in Judah. His wife Naomi had two sons – Mahlon and Chilion. They were living happily until there was famine in Bethlehem and they moved to Moab. The two sons married to two Moabite ladies -Orpah and Ruth.

2. Later, Elimelech died. After about ten years, Naomi’s two sons also died without any kids from their wives, so Naomi had no grandchildren.

3. Famine in Bethlehem was over around that time, Naomi decided to make her way back to Judah. She begged her daughter-in-laws to head back to their mother’s houses so that they could have nice husbands and live happily.

4. Orpah took her mother-in-law’s advice and went for another wedding, but Ruth decided to go with the mother-in-law. Ruth pledged to follow Naomi wherever she goes. She told Naomi that her people shall be her (Ruth’s) people and her (Naomi’s) God shall be her own God, where she dies, there she will die. Ruth was devoted to Naomi.

5. Ruth threw off her religion, language and cultural identity and became a Jew living in Judah. Everybody started gossiping about Naomi’s return to Judah with her daughter-in-law.

6. Then, the Barley harvest was about to begin in Bethlehem. Ruth told Naomi that she would go to the Barley fields and try to glean some ears of grain. That means, she was going to gather some of the Barley that were left behind after the workers’ harvest. A sort of charity for really poor people.

7. She happened to pick the part of that field that Boaz owns. A lucky lady. Boaz happened to be around and inquired about her. The servant explained how Ruth left her home and family so she could stick by Naomi when the going got tough. A good lady. She was welcome to harvest in his field all season and drink from the same water the workers drank. The harvesters should not bother her. (Ruth 2:8,9). She had favour in the sight of Boaz. Ruth was so grateful. She threw herself on the ground in front of Boaz (Ruth 2:10). Boaz had heard about Ruth’s devotion to Naomi (Ruth 2:11). In verse 12, Boaz blessed Ruth: “The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust”.

8. Ruth worked so hard in the field. She was determined. Boaz was impressed and gave her free Barley grain. She spoilt her mother-in-law with food. Naomi wondered where she got so much grain.

9. Naomi sought security for her in a rich husband. Ruth agreed with Naomi’s advice and headed out to lie with Boaz. After due process, Boaz married Ruth. She got pregnant and had a son, Obed. She gave Naomi a grandson and even allowed Naomi to breast fed the baby. Obed became the father of Jesse who was the father of King David. Jesus Christ came through the linage.

10. Lessons: –
i) Ruth was a good wife and a devoted daughter–in–law to Naomi. She displayed strong character and truth in God even in the face of adversity and loss.
ii) She was a loving wife. “for whither thou goest, I will go.” (Ruth 1:16). Her relationship with the family of her husband was bonded with genuine love and faith in God.
iii) She was trustworthy. (Ruth 2:12) “The Lord recompense thy work under whose wing thou art come to trust.”
iv) Ruth was industrious and determined to support her mother-in-law. She worked so hard on Boaz field and gained favour.
v) Ruth was faithful and obedient to her marriage even after the death of her husband and even without children. She only listened to her mother–in–law and agreed to lie at the feet of Boaz.
vi) Her character and attitude overcame differences that might otherwise create division and disharmony between wife and her in-laws.
vii) She waited until due process was taken as a respectable woman before she married Boaz.
viii) God compensated her by giving her Obed the linage by which the Messiah was born.

‘Marians’ and all women are thus advised to follow the good example of Ruth so as to build a happy home. Many wives cannot tolerate their in-laws, some don’t even have regard for them. This is wrong for a child of God and a follower of Christ.

Patience, perseverance and love, shall make a woman to be a virtuous wife, that shall savour the benefits of marriage till generations to come.

Beloved Mishenites and favoured ones among men, ordained and privileged to witness the enthronement and reign of this new King and the FATHER’S Representative among HIS people; let not your life as a Mishenite be controlled and ruled by ego, greed, envy, anger and hate.

As humans; there are bound to be moments of anger and annoyance between us; however, in our moments of anger and annoyance; we must never mix bad and illicit words with our bad moods.

For, you will have many opportunities to change your mood as time goes on, but you will never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke.

You must be very wise and extremely careful with words that will ever come out of your mouth.

The tongue is a tool of command.
Though many use it, only a few know it’s worth and might.
Why is it that animals do not have the ability to speak?
How about the plants or the mountains?
Why is it that man has that ability to speak?
Because man mimics his Creator fully and, in a way, that no other living or inanimate thing does.

As God pronounces, so it is done.

This is the power man has, which a large percentage of you are ignorant about. You think because you do not always see the effects immediately, that your words are useless.

This is caused by a lack of faith; the instant you, as a man, pronounce something, the actions to bring about that thing are begun with immediate effect.

Words have meanings. And the meanings you give to these words determine the power they will exercise over you and over your environment.
A word spoken with conviction or faith has more power, the same power as that spoken in jest. That is, even a word spoken in jest exerts its own power.

A word of conviction comes from within and will connect with the corresponding energy without. In other words, words of faith always find their corresponding levels in the universe, and all those with the same convictions obey.

When a word is spoken, man has an intention for it. This is what was spoken by the prophet when it was written “your word will not come back void without achieving that which it was intended.” Yet many speak without intent.

Therefore, seek to intelligently speak at all times and then you will notice the power you have at your disposal.

At conception, you have a baby which only manifests itself after nine months. However, the baby has always been there.
Because life is always there
‘LIFE’ existed before conception.

Word is life

This is how you must see your tongue, as a tool that plants a seed. The type of seed you have planted depends on your thoughts. The growth of the seed thereafter depends on your combined thoughts, actions and words towards the growth of that seed.

