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TEXT:
JOHN 5:1-47
MOSES TESTIFIED
ABOUT CHRIST:
The
theme of our lesson is derived from verse 46: "For had ye
believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me."
What
have you learned from this statement? Are you aware of the fact that Moses was
a witness to Christ? In fact, he was one of His harbingers.
From
Genesis to Malachi, testimonies by Moses about the birth of Jesus Christ
abound. Are you able to practise the laws of Moses (The Ten Commandments)? Thou
shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery and thou shall not steal; among
other laws? Mention any man on earth who has behaved in accordance with the
laws of Moses.
Read John
5:24-25 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my words
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come
unto condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, Verily, I say
unto you, the hour is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of
the Son of God and they shall live." Do you believe this statement to be
true?
THE
THEME:
Most
people cannot correctly interpret Acts 3:22-23:- "For
Moses said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto
you of your brethren, like unto me, him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever
he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul which will
not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people." Do you
know whom Moses was talking about? What has he said? The Prophet, according to
Moses, must be obeyed, and anyone who is recalcitrant shall be destroyed. The
theme for this lecture therefore is :THE DESTRUCTION OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS ONES.
All
that Moses said was about Jesus Christ. Do you know the prophet whom Moses was
talking about? He could be called the Son of God, the Lord, a Leader or Spirit.
Some called Him Savior, Redeemer, or Emmanuel. All these names belong to Jesus
the Christ. Why then is it that people claim to know only Moses and not Jesus
Christ? Is it because of their stupidity or ignorance? However, when Moses was
talking about Jesus the Christ, the people of that time did not understand.
The ten
commandments given to us by Moses are still being enforced. When you go
contrary to any of the laws, you are doomed. All the problems you have
are because you have ignored Christ and all God's representatives. All
the Bible portions as contained in Genesis to Revelation are the things said
about Christ. Read this:
1
Corinthians 12:6-11 "And there are diversities of operations, but it is the
same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of spirit is given to
every man to profit withal. For one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom;
to another the word of knowledge by the same spirit; to another faith by the
same spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same spirit, to another the
working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits, to
another diverse kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but
all these worketh that one and the selfsame spirit, dividing to every man
severally as he will." (1 Corinthians 12:6-11). An understanding of the
above portion of the Bible shows that without Jesus the Christ, the whole world
would have perished. He is the custodian of eternal life.
MY
MISSION:
MY
MISSION IS TO BRING YOU BACK TO CHRIST, BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALIENATED YOURSELF
FROM HIM AND YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN HIS TEACHINGS. YOUR PROBLEMS EMANATE FROM THIS
VERITABLE FACT. YOUR MISFORTUNES ARE NOT CAUSED BY DEVILISH POWERS, RATHER, IT
IS ROOTED IN YOUR STUBBORNNESS AND YOUR DISOBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD. THERE
IS NO CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OR INDIVIDUAL WHO COMPLIES WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE
PROPHETS. THE MOSLEMS, CHRISTIANS AND MEMBERS OF SECRET SOCIETIES RECOGNIZE
MOSES BUT NONE PRACTISES HIS TEACHINGS AS STATED IN JOHN 5:24-25:"Verily,
verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, the hour is coming, and now is when they shall hear the voice of the
Son of God and they that hear shall live."
This is
the bane of your life. Now that you have come to the realization that anybody
who disobeys the said prophet will be damned the haunting questions are, what
have you learnt from this knowledge? And what do you think about yourself as
you have deviated from this provision?
Read also Numbers
6:1-8: "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate
themselves unto the Lord; He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink,
and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall
he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. All the days of
his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the
kernels even to the husk. All the days of the vow of his separation there shall
no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he
separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of
the hair of his head grow. All the days that he separateth himself unto the
Lord he shall come at no dead body. He shall not make himself unclean for his
father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die:
because the consecration of his God is upon his head. All the days of his
separation he is holy unto the Lord."
THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS:
You are
warned to abstain from taking wine and strong drink among other things. The
pastors, bishops and other religious functionaries have wine in their houses
and in church vestry. Some take sips of wine before going to the altar for
preaching. Recall that anyone who flouts any of these laws will be destroyed.
