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1 December 2017
THE ILLS OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHING; A CRITICAL
EVALUATION OF RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY BY A PROFESSOR OF MODERN THEOSOPHY
BEWARE OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS
THE ILLS OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHING; A CRITICAL
EVALUATION OF RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY BY A PROFESSOR OF MODERN THEOSOPHY
A Synoptic Version of
"SANCTION ALL PROSPERITY GOSPEL
PREACHERS
By:
Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez, D.Sc.
The Vessel of the Holy Spirit of
God, the Creator of the Universe
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NOTA BENE
Quotations in this Discourse are
from "Good News Bible", or NIV, just like this one:
Isa 1:18
18 "Come now, let us reason
together," says the LORD.
"Though your sins are like
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they
shall be like wool.
A CALL FOR RE-DIRECTION IS DR KENEZ
EXISTENTIAL PREFACE FOR WORLD PEACE
My dear people of God, great
grandsons of Adam by obedience to natural laws, and grandsons of Abraham by faith
and my ardent followers of Jesus Christ, the time is ripe for everyone to
rethink and repudiate the aberrations in the theory and practice of
Christianity of the 21st century! It is self evident that we have all derailed
and are in dire need of an urgent internal auditing of our moral standards and
social ethics in the light of reason and social justice respectively.
Can we honestly claim that all the
preachers that today, parade as pastors and priests are actually servants of
Almighty God and of the Lord Jesus? If one truly remembers the fervent warnings
of the apostles Peter and Paul in their letters, one can easily, identify
"the wolves in sheep's clothing" masquerading as ‘born-again'
Christians among us today! Refresh your mind by reading 2nd Peter 2: vv. 1 - 3:
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"False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the
same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive,
untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will
bring upon themselves sudden destruction. Even so, many will follow their
immoral way; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of
Truth. In their greed, these false teachers will make a profit out of telling
you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their
Destroyer has been wide awake!"
Or read 1st Timothy 1: vv. 3 - 7:
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"I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my
way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must
order them to stop. Tell them to give up those legends and those long lists of
ancestors, which only produce arguments; they do not serve God's plan, which is
known by faith. The purpose of this order is to arouse the pure love that comes
from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a genuine faith. Some people have
turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions. They
want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or
the matters about which they speak with so much confidence."
Mundane materialism is on the
increase as these false healers continue to pauperise those who seek signs and
wonders to alleviate their health problems. Priests, pastors and bishops drive
limousines today, whereas their Master Jesus walked the unpaved roads and
pathways of Palestine ignoring horses and chariots! At the same time, bestial
concupiscence ensures that sexual immorality is the order of the day. Whereas
Mary of Magdala wept at the feet of the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair,
current day prostitutes camouflaged as ‘born-again sisters' ensnare and
demonise our equally promiscuous ‘men of god' with debauchery and sex scandals!
Theatrical subterfuge has reached its highest point, as gluttony is eulogised.
The current spate of prosperity preaching is a case in point! Who can redeem us
from these demonic onslaughts on traditional ethos, norms and mores as well as
Christian piety in the guise of modernism?
It is only this timely
interdenominational forum formed by Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez! I do not intend to
pre-empt what the Rev. Professor has in stock for you in this masterpiece of
evangelical satire, but it is relevant to remind you not to fall into the error
of thinking that all glittering objects are gold! Far from it! One needs to
have faith in the power of the Almighty Father to come to his rescue before any
genuine healing is bestowed on such a faithful one! No human has the power to
heal the sick or exorcise demons! It is only through his Holy Spirit that the
Almighty God chooses the medium, which he uses. It could be a man or a woman
using a simple prayer, a cup of drinking water, the rubbing of olive oil or
simply the laying of hands! But the vessel to be used must be pure and holy.
Moreover, no true healer ever charges fees or extorts money for his services!
The good ones always tell the recipient to praise God! I wish you God's
blessings as you read, digest and act on the contents of this book. It is an
invitation to genuine repentance. It is a call for re-direction!
Dr. Jideofo Kenechukwu Danmbaezue, D. Psych., O. S. S
1.1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCENARIO
Every Wednesday night of the past
decade has been a nightmare for the residents of GRA within a kilometre of the
Park Lane Hospital in Enugu Urban. Even those of us living three kilometres
away, across the Ekulu River, hardly sleep due to the blaring of super sonic
loud speakers reeling off a cacophony of religious songs all through the night.
The din is not only nauseating but also fanatical and puerile.
As early as 5.00 p.m. every
Wednesday evening, the pilgrims start trooping from the Four Corners of the
wind. By 7.00 p.m. a riotous motley of fanatics, mystics, neurotics,
schizophrenics, the barren, the widowed, the blind, the deaf, the crippled and
the chronic spinsters or bachelors assemble for a "Holy Ghost Fire
Night!" The craze for abundance in wealth and/or material things of life
mistakenly identified as miracles, easily called "signs and wonders"
is the latest fad among worshippers of all religions, as well as, Christians of
all denominations. If there is any ecumenism that is non-sectarian today, it is
to be found among the less privileged seeking for divine healing, the
pauperised Christians seeking easy access to prosperity and increment of their
meagre salaries through rapid promotions in the civil service or the private
sector of the depressed economy. Birds of different plumage sink their
dissimilarities and opposing doctrines if only it would guarantee them
spiritual relief and the emotional ecstasy the weekly night vigil provides. All
over the country, such religious spectacles have become a recurrent decimal in
the theory and practice of Christianity since the advent of the American
version of Pentecostalism. It soon found loyal associates and solidarity in the
company of Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement (CCRM), the Evangelic Fellowship
of the Anglican Communion (EFAC), the Christian or Scripture Union (CU or SU)
and a host of such other syncretic organisations within the Christian Community
nation-wide! Over three thousand exotic names of mushroom churches exist today!
The undue craze for signs and
wonders: a.k.a. deliverance, healing, exorcism, miracles or divine cures and
the proliferation of healers of all descriptions and their healing centres is
the eight wonder of the world or even the universe! Miracle seekers troop from
one crusade ground to another not minding the travel expenses to and from these
centres that often are separated by more than five hundred kilometres! These
journeys into the unknown, the unbudgeted-for pilgrimages and their feeding
bills further dwindle the lean resources of these paupers! "Don't
worry!" they exclaim, "God will always provide!" Some are ready
to do "dry" fasting for fourteen days or even longer not minding
their poor health status, all in the name of getting divine favours! Most of
these fanatical miracle-seekers are not only ignorant and confused but are
misguided by their greedy pastors who fleece them all in the name of signs and
wonders. These brothers / sisters of ours desperately need counselling,
re-education and redemption from their hypnotised mental status and the
indoctrination of their fake prosperity preaching pastors.
Jesus, our Lord and Master, was not
born into a wealthy family or an upper social class nor did he envy those who
were! Do you remember the rich young man he asked to "Go sell all you have
and come follow me"? The righteous youth left dejected! Moreover, Jesus
went further by commenting on how more difficult it would be for the rich to
enter the kingdom, stating that it would be easier for a camel to pass through
the eye of a needle! Read the gospels of Matthew 19: vv. 16 - 30, Mark 10: vv.
17 - 30 and Luke 18: 18 - 30. Do not read this booklet any further without
doing so! You will be glad you did!
There must be some demonic mass
hysteria or occult hypnotism or juju powers involved in today's craze for
prosperity among Christians who will do anything abominable to be rich and
comfortable! This is the diabolical reason why most greedy pastors and healers
would go to native doctors, worship any idol and perform any rituals in search
of demonic powers to demonstrate signs and wonders! Some use magical
handkerchiefs, others a wave of the hand and yet some blow some air in the
direction of their victims who fall down mimicking prostration under the power
of the Holy Spirit! This is what this book sets out to unravel. Then, an
attempt will be made to straighten out the false indoctrination that has for
long kept the congregation hypnotised by this new brand of healers who drive
limousines whereas their flock trek the crusade grounds and the very streets of
the cities they have converted into their financial empires!
All manners of publicity gimmick,
subliminal advertising tricks, blatant trade and cut-throat commerce are now
employed by our psychedelic nouveau-riche crusade preachers to ‘fleece the
flock and pay the ladies'! Many now make wild claims to signs and wonders
performed ‘in the name of Jesus' often tagged deliverance, healing, exorcism
and miracles. Money change hands after such magical demonstrations!
Jesus forewarned us of such fake
miracle workers! "Freely have you received, so give freely" he
cautioned his disciples! We must be wary or else get deceived by these sons and
daughters of Satan who parade as miracle workers. We need to remind ourselves of
what Our Lord Jesus said about most of these fake workers of signs and wonders!
"I do not know you" he said he would tell them at the judgement day
when they would try to prove their loyalty by asserting that they cured, healed
and cast out demons in his name!
This time around, we want to expose
the tricks and falsehood in so many pretences at or spurious claims to
exorcism, deliverance or healing! Read THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH, Chapters 23 &
24, and you will see that false claims to speaking on behalf of God had always
been there. God hates any fake prophet, priest or pastor who deceives his
people! Verse 11 of Chapter 23 sums up God's verdict:
v.11: The Lord says, "The
prophets and the priests are godless;
I have caught them doing evil in the
Temple itself.
v.12: The paths they follow will be
slippery and dark;
I will make them stumble and fall. I
am going to bring disaster on them; the time of their punishment is coming.
I, the Lord have spoken
Read all the way down, and take note
of very interesting verses e.g.
v. 31: Listen to what I, the Lord,
say! I am against the prophets who tell their dreams that are full of lies.
They tell these dreams and lead my people astray and their boasting I did not
send them or order them to go, and they are of no help at all to the people. I,
the Lord have spoken."
I have nothing to add to those Old
Testament prophecies, except that I will unmask these false preachers within
the confines of this short conference paper. This resume is actually only an
appetiser to the main course meal, "SANCTION ALL PROSPERITY GOSPEL
PREACHERS" a 250-page book, that you can purchase outside this hall now!
‘Bon apetit!'
1.2 DIVINE HEALERS CHARGE NO FEES
It will be most rewarding for
miracle seekers and their equally false and avaricious healers who see it as a
money - spinning exercise to refresh their minds with the life and times of two
Old Testament prophets; Elijah and Elisha. You should read in detail all the
miracles they performed and list out for yourselves how many were paid for!
Most prosperity preachers flaunt their ability to hypnotise their listeners
with charms they got from juju-doctors and seek material rewards for their
abracadabra. However, they need be reminded that genuine healers never ask for
any rewards at all!
I will reproduce here only "THE
HEALING OF A GENERAL OF THE SYRIAN ARMY" from my favourite Good News Bible
edition (GNB) for its clarity of thought, for those who are not conversant with
the Christian Bible and for our discussion to be not only meaningful but objective
and persuasive! Read the whole contents of 2nd Kings 5:
"Naaman Is Cured
v.1: Naaman, the commander of the
Syrian army, was highly respected and esteemed by the king of Syria, because
through Naaman the Lord had given victory to the Syrian forces. He was a great
soldier, but he suffered from a dreaded-skin disease.
v.2: In one of their raids against
Israel, the Syrians had carried off a little Israelite girl, who became a
servant of Naaman's wife.
v.3: One day she said to her
mistress, Ï wish that my master could go to the prophet who lives in Samaria!
He could cure him of his disease."
v.4: When Naaman heard of this, he
went to the King and told him what the girl had said.
v.5: The king said, "Go to the
king of Israel and take this letter to him." So Naaman set out, taking
thirty thousand pieces of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes
of fine clothes.
v.6: The letter that he took read:
"This letter will introduce my officer Naaman. I want you to cure him of
his disease."
v.7: When the king of Israel read
the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and exclaimed, "How can the king
of Syria expect me to cure this man? Does he think that I am God, with the
power of life and death? It is a plain that he is trying to start a quarrel
with me!"
v.8: When the prophet Elisha heard
what had happened, he sent word to the king: "Why are you so upset? Send
the man to me, and I'll show him that there is a prophet in Israel!"
v.9: So Naaman went with his horses
and chariot, and stopped at the entrance to Elisha's house.
v. 10: Elisha sent a servant out to
tell him to go and wash himself seven times in the River Jordan, and he would
be completely cured of his disease.
v.11: But Naaman left in a rage,
saying, "I thought that he would at least come out to me, pray to the LORD
his God, wave his hand over the diseased spot, and cure me!
v.12: Besides, aren't the rivers
Abana and Pharpar, back in Damascus, better than any river in Israel? I could
have washed in them and been cured!"
v.13: His servants went up to him
and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you
would have done it, Now why can't you just wash yourself, as he said, and be
cured"
v.14: So Naaman went down to the
Jordan, dipped himself in it seven times, as Elisha had instructed, and he was
completely cured. His flesh became firm and healthy, like that of a child.
v.15: He returned to Elisha with all
his men and said, "Now I know that there is no god but the God of Israel;
so please, sir, accept a gift from me."
v.16: Elisha answered, "By the
living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift." Naaman
insisted that he accepts it, but he would not.
v.17: So Naaman said, "If you
won't accept my gift, then let me have two mule-loads of earth to take home
with me, because from now on I will not offer sacrifices or burnt-offerings to
any god except the LORD.
v.18: So I hope that the Lord will
forgive me when I accompany my king to the temple of Rimmon, the god of Syria,
and worship him. Surely, the LORD will forgive me!
v.19: "Go in peace,"
Elisha said. And Naaman left.
v.20: He had gone only a short
distance when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself, "My master has let
Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that
Syrian offered him. By the living LORD, I will run after him and get something
from him."
v.21: So he set off after Naaman.
When Naaman saw a man running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet
him, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
v.22: "No," Gehazi
answered. "But my master sent me to tell you that just now two members of
the group of prophets in the hill-country of Ephraim arrived, and he would like
you to give them three thousand pieces of silver and two changes of fine
clothes."
v.23: "Please take six thousand
pieces of silver," Naaman replied. He insisted on it, tied up the silver
in two bags, gave them and two changes of fine clothes to two of his servants,
and sent them on ahead of Gehazi.
v.24: When they reached the hill
where Elisha lived, Gehazi took the two bags and carried them into the house.
Then he sent Naaman's servants back.
v.25: He went back into the house,
and Elisha asked him, "Where have you been?" "Oh, nowhere, sir,
" he answered.
v.26: But Elisha said, "Wasn't
I there in the spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is
no time to accept money and clothes, olive-groves and vineyards, sheep and
cattle, or servants!
v.27: And now Naaman's disease will
come upon you and your descendants will have it for ever!" When Gehazi
left, he had the disease-his skin was as white as snow."
All quotations in this Discourse are
from "Good News Bible", or NIV, just like this one:
Isa 1:18
18 "Come now, let us reason
together," says the LORD.
"Though your sins are like
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they
shall be like wool.
(That is the end of the story)
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSES OF WHAT
TRANSPIRED:
1.
Like all earthly kings, the Syrian king thought it was the king of Israel
who should have all the powers! To date, megalomania is and will remain the
foolhardiness of those in positions of authority, be they traditional rulers,
governors, presidents, pastors, priests or bishops.
2.
The king of Israel gave a worldly meaning to the letter. Since he was
afraid of the all-conquering king, he translated the letter correspondingly. If
only he had been spiritual and humble, he should have known that a great
prophet of the God of his nation lived nearby. However, no, that was not
government business. Elisha was not an important dignitary worthy of note in
his kingdom. It is the same today. Most temporal authorities never recognise
their spiritual counterparts because they know that they can always buy their
services! Our religious men must be above board to earn the respect of our
civil leaders, just as Elisha refused the material gifts that Naaman tried to
give him in appreciation. How many of our present religious men and women would
be resolute as Elisha was?
3.
Read verses 12 & 13 now and the truth is clear! These temporal rulers
expect royal receptions by religious ones, while the reverse is always the case
when it is their turn to receive you at their army headquarters or government
houses. Well, the ball is in our court to sweep our house clean by dismissing
bootlickers among the vainglory-seeking pastors of our generation.
4.
Now re-read verse 10 and appreciate the simple manner great prophets deal
with people of all classes. They do not discriminate nor do they give
preferential treatments; v. 10: Elisha sent a servant out to tell him to go and
wash himself seven times in the River Jordan, and he would be completely cured
of his disease. You have to earn respect by recognising that you are serving
the King of Kings, and therefore pay little or no attention to earthly ranks
and social statuses!
5.
Note again, how pride and social status consciousness often
make us lose our reasoning capabilities! Read verses 11 - 14. Can you see that
ordinary servants and may be, in this case soldiers of lower ranks were more
intelligent than a G.O.C. Remember that Field Marshall Naaman was commanding
the entire armed forces of Syria. Our archbishops, bishops, superintendents or
overseers of the various denominations in today's Christendom can gain some
wisdom therefrom. You must, occasionally, humble yourself and accept good
counsel from your juniors. Your rank or position does not equate to
intelligence! Wisdom is a divine gift!
6.
How many religious leaders of this avaricious generation could refuse the
material gifts as Prophet Elisha did? The genuine answer is NO ONE! No, not
even the author of this very book! "WHY?" you may ask. We are
products of a society that places undue premium on material possessions; flashy
cars, colourful robes and public adulation! Re-read verses 15 & 16 and
appreciate the very words of "the man of God", but today we have
those who like to be addressed as men of God without the attributes associated
with the appellation!
7.
Note the complete conversion of the heathen Naaman, and his pleading in
advance that the Lord forgives him whenever he had to accompany his king to the
temple and bow along to his nation's idol! That is the mark of a good soldier;
a demonstration of strict discipline and unflinching loyalty to civil authority
despite religious differences with others! Were it in our generation, there
would have been a "coup de état" and a spurious litany of reasons to
justify the change of guards! This would normally be followed by lengthy
congratulatory messages in the electronic media and paid advertorials in all
the national dailies! All these fanfares were strictly prohibited by genuine
prophets and Jesus Christ himself!
8.
Verses 20 & 21 depict the thinking of our generation of current
prosperity preachers! Then take note of the premeditated lies that our
nouveau-riche religious assistants can equally forge! Verses 22 & 25
represent what goes on in many churches today. There seems to be a rat race for
money and whatever money can buy! Accountants and financials secretaries on
many religious committees collude to siphon mission funds atimes with pastors
or priests as accomplices! These disciples of Satan have invaded our
congregations and traditional honesty in Igboland, as well as, family integrity
has become old-fashioned! Ha-ba, Christianity!
9.
Then comes the grand finale of this theosophical homily as is embedded in
this auspicious story: "TRANSFERENCE OF THE LEPROSY" which I think is
the lesson of the whole eventful narrative. Our priest and pastors should learn
from what happened to the greedy and lie-spinning servant of the man of God -
Gehazi. I, however, do not share the punishment extended to his innocent
children and subsequently their entire posterity! The lesson should however not
be lost by us, namely, that our actions as parents may inflict generational
curses on our offspring even today! Permit me to sign off on this note!