If you plant a good seed, water it, communicate with it constantly, for it to grow well, and it will.

If you plant a good seed, but neglect it, though it may grow, but it will be nowhere near where it should have.

If you plant a bad seed and it destroys your other crops because you did not make amends by uprooting it, you will have only yourself to blame.

This is what angel Raphael had to say about the tongue:

“Use your tongue only for His praise and things that shall evoke His praises.
Use your tongue only to bring hope and joy to your audience.
Use your tongue only to bring you closer to His Presence, and it shall be well with you.”

The tongue does not work in isolation. The outputs of your tongue are the words you speak. The inputs of your words are the thoughts that you compose. So really, the mind is the remote control for the tongue. It is what determines what the tongue will say and even how it will say it.

So, you must control your mind to properly harness the power of your tongue.

A learned person will say, 2+2=4. He has spoken the truth and said what is.

An ignorant person will say: 1+1=3. He has a tongue just as the wise man does, but he has not spoken the truth. He has not said what is. This is destruction.

The truth builds; lies destroy. And so, you must strive to have the truth revealed to you so that when you speak, you are building up and not destroying.

So, what does it all mean?

It means; Yes, the tongue (word) does have the power to build or destroy, but it is a power that is fuelled by the mind (thoughts) and sustained by actions (deeds).

To build, one must meditate on the truth, speak power to that truth and live it. What the person builds is not only his life, but also his immediate environment. For when man hears truth, it is like a good seed being planted in his heart that has the potential to bear fruit.

On the other hand, destruction comes when the tongue speaks lies and deceit – says what is not true. This causes confusion and chaos, which leads to eventual destruction not only of the person, but also of those he/she is around.

In this vein, you must be careful of your meditations and even more so before you utter them. Ask yourself, if I pronounce these thoughts, will I be building (stating the truth)? Or will I be destroying (spreading deceit)? It is better to say nothing at all than to be the author of confusion and destruction.

My dear Brethren…
Watch your thoughts;
What your words;
Watch your deeds;

Be careful not to pronounce false judgments. God alone is in the position to judge. Accept people as they are, for who they are and make no assumptions that a person is in the wrong. That too is a form of destruction because, a false assumption is no different from deceiving oneself and others that hear such.

Learn to accept people as they are and leave everyone to his or her own devices. Focus just on yourself and your progress – the works assigned to you.

If you find you are having the time to pronounce a judgment of good or bad on your fellow man, it means that you are not occupying your mind in the right way and this should be addressed.

The image and likeness of God is nonphysical. It is the power to be like God.

God does not look like man in the physical form. Yet within man you will find all that God is.

God thinks,
God speaks,
God acts.
When you understand this and bring into being only that which you originally ‘think’, then, you have become the god you are. Yet only a few attain this status because most people get carried away by the things of this world.

The things of this world remain in the world, while the things of God return to God. But all things are of God even the things of this world.

The things of God are eternal.
They rise from the dead.
They bring life.

The things of this world decay and hence are of benefit only in this world.

The tongue is powerful because it is part of the process that commands. What it says under authority brings into being, the thought of man.
Which is why the power of the tongue can build, and it can also destroy.

Choose to build at all times.

My text is taken from the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians, Philippians 2: 9-11. It reads:

“Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Ihinrere Paulu si awon ara Filipi 2:9-11, o wipe:

” Nitorina Ọlọrun pẹlu si ti gbe e ga gidigidi, O si ti fi orukọ kan fun u ti o bori gbogbo orukọ:

Pe, li orukọ Jesu ni ki gbogbo ekun ki o ma kunlẹ, awọn ẹniti mbẹ li ọrun, ati awọn ẹniti mbẹ ni ilẹ, ati awọn ẹniti mbẹ nisalẹ ilẹ.

Ati pe ki gbogbo ahọn ki o maa jẹwọ pe, Jesu Kristi ni Oluwa, fun Ogo Ọlọrun Baba.”

Brethren in the Lord, from this text it is evident that the message of apostle Paul is that after the successful completion of the divine task of salvation for mankind by Jesus, God the Almighty Father exalted and placed Jesus at a higher position. Due to this elevation, by the mention of the name of Jesus all knees must bow and all tongues must confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

The Holy Bible testified to the fact that after death, Jesus resurrected on the third day, he appeared to his disciples and later ascended to the heavens.

The account of Apostle Paul in this text is a narration of what happened after the ascension of Jesus. God made him to sit at His right hand and proclaimed him a co-ruler in God’s kingdom.

In this exalted position Jesus assumed the tittle of Christ – which means the Light- to lead the way, to be the pathfinder, to illuminate, to redeem man from this hostile world and to instruct on the truth through the Holy Spirit.

In this exalted position Jesus also became the first Son of God, who sits at the right hand of the Father- to intercede for mankind and assist God in running the affairs in God’s kingdom both in the heavens, on earth and in the abys or hell.

Who is this Jesus Christ to whom all these attributes are ascribed? Many people both Christians and non-Christians often ask this valuable question. To all true believers and followers of Christ we must get the answer to this question right. The Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Scribes in spite of their exposure, education and knowledge of the scriptures failed to understand who Jesus Christ truly was. Unfortunately, this trend is still visible among we Christians till today.

Jesus, the Christ is the greatest soul that ever lived or still living on this planet earth. His determination, humility, dedication, love and obedience to God showed him as the most successful of all the souls, creatures and Sons of God.

