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The true and fearful height of idolatry in the Roman Catholic Church

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Ogba Victor
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Mexican Catholics celebrating and praying to Santa Muerte the demon of death

There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is destruction. Proverbs 14:12

The question is, which way is right and does not lead unto destruction and death? It is the way of the Bible which is God’s word.

My brethren in Christ, of whom we are of equal in fellowship; I beseech you to search for God and the true ways of God while you still have life.

And if you have God in you already, knowing it for sure and not just in belief, never not stop spreading the truth, especially to those who worship God in falsehood. For it is hard to think, that a man has lived all his years in the Christian Church, but when he shall die, he be counted amongst the haters of God.

May God judge me if I write these things to bring down any man or Church. May God be my judge if there be another motive other than, that men may know and be cautious about the true ways of the Bible and be not deceived. And also that men in the Church may find God while they still have life.

And I have faith in the Holy Ghost my Master and Jesus my Lord that He would save men from darkness and doctrines of Satan and men.

Having written about the Idolatry in the Church of the Romans and other Churches, and having also told of the origin of these idolatry, there is yet an untold reality. And it is about the level of idolatry in the Catholic Church.

I have said, that it is when men can no longer trust the unseen spirit God that idolatry sets in. And also, It is the lack of the knowledge of God that causes men to delve into paganism and idolatry even as Church goers who hold unto the Holy Bible.

Brethren, sin, wickedness and evil grows; I tell you the truth- it grows exponentially.

Accept a gay into the Church, and in 2 years there are five(5) – ten(10) gays in the Church causing an even larger number to derail.

Tell a single lie or break the law and you would be telling 10 more lies to help cover it.

Commit adultery and you would soon count the number of adultery and abortions you have done.

Accept a form of pagan worship and you will soon be counting the pagan gods and system in the Church; like wise idolatry. The more we commit these sins, the more we are given away to greater heights of them.

Therefore the only way that leads to life is total abstinence from what is wrong, sinful and unbiblical.

Pope, Catholic leaders praying before Pachamama– a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. She is also known as the earth/time mother.

Many more forms of idolatry and all sorts of wickedness has been brought into Catholicism just because; sin grows to great heights. It does not wake up to vanish, but strengthens itself as long as we remain in it.

Apostle Paul said in Romans 1:20-22, Brethren Read Carefully;

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who [d]suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 

19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 

21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 

22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like [h]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 

25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served what is created rather than the Spirit Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Therefore I am not wrong. When men engage in sin and this time, idolatry, they are given away and taken deeper to these.

1. The worship of Santa Muerte (Demon of Death)

Saint Death (Santa Muerte) being prayed to my Catholics in Mexico.

Called Saint of death by the Roman Catholics and widely known in Mexico, this pagan idol is a representation of death.

Although the Catholics in general and Mexican Authorities have rejected it, it has become difficult to stop men from seeing it as an object of reverence and worship like other idols which they have.

Men pray and seek protection from these things. They seek help from it and from anything visible but from the spirit God who lives above and in whom there is true help and power to overcome death. All this is because they know not God nor do they know His ways. They have grown to believe in protection from what they can see instead of the name of Jesus wherein we have all the protection and support we need.

Such is the truth I speak; that evil begets greater evil; sin begets greater sin, idolatry begets greater idolatry.

This is evil, it is wickedness and God will not overlook. Yes! He will remember.

2. Pachamama Idol Worship

The Pope, Priests and other people kneeling down before Pachamama in a sacrilegious idol worship.

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. She is also known as the earth/time mother. In Inca mythology, Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes.

Brethren observe the trend, prior, it was idols of bible characters but as the years go by, it has entered pure pagan idols.

When men do not put an ancient and biblical land mark, these things are bound to happen.

The Eye of Horus

Egypt is the birth place of witchcraft in the world. And even now, spiritually, the ancient powers of Egypt remains and these things are spiritually discerned.

Horus is an ancient Egyptian god believed to be one of the strongest gods of ancient Egypt.

Illuminati / Satan worshippers. Notice the all seeing eye on their foreheads

His eye is believed to provide protection by his worshippers. It is normally called the ‘all seeing eye‘ or the eye of providence. It has also become a symbol of the illuminati/Satanists and the free mason occult plus the New World Order.

An illuminati announcement. Notice the eye and the triangle on the paper?

These things are not hidden. They are truths visible to all who are for, and belong to the truth.

But the question is, why would these things also be found in a Church of God? Why would men who claim to belong to God have these things amongst them? The pictures below speak volume.

Catholic Church in Poland with ‘Horus Eye’
Masonic triangle’ and ‘Horus eye’ in a Catholic church
A Catholic Priest white is robe and cap which has the eye of Horus and the triangle on it.

As can be seen from the Images above, somehow, somewhere these things have become part of the Roman Catholic Church.

