If you have love for one another, then all will know, you are my disciples. Love is the only phenomenon to be emphasized and given regards. Being a Christian does not mean much like being Christ's disciple. If you cannot, you need to be fervently prayed for.
If you have love for one another, then all will know, you are my disciples. Love is the only phenomenon to be emphasized and given regards. Being a Christian does not mean much like being Christ's disciple. If you cannot, you need to be fervently prayed for.
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If you have love for one another, then all will know, you are my disciples. Love is the only phenomenon to be emphasized and given regards. Being a Christian does not mean much like being Christ's disciple. If you cannot, you need to be fervently prayed for.
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This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JOHN Chapter 14 verse 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manife st myself to him. GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN Chapter 13 verse 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to anot her. LOVE: AN INDISPENSABLE ATTRIBUTE: Beloved, this is not only our opening address but it is the most important of al l the gospels ever preached to you. In fact it is the foundation stone of this k ingdom. But who is the speaker of this word? Is it not Christ? And who is Christ ? Is it not God, and also the truth? Who is this truth that is here? Is it not t he Holy Spirit? Now who is this Holy Spirit? Is it not love? The weight of love has so been revealed to you because from now till eternity, it is the only pheno menon to be emphasized and given regards. It is said in John Chapter 13 verse 35: "if you have love for one another, then all will know, you are my disciples." Beloved, before you can be called a "Chris tian," "Jesus' disciple," or Jesus per se; the above requirement must be met and if you cannot, you need to be fervently prayed for. Being a Christian does not mean much like being Christ's disciple; and in order to achieve discipleship, lo ve must be seen in you. No matter the type of church denomination or secret cult which you may choose to initiate into, without the above instruction being taken into consideration, yo u are not entitled to be the follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Also, any Govern ment, church, city, institution of learning or person that does not possess this virtue of love belongs not to Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is therefore seen, our watch word is "love" and we must love one another. THE GREATEST THING: Your name, designation and such material wealth, are vanity when love is not fou nd in you. Our local adage has it, "a cow has given birth in the market square; therefore, there is no need asking her to close her thigh," so, in this kingdom, if you claim to be a Christian or whatever you like, then come forward and defe nd same by practising "love one another." It will be of "great" value when you s top disturbing people on the streets with your noise because the maker of heaven and earth is right here for you to follow only by practising love for one anoth er. This thing is never new to you for I have been reiterating on this issue sev eral times. I still remind you, whatever name you may be called, what you are do ing is irrelevant, but the main target is love. The word of God and the truth is love so when we put it into practise by having love for one another, then we wo uld realise our oneness with God. Churches, Religions and schools have no meanin g unless they are founded on love, because love is supreme. I always refuse to a gree with you when you kow-tow to the whites on the basis that they manufactured the words of God or its propagation because there is no joy, love, or truth in them. It is God who is love that ever initiated and propagated His words from th e beginning. God brought everything into existence including His words, and that is why He loves everything. THE WHITES DO NOT KNOW GOD: Brethren, when you see man, you have seen God because God is in us, and we are i n His likeness. God affirms this fact in Psalm 82 verse 6: "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." (Psalm 82 verse 6). The scripture says in John Chapter 1 verse 1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. " (John Chapter 1 verse 1). With the above text, it is obvious, the whites were not the "manufacturers" of t he words of God as such, it is erroneous when you attribute to them the glory of bringing the word of God into existence. The whites only succeeded in indoctrin ating you with "deceit," and that is why I decided not to deliver my words in th eir language (English). Greek, Latin, Hebrew and whatever dialect of the whites cannot be used because they, (the owners of the language), do not know God. It i s a fact, God requires the use of one language by the entire world, and one amon g you or the whites can prove it. If you had listened attentively to the song re ndered by the, "Bian Aneyen Evai: Biakpan," and if you only understood the diale ct, you would have enjoyed the message of the song. This very song cannot be ren dered in any other dialect. Even when an effort was made to translate it into th e English language, the original meaning was distorted. It is also erroneous to dedicate God to Israel because they do not know God. If they knew Him, they woul d not have killed the prophets of God. God is love, truth, humility; and so was Our Lord Jesus Christ who was killed by the Israelites. However God is Spirit, a nd the embodiment of all good virtues; hence, he promised to reveal Himself to w homever loves Him. GOD IS WITH YOU: You are advised not to go to Egypt, Rome, Germany or any part of the world in se arch of God. This is because God cannot be found there; for the inhabitants of s uch places do not know Him. You should not continue to look towards the sky expe cting to see God, for the Father is right here with you. He has come with all am ount of truth to relay unto you as well as lead you to the accurate knowledge of the truth. Well, let me not take you further, but what you should know is, this is the greatest gospel. And it is the truth and life. Let the first Bible Lesson be re-examined; FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN Chapter 15 verse 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. LOVE: THE CROWNING POSSESSION: You have known, the word, was made flesh and we beheld its beauty. As it is inst ructed in the above text; if we should abide by it, we shall see, love will meta morphose into a human being. It is in