Category: Theology
I am a Prisoner of Jesus Christ
I am a Prisoner of Jesus Christ By: Deji Yesufu In a number of scriptures in the New Testament, Paul the Apostle referred to himself as a prisoner of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1; Philemon 1:1,9,23; Hebrew 13:3). The natural...
Justification by Faith (II): Be Born Again
Justification by Faith (II): Be Born Again By: Deji Yesufu The Protestant revolution of the sixteen century in Europe revolved around the doctrine of Justification by Faith. Martin Luther argued that if we are to be made right with God...
Justification by Faith – Lest We Forget
Justification by Faith – Lest We Forget By: Deji Yesufu 18th century England was the period that inherited full blown Protestant theology and it was also the century that birth the most experimental evangelicalism that Protestantism can boast of in...
Christian Books Worldwide: Lending a Hand to Pastors
Christian Books Worldwide: Lending a Hand to Pastors By: Deji Yesufu In 2002 I was in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, for my National Youth Service (NYSC). I attended a Deeper Life Church and had the opportunity of attending church in...
Why “God Told Me” will Fail You in Marriage
Why “God Told Me” will Fail You in Marriage By: Deji Yesufu My Lawyer friend, Olakunle Allison, published a story on Facebook where he recounts how a relationship he had failed to materialize in marriage because the mother of the...
The Joy of Doing Nothing
The Joy of Doing Nothing By: Deji Yesufu I heard the phrase “Reformed Theology” from Robert Tillman Kendall first. He is generally known as R. T. Kendall but I prefer to call him by his full name because his book...
The Man Died: Reflections on Life and Losses
The Man Died: Reflections on Life and Losses By: Deji Yesufu Ezekiel Atang was a Pentecostal pastor who had a thriving ministry in Akwa Ibom State. A few weeks ago, the internet went agog with news of his sudden death....
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Why Does God Allow Suffering? By: Deji Yesufu There is this man who lost his faith in God as he beheld his youngest daughter undergo numerous surgeries to correct a birth deformity. He asked the question: why does God allow...
Grace and Duty
Grace and Duty (Acts 20:25-31) by: Deji Yesufu In 1521, Martin Luther appeared before Emperor Charles in what is famously known today as the Diet of Worms. The summary of the encounter was that Luther had been charged to be...
What God Has Done: Birthing A Reformed Church in Ibadan
What God Has Done: Birthing A Reformed Church in Ibadan by: Deji Yesufu On the 10th of October, 2021, a group of us, who have been meeting monthly on Saturdays, decided to commence a Lord's Day service in the city...