By his birth he is seen as a man, the son of Holy Mary.

By his immaculate conception, he is seen as the Son of God.

By his life, he lived like human being, and by his experience of life he showed man the true way to rise from his fall as the crown of God’s glory.

The American election was a real eye opener, the first female American woman to contest the position of the President of USA was described by her opponent to be determined, tenacious, courageous, fearless, hardworking, showing care & conscientiousness, diligent to win the election. In her own words Hilary Clinton said, “I know one thing, I am prepared to be the President of the USA!” Despite all the bad press especially from her opponent, WikiLeaks etc. she remained undaunted, undismayed by those who were sneering at her and she forged ahead with confidence and faith.

So, I ask my dear sisters where will we be when found in the face of challenges while performing the tasks assigned to us by God Almighty?

Deborah’s life (Judges 4, 5) challenges us. In Chapter 4, we are shown that God can use a woman to do His will. God used Deborah to give the men courage, and also to prophesy the victory that God would give the Israelites. In this case, we are told that the Lord delivered Sisera- the tormentor of the Israelites- into the hands of a woman (Judges 4: 9). Never let the fact that you are a woman, be an excuse for doing nothing. Women have the power to build up and destroy. What kind of woman will you be?

Hilary Clinton like Deborah is an example of a brave woman, who is not discouraged with culture or belief that women should be restricted to the kitchen, bedroom or living room, rather she channels her efforts towards achieving what God has given her the ability to do – lead. She does not waste valuable time, thinking that “she is only a woman” or sit there worrying about what she thinks she cannot do. Besides, who is to say what you can and cannot do? When you are too busy worrying about being only a woman, or full of fear that you cannot do something, it shows that you are self-reliant and not God-reliant.

God does not want you to rest in what you think is your weakness, he wants you to be emboldened by His strength. After all, “is anything too hard for the Lord?” (Gen 18:14). Women are influential! Think about the things you convince your husbands to do … the woman is the neck that supports the head, but also turns it in the right direction? How will you direct your head? Do not underestimate yourself as a woman. Instead, ask God to give you the strength to do His will and be a partner to your husbands that will lead your family to walk firmly on the path of righteousness and truth, with the sole focus of achieving God’s will.

We can see that these women have a common thread that runs through them:

1. Courage
2. Faith and trust in God
3. Wise leaders in their homes, work place, place of worship.
4. Been available both to God and mankind – I mean our families, friends, neighbours and environment.
5. Reliance on God and not on themselves

Are we truly ready to drop all shackles, prejudices and bid the clarion call?

We have been chosen for a task and also empowered to perform that task. We are true servants of God, divinely appointed, a basis for our sense of security and self-worth. See Isaiah 42:1. God in his infinite mercy and love has empowered us for the task ahead of us and that task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us.

May God take over, fill each and every one of us with the Holy Spirit and grant us the grace to be and do our best in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Glory be to God the father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Oore-ọfẹ! Ohun
Adun ni l’eti wa;
Gbo’un-gbo’un rẹ y’o gba ọrun kan,
Aiye y’o gbọ pẹlu.
Oore-ọfẹ ṣa
N’igbẹkẹle mi;
Jesu ku fun araiye,
O ku fun mi pẹlu.

Awọn kristiani maa nlo ọrọ yi – (oore-ọfe) laibikita, nitori nwọn ro wipe awọn ti mọ ohungbogbo ti nwọn ni lati mọ nipa oore-ọfẹ. Oore-ọfẹ jẹ ohun oju rere ti ko tọ si wa lati ọdọ Ọlọrun. Lootọ ati ni ododo, ṣe oju rere ti ko tọ si wa ni oore-ọfẹ jẹ?

Aposteli Paulu ninu iwe rẹ si awọn ara Romu, ori ikarun ẹsẹ ogun (Romans 5:20) kọ wa pe “nibiti ẹṣẹ ba ti npọ sii, oore-ọfẹ a maa pọ sii pẹlu.” Ṣugbọn oun yara lati sọ pe eyi ki nṣe iwunni lori lati maa gbe igbe aiye aibikita – kini ki ati wi nigba naa? Ṣe ki a maa gbe ninu ẹṣẹ ki oore-ọfẹ le maa pọ sii bi? Ki eyi ki o maa ṣe ri bẹẹ rara.
Eeṣe ti awa ti a ti ku si ẹṣẹ, maa gbe ninu rẹ bi (ẹṣẹ)? Iwe Romu ori ikẹfa ẹsẹ ikini si ekeji (Romans 6:1-2) beere lọwọ wa – “kinni oore-ọfẹ Ọlọrun ati pe kinni eyi jẹ si wa? Ni titumọ oore-ọfẹ Ọlọrun, ngo gbiyanju lati lo awọn ohun ti onkọwe kan ti kọ silẹ.

Oore jẹ ekinni iwa ti o rọ mọ Ọlọrun ti o si njẹ iwa ara ọmọ enia. Idajọ Ọlọrun; Iwa Mimọ Ọlọrun; Ọlọrun ti agbara Rẹ wa ni ibi gbogbo; ti imọlẹ ijinlẹ Rẹ si kari aiye; gbogbo iwọnyi jẹ iwa àmọ̀mọ́ ni Ọlọrun, ṣugbọn oore-ọfẹ duro gedegbe, ti oun si jẹ apakan iwa Ọlọrun ti o farahan ninu majẹmu lailai.
Awọn ọmọ Ọlọrun bi Dafidi nwo Ọlọrun bi Oloore-ọfẹ. Iwe orin Psalm ori kẹta-le-lọgọrun (Psalm:103), kun fun iyin ati idupẹ, eyi ti o nfi oore-ọfẹ Ọlọrun han.

