Acts 15 presents to us the New Testament model for conflict resolution particularly in dealing with a doctrinal issue whether circumcision was a necessary requirement for salvation or not. When “some men” came to Antioch promoting circumcision as a necessary rite to salvation, defenders of the faith Paul and Barnabas engaged with them “into SHARP DISPUTE and DEBATE” (Acts 15:2). […]
Titus ministered a young church in Crete, “to set things in order that are lacking” (Tit. 1:5).? Timothy ministered in Ephesus (1 Tim. 1:3) “to stop teaching false doctrines.” Aside from the Book of Acts, 1 Peter 5 and then Paul?s letters to Titus and Timothy are replete with ideas how the early church was run. Here?s a quick survey […]
“I exhort you to study to do all things with a divine harmony, while your bishop presides in the place of God, and your presbyters in the place of the assembly of the apostles, along with your deacons, who are most dear to me, and are entrusted with the ministry of Jesus Christ, who was with the Father before the […]
As a Christian with Pentecostal/Charismatic background I have been raised to the practice of binding Satan during intercessory prayer. In prayer meetings, right after we confess our sins, (something that we often do first), then the prayer gets louder especially when we start saying, “I bind you Satan!” Sometimes some of us even go with the Old English version of […]
A gateway is an entrance or a passage that can be opened or closed by a gate structure. It’s a means of entry or access. It is used in Acts 12:13 RSV or Revised Standard Version where Peter knocked outside the house of Mary (John’s mother) after being supernaturally released from prison. In last year’s 22nd National Prayer Gathering, “prophet” […]
Silent therapy, in my opinion, is one of the most potent tools available for the wives out there. Forgetting a very special occasion or with just a wrong tone of voice, husbands, you’ll be in for an indefinitely long therapy of silence. I could just imagine how Adam felt like had Eve been its Inventor. But this article is really […]
Sometimes as intercessors, we become so desperate in finding the answers to our country’s woes that we become blinded by our very own desires to see our prayers through. Then we turn to look for “prophets” and “apostles” that will reaffirm those desires and good intentions. And when they do come, readily we receive and believe them but neglecting our […]
Frankly speaking, I was hesitant in writing about love since it?s the month of February and everyone?s already talking about it. But there is something about it not everyone is so lovey dovey about ? the truth. “They perish because they refused to LOVE THE TRUTH and so be saved.” 2 Thess. 2:10, NIV. Written by the Apostle Paul around […]
To judge or not to judge? That is the question. And rightly so, since that the Lord has said “Judge not, that ye be not judged” (Mat 7:1, KJV). But this verse has raised concerns to a few why discernment ministries such as this one and?The Bereans: Apologetics Research Ministry?are able to label “false” the prophet-, the teacher-, and the […]
First in the series, Fact or Fallacy aims to debunk fallacies or any reasoning caused by misconceptions against facts and the Scriptures. This article is not against tithing per se because we believe it is a matter of personal conviction. There is no law against giving (or tithing for that matter). But there’s just so many lies out there that […]
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