Does light and darkness have anything in common? No! Of course not. But Men who don’t have God, men who don’t know God have done this wickedness to deceive the people of my God. A people who does not make time to see with their eyes that there is a biblical standard to the worship of God.

These things where not there from the initial stage of Christianity even of the Roman Catholic. But as I have pointed out, one evil begets another. Because they did not trust God and the Spirits power, they were given out to all depravity of the mind and deceptions by wicked spirits and evil men.

Pagans say the eye of Horus is all seeing and gives protection and providence, brethren, shall a Christian man seek protection from the eyes of a pagan god? Do we not see the level of idolatry and paganism in the present Catholicism? And know we not that God will not pardon men who do these evil things? Yes! He will remember.

Conclusion

Evil begets evil brethren, wickedness begets greater wickedness. We must ask ourselves, if the idolatry and paganism is growling to heights of accommodating satanic elements, symbols and idols, what would be done in 50 years coming if Jesus tarries? Surely it would be hard to think of.

This is a wakeup call with which I would like to close the idolatry episode of the Roman Catholic Church. I eagerly beg all Christian men to run away from idolatry and all forms of unbiblical system of worship, that REVIVAL may happen to us in one Spirit and one Power in Jesus’ name; Amen!

The God of Faith – How God was the first to exercise faith

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Ogba Victor
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I have at times in the past wondered why God demands His people to be men and women of faith. The word of God reveals that without faith, we cannot please Him; without faith, there are things we cannot receive from Him. But the answer lies in the fact that the supreme God Himself, being the God of all things and having all things subject to Him, also lives, walks, and works by faith. He who has all things under His control is also subject to faith. Therefore, faith is a crucial factor.

There are words that can be used interchangeably with faith like trust and belief. While faith itself is the evidence of things hoped for, the proof of what is yet to be seen. Meaning that while we are yet to see the reality, we work as if to say we have seen it already. We make ‘B’ plans as if ‘A’ will surely work.

If we use trust to illustrate faith, we will speak of it as unwavering belve and hope. The attitude we will further exhibit is to make future plans because we believe that they will not fail. The Scripture relates to us various areas where God has shown us His great and unwavering faith.

  1. God’s faith is shown in the Creation

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. – Hebrews 11:3

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. – Genesis 1:1-4

When I reflect on the creation narrative, I can’t help but wonder where God obtained the design and creation template. Were they simply His imaginative ideas? After all, He had never created anything before, so how did He know that speaking could bring things into existence? He was driven by nothing but faith—the belief that when He spoke, it would come to be. Without doubt, He spoke everything into existence. It’s interesting to note the point where God looked and saw that the light was good. This suggests that He was amazed by the brilliance of His creation, which came into being with just a spoken word.

2. God showed his faith in His redemption plan

The fact that the thoughts of men were wicked, evil, and callous, the sensible response would have been to act cautiously to avoid failure. Yet in the redemption plan, God chose faith over fear, firmly believing that the sons and daughters of God’s kingdom, willing to give everything—even their lives—for Him, would arise from the grand plan. If he had prioritised caution over faith and held back from fully committing to this plan, he would not be witnessing the remarkable success he sees today. The heavens would lack the great cloud of witnesses that now exists. His willingness to take a leap of faith propelled him forward, so he confidently closed his eyes and embraced the plan.

3. Faith shown in His calling and predestination

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with stewardship. – 1 Corinthians 9:17

Once again, God demonstrates great faith in His calling and predestination of His saints and ministers. The Apostle Paul asserts that he has been entrusted with the gospel to preach. No one can place something into the hands of another unless there is some level of faith that the person can meet expectations. This applies not only to the Apostle Paul but also to us as His servants and ministers. God exercised His faith by calling us into His vineyard and designating us as His ministers. Although many have disappointed Him and caused Him to reconsider the trust He placed in them, He continues to bring new people into His work and predestines future generations by faith.

Conclusion

Now we understand why God delights in faith and insists upon it: He is a faith being. Even now, He continues to work, curating plans and making investments based on the faith. We can be certain that when the Bible says, “The just shall live by faith,” The Just King and God Himself also lives by faith.

‘To Serve Not A Man’ modern hymn – Ogba Victor C. Dominic

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Ogba Victor
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Choose for you this day
Decide it today
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man

Chrous:
To serve not a man
To serve not a man 
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man 

Can we not afford
Can we not accord
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man

How gainful for us
How gracious for all
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man

What miles would we go
What heights we would climb 
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man

Oh come all ye lands 
Oh, come great and small
To serve the Lord God 
And not a man

Hymn written by Ogba Victor C. Dominic (2025)

Faith works. That is the reason I get happy preaching about it – Keneth E. Hagin

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Ogba Victor
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Often, before you can receive anything from God, you must find answers to the questions that are keeping you from receiving. As long as questions crowd your mind, there will be doubts in your mind. And as long as you have doubts, your faith will be hindered. I know from my own experience on a bed of sickness that there were questions in my mind that had to be settled before my faith could be effective. I had to find the answers myself. That is the reason I was bedfast 16 months from ages 15 to 17.

