Continued from Part 1 ...amongst the collective Christian believers who gathered in diverse locations in the land of Corinth. In this internet-driven church age, we could relate it to both the physical and online activities done by Christians including content, comments, etc; that could promote disunity across diverse platforms. This understanding of the unity of the Body of Christ discussed in 1st Corinthians 12, can further be explained using the knowledge of the human body gotten from Biology (primary, secondary and even higher education greatly emphasized this.)  The human body is organized in a hierarchical structure, starting with cells, which group together to form tissues, then organs, which form organ systems, and eventually, the whole body.  Now, relating this to the Body of Christ global, every individual Christian who gives their life to Christ and gets born again is like a cell. And as growth and maturity in the faith including the expression of the fruit of the Spirit and

Imagine the heart comparing itself with the brain and competing with it by trying to carry out the function of thinking instead of pumping blood to keep the body alive? Weird, isn't it? I thought so too. Now try to relate it with the present day Body of Christ global. I did that myself and realized that comparison and competition is one of the major issues we face today.  Before I go on, let me clarify that the Body of Christ I'm writing about is every individual Christian believer who gets to meet with other individual Christian believers anywhere they are in the world.  So, this post is addressing each of us — the individual believer reading it because it's who we are that we carry everywhere we go — our mindsets, personality, spiritual gifts, talents, strengths, weaknesses and all. Especially in these internet-driven days of being remotely mobile.  It's for us to reflect on how our individual actions affect the entire Body of Christ. I'll be focusing on self disc

Do you consider yourself a godly leader in any sphere of influence? Are you in the business of leading, inspiring and imparting people? Then, you will find these insightful scripture-based and practical leadership points useful. Reflect on them, use them to check yourself and feel free to bookmark or save for future reference. 10 Practical Points for Inspirational Leadership for Godly Leaders • Dear Leader, in a world of many voices of selfish discouragement, be the voice of selfless encouragement to push people to be their best selves! Let love lead. • Dear Leader, don't highlight people's weaknesses so much that you don't even see their strengths and innate potentials anymore! Know your strengths and weaknesses, play to your strength and encourage those you lead to do the same. • Dear Leader, when people share ideas with you, be the affirmative voice that says "Go ahead! You can do it! You're going places!" Not the degrading/insecure voice that says "Yo

Before we go further into the topic, read this scripture — Romans 6. Please, take some time to meditate on it after reading. Dear Christian Believer, Romans 6 says 🔥1 - Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more kindness and forgiveness? 📌2 - Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 🎉3 - Or have you forgotten that when we became Christians and were baptized to become one with Christ Jesus, we died with him? 🔥4 - For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. 📌5 - Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised as he was. 🎉6 - Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 🔥7 - For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 📌8 - And since we died with Christ, we know we w

When we talk about creating and adding value, the way we as Christians define it is different from that of the world, in many ways. You might be wondering: "What are you talking about? What do you mean?" Stay with me and you would get the full picture. For starters, let me tell you a story so that you can understand the perspective from which I am coming from. The Story Once upon a time, there was a young man (let's call him Peter) who was self employed as a Freelancer and had several clients he worked with. Each had different deliverables and deadlines for him to meet before his payment is made. Peter was a Christian and filled with the Holy Spirit too.  It so happened that he had a co-freelancer, with whom he shared a co-working space, called Mr A.  One day, as they went about their work, a conversation broke out between them. And that conversation is what we would use to differentiate between what value is for a Christian believer and what it represents for an unbeliev

1. Pray (to talk to God) and meditate (to hear from God) daily. A journal and a pen are a compulsory part of your quiet time. Diligently write down instructions, visions, anything you receive etc. that God shows you. "A life worth living is a life worth recording through writing, video, audio etc." That's how to put the light on the bushel instead of hiding it. Note that recording does not necessarily mean publicly publishing the content. However, have an accountability partner or group to share with. 2. Read to develop areas of your life where you need growth daily. Learn to work harder on yourself than on your job. Build skills that stick with you. If you work hard on your job, you'll make a living. If you work hard on yourself (spiritual growth, soul (emotions, intellect, will) growth, body (mental, nutritional and physical health) growth), you'll make a fortune. P.O.O.R means Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly. And everyday is another opportunity to inves

©16personalities.com In one sentence - It was hard. Growing up, I discovered quite quickly that I was different. The two words that I remember being used to describe me while growing up were - "Quiet and Slow." There were many instances in which the words were used but, the most notable experience was my tenth birthday anniversary.  I was born into a Christian family, so most celebrations were carried out within the religious gathering - my ten years old birthday celebration was not excluded either. It was a surprise celebration - I had no idea that it was being planned until the birthday morning when a huge cake landed on our doorstep. We (My family and I) took the cake and some snacks to the church family for the celebration, as was the norm.  Several people who had close relationships with me were given the chance to talk about me during the ceremony. I remember vividly because the event was recorded into a tape which I watched severally growing up. My brother