EVANGEL AFRICA

There was a time when it was extremely difficult to know who a true minister is and who is not, those days are way behind us, because modern wolves somehow seem to have a way of revealing their fangs. How so? – Well, their boasting much about themselves betrays a lot. Much of that boasting, I have realized, revolves around the great miracles, signs and mighty wonders they have done. Before we investigate whether these miracles really happen, let us address this simple question; is the Gospel mainly about miracles? Indeed miracles, signs and wonders make up much of the Christian doctrine, after all, the world we live in is a product of the miraculous creative power of the Almighty. Yes, even the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus was largely made of miracles. Yet, I have observed that these signs and wonders were not the chief end of His ministry, but only a forefront of who He was as the Messiah who came to save mankind from their sins. That is why we hear Him say, “ I must preach the ...

I don’t call this an article, but a beloved letter to my fellow saints in the Lord. Many of you we will never see each other in person, in this short life, but I trust that you will lend me your ear one more time before we all leave this earth.  If you truly will to live for Christ, I mean those who are not trying to serve Him for some self-promotion whatsoever. If you are one of them who are sincerely on a quest to faithfully serve the Lord, then welcome to the club. You are not alone, dear beloved. Let’s advance in this journey; let’s run with endurance this good race until the last breath. Regardless, the reality is that many of us struggle against many enemies without and within our own hearts. It is so hard, in fact, one might argue that it is almost impossible to be a believer these days. How then do we do this? Scripture – most particularly  1 Timothy 4:16 – gives us a helpful starting point. You start with a watchful eye on yourself; your life and your doctrine. Your ...

The Gospel is not only foolishness to the world, but it is also offensive. Yet, I have observed that the same worldly people have been quite approving of our “gospel” because we have introduced another doctrine that makes much of self-love. “Love yourself, appreciate yourself, value yourself, believe in yourself and see only the positive in you”, has been the popular message as of late. But, what is wrong with that? Am I applying that people must hate themselves and depreciate the way God made them? I can hear you ask. Well, if only you will give me enough time to present my case. What does the Bible say? Read your Bible from all angles and show me any command for you to love yourself. Instead, again and again, you are commanded to “love your neighbor, as yourself.” The reason for that is that we humans are already in love with ourselves, it’s natural. We all work hard to care for our own bodies and protect ourselves from danger. Nobody ever hated himself (Eph 5:29). Therefore, the Bib...

What is the meaning of that? That was my first response when I saw the words “going green”. Now I know that there is a worldwide campaign that has united politicians, celebrities and even church leaders themselves. It’s called global warming. The idea goes that we are all going to die sooner than expected, because the earth is becoming hotter by day until we will all be toasted into extinction somewhere in 2050. According to some “scientific evidence”, there is a collection of carbon gases, caused by human economic activities that are slowly warming up the earth’s atmosphere. The story goes on to suggest that we can all do our part in trying to reduce these gases through some green endeavors. I am sorry folks, I am not interested in joining you on this. I am just not convinced.  God holds the universe This world, and every system of this universe is being held together by the Almighty, who “upholds all things by the word of His power” (Heb 1:3). Therefore, the “do your part to save...

Although many do not realize this, false gospels exist and are even more common than the true Gospel itself. I applaud the modern Church’s fascination with the Person of the Holy Spirit yet perplexed by its lack of discernment, for this is what the true Holy Spirit always brings among His people. False gospels are harmful to the well-being of souls and damaging to the reputation of Christ’s Name. Hence it must be in our best interest to test and observe anything that comes through our ears in the name of religion. Below is the result of my own tests and observations that I have been doing in all these short years as a believer. It is a false gospel that offers and emphasizes worldly goods I passed by a certain place, many days before today. It was a shopping centre, sort of. And there they were, a minister with a loudspeaker, together with a few more individuals of his company. They were all wearing green bibs, with the inscription “Soul Winner” on the back. For a moment, I was so thr...

The lottery industry has become one of the fast-growing multi-billion businesses of the modern world. The million-dollar question is; what is wrong with a believer who partakes in this, where in the Bible does it condemn such? To gamble is to risk something of value on something that depends on random chance, while aiming for a big profit. As always, I do not care about what unbelievers do, my concern is the sheep of Christ. I aim to give them the full counsel of God, and to Biblically educate them in every area of their lives, then they will discern and decide for themselves what is right. Honestly speaking, Scripture doesn’t directly mention such things as lottery games. Even the casting of lots was nothing close to sports betting because they didn’t wager their incomes nor was the outcome dependent on chance but on the Lord ( Act 1:24-26 ). Regardless, the Bible is always sufficient to deal with all the issues of Christian living, directly or indirectly. The good side: fast cash ...

I assume your Bibles are already open to Romans 7:14-23. The subject matter is sin. First of all, we cannot properly deal with the sin topic without discussing these two false ideas. The first one is that someone can become saved, redeemed and forgiven, yet still continue in worldliness, carnality and sin lifestyle – willy nilly.  My easy target would be the “gay Christians”. Those who suppose that God’s love allows them to live a continuous homosexual life and still be counted as Christ’s sheep. But wait a minute, before we cast our first stones at the homos, let’s look inside our own churches that we attend, there, I see many young and grown folks, some of them even leaders and choirmasters who unashamedly do those X-rated acts with their boy/girlfriends, all in the name of “we are saved by grace.” “How can you that have died to sin, live any longer in it?” laments the Apostle (Rom 6:2). True believers, my brethren, cannot live in a continuous sin lifestyle all the days of their ...