Sometimes it would take me weeks and months to find the answer to a question, and just about the time I found one answer, the devil would bring up something else. For a long time the devil tried to tell me that God had afflicted me and was punishing me for some wrongdoing in my life. I listened to this for a while, but finally I said, “Devil, I was born this way. I was born with a deformed heart and serious internal trouble. What would be the use of God’s punishing me for something I don’t even know about? That must not be true.”

Sometimes the devil would say, “You’re sick because of something your parents did.” That is what the disciples thought of the man who was blind from birth. They asked Jesus, “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2). Some people misquote Jesus’ reply in verse  3 as “Neither the man nor his parents sinned. He was sick just so God could heal him.” That is not what this scripture says. It says, “but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me” (vv. 3–4).

If a person stopped reading at this point, he might say, “He is sick just so God can heal him.” Wouldn’t that be a terrible thing to accuse God of? Here is a grown man, blind from birth, and God made him blind just so He could heal him? If that were true, God would not be much of a God, would He? And I would not be interested in Him. But thank God, that is not true!

Notice that Jesus said, “I must work the works of him that sent me.” He immediately did the works of God by healing the man. When the devil saw that I was going to believe in healing anyway, he tried to convince me that it was not God’s will to heal me. He said, “Healing is real, but it is not God’s will to heal everybody. You’re one of those it is not His will to heal.” (Many people believe the lie that it is not God’s will to heal them, yet it is illogical to believe that God heals, and at the same time believe that He won’t heal you.) I rejected this argument, too. I kept searching for answers. All I knew was what I had heard preachers and other people say.

Some said, “Your sickness is God’s work. God is doing all of it.” I could not accept this explanation. Others said, “Well, maybe God didn’t commission it, but He permits it for a purpose.” That is about the same thing. I never was happy as a child. I never laughed. My daddy left us when I was 6. Being ill affected me emotionally. I was so weak I couldn’t defend myself from the other children at school. Everybody could beat me up—even the girls.

When I tried to fight back, the extra effort caused me to faint, because my heart didn’t beat right. Many times I was unconscious 45 minutes, and once I was out for an hour and a half. The school nurse and my teacher told me sometimes I would turn black, and sometimes I would be just as blue as I could be. They had to work long and hard to bring me around. Because of my physical condition and because of my getting pushed around so much, by the time I went into the second grade, I was mad at everybody. I was mad at the whole world. It twisted my thinking.

One day during the noon hour I decided to take things into my own hands. I went off the school grounds to some buildings that had just been built, and I returned with a 2×4 about 20 inches long. I slipped up behind the bully of the playground and hit him right behind the ear as hard as I could. He was out 45 minutes. I did my best to kill him. At 8 years of age, I thoroughly meant to kill him—and I was disappointed that I had not. This was one of several such incidents. I would not fight anybody openly, but as soon as they turned their back, I would knock them in the head with a hammer or whatever else I could get my hands on. I would just as soon have killed them as looked at them.

You get tired of getting walked over after a while. Of course, I was not saved then. It makes a lot of difference when the love of God comes into your heart. I was born again while bedfast, but even after that, questions arose in my mind: “Why was I born this way? Is God the author of the sufferings that are in this world today?” I remember asking myself: “Who is responsible for all of this?” “Why me?” I asked God. “Why did I have to be born as a premature baby who weighed less than two pounds? Did You cause me to be born prematurely? “Why did I have to be afflicted all my life? Why couldn’t I have had a normal childhood? Did You rob me of my childhood? “Why couldn’t I have known happiness? Are You the One who caused me to sit and watch as others ran, jumped, and played? “Now I am bedfast, and five doctors say I have to die. Why me? I didn’t have anything to do with it. God, did You?”

I wept, “Oh, God, surely I don’t have to die! I don’t know what it is to live yet. I know what it is to be hungry, cold, and without clothes, but I have never known what it is to be comfortable and to have nice things.” (I had been so hungry as a child that the smell of food would make me fall over in a dead faint.) I said, “I always have been pushed from pillar to post. I never have known what it is to have a family. I had hopes of growing up, marrying, and having a family, but I will never know what it is if I die now. Do I have to die?”

Such questions demand an answer, but nobody really gives you an answer; they will give you some theological concept that does not amount to anything. But thank God, the Bible has the answer. We can believe God’s Word and be delivered, or we can doubt it if we want to and remain bound. I am so glad I found the answer. I found it in Acts 10:38, “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”

Jesus went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed of the devil. That is good, isn’t it? This verse told me that Satan is the oppressor . . . Satan is the one who caused me to be born prematurely .  .  . Satan is the one who caused me to have a deformed heart . . . Satan is the one who caused my body to be almost totally paralyzed . . . Satan is the one who gave me an incurable blood disease . . . Satan is the one who kept me bound for 16 months on a bed of sickness.

