Sabbath day” (John 5:16).
Jesus the Son of God Who came to deliver the world from death and bondage suffered a lot. He was highly persecuted. Many Christians who experience the freedom of religion may find it difficult to relate or understand what persecution looks like, at the moment. Those who have been in an environment where there’s no freedom to worship and live out one’s faith can understand how horrifying persecution can be. x
Christians are bound to face persecution. “And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 10:22). According to the word of our Saviour, even though there’s persecution, there’s going to be victory and salvation at last. The early church was persecuted. Apostles of Christ were martyred. Stephen was stone to death. Many Christians departed Jerusalem to avoid lurking dangers, but the church of God kept marching on and the kingdom of hell cou
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By Femi Aribisala
How often have you heard this kind of testimony in the church? “Praise the Lord, I was blessed yesterday. Someone blessed me with N100,000.”
But is N100,000 a blessing? Can money really be a blessing? What if I use the money to shoot cocaine and end up in the hospital? Would it still be considered a blessing? If a blessing is a blessing, surely it would remain a blessing come rain or shine? It should not be possible for a blessing to end up bringing adversity.
Clearly, many of the things Christians consider to be blessings are nothing of the sort. Solomon declares: “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs 10:22). True blessings will never bring sorrow.
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RETIRED Anglican Archbishop Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, has publicly apologized for sleeping with a married woman.
In January this year, he was suspended from performing priestly duties for having an affair with a woman identified as Judith Tukamuhabwa, contrary to the church rules.
The man of the cloth confessed to âchewingâ Judith before Anglican bishops and selected priests who gathered at Namirembe Cathedral to celebrate the churchâs 60th self-governance on Thursday.
The man of God who got saved in 1974 said he has been faithful to God until recently when he fell into sin. The church leader hopes he will be forgiven after publicly apologizing.
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