·
If you have access to the "Gift & Award Edition of NEW LIVING
TRANSLATION" you will notice that it gives verses 20 - 27 a separate
sub-heading that says it all: "THE GREED OF GEHAZI". This truly
brings out the lesson of the story. Some greedy healers should realise that
often they take on the infirmities they pretend to have chased away from those
who paid them for the healing.
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BEWARE;GOD'S GIFTS ARE NOT SALE!
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THE SAME TRANSFER OF ALL MANNER OF
INFIRMITY SHALL COME ON ALL THOSE WHO DEMAND GRATIFICATION FOR THE FREE GIFT OF
GOD'S MIRACLES THESE DAYS!
1.3 PROSPERITY PREACHERS-SATAN'S
DISCIPLES
Again reading about the narrative of
the rich young man from the gospel of Mark 10, vv. 17 - 30 nails the coffin on
the current craze for riches, easy life and luxury embarked on by greedy
evangelists who are out to build their financial empires by deceiving so many!
They will refer to the material possessions of Abraham to substantiate their
spurious claims that prosperity is a birthright of God's children.
Clever magicians that they are, they
only quote portions of the Bible that suit their purposes as their lord and
master, Satan, the deceiver did when he tempted Jesus Christ in the desert
after the latter's forty days and forty nights dry fasting! Why do they hide
those parts of the Bible that demonstrate that even the birds of the air had
nests but the Lord Jesus had no place to lay his head? In addition, a burial
place had to be hired also for he had no grave at death?
For his Passover meals he always
hired the homes of others, for his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, he loaned a
donkey and for his burial Joseph of Arimethea had no option than to donate to
the relatives of his Master his own precious sepulchre carved out of stone.
Though Jesus, the Christ, was not born into a rich family, was not a rich
carpenter before he started his ministry, was not wealthy despite healing so
many, he died the most humiliating of death but was buried as a rich man! The
message is lost to these prosperity gospel-preachers who are truly the
disciples of Satan, who tempts us with gluttony, wealth and power.
Jesus lived his whole life doing
good for both the rich and the poor, he never received gifts from those he
healed nor from the relatives of those he raised from death and finally he died
for our salvation by suffering the most painful scourges that any human can
endure. Yet these newly demented, psychopathic and psychedelic preachers
proclaim that Christianity should be all pleasure and no suffering, all sweet
and no bitter, all enjoyment and no pain! This is utter nonsense and a theology
right from the darkest pit of hell! Surely, they are Satan's disciples!
Again, for the ease of analysis and
gainful discourse I reproduce here verbatim what is recorded in the portion of
the New Testament quoted above. You may have a different version, but this is
from GNB edition:
"The Rich Man
v.17: As Jesus was starting on his
way again, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher,
what must I do to receive eternal life?"
v.18: "Why do you call me
good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.
v.19: You know the commandments: ‘Do
not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone
falsely; do not cheat; respect your father and your mother.'"
v.20: "Teacher," the man
said, "ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments."
v.21: Jesus looked straight at him
with love and said, "You need only one thing, Go and sell all you have and
give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and
follow me."
v.22: When the man heard this, gloom
spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
v.23: Jesus looked round at his
disciples and said to them, "How hard it will be for rich people to enter
the Kingdom of God!"
v.24: The disciples were shocked at
these words, but Jesus went on to say, "My children, how hard it is to
enter the Kingdom of God!
v.25: It is much harder for a rich
person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle."
v.26: At this the disciples were
completely amazed and asked one another, "Who, then, can be saved?"
v.27: Jesus looked straight at them
and answered, "This is impossible for man, but not for God; everything is
possible for God."
v.28: Then Peter spoke up,
"Look, we have left everything and followed you."
v.29: "Yes," Jesus said to
them, "and I tell you that anyone who leaves home or brothers or sisters
or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel will
receive much more in this present age.
v.30: He will receive a hundred
times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields-*and
persecutions as well; and in the age to come he will receive eternal life.
v.31: But many who now are first
will be last, and many who now are last will be first."
(*The asterisk above, is mine and is
there for emphasis, since most of our priests/pastors/ preachers often omit
this phrase deliberately. This outright misrepresentation is actually what
leads to prosperity gospel preaching!)
TRANSCENDENTAL ANALYSES
Since many evangelists miss the spiritual
lessons of the Lord Jesus in this narrative, it would be necessary to handle
the analyses in their order of priority rather than sequentially. I hope you
will understand me!
1.
Have you ever noted the full import of the statement in verse 24:
·
"The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to
say, My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God"!We all know
that most of the apostles were married men who were older than Jesus Christ was
in chronological age. At least Peter, was definitely older than him, yet he
included him in the reference;"My Children!" To get the
transcendental inference of that statement, you must go back to verse 14 of
that chapter. That is your homework! No spoon-feeding this time around! Only
wise children of God will be able to decipher the truth in it!
2. Oh!
How I wish that today's preachers could reflect more seriously on what Jesus
Christ said in verse 18. There is no need giving his statement of a fact any
hyper-theological interpretation! Take it literally; "Why do you call me
good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone." Did
you notice the exceptional humility of Jesus there? ‘I am not good! Talk less
of being a good teacher! I am only human for now and therefore can never be
that good! Only God the Father, the Almighty Creator, is good at all times!'
This is exactly the import of his declaration here!
3. It
is time we appreciated the fact that Jesus never claimed divinity while he was
on earth! Read the entire contents of John 17, notingverse 3, where he states
clearly that he was only an ambassador; "And eternal life means knowing
you, the only true God, and knowing Jesus Christ, whom you sent." A
representative or a deputy is never the same as the substantive personality. He
was never, was not and will never be equal to God the Father!
4. See
his confirmation of this analysis in Matthew 24, vv. 32 -44, specifically verse
36. It is translated in the same manner in Mark 13, vv. 32 - 37. The verse
clearly states that Christ as a Son did not know the day or hour of the last
judgement. Only God, the Father, knew!
·
"v. 36: No one knows, however, when that day and hour will
come-neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows."
As an emphasis, only Mark adds what
Jesus said as a recapitulation, "v. 33: Be on the watch, be alert, for you
do not know when the time will come…." Read on and on to verse 37, which
concludes thus; "What I say to you, then, I say to all: WATCH!"
·
This additional information on what Jesus said is corroborated again in
Matthew 24, vv. 36 - 44. Read and meditate on the whole of Chapter 24. This was
the basis on which Paul stated in one of his epistles that Jesus, the Christ,
did not cling to his divine nature but rather he emptied himself and took on
the nature of man. He humbled himself further even to the most cruel and
ignominious death of hanging on a cross!
·
Again, compare these with what is stated in Luke 17, vv. 26 - 30 and 34 -
36. In none of the narratives did Jesus refer to himself as the Son of God.
Rather he repeatedly called himself the "Son of Man" more than ten
times in all these passages!
·
Therefore, the lesson I am driving at is that Jesus, the earthly
carpenter attained divinity by conscientious spiritual exercises and extreme
sacrifices on his part to earn the title "Son of God". His personal
name that the angel announced was "Emmanuel" i.e. "God with
us" translated to "Jesus" its Greek equivalent.
·
"Christ" is a title he earned! It was not bestowed on him. You
too can earn it. You are fully equipped to do so right from birth, but due to
misinterpretations by half-baked pastors and priests dishing out non-Jewish
manufactured and patented theologies, we have all derailed from the truth! Thus
being fed with the wrong indoctrination from our childhood, we have all lost
the zeal to emulate him and even the motivation to try!
5. Now
let us come back to the fundamentals. How many of the self-righteous followers of
Christ today would have done what this rich man did! Run? Kneel down? A rich
man of today running after an itinerant, scantily clothed, poor and
non-formally educated pastor requesting a homily? Impossible! Not in our own
lifetime! Nevertheless, there it was! The narrative records the behaviour of
the man thus:
·
As Jesus was starting on his way again, a man ran up, knelt before him,
and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal
life?" If it were today, the question would have been "What must I do
to become a millionaire?" or "What will I do to win more government
contracts?" or better still "What must I do to be promoted in my
office?"
·
All the prosperity gospel-preachers would daily kneel in secret and pray
that such rich men ran to them instead of Jesus by joining their churches.
Should their prayers go unanswered, they would then send the beautiful and
sensuous ladies who gyrate in their gospel bands as choristers after the
wealthy members of the community to seduce and drag them along to their
churches! There is no need bordering to find out to what use all those single
‘sisters' in these mushroom churches are put or what they actually do. I have
told you! Quote me without any fear of error or contradiction from any quarters!
6. Do
you see the difference between the statements of Jesus in verses 23 & 24?
Do not say you do unless you have looked at it again and seen the logical
implications. Do so now! Write me when you are successful in finding out the
right answer! Consult or confront your money-spinning evangelists and pastors
with this wise query! My e-mail address is clearly on this book, as well as my
telephone numbers!
7. It
would be most interesting to do a research on these ‘noveau- riche' pastors and
staunch crusade organisers with the contents of verses 25 & 26! Let us hear
their defence! If you are a conscientious Christian, help us at your end by
collecting only ten responses from some of these prosperity preachers around
you!Avarice, your other name is ‘prosperity gospel'!
8. How
many of our current day priests, pastors and bishops can truly imitate Peter in
his altruistic statement of the fact that they really abandoned their
professions for the sake of the kingdom of God?
·
v. 28: Then Peter spoke up, "Look, we have left everything and
followed you". None is the only truthful answer for now! Rather, the
opposite is the practice today.
·
If you are not making millions from the profession you trained in,
abandon it and open a Pentecostal Church! Use your parlour, a kiosk, an
uncompleted building, a warehouse, a school hall or hire a hotel lobby for a
start. Deploy willing loyalists to scout for rich members nearby and make them
elders of your new church. Use all the advertising gimmicks at your disposal
and before you know it, you have become a millionaire and
‘the-talk-of-the-town' for all the subsequent years!The irony of it all is that
unfortunately so many hypnotised miracle- seekers are so blindfolded with
hypnotic spells that they fail to realise that they are the ones making these
prosperity preachers wealthy!
·
They are the true losers in the hide and seek game while their pastors
are the beneficiaries of the prosperity theology! My people have a satire for
the buffoonery. It goes this way: "Monkey de work, but na baboon de chop
am oh!"
9.
Jesus Christ is the only founder or proprietor of the most successful
business concern on earth who refused to register it as either a Copyrighted
Industry or a Limited Liability Company. Therefore, every fake preacher uses
his name, logo and ‘manifesto' to earn a living. It is an all-comers haven for
easy money, free food, free wine and free women! This he inadvertently did by
adding the promises in verses 29-31. However, they conveniently miss out the
conditionality of "-*and persecutions as well"; and that explains why
they are really Satan's gospel preachers and not of Jesus, the Saviour!
10. If I were a Jew from Bethlehem
in present day Israel, I would quickly register Christianity as "THE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF BETHLEHEM Plc". Alternatively, I would label it
"JESUS OF NAZARETH MISSION Inc". After all, I have the right to claim
that it is my great grand brother's industry and demand VAT or ANNUAL INCOME
TAX on all the churches that operate and quote the Christian Bible. I would sue
those who do not comply at the International Court at Hague and demand a
substantial percent of their weekly earnings as compensation!
·
At least for now, it remains a free-for-all market for school drop-outs
and never-do-wells. This should not be. Some people have to pay royalties to
the nation of Israel! It is definitely the greatest money-spinning industry in
this God-forsaken country called Nigeria. The government patronises them whenever
it suits their purpose; otherwise, I do not think there is any other revenue
yielding industry that can compete with it. Whoever categorised religious
worship, as non-taxable business needs his or her head examined by a combined
team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, economists and accountants!
·
Unless something drastic is done and urgently for that matter, the story
we will be hearing in the next decade is female pastors and bishops who preach
that polyandry, lesbianism and paedophilia are welcome, not only as new
converts but also as spirit-filled, tongues-speaking ‘born-again Christians!'
Next, we shall have homosexual couples and polygynous men declared - ‘ normal
Christians', while heterosexuals and monogamous ones are labelled selfish,
egocentric and uncharitable Christians! That is where we are heading to now!
1.4 NO CROSS, NO CROWN
Let us consult Saul of Tarsus or
"Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles," on this obnoxious issue of
prosperity gospel preaching that is definitely an aberration in present-day
Christendom! Are they blind to the various pious letters of this great
missionary whom they should be imitating?This is the proof that these
prosperity gospel-preachers are servants of Satan!
Peruse his epistle to the Philippians
before reading further. Then as a summary, let us look briefly at chapter 3,
vv. 12 - 21:
"Running Towards the Goal
v. 12: I do not claim that I have
already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the
prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself.
v. 13: Of course, my brothers, I
really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is
to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead.
v. 14: So I run straight towards the
goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the
life above.
v.15: All of us who are spiritually
mature should have this same attitude. But if some of you have a different
attitude, God will make this clear to you.
v.16: However that may be, let us go
forward according to the rules we have followed until now.
v. 17: Keep on imitating me, my
brothers. Pay attention to those who follow the right example that we have set
for you.
v. 18: I have told this many times
before, and now I repeat it with tears: there are many whose lives make them
enemies of Christ's death on the cross.
v. 19: They are going to end up in
hell, because their god is their bodily desires. They are proud of what they
should be ashamed of, and they think only of things that belong to this world.
v.20: We, however, are citizens of
heaven, and we eagerly wait for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come
from heaven.
v.21: He will change our weak mortal
bodies and make them like his own glorious body, using that power by which he
is able to bring all things under his rule."
There is no need for any commentary on this passage for true followers of
Jesus, the Christ, who commissioned Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus! If
a former persecutor of Christians could so counsel us, then only sons and
daughters of Satan can insist on prosperity as their birthrights! They may be
‘born-agains' into the kingdom of darkness, but never into the kingdom of
light.
Peter was crucified upside down at
his request to give respect to his Master. All the apostles were persecuted,
most being tortured before being executed. Yet, some psychedelic pastors claim
that their brand of Christianity is PROSPERITY ALL THE WAY; no persecutions or
suffering for the sake of the gospel! Only a neophyte can be carried away with
such puerile logic! Even Paul was imprisoned many times, shipwrecked severally
and flogged on other occasions!
Where do these present-day demonic
prosperity gospel-preachers get their theologies? "From the pit of
hell!" is the only accurate answer. There never was, in the entire World
History, a single case of where any kingdom did not face either external or
internal crises before achieving a nationhood of peace, tranquillity and
progress. Yet, these deceptive preachers are not ashamed to categorically state
a contrary and unscientific view in front of their demented and hypnotised
congregations! It is amazing how lawyers and politicians patronise these
mushroom churches and complacently listen to half-educated pastors blatantly
tell these lies. Wonders, they say, will never end! Remind yourself of what
Christ promised those who are his true followers as we saw in the previous
chapter. Here it is verbatim:
v. 29: "Yes," Jesus said
to them, "and I tell you that anyone who leaves home or brothers or
sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel
will receive much more in this present age.
v.30: He will receive a hundred
times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields-*and
persecutions as well; and in the age to come he will receive eternal life.
v.31: But many who now are first
will be last, and many who now are last will be first." How then can
anyone convince you that Christianity is a crossless religion? Did Adam not
suffer? Did Abraham not suffer? Did Jacob not suffer? Did Joseph not suffer but
he got the crown of second only to the Pharaoh of Egypt? Ask these
pseudo-evangelists to buttress their mundane theology with facts and data from
the Bible! They are not more intelligent than you are rather they are craftier!
They are dishonest! They are after your money! That is all! I want serious
minded Christians to meditate on what Our Lord and Master foretold in the Gospel
of John 15, vv. 18 - 27 and John 16, vv. 1 - 24. Read from any version you have
access to. However, if you want to get my exact words, you would have to find
the GNB edition. See specifically verses 18, 19 & 20 of Chapter 15:
"The World's Hatred
v. 18: If the world hates you, just
remember that it has hated me first.
v. 19: If you belonged to the world,
then the world would love you as its own. But I chose you from this world, and
you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you.
v. 20: Remember what I told you: ‘No
slave is greater than his master. ‘If they persecuted me, they will persecute
you too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too."
Let me stop here! Read the rest of
the chapter, and ask yourself, WHY DO THESE PROSPERITY GOSPEL-PREACHERS AVOID
QUOTING THESE PORTIONS OF THE BIBLE? Put on your thinking cap and find the
genuine answers! Write to the Secretary General of I. S. M. You can also
telephone me or better still e-mail me with saintkenez@yahoo.co.ukor visit:www.kenez@kihol.org.
Now, at a convenient time look up
Matthew 16, vv. 21 - 28, Mark 8, vv. 31 - 9, v. 1 or again Luke 9, vv. 22 - 27
and drink in the formula for Christian witnessing! I will only reprint verse 24
here:
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
"If anyone wants to come with me, he must forget self, carry his cross,
and follow me. For whoever wants to save, his own life will lose it; but
whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Will a person gain anything if
he wins the whole world but loses his life! Of course not! There is nothing he
can give to regain his life.
So, why has no one ever challenged
these half-baked preachers of a crossless Christianity? You are too timid not
to have done so all these years! Do so now! They are not ‘Men of God'. They are
only ‘men of Satan.' The adulation and reverence you accord them is misplaced.
Their ‘pulpits' are the same as the ‘soap boxes' of politicians or the ‘sorcery
tables' of black magicians! Overthrow them before they delude your naïve sons
and daughters with their satanic doctrines!
Now that you have enjoyed my
appetisers, let us go into the practical details of identifying false preachers
of the gospel, counterfeit teachers of devilish theologies and current day
wolves that devour the homes of widows. Jesus, the Christ, did not spare the
brand of evil religious leaders of his epoch so should we! See Matthew Chapter
23, if we want to enthrone good morals and social ethics for posterity to
remember us for! Compare the contents with those Mark 12 and Luke 11 & 20!
One cannot write enough on the
desecration going on all in the name of Christianity. There are too many
signboards in every corner of the streets in townships and the roads in our
rural areas announcing the existence of or the birth of new churches on a
monthly basis. There are many conflicting names of mushroom churches that sound
demonic, proclaiming various services; such as counselling sessions, healing
ministries and organising deliverance crusades! We are now motley groups of
confused miracle seekers and the laughing stock of other religions! May God
redeem us all!