But Jesus is the Deliverer! Jesus is the Lifegiver! Jesus is the Savior! Jesus is God manifested in the flesh! Hallelujah! I never was so thrilled with anything in my life as when I discovered this truth! Yes, God’s Word is truth. After I saw what the Bible said and received my healing, I crawled out of bed and said, “I am not going to die! I am going to live, and someday I am going to have a family—a wife and children.” I was 17 years old then—just a boy. I had never heard healing preached in my life.

My relatives warned me to be careful, but the Bible said it, I believed it, and that settled it. I told everyone I met what I was going to do. People did not want to believe my healing, however. They said I had stayed in bed so long that I had lost my mind. Today, I am the result of what I said in those days. I have enjoyed perfect health ever since. God gave me a lovely wife and family, and it has been Heaven all the way. Faith works. That is the reason I get happy preaching about it. I know what He has done for me.

We shared this wonderful story to help your faith grow in God. The story is found in the free eBook – Don’t Blame God by Kenneth E. Hagin. You can download the full copy at this website link.

Officials in China intensify persecution of beleaguered church

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Ogba Victor
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China persecution

A formerly 1,000-member house church that Chinese officials have ground down to a tiny remnant is facing even greater persecution, according to religious rights outlet Bitter Winter.

Though Guangfu Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, has kept a low profile for the occasion of its 20th anniversary, persecution has intensified for the 20 remaining people who showed up for worship on Aug. 3, Bitter Winter reported.

“A previous promise from local officials – that the church could gather freely if it refrained from legal action or media outreach – was abruptly revoked by Baiyun District’s new Religious Affairs chief, Yao Huaixiang, who declared, ‘I’m the leader now. What I say goes,” the online outlet reported.

Located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Hong Kong, the church this year has seen authorities disrupt gatherings under the pretext of citing electrical issues and inflate costs for fire safety installations. Surveillance cameras have appeared around the church site to monitor those attending, and officials have compiled a list of 58 members whom they are threatening through phone calls, home visits and pressure on employers, Bitter Winter noted.

The threats include intimidation of children.

“Bitter Winter was told that one congregant’s disabled son lost his government assistance after the local village chief mocked, ‘Aren’t you a Christian? Let Jesus give you welfare,’” the outlet reported. “Another believer’s teenage daughter was warned that attending church could jeopardise her education. Families have been threatened with eviction, and some members have been coerced into signing pledges to stop attending services.”

Founded in 2005 by Pastor Ma Chao, also known as Pastor Mark, Guangfu Church since 2015 has been the target of harassment by several government agencies, including the Religious Affairs Bureau, Public Security and local administrative offices, Bitter Winter reported.

“Authorities have sealed worship venues, welded shut doors, forced evictions and obstructed Pastor Ma’s overseas theological education,” the outlet stated. “In one ruthless episode during the church’s 10th anniversary celebration, officials raided the premises, assaulted church workers and congregants and confiscated materials.”

Authorities have repeatedly detained Pastor Ma without charges. When in one instance he asked why he was arrested, an official told him openly that he had done nothing, adding, “If you had, you’d be in prison – we’re just carrying out orders,” the outlet reported.

In 2017, authorities sentenced church member Li Hongmin to 10 months in prison for printing Christian literature, including hymnals and a popular book, “Wandering Son,” and his publishing business was shut down.

Authorities have pressured members to sign a statement that they will no longer “participate in illegal religious activities nor use the internet to carry out religious activities.” Elder Zhang Zhibiao has refused to sign any pledge, resulting in officials intensifying monitoring of his movements, according to the outlet.

The remnant congregation remains steadfast, Bitter Winter reported, citing Pastor Ma’s assertion in a recent statement, “If the Lord allows, I will face it calmly. I am prepared – whether it be prison or martyrdom…Their deceit and tactics are all under God’s control. If He does not permit it, no hair on my head will fall. I firmly believe in God’s protection over His church.”

Unregistered with the government-controlled Three-Self Churches, house churches have been increasingly targeted under “Sinicisation” policies of President Xi Jinping. Increasingly, Sinicisation has become defined not as adapting religion to Chinese culture and traditions but making religion subservient to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ideology.

Sermon content has become more strictly controlled, increasingly requiring CCP ideology to be included.

Xi articulated the goal to “Sinicize” all religions in 2016, a policy designed to ensure religious loyalty aligns with the priorities of the CCP. Raids and arrests targeting house church members have become commonplace, as Chinese authorities seek to dismantle groups deemed to pose threats to “political security and social stability.”

China ranked 15th on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.