this wise, if the entire world should adop t the love for one another, man will see its beauty, peace, humility and all oth er godly virtues, and even God per se, and this is what we are all aiming at. Th e instruction constitutes the spirit, God, Christ and wealth. In fact, it is eve rything in heaven and on earth. Therefore if we should love one another, then we shall find everything going the way it should. Brethren, whatever is your desir e can be acquired if only you would be able to practise and exhibit love for one another. When you put this into practice, you will see that everything, childre n, wealth, wisdom and peace are at your disposal. Just put it into practice and you need not worry yourself anymore since you are in the Kingdom of God. If you seek the Kingdom of God first there is nothing, you will not have because the sc riptures say in Matthew Chapter 6 verse 33: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these thin gs shall be added unto you." (Matthew Chapter 6 verse 33). It is further stated in Hebrews Chapter 8 verses 10 and 11: "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in thei r hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And the y shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Kn ow the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest." (Hebrews Ch apter 8 verses 10 and 11). Love is the new covenant, therefore, you should be enriched with it. Love is God , the word of God, the power of God, human beings, wisdom, spirit, truth and eve ry other thing you may think of. When you practise this "love for one another," you will see the manifestation of all these things, (God's promises), in you. Re-examine the Second lesson; SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JOHN Chapter 14 verse 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manife st myself to him. LOVE IS SUPREME: The text has summarized everything to you. When you practise this "love for one another," it means you love Christ and if you love Christ, you have gained the l ove of God and Christ, who will in turn pour out wisdom, peace, wealth, truth, l ife, righteousness and every other thing unto you. That is why it is stated in J ohn Chapter 10 verses 1 and 2: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he t hat entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep." (John Chapter 10 vers es 1 and 2). Beloved, the door here signifies love. Therefore, if you put it into practice, t hen there is no cause to lament over how you would inherit heaven for as long as this love is seen in you, the gate of heaven is quite open for you to pass thro ugh and heaven is yours. Without love, you are empty and void, hence your endeavours in life are vanity. But if you should love your neighbour as you love yourself, then you have succeeded in getting into heaven. This is because, when you have love, even if for a little child, it means you have succeeded in lovin g Christ. By this the love has extended to God and eventually, you will realise, you have been able to keep His commandments and he will manifest Himself in you . If you could remember, the Israelites wanted to follow the law in order to be ju stified and as a result, they failed on the way. But the Gentiles who did not kn ow God were justified by merely believing and accepting God. The same is applica ble to anyone who loves. When you practise "love for one another," you need not go to the church, pray or join any religious denomination in order to be justifi ed. Have I ever asked you to go and pray in the riverside, forest, hilltop or un der a tree? But I charged you to love one another for love is the door to heaven , and every good thing comes from it. Right from the time of Adam love reigned a nd that was why Our Lord Jesus Christ declared, the man who does not enter the s heepfold by the door, but climbs in through some other way, is a thief and a rob ber. (John Chapter 10 verses 1 and 2). Beloved, you should endeavour to love one another so that what is written in Joh n Chapter 14 verse 21 will be fulfilled in you. Let the Golden Text be re-examined in order to confirm what is written in the sc riptures, a testimony from the mouths of two or three persons confirms the fact. GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN Chapter 13 verse 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to anot her. LOVE: A NEW PRIORITY: What does it Cost YOU to forgive one another in order to be known as Christ's di sciples? YOU claim to be a member of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, but all along, YOU go about with your soutane and Bible stealing and committing all sorts of havoc. Whom do YOU think YOU are deceiving other than yourself. You cla im to be a Pope, Bishop or a Chief Imam, but YOU go about telling lies, deceivin g people, duping and doing all sorts of evil. Do such attitudes portray YOU as a true Christian or a man of God? The only quality that identifies YOU as a Chris tian or a man of God is love. It is when YOU practise this "love one another," y ou will be known as the disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ. If you could remember what is stated in 1st Corinthians Chapter 13 verse 3: "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing." (1st Corinthians Cha pter 13 verse 3). Then you would know that love is, the paramount of all virtues. There is no othe r thing that will qualify you as a child of God, or guarantee you admission into heaven other than love, some people suggest, they should be given a badge, ring ; medals to wear on their shoulders, fingers, and around their necks as the case may be as a means of identity. Some suggest, their soutanes should be in a part icular style, or with a particular material as a sign of identifying them as chi ldren of God. I have always objected to these suggestions because all fashions, styles and modifications can be designed and used by the devil. The most costly and unique quality that cannot be imitated by the devil is love. When you have l ove for one another, you are quite different from Satan; hence, you stand out as a child of God. It is this same love, Our Lord Jesus Christ used in overcoming the world. Even at the time He was taken to Pilate, He was declared innocent, an d identified as the son of God. Brethren, God is love and love is God, so if only you start having love for one another, then you would have God, Christ, Spirit, truth, peace, humility, and wo uld be identified as a child of God. It is said, a stroke of the cane is sufficient for the wise. All those who have ears let them hear what the Holy Spirit has imparted to the world. May God bless His Holy words. Amen. THANK YOU FATHER.