Win by all means By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson 1 Corinthians 9:21-23 To those without the law, I became like one without the law (through I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake...
WELL DONE By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Matthew 25:23 His lord said unto him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord. Every human being loves to be commended of praised for the good work he or she does. Matthew 25:14-30 summarizes one of Jesus’s parables. He compared the kingdom of heaven to a man that was travelling on a journey....
SAFETY IS OF THE LORD BY Evangelin Unity Esaaba Folson Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the victory belongs to the Lord (safety is of the Lord) These days because of the use of technology, battles are not the same as before. In the days when the bible was written, battles were fought on the open field with horses, sword and amours. Soldiers from the two parties faced each other on the battle field. The one...
BE CONTENT By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness: and be content with such things as ye have for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. There are two words in this verse above that catch my attention, “covetousness” and “content”. According to the oxford English mini-dictionary Covetousness is to desire (a thing belonging to another person) Content is to be satisfied with what one has One of the ten commandments God gave Moses...
The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. According to human understanding or wisdom, the fastest man should win the race, but...
Do not compromise By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson To compromise has three definitions in the dictionary. I will like to dwell on the one that says: To bring into this disrepute or danger by indiscreet, or reckless behavior. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says what? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price therefore, glorify God in your...
UNBELIEF By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Mark 9:23-24 And Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord I believe: help thou mine unbelief. Unbelief as defined in google.com is incredibility or skeptiasm especially in matters of religious faith. The two verses quoted above, forms part of a story where a man brings his sick son to Jesus for healing. In a conversation He...
Temptation By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Matthew 4:2-10 2) And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterwards an hungered.3) And when the tempter came to him, He said, If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be turn into bread 4) But He answered and said, it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedth out of the mouth of God 5) The devil taketh Him...
Heaven By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson The first line of the Bible states that heaven was created along with the creation of earth (Genesis 1:1) It is primarily God’s dwelling place in the biblical tradition, a parallel real where everything operates according to God’s will.(google.com) Revelations 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and earth passed away; and the was no more sea. There are several thrones and commentaries on heaven. Some think it is not real,...
Sin By: Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson Google defines sin as an immoral act considers to be a transgression against divine law. I will define sin as disobedience to the commands of God. There are two major types of sin; Sin of commission Sin of omission Sins of commission are those sinful actions that are proactively done. Humanity’s first sin was a sin of commission. God forbade the eating of a certain fruit (Genesis 2:16-17). Adam and Eve knew...