Back to God Modern Hymn – By Pastor Ogba Victor

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  1. Back to the God who sanctifies
    Back to the streams of heaven afar
    And though once ro-ugh we testify
    It is Him, just him who made us glad.
  2. Back to the God who loved and died
    Back to the one who melted hearts
    Oh what a wonderful day for man
    The God of heaven loved and died.
  3. Back to the God who showed his love
    Back to the Lamb upon the cross
    Twas on a tree and all at once
    He took my sins and nailed them all.
  4. Shattered are all my plans not his
    Lost are my days not his to make
    The best of hopes if me-n would trail
    Back to the God who does us good.
  5. Back to the God we once denied
    Back to the rock who did us hide
    Back to the one who is the guide
    Back to the God who is the vine.

It’s not gay to straight. It’s lost to saved – Emily’s Testimony

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Ogba Victor
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Emily still maintains she was “born that way.” But an encounter with the truth in a women’s Bible study drew her out of the lesbian lifestyle.

A young woman named Emily Thomes recounted her story in a video testimony produced by Anchored North, a Christian media ministry targeting millennials with short videos. Their video, “Love is Love,” has had over two million views in the last month.

Very early in life, Emily discovered she was attracted to other young women. “I was 15 and I started dating a girl that lived down the street from me,” she told Anchored North. “I got a hicky and my dad saw it and was livid.”

As he erupted in anger she responded defiantly. “I love her. I’m going to be with her. This is how it is,” she declared.

While it went “terribly” with her father, other friends seemed to be more accepting of her choice. When they questioned her, she realised she could either deny reality or accept it. “I decided to own it. I said, ‘Yeah, what about it?’”

Emily Thomes

Emily thought Christians who rejected her lifestyle choice were guilty of “backwoods” thinking.

She believed if someone was truly a Christian they would be on her side. Christians who opposed her she considered “legalistic.” She thought they needed to re-read what Christianity is really about — not being judgmental.

God being love means God is nice; God is chill with what I am cool with, she thought.

In her late teens she fell headlong into the lesbian lifestyle. “ I was super wild and in serial relationships with women,” she said.

At nursing school, she became engaged to another young woman. “I kind of slowed down a little bit for her because she had two kids,” she told Anchored North.

At 22 she was invited to a women’s Bible study. “I expected them to bring up my lifestyle really early and I could use that as justification for not coming back, so I agreed to go.”

As Emily listened to women in the circle talking about having a personal relationship with God, it unsettled her. “I had nothing like that and it bugged me…I didn’t feel okay anymore.”

What if it is all true? she wondered.

Her mind began to swirl with questions about her sexual identity. Are you sure this is who you are?

She looked up verses about homosexuality and stumbled upon 1 Corinthians, chapter 6:9

“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.”

The implications of the passage struck close to home. “Those who practice homosexuality – which was me – and also drunkards and a bunch of other things that I had been…”

Emily recognized she had been outside the will of God and it scared her.

When she read verse 11 she had an epiphany. “It says, ‘And such were some of you. But you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified.’”

“I realized there were people in the same place and they were saved and they were changed and that God could do that for me too and I needed that. I could hold on to my sin and reject God or I could turn to him.”

All the debt that I had racked up living like I lived didn’t have to be mine if I could trust Him, she reasoned.

The truth in those verses stared at her in black and white. She realized she had twisted the Scripture to suit her desires.

The Word and the Spirit touched Emily’s heart and she was born again. “That day it was like my eyes were really opened. I was amazed at the grace He had shown me.”

After she began to walk with Jesus a gay person told her, “I was born this way.”

“Okay, yeah, me too,” she replied. “You’re not born with right affections. That’s why Jesus had to come. You feeling the desire to sin just proves your need for grace like me.”

“It’s not gay to straight. It’s lost to saved. God calls us not to heterosexuality, but to holiness. Even though the world would paint a totally different story of what sexuality is and isn’t, God’s word is clear and he can save and he does and he will.”

If you want to know more about a personal relationship with God, go ahead and reach out to us

Understanding Prayer as an intercourse with God

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In a marital union, it is essential for a husband and wife to engage in regular intimacy and intercourse to cultivate love and strengthen their bond. This connection not only deepens their relationship but also provides the opportunity to create children who share their DNA and often resemble them.

It is impossible for parents to have children with their own DNA without intercourse. However, they can still have children without intercourse through adoption or other means, such as having children out of wedlock. Additionally, without regular intimacy, the bond of marriage can weaken and may lead to cracks in the relationship or even a failed union.

Paul uses the church as a metaphor for the bride of Christ in Ephesians 5:25-27. If the church is indeed Christ’s bride, it needs to regularly engage in a relationship with its husband, who is Christ. This strong, regular bonding will foster deep feelings of love and passion in the hearts of both the church and her Lord. And we understand that the church is not simply a building, but rather the men and women who worship God in truth and spirit.

