The Kingdom PRECECPTS

[ By Bro. Namani J. Nharel ]                Introduction  When the church meet in time and space to worship, it is to honour the Lord Jesus Christ. In worship members express their faith in God and their love for Christ. Faith here means the sum total of all the church agrees to be true and real of God's nature, words and works. These are expressed in songs of praises; confessed in prayers, taught in sermons and teachings and lived in everyday life.   From the beginning, God's "{His} intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, and according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 3:10-12). In view of this stated purpose, we see that the religious, public and private conducts of many Christians poses the questions: If ...

1. You NEED to be Saved  “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 “There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.” Ecclesiastes 7:20 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.” Isaiah 53:6 2. Jesus Has ALREADY PROVIDED for Your Salvation  “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” I Peter 3:18 Him (Jesus) “Who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” II Corinthians 5:21 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 DO IT NOW…  “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is nea...

What is the Most Powerful Weapon created with the most Terrific Global Impact ever? No! It is neither North Korea’s Inter-continental Ballistic Missile Launchers, ANTI-MISSILE nor Missile Detector. Neither is it an American Drone nor Aircraft carrier , it's not even the Atomic bombs of HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI nor is it the much disputed Nuclear Weapon. The Most TERRIFIC WEAPON EVER IS IN THE MOUTH!!! YES!!! YOUR MOUTH! What Weapon is often used by Politicians to Run-down Opponents While projecting themselves? What Weapon is often used at Pre-Match Press briefings to defeat opponents Psychologically? What other Weapon was Goliath's most valuable Asset of intimidation besides his big Biceps and Sword? The Tongue !!! The legendary American heavy weight boxer, Muhammad Ali had a practice of First defeating his opponents in press-briefings before ever stepping into the boxing ring. Even football Manager, Josè Mourinho is such a genius in "mind games" on the media that he c...

The New Testament seems to support divorce for a narrow range of reasons, but does it support remarriage? There are three New Testament passages that bear most directly on the subject of divorce and remarriage. Luke 16:18 is a very bold, straightforward saying that seems to settle the issue quickly: "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery" (all quotations from the NRSV). Both divorce and remarriage are just plain wrong—right? Almost all New Testament scholars agree that this saying is an abbreviation of a saying of Jesus that appears in its fuller form in Matthew 5:31-32 in the Sermon on the Mount. After discussing his views contrasted with those in Judaism, Jesus remarks, "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to ...

Were the 3 days 3 nights that Jesus was in the grave a full 72 hours? Is there a difference between "three days" and "the third day"? There has been a long standing debate over the meaning of Matthew 12:40, “for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” In my opinion, the evidence supports the traditional view that Jesus was crucified on Friday afternoon and was in the grave part of Friday (the day of preparation cf. Luke 23:54-55), all of Saturday (Luke 23:56), and part of Sunday, the first day of the week (Luke 24:1). Some of the evidence for this is as follows: (1) To us, three days and three nights generally means 72 hours, but we must understand the Bible historically and culturally. For the Jewish mind, this could mean any part of the first day, all of the second day, and any part of the third day. This is obvious by comparing Esther 4:16 ...

Dear Isma’il,             It’s rather sad and unfortunate that our brotherhood and the warm relationship of love we’ve enjoyed all our lives until recently, has unavoidably gone sour, to say I’m being ostracized as an out-cast from the family on the basis of my decision to believe in “ Isah Al-Masih (Jesus Christ) ” will be an unpardonable understatement. I write these few lines to you being fully aware that the Fatwa (a legal injunction from an Islamic authourity) warranting my death-sentence still hangs over my head, because I’m now considered an infidel who doesn’t deserve to live.              I feel sorry to see the family that Father worked so hard to raise now divided and in tatters on the basis of my decision to follow Isah Al-masih, but in actual fact I have no regret discovering the very essence of life and true unconditional love which I never experienced i...

THE BIBLICAL MUSLIM This piece attempts a brief examination of attitudes and practices which are considered obligatory to Muslims which also corresponds with certain Biblical injunctions and/or practices that Christians these days either observe with levity and complacency or simply neglect all together. It is intended to educate Christians to whom both Muslims and Islam has remained an enigma, with the hope of challenging us as Christians to be more dedicated to the Christ we believe and be better Muslim evangelists at every given opportunity. CONFESSION OF FAITH/CREED OR WITNESSING – SHAHADAH : For the Muslim this is the words of witness or testimony (Shahadah), it is recited by the Muslims everyday of their lives in the course worship/prayer. The creed; Lailla illallahu Mohammadu rasul Ullah, which literarily means: there’s no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet, is repeated by the Muslim who hears it, it is recited in the ears new-born babes and proclaimed by the lips ...