Category: Theology
Reflections on Two Pastors
Reflection on Two Pastors By: Deji Yesufu I am a product of my environment and I have been very fortunate to have listened to many seasoned ministers of the gospel throughout my life. These men, and women, have helped shape...
The Gospel 9: Eternal Worship
The Gospel 9: Eternal Worship By: Deji Yesufu A few months ago, I was in the vicinity of a Mountain of Fire and Miracle church here in Ibadan. As I sat in my car I could hear the prayers going...
The Gospel 8: Eternal Decrees
The Gospel 8: Eternal Decrees By: Deji Yesufu Predestination is a very difficult doctrine to teach. If I had my way, I would not include it in this series, but I will be doing my readers a great disservice if...
The Gospel 7: Eternal Security
The Gospel 7: Eternal Security By: Deji Yesufu There is perhaps no Christian meeting I attend where the question “Can a Christian loose his salvation?” does not come up. It is always a beautiful thing to watch ministers of the...
The Gospel 6: Justification by Faith
The Gospel 6: Justification by Faith By: Deji Yesufu Justification by faith was the doctrine that revolutionized my understanding of the gospel. In fact, I believe that it was while studying this doctrine in the book of Romans that I...
The Gospel 5: Redemption
The Gospel 5: Redemption By: Deji Yesufu The lockdown and isolation measure that countries have embarked upon to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus that is ravaging the world at the moment has precipitated all kinds of reactions from...
My Conversion: Responding to Reactions
When Lucky James and I decided to co-launch the blog, www.textandpublishing.com, I was still not sure how I would begin. There were hundreds of things I could write about on a blog-site but as I prayed about it, I became...
The Gospel 4: Sin
The Gospel 4: Sin By: Deji Yesufu In 2014, Peter Uka was appointed by a local church in Lagos to come to Ibadan once every month to share the gospel message with a group of about five of us. He...
The Gospel 3: Historical Perspective Concluded
The Gospel 3: Historical Perspective Concluded By: Deji Yesufu I offer this historical perspective to my readers so that we might appreciate the whole 2,000 years of the history of the Christian Church. We must realize that just as there...
The Gospel 2: A Historical Review
The Gospel 2: A Historical Review By: Deji Yesufu I often find myself having to remind many Christians, particularly those of Pentecostal background that Christianity did not start in 1900 with Charles Parham or the Azusa Street Revival. While it...