{"id":13042,"date":"2017-01-18T21:16:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13042"},"modified":"2017-01-18T21:16:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:16:05","slug":"they-say-i-gave-my-life-to-christ-by-senator-victor-kassim-isa-oyofo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13042","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;THEY SAY: I GAVE MY LIFE TO CHRIST!&#8221; by Senator Victor Kassim Isa Oyofo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><a href=\"https:\/\/btclab.io\/?ref=Omafume\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/btclab.io\/banners\/320x100.gif\" width=\"576\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13043\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/christ-on-the-cross.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13043\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/christ-on-the-cross-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Man on Mountain Ridge\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/christ-on-the-cross-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/christ-on-the-cross.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man on Mountain Ridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is one of the many statements made by believing christians which are supposed to, among others, denote commitments; convictions and faith in their religion and in Jesus.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With such statement; many go about their daily pursuits confident that Jesus Christ; the Son of God looks after them in everything they do from the biggest venture or activity to the smallest! If they however run into difficulty inspite of their avowed declaration; they will readily declare themselves &#8220;covered in the blood of Jesus&#8221; and proclaim diffidently that &#8220;it is not their portion!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12055&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Often, I try to understand where and how these Christians came about such beliefs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0 But in vain, I have toiled and found no answer in any teachings of the Lord nor in the\u00a0 &#8220;Logic of Creation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The best I can do is to put it down to ignorance of the knowledge of Creation and also the knowledge of who man himself is in the Scheme of Creation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Those with the knowledge of Creation would put it down to\u00a0 gross indolence of the Spirit and a certain unwillingness to even think a little.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I have pointed out that anyone who reads Psalm 22 can never come to the conclusion that Jesus came to die to take away the sins of man. The sufferings He underwent were imposed by man. The Chapter clearly shows that He did not approve of our killing Him. The Light gave the Psalms to mankind through the mouth of David.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From David to Jesus were 28 generations. A generation was 120 years then. Thus there were more than 3000 years between David and the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.<br \/>\nYet what happened to the Lord was as described! Any serious thinker will hold his swirling head between his hands as he wonders about the uncanny accuracy. He will be resolved to obey Jesus. To obey Him means to do the Will of His Father.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Carefully considered, Psalm 22; would have been a warning to mankind and still stands as a warning. It came 28 generations before the Lord was born. Yet in spite of all that is written and in plain English; no one bothers to want to understand; not to mention to obey. One can hear the droning chorus &#8220;I gave my life to Christ.&#8221; This is a Chorus from tired Souls who in the real sense have languid Spirits.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus came to teach mankind to do the Will of\u00a0 His Father. To do the Will means to live in the Laws of the Holy Spirit. God rules Creation through the Holy Spirit. He is the First in Creation because It rose out of Him.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus is the Love of God but He is not directly in charge of Creation. The Holy Spirit Who is the Justice of God is the One Who reproves the World of Sins and righteousness because He is the Justice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Therefore Jesus&#8217; Mission of offering salvation was borne out of Love for mankind, who was at the precipice of a terrible collapse under the wrath of God which the Holy Spirit executes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Holy Spirit reproves the World of Sins and rewards righteousness. The World where sins are possible is the Material World or Subsequent Creation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Man is given the World to live in while developing his talents to the maximum for the Spiritual species that he is. This means working under the laws according to the volitions of the Spirits.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This forbids apathetic following or a giving oneself to any body. Certainly not to Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus wants man to strive vigorously along the path to salvation working according to the Will of the Father.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus has no need for men. No man can see Jesus because His Divine nature precludes such a &#8220;seeing.&#8221;\u00a0 Man is Spirit in essence which is vastly inferior to Divinity.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Now it is another Christmas in the Season and Christians are making merriments and some are re-enacting the events in Bethlehem more than 2000 years ago. They enact His birth in the manger. Some are also re-enacting the Crucifixion. The suffering on the way to Golgotha with all the gory details are brought to mind.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But what do many, if not all Christians think when all these scenes play before them and what conclusions do they draw?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Almost all of them go away believing that Jesus was the Lamb of God who was sacrificed for mankind. He has used His blood to cleansed them! Their sins have been taken away!!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is very difficult to understand how a thinking person cannot see the lack of logic in their stated positions. One would think that a Christian who believes in God will hold that Justice is in God. Is there any justice if one who did not commit a crime is punished for the crime? How can the innocent Son of God carry away the sins of the World?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Did Jesus not teach us that &#8220;What we sow that shall we reap&#8221;? How can we sow sins and another person carries the sins away?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If Jesus was an exception to the rule; would He have said even as He was bleeding to death in agony at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_980149545\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12 noon<\/span><\/span> &#8220;Father forgive them for they know not what they do.&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Men allowed themselves to be deceived by contradictory Scriptures. They point thoughtlessly to John <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_980149546\"><span class=\"aQJ\">3:16<\/span><\/span> and repeat unctuously like drones: &#8220;For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.&#8221; But believing in this case is the foundation for doing the WIll and not for apathetic resignation or indolent following. Worse still, it cannot mean that Jesus took on Himself the sins of the World!!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The contrary arguments conveniently forget that Psalm 22 is also a part of their Bible. They like to say the Bible is the Word of God. But is the Psalm not a part of the Bible? They never remember that what is written as the Word of Christ was written a long time after His death. This is the reason for the acknowledged discrepancies by the Gospellers. How can the Christians not see this want of logic?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps the intellect has seriously beguiled them. This is why they are suffering from &#8220;apathetic resignation&#8221; which makes them declare that they have given themselves to Christ. In Creation reality, the statement is meaningless. It is lifeless and has no place.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus Christ wants thinking men who will obey the Will of His Father not men who sun themselves in indolence expecting deliverance which they did not work for.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are in the Final Judgment. May God grant strength to all who supplicate for it to pass through the critical period. Amen<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senator Victor Kassim Isa Oyofo<br \/>\n<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_980149547\"><span class=\"aQJ\">09\/01\/17<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/market.jumia.com.ng\/men-shoes\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=0bed9dec&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/0bed9dec.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=0bed9dec\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the many statements made by believing christians which are supposed to, among others, denote commitments; convictions and faith in their religion and in Jesus. 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