Another beneficial result of regular intercourse with Christ is the ability to produce men like Christ—those who carry His DNA and likeness and embody His passion, personalities and power.

The church and her ministers must be careful not to abandon their prayer connection and intercourse with Christ. Otherwise, we risk filling our churches with those who do not belong to God—like children of another father—who carry a different identity and resemblance. As we have already seen in many of our churches today, these individuals cannot truly be called God’s sons and daughters. We must take this matter seriously and recommit to our spiritual foundation.

What does this mean for a minister? Christian ministry is God’s tool and gift for producing Christlike believers who possess the DNA of God within them. Therefore, whether we are pastors, evangelists, teachers, prophets, apostles, or music ministers, we must cultivate a strong prayer bond with Christ. This connection is essential for our ministerial fruits to be Godlike and Christlike.

5 Problems with Roman Catholic Confession of sin to their priests

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Growing up in Rome and watching people pray their way up the “holy” steps, watching them wait to confess their sins to men and many things like this, has caused me to grieve for people who are in the Roman Catholic Church. Any religion that is built on the backs of the poor and that propagates works-based righteousness should bring tears and concern to those who have experienced true grace. It is important that we as believers understand the truth of why Catholic confession is not Biblical, not to win an argument but in order to rescue souls. So here are five problems with Roman Catholic confession.

1- Priests can’t see the heart

The stories of Saul and David are fascinating, particularly when we examine their confessions after being confronted with their sins. At first glance, many people might see their confessions as quite similar. Saul said, “Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the Lord,” while David simply stated, “I have sinned against the Lord.” One might argue that Saul’s confession is better worded, but ultimately, both had received a clear message from God, who knows their hearts and understands which one is truly repentant. 

Priests cannot see into the hearts of men, and they are not reliable judges of genuine repentance. Even if they were able to discern if someone were lying by looking into their eyes, they do not have that capability in the context of Catholic confession. Humans are not good judges of what occurs in someone’s heart, nor are they effective at gauging the severity of sin, as we tend to minimize sin while exaggerating human goodness.

2 – Only God can forgive sin

The Pharisees hated that Jesus forgave sins (Matt 9:3). They understood that only the creator of the universe had the authority to do so. When Jesus healed a paralysed man and declared that his sins were forgiven, the Pharisees were furious and ready to condemn him.

It’s astonishing to consider that the Pope might believe he has the power to absolve someone of their sins, assign them tasks, and then send them on their way, free from guilt. In reality, the only one with the authority to forgive sins is God himself (1 John 1:9). Thankfully, He does not leave it up to us to judge whether someone deserves forgiveness or not.

3 – It encourages easy-believism

After speaking with many Catholics, I find it fascinating to see how many rely on three things for their salvation: baptism, the Mass, and ultimately, confession. The belief that one can simply confess their sins and perform a few Hail Marys, while genuinely feeling remorse, fosters a mentality that downplays the severity of sin, suggesting it can be overcome through personal efforts.

It’s important to recognise that it doesn’t take just a few Hail Marys to atone for serious sins, such as abortion; even a thousand wouldn’t suffice. True redemption comes through the shed blood of Christ and a heart that genuinely repents of sin, seeking His forgiveness. This requires an acknowledgment of sin’s gravity, understanding that it deserves eternal punishment in Hell.

4 – It propagates sin

The Roman Catholic Church may not appreciate this, but the practice of easy confession can lead people to become indifferent to their sins. Instead of communicating directly with God, individuals find themselves speaking to a human being who listens to confessions all day. Often, the priest doesn’t know the individual’s face, and the penance given is usually straightforward, making it seem easy to attain forgiveness.

I’ve heard many Catholics say things like, “I’ll just go confess to the priest next week,” as they discuss their sins. When you minimise sin to the point where it no longer feels like a serious matter—believing you can simply pay for it in purgatory and compensate through good actions—you are perpetuating a harmful mindset. If, in the moment of temptation, the thought is, “I can do this and just confess to the priest later to be okay,” we risk creating a system that encourages further sinfulness.

5 – It damns people to hell

Ultimately, Roman Catholic confession can lead people to downplay the seriousness of sin and put their faith in a system instead of a Saviour. It prevents individuals from communicating with the only one who can truly forgive them and instead makes them speak with someone who cannot offer genuine salvation. My heart breaks for those who find themselves trapped in this deception.

I have often shed tears while walking in “churches,” witnessing people lined up to confess their sins, only to be offered easy, worldly solutions to issues that are spiritually serious and could lead to eternal consequences. They are seldom informed about the reality of hell, but rather are offered a false sense of security through the grace of Jesus Christ. It is essential that, as believers, we understand the difference between the true gospel and a false one so that we can guide people toward a genuine relationship with their Creator, rather than a works-based religion.

