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Should Pastors Be Paid Salaries For Their Work?

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This, also is one of those issues that has been the subject of disagreement among the brethren. Some believe that ministers of the Gospel are servants of God who must be willing to serve on voluntary service; they must not be too concerned about the things of this world because God will reward all their efforts in the world to come. Others, however, are of the opinion that what Pastors do, deserves a full reward on this earth, at best: a free house, a car and a 6 figure salary. So, which is which? As always, such things we need to think about them with our Bibles open. Therein, we will learn that both the above viewpoints are flawed – ‘extreme’ is the right word. I mean, as much as it is true that ministers of the Gospel will get their full reward at the resurrection of the saints, that does not mean that we should not care about their earthly expenses. On the opposite end, as much as I agree that a servant of the Lord must be taken care of, however, I also know that there is something...
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Calvinism Finale: Is Every Christian A Calvinist Without Knowing?

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I trust you have been following the tread of this topic from the first part. Because much ground has already been covered until we have come to this 5th and final section. Just to redigest our minds: the main idea of Calvinism is that God is sovereign, it’s dependent not on your will, or your prayers but on God who shows mercy. We have also dealt with the opposite of this, which stresses that it's actually dependent on our free choice between good and evil. As I said, believers today are divided into these two camps: those who elevate God's sovereignty and those who elevate man's free will. It's the Calvinists vs the Arminians. Today, however, I want to bring attention to the fact that there is a certain point that even Arminians themselves become Calvinists, whether they are conscious of it or not. That is, one way or the other, every believer admits that it’s dependent on God and Him alone. This fact is evident by:       1.)Prayer for the unsaved Prayer on its own me...
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Bring Back Biblical Manhood 2

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There is a war. It is not fought with guns or swords but with lies, deception, and spiritual wickedness in high places. It is a war waged against the home, the family, the truth, and the very order of God. The battlefield is the mind. The target? The next generation. And the first line of defense—the one thing Satan and the world want to erase—is the father. The man. The warrior.  Masculinity is not toxic. It is dangerous—to the enemy. Biblical masculinity is a threat to every demonic agenda because a man who walks with God is unstoppable. A man who leads his home in truth cannot be manipulated. A man who fears the Lord cannot be enslaved by the world. That is why culture mocks it, schools corrupt it, colleges erase it, society despises it, and even many churches have traded it for weak, spineless leadership that bows to every trend. The moment a man embraces his God-given role, he becomes a force that shakes the kingdom of darkness. And Satan knows it. From the beginning, Satan’s ...
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Has God Predestined Some Souls to Hell? Part 4 Calvinism

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If there ever is anything that is called the all-time most controversial subject of the Christian era, the doctrine of Calvinism will, without a doubt, take the top spot. This teaching is so contentious that in some churches you will be run out as a heretic if ever there is any hint of John Calvin in your theology. But what really is the major issue with this doctrine; what exactly pokes people’s emotions? It is nothing other than the idea that God elects some people to salvation, which, by default, means that He leaves the rest to go to hell. In other ways, if God predestined (determined before the foundation of the world) whom He wanted to save, He was, on the other hand, predestining others to destruction. This is what is called Double Predestination . That is the point of our discussion today. Does God purposely elect other people to be burned in hell, without any desire, or attempt on His part to save those people? Let me give three different answers to this question. The emotion...
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African Spirituality: What is it & Why Should You Run from it?

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Behold, a new movement has arisen and it’s mobilising faster than ever before. Capturing the minds of the masses, both young and old, philosophers and lay men. Its name: African Spirituality, a.k.a. Going Back to our Roots. On a normal day, I couldn't care less about this African Spirituality thing, after all, who can keep up with every new movement that popes up now and then? However, I believe nothing begs more attention from the Christian Church than this belief system, manly because it often times disguises itself as part of the Christian Faith or at least “a better version” of it.  In fact, some of the pioneers of this movement, Joshua Maponga for example, are not ashamed of identifying themselves with exclusively Christian titles such as “bishop”. They are even invited to Gospel churches to preach to the very sheep of our Lord Jesus. The result of this, is that many innocent souls get confused about this whole African Spirituality idea and how it fits to their salvation. What...
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Calvinism Part 3/ What About Our Freewill?

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Previously we dealt with the idea of predestination/election, and I hope I emphasized with enough Bible evidence that those who claim God does not predestine and elect us unto salvation have either never read their Bibles or are deliberately being dishonest. In light of that, let us now go on and deal with the concept of our human freewill. How is it possible that God can elect who will be saved without violating your individual will to choose him?   As somebody who studies Scripture without bias, I can confirm to you without fear that Scripture teaches that we have free will to either reject or accept the call to salvation. Fortunately, I do not use that fact to discredit or to deny another Biblical truth of predestination. Yes, the good Lord has predestined who will be saved, yet at the same time Jesus died for all men and calls all men everywhere to freely make the decision of repentance and faith. Those two doctrines are both Biblical and true and I have no problem with it . I ...
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No, it’s Not Okay for Men to Cry!

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Actually, I am not really concerned about whether a man can cry or not, of course they can cry! Unless they are not humans. My topic is about the feminisation of men in our society. Which seems to be a growing trend – worryingly so. Perhaps I am the one who is just naïve by seeing things that are not there, however, I would like to continue my nativity because I am definitely convinced that if you were to observe men about 3o years ago, our fathers perhaps, compared to the kind of men that we are raising now, something quite isn’t the same. Those old timers had some manliness about them, some masculinity, which was even evident in the way they dressed themselves. For one, they were not afraid of handwork, they were responsible at home, and they even boasted in their physical fitness.  Thanks to women rights movements, and their feminists friends, women are being elevated and encouraged to have strong wills and self-determination; to “man up” while men are being discouraged from thi...
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