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Nothing shaped my religious childhood more than the Catholic Church, all thanks to my devout catholic mother. As far as I remember, that was the only time I learnt something about the Ten Commandments – never again! Until today, the question still remains: why has Christianity at large been so silent about such a thing as important as the Law of the holy God? Let me go on to say – with shame – that it is still hard for me to memorise all those commandments by head. Can someone please, clearly explain why was that law even given to us? There are those who would say that the commandments were given so that by keeping them we may enter heaven after we die. On the flip side are those who confidently suggest, “We don’t need the 10 commandments because we live by grace not by law”. Which one of these two camps has the truth? Answer: both wrong! Let us learn. The first question we need to ask and answer is why did God give us the 10 commandments in the first place, what was His reason? To te...

What is a mistake? It is, according to the dictionary an error that results from misjudgment, lack of knowledge or overall carelessness . The good part about mistakes is that often times we are given second chances to correct ourselves. However, there are some mistakes that are so serious and so costly such that there is no second chances and corrections. Looking at your life, what are some of those mistakes that you are by no means not supposed to make? Let me help you. ...of hoping there is no God The way we naturally love our sins, I suppose we would all rejoice if we were told that after all, there is no God. That would give us a good excuse to live as we please without any fear of a God who would send us to hell. However, don’t you ever entertain that thought in your mind because there is a God in heaven. As Paul reminds us that creation itself is proof enough to everyone that there is a Creator. If anything, a building is evidence enough that there is a builder, is it not? Theref...

Evangel Africa is proud to be a (Christian) voice to the people about all the relevant and concerning issues of our time – masks and vaccines included.  First of all, I think it would be proper to begin by extending some words of comfort to all the families who have lost loved ones through this pandemic. Secondly, I would like to confess that many times I was burdened by this but it was just hard to put it in words. Certainly, I am not the only one who has seen this ugly side of the world around us ever since Covid19 hit the earth’s surface, without an idea of how to handle it. This was partly due to the fact that we are actually no longer allowed to say anything these days – there is no free speech anymore. Not even a little space for disagreement with those in authority. Many brothers are those who have been removed from social media while some found themselves behind bars for “misleading information about Covid”...oh really? It is hard for my mind to process how a vaccine that w...

The word salvation is no doubt a famous word in the Christian Faith, but I am sure that there are many who (like me) have never stopped to ponder as to what really are we saved from. The modern church has in my opinion lost the true reason of salvation. People are now told to come to Jesus and they would have happy lives, get new jobs, worldly success, marriages and overcome sicknesses. While it is a good thing that people get all these things, it was never the reason and purpose of salvation. Why? Because you can still get these things from the world using worldly means without ever coming to church , can you not? Don’t we have many healthy, successful, happily married individuals who have never heard about Jesus – Including anti-christian people like Muslims and Atheists? The issue about being saved therefore is about something more than bodily enhancement. But, what is it? What are we saved from?  To get the answer we must ask ourselves again, what is the number one problem tro...

Try to reflect upon these words below; “I didn’t come to church last week because the devil hindered me. I then decided to pray at home but again I felt lazy because the devil was trying to weaken my spirit. My mother is also not feeling well; the devil attacked her with the spirit of sickness. I think I need to be strong in prayer because it seems like the devil is attacking me in every area of my life.” The above statement is indeed a harmless one – it seems, however, proper discernment will reveal that there is a lot of mention of the devil (too much) and what the evil one is doing and no mention of Christ all.  Why is that? This is a very a common problem in the African church today. Many are they who have come to believe that every bad thing that happens is the work of Satan. To some extent that is true – Satan is indeed the master of evil and the reason why our lives are such a mess today. However, we have better news than that don’t we? A Redeemer who has on our behalf ...

There is a disease that continues to plague the African church in the name of false doctrine. Speaking from experience, I know how bad doctrine can make you a slave of something that is not true. There are many reasons for that of-course, but one such is that correct Bible interpretation is never taken seriously, especially by those in the teaching ministry. My concern though, is to those who are willing to learn these things; those who are, as Paul put it, “vessels of honor, sanctified and useful for the master” – so that they can rightly divide the Word of truth.   Scripture with Scripture There is no better way to interpret the Bible than the Bible itself. This is what is called interpreting Scripture with Scripture or as the good Apostle put it, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual things (1 Cor 2:13)”. All this is built upon the fact that no verse or book is an alien on itself, rather  all the teachings are connected to one another to produce one unified, clear mess...

If you were present in our last article we discussed how Christianity is packed-full with scandals, strange doctrines, sexual sins, false prophecies and a whole lot of weird things that we cannot discuss online – ever since the charismatic prosperity kingdom took over the house of the Lord .  With the borrowed time that the Lord has given us, let us address more of these troubles until we get to the solution for all of this. A love for titles Certainly, Scripture encourages us to desire spiritual gifts for the edification of the Church. Yet nowhere in the Bible does it tell us that these spiritual gifts make us superior to other believers . Neither are we told to boast about those gifts nor to look down on those with different gifts. This bad mindset has corrupted many of the brethren who (without any biblical qualification) now seek to give themselves titles in the name of ‘Apostle’, ‘Prophet’, ‘Overseer’  – to mention just these – with the hopes that these titles mean that t...