In many Nigerian churches, the fear of dying “before one’s time” due to sin, irresponsibility, or spiritual attacks grips believers, fostering anxiety and a distorted view of God’s sovereignty. This belief, rooted in cultural traditions and misreadings of Scripture, suggests that human actions or demonic forces can thwart God’s plan for our lives. However, the Bible declares that God alone...

Recently, I heard a media personality say: “Dear God, you did this one. You have completely changed my life. You opened this door that nobody can shut. You make all things beautiful in your time, and this is just perfect… You truly are the God of time and chance. Listen, God is never late, and God can be trusted.” I want to believe these statements reflect her deep conviction that her...

The climactic point in the gospel narratives and the climactic moment of the ages is that Jesus died!1 His was the death of death! By His death, the redemption that He came to achieve had been accomplished once for all.2 Here, we learn that the cross is the one remedy for the sin that Adam brought on this world (Rom 5:12–21).3 In His death on the cross, we see the final act of a life of obedience...

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt 27:46) How should we think of these excruciating and shocking words, which sound so different from anything Jesus said throughout his ministry?1 Some have argued that Jesus is merely quoting Ps 22. Yes, but why is he quoting it? I would like...

This is part two of my thoughts on what slander is and how a Church can biblically deal with slander and the slanderer. You can read part one here. Slander is a deeply harmful sin condemned throughout Scripture. It involves speaking false or malicious statements with the intent to harm someone’s reputation. This behavior is contrary to the gospel, undermines love and unity in the church, and...

“There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.” Proverbs 11:24-25 I read the above passage multiple times– during my time of reading a chapter of Proverbs a day– and it has really stayed with me. It has been applied...

My observation of you and conversations with you the last time we were together have prompted me to write you this letter. Before I go on, I need you to know that my aim is not to be judgmental; I am writing this because of the love I have for you and the fear and sadness that your ignorance of these things causes me. As a professing Christian, you should know: Christian worship is different from...

Growing in Christian maturity is an important goal for the Christian life. The passage in 1 Timothy 3 is usually emphasised as teaching the qualifications for pastors. However, understanding the context of the letter helps us to understand why Paul gave those qualifications to Timothy, which was that much of the current leadership of the Ephesian church had gone astray and Paul had sent Timothy...

When a child is growing up in this part of the world, one of the first things that the parents teach him or her is to say “Thank you” for every gift or service offered to them. If a family member gives them a shirt as a gift, the parents go on to ask the child, “What are you supposed to say?”. If the child does not know, they will teach him or her by telling them, “Say, thank you”-then, the child...

It doesn’t take more than a couple of scrolls on social media to get a glimpse of THE LIFE—the cool influencers who are always on their way to some outing, travel vlogs and flashy outfits, relationship talk that highlights the freedom to hook up randomly and date casually, even with multiple partners. Then you begin to wonder why your life seems so boring compared to others. You begin to feel the...