1.5 THE WARNINGS OF JESUS CHRIST
If you have done the comparative
readings I recommended above, you will then see that the following reprints
conclusively demonstrate that Matthew, the former tax collector, on joining the
discipleship, became its best journalist, news reporter or simply put: a very
good scribe! Only his gospel brings together episodes, teachings, miracles
and/or events that are related under one chapter. The perfect example is THE
SERMON ON THE MOUNT, followed by what I term "The manifesto of Jesus
Christ". Other writers did not see the need to
paraphrase similar events, talks or
sermons into a pool with the same theme or sub-themes for the ease of their
readers. However, he did! Study his compilations in Chapters 5, 6 & 7, then
see Chapter 13 for parables or study the current ones: 23 & 24!
v. 1: Then Jesus spoke to the crowds
and to his disciples.
v. 2: "The teachers of the Law
and the Pharisees are the authorised interpreters of Moses' Law.
v. 3: So you must obey and follow
everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because
they don't practise what they preach.
The same can be said verbatim of today's
priests, pastors, bishops, superintendents, overseers, evangelists and crusade
organisers! Just replace ‘Law and the Pharisees' with ‘Bible and the Pastors'
in the quotation and you will see that Jesus was a prophet whose words come
true even after three millennia! He foresaw today's false pastors and
prosperity gospel preachers!
v. 4: They tie on to people's backs
loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a
finger to help them carry those loads.
v. 5: They do everything so that
people will see them.
The same applies to all the church
leaders in our present age. Do they not levy so many collections, annual dues,
harvests and bazaars? How many of them ever donate a dime, penny or kobo to any
of these financial burdens they place on every member of their congregations;
parents, adolescents, teenagers, and school children. Even orphans and widows
are not exempted from their levies! Ha- bah! Is religion a new version of
slavery? At the rate we are following them sheepishly, it is unfortunate but
the answer for now is ‘Yes!' Whoever heard that a religious leader donated a
school bus, or gave scholarships to indigent pupils in his very parsonage or
parish? None! They milk them dry!
v. 6: They love the best places at
feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;
v. 7: they love to be greeted with
respect in the market-places and to be called ‘Teacher.'
If only Jesus was here, I would
gladly allow him to walk across my prostrated body for being so accurate! I
guess he was really a great psychologist, besides being the greatest
doctor/healer the world has ever known! Did you know that he was also a
professor of psychiatry? If you do not think so, go to any teaching hospital
and ask today's doctors. How many demons in mad people did he cast out? Do your
homework!
v. 8: You must not be
called ‘Teacher', because you are all brothers of one another and have only one
Teacher,
v. 9: And you must not
call anyone here on earth ‘Father', because you have only the one Father in heaven.
v. 10: Nor should you be called
‘Leader", because your one and only leader is the Messiah.
v. 11: The greatest among you must
be your servant.
v. 12: Whoever makes himself great
will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made
great.
One really wonders whether these
pastors and priests get blind when they come across these passages in the
bible! Has Satan taken over the intellect of these proud and self-effacing
Reverends and Lordships? Do these verses need any translations or amplifications?
I am at a loss on why we, the teeming followers of these disciples of Lucifer
have been so myopic that we never revolted all this while! May be we are
equally disciples of the prince of darkness! Why still call them; ‘Teachers',
‘Fathers' and ‘Leaders' despite the explicit warnings of Jesus, the Christ! The
only possible explanation for now is that Satan is being worshipped and adored
by all who disobey Christ's injunctions in these passages! Unfortunately, that
includes you and me! Let us repent now!
Then talk of humility! Did you not
see the prescription of Our Lord and Master? The simple formula for becoming
great is given free of charge: The greatest among you must be your servant.
However, not for our pseudo-theologians who pride themselves with every type of
unbecoming titles: Rev. Fr. Dr. Prof. Prince ABC---- XYZ! The rest of the
chapter and the next are very interesting and I urge you to, not only read
them, but show them to your so-called Rev. Frs. and Pastors! I will jump
certain verses for brevity so we can go on with our theosophical analyses and
for the clarity of thought needed to complete our subsequent
psycho-sociological discourse!
v. 13: "How terrible for you,
teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the
kingdom of heaven in people's faces, and you yourselves don't go in, nor do you
allow in those who are trying to enter!
v. 15: "How terrible for you,
teachers of the law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross
whole countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him twice as
deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are!
The demonic sermons we get at the
hands of some prosperity gospel-preachers are funny. For example: "You are
the sons of Abraham by faith, he owned thousands of cattle….bla
bla" they scream into their microphones gesticulating as if they were
under the effects of some psychoactive drugs, ‘and therefore you were born to
be rich like your father Abraham!" best illustrates what Christ was
prophesying here.
This is a faulty logic. There were
other demands or requirements made on Abraham that present-day Christians could
never and cannot obey! How many can leave their homes and relatives and set out
on a journey that had neither a destination nor a map to follow? How many would
be faithful in a childless marriage for as long as Patriarch Abraham did? How
many are ready to work without expecting huge rewards?
These untutored preachers without
the benefit of either rudimentary syllogism or the basic rules involved in the
square of opposition; only repeat verbatim what they had seen some foreign
preachers deliver on television; CBN, TSB, etc. Moreover, the gullible seekers
of signs and wonders swallow everything they vomit, hook line and sinker, with
the expectation of a luxurious life without the commensurate perspiration
demanded from aspiring millionaires! Who does not want an easy life?
It is time we woke up from our
daydreaming! Go out into the nascent and competitive world and pay your dues
and you will get the rewards of hard work! This prosperity gospel does not work
for members of the congregation. It is the preacher that harvests where he did
not so, while you and your family suffer debilitating diseases like beriberi,
kwashiorkor and marasmus! Ask medical personnel what those three diseases mean!
v. 25: "How terrible for you,
teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of
your cup and plate, while the inside is full of what you have obtained by
violence and selfishness.
v. 26: Blind Pharisee! Clean what is
inside the cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!
v. 27: "How terrible for you,
teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed
tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying
corpses on the inside.
v. 28: In the same way, on the
outside you appear good to everybody, but on the inside, you are full of
hypocrisy and sins."
Does anyone need an interpretation
for those simple statements of facts? What does a tomb covered with tiles look
like theses days? White! Suppose you dig up the contents after three months,
what will you find inside? Dry bones, nails, hairs, the teeth, the skull and
may be some decaying flesh. Some of these prosperity gospel preachers are
exactly that! To put the final nail on the coffin of these false miracle
workers and seekers of signs and wonders, see what our Lord Jesus Christ
forewarned us in Matthew, Chapter 24, vv. 15 -28, subtitled:
"The Awful Horror
v.15: You will see ‘The
Awful Horror' of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the
holy place." (Note to the reader; understand what this means!)
v.16: Then those who are in Judea
must run away to the hills.
v.17: A man who is on the roof of
his house must not take the time to go down and get his belongings from the
house.
v.18: A man who is in the field must
not go back to get his cloak.
v.19: How terrible it will be in
those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies!
v.10: Pray to God that you will not
have to run away during the winter or on a Sabbath!
v.21: For the trouble at that time
will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of
the world to this very day.
v.22: But God has already reduced
the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of
his chosen people, however, God will reduce the days.
The awful horrors standing in holy
places are these greedy/half-baked preachers commercialising Jesus Christ! He
emphatically condemned them by saying his greatest prophetic verses on the
issue:
v.23: "Then, if anyone says to
you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!' or ‘There he is!' - do not believe him.
v.24: For false Messiahs and false
prophets will appear; they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to
deceive even God's chosen people, if possible.
v.25: Listen! I have told you this
before the time comes.
v.26: "Or, if
people should tell you, ‘Look, he is out in the desert!'-don't go there; or if
they say, ‘Look, he is hiding here!'-don't believe it.
v.27: For the Son of Man will come
like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the
west.
We can all go home now, for Jesus
Christ, Our Lord and Master, has said all that needs be said about these dirty
crooks and semi-literate disciples of Satan masquerading as his own gospel
preachers. They are as stinking as the inside of a grave with a decaying
corpse, but the sweet perfume they wear is so enticing to their equally
depraved seekers of easy Christianity! Or else, tell me what is the secret
fragrance of their pulpit demonstrations that glues you to your seat for the
three hours that they act those well-scripted scenes they had rehearsed
perfectly after many hours of imitating foreign American Pentecostal preachers!
Many have been deceived before the arrival of Pentecostalism and many will
still fall victims of fraudsters in sheep's clothing, as Our Lord and Master
had predicted. Do not hope to complain to any one if on dying you find yourself
in hellfire. Surely, you will all form a political party in Satan's kingdom,
probably with this hilarious nomenclature:
"PROSPERITY SEEKERS
UNLIMITED!"
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1.6 THE WARNINGS OF APOSTLES PETER
& PAUL
At least, no one is in doubt about
the contribution of the two great founding members of the brand of Christianity
that reached us. It was Barnabas and Paul with John Mark and Silas as their
assistants that made the very first recorded missionary journey! That of Philip
to the Ethiopian eunuch is often ignored, but I can assure you that it had as
much impact in Africa as those in Eastern Europe and Rome!
Therefore, if we want to get the
original theology, doctrines and views on prosperity or signs and wonders,
Peter performed the greatest miracles after Jesus, the Christ. Next is Paul,
though, not one of the twelve, he was arrested by Christ on the way to Damascus
to take over the ministerial burden of Stephen whose murder he supervised. He,
too, performed a few miracles and those qualify him as a true preacher of the
Good News of Salvation according to the brand Jesus left behind! Starting with
Peter, the undisputed leader of the twelve apostles, we are admonished on how
to be true followers of Jesus, the Christ, who also suffered to redeem us. Let
us see the contents of 1st Peter 2, vv. 18 -24:
"The Example of Christ's
Suffering
v. 18: You servants must submit to
your masters and show them complete respect, not only to those who are kind and
considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
v. 19: God will bless you for this,
if you endure the pain of undeserved suffering because you are conscious of his
will.
v. 20: For what credit is there if
you endure the beatings you deserve for having done wrong? But if you endure
suffering even when you have right, God will bless you for it
v. 21: It was to this that God
called you, for Christ himself suffered for you and left you an example, so
that you would follow in his steps.
v. 22: He committed no sin, and no
one ever heard a lie come from his lips."
"v. 23: When he was insulted,
he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten,
but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.
v. 24: Christ himself carried our
sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for
righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.
v. 25: You were like sheep that had
lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and
Keeper of your souls."
What other indictment do we need to
heap on the false preachers who bamboozle us with a theology of no suffering at
all for the sake of the gospel! You can now decipher where prosperity preachers
are coming from. They are graduates of Satan's university since they cannot
bear witness to a Suffering Christ who bought us for a price! Re-read verses 19
and 20, and the true theology of suffering is clear! If after reading the whole
of this book, you are still found in churches that deny that one has to pay a
price for a crown, then you are either a fool or you are just one of the
disciples of Satan! Now go over to Chapter 4, and let us again see verses 12 -
19, although one should not forget to digest the contents of the next chapter,
entitled: THE FLOCK OF GOD, and then Peter's FINAL GREETINGS.
"Suffering as a Christian
v. 12: My dear friends, do not be
surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual
were happening to you.
v.13: Rather be glad that you are
sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may be full l joy when his glory is
revealed.
v. 14: Happy are you if you are
insulted because you are Christ's followers; this means that the glorious
Spirit, the Spirit of God is resting on you.
v. 15: If any of you suffers, it
must not be because he is a murderer or a thief or a criminal or a meddler in
other people's affairs.
v. 16: However, if you suffer
because you are a Christian, don't be ashamed of it, but thank God that you
bear Christ's name.
v. 17: The time has come for
judgement to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it
starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News
from God?
v. 18: As the scripture says,
"It is difficult for good people to be saved; what, then, will become of
godless sinners?"
v. 19: So then, those who suffer
because it is God's will for them, should by their good actions trust
themselves completely to their Creator, who always keeps his promise.
What else is there to add? My dear
brothers and sisters in Christ, ‘you can not eat your cake and still have it
right there in your hands' and Christ said "no one who puts his hand to
the plough and looks back is worthy of the Kingdom of God!" You can now
see the folly of all who run away from unjustified crosses that they have to
bear for the good news. Let me ask a simple question, to buttress my case. Were
all these prosperity gospel preachers born into enjoyment all their lives? Did
none of them ever study hard to pass his/her pseudo-‘theology' lessons? When
they began their ministries by hiring warehouses, hotel lobbies, musical and
other electronic equipment, did they never suffer from want or deprivation?
Confront them with such simple questions and help me unmask these demons of
prosperity theology! The rule of life has always been that nothing good comes
easy, meaning; NO CROSS-NO CROWN!
For your information, least you are
carried away by the popular fad of ill-equipped evangelists, the writer of
HEBREWS as it appears in the Christian Bible is not Apostle Paul! However, go
and study Chapters 4, 5 & 6 of that theosophical treatise if you desire to
know the qualities of good witnesses and true evangelists of Jesus Christ. How
many of your greedy pastors meet the requirements set down there. There you
have a blue litmus test to use in assessing those Revs. A - Z of all shades!
What did Saul of Tarsus suffer
before he was admitted into the fold? After reading of his blindness and
apparent rejection by the genuine apostles in chapter 9 of the Acts of the
Apostles, jump over to his litany of woes in Chapter 11 of his 2nd Letter to
the Corinthians. There is no space to recapitulate them here. Ask your
prosperity evangelists what they have suffered on behalf of Jesus Christ and
his gospel! You should not be complacent with just going through the motions of
emotional dramas that is the Sunday services they conduct for you to dance away
your sorrows. At the resumption of daily duties on Monday mornings, you are
back to the very same problems you seemed to have forgotten under the mass
hypnotherapy you went through on Sunday!
I can confidently inform you that
wisdom and holiness are learnt at the School of Suffering. Only at gluttonous
parties, beer parlours or hotel suites are prosperity and lasciviousness taught
by demonic instructors and learnt by avaricious layabouts! You can quote me on
this anywhere without opposition from any sane adult! I call them a triplet of
holiness, suffering and wisdom in Kenezianism! This is a copyrighted aphorism,
so acknowledge me anytime you refer to it in thoughts, words or deeds!
Now, let us see the warnings Paul
gave to his ‘true son in the faith' and faithful assistant: ‘Bishop Timothy!'
Read, study and evaluate all you find in 1st and 2nd Timothy. There is nothing
left out in the two letters. Find out why your pastors are blind to these wise
counsels by the greatest apostle of the gentiles and avoid quoting them. For
the convenience of neophytes in reading the Bible and similarity of
translations, we shall reprint only those we deem indispensable for a clear
understanding of this triplet of holiness, suffering and wisdom!
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1st Tim 1: vv. 3 -11………..Warnings against False Teaching,
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1st Tim 4: vv. 1 - 5, …False Teachers, 6 - 10, …Good Servants,
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1st Tim 6: vv. 3 - 10………… False Teaching and True Riches.
1st Tim 1: vv. 3 -11 WARNINGS
AGAINST FALSE TEACHING
v. 3: I want you to stay in Ephesus,
just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are
teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.
v. 4: Tell them to give up those
legends and those long lists of their ancestors, which only produce arguments;
they do not serve God's plan, which is known by faith.
v. 5: The purpose of this order is
to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a
genuine faith.
v. 6: Some people have turned away from
these and have lost their way in foolish discussions.
v. 7: They want to be teachers of
God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about
which they speak with so much confidence.
v. 8: We know that the Law is good
if it is used as it should be used.
v. 9: It must be remembered, of
course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and
criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or
spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
v. 10: For the immoral, for sexual
perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do
anything contrary to sound doctrine.
v. 11: That teaching is found in the
gospel that was entrusted to me to announce, the Good News from the glorious
and blessed
God.
1st Tim 4: vv.1-5, FALSE TEACHERS,
6-10 GOOD SERVANTS
v. 1: The Spirit says clearly that
some people will abandon the faith in later times; they will obey lying spirits
and follow the teachings of demons.
v. 2: Such teachings are spread by
deceitful liars, whose consciences are dead, as if burnt with a hot iron.
v. 3: Such people teach that it is
wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be
eaten, after a prayer of thanks, by those who are believers and have come to
know the truth.
v. 4: Everything that
God has created is good; nothing is to be rejected, but everything is to be
received with a prayer of thanks,
v. 5: Because the word of God and
the prayer make it acceptable to God.
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus
v. 6: If you give these instructions
to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, as you feed
yourself spiritually on the words of faith and the true teaching which you have
followed.
v. 7: But keep away from those
godless legends, which are not worth telling. Keep yourself in training for a
godly life.
v. 8: Physical exercise has some
value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises
life both for the present and for the future.
v. 9: This is a true saying, to be
completely accepted and believed.
v.10: We struggle and work hard,
because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all
and especially those who believe.
I do hope that you are consciously
awake and sequentially following the arguments being raised here by none other
than the Great Apostle of the Gentiles! Show these passages to your greedy and
affluent pastors who mesmerise you with their own favourite passages from the
Old Testament, especially those that serve their avaricious purposes!
1st Tim 6: vv. 3 - 10, FALSE
TEACHING AND TRUE RICHES.
v. 3: You must teach and preach
these things. Whoever teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the
true words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching of our religion,
v. 4: is swollen with pride and
knows nothing. He has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words, and
this brings on jealousy, disputes, insults, evil suspicions,
v. 5: and constant arguments from
people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth.
v. 6: Well, religion does make a
person very rich, if he is satisfied with what he has.
v. 7: What did we bring into the
world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing!
v. 8: So then, if we have food and
clothes that should be enough for us.
v. 9: But those who want to get rich
fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful
desires which pull them down to ruin and destruction.
v.10: For the love of money is a source
of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have
wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many
sorrows."
"I do not intend to add or
subtract from the wisdom so succinctly expressed by the Great Apostle in those
passages I have just reprinted verbatim! It will, however, interest you to read
the concluding part of that chapter and listen to the final instructions he
gave his Son in the Lord, Bishop Timothy, especially verses 17 - 19! "All
that glitters are not gold" is an English proverb I learnt way back in my
primary school days in the 1950s. Now in the 1990s, most churchgoers and naïve
followers of Satan's disciples seeking for easy life, signs and wonders think
that it should reversed to suit their whims and caprices! Can that ever be?
Unfortunately, this can never be done! "A word, is enough for a wise man
or woman, is another that ends this chapter! Those that have useful ears let
them understand! Have you enjoyed reading through it? Tell me about it!"
1.7 PASTORS NOW OWN LIMOUSINES
I will like to open this chapter
with the directive of Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, gave to the early
converts he made in Thessalonica. Some of our present day pastors are lazy but
live in costly hotel suites, eat the choicest meals, and build mansions as
residences. They own cathedrals as their personal properties, wear the best
apparel money can buy and ride the costliest jeeps or limousines. Annually,
they send their wives, girlfriends and children on summer holidays abroad on
the illegal funds they extort from their naïve and docile congregations!
Apostle Paul has a veritable admonition for them: See 2nd Thessalonians 3: vv.
