WISDOM'S ARENA

  “It was of this that God called you, for Christ himself suffered for you and left you an example to follow, so that you will follow in His steps. He committed no sin, and no one ever heard a lie come for his lips”  1 Peter 2:21-22(GNB) Let continue from we ended in our last edition under this Journey called " CHRIST THE STANDARD".  In one of his many confrontations with the religious leaders of his days, Jesus warned his followers not to follow the conduct of the religious leaders but only imitate their teaching, and I quote from Mathew 23:2 -3 (GNB) “ The teachers of the law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses law. So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don’t practice what they preach” .  What Jesus sought to communicate to his followers is quite clear - which is the word of God, which he represents. The word of God is the only standard by which one can measure his spi...

As we conclude this journey,   one thread that runs across this narrative is “Our God doesn’t dwells in brick and mortar” according Act 7:48 (KJV) “Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet” . It is clear from our journey so far that God doesn’t need a cathedral and that showing appreciation to him as nothing to do with an edifice, but rather a hearts   condition that reflect godliness in our   conduct towards one another. A heart of obedience is what requires of us. When Solomon finished building the temple in Jerusalem and dedicated it to the Lord in 2 nd Chronicle, this was God’s response to Solomon “ But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will pluck you up from my land that I have given you and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a ...

                     “ all men should be saved and come to know the truth” 1 st Timothy 2: 4 Thank you for joining on this journey called “DOES GOD REALLY NEED A NATIONAL CATHEDRAL?. Today we want to continue from where we left off last week, and todays questions is: 1.        DOES GOD NEED A BUILDING? Does God actually need brick and mortar? At this juncture it is obvious that God’s idea of church is not a building: if he really needs one, then the conversion of church buildings into mosques and night clubs in the western world   have nullified the authenticity   and the integrity of our Lord Jesus Christ’s when He said in Mathew 16:18(KJV) “…………………………….. I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”        But the truthfulness of this scripture has been consolidated by the fact...

“ To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” .  EcclesiaStes 3:1(KJV) It’s been quite a while, I was held by some circumstances beyond my control. Thank God, that is in the past, I am ready to ride along with you on our next journey called “STAGES”. Lately, I have been wondering why Jesus Christ didn’t come as a grown up, with all His messianic majesty and glory so as to make the fallen human beings believe in Him easily, but He rather chose to come as a baby born to a very average family and in a humiliating situation. As a baby, He went through all the stages every normal child goes through to attain maturity. As I reflect on this recurrent questions, a scripture passage that keeps popping up in my mind is Ecclesiastes 3:1(KJV) “ To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” . There are processes to everything under the sun and we must be able to understand the times and the season so as to...