STOP THE CRITICISM

The Church of JESUS CHRIST is spiritual, only those who have accepted the Lordship of Christ into their lives are registered in heaven as members of Christ's body, they are God's representatives on earth. God raised men as gifts to the Church according to Ephesians 4:11, for the maturing of the believers, to enable them do the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, until will all come to the unity of the faith.

In all the gifts and ministries given to many in the Church by God, there is no place where God gave anyone the ministry of criticism, no where.
We need to be cautious in our zeal to avoid stepping over the boundaries. If all you do everyday is to look out for what to criticise in other churches and ministries, then you have no message

Have you ever won a soul, nurtured and matured them in Christ  ? If you have, then you will understand that ministry is no child's play.
Do you remember the parable of the wheat and tares as explained by Christ Himself, (Matt 13:24-30), He said the moment wheats are planted, an enemy will definitely sow tares among the wheat to bring confusion, and the servants must not try to uproot the tares in their zeal, because they may end up uprooting the wheat unknowingly. Then He said, we should allow both to grow, that at the end of time, He will separate them Himself. He knows the work better than us.

What He kept us here to do is to PREACH THE GOSPEL to all creature, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the HolyGhost, then teaching them to observe all things whatsoever He has commanded us, and He said He is with us always, even to the end of the age, Amen (Matt 28:19-20)

The question is, are you doing that ?
Let us stop these infighting, fighting one another, criticizing each other, publicly making mockery of servants of God because we don't like them, STOP THE CRITICISM,  focus on your assignment , every man's work will be tried by fire, and judgement is not in your hands, that is God's office, stop playing God for Him, it's not your assignment.

If each of us will concentrate on our assignment of discipline Nation's, we would have less time to be criticizing others, face your work, teach the people God's word, help them grow, stop poisoning their minds against the Church of JESUS CHRIST, allow Christ to build His Church, she belongs to Him, not us

There are people who laboured for this gospel before we came on the scene, these are Fathers in the faith who sacrificed their comfort, went through near death experiences to preserve the gospel for us, stop fighting them, Respect their office as God's mouthpiece for our generation, they are God's ministers, not yours. Did you know that the Bible says we should not criticise another man's servant, that His master is able to keep him, please rethink, retreat and return to your assignment, PREACH, TEACH THE WORD.

I know you now have revelation, you now have a higher knowledge, you are now more "exposed" than others, but remember, we do not encourage a child to look down on his parents because they have acquired higher education, there is a place for such a child, don't be like that.

May be you have been hurt by a supposed minister of God, they disappointed you, you are now angry with the Church of Christ, but are you now going to fight against Christ and His Church because of an offence from one of His servants, is that what you want to do?

Ah, my brother, my sister, please forgive, forgive the offence, the hurt, free yourself, JESUS is still building His Church, evil will never prevail against her, let Love rule and lead us, we are safe in the hands of Love, GOD IS LOVE

©Chidi Ihebinike
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GROWING IN SPIRITUALITY

The bible shows us that spiritual growth is possible and God desires that His children develop their spiritual life consistently. In 1st John 2:12-14, the bible reveals to us that it's either you are a child, a young man or a father. These three levels can easily be seen manifested in people's lives by the things they say, do and how they live. The world we live in is antagonistic to true spirituality in Christ. That is why you face some kind of rejection the moment you accept Christ into your life, some celebrate with you, while some are used by the enemy to persecute you. You only stand the chance of overcoming the trials by being prepared through adequate intake of GOD'S word continually. This is indispensable if you are going to grow spiritually.

The word of GOD is the spiritual nutrition that guarantees increase in the human spirit. If you are not born again, your spirit man is still functioning in darkness, but the moment you receive JESUS into your life, light comes, you become ALIVE in HIM. Though you are now saved, you must grow from that point to a higher realm where you can function in absolute mastery in the things of GOD. It is possible.

The first level is called BABYHOOD STAGE. This is who you are as a new believer in Christ. Though you may be an adult physically, the moment you come into Christ, you become a babe in Christ that needs to learn the rudiments of the Christian life. So, you submit to spiritual authority in the church where you will be discipled.

In 1st John 2:12, the bible shows us that the first battle of the new believer is sin. The enemy would want to use the guilt of sin to make him feel inadequate for GOD'S grace. That is why John says to them in that scripture that their sins have been forgiven by GOD, so no more condemnation. The new believer must believe GOD's word of JUSTIFICATION in order to silence the enemies voice of condemnation.

Justification in Christ means that your sins has been buried with JESUS in the grave, when he died, it was our sins he died for, that was the end of the judgement of our sin, they have been buried with Christ, when God raised JESUS from the dead, He raised Him as a NEW CREATION without sin, now anyone who believes in Him becomes like Him, a new creation, old things are gone, all things are NEW Hallelujah!

In Christ now, we are JUSTIFIED, meaning we are not guilty, our sins and it's consequences were laid on JESUS, and you don't die for sin twice, He died once and for all for our sin, now we are free.
Say this out loud "I AM FREE IN CHRIST".

While you are functioning this way, you should also start learning through GOD'S word on how to live above your past sinful lifestyle and habit by replacing them with new ones. Replace gossip with prayer, replace immorality with a lifestyle of worship and soulwinning etc, this way, your life takes an entirely new turn for glory and virtue. Go for it, you are winning.

The second level is called the ADOLESCENT STAGE. This is when the Bible calls you a young man. If you look at that scripture in 1st John 2:13,14, you will see that John kept reminding the young men that they have overcome the wicked one (the devil). This is the stage where demonic forces seems to be unleached against an individual and making his prayer full of demon consciousness but GOD is saying to you at that stage, "You have overcome already". In essence, don't fear, the enemy is a defeated foe. You will have to meditate on these scriptures to maintain your victory. Remember, greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world (1st John 4:4)

The third stage is the FATHERHOOD STAGE. At this point, which doesn't come in a day but after years of walking with GOD consistently, you don't fear anymore, you are now helping others live victoriously. You have come to know the father, you have matured in Him, no more struggles, you no longer serve GOD for what you will get but for who He is and what service you can render. You have settled in Him, you have come to a 'knowing'. You no longer talk carelessly, your words at this stage is controlled by the word of GOD.This is where GOD want to bring all of us. No matter where you are today, you will reach there in JESUS name. Just keep pressing on and in, through His word. You will arrive well.
Pastor Chidi Ihebinike
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GOD IS THE GREATEST

There is something I think we must let sink deep into our minds, never compare our God with the devil, NEVER ! Many times, because some people grew up in an environment where demonic activities are prevalent, they now ascribe so much strength to the enemy, but read your bible, you will see the true picture of things for yourself.

When the devil rebelled in heaven, God did not fight him, that will be giving him too much attention, it was Angel Michael that handled him and threw him out of heaven (Rev. 12:7,8). If you read Revelation 20:1-3, you will see that at the end of time, Satan will be arrested and cast into the bottomless pit by just one Angel, just ONE ANGEL, and the bible tells us in Hebrews 12:24,25, that God's Angels are innumerable, uncountable.

Why should we fear the enemy, they should be afraid of us.

These are the Angels that have been assigned by Jehovah to guard and protect His own, you can see we outnumbered the enemy.
Today, I encourage you to keep your gaze on JESUS, He is the one that lives in us by His Spirit, He has promised that He will never leave us or forsake us, so that we can boldly declare that The Lord is our helper and we will never fear what man can do unto us. May your faith in God remain active always in JESUS NAME !

©Pastor Chidi Ihebinike