The Quickening of the Spirit – How God makes Praying Generals

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Ogba Victor
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It is God who begins the journey of all praying generals. A praying general is a Christian whose prayer altar burns high on behalf of his generation. For we know that no army general is employed by the State to fight his own battle. Kingdom generals make use of their God given office to serve God’s plan for their generation.

How God brings us into the secret place is through the process of quickening. Quickening means to bring to life what was dormant or dead; it signifies causing something to begin to happen. For instance, consider a child’s toy car that must be quickened by first compressing the spring. After doing so, you can set it down and watch it roll on its own. Sometimes, it may just need a little push. Similarly, older generators often require a person to start the rotor until it can operate independently.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)

So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Psalm 80:18

The passage in John 6:63 emphasizes that only the Spirit of God can give life to people. A person may be spiritually dead in areas like prayer, but it is only the Spirit that can bring him to life. Additionally, Psalm 80:18 highlights our need for quickening in order to call upon the name of the Lord.

According to human nature, it is rare to find individuals who pray purely out of love for prayer itself. Instead, God provides reasons for people to pray, often in the form of harsh situations, difficult times, troubles, illnesses, and various needs. These challenges typically persist until the person being drawn to prayer comes to understand its significance and practice it effectively.

  1. The Quickening of Anna the prophetess (Luke 2:36-38)

The Bible tells us about Anna, a widow who was married for only seven years. After her husband’s passing, she dedicated the rest of her life to praying and seeking God’s presence in the temple. How did God cultivate this willingness in her? First, He allowed her to experience loss—the loss of her beloved husband. If her husband had been alive, she might not have devoted such time to God. It was God’s guiding hand that initiated her journey as a church worker and a prayer warrior.

  1. The Quickening of Hannah

It was God’s choice to block Hannah’s womb, not because Elkanah loved his co-wife more, but as part of God’s unfolding plan. God was trying to bring forth a woman who would be dedicated to nurturing a reformative servant. What God sought was Hannah’s attention, drawing her into prayer. He achieved this by giving her a reason to seek Him with all her heart. Hannah was transformed by this divine prompting from God.

  1. The Quickening of Apostle Arome Osayi

Apostle Arome was born a strong stammerer. The only way he could communicate effectively was through long prayers to God. This was how he found relief and loosened his tongue. However, this was just the beginning of his journey to praying without ceasing.

When he was around 17 or 18 years old, his two siblings fell victim to witchcraft. One sibling went mad during that time, while the other was brought home from school suffering from an affliction. It became clear to him that he had to either begin praying earnestly or succumb to the dark forces threatening his family. He turned to God and committed himself to prayer, becoming a fervent prayer warrior until both his mind and spirit were trained to pray diligently.

  1. The Quickening of Ogba Victor

My journey to prayer began with my praying mother, but what truly drew me into the prayer chambers of God were the incessant satanic attacks I faced. I was young when I started to see demons and became embroiled in many battles against dark forces. Even the powers of darkness sought desperately to initiate me into their kingdom. I had to choose between praying or submitting to darkness, and I chose the path of prayer. The battles of my childhood gave me the push I needed to fully commit to the channels of prayer offered by God.

Conclusion

It is important for believers to pay close attention to the battles around them and to pray through these challenges, as they may be the guiding thread drawing them into the secret place. These battles could be sicknesses, childlessness, spiritual warfare, etc. It is worth noting that no amount of prayer can compel God to act, nor can cries of anguish cause Him to withdraw His Spirit, which has been sent to lead us into that secret place.

The abuse of grace; where we have failed God

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Ogba Victor
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“Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it! Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.”

Zechariah 4:7-9

Zechariah 4:7-9

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Romans 6:1-3

In my other article about grace I summarized grace and everything it is about. The link to the article is below.

Read: Understanding the true meaning of the word – ‘Grace’

In Zechariah 4:7-9 we saw a man whom God gave grace to complete the building of the Second temple. Zerubbabel utilized the grace of God and built the temple. One thing I would point out in this story is that- grace doesn’t take a way human effort. God’s grace for Zerubbabel’s temple did not send Zerubbabel home to sleep or rest while He (God) did the magic alone. No!; but rather, with that grace, Zerubbabel’s hands finished the temple of God according to the prophesy.

What if Zerubbabel had gone home and stopped building the temple, what if he was waiting on grace to build the temple instead of making genuine efforts to accomplish the task? That grace will stop working on him obviously. Perhaps God would have left him and would then choose another builder and pour out grace on his obedient servant.

Surely, grace doesn’t totally remove human the effort but compliments it in a divine magnitude; that man may baffle and praise the God. For he that has been given grace ought to take advantage of the grace of God. He that has the grace of teaching should be in front of students teaching or doing the work. If such a man doesn’t make effort to be in a class, the grace of teaching is then useless unto him. For it is when he starts making efforts towards effective teaching that grace will show him the way it is done. The evangelist with the grace of preaching and evangelism must, study the bible, pray, make research and compile his sermon. He also has to go out to reach the unsaved. That grace will work immediately he sets his mind to do the work for which grace was given to him.