6 - 16:
"The Obligation to Work
v. 6: Our brothers, we command you
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all brothers who are
living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
v. 7: You yourselves know very well
that you should do just what we did. We were not lazy when we were with you.
v. 8: We did not accept anyone's
support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working
day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you.
v. 9: We did this, not because we
have no right to demand our support; we did it to be an example for you to
follow.
v. 10: While we were with you, we
used to say to you, "Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat."
v. 11: We say this because we hear
that there are some people among you who live lazy lives and who do nothing
except meddle in other people's business.
v. 12: In the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ we command these people and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to
earn their own living.
v. 13: But you, brothers, must not
get tired of doing good.
v. 14: It may be that someone there
will not obey the message we send you in this letter. If so, take note of him
and have nothing to do with him, so that he will be ashamed.
v. 15: But do not treat
him as an enemy; instead, warn him as a brother.
v. 16: May the Lord himself, who is
our source of peace, give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be
with you."
Verse 10 has a better translation in
both KJV and RSV. While the former says: ‘that if he would not work, neither
should he eat.' the latter says ‘If anyone will not work, let him not eat.'
Those were not recommendations but orders. To expose the impudence and laxity
of present-day prosperity gospel preachers, let us read the whole of verses
10,11 and 12 as it is rendered in RSV:
v. 10: "For even when we
were with you, we gave you this command: If any one will not work, let him not
eat.
v.11: For we hear that some of you
are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.
v. 12: Now such persons we command
and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn a
living."
Our hypnotised congregations should
note that they are responsible for spoiling these lazy preachers who do not
have any other means of livelihood except recapitulating over-quoted passages
and shouting their voices coarse regurgitating what they have heard from other
articulate evangelist and rehearsed repeatedly till they can dramatise them.
Imitation is not learning and the Holy Spirit does not deceive nor does such
deceive him. Moreover, he does not reside with such preachers nor grant them
any power to perform signs and wonders. I will tell you how they fake their own
miracles that are really magic and witchcraft in the next chapter. For now,
note the message in verse 13 to 16. See the golden advice: "But you,
brothers, must not get tired of doing good, and the closing prayer: May the
Lord himself, who is our source of peace, give you peace at all times and in
every way. The Lord be with you."It should be that way with our
generation!
However, NO! This can never be
allowed to sink into the heads of desperate and faithless Christians who chase
signs and wonders around from one crusade ground to another! These crazy and
demonised prosperity preachers can never see those verses in the Bible they
quote copiously from, everyday, everywhere and everytime! Be warned therefore
and implement what our great apostle instructs: If so, take note of him and
have nothing to do with him, so that he will be ashamed. Apostle Paul did not
end his counsel there; rather he followed up with a practical demonstration of
how an evangelist or preacher ought to earn a living with his own hands. See
Acts 20: vv. 17 - 38:
Paul's Farewell Speech to the Elders
of Ephesus
v. 17: From Miletus Paul sent a
message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him.
v. 18: When they arrived, he said to
them, "You know how I spent the whole time I was with you, from the first
day I arrived in the province of Asia.
v. 19: With all humility and many
tears I did my work as the Lord's servant during the hard times that came to me
because of the plots of the Jews.
v. 20: You know that I did not hold
back anything that would be of help to you as I preached and taught in public
and in your homes.
v. 21: To the Jews and Gentiles
alike I gave solemn warning that they should turn from their sins to God and
believe in our Lord Jesus.
v. 22: And now, in obedience to the
Holy Spirit I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
v. 23: I only know that in every
city the Holy Spirit has warned me that prison and troubles wait for me.
v. 24: But I reckon my own life to
be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work
that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the
grace of God."
So that we do not miss out the vital
points for the elucidation of our discourse, I want to break up his speech into
three parts. The foregone part emphasises the suffering that Paul had to
undergo in the special service the Lord arrested him for. Rather verses 22 - 24
summarise his mental attitude and preparedness to obey the Holy Sprit of God in
all the assignments that Jesus had mapped out and given him on the road to
Damascus! See Acts 9: vv. 1 - 31 with emphasis on v. 5 and v.15. He never spent
time in eating delicious dishes nor drinking costly wines and lastly he
completely avoided women. He avoided hanging around or being dependent on
others for his livelihood. How many of our present day priests, pastors or
bishops can authentically emulate Apostle Paul?
v. 25: "I have gone about among
all of you, preaching the Kingdom of God. And now, I know that none of you will
ever see me again.
v. 26: So I solemnly
declare to you this very day: if any of you should be lost, I am not
responsible.
v. 27: For I have not held back from
announcing to you the whole purpose of God.
v. 28: So keep watch over yourselves
and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be
shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the sacrificial
death of his Son.
v. 29: I know that after I leave,
fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
v. 30: The time will come when some
men from your own group will tell lies to lead the believers away after them.
v. 31: Watch, then, and
remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for
three years.
I would shed tears if I were there
as Paul made those statements. Look at the gravity of the last part of verse
25: And now I know that none of you will ever see e again. If you were certain
that death awaits you where you were heading to, how would you feel? Be
sincere! Rather than being concerned with the depression associated with such
terminal prophecy, he was rather more concerned that none of his converts would
be lost. In imitation of Jesus Christ, although he neither was a disciple then
nor was he around at the farewell address of Christ, he almost repeated the
last message, prayer and admonition of the Lord! You may now go and read over
the longest prayer of Jesus, the Christ beautifully chronicled only by John,
the Beloved Apostle, in chapter 17 of his angelic gospel.
Again, see the concern over their
eternal salvation! So, keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, which
the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he made his own through the sacrificial death of his Son. In other words,
he explicitly informed them to remember that their personal salvation was tied
along with their roles and duties as shepherds. Today, our gospel preachers
would quickly inform you "that making heaven is an individual
affair." Furthermore, he predicted apostasy and warned them of wolves and
false preachers that would arise from within their own ranks. Read John 15: vv.
18 - 27. Now, conclude with John 16: vv. 1 - 4. This is the right way for a
faithful servant of the Lord Jesus to end his ministry, not in lechery,
lasciviousness and debauchery that is the trademark of today's gospel
preachers, evangelists and crusade organisers!
v. 32: "And now I commend you
to the care of God and to the message of his grace, which is able to build you
up and give you the blessings God has for all his people.
v. 33: I have not wanted anyone's
silver or gold or clothing.
v. 34: You yourselves know that I
have worked with these hands of mine to provide everything that my companions
and I have needed.
v. 35: I have shown you in all
things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the
words that the Lord Jesus himself said, ‘There is more happiness in giving than
in receiving."
Can you beat the lesson of verses
33, 34 and 35! How many of our present-day priests, pastors, bishops, overseers
and crusade organisers can say such things. Are they blind whenever they come
across such passages in the very Bible they quote every day? Are they suffering
from myopic eyesight? May be they are having self-motivated vision or
idiosyncratic perception! They only see and read the verses that they
deliberately want to read, so that they can clandestinely fleece the poor and
so enrich themselves at the expense of their flock. This is the game plan of
these demonic preachers. Wait until harvest and bazaar seasons in the Catholic
communities or diligently observe what happens at the end of each month when
tithes are not only mandatory for every worshipper, child, widow and orphan,
but also compulsory at all new generation churches and Pentecostal communes! I
have exposed their tricks and trademarks. You have yourself to blame if your
family goes hungry while your lazy pastors smile to banks! A word, they say, is
enough for the wise. Be foolish if you must, but do not jeopardise the health
and future of your lovely children who are the greatest gifts from the Almighty
Creator and Father of us all! Let us all reflect once more on Paul's last words
to all true Christian witnesses! "I have not wanted anyone's silver or
gold or clothing. You yourselves know that I have worked with these hands of
mine to provide everything that my companions and I have needed."
I am done! Yours sincerely perturbed
by these false pretences, Prof. J. J. Kenez, the twentieth century ‘John, the
Baptist!" In my culture we say: "Seeing evil and not warning is the
fault of elders, whereas, hearing but not heeding the advice of elders is the
fault of the youth!"
The thanksgiving prayer of
prosperity preachers runs like this:
"THANK GOD, I CAN NOW SMILE TO
THE BANKS. THANKS TO JESUS CHRIST OUR PROPRIETOR UNLIMITED. GOD ISGOOD ALL THE
TIME; AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!
I CAN NOW SEND MY WIFE AND CHILDREN
FOR SUMMERHOLIDAYS! PRAISE THE LORD!"
AN ADDENDUM IN MAY 2005 BEFORE GOING
TO PRESS
A fan who launched and read only the
synoptic version, entitled "BEWARE OF PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS",
which I pushed into the market in March 2005 to source funds to print this major
book gladly gave me this unabridged reprint from the Nigerian daily ‘The
Guardian'. Note the date! His action confirms the growing concern of many
rational Nigerians of today.
"This Pentecostal Shame
By Tope Ayodele-Oni
Evangelist Benny Hinn and the widely
publicised six million-man crusade has come and gone. This was to be a
spiritual convocation that was meant to shake the nation and bring about the
much-awaited and greatly-desired revival. While we give God the glory for the
lives that were touched, souls that were saved, and the oppressed that were
liberated, the whole spiritual project left its grief and sore in the heart of
the Nigerian Pentecostal church.
It was a notable church leader that
first hinted at the fact that the Man of God from America looked quite unhappy
on the first night of the crusade. People kept wondering what the source of his
grief could be. The world-acclaimed Evangelist finally opened up on the last
night of the programme, wondering how the $4 million he sank into the crusade
must nave gone. Having been assured that attendance would be in the
neighbourhood of six million people, the man of God released the whopping sum
to our Pentecostal leaders to give the crusade the international effect it
deserved.
The man would have thought that the
money would be spent on publicity of an unprecedented scale, mass
transportation of people from Lagos and it's environ, unparalled quality of
public address system, free and will publicised ministers conference, and
possibly a philanthropic book distribution project. Even with all this, one
would not suppose that over half a billion naira should have been exhausted.
But hardly did any of these things occur. There was nothing out-of-this-world
in the publicity, ministers paid for the ministers conference on Saturday
morning, in which Benny Hinn was conspicuously absent, there was no free
transportation, no free distribution of books, nothing classy about the final
touches to the programme that would justify the amount invested. Attendance
must have been barely up to 200,000 people.
One only heard of how over 100
ministers locked themselves up in Eko Hotel for one week, busy with rigorous
planning, and unconfirmed story of how the tough scramble for Benny Hinn's
dollars almost tore the leadership of the Pentecostal movement apart. Though
Hinn made frantic efforts to console himself on the last day of the crusade, as
the Holy Ghost had comforted him, the tone of his speech was sufficiently grave
to make us Pentecostal minister and our leaders bury our heads in shame.
As a Pentecostal minister myself,
who by the grace of God has been in the ministry for over 20 years, I write
this piece with great ache and unutterable agony of spirit, at the risk of
being accused of washing our dirty linen in the public. E are all aware of the
great decay in the Pentecostal church, leaving only a remnant for the Lord as
His true followers. When we look up to our leaders, bishops and General
Overseers to be stirred by jealousy for the name of the Lord to cry against the
rot, they are either at the top of that rot, or the more respected and mature
ones among them are strangely silent in the name of love, or so they would not
appear judgemental.
Thank God, that He deliberately
allowed the NUPENG strike to coincide with the crusade, this greatly limiting
the attendance. Otherwise, millions of miracle-seekers and hangers-on would
nave swarmed the camp on their own, many of whom might not nave been opportuned
to reach the ground at all. People would have found their way into the camp,
the whopping sum released for the crusade would still have fizzled out in
inexplicable ways, and the American Evangelist would have considered such huge
attendance as the product of the money released.
The last thing that should be done
is for Pentecostals to berate ourselves publicly. It is however, for this fear
of playing into the hands of the enemies of the church, of washing our dirty
linen in the public and of appearing judgemental that so many excesses have
gone on unchecked in the church in the last 10 to 15 years. For the same
reasons, or because the kettle dose not have the audacity to cal the pot black,
there appears to have been a conspiracy of silence among most of our key church
leaders concerning the evils and excesses prevalent in the church, a church
that is ordained to be the pillar and ground of truth.
God is using Obasanjo in some modest
but significant measures to drive home the fact that corruption is no more
business as usual in the Nigerian body-politic. Though the battle against
corruption is only just starting, though we have just started to tickle the
tail of the leviathan, given the cancerous dimension it has assumed in the has
assumed in the land, at least Nigerians are happy that we are starting
somewhere, that something cheering is emerging.
The big question is: who will
deliver the Nigerian Pentecostal church from the prevailing rot? When Phinehas
thrust a dirt through the bodies of a man and a woman that were defiling the sanctuary,
the Lord said to Moses, "Phinehas son of Eleazer and grandson of Aaron the
priest has turned me anger away from the Israelites by displaying zeal among
them on my behalf". When shall we turn away from our vain and shallow
prosperity and motivational preaching, and start emphasising the issues of
righteousness, zeal for God and things that are of eternal values? When shall
we start changing the themes of our conferences and seminars, to emphasise the
things that matter to God? When shall we stop emphasising numerical size of our
congregations and start building disciples that have zeal for God and His
Kingdom? What can melt the hardened hearts of some of our bishops and supposed
leaders, who seem to have lost ay feeling or concern for God, for judgment, for
the weighty word of God, for holiness, for eternity?
We are waiting for a few of our
respected leaders who have not soiled their garments to seek the face of God
and lead us back to righteousness. This must happen now, and quickly too! Fir
if we would judge ourselves, we would hold back the wrath of God, which is
always dreadful.
·
Dr. Ayodele-Oni lives in Lagos.
APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I thank Mr F.N.Umeh, a sociologist
in the employ of NITEL as the deputy General Manager of Eastern Zone for being
a concerned citizen of God's Kingdom here on earth! To have remembered what he
read in my diminutive pamphlet, linked it to the article he saw in a newspaper,
then decided to photocopy same and donate to me, demonstrates maturity and responsiveness
to the moral decadence in our society, particularly among the so-called
religious leaders, a.k.a. pastors, bishops, overseers or "mighty men of
God!"
As for a commentary, I have only to
encourage Pastor Ayodele-Oni to go a step further and sue the erring
Pentecostal Ministers to court. If not the civil courts, he should, at least,
take a bolder step by suing for moral re-armament within the ranks of the
Pentecostal hierarchy by threatening to resign from their fold and subsequently
terminating his appointment!
He rightly pointed out to us what
Phinehas; the grandson of Eleazar did to avert the wrath of God! What is he
waiting for? Newspaper article in not enough! Something more practical to show
others that it was a heinous crime is what he must do now! The likes of Pastor
Ayodele-Oni must lead the crusade to sanitize all Christian Churches now! He is
welcome to join our ranks, if he has thefortitude to shoulder the throes that
rebels and revolutionaries contend with! God save our souls!
Every true child of the Almighty
Creator, who has not succumbed to the lures of Satan; money, power, pride, wine
and lust; is expected to gird himself/herself with truth, wisdom, prudence,
charity and humility so that we can salvage what is left of the few who still
"worship God in truth and in spirit," as the Lord Jesus, the Christ
affirmed in the gospel of John: 4; vv. 21 - 26. Only the contents of those
verses qualify you for this end-time war of liberation under the leadership of
the Holy Spirit!
EPILOGUE
HOW MANY OF THESE SELF-APPOINTED
PASRORS & PREACHERS CAN DO WHAT PETER, JAMES AND JOHN DID? HOW MANY TRULY
ABANDONED ANY LUCRATIVE PROFESSION TO SERVE GO?
Luke 5:1-11
5:1 One day as Jesus was standing by
the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding round him and listening to the
word of God,
2 he saw at the water's edge two
boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
3 He got into one of the boats, the
one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he
sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 When he had finished speaking, he
said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a
catch."
5 Simon answered, "Master,
we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say
so, I will let down the nets."
6 When they had done so, they caught
such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
7 So they signalled to their
partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both
boats so full that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell
at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!"
9 For he and all his companions were
astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
10 and so were James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be
afraid; from now on you will catch men."
11 So they pulled their boats up on
shore, left everything and followed him.
(from The Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible
Society)
AN EXAMPLE OF SUFFERING FOR THE SAKE
OF THE GOSPEL IN ACTS 17:1 - 20.
v.1 When they had passed through
Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish
synagogue.
v. 2 As his custom was, Paul went
into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days, he reasoned with them from the
Scriptures,
v.3 explaining and proving that the
Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "This Jesus I am proclaiming
to you is the Christ," he said.
v.4 Some of the Jews were persuaded
and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not
a few prominent women.
v.5 But the Jews were jealous; so
they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and
started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason's house in search of Paul and
Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.
v.6 But when they did not find them,
they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting:
"These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,
v.7 and Jason has welcomed them into
his house. They are all defying Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another
king, one called Jesus."
v.8 When they heard this, the crowd
and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.
v.9 Then they made Jason and the
others post bond and let them go.
v.10 As soon as it was night, the
brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the
Jewish synagogue.
v.11 Now the Bereans were of more
noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with
great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was
true.
v.12 Many of the Jews believed, as
did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.
v.13 When the Jews in Thessalonica
learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, they went there too,
agitating the crowds and stirring them up.
v.14 The brothers immediately sent
Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea.
v.15 The men who escorted Paul
brought him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to
join him as soon as possible.
v.16 While Paul was waiting for them
in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
v.17 So he reasoned in the synagogue
with the Jews and the God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by
day with those who happened to be there.
v.18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic
philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, "What is this
babbler trying to say?" Others remarked, "He seems to be advocating
foreign gods". They said this because Paul was preaching the good news
about Jesus and the resurrection.
v.19 Then they took him and brought
him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, "May we know
what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
v.20 You are bringing some strange
ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean."
Source: New International Version of
the Christian Bible (NIV)
How many of our prosperity
gospel-preachers are ready to go through such tribulations for the sake of the
good news that they use to earn their livelihood? The honest answer is, - NO
ONE! Yet, you see so many of them on television screens shouting their voices
coarse; marketing the Lord, quoting the Bible upside down, dramatising
‘speaking in tongues' and fleecing the flock to pay the ladies! Let us repent!
It is time to sign off.
I remain,
Yours sincerely………
Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez!
BONUS! BONUS!! BONUS!!!
I. S. M
IS A FELLOWSHIP BUILT ON SIMPLE
TRUTHS OF NATURE OBSERVABLE AROUND HUMANKIND!
The difference between this
spiritual fellowship for all mankind irrespective of one's nationality,
philosophy of life, social status, educational achievement or political
persuasion and other religious fellowships is that there is nothing here that
is built on mythologies, fables, legends, dogmas, doctrines, belief systems or
revealed truths!