All
that is written in the Holy Bible provides a guide to pave the way for the
advent of Christ. We have to prepare our minds to receive Him. We should shun
all vices because, God does not like them. You must not steal, tell lies,
fornicate, or do any act of insubordination to the Lord.
Re-think,
have you practised the commandment as recorded in Exodus 20:3-4? It
reads: "THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GOD BEFORE ME. THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO
THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE,OR
THAT IS ON THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH."
THIS
IS OUR THRUST. OF ALL THESE LAWS,* ALMOST ALL OF YOU ARE GUILTY OF CONSULTING
ORACLES OR MEDIUMS FOR ONE PROBLEM OR THE OTHER. You are
enjoined not to steal nor commit adultery among other sins, but all these are
what you relish doing. You wallow in them, particularly fornication and
adultery. You have no regards for marriage.
THE
LOVE OF GOD:
Note
that the violation of these laws are the cause of your troubles on earth.
Church organizations are not interested in obeying the injunctions written in
the Holy Bible; rather, they indulge in criticizing one another. They condemn
one another's doctrines. Christ also came but they neither recognized Him nor
practised His injunctions. In the same light, this generation claims
that they do not recognize Olumba Olumba Obu but Jesus Christ. The question is
have I taught you anything different from the teachings of Our Lord Jesus
Christ? Have I condemned Christ's teachings? I am not teaching you anything
new, but I confirm the already existing laws of Moses and Jesus Christ. If
you cannot obey the words of God, you are lost. Read Matthew 5:17-20: "Think
not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever
shall do and teach them the same shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the
righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisee, ye shall in no wise enter into the
kingdom of heaven."
This
is what I teach you. The love of God for mankind is underscored in sending
prophets from time to time, one after another into the world. Moses, Elijah,
John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ came and had different roles. All were
sent to us for the good of man. I AM ALSO HERE NOT TO ALTER ANYTHING
WHICH WAS MADE.
I am
a human being like you. AS A BROTHER, I AM TELLING YOU IN A VERY
FRIENDLY MANNER TO ENDEAVOR TO PRACTISE THE TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
AS THE LAST PROPHET, HIS WORDS MUST BE PRACTISED RELIGIOUSLY. HE CONFIRMED ALL
LAWS. IF YOU OBEY HIS INJUNCTIONS, YOU WILL BE SAVED. BUT WHOEVER DISOBEYS HAS
HIMSELF TO BLAME.
AN
IMPOSTOR VOUCHES FOR HIMSELF:
If the
people of old had obeyed Moses, would they not have obeyed Jesus? If
people were to believe the words of Christ, would they not have believed mine
too?
According
to John 5:31: "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not
true." People criticize Brotherhood members for claiming their Leader to
be God, whereas the Leader does not see himself as such, the critics claim. Of
course, they are either oblivious of the above Bible portion or ignorant about
it. ANYONE WHO PROCLAIMS HIMSELF TO BE LORD, JESUS CHRIST, THE MOST HIGH GOD IS
AN IMPOSTOR AND HE MAKES A FALSE CLAIM. 2 Corinthians 10:18: "For
not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth."
Those of you who take delight in glorifying yourself should pray fervently for
forgiveness. If you esteem yourself as the most powerful prophet, you are
making a false claim.
MY
PREOCCUPATION:
It is
better if you are commended by others. It means nothing if a man blows his
trumpet. Read Galatians 6:3 "For if a man thinketh
himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
Guru-Maharaji
and Akan Ekwong who glorified themselves have met their waterloo. They are
false prophets. It is high time the world realised that, anybody who vouches
for himself is an impostor.
I am
not interested in your commendation. What I am after is your adherence
to the words of God. I have not told you that I am an angel, Jesus
Christ; neither do I regard titles as anything. MY PREOCCUPATION IS TO
ENSURE, WITH THE WORDS OF GOD, THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM SINS.
WHAT
YOU SHOULD KNOW:
YOU
SHOULD BELIEVE IN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, FOR HE IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END.
WHOEVER DOES NOT BELIEVE IN HIM HAS PERISHED. DO NOT THINK I HAVE COME TO JUDGE
YOU. CHRIST AS YOU KNOW IS THE PERSON WHO CAN GIVE JUDGEMENT. I HAVE NO
PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE WORLD. BUT THE PROBLEMS WHICH WILL BEFALL THE WORLD WILL
COME AS A RESULT OF MAN'S DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD'S LAWS. THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS AND
PESTILENCES ARE NOT CAUSED BY ELEMENTAL SPIRITS, WITCHES, AND OTHER EVIL POWERS
RATHER MAN SHOULD ADDRESS HIS PROBLEMS TO HIS SHORT COMINGS.