Ohun ti o fi han gbangba oore-ọfẹ Ọlọrun ni wiwa si aiye Jesu Kristi, ti Oun si ku fun awa ẹlẹṣẹ, ti a si de ni ade iṣelogo, Heberu Ori ikeji ẹsẹ ikẹsan. Igbala wa jẹ pipọ ninu ọla oore-ọfẹ Rẹ -Efesu Ori ikinni, ẹsẹ ikeje. Ipe wa ninu ominira Ẹlẹda jẹ eyiti ko ṣe iyipada ninu oore-ọfẹ Rẹ, Iwe Galatia Ori ikinni ẹsẹ ikarundinlogun. Idalare, eyi ti o ti inu idajọ wa wipe, awa jẹ ẹni idalare kuro ninu ẹbi ninu i-ṣe Jesu Kristi, eyi jẹ ẹbun oore-ọfẹ. Iwe Romu Ori kẹta ẹsẹ ikẹrinlelogun, ati iwe Titu Ori ikẹta, ẹsẹ ikeje (Titus 3:7).
Ninu apapọ ọrọ Rẹ, gbogbo ẹka iṣẹ igbala ni o jẹ iṣẹ Ẹlẹda (Ọlọrun) fun oore-ọfẹ, eyi ti ki i ṣe iṣẹ ọwọ wa.

1. Ẹkọ Bibeli fun ọrọ iṣiti oni ni a mu lati Ihinrere Luku 8:1-3, eyi ti o ka wipe:
“O si ṣe lẹhinna, ti o nlà gbogbo ilu ati iletò lọ, o nwasu, o nrò ìhin ayọ̀ ijọba Ọlọrun: awọn mejila si mbẹ lọdọ rẹ̀.
Ati awọn obinrin kan, ti a ti mu larada kuro lọwọ awọn ẹmi buburu, ati ninu ailera wọn, Maria ti a npè ni Magdalene, lara ẹniti ẹmi èṣu meje ti jade kuro,
Ati Joanna aya Kusa ti iṣe iriju Herodu, ati Susanna, ati awọn pipọ miran, ti nwọn nṣe iranṣẹ fun u ninu ohun ini wọn.”

2. Jesu ninu ihinrere rẹ lati polongo ijọba Ọlọrun gba awọn ọkunrin ati obirin laaye lati ni ipin ninu itanka ijọba Ọlọrun yi, laisi iyasọtọ, idalẹbi ati itanu awọn ti o ku diẹ kaito fun ati paapa awọn ti awa ọmọ enia ti gbagbọ wipe o ti sọnu.

3. KINI IJỌBA TITUN ỌLỌRUN YI GAN?
Jesu ninu ẹkọ rẹ nipa ijaya ati aniyan ọmọ enia ni Mat 6:33 sọ wipe:
“Ṣugbọn ẹ tète mã wá ijọba Ọlọrun na, ati ododo rẹ̀; gbogbo nkan wọnyi li a o si fi kún u fun nyin.”

4. Ijọba titun Ọlọrun ni koko ọrọ iyanju ti Jesu Kristi fi bọ gbogbo enia ni orilẹ ede aiye. Eyi ki iṣe ohun ti a nwa kiri, ṣugbọn ohun ti ngbe inu wa gẹgẹbi Ẹmi Ọlọrun fun gbogbo ẹniti o gba Jusu gbọ gẹgẹbi Ọmọ Ọlọrun ati Olugbala araiye.
Eyi si jẹ ohun ti awa ọmọ enia ti nlepa rẹ lati igba ati akoko Jesu Kristi, Oluwa wa titi di oni yi.

5. Luku 17:20-21: “Nigbati awọn Farisi bi i pe, nigbawo ni ijọba Ọlọrun yio de, o da wọn li ohùn pe, Ijọba Ọlọrun ki iwá pẹlu àmi:
Bẹ̃ni nwọn kì yio wipe, Kiyesi i nihin! tabi kiyesi i lọhun! sawõ, ijọba Ọlọrun mbẹ ninu nyin.”

6. Ni ifesi si awọn Farisi, Jesu Kristi fi ye gbogbo enia wipe ijọba Ọlọrun yi ngbe inu ọmọ enia gẹgẹbi ẹmi Ọlọrun. Bi a si ti ngba Jesu Kristi sinu aiye wa, ijọba yi yio ma gberu, fidimulẹ ati gbooro si i ni ọkan onigbagbọ.
Ilàkaka lati wọ̀ oju-ọ̀na tõro, ṣe pataki, nitori ọpọ enia ni yio wá ọ̀na ati wọ̀ ọ, ṣugbọn ti nwọn kì yio le wọle. Eyi pe fun igbiyanju lati tẹle ẹkọ ti Jesu Kristi kọ awa onigbagbọ.

7. Ni ode oni ọpọ ni ile ijọsin, ọpọ ni awọn ojiṣẹ Ọlọrun, ọpọ ni ikede ati iwasu ọrọ Ọlọrun, bẹẹ ni ọpọ ni i-ṣe adura ti o ngberu si i lati ọwọ awa onigbagbọ. Sibẹ ọpọ ọmọ enia ṣi wa ninu igbekun ẹṣẹ, bẹẹ ni iṣoro, ipọnju ati ijakulẹ ni igbesi aiye ọpọ onigbagbọ npeleke si i, laisi iyipada tabi idande. E ṣe?

