God Is Not Nice And He Does Not Like Nice People (2), By Femi Aribisala
How do you deal with a God who decides to send you to the cross? Many Christians make the fundamental mistake that Paul made, which he cautions that no one else should make. They see Jesus and God simply from a human point-of-view, forgetting that God is not man. (Numbers…
God Is Not Nice and He Does Not Like Nice People (1), By Femi Aribisala
Niceness is not a godly virtue. We can be nice to someone while hating him in our heart. Over the years, I have learnt many things about God that I did not like. One of those things is that God is not like me or, to put it more appropriately,…
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Why Does God Pour His Blessings On Bad People? (2), By Femi Aribisala
When we receive God’s blessings of goodness we are not being rewarded for good behaviour. Jeremiah has probing questions for God: “Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?” (Jeremiah 12:1). Habakkuk also interrogates God: “Why do you fold your hands and do nothing while the…
Why Does God Pour His Blessings On Bad People?, By Femi Aribisala
If you ever feel you are more spiritual than others; that is eloquent evidence that you are not. One day, some Christians were having a thanksgiving service. So they started by praising and worshiping God. But as they were doing this, suddenly a battalion of soldiers came into the church.…
Is there Injustice In God’s Redemptive Justice?, By Femi Aribisala
In death, the disadvantaged lose all their disadvantages; while the advantaged lose all their advantages. Jesus says: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and…
The Lying Tongue (2), By Femi Aribisala
Even small, seemingly innocuous lies, can have devastating consequences. Jesus says: “Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” (Matthew 15:11). Out of the mouths of men come lies upon lies. Half-truths As the “father of lies,” the…
The Lying Tongue, By Femi Aribisala
Those who don’t believe in Jesus believe lies. A lie is something false that is said with the intention to deceive. To tell a lie is to avoid telling the truth. This is done by saying something untrue outrightly, or by fudging the truth. Sinful man classifies lies in different…
Does God Change His Mind?, By Femi Aribisala
We who were once his enemies are now his friends. One of the seemingly difficult questions arising from the scriptures is whether God ever changes his mind. On the one hand, it is clear that God is omniscient and immutable. Peter said to Jesus: “We understand that you know everything.”…
Practising the Presence of God (2), By Femi Aribisala
God should become our living and walking consciousness. This is the heritage of our redemption and atonement. Are you careful with the way you spend your money? Well, what about your time? How do you spend it? Time is one of the most precious “commodities” we have. David says to…
Practising the Presence of God, By Femi Aribisala
What the thief wants to kill, steal and destroy is our relationship with God. Most Christians don’t know what it means to be saved. If you ask us, we are likely to say we are saved from the agony of spending eternity in hell. Or we might say we are…
