For a greater part of my christian life, my understanding of christianity was shaped by the Charismatic and Word of Faith movement. The idea that God saves us to bless us with material wealth, divine health and a good life is characteristics of the movement. Prosperity, divine health is my portion! I am walking in … Continue reading Three Reasons People Believe The Prosperity Gospel
Category: Discipleship
Entertainer Turned Pastor Turned Entertainer Again: A Cue For Pastoral Ministry
Ofori Amponsah, a secular musician turned Pastor turned secular musician again has within a short period of time displayed in our eyes what happens when a biblical imperative is ignored. It is only a matter of time and the consequence of disobedience of Holy Scripture will show. Paul warns in 1Timothy 3:6 a novice...a recent … Continue reading Entertainer Turned Pastor Turned Entertainer Again: A Cue For Pastoral Ministry
Professionalism: An Antithesis To Biblical Shepherding
Every occupation require some amount of training to do. Often, those with the best training are usually the ones that are effective at producing desired results. Christians like to think of the work of a pastor as a calling as opposed to it being a profession. Typically, we distinguish a calling from a mere profession noting the concomitant … Continue reading Professionalism: An Antithesis To Biblical Shepherding
Suffering Is Biblical
There is a kind of Christian teaching out there that promotes the idea Christians must not suffer. That's a lie. A blatant lie! Christians suffer. Acts 14:22 says through much suffering we must enter the kingdom of God. We are no different from people who are persecuted and some even killed for their faith. Contrary to … Continue reading Suffering Is Biblical
Regaining Lost Passion For The Bible Part 2
Yesterday, I treated four points in relation to the topic. As a recap, I listed four points 1: A Desire to Study. 2: Make The Time To Study. 3: Have A Plan To Study: Study Systematically. 4: Keep Notes. I present the concluding four today. 5: Memorize/Meditate on The Word Desire and studying Scriptures alone … Continue reading Regaining Lost Passion For The Bible Part 2
Grace and Truth 