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THE PATHOGENESIS OF TEMPTATION

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“An Exposition on James 1:13-15” By Akin Ojumu | Originally Published on December 02, 2021 Recently, I shared a molecular animation showing the astonishing process by which HIV infects a T-cell, hijacks its internal machinery, and turns the very cell designed to defend the body into a factory for producing more viruses. The scientist in me finds the molecular choreography fascinating. It is intricate, efficient, and, from a purely biological standpoint, remarkably sophisticated. But as a Christian watching that animation, my mind wandered somewhere else.  I began thinking about temptation. There was something eerily familiar about the process. HIV does not arrive inside the cell carrying an entire manufacturing plant on its back. It hijacks what is already there. It exploits the cell’s receptors, enzymes, machinery, and resources. It enters, commandeers, replicates, multiplies, and eventually destroys. And although biological infection and moral evil are obviously not identical, th...
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SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE MISLEADS YOU

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By Akin Ojumu | Originally Published on August 19, 2021 Toward the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives when His disciples came to Him privately with a question that had evidently been weighing on their minds. They wanted to know what lay ahead. So, t hey asked Him: Matthew 24:3 “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” What Jesus said next is remarkably illuminating. Considering the world in which we now live—and considering what has happened to much of the professing Church—the very first warning Christ gave should arrest our attention. Jesus did not begin with earthquakes. He did not begin with famine. He did not begin with pestilence. He did not even begin with war. He began with deception. Matthew records His words: Matthew 24:4–8   “And Jesus answered and said to them, ‘See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and they will mislead...
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MATTHEW ASHIMOLOWO TURNS PRAISE & WORSHIP INTO MYSTICAL WEAPONS

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By Akin Ojumu Praise and worship occupy a central place in the Christian life because they are fundamentally about God Himself—who He is, what He has done, and the glory, honor, reverence, and obedience He deserves. They are not spiritual techniques for manipulating God. They are not mystical levers for forcing breakthroughs. They are not incantations for activating divine power. And they are certainly not weapons believers deploy to make God attack their enemies. At its most basic level, praise declares the greatness of God, while worship is the whole-person response of reverence, love, gratitude, submission, and obedience to Him. Scripture gives us several clear purposes for praise and worship. 1. PRAISE AND WORSHIP GLORIFY GOD God is worthy of praise simply because He is God. Psalm 145:3 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised.” Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.” The starting point of biblical worship is not human need. It...
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CHARLATANS CAN’T HIDE BEHIND BIBLICAL APOSTLES & PROPHETS (PART III)

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“The Real Apostles Pointed Away from Themselves to Christ” By Akin Ojumu In this age of social media, livestream ministries, viral clips, podcasts, and alternative news platforms, religious charlatans can accumulate enormous armies of loyal admirers. And once the personality cult has been established, facts become almost irrelevant. No accusation is serious enough. No contradiction is glaring enough. No theological absurdity is outrageous enough. No failed supernatural boast is embarrassing enough. The faithful defenders of Daddy G.O. will remain at their posts. They will explain. They will excuse. They will rationalize. They will reinterpret. And when all else fails, they will reach for the Bible. This blinding loyalty becomes especially obvious when legitimate questions are raised about the vaunted supernatural powers of a preacher who, after spending decades advertising extraordinary anointing, divine protection, miracle-working power, and supernatural exploits, suddenly finds himse...
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