8. Ohun ti o fa ipo ijakulẹ bayi ni aiye awa onigbagbọ ni wipe, a kọ lati kẹkọ ninu iriri wa ti atẹhinwa. Adamu ati aya rẹ Efa kọsẹ nipasẹ ayika wọn. Eṣu lo ohun ti o wa ni ayika wọn lati ba agbara ti Ẹlẹda da mọ wọn ninu jẹ. Iru ọna madaru bayi ni eṣu yi nfi gbọn ire ọpọ ọmọ enia ati ni pataki awa onigbagbọ danu titi di oni yi.

9. Awa onigbagbọ, ani awa ọmọ lẹhin Kristi ti ode oni fẹ ohun aiye yi ju ti ohun ẹmi lọ. Dipo ki a maa dagba soke ninu agbara ti ẹmi, ti nṣe ohun ti Ọlọrun fi ṣẹda ọmọ enia ni dida a ni iriri ati aworan ara Rẹ, ṣe ni awa ọmọ enia nle owo, ọla, ipo, ohun afẹ aiye, papa julọ ni ile ijọsin, ani ni ile Ọlọrun.

10. Idiriji ẹṣẹ, ironupiwada, ibẹru Ọlọrun, iye ainipẹkun, iwa mimọ, ifarada, ọrun apadi gbogbo iwọnyi ti di ohun igbagbe ninu ijọ Ọlọrun. Oluṣọ aguntan ti di iranṣẹ eṣu, ẹniti ohun aiye ati ifẹ ẹran ara ti bo loju. Ile Ọlọrun ti di ibi owo, ni bi ti ọrọ Ọlọrun ko ni ipa mọ. Ọpọ ile ijọsin ni a da silẹ lati ko ọrọ jọ, lati ọwọ awọn aiyederu alufa. Ọpọ ijọ ni ki iṣe ijọ Kristi, ti iṣe ijọ ọmọ enia lasan.

11. Mat 16:26 “Nitoripe ère kini fun enia, bi o jèrè gbogbo aiye, ti o si sọ ẹmí rẹ̀ nù? tabi kili enia iba fi ṣe paṣiparọ ẹmí rẹ̀?”
Ole ti ara ni ọpọ awa onigbagbọ nlo igba ati akoko wa lati ba jijakadi, nigbati a fi ẹmi ati ọkan wa silẹ lai daabobo fun eṣu lati gbakoso rẹ. Ọpọ ni aṣiro ati aṣiṣe awa ọmọ lẹhin Kristi, wipe pẹlu iku Jesu Kristi oore-ọfẹ wa lati jogun idariji ẹṣẹ, nigbati ko si ironupiwada. Irọ nla li eyi. Ko si ore-ọfẹ kan ti ko ni ipa ti ọmọ enia ni lati ko, ki o to le jogun eyi. Laisi ironupiwada ko lee si isọji ati isọdọtun fun ijọ Ọlọrun ati awọn olusin.

12. Ẹ jẹ ki a wa ni idide duro lati kọ orin ipinnu wa.
We have a gospel to proclaim
Good new for all throughout the earth
A gospel of our Father’s love
We sing His glory tell His worth.

We will not fear or be dismayed
By those who sneer or laugh at us
We have the confidence to say
That we shall forge ahead with faith.

Help us dear Lord, to trust in Thee
To do Thy will and never faint
Help us to hold our heads high up
And face the task on us bestowed. Amen.

13. Kọ wa Oluwa ki awa ki o le maa ka ọjọ aiye wa, ki a le maa fi ọkan wa si ipa ọgbọn. Amin.
Njẹ nisisiyi si Ọlọrun Baba, Ọmọ ati Ẹmi Mimọ ni a fi ọla, ogo, ipa, agbara, ijuba, ọpẹ, ibukun ati iyin fun, kai ati lai lai. Amin.

Ninu idije idibo fun ipo Arẹ orilẹ edẹ Amẹrika, eyiti o waiye ni ọdun diẹ sẹhin; ni a ti ri Akọni kan, ninu idije du ipo Arẹ ni orilẹ ede naa, lara awọn oludije fun ipo nla agbanla aiye yi.

Obirin bi ọkunrin yi, ti orukọ apejẹ rẹ njẹ Hilari Klintin, ni oludije ọkunrin akin-ẹlẹgbẹ rẹ ṣe apejuwe rẹ bayi gẹgẹbi akikanju ẹniti o ni igboya, ipinnu, aṣeyọri ati aṣeyege: laisi ibẹru tabi ifoya kan ti o tako ipinnu rẹ wipe – oun yio gbe igba oroke dandan lati di Arẹ orilẹ ede Amẹrika.

Ninu ọrọ tirẹ, Akọni Akikanju Olujide ati arabinrin yi – Hilari Klintin fi ẹnu ara rẹ sọ bayi “Emi funra tikalara mi mọ wipe, mo ti ṣetan, mo si ti pinnu lati jẹ obinrin akọkọ ti yio di Arẹ orilẹ ede Amẹrika lai wo ariwo ọjọ ati lai nani irohin ibajẹ awọn akọrohin ati akojọpọ awọn irohin iwọsi bẹẹ lori erọ aiyelujara, eyiti ki yio tu irun kan lara mi lori ipinnu ọkan mi lati gun ori aleefa gẹgẹbi Arẹ ati aṣiwaju orilẹ ede Amẹrika.”

Ẹnyin ara mi ninu Oluwa, njẹ mo bere lọwọ nyin, kini yio jẹ ipinnu emi ati iwọ nigbati ipenija ba de lori iṣẹ iriju eyiti Oluwa fi ran wa si iran enia? Ẹ jẹ ka ronu!