Rather, what the founder of this
interdisciplinary, inter-ethnic and integrational spiritual fellowship has done
is to provide simple facts of nature that unites rather than divides the human
race. Every being is a product of nature! It argues that since there is only:
·
One created universe, of which we all share its amenities,
·
One earth, on which we all stand, walk about, build our physical
structures, plant on, harvest from and depend on for our food,
·
One atmospheric air that living things breathe from to live,
·
One rainfall that provides the water for all plants and animals,
·
One sun and a moon that illuminate the world day and night,
·
One anatomy and physiology that ensures our survival or death,
·
Therefore, there must One Almighty Creator, who is the ultimate designer
and engineer responsible all that we can think, say, hear, feel and see! He/she
is our Father/Mother and we are all sons and daughters of this Infinite Truth
that grants us life! Are we not brothers and sisters, irrespective of our skin
colour, facial structures, languages and peculiar child rearing practices? We
are surely, equal heirs to this commonwealth of mutually beneficent,
compensatory and life-sustaining gifts from the Almighty God, the All-knowing,
All-sustaining and All-powerful Creator of us all!
This truth is inter-religious,
interdenominational, intercultural, interdisciplinary and finally
international! Simple statements of facts like these are incontrovertible,
aren't they? We inter-marry and reproduce healthy babies! So, why must we
follow demonic leaders, spiritual or temporal, who delude us with their myopic
ideas and ethnocentric theories into practising social prejudices that
eventually result in fighting and killing of our own brothers and sisters? It
is not only puerile and futile but also irrational and psychopathological! Let
us seek for a solution! I. S. M. seeks that!
In addition, to prove the supremacy
of this truth, let me equally introduce you to a hilarious debate by three
naïve bodyguards of an ancient emperor who was suffering from insomnia! He
practised racial segregation and social prejudice. You will marvel at the gift
of oratory of these simple but wise young men. Please get a complete copy of
the Good News Bible, 1979 edition by Collins ISBN 0 564 00621 1, by British
& Foreign Bible Society (Publishing Division) as "English TEV DC053P
BFBS/1984/50M" and then turn with me to 1st Esdras 3 & 4:
"Chapter 3:
The Debate of the Bodyguards before
the Emperor
v.1: Darius the emperor
gave a great banquet for all those under him, all the members of his family and
staff, all the leading officials of Persia and Media,
v.2: All his officers,
administrators, and the governors of the 127 provinces stretching from India to
Sudan.
v.3: When everyone had
had enough to eat and drink, they left, and Darius went to bed. He fell asleep
but soon awoke.
A Contest Is Proposed
v.4: Then the three
young men who served Emperor Darius as his personal bodyguard said to one
another,
v.5: "Let
each of us name the one thing that he considers the strongest thing in the
world. The emperor will decide who has given the wisest answer to this question
and will give magnificent gifts and prizes to the winner.
v.6: He will wear royal
robes, drink from a gold cup, and sleep in a gold bed. He will have a chariot
with gold-studded bridles, wear a fine linen turban, and have a gold necklace.
v.7: Because of his
wisdom he will be an adviser to the emperor and will be given the title
‘Relative of the Emperor.' "
v.8: Then each of them
wrote down the best answer he could think of, sealed it, and put it under the
emperor's pillow. They said to one another.
v.9: "When the
emperor wakes up, the statements will be given to him. He and the three leading
officials of Persia will decide who gave the wisest answer. The winner will be
given the prize on the basis of what he has written."
v.10: The first wrote, "There
is nothing stronger than wine."
v.11: The second wrote, "There
is nothing stronger than the emperor."
v.12: And the third wrote,
"There is nothing stronger than a woman, but truth can conquer
anything."
v.13: When the emperor woke up, the
written statements were given to him, and he read them
v.14: Then he sent messengers and
called together all the leading officials of Persia and Media, including the
chief officers, administrators, governors, and commissioners.
v.15: He took his seat in the
council chamber and had the three statements read aloud.
v.16: "Bring in the three young
men," he said, "and let them explain their answers." So when
they were brought in,
v.17: They were asked to explain
what they had written.
The Speech about Wine
The bodyguard who had written about
the strength of wine spoke first:
v.18: "Gentlemen,' he began,
"wine is clearly the strongest thing in the world. It confuses the mind of
everyone who drinks it.
v.19: It has exactly the same effect
on everyone: king or orphan, slave or free, rich or poor.
v.20: It makes every thought happy
and carefree, and makes everyone forget sorrow and responsibility.
v.21: It makes everyone feel rich,
ignore the power of kings and officials, and talk as if he owned the whole
world.
v.22: When men drink wine, they
forget who their friends and neighbours are, and then they are soon drawing
their swords to fight them.
v.23: then, when they sober up, they
don't remember what they have done.
v.24: Gentlemen" he finished by
saying, "if wine makes men act in this way, it certainly must be the
strongest thing in the world."
Chapter 4:
The Speech about the Emperor
v.1: The bodyguard who
had written about the strength of the emperor spoke next.
v. 2:
"Gentlemen," he began, ‘nothing in the world is stronger than men,
since they rule over land and sea and in fact, over everything in the world.
v. 3: But the emperor is
the strongest of them all; he is their lord and master, and men obey him, no
matter what he commands.
v.4: If he tells them to
make war on one another, they do it. If he sends them out against his enemies,
they go, even if they have to breakdown mountains, walls, or towers.
v.5: They may kill or be
killed, but they never disobey the emperor's orders. If they are victorious,
they bring him all their loot and everything else they have taken in battle.
v.6: Farmers do not go
out to war, but even they bring to the emperor a part of everything they
harvest.
v.7: Although the emperor is only
one man, if he orders people to kill, they kill, if he orders them to set
prisoners free, they do it;
v.8: if he orders them
to attack, they do; if he orders destruction, they destroy; if he orders them
to build, they build;
v.9: if he orders crops to be
destroyed or fields to be planted, it is done.
v.10: Everybody, soldier or
civilian, obeys the emperor. And when he sits down to eat or drink and then
falls asleep,
v.11: his servants stand guard round
him, without being able to go and take care of their own affairs, for they
never disobey him.
v.12: Gentlemen" he ended
by saying, "since people obey the emperor like this, certainly nothing in
the world is stronger than he is."
The Speech about Women
v.13: The bodyguard who had written
about women and the truth - it was Zerubbabel - spoke last.
v.14: "Gentlemen," he
began, "the emperor is certainly powerful but, men are numerous, and wine
is strong, but who rules and controls them all? It is women!
v.15: Women gave birth to the
emperor and all the men who rule over land and sea.
v.16: Women brought them into the
world. Women brought up the men who planted the vineyards from which wine
comes.
v.17: Women make the clothes that
men wear; women bring honour to men; in fact, without women, men couldn't live.
v.18: "Men may accumulate
silver or gold or other beautiful things, but if they see a woman with a pretty
face or a good figure,
v.19: they will leave it all to gape
and stare, and they will desire her more than their wealth.
v.20: A man will leave his own
father, who brought him up, and leave his own country to get married.
v.21; He will forget his father, his
mother, and his wife.
v.22: So you must recognise that
women are your masters. Don't you work and sweat and then take all that you
have earned and give it to your wives?
v.23: A man will take his sword and
go out to attack, rob and steal, and sail the seas and rivers.
v.24: He may have to face lions or
travel in the dark, but when he has robbed, stolen, and plundered, he will
bring the loot home to the woman he loves.
v.25: Ä man loves his wife more than
his parents.
v.26: Some men are driven out of
their minds on account of a woman, and others become slaves for the sake of a
woman.
v.27: Others have been put to death,
have ruined their lives, or have committed crimes because of a woman.
v.28: So now do you believe me?
"The emperor's power is certainly great- no nation has the courage to
attack him.
v.29: But once I saw him with Apame,
his concubine, the daughter of the famous Bartacus. While she was sitting at
the emperor's right,
v.30: she took his crown off his
head, put it on her own, and then slapped his face with her left hand.
v.31: All the emperor did was look
at her with his mouth open. Whenever she smiles at him, he smiles back; and
when she gets angry with him, he flatters her and teases her until she is in a
good mood again.
v.32: Gentlemen, if a woman can do
all that, surely there can be nothing stronger in the world."
v.33: The emperor and his officials
just looked at each other.
The Speech about Truth
Then Zerubbabel began to speak about
truth.
v.34: "Yes, gentlemen," he
said, "women are very strong. But think how big the earth is, how high the
sky is; think how fast the sun moves, as it rapidly circles the whole sky in a
single day.
v.35: If the sun can do this, it is
certainly great. But truth is greater and stronger than all of these things.
v.36: Everyone on earth honours
truth; heaven praises itl all creation trembles in awe before it. "There
is not the slightest injustice in truth.
v.37: You will find injustice in
wine, the emperor, women, all human beings, in all they do, and in everything
else. There is no truth in them; they are unjust and they will perish.
v.38: But truth endures and is
always strong; it will continue to live and reign for ever.
v.39: Truth shows no partiality or
favouritism; it does what is right, rather than what is unjust or evil.
Everyone approves what truth does;
v.40: its decisions are always fair.
Truth is strong, royal, powerful, and majestic for ever. Let all things praise
the God of Truth!"
The Response
v.41: When Zerubbabel had finished
speaking, all the people shouted, "Truth is great- there is nothing
stronger!"
v.42: Then the emperor said to him,
"You may ask anything you want, even more than what was agreed, and I will
give it to you. You will be my adviser, and you will be granted the title ‘Relative
of the emperor."'
The philosophical drama and
narrative ends here!
COMMENTARY
Of course, Zerubbabel went ahead to
request a greater favour for the whole of his nation that was in bondage! Read
the rest of the story. What should interest you is that TRUTH IS SUPREME.
Give truth a special place of honour
in your heart and speech. This is our position at I. S. M. Truth is bitter, but
so is any medicine taken to recover from any debilitating disease. The world
today needs an overdose of truth to recover from religious fanaticism, social
prejudice and the various forms of idolatry existing today in human
relationships! God is the Infinite truth and is definitely stronger than the
sun, wine, emperor and women! So should all that worship him!
I. S. M is the medicine that our
generationdesperately needs to sanitise the landscape ofpersonality cults that
today parade as religions! Takeout time, days, weeks or even years to evaluate
everysentence you have read.
JOIN US IN THIS ONEROUS DUTY!
We are seeking for original thinkers
who can identify the truth whenever they see one. The world is tired of mystics
and fanatics. It is time to put an end to so many ethnocentric theories,
mythologies or legends dressed up as dogmas and doctrines.
CONTRIBUTE YOUR QUOTA BY IDENTIFYING
THE NATURAL LAWS IN CREATION. TEACH OTHERS!
THEN OBEY THEM! THAT IS ALL!
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I.S.M. MORNING PRAYERS FOR ALL
KENEZIANS
(Here are the details
of the moral ethics that lubricate the founder's lifestyle)
PSALM 15
WHAT GOD REQUIRES
Lord, who may enter your Temple? Who
may worship on Zion, your sacred hill?
·
A person who obeys God in everything and always does what is right,
·
Whose words are true and sincere, and who does not slander others,
·
He does no wrong to his friends nor spreads rumours about his neighbours.
·
He despises those whom God rejects, but honours those who obey the Lord.
·
He always does what he promises, no matter how much it may cost him.
·
He makes loans without charging interest and cannot be bribed to testify
against the innocent.
·
WHOEVER DOES THESE THINGS WILL ALWAYS BE SECURED.
Glory be to the Father…to the Son…and to the Holy Spirit…Amen.
PSALM 1
TRUE HAPPINESS
Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people who do not follow the
example of sinners
Or join those who have no use for God. Instead, they find their joy in obeying
the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night.
They are like healthy trees that grow beside a stream, that bear good fruits at
the right time, Whose green leaves will never fade nor dry up. They succeed in
every positive thing they do.
However, evil people are not like this at all; they are like dry straws that
the wind blows away. Sinners will be condemned by God and kept apart from his
own people.
The
righteous are guided and protected by the Lord, but the evil ones are on their
way to their doom.
·
Glory
be to the Father…to the Son…and to the Holy Spirit…Amen.
PSALM 3
MORNING PRAYER FOR HELP
I have so many enemies Lord, so many who turn against me! They talk about me
and say; "God will not help him."
Nevertheless, you, O Lord, are always my shield from danger; and you give me
victory and restore my courage.
I call to the Lord for help, and from his sacred hill, he answers me. I lie
down and sleep and all night long, the Lord protects me.
I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies that surround me on every side.
Come Lord!
Save me, my
God! You punish all my enemies and leave them powerless to harm me.
Victory
comes from the Lord, may He bless my home and his people forever and ever.
·
Glory
be to the Father…to the Son…and to the Holy Spirit…Amen.
PSALM 39
THE CONFESSION OF A SUFFERING PERSON
I said, "I will be careful what
I do and will not let my tongue make me sin;
I will not say anything while evil
people are near."
I kept quiet, not saying a word, not
even about anything good!
However, my suffering only grew
worse, and I was overcome with anxiety.
The more I thought, the more
troubled I became;
I could not keep from asking:
"Lord, how long will I live?
When will I die? Tell me how soon my
life will end."
How short you have made my life! In
your sight, my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living person is no
more than a puff of wind, no more than a shadow.
All he does is for nothing; he
gathers wealth, but does not know who will get it.
What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I
put my hope in you.
Save me from all my sins, and do not
let fools laugh at me.
I will keep quiet; I will not say a
word, for you are the one who made me suffer like this.
Do not punish me any more! I am
about to die from your blows.
You punish a person's sins by your
rebukes, and like a moth, you destroy what he loves.
Indeed an individual is no more than
a puff of wind!
Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to
my cry; come to my aid when I weep.
Like all my ancestors, I am only
your guest for a while.
Leave me alone so that I may have
some happiness,
Before I go away and am no more.
·
Glory be to the Father…to the Son…. Etc….Amen.
(This is surely a prayer for
forgiveness that a repentant person should use whenever he /she falls short of
the principles established for a Kenezian lifestyle. We are mortals who
occasionally fall short of our principles.)
PSALM 101
A KING'S PROMISE
My song is about loyalty and
justice, and I sing it to you, O Lord.
My conduct will be faultless. When
will you come to me?
I will live a pure life in my house,
and will never tolerate evil.
I hate the actions of those who turn
away from God,
I will have nothing to do with them.
I will not be dishonest, and will
have no dealings with evil.
I will get rid of anyone who
whispers evil things about someone else;
I will not tolerate a person who is
proud and arrogant.
I will approve of those who are
faithful to God and will let them live in my palace.
Those who are completely honest will
be allowed to serve me.
No liar will live in my palace; no
hypocrite will remain in my presence.
Day after day, I will destroy the
wicked in our land;
I will expel all evil people from
the city of the Lord!
·
Glory be to the Father…etc…Amen.
PSALM 131
A PRAYER OF HUMBLE TRUST
Lord, I have given up my pride and
turned away from my arrogance.
I am not concerned with great
matters or with subjects too difficult for me.
Instead, I am content and at peace.
As a child lies quietly in its mother's arms,
So, my heart is quiet within me.
(Here state your name, e.g. Kenez) trust in the Lord,
Now and forever!
·
Glory be to the Father…to the Son…and to the Holy Spirit…Amen.
THE KENEZIAN CREED
The full version of Saint Kenez
nuggets of wisdom for the unification of all belief systems.
1.… I am of age; for as at now, I
know that I exist. I am "ME", you are "THOU" and we are
"US". I affirm that I am a created being living in the present,
hoping to come to an end as other finite creatures I have observed, do come to
a definitive end!
2.… I therefore accept that all
finite creatures obey some natural laws that govern existence. I concede that
these laws are also eternal and like every other law, must have a lawgiver. I
deduce, therefore, that there are adequate sanctions for any deliberate
violation of these laws!
3.…When I observe the heavens and
landscapes, hills and valleys, deserts and oceans, sunrise and sunset, sunlight
and moonlight, rainfall and thunderstorm, I am certain that this Eternal
Law-giver is Great and Powerful in all respects. He/She/It can not be named nor
classified but really possesses a Superhuman Intelligence, Unlimited Power and
Supreme Control over all of us and these forces of nature!
4.… When I inspect living and
non-living beings, their beauty and variety, their numbers and sizes, the
innate ability of the living ones to move about unaided, their modes of adaptation
in varying environments and especially their ability to reproduce themselves. I
confess that this Eternal Lawgiver must be All-Creative, Most Beautiful and
Abundantly Loving!
5.… I respect "IT" in all
"ITS" creations while admiring in particular those that feed, grow
and mate. For I do realise that I share the survival traits, they possess! We
all have the same basic structures, we have identical feelings, we survive by
performing similar functions and we produce comparable results. I cannot but bow
in reverence and worship the Almighty Being, The Eternal Lawgiver and
All-Creative Power that sustains everything on this planet!
6.… This Almighty Being set all
things in motion and directs their courses and life spans as well as keeps them
in space and time, now and always. Moreover, because there are no accidents in
nature when all "ITS" natural laws are strictly adhered to and
diligently obeyed, I attest to the fact that "IT" is the Greatest
JUDGE, an All-knowing, All-Caring and ever-present Being!
7..…My parents, brothers and sisters
owe "IT" our very lives and existence, so to "IT" be all my
respect, obedience and loyalty, as I extend my hands of love and brotherhood to
all other living things especially human beings. For I concede that we are all
co-heirs of this Almighty Creator and Father of us all. Concisely, therefore,
my code is:
*THE UNIVERSE IS MY INHERITANCE,
**ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE MY BLOOD
RELATIVES,
***SPEAKING THE TRUTH, LIVING THE
TRUTH AND DOING GOOD AT ALL TIMES - MY CREED!
PSALM 117
IN PRAISE OF THE LORD
Praise the Lord, all nations! Praise
him all peoples!
His love for us is strong and his
faithfulness is eternal!
Praise the Lord! All Kenezians who
obey all His natural laws!
·
Glory be to the Father…to the Son…and to the Holy Spirit…Amen.
(Now, conclude with our mission statement in a prayer format!)
I. S. M. UNIVERSAL PRAYER
The Mission Statement of Kenezianism
Lord of the universe, the Almighty
Creator God, I am your humble child,
(Here state your names), born into
the family of (state your parent's names)
In your Infinite Wisdom and Love you
have created me for a purpose,
Permit me to understand and fulfil
the mission you have assigned me,
May your Holy Spirit guide me to
accomplish it in my short span of life.
My Eternal Creator and Lord of the
universe, I know that you exist,
I observe also that all beings are
interdependent, we need each other,
Therefore, increase my loyalty and
dependence on your benevolence.
I love you as the Father of all that
exists, I want to love other beings,
As much as I love myself, permit me
to truly achieve this daily!