When a man who has been given grace, and he doesn’t do his own part for which the grace was given, it is called the “abuse of grace”.

Another point worth knowing is that grace achieves result or that grace is for achieving result. Example, if God desires to use a man to heal the sick, he pours out the grace of healing on him. That grace is to achieve divine healing when he prays for the sick. Likewise, the grace for prosperity should make a man prosper. As long as the man is willing to work, grace will show him the way to win.

If this is true, then the grace for salvation should make a man saved. In other words, grace for salvation should make a man who has received this grace live saved, sanctified and holy lives unto God.

The sequence is this:

  1. Man is given grace. 
    2. Man works in works with the grace
    3. Grace produces result

The Abuse of grace

The problem of many Christians and churches is mainly at part where they would have to work with the grace or take advantage of it.

There is no doubt that Christ has gifted us grace to obtain forgiveness, should we not ask for forgiveness when we err? Of course not. Remember the Lord’s prayer, “..forgive us our trespasses, as we also forgive…”. Same should be said of all types of grace mentioned in the article: Understanding the true meaning of the word Grace .

On a more serious case, the grace for salvation has appeared to all men. This grace is given to those who have accepted Jesus Christ as lord and king. This grace is for one thing, and that is to enable us live saved and holy lives.

Brethren we are saved by grace. it doesn’t mean that we should not work out our salvation. Paul also agrees to this in Philipians 2:12-13 “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose“

God has given us grace freely. We need to do the works of righteousness with this grace. We ought to get sanctified with this grace. This grace has to enable us live saved and sanctified lives as born again children of God. This grace teaches us to say no to sin says the bible.

Note: Not that the grace says no, but it gives us the empowerment to say no!.

Many err greatly and abuse grace when they say “We are saved by grace, not by our works” No! It is righteousness that is by faith. But salvation is by accepting the saving grace of God. We are saved when we take advantage of this grace and use it to live holy and sanctified lives because that is what the grace was meant to accomplish.

When these erring believers argue they would bring up Romans 7:15 where Paul has said : “I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do … own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate“.

They use this passage as license to disobey God’s law and live immoral and wicked lives against God.

 

But for some reason unknown to some of us and for which God shall judge every man, these set of believers does not talk about verse 25 of the same scripture: Romans 7:25, which says: Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

In other words, God has delivered Paul from that nature of sin through Jesus Christ. But these people continue to live undelivered from their sinful nature. They continue to be under the bondage of sin clinging unto grace instead of using that grace to live holy lives. No! Brethren no!. Grace is an empowerment. If we start to make genuine effort to live resurrected lives, that is when grace will teach and show us how to win.

We must learn wisdom from God and not ourselves. The same Paul had testified in Romans 6:1- “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?”

 Paul also said in Titus 2:11-12 : “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world”

Surely Paul acknowledges that grace is doesn’t teach us to remain in sin, while claiming to be saved by grace. Grace doesn’t teach us that we are free to sin and go back for forgives, that there is always forgiveness; no! The spirit teaches us that lie is the fleshy spirit behind the “abuse of grace”.

Ananias and his wife certainly did not received this free grace to wrong God and run back to him to ask for forgives. But God struck him immediately and took grace away from him. It is true that as long as we are in the time of the gentiles, there is hope to obtain mercy and forgiveness and salvation; tut let us not abuse this grace because one day it will expire.

For we must know this: that until we start to utilize or take advantage of this grace to live holy, saved and sanctified lives full of the presence of God, we don’t know what we profess when we say we have grace.

Surely, if a man wants to migrate to Canada from Nigeria, he has to purchase the things he will need in Canada. He also has to sell things he will not be needing anymore. He also has to purchase Visa with his resources and pay for a flight to Canada. Why do many Christians who want to be in heaven- a holy land made for the holy and saved, stay in sin and continue in the works of old? Why do they cling so tight to free grace and ignore the works of those who are saved?

Finally brethren, it is good for us to know where we have falling short. It is good for us to know why we cannot repeat the many miraculous works of the New Testament Church. It is good for us to know why we cannot do the works of Apostle Paul despite the grace we have come to learn through his ministry. It is good to know why many churches are more silent than burial grounds in the spirit. It is good for us to know why it seems as if God has abandoned his people and darkness is stealing men. It is good for us to know why we need revival. It is good for us to know why many church goers will eventually not make heaven. It is not that God is partial or lack commitment for his promises, one of the reasons is that we abuse the grace given to us by God.

Once again I do not write to unbelievers but to the churches. Our God has great zeal for his church and he wants everyone to bend to his words and will. Not everyone will receive it, but those for whom it has been given will receive it.

May the God of Grace grant grace to you my reader and to his Church; Amen!!..

 

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