Eyi mumi ranri itan igbesi aiye iranṣẹbinrin kan ninu Iwe Mimọ ti a mọ orukọ apejẹ rẹ si Debora (Iwe Onidajọ, ori kẹrin ati ẹkarun). Itan igbesi aiye ati iṣẹ iriju arabinrin yi, ni mo woye wipe, o yẹ ki o jẹ ipenija nla fun iwọ ati emi gẹgẹbi obiirin lawujọ awọn ọkunrin ni saa igbe aiye ti akoko wa yi.

Akọsilẹ Akọni Akin-Obinrin yi fi ye wa wipe, ṣiṣe ifẹ Ẹlẹda ati jijẹ ohun elo iyebiye lọwọ Ọlọrun ko pin si ọdọ awọn ọkunrin nikan. Ọlọrun ninu eto mimọ Rẹ A maa lo awọn obinrin gẹgẹbi ohun elo iyebiye lati maa ṣe ifẹ Rẹ ati lati mu ipinnu ati aṣẹ Rẹ ṣẹ fun awọn ayanfẹ ati enia ini Rẹ.

Gẹgẹbi Debora ti jẹ ohun elo rere lọwọ Ọlọrun lati fi igboya ati ọkan-akin fun awọn ọmọkunrin Isirẹli pẹlu asọtẹlẹ iṣẹgun ti Ọlọrun ti pese silẹ fun wọn, bẹẹ gẹgẹ ni iwọ ati emi bi obinrin, jẹ ohun-elo iyebiye lọwọ Ọlọrun, bi a ba ti ṣetan, ti a si ti pinnu lati jọwọ ara wa silẹ fun ilo Rẹ.

Debora, Akọni Akin-Obirin ninu Iwe Mimọ jọwọ ara rẹ fun ilo Ọlọrun. Oun Ọlọrun si fi Sisẹra – ọta Isirẹli lee lọwọ ki iṣẹgun aṣẹtan lee jẹ ti awọn enia Rẹ.

Ẹnyin ara ninu Oluwa, ipenija nla ni itan yi jẹ fun gbogbo obinrin ọmọ lẹhin Kristi, gẹgẹbi oluranlọwọ Ade-Ori wa ni igbe aiye wa yi.
Ki a ma ṣe ri ẹniti yio dagunla tabi ka’wọrọ laiṣe ojuṣe rẹ ninu ọgba ajara Rẹ yi.
Agbara mbẹ fun awa obinrin yalla lati tunṣe tabi ṣe idakeji rẹ.

Mo bere, irufẹ obinrin wo ni iwọ ati emi ninu ijọ Ọlọrun ati lọdẹdẹ ọkọ wa?

Hilari Klintin gẹgẹbi Debora ninu Iwe Mimọ jẹ apẹrẹ rere awọn Akọni, Akikanju Akin-Obinrin ti ko gbadọ ninu aṣa na wipe, iyara-ibusun ati ẹhinkule ni ile-idana ni ipo awọn obinrin wa. Ṣugbọn yatọ si ero bẹẹ, awọn arabirin wọnyi ji giri si lilo ẹbun ati ore-ọfẹ ti Ọlọrun fi fun wọn – eyiti i-ṣe ẹmi akin, igboya, ọgbọn, imọ, oye ati ti akọni-loju-ija fun iṣẹ Rẹ lai wipe ohun kan wa ti wọn ko le dawọle gẹgẹbi awọn ọkunrin Akin-ẹlẹgbẹ wọn. Igbagbọ awọn Akọni Akin-Obinrin wọnyi ni wipe, ohun ti ọkunrin le ṣe obinrin le ṣe daradara ju bẹẹ lọ.

Ohun kan ni, Obinrin bẹẹ ni lati ni igbagbọ ati idaniloju ninu ara rẹ, laisi irẹwẹsi, iyemeji, ibẹru ati ifoya, pẹlu imọ wipe ohungbogbo ni ṣiṣẹ nipa agbara ati ore-ọfẹ Ọlọrun. (Gẹnẹsisi 18:14)

Ẹyin ara mi ninu Oluwa, agbara aṣe ati ore-ọfẹ nlanla ni o wa fun emi ati iwọ gẹgẹbi obinrin – ni ọgbọn, imọ ati ete lati tunṣe tabi ṣe idakeji rẹ. Ati ni pataki lati mu awọn Ade-ori wa ṣe eyiti ọkan wa nfẹ fun ogo Ọlọrun.

Mo beere: bawo ni iwọ ati emi ṣe nlo ore-ọfe yi gẹgẹbi ọrun ti o gbe Ade-ori wa ro ti o si ndari Ade-ori bẹẹ si ibiti ọ yẹ.

Gẹgẹbi obinrin ti Ẹlẹda da lati iha awọn arakunrin wa, ẹ jeki a beere lọwọ Ọlọrun; agbara ati ore-ọfe lati maa ṣe ife RẸ: eyiti yio mu wa jẹ oluranlowo tootọ fun awọn Ade-ori wa to bẹẹ gẹ ti ẹbi wa yio maa rin ni ọna imọlẹ, iye, otitọ ati ododo ọrọ RẸ lati maa jẹ apẹrẹ ati awokọṣe rere lawujọ iran ẹniyan.