I worship you as my first beginning,
I wish to do this as long as I live,
I acknowledge your constant care and
sustenance for me and all that is,
Guide me by your divine wisdom,
correct me with your eternal justice,
Comfort me with your mercy and
protect me with your limitless power,
So that I may obey all the laws, you
put in creation for our own good!
I have a princely heritage in that I
function at three levels of operation,
In that tripartite functionality of
thought, word and action I am like you.
Grant me a large heart and mind to
appreciate the universal knowledge
That all humankind are blood
relatives and co-heirs of this your ability,
Therefore, we all are brothers and
sisters, children of the same Father!
Permit me to fix all my thoughts on
you; my words to edify mankind,
My actions to reflect my love for
all humanity because I respect you,
And all my trials and sufferings to
be endured for your greater glory.
I want to do whatever you ask of me,
in the very way that pleases you,
Thereby obey your natural laws for
as long as you permit to live here.
Lord, enlighten my understanding, strengthen
my will, purify my heart
And make me holy so as to resist
temptations and repent of all my sins,
Help me to rise above human weakness
and to grow stronger in truth,
So that with simplicity of heart and
humane love I may care for others,
And in caring for others may my
worship and adoration be self-evident.
Help me to conquer every anger with
gentleness, greed by generosity,
Apathy by true charity, selfishness
by works of mercy and compassion,
Help me to forget myself and thereby
freely reach out towards others.
Let my conscience be clear most of
the time, my conduct without fault,
My speech blameless, my thoughts
edifying and my life well ordered.
Make me very prudent in planning
ahead for all, courageous in taking risks,
Patient in adversity, honest at work
and unassuming in times of prosperity.
Keep me attentive at my prayers,
temperate at table and sober in drinking,
Firm in my holy resolutions,
diligent in my good intentions and labours of love.
May my lifestyle be exemplary and
reflect your infinite goodness for all to see.
Put me on guard against mundane
desires, protect me from every vanity
And licentiousness, which can draw
me away from obeying your dictates.
Let me cherish your benevolence for
all humanity and imitate your ways.
Teach me to realise that the world
is passing by and that nothing here lasts,
That my true happiness is becoming a
loyal citizen of your peaceful kingdom!
At the dusk of my earthly life, help
me to prepare for death with a proper focus
On your impartial judgement, for
even guilty I rely fully on your Infinite Mercy.
Lead me safely through the pangs of
physical death to that endless state of peace,
Where all those who have done your
will on earth will be adequately rewarded,
With the bliss of singing your
praises in communion with all your saints forever!
Lord, search and find that I have
kept the golden rules of the psalmist:
LORD, WHO MAY ENTER YOUR TEMPLE OR
WORSHIP AT YOUR SACRED HILL?
·
A person who obeys God in everything, especially the natural laws and as far as
possible, always done what is right at all times and places.
·
Whose words are true and sincere, and therefore he does not slander others.
·
He does no wrong to his friends nor spreads rumours about his neighbours,
·
Rather he has compassion for the needy and always forgives his offenders.
·
He despises those whom God rejects, denouncing their hypocritical lifestyles.
·
Nevertheless, he honours those who respect and obey the eternal laws of the
Lord.
·
He always does what he promises, no matter how much it may cost him, in terms
of material or human resources, so long as it is beneficial to humanity.
·
He makes loans without charging interest, helps recently bereaved families,
cares for indigent orphans and cannot be bribed to testify against the
innocent.
Whoever does these things will
always be happy and feel secure in your love.
This is the Litmus Test for All
Genuine Kenezians
ANYONE WHO CANNOT INTERNALISE THE
NOBLE THOUGHTS, WORDS AND ACTIONS ENUNCIATED IN THIS UNIVERSAL PRAYER HAS NO
BUSINESS JOINING KENEZIANISM, a.k.a. INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT. EVERY
SANE MAN OR WOMAN WHO LIVES BY THE DICTATES OF THIS INTER-ETHNIC,
INTER-CULTURAL, INTER-RELIGIOUS, INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND INTER-NATIONAL PRAYER
POINTS IS A TRUE KENEZIAN AND A CANDIDATE OF GOD'S KINGDOM ON EARTH. WE MUST BE
SAINTS HERE NOT AFTER OUR DEATHS. KENEZIANISM IS ONLY A NATURAL PATH TO
HOLINESS, NOT A RELIGION.
* Signed at 0500 hours GMT on 11th
March 2001 by Dr J.K. Danmbaezue
& Approved by the Holy Spirit of
the Almighty Creator of the universe. *
THE MISSION STATEMENT OF I.S.M.
Is aptly summarised in1st John 3: vv
1-10:
Children of God
v.1: "See how much the Father
has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God's children-and so, in
fact, we are. This is why the word does not know us: it has not known God.
v.2: My dear friends, we are now
God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. Nevertheless, we
know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him
as he really is.
v.3: Everyone who has this hope in
Christ keeps himself pure, just as Christ is pure.
v.4: Whoever sins is guilty of
breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law.
v.5: You know that Christ appeared
in order to take away our sins, and that there is no sin in him.
v.6: So everyone who lives in
union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has
never seen him or known him.
v.7: Let no one deceive you, my
children! Whoever does what is right is righteous
v.8: Whoever continues to sin
belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the very beginning. The
Son of God appeared for this very reason, to destroy what the Devil had done.
v.9: Whoever is a child of God does
not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in him; and because God is his
Father, he cannot continue to sin.
v.10: This is the clear difference
between God's children and the Devil's children: anyone who does not do what is
right or does not love his brother is not God's child.
A THEOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION BY THE
ANIMATOR OF INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT
The law referred to here in verse 4
is and could only be THE NATURAL LAWS, the pristine commands of the Creator
even before Adam and Eve were created! The Lord reserved only one for divine
beings when He gave Adam dominion over all his created beings. The architect of
Adam's fall or disobedience created both ‘the Serpent' and ‘the Eve' that
ensnared him into ‘the original sin' that earned him expulsion from paradise.
However, it was only the sixth grandson of Adam, Enoch, who was the first to
obey all the natural laws and earned ascension.
Verse 5 confirms my assertion, as
Christ is generally accepted as the second Adam promised in Genesis 3: 15.
However, here again I stand to correct that insinuation by asserting that
Enoch, Elijah and Christ were reincarnations of Abel, not Adam. Enoch was
sinless and pleased God so well that he was physically taken up into heaven.
Let us put on our thinking caps and defend our claim to the appellation ‘Homo
Sapiens, Sapiens'! Only Elijah and Christ physically ascended into heaven as
Enoch! Unfortunately, we are told of their love lives, which could have
confirmed their saintliness despite the hassles of married life as Enoch was.
Look critically at verse 8 and you
will understand my thesis! Three figures depicted the salvific work of Christ:
Abel (unblemished sacrifice), Enoch (who pleased God) and Elijah (prophet of
miracles). In the reverse order Jesus, the Christ, was the only ambassador sent
by God who replicated those three qualifications to merit his ascension.
Therefore, a rediscovery of what Patriarch Enoch did that merited him the first
ever reported ascension into heaven is all we need! Then, a return to that
pristine obedience to the Creator by observing all His natural laws in creation
forms the theory and practice of I. S. M.
That, succinctly, is our mission!
Are you ready to join in that search for the original code of natural ethics?
Contact Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez now
via 0804-2719800, 042-550344, or
E-mail: saintkenez@yahoo.co.uk.
A LESSON FROM SAINT JOB
1:1 In the land of Uz there lived a
man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and
shunned evil. 2: He had seven sons and three daughters, 3: and he owned seven
thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five
hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man
among all the people of the East.
4: His sons used to take turns
holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat
and drink with them. 5: When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would
send and have them purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering
for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed
God in their hearts." This was Job's regular custom.
6: One day the angels came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7: The LORD
said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"
Satan answered the LORD, "From
roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it."
8 Then the LORD said to Satan,
"Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he
is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."
9: "Does Job fear God for
nothing?" Satan replied.
10: "Have you not put a hedge
around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work
of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
11: But stretch out your hand and
strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."
12 :The LORD said to Satan,
"Very well, then, everything he has is in your hands, but on the man
himself do not lay a finger."
Then Satan went out from the
presence of the LORD.
13: One day when Job's sons and
daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house,
14: a messenger came to Job and
said, "The oxen were ploughing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15:
and the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the
sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"
16: While he was still speaking,
another messenger came and said, "The fire of God fell from the sky and
burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to
tell you!"
17: While he was still speaking,
another messenger came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three raiding
parties and swept down on your camels and carried them off. They put the
servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"
18: While he was still speaking, yet
another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting
and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, 19: when suddenly a mighty
wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It
collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to
tell you!"
20: At this, Job got up, tore his
robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21: and said:
"Naked I came from my mother's
womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may
the name of the LORD be praised."
22: In all this, Job did not sin by
charging God with wrongdoing.
This is Chapter 1 of the Book of Job
in the Old Testament culled verbatim from NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION of the
Christian Bible. This is the right attitude to riches, wealth or material
possessions. They deter you from genuine spirituality!
Do not listen to those demonic
crusade organisers who preach prosperity rather than salvation. It is your
purse they are after, not your salvation. Can any of them surmount the
temptations that Job passed through? Prosperity Gospel Preachers are Satan's
Disciples, and what they teach are not Biblical. They are straight from Hell!
I. S. M. REGISTRATION FORM
I have read the contents of this
booklet with much enthusiasm and will like to contribute in making this world
an egalitarian, classless and one human family. The truth of most of the points
you have raised in this conference paper represents my feeling about the
excesses that our psychedelic prosperity preachers indulge in. I want to join
in the crusade to sanitise Christendom.
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NATURAL SCIENTISTS, who subscribe to obeying all the natural laws our Almighty
Creator put in the universe for our own common good irrespective of place of
birth, parentage, educational or social status, skin colour, language, creed
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Prosperity Gospel Preachers are
fake, i.e. wolves in sheep's clothing!
Fake Pastors are Business Executives
with Machiavellian Principles!
"Fleece the Flock and Pay the
Ladies" is their Work Ethics! They smile to the banks while the members of
their congregation are poor!
"The time is ripe for everyone
to rethink and repudiate the aberrations in the theory and practice of
Christianity of the 21st century! It is self evident that we have all derailed
and are in dire need of an urgent auditing of our moral standards and social
ethics in the light of reason and social justice."
CAN WE HONESTLY CLAIM THAT ALL THE
PREACHERS THAT TODAY, PARADE AS PASTORS AND PRIESTS ARE ACTUALLY SERVANTS OF
GOD AND THE LORD JESUS?
If one truly remembers the fervent
warnings of the apostles Peter and Paul in their letters, one can easily,
identify "the wolves in sheep's clothing" masquerading as
‘born-again' Christians among us today! ……… Rev. Prof. J. J. KENEZ
This booklet will assist you in
finding veritable answers!
A KENEZIAN EPILOGUE
THE BLUE LITMUS TEST FOR ALL
PREACHERS
The self- acclaimed ‘ signs &
wonders' crusade evangelists, pastors and preachers should emulate what the
Lord Jesus, the Christ, did in several passages in the Bible and his directions
on how to be a true evangelist or at least show the courage of John, the
Baptist, in chastising those in power.
Mark 6
6:1 Jesus left there and went to his
hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
2 When the Sabbath came, he began to
teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. "Where did
this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has
been given him, that he even does miracles!
3 Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't
this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his
sisters here with us?" And they took offence at him.
4 Jesus said to them, "Only in
his home town, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without
honour."
5 He could not do any miracles
there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
6 And he was amazed at their lack of
faith. Then Jesus went round teaching from village to village.
7 Calling the Twelve to him, he sent
them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.
8 These were his instructions:
"Take nothing for the journey except a staff-- no bread, no bag, no money
in your belts.
9 Wear sandals but not an extra
tunic.
10 Whenever you enter a house, stay
there until you leave that town.
11 And if any place will not welcome
you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a
testimony against them."
12 They went out and preached that
people should repent.
13 They drove out many demons and
anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
14 King Herod heard about this, for
Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist has
been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in
him."
15 Others said, "He is
Elijah." And still others claimed, "He is a prophet, like one of the
prophets of long ago."
16 But when Herod heard this, he
said, "John, the man I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!"
17 For Herod himself had given
orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did
this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.
18 For John had been saying to
Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
19 So Herodias nursed a grudge
against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
20 because Herod feared John and
protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard
John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
21 Finally the opportune time came.
On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military
commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
22 When the daughter of Herodias
came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to
the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."
23 And he promised her with an oath,
"Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
24 She went out and said to her
mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the
Baptist," she answered.
25 At once the girl hurried in to
the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of
John the Baptist on a platter."
26 The king was greatly distressed,
but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
27 So he immediately sent an
executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in
the prison,
28 and brought back his head on a
platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
29 On hearing of this, John's
disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered round Jesus
and reported to him all they had done and taught.
31 Then, because so many people were
coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them,
"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
32 So they went away by themselves
in a boat to a solitary place.
33 But many who saw them leaving
recognised them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
34 When Jesus landed and saw a large
crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a
shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
35 By this time it was late in the
day, so his disciples came to him. "This is a remote place," they
said, "and it's already very late.
36 Send the people away so that they
can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something
to eat."
37 But he answered, "You give
them something to eat." They said to him, "That would take eight
months of a man's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it
to them to eat?"
38 "How many loaves do you
have?" he asked. "Go and see." When they found out, they said,
"Five-- and two fish."
39 Then Jesus directed them to have
all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups of
hundreds and fifties.
41 Taking the five loaves and the
two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he
gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two
fish among them all.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
43 and the disciples picked up
twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
44 The number of the men who had
eaten was five thousand.
45 Immediately Jesus made his
disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he
dismissed the crowd.
46 After leaving them, he went up on
a mountainside to pray.
47 When evening came, the boat was
in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.
48 He saw the disciples straining at
the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the
night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,
49 but when they saw him walking on
the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
50 because they all saw him and were
terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I.
Don't be afraid."
51 Then he climbed into the boat
with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,
52 for they had not understood about
the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53 When they had crossed over, they
landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
54 As soon as they got out of the
boat, people recognised Jesus.
55 They ran throughout that whole
region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
56 And wherever he went-- into
villages, towns or countryside-- they placed the sick in the market-places.
They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who
touched him were healed.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
This must the criterion for
evaluating these hungry preachers who go about exploiting the ignorance of the
masses. They are Satan's disciples and not followers of Jesus, the Christ! This
is my litmus test for all of them. Only those who pass this test should be
listened to.
Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez,
0805-1764999.
EPILOGUE FROM APOSTLE JUDE
ONE OF THE FORGOTTEN BROTHERS OF
JESUS WROTE ONLY ONE LETTER, WHICH IS FULLY LOADED WITH COUNSELS FOR PROSPERITY
GOSPEL PREACHERS TO RUMINATE ON
AND CHANGE THEIR AVARICIOUS
ATTITUDE:
1:1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ
and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved by God the
Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in
abundance.
3 Dear friends, although I was very
eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and
urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the
saints.
4 For certain men whose condemnation
was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless
men, who change the grace of our God into a licence for immorality and deny
Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
5 Though you already know all this,
I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later
destroyed those who did not believe.
6 And the angels who did not keep
their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-- these he has kept
in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.
7 In a similar way, Sodom and
Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and
perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of
eternal fire.
8 In the very same way, these
dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial
beings.
9 But even the archangel Michael,
when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to
bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke
you!"
10 Yet these men speak abusively
against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by
instinct, like unreasoning animals-- these are the very things that destroy
them.
11 Woe to them! They have taken the
way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been
destroyed in Korah's rebellion.
12 These men are blemishes at your
love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm-- shepherds who feed
only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn
trees, without fruit and uprooted-- twice dead.
13 They are wild waves of the sea,
foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been
reserved for ever.
14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam,
prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon
thousands of his holy ones
15 to judge everyone, and to convict
all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and
of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
16 These men are grumblers and
fault-finders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves
and flatter others for their own advantage.
17 But, dear friends, remember what
the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.
18 They said to you, "In the
last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly
desires."
19 These are the men who divide you,
who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
20 But you, dear friends, build
yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
21 Keep yourselves in God's love as
you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
22 Be merciful to those who doubt;
23 snatch others from the fire and
save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-- hating even the clothing
stained by corrupted flesh.
24 To him who is able to keep you
from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and
with great joy--
25 to the only God our Saviour be
glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all
ages, now and for evermore! Amen.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
ANOTHER EVIDENCE THAT CAIN WAS NOT A
BIOLOGICAL SON OF ADAM AS I HAD EARLIER DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY IN BOTH THE
‘ANGELIC VERSES'(a- three- volume thesis)
AND
IN ‘THE GREATEST REVELATION OF
JESUS'( a -12- slide presentation) IS CONFIRMED BY JUDE WHO WAS AN ADEPT IN
BOTH THE TORAH & JUDAISM BEFORE HIS BROTHER, JESUS, BEGAN HIS MINISTRY. See
Verse 14:
"14 Enoch, the seventh from
Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands
upon thousands of his holy ones".
Now go and do your homework. Read
the Genesis account of the genealogy of Adam in chapter five and see that Cain
is equally omitted by Jude, the apostle, just as the book of Chronicles did.
WHEN WILL ALL THESE DEMONIC
PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS READ AND IMPLEMENT THE LIFESTYLE AND ETHICS OF THE
FIRST CONVERTS TO CHRISTIANITY AS IS FOUND IN THE ACTS?
Acts 2:37-3:1
37 When the people heard this, they
were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers,
what shall we do?"
38 Peter replied, "Repent and
be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 The promise is for you and your
children and for all who are far off-- for all whom the Lord our God will
call."
40 With many other words he warned
them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt
generation."
41 Those who accepted his message
were baptised, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
42 They devoted themselves to the
apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer.
43 Everyone was filled with awe, and
many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.
44 All the believers were together
and had everything in common.
45 Selling their possessions and
goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.
46 Every day they continued to meet
together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together
with glad and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the
favour of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who
were being saved.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
ARE THEY MYOPIC WHEN THEY COME
ACROSS PAUL'S LETTERS TO TIMOTHY? IF THEY ARE, THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO BE LIKE THAT
SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO SOUND DOCTRINE! THEY ARE SONS OF CAIN AND THEIR GREATGRANDFATHER,
THE DEVIL!; A LIAR AND MURDERER RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING OF GENESIS TO DATE.
Sample this simple istruction given
to preachers
2 Tim 1:8-14
8 So do not be ashamed to testify
about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering
for the gospel, by the power of God,
9 who has saved us and called us to
a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but because of his own
purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning
of time,
10 but it has now been revealed
through the appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and
has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
11 And of this gospel I was
appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
12 That is why I am suffering as I
am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced
that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
13 What you heard from me, keep as
the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
14 Guard the good deposit that was
entrusted to you-- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
HERE I REST MY CASE THAT HAS BEEN
PROVEN BEYOND ALL REASONALBLE DOUBT: THAT ALL PROSPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS ARE
DISCIPLES OF SATAN!
