For some time now, the Gospel according to Mark has continued to raise emotions among scholars and avid Bible readers. Initially, Matthew and Luke had the upper hand over Mark, in the synoptic Gospels. But recent survey has tended to place Mark over Matthew and Luke. In fact, these two Books have been said to borrow extensively from the Book of Mark. But what is the true situation. The Lord God ... revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. First, it seems unlikely that, having begun the gospel with a bold introduction (1:10)...

What is your position on the Christ? Is He the Son of God or not? 41 Others said, This is the Christ . But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 43 So there was a division among the people because of him. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? (John 7) The conflict arising from whether the Christ is the Son of God or the idea that it is a Christian aberration has been increasingly heating up, and is taking an uncanny dimension. What position do you hold? Is your position founded on credible evidence or what you get from questionable sources. Have you bothered to...

Until recently, especially after American Pentecostalism took off and spread to other lands, the factor of money in the church has not been of very serious concern to many individuals. In fact, in most countries, more particularly in Europe and America, Government has tended to shy away from interfering with anything church. Church money is not taxed, and the church has continued to enjoy certain privileges from the Government. The Vatican autonomy and Vatican world ]nation] is all too glaring. However, recently, the church has taken another dimension with so much emphasis on materialism, and...

Perhaps no one subject has aroused a strong interest and contention in the world's religions more than the deity of the Christ. While Christianity has continued to propound the idea of a Son of God, and to predicate its highly exceptional teachings on this concept, all other various religious groups and even religious schools of thoughts have held strong and divergent views on the issue of whether the Lord God actually has a Son or not. Most non-Christian groups are flabbergasted that Christians teach and trumpet a concept as strange and as questionable as the Lord God having a Son. They have...

Acts 12:21-24 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. The words of the devil in Eden ...ye shall be as gods..., has continued to plague and entice man since it was dangled before him. In fact, man has never lost the appetite to be God. Many individuals crave with all their hearts to be treated as Divine. Most other persons do all they can to accord their religious leaders divinity. The problem is almost as old as creation. Acts 14:11-13 11 And...

Godfrey Okoro Godfrey joined the Catholic Church as a young school boy, and grew up to love the doctrines, rituals and practices of the church. He had wished to become a priest. As this became unattainable, he enjoyed various roles in the church. First as a mass servant, and finally as a Vice President of the Executive and Pastoral Councils of his last Catholic Community. He desired to remain a devoted Catholic. The zeal with which he went about his membership of the Catholic Church influenced his joining a group within the church, which took delight in reading the Bible. Initially, he read...

a book in reaction to the transformation of the church from what is right to what is wrong. The author has bared his mind on many issues. I perceive that his inner feelings is that of frustration. Frustration that the sanctity of the church has been compromised by people who vehemently project themselves as leaders of the church, and also by members themselves. Godfrey has no doubt stirred the hornet's nest, even in his Biblical approach to the issues he has written on. Agreed that he would certainly be called names by many people who serve God in ignorance, and by those whose carnal...

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE GREATEST CHURCH AND CHURCHES is a book in reaction to the transformation of the church from what is right to what is wrong. The author has bared his mind on many issues. I perceive that his inner feelings is that of frustration. Frustration that the sanctity of the church has been compromised by people who vehemently project themselves as leaders of the church, and also by members themselves. Godfrey has no doubt stirred the hornet's nest, even in his Biblical approach to the issues he has written on. Agreed that he would certainly be called names by many people who...