Larin awọn Akikanju Akoni Akin-Obinrin mejeji wọnyi ni a ti le ri awọn ẹkọ pataki wọnyi kọ ni aridaju.
– Akọni loju ija ni awọn aṣayan ẹmi na.
– Wọn ni igbagbọ ninu ara wọn.
– Wọn jẹ amoye ati Ọjọgbon ninu ero ati iṣe wọn ninu ile, nibi isẹ ati ni ile ijọsin.
– Wọn jọwọ ara wọn sile fun iṣẹ Ọlọrun ati iwulo fun iran eniyan.
– Wọn gbẹkẹle Ọlọrun wọn yatọ si ẹran ara wọn.

Ẹyin ara mi ninu Oluwa, akoko ti to lati fi awọn ohun idiwọ bi arankan, ati tẹmbẹlẹkun ṣilẹ ki a si jẹ ipe naa lotitọ ati lododo. Ọlọrun to pe wa: Oun lo yan wa. Oun na lo ṣe wa logo pẹlu agbara imọlẹ RẸ fun idande ati irapada ẹda eniyan gbọgbo lode aiye. Ninu iṣẹ iriju wa yi ni awa ni ohun amuyangan gẹgẹbi ayanfe, ọrẹ Ọlọrun, ọmọlọju ati ẹni mimọ RẸ ti isalẹ.

Adura mi ni wipe: ki Ọlọrun gba iṣakoso aiye wa: ki O si fi agbara Ẹmi mimọ ati ore-ọfẹ RẸ fun wa lati le ṣe ojuṣe wa de oju ami ni kikun. Amin.

Ogo ni fun Ọlọrun Baba, Ọmọ ati Ẹmi Mimọ lai ati lailai. Amin.

“ Jesu bi wọn lere wipe ṣugbọn tali ẹyin fi mi pe?” (Matthew 16:15)

Ireti Ọlọrun si awa ẹda ọwọ Rẹ ni wipe ki a le ṣe ohun gbogbo gẹgẹbi ifẹ ati aṣẹ Rẹ, ani lati mọ otitọ Rẹ, otitọ yi yio si sọ wa di ominira. (John 8:32)

Jesu Kristi ti kalarẹ fi apẹrẹ rere lelẹ ni igba ti oun wa laiye pe gbogbo iyin ati ogo ti OLODUMARE ni, Eni ti kin pin ogo Rẹ pẹlu ẹnikẹni, to ba ri bẹ, e ha ti ṣe ti awa ẹda enia, paapa awa kristiani ọmọ lẹhin krsiti nṣe aṣiṣe bi eyi? To bẹẹ gẹ ti pupọ ninu awọn ijọ Ọlọrun ti sọ Jesu Kristi di Ọlọrun Alagbara julọ. Gẹgẹbi gbolohun akọkọ, Jesu bi wa lẹkan si, “ Ta li ẹnyin nfi mi pe?

Ninu aimọ otitọ, ọpọ ninu awọn ẹlẹsin onigbagbọ ati amoye ni ode oni, papa esin igbalode ti gbe Jesu larugẹ gẹgẹbi Ọlọrun Agbaiye. Nipasẹ iṣe bayi eyi ko dun mọ Ọlọrun ninu rara, ati ọmọ bibi rẹ kanṣoṣo Jesu Kristi. Iwasu yi yio gbiyanju lati fi otitọ han kedere laifi ọta pe de oju ami ni kikun. Ki gbogbo ibukun ti o si rọmọ igbesẹ yi ki o jẹ ti igbega Ọlọrun ati ayọ aiyeraye ti o rọ mọ.

Ọpọlọpọ ni iṣiti nipa ti Ẹmi Mimọ ti yio sii jade fun iṣelogo orukọ Olorun Alagbara julọ laiye ati lọrun.
Kini orisun awọn ohun ti o nfa aṣisọ tabi aṣiṣe laarin awọn ọmọ lẹhin Kristi. A o gbe eyi yẹwo nisisiyi pẹlu alaye lati inu iwe mimọ, Bibeli.

Lotitọ iwe mimọ ṣe alaaye lori eyi ṣugbọn ọpọ ninu awa ọmọ lẹhin Kristi ti fun eyi ni itumọ miran, eyi ti ko peye.
IKINI – Isiah 9:6 “Nitoriti a bi ọmọ kan fun wa, a fi ọmọkunrin kan fun wa, ijọba yio si wa li ejika rẹ, a o si ma pe orukọ rẹ ni iyanu, Oludamọran, Ọlọrun Alagbara, Baba Aiyeraiye, ọmọ Alade Alafia.”

EKEJI – John 1 vs 1 – 4 & vs 14. – “Li atetekọṣe li ọrọ wa, ọrọ si wa pẹlu Ọlọrun, Ọlọrun si li ọrọ na. Oun na li o wa li atetekọṣe pẹlu Ọlọrun. Nipase rẹ li a ti da ohun gbogbo, lẹhin rẹ a ko si da ohun kan ninu ohun ti a da. Ninu rẹ ni iye wa, iye na si ni imọlẹ araiye. Ọrọ na si di ara, oun si mba wa gbe, (awa si nwo ogo rẹ, ogo bi ti ọmọ bibi kanṣoṣo lati ọdọ Baba wa) o kun fun ore-ọfẹ ati otitọ.”

ẸKẸTA – Itumọ ti ko tọna, ti awon ijọ ọmọ lẹhin Kristi fi ntumọ Mẹtalọkan gẹgẹbi Ọlọrun Baba, Ọlọrun Ọmọ, ati Ọlọrun Ẹmi Mimọ.