Rev. Prof. J. J. Kenez
The Vessel of the Holy Spirit of the
Creator
Accompanying music is "A NEW
DAY HAS COME" by Celine Dion.
HERE LET US LISTEN TO MATTHEW HENRY,
ONE OF THE GREATEST BIBLE SCHOLARS EXPLAIN WHAT IS IN Acts 18:1-6
Paul at Corinth
We do not find that Paul was much
persecuted at Athens, nor that he was driven thence by any ill usage, as he was
from those places where the Jews had or could make any interest; but this
reception at Athens being cold, and little prospect of doing good there, he
departed from Athens, leaving the care of those there who believed with
Dionysius; and thence he came to Corinth, where he was now instrumental in
planting a church that became on many accounts considerable. Corinth was the
chief city of Achaia, now a province of the empire, a rich and splendid city.
Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum-It is not permitted every man to
see Corinth. The country thereabouts at this day is called the Morea. Now here
we have,
I. Paul working for his living, v.
2, 3.
1. Though he was bred a scholar, yet
he was master of a handicraft trade. He was a tent-maker, an upholsterer; he
made tents for the use of soldiers and shepherds, of cloth or stuff, or (as
some say tents were then generally made) of leather or skins, as the outer
covering of the tabernacle. Hence to live in tents was to live sub
pellibus-under skins. Dr. Lightfoot shows that it was the custom of the Jews to
bring up their children to some trade, yea, though they gave them learning or
estates. Rabbi Judah says, "He that teaches not his son a trade is as if
he taught him to be a thief." And another says, "He that has a trade
in his hand is as a vineyard that is fenced." An honest trade, by which a
man may get his bread, is not to be looked upon by any with contempt. Paul,
though a Pharisee, and bred up at the feet of Gamaliel, yet, having in his
youth learned to make tents, did not by disuse lose the art.
2. Though he was entitled to a
maintenance from the churches he had planted, and from the people to whom he
preached, yet he worked at his calling to get bread, which is more to his
praise who did not ask for supplies than to theirs who did not supply him
unasked, knowing what straits he was reduced to. See how humble Paul was, and
wonder that so great a man could stoop so low; but he had learned condescension
of his Master, who came not to be ministered to, but to minister. See how
industrious he was, and how willing to take pains. He that had so much
excellent work to do with his mind, yet, when there was occasion, did not think
it below him to work with his hands. Even those that are redeemed from the
curse of the law are not exempt from that sentence, In the sweat of thy face
thou shalt eat bread. See how careful Paul was to recommend his ministry, and
to prevent prejudices against it, even the most unjust and unreasonable; he
therefore maintained himself with his own labour that he might not make the
gospel of Christ burdensome, 2 Cor 11:7, etc.; 2 Thess 3:8-9.
3. Though we may suppose he was
master of his trade, yet he did not disdain to work at journey-work: He wrought
with Aquila and Priscilla, who were of that calling, so that he got no more
than day-wages, a bare subsistence. Poor tradesmen must be thankful if their
callings bring them in a maintenance for themselves and their families, though
they cannot do as the rich merchants that raise estates by their callings.
4. Though he was himself a great
apostle, yet he chose to work with Aquila and Priscilla, because he found them
to be very intelligent in the things of God, as appears afterwards (v. 26), and
he owns that they had been his helpers in Christ Jesus, Rom 16:3. This is an
example to those who are going to service to seek for those services in which
they may have the best help for their souls. Choose to work with those that are
likely to be helpers in Christ Jesus. It is good to be in company and to have
conversation with those that will further us in the knowledge of Christ, and to
put ourselves under the influence of such as are resolved that they will serve
the Lord. Concerning this Aquila we are here told,
(1.) That he was a Jew, but born in
Pontus, v. 2. Many of the Jews of the dispersion were seated in that country,
as appears 1 Peter 1:1.
(2.) That he was lately come from
Italy to Corinth. It seems he often changed his habitation; this is not the
world we can propose ourselves a settlement in.
(3.) That the reason of his leaving
Italy was because by a late edict of the emperor Claudius Caesar all Jews were
banished from Rome; for the Jews were generally hated, and every occasion was
taken to put hardship and disgrace upon them. God's heritage was as a speckled
bird, the birds round about were against her, Jer 12:9. Aquila, though a
Christian, was banished because he had been a Jew; and the Gentiles had such
confused notions of the thing that they could not distinguish between a Jew and
a Christian. Suetonius, in the life of Claudius, speaks of this decree in the
ninth year of his reign, and says, The reason was because the Jews were a
turbulent people-assiduo tumultuantes; and that it was impulsore Christo-upon
the account of Christ; some zealous for him, others bitter against him, which
occasioned great heats, such as gave umbrage to the government, and provoked
the emperor, who was a timorous jealous man, to order them all to be gone. If
Jews persecute Christians, it is not strange if heathens persecute them both.
II. We have here Paul preaching to
the Jews, and dealing with them to bring them to the faith of Christ, both the
native Jews and the Greeks, that is, those that were more or less proselyted to
the Jewish religion, and frequented their meetings.
1. He reasoned with them in the
synagogue publicly every sabbath. See in what way the apostles propagated the
gospel, not by force and violence, by fire and sword, not by demanding an
implicit consent, but by fair arguing; they drew with the cords of a man, gave
a reason for what they said, and gave a liberty to object against it, having
satisfactory answers ready. God invites us to come and reason with him (Isa
1:18), and challenges sinners to produce their cause, and bring forth their
strong reasons, Isa 41:21. Paul was a rational as well as a scriptural
preacher.
2. He persuaded them-epeithe. It
denotes,
(1.) The urgency of his preaching.
He did not only dispute argumentatively with them, but he followed his
arguments with affectionate persuasions, begging of them for God's sake, for
their own soul's sake, for their children's sake, not to refuse the offer of
salvation made to them. Or,
(2.) The good effect of his
preaching. He persuaded them, that is, he prevailed with them; so some
understand it. In sententiam suam adducebat-He brought them over to his own
opinion. Some of them were convinced by his reasonings, and yielded to Christ.
3. He was yet more earnest in this
matter when his fellow-labourers, his seconds, came up with him (v. 5): When
Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, and had brought him good tidings
from the churches there, and were ready to assist him here, and strengthened
his hands, then Paul was more than before pressed in spirit, which made him
more than ever pressing in his preaching. He was grieved for the obstinacy and
infidelity of his countrymen the Jews, was more intent than ever upon their
conversion, and the love of Christ constrained him to it (2 Cor 5:14): it is
the word that is used here, it pressed him in spirit to it. And, being thus
pressed, he testified to the Jews with all possible solemnity and seriousness,
as that which he was perfectly well assured of himself, and attested to them as
a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus is the Christ, the
Messiah promised to the fathers and expected by them.
III. We have him here abandoning the
unbelieving Jews, and turning from them to the Gentiles, as he had done in
other places, v. 6.
1. Many of the Jews, and indeed the
most of them, persisted in their contradiction to the gospel of Christ, and
would not yield to the strongest reasonings nor the most winning persuasions;
they opposed themselves and blasphemed; they set themselves in battle array (so
the word signifies) against the gospel; they joined hand in hand to stop the
progress of it. They resolved they would not believe it themselves, and would
do all they could to keep others from believing it. They could not argue
against it, but what was wanting in reason they made up in ill language: they
blasphemed, spoke reproachfully of Christ, and in him of God himself, as Rev
13:5-6. To justify their infidelity, they broke out into downright blasphemy.
2. Paul hereupon declared himself
discharged from them, and left them to perish in their unbelief. He that was
pressed in spirit to testify to them (v. 5), when they opposed that testimony,
and persisted in their opposition, was pressed in spirit to testify against
them (v. 6), and his zeal herein also he showed by a sign: he shook his
raiment, shaking off the dust from it (as before they shook off the dust from
their feet, Acts 13:51), for a testimony against them. thus he cleared himself
from them, but threatened the judgments of God against them. As Pilate by
washing his hands signified the devolving of the guilt of Christ's blood from himself
upon the Jews, so Paul by shaking his raiment signified what he said, if
possible to affect them with it.
(1.) He had done his part, and was
clean from the blood of their souls; he had, like a faithful watchman, given
them warning, and thereby had delivered his soul, though he could not prevail
to deliver theirs. He had tried all methods to work upon them, but all in vain,
so that if they perish in their unbelief their blood is not to be required at
his hands; here, and 20:26, he plainly refers to Ezek 33:8-9. It is very
comfortable to a minister to have the testimony of his conscience for him, that
he has faithfully discharged his trust by warning sinners.
(2.) They would certainly perish if
they persisted in their unbelief, and the blame would lie wholly upon
themselves: "Your blood be upon your own heads, you will be your own
destroyers, your nation will be ruined in this world, and particular persons
will be ruined in the other world, and you alone shall bear it." If any
thing would frighten them at last into a compliance with the gospel, surely
this would.
3. Having given them over, yet he
does not give over his work. Though Israel be not gathered, Christ and his
gospel shall be glorious: Henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles; and the Jews
cannot complain, for they had the first offer, and a fair one, made to them.
The guests that were first invited will not come, and the provision must not be
lost; guests must be had therefore from the highways and the hedges. "We
would have gathered the Jews (Matt 23:37), would have healed them (Jer 51:9),
and they would not; but Christ must not be a head without a body, nor a
foundation without a building, and therefore, if they will not, we must try
whether others will." Thus the fall and diminishing of the Jews became the
riches of the Gentiles; and Paul said this to their faces, not only because it
was what he could justify, but to provoke them to jealousy, Rom 11:12,14.
(From Matthew Henry's Commentary on
the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1991 by
Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.)
SO, ONE REALLY WONDERS WHETHER THESE
PROPERITY GOSPEL PREACHERS EVER REMEMBER THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. WHY CAN'T
THEY PREACH WHAT JESUS CHRIST DICTATED AS HIS MANIFESTO? THE MISSION STATEMENT
OF CHRISTIANITY CLEARLY SPELT OUT FOR EVERY DEDICATED PREACHER OR TRUE
EVANGELIST
LET THEM RE-READ MATTHEW 5, 6 &
7!
Matthew 7
7:1 "Do not judge, or you too
will be judged.
2 For in the same way as you judge
others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured
to you.
3 "Why do you look at the speck
of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own
eye?
4 How can you say to your brother,
'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in
your own eye?
5 You hypocrite, first take the
plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck
from your brother's eye.
6 "Do not give dogs what is
sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under
their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
7 "Ask and it will be given to
you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives; he
who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 "Which of you, if his son
asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will
give him a snake?
11 If you, then, though you are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
12 So in everything, do to others
what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
13 "Enter through the narrow
gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and
many enter through it.
14 But small is the gate and narrow
the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 "Watch out for false
prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious
wolves.
16 By their fruit you will recognise
them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Likewise every good tree bears
good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad
fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Thus, by their fruit you will
recognise them.
21 "Not everyone who says to
me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the
will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me on that day,
'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out
demons and perform many miracles?'
23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I
never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
24 "Therefore everyone who
hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who
built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams
rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall,
because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these
words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who
built his house on sand.
27 The rain came down, the streams
rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great
crash."
28 When Jesus had finished saying
these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
29 because he taught as one who had
authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
(from The Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984, by International Bible
Society)
The relevant verses for these hungry
and greedy pastors are very clear. If they were not the sons and disciples of
the evil one, they could have understood those words long ago while they were
still in their so-called Bible Schools. The tools and trademarks of all good
pastors or the real requirements for discipleship were spelt out by the founder
of Christianity! If these prosperity gospel preachers were not Satan's
disciples they would have listened to Jesus, the Christ.
Matt 10:7-42
7 As you go, preach this message:
'The kingdom of heaven is near.'
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received,
freely give.
9 Do not take along any gold or
silver or copper in your belts;
10 take no bag for the journey, or
extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.
11 "Whatever town or village
you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his house until you
leave.
12 As you enter the home, give it
your greeting.
13 If the home is deserving, let
your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
14 If anyone will not welcome you or
listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or
town.
15 I tell you the truth, it will be
more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
16 I am sending you out like sheep
among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17 "Be on your guard against
men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their
synagogues.
18 On my account you will be brought
before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19 But when they arrest you, do not
worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what
to say,
20 for it will not be you speaking,
but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 "Brother will betray brother
to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and
have them put to death.
22 All men will hate you because of
me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
23 When you are persecuted in one
place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through
the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 "A student is not above his
teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25 It is enough for the student to
be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house
has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household!
26 "So do not be afraid of
them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that
will not be made known.
27 What I tell you in the dark,
speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.
28 Do not be afraid of those who
kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can
destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a
penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your
Father.
30 And even the very hairs of your
head are all numbered.
31 So don't be afraid; you are worth
more than many sparrows.
32 "Whoever acknowledges me
before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.
33 But whoever disowns me before
men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
34 "Do not suppose that I have
come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to turn "'a
man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law--
36 a man's enemies will be the
members of his own household.'
37 "Anyone who loves his father
or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or
daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
38 and anyone who does not take his
cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose
it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 "He who receives you
receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me.
41 Anyone who receives a prophet
because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who
receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous
man's reward.
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of
cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you
the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
WERE THEY NEVER TAUGHT THE FULL
IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT PAUL WROTE IN HIS SECOND LETTER TO BISHOP TIMOTHY; ‘HIS
DEAR SON IN FAITH'? CAN'T THEY READ THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL OR COMPREHEND
WHAT ‘KEEPING THEIR HEAD HIGH IN ALL SITUATIONS' MEANS;
2 Tim 4:2-5
2 Preach the Word; be prepared in
season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-- with great patience
and careful instruction.
3 For the time will come when men
will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they
will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching
ears want to hear.
4 They will turn their ears away
from the truth and turn aside to myths.
5 But you, keep your head in all
situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the
duties of your ministry.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
·
THE TRUTH IS THAT MOST OF THEM ARE SCHOOL DROPOUTS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYABLE
AND THE ONLY MEANS OF ESCAPING HUNGER, POVERTY, PUBLIC SHAME & RIDICULE IS
CAMOUFLAGING AS ITINERANT PASTORS.
·
THEY BEGIN BY ESTABLISHING CHURCHES IN WAREHOUSES AND LATER GRAVITATE TO
HOTELS, FLEECING THEIR CONGREGATION INTO BUILDING PERSONAL MANSIONS FOR THEM
UNDER THE GUISE OF WORKING FOR GOD! ON THE FINAL DAY THEY WILL HEAR WHAT JESUS,
OUR LORD SAID IN MATTHEW 7.
21 "Not everyone who says to
me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the
will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me on that day,
'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out
demons and perform many miracles?'
23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I
never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
THE RELEVANT VERSES FOR THESE HUNGRY
AND GREEDY PASTORS ARE VERY CLEAR. IF THEY WERE NOT THE SONS AND DISCIPLES OF
THE EVIL ONE, THEY COULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD THOSE WORDS LONG AGO WHILE THEY WERE
STILL IN THEIR SO-CALLED BIBLE SCHOOLS. THEIR END IS JUST LIKE THE OT PROPHET
REVEALED AS GOD'S DESIGN:
Jeremiah 14:10-16
10 This is what the LORD says about
this people: "They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their
feet. So the LORD does not accept them; he will now remember their wickedness
and punish them for their sins."
11 Then the LORD said to me,
"Do not pray for the well-being of this people.
12 Although they fast, I will not
listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I
will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and
plague."
13 But I said, "Ah, Sovereign
LORD, the prophets keep telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer
famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"
14 Then the LORD said to me,
"The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or
appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,
divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds.
15 Therefore, this is what the LORD
says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them,
yet they are saying, 'No sword or famine will touch this land.' Those same
prophets will perish by sword and famine.
16 And the people they are
prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the
famine and sword. There will be no-one to bury them or their wives, their sons
or their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
(From the Holy Bible: New
International Version. Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, and 1984, by International
Bible Society)
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This is
God’s commandment:
“Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18 MKJV).
False teachers mix the holy things of God with their carnal thoughts, creating a false form of godliness. They can’t do otherwise, because they haven’t taken up the cross and submitted themselves to Christ’s righteousness. They are still in their sin nature, living unto themselves, teaching doctrines and commandments of men. And because false teachers haven’t submitted themselves to Christ’s righteousness, they can’t lead others there.
A false teacher is one who may speak truth, yet points his hearers in another direction. An example of this would be that of a “Tijuana taxi,” or any predator of tourists who says, “Yes, I know exactly where such-and-such a place is, and I’ll take you there. On the way, I’ll tell you all you want to know about it. Please, get in.”
Guess what? He gets you there after a half-hour drive, but didn’t tell you it was only a block away from where you began with him. Meanwhile he charges you for the time or mileage.
And though he filled you in on what the place is all about, what he doesn’t, can’t, and won’t tell you is that you need a membership to enter. He drops you off at the gate, and you find out your trip was for naught.
Isn’t that just like the churches and spiritual leaders one encounters in a multiplicity of places and forms? They have truth, and they may even get you into the wedding feast, but never with a wedding garment.
Therefore, while the truth spoken is to be believed (no matter who speaks it or what affiliation the speaker may have), false teachers are not to be followed.
Teachers sent of God are to be followed, as with the example given by the apostle Paul, who said by the Spirit, “Become followers of me, even as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). A false teacher leads into the emptiness of self-righteousness and death, but a true teacher leads to the fullness of Christ and life.
See also Diabolical Doctrines, The True Marks of a Cult, and Teachings. Indeed, our entire website will help you to forsake the error and to walk in the path of truth.
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“Therefore come out from among them and be separated, says the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing. And I will receive you and I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18 MKJV).
False teachers mix the holy things of God with their carnal thoughts, creating a false form of godliness. They can’t do otherwise, because they haven’t taken up the cross and submitted themselves to Christ’s righteousness. They are still in their sin nature, living unto themselves, teaching doctrines and commandments of men. And because false teachers haven’t submitted themselves to Christ’s righteousness, they can’t lead others there.
A false teacher is one who may speak truth, yet points his hearers in another direction. An example of this would be that of a “Tijuana taxi,” or any predator of tourists who says, “Yes, I know exactly where such-and-such a place is, and I’ll take you there. On the way, I’ll tell you all you want to know about it. Please, get in.”
Guess what? He gets you there after a half-hour drive, but didn’t tell you it was only a block away from where you began with him. Meanwhile he charges you for the time or mileage.
And though he filled you in on what the place is all about, what he doesn’t, can’t, and won’t tell you is that you need a membership to enter. He drops you off at the gate, and you find out your trip was for naught.