ABIDE
IN HIS WORDS, SO THAT YOU MAY BE SAVED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUS WITH HIS
WORK, THE TIME IS NOW. I WANT YOU TO LOVE GOD, RESPECT HIM AND ALSO PRACTISE THE
TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. KNOW HIM AS THE ONLY SAVIOR. HIS TEACHINGS
SAVES US AND HIS PRAYERS REDEEM THE WHOLE WORLD. HE IS THE LORD, AS SUCH, YOU
SHOULD ADORE HIM.
At the
moment if you go to Jerusalem, the general belief is that Elijah the prophet
will come before Christ. To them Christ has not come.
Nobody
knows when and where Christ will arrive on his second coming. On your own part,
you are still doubting His coming, even in this kingdom. God has revealed many
things to you in this kingdom which should make you believe Him. In spite of
this, you complain of not having material things such as children, houses, cars
and other things. Because of materialism, you doubt His coming. If one could
heal the sick, preach the gospel for twenty-four hours without rest, and has
not taken ill for the past twenty years, would you call him God? Can you say
that this is the work of the devil?
THE ERA
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT:
It is
your place to preach to the world and appraise them on how you were called into
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. Your experiences before the call, and what
you witness in the fold. While preaching, make copious references to the Bible
to buttress your points. It is difficult to know the nature of a man in flesh,
except it is revealed to you in spirit. As such, man is incognito.
The
Bible Class lecture is meant for you to increase your knowledge of the
scriptures. Some of you do not know what to do and where you belong. Sometimes
you conjecture to denounce Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, but your
constraint is that you were called into this fold by God.
DO NOT
COME HERE TO BE HEALED OF YOUR SICKNESS OR TO SEEK FOR VISIONS, RATHER, SIT AT
HOME. BELIEVE THAT YOUR PROBLEM IS SOLVED IF YOU ARE TOLD.
THE
BANE OF THE WORLD:
This is
not the place you do anything in the flesh, but only the in spirit. Now this is
your homework:
"Thou
shalt have no other Gods before me.....for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and
fourth generation of them that hate me...... (EXODUS 20:3-6).
This is
the bane of the world. The reward you get from fornication, polygamy and other
forms of materialism is relatively small compared with the benefit you get by
giving yourself to God. Those who obey Him receive His grace abundantly.
The
above Bible portion is a true phenomenon, because anyone who steals,
fornicates, practises occultism, kills, tells lies and relishes in other vices,
their children are likely to emulate their unwholesome ways. As such, the
offspring will pass through tribulation as did their father. This is possible
because of blood relationship. This is how blood is thicker than water.
NOT
BEYOND PARDON:
It
is not too late to mend your ways. God is merciful and always forgiving.
Whenever you want to repent, he is always ready. Nevertheless, your sins are
not beyond pardon.
If the
blood of your parents are working negatively in you, try to control your
emotions. Some of you have good intentions and the willingness to so do good
but the blood of iniquity in you would not permit it.
YOUR
OFFSPRING ARE WHAT YOU ARE:
The
family you marry into influences the behavior of your children. Wicked family
infuses wickedness into posterity. And this will hunt the offspring for
generations to come. YOU SHOULD PRAY TO GOD THAT YOUR CHILDREN WILL
COME TO IMBIBE AND EVEN PRACTISE THE WORDS OF GOD MORE THAN YOU DO. THE
CHILDREN WHO GROW UP WITH BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR DOCTRINES WILL
DIFFER IN THEIR WAYS FROM THE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT GROOMED WITH BROTHERHOOD
DOCTRINES.
If you
have no lust for mundane things and you shun occultism, no child of yours will
indulge in any of these things. If you condemn the children of the present
generation for their unwholesome ways, the haunting question is: are the
fathers to these children good? Are these children not the offspring of their
fathers? Your children are the reflections of your real self. Your children are
what you are, and the blood goes on circulating.
May God
bless His Holy Words, Amen.
Thank
you Father.
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