Ti a ba gbe gbogbo awọn akọsilẹ yi yẹwo finifini, o ṣeeṣe ki awọn kan ninu wa dahun ibere akọkọ wipe Jesu Kristi ni Ọlọrun Agbaiye. Ko yẹ ki eyi ri bẹ. Awọn akọsilẹ yi, afihan ni wọn jẹ fun Woli Isiah ati Johaanu. Nitori iṣẹ ribiribi ati iṣẹ pataki ti Jesu Kristi wa ṣe lode aiye, ani tita ẹjẹ rẹ iyebiye silẹ lori oke kalfari fun irapada gbogbo awa ẹda enia. Ọlọrun da Jesu Kristi lọla pẹlu gbogbo ore-ofe ati aṣẹ Rẹ lati lo wọn gẹgẹbi Ọlọrun tikalarẹ ṣe nlo wọn. Ẹ jẹ ki a ṣe akiyesi eyi bi a ṣe ntẹsiwaju ninu iwasu yi.

Ti Baba nla wa Adaamu ko ba ṣi ẹsẹ gbe ni ọgba Edẹni ki yio si idi fun Ọlọrun lati ran ọmọ bibi Rẹ kanṣoṣo (Jesu Kristi) lati wa saiye fun iṣẹ-irapada. Bi Ọlọrun ṣe da emi ati iwọ ni aworan ara Rẹ pẹlu gbogbo ore-ọfẹ ati aṣẹ Rẹ lati jọba lori gbogbo iṣẹ ọwọ Rẹ, bẹẹ gẹgẹ ni Jesu Kristi jẹ apẹrẹ ifẹ nla Ẹlẹdẹ wa. Ifẹ nla lati ọdọ Ọlọrun ni eyi jẹ si iran enia, Jesu Kristi si ni apẹrẹ ife nla naa. Ṣe o wa tọna fun wa lati maa sọ wipe ọmọ Rẹ ati ẹda ọwọ Rẹ ti o ran wa saiye ti di Ọlọrun ti kalarẹ bi? Aṣisọ nla ni eyi.

Ọlọrun ọkanṣoṣo ni Oluda, Olugbọ ati Oluṣe ohungbogbo. Oun A ma bẹ awọn eniyan Rẹ wo lore-koore, ṣugbọn Ẹmi ni, ko si ẹniti o fi oju koo ri. Idi rẹ ti Oun ṣe ran ọmọ bibi Remẹ kanṣoṣo – Jesu Kristi wa ni aworan ara Rẹ lati fi ifẹ, agbara ati titobi nla Rmẹ han si iran enia. Ẹmi Mimo, eyi ti Ẹlẹda fi si inu enia, ni agbara ti o nmu ọmọ enia le ṣe ifẹ Baba rẹ ninu irin ajo rẹ ni ode aiye.

“Jesus asked His disciples thus” “But whom say ye that I am? Matthew 16:15. It is the expectation of the Almighty God that man as the crown of His creation will know the truth and the truth will set such soul free (John 8:32)
Jesus Christ throughout His sojourn on earth exemplified this truth by His teachings on the supremacy of the Almighty God his father who deserves all the praises and thanksgiving who made everything for His glory and pleasure.

This same God, the Almighty Father does not share His glory with anyone. If this is so, why then do Christians, the followers of Christ and believers of the gospel make this mistake?
In this light, let us ponder again, who is Jesus Christ, is he the Almighty God and the most Powerful God?
In ignorance, many Christians and scholars in today’s Christendom, especially the new generation churches now exalt Christ as the Almighty Father, and this is causing a great displeasure to God Himself and His only begotten son, Jesus Christ. This sermon will try to correct this misgiving once and for all, for the full blessings therein and for the joy of Humanity. More divine enlightenment would be shared, all to the glory of the Almighty God. I AM THAT I AM.

Why this mix-up, misunderstanding or controversy amongst Christians? We shall examine and search the scriptures which many interpret erroneously in this regard.

Firstly – Isiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Secondly – John 1 vs 1 – 4, & vs 14 “In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him and without HIM was not anything made that was made. In Him was life and the life was the light of men and the word was made fresh and dwelt among us ****** behold his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father, full of grace and truth.”

Thirdly – the principle and concept of the Holy Trinity as being said erroneously in today’s Christendom, even in the orthodox churches: Anglican, Methodist, Catholic etc. that is, God the Father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit.

In examining the above, one may tend to believe verbatim that Jesus Christ is Almighty God but with closer understanding, all these were revelation to Prophet Isiah and John.
This is because of the significance and importance of the shedding of blood and redemption of mankind by Jesus Christ. The Almighty God gave him that authority and privilege to assume and use the attributes and virtues (characteristics) exhibited by God Almighty Himself. Let us note this as we progress in this sermon.

If Adam had not faulted in the garden of Eden, there would have been no need to send His son for the work of redemption. Just like you and I made in God’s image and likeness, filled with all these virtues to rule and subdue the earth like Christ expects us to do like him. This WORD made flesh is the greatest love expressed to and for mankind by the Almighty God and Jesus Christ is the physical expression of this love. Hence is it right to now conclude or say that for sending his son, the son is now the Almighty God?

The Almighty God is the creator of Heaven and earth, and all therein, HE is the one and only one, I AM THAT I AM, ALL IN ALL. He is an embodiment of love hence He visits His people from time to time no mortal man can see HIM because HE is spirit hence, He sent his Son the only begotten in His likeness and image to dwell amongst men, to show and display HIS love, power and mightiness to mankind.
It is the same spirit of God planted in man with the love of Christ that gives man the liberty to do the will of God and be successful in his sojourn on earth.