Isn’t that just like the churches and spiritual leaders one encounters in a multiplicity of places and forms? They have truth, and they may even get you into the wedding feast, but never with a wedding garment.
Therefore, while the truth spoken is to be believed (no matter who speaks it or what affiliation the speaker may have), false teachers are not to be followed.
Teachers sent of God are to be followed, as with the example given by the apostle Paul, who said by the Spirit, “Become followers of me, even as I am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). A false teacher leads into the emptiness of self-righteousness and death, but a true teacher leads to the fullness of Christ and life.
See also Diabolical Doctrines, The True Marks of a Cult, and Teachings. Indeed, our entire website will help you to forsake the error and to walk in the path of truth.
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FALSE EVANGELISTS, PROSPERITY PREACHERS AND DEMONIC TEACHERS EXPOSED BY INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS
A Sorry Bunch--Pseudo-Apostles, Lying Preachers, Crooked Workers--Posing As Christ’s Agents But Sham To The Core
“They’re a sorry bunch--pseudo-apostles, lying preachers, crooked workers--posing as Christ’s agents but sham to the core. And no wonder! Satan does it all the time, dressing up as a beautiful angel of light. So it shouldn’t surprise us when his servants masquerade as servants of God. But they’re not getting by with anything. They’ll pay for it in the end” (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 MSG).
This list is not meant to be an exhaustive one. What is important is that one learns to discern truth from error.
“Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God, and him who does not serve Him” (Malachi 3:18MKJV).
What is a false teacher and how does one qualify for this list?
No person rightfully takes upon himself the role of a teacher or any other ministry of God without God’s power and authority. In a world full of teachers, preachers, elders, deacons, speakers, writers, evangelists, pastors, prophets, and apostles, rare are the true ministers representing the Lord Jesus Christ. Many are the false, and very few the true, even as in Noah’s day.
False teachers are those who presume to teach in their own authority (as did the scribes), often in the Name of the Lord, when He has not sent them. Though they have knowledge of Biblical truths, they are, at best, in delusion, presuming to turn others to the Kingdom of God when, in fact, they are building the corrupt kingdoms of men. At worst, they are deliberate charlatans, seeking to deceive, steal, kill, and destroy, using Biblical truths to do so.
Though false teachers lead astray, the Biblical truths they teach can lead to Christ those whom God has called and is choosing. The truth quickens those being given the gift of faith. However, faith manifest in the one who receives the truth does not certify as God’s representative the one who speaks some truth. The child of faith who walks in obedience to Christ will soon enough part ways with those who mix truth with error.
Professor of Modern Theosophy.
DR JIDEOFO KENECHUKWU DANMBAEZUE.
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Worship of the One and Only Almighty Creator of the Entire Universe differentiates KENEZIANS from all other religions that designate the Gods of Noah or Abram, Issac and Jacob
I WORSHIP THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR WHO GAVE US ALL, HUMANS AND ANIMALS, THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE FRESH AIR WE BREATHE EVERY MINUTE, THE RAINFALL THAT PROVIDES WATER FOR ALL ANIMALS AND HUMANS, THE FRUITS, VEGETABLES and ROOTS THAT WE DEPEND ON for food and survival,, PROCREATIVE POWERS TO REPLENISH HIS EARTH BY REPRODUCTION, and all these benefits are FREE OF CHARGE , 24 HRS EVERYDAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND 365 DAYS EVERY YEAR, for all, THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY IRRESPECTIVE OF OUR COLOURS, DIALECTS and or LANGUAGES, NATIONALITIES, EDUCATED OR NOT, NO MATTER OUR PAROCHIAL RELATIVE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, in religion, politics, skin colour, etc etc.... AND WE ALL ARE BORN EQUAL AS HELPLESS BABIES AND ALL DIE AS HELPLESS CORPSES. We are born as naked babies, we suck breasts same way king, queen, princes or princesses or even gate men or housemaids or slaves THESE ARE ONLY DIFFERENCES DUE TO VARYING SOCIAL STATUSES OF OUR PARENTS, EDUCATION etc etc, BUT WE RETURN TO HELPLESS CORPSES at the end of it all.
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CAN YOU NOW SEE THAT MOSES ERRED IN BIFURCATING HUMANITY INTO CLEAN and UNCLEAN, ...... CHOSEN and UNCHOSEN,....... and the worst of the classification he made is ...... JEWS and GENTILES .... HE IS THE FATHER OF ALL RACISTS, XENOPHOBIA and APARTHEID. He introduced all the three, ASK YOUR SELVES, why should descendant of Jacob born in Egypt, adopted by a STERILE DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH, trained in the palace to become a Prince of Egypt, fled to Midian, MARRIED THE FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE JETHRO, the HIGH PRIEST OF MIDIAN, ..... BE THE ONE TO CLASSIFY HUMANITY , THUS INTRODUCING THE HATRED AND RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION AND FANATICISM THAT IS TODAY TO ORIGIN OF MUSLIMS KILLING CHRISTIANS.
DID HE FORGET TO DIVORCE the UNCLEAN WIFE, THE UNCHOSEN woman, AND GENTILE gentile daughter OF THE MIDIAN HIGH PRIEST .. Fanatics OPEN YOUR EYES. a begeo
Worship of the One and Only Almighty Creator of the Entire Universe differentiates KENEZIANS from all other religions that designate the Gods of Noah or Abram, Issac and Jacob
I WORSHIP THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR WHO GAVE US ALL, HUMANS AND ANIMALS, THE SUN AND THE MOON, THE FRESH AIR WE BREATHE EVERY MINUTE, THE RAINFALL THAT PROVIDES WATER FOR ALL ANIMALS AND HUMANS, THE FRUITS, VEGETABLES and ROOTS THAT WE DEPEND ON for food and survival,, PROCREATIVE POWERS TO REPLENISH HIS EARTH BY REPRODUCTION, and all these benefits are FREE OF CHARGE , 24 HRS EVERYDAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND 365 DAYS EVERY YEAR, for all, THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY IRRESPECTIVE OF OUR COLOURS, DIALECTS and or LANGUAGES, NATIONALITIES, EDUCATED OR NOT, NO MATTER OUR PAROCHIAL RELATIVE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, in religion, politics, skin colour, etc etc.... AND WE ALL ARE BORN EQUAL AS HELPLESS BABIES AND ALL DIE AS HELPLESS CORPSES. We are born as naked babies, we suck breasts same way king, queen, princes or princesses or even gate men or housemaids or slaves THESE ARE ONLY DIFFERENCES DUE TO VARYING SOCIAL STATUSES OF OUR PARENTS, EDUCATION etc etc, BUT WE RETURN TO HELPLESS CORPSES at the end of it all.
LEARN THE WISDOM OF OUR ALMIGHTY CREATOR, all my dear friends and let us work for a LASTING GLOBAL PEACE FOR A DIGITALISED but CONFUSED GLOBAL VILLAGE, see
https://spiritanfellowshipfortrueglobalpeace.blogspot.com/…
CAN YOU NOW SEE THAT MOSES ERRED IN BIFURCATING HUMANITY INTO CLEAN and UNCLEAN, ...... CHOSEN and UNCHOSEN,....... and the worst of the classification he made is ...... JEWS and GENTILES .... HE IS THE FATHER OF ALL RACISTS, XENOPHOBIA and APARTHEID. He introduced all the three, ASK YOUR SELVES, why should descendant of Jacob born in Egypt, adopted by a STERILE DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH, trained in the palace to become a Prince of Egypt, fled to Midian, MARRIED THE FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE JETHRO, the HIGH PRIEST OF MIDIAN, ..... BE THE ONE TO CLASSIFY HUMANITY , THUS INTRODUCING THE HATRED AND RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION AND FANATICISM THAT IS TODAY TO ORIGIN OF MUSLIMS KILLING CHRISTIANS.
DID HE FORGET TO DIVORCE the UNCLEAN WIFE, THE UNCHOSEN woman, AND GENTILE gentile daughter OF THE MIDIAN HIGH PRIEST .. Fanatics OPEN YOUR EYES. a begeo
About
Me
As a doctor and a theosphist I am available to all shades of
human beings at my websites, e-mails and clinic located at C82, Federal Housing
Estates, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu or during the summers; at Ezeawara town in Ihiala
LGA of Anambra State if I am not on holidays to Houston-Texas, USA. ENGLISH
Greetings to Rational Beings of this computer age! By having a website you are
now recognised and respected as a Citizen of the Global Village. You are no
more a racist, a chauvinist nor a parochial religionist. You are a special son
or daughter of the Almighty Creator who has given us the macrocosms and
microcosms to share. Let us live in peace like we ought to, equal heirs to the
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guidelines and youth rearing practices that can make us ONE HUMAN FAMILY living
in ONE CREATED UNIVERSE as children of ONE ALMIGHTY CREATOR. FRENCH
Salutations à des êtres rationnels de cette ère de l'informatique! En ayant un
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village global. Vous n'êtes pas plus raciste,chauvine, ni une un religieux paroissial.
Vous êtes un fils ou une fillespéciale du Créateur Tout-Puissant qui nous a
donné le macrocosme et le microcosme de partager. Laissez-nous vivre en paix
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Durch eineWebsite, die Sie jetzt anerkannt und respektiert als Citizen of
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allmächtigen Schöpfers, der uns gegeben hat,der Makrokosmos und Mikrokosmos zu
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Schöpferskann. SPANISH Saludos a los seres racionales de esta era de la
informática! Al tener un sitio web que está ahora reconocida y respetada como
un ciudadano de la Aldea Global. Tú no eres más racista, chovinista, niun
religioso parroquial. Usted es un hijo o una hija especial del Creador
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Religion,
which is superstition sanctioned by the state, is actually an addiction to
man-made doctrines and dogmas invented, patented and copyrighted by a few
demagogues.
• It enslaves the mind more than psychoactive drugs,
• Benumbs human creativity and resourcefulness thereby
• Restricting the development of the human potential and capital.
It is the main cause of poverty of the mind and underdevelopment of third world countries as its side-effects are indolence, redundancy, laziness and dependence of finished products and services. In the final analysis, it is the predisposing factor to lack of initiative, debilitating ignorance, fetish belief-systems, abject poverty and perennial ill-health.
Perhaps its only advantage is that it makes the polity docile and amenable to the whims and caprices of their oppressive leaders. Often, it hoodwinks its adherents into believing that ‘The God’ or ‘the gods’ they worship speak to them through the voices of their egocentric clerics who therefore can conveniently exploit them to satisfy their demonic desires of sensual pleasure and inordinate ambitions of amassing wealth. Their wanton indulgence in gluttony, wine and women is seen in every action and definitely this is the foolproof evidence of their demonic genealogy.
To rescue humanity from the demonic stranglehold of idolatry that now predominates worldwide, you are invited to reason along with us and see that we provide an everlasting cure for sensual lust for food, wine, sex, wealth and power that are the trademarks of society heading for damnation! Are you going to sit on the fence and wait for another failed experiment in Messiahship that was riddled with myopic and ethnocentric bias? Who knows the Creator well enough to declare that he has ‘a chosen people’? Where is the evidence that Moses actually led the so-called people out of any oppressive regime? The history books and modern encyclopaedia did not record the enslavement of the Jewish race except as ‘they were believed as revealed truths’.
• It enslaves the mind more than psychoactive drugs,
• Benumbs human creativity and resourcefulness thereby
• Restricting the development of the human potential and capital.
It is the main cause of poverty of the mind and underdevelopment of third world countries as its side-effects are indolence, redundancy, laziness and dependence of finished products and services. In the final analysis, it is the predisposing factor to lack of initiative, debilitating ignorance, fetish belief-systems, abject poverty and perennial ill-health.
Perhaps its only advantage is that it makes the polity docile and amenable to the whims and caprices of their oppressive leaders. Often, it hoodwinks its adherents into believing that ‘The God’ or ‘the gods’ they worship speak to them through the voices of their egocentric clerics who therefore can conveniently exploit them to satisfy their demonic desires of sensual pleasure and inordinate ambitions of amassing wealth. Their wanton indulgence in gluttony, wine and women is seen in every action and definitely this is the foolproof evidence of their demonic genealogy.
To rescue humanity from the demonic stranglehold of idolatry that now predominates worldwide, you are invited to reason along with us and see that we provide an everlasting cure for sensual lust for food, wine, sex, wealth and power that are the trademarks of society heading for damnation! Are you going to sit on the fence and wait for another failed experiment in Messiahship that was riddled with myopic and ethnocentric bias? Who knows the Creator well enough to declare that he has ‘a chosen people’? Where is the evidence that Moses actually led the so-called people out of any oppressive regime? The history books and modern encyclopaedia did not record the enslavement of the Jewish race except as ‘they were believed as revealed truths’.
The Creator has hidden so much from our intellectual faculties that to date we are still unravelling those He is allowing humanity to glimpse at through divine dreams, intuitions, inspirations and revelations to devout souls! Do you want to have supernatural knowledge mediated by spiritual faculties of seeing, feeling, sensing and caring for others? Look inwards, for the kingdom of God is inside you, not outside as many preachers tell you. No one ever got eternal bliss by keeping the commandments of men. It is given to altruistic seekers of that Divine Guidance in the affairs of mankind, which many yearn for but do not know where, when and how to find it. Search for it in this book!
The creator gave humans some of his powers and knowledge for recreating the material universe for the mutual benefits of all his created beings but today many use his gifts to perpetrate evil. Either by design or demonic manipulation, the obverse is the case; the first datum that every living thing recognises is that someone put it here and caters for its welfare. Dogs respect and fight in defence of their owners. Every pet realises that it is loved and taken care of by someone who has value for its existence. It is human who pride themselves of being rational beings that do not recognise, respect or realise that all of us have a single owner. It is absurd! Some believe there is an Almighty Creator who provides for each creature on daily basis, some assert that he has turned his back on us due to our congenital wickedness and cruel ways, while others simply deny his existence!
This is my summation of the problem; “Religion was/is a superstitious search by humanity for its origin, existence, meaning and relevance before the scientific era. The search was led by acclaimed sages among the elders of a community who defined its theories and practices. It is later ratified and recommended for legislation and implementation by state apparatus by convincing stratagem or coercion by politico-religious leaders. Thereafter, it is fine tuned and administered by ordained priests and priestesses who hand it down along ancestral lineages from one generation of lukewarm adherents, fanatics and mystics to another. Gradually, strong personalities emerge claiming divine appointment and so pull strong followers who idolise them as role models with supernatural powers. This obsession confirms them as beacons of adulation and finally leads to full scale idolatry.
INTRODUCTION
TO INTEGRATIONAL SPIRITAN MOVEMENT
The Computer-Age Spiritual Fellowship for Citizens of Our Global Village
Many people are mere conformists. They are those personalities that are satisfied with ‘going through the motions’; doing what everyone else is doing to make a living and waiting for the final ‘call to glory’ as they brand death! Many of us are born and live an inconsequential life; bland, uneventful and without anything particular to be remembered for after our exit from this mundane world, a temporal habitation for the soul. There are some others, whose lives and contributions to the society made a difference! They changed the ‘status quo’ by either extending the frontiers of knowledge or developing their immediate communities. They improved the understanding of human nature and taught others the values of humanitarianism. These heroes and heroines touched the lives of many both inter-racially and internationally.
They added colour to the doldrums of routine existence on planet earth!
A few had tall dreams and went ahead to transform them into reality despite all odds. This group devised methods of changing the deplorable situations and the deprived circumstances of the lifestyle they met on becoming adults. Some adolescents dream of the courage to better their social status, but often take off on the wrong foot of seeking for titles, money, fame and crowning it all with indulging in romantic relationships.
Others dared to pursue the unknown, to break new grounds and blaze trails for followers to tread on. Their zeal, inquisitiveness, passion, persistence, desire, motivations and prayers were fully rewarded if they paid the prize for success; optimism, dedication and the refusal to quit. Their philosophy of life was ‘When the task gets tough, the tough get it going!’, ‘Never say, never again!’ or ‘All that it takes to make the impossible possible is the power to remove the ‘im’ in front of the possible!’
They eventually became geniuses, inventors, explorers, leaders or discoverers! They evolved into the innovators and pioneers who helped to enlarge the frontiers of human civilisations and removed the age-old boundaries of the unknown. Joining this select group of animators or league of achievers is usually not by accident or by mere wishful thinking. Beyond desire and hard work is a divine factor that must be recognised, respected and appropriated in unveiling the unknown that the Divine Architect had hidden there for ages waiting for a brave soul to convert it from obscure dormancy to utilitarian vibrancy. This author, Dr Kenez wants to know where you belong in this universal continuum. Or, are you waiting for ‘manna from heaven’?
The Computer-Age Spiritual Fellowship for Citizens of Our Global Village
Many people are mere conformists. They are those personalities that are satisfied with ‘going through the motions’; doing what everyone else is doing to make a living and waiting for the final ‘call to glory’ as they brand death! Many of us are born and live an inconsequential life; bland, uneventful and without anything particular to be remembered for after our exit from this mundane world, a temporal habitation for the soul. There are some others, whose lives and contributions to the society made a difference! They changed the ‘status quo’ by either extending the frontiers of knowledge or developing their immediate communities. They improved the understanding of human nature and taught others the values of humanitarianism. These heroes and heroines touched the lives of many both inter-racially and internationally.
They added colour to the doldrums of routine existence on planet earth!
A few had tall dreams and went ahead to transform them into reality despite all odds. This group devised methods of changing the deplorable situations and the deprived circumstances of the lifestyle they met on becoming adults. Some adolescents dream of the courage to better their social status, but often take off on the wrong foot of seeking for titles, money, fame and crowning it all with indulging in romantic relationships.
Others dared to pursue the unknown, to break new grounds and blaze trails for followers to tread on. Their zeal, inquisitiveness, passion, persistence, desire, motivations and prayers were fully rewarded if they paid the prize for success; optimism, dedication and the refusal to quit. Their philosophy of life was ‘When the task gets tough, the tough get it going!’, ‘Never say, never again!’ or ‘All that it takes to make the impossible possible is the power to remove the ‘im’ in front of the possible!’
They eventually became geniuses, inventors, explorers, leaders or discoverers! They evolved into the innovators and pioneers who helped to enlarge the frontiers of human civilisations and removed the age-old boundaries of the unknown. Joining this select group of animators or league of achievers is usually not by accident or by mere wishful thinking. Beyond desire and hard work is a divine factor that must be recognised, respected and appropriated in unveiling the unknown that the Divine Architect had hidden there for ages waiting for a brave soul to convert it from obscure dormancy to utilitarian vibrancy. This author, Dr Kenez wants to know where you belong in this universal continuum. Or, are you waiting for ‘manna from heaven’?
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