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CONTENTION FOR "THE FAITH"_Annulling Lies_

THE TRUTH

I picked my pen, faced down, head bow, deep thoughts, and wrote out this poem;

Addressed first to myself, then to you, and to everyone out there;

To stop believing lies disguised as truth only to capitalize on your pocket-size knowledge of the actual truth;

This lies have eaten deep into the core of the Christian family,

and many are preys swayed and outplayed by its flawed crusade; 

Tricking you to consideration of their false presentation of who you are, have been and will be.   

If you are still thinking of what to believe;

Then listen, this is the TRUTH before you; TAKE it, KEEP it, UNDERSTAND it, and DO it;

Else, the world is calling for your attention;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

It is without doubt, He is coming for His bride;

And you as well as I have to keep our lamps burning and shining bright when He comes.

The world will tell you your oil can never run out;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Your faith was never built on sand;

NO! it has its engravings on a rock and HOLINESS is its seal;

The world presents an easier version;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

I beg you, the road is not easy and its not a ride in the park;

But be encouraged, light shines at the end of the tunnel;

“with ease it is”, the world says;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND

I tell you, family, friends and the whole world will despise you;

But let them understand that you weren’t in this to make friends;

The world will not stop seducing you;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND

Its not just about being a Christian, NO! it’s about being Christ-like;

Difference should be your motto, it distinguished the disciples;

The world will expect you to still be the same you;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

You are not the old you, you are not the same you;

The sinning you departed, make sure to never let it show its head again;

The world will present to you sin again, because itself is sin;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Your life is not yours again, you have been sold out;

God is your buyer and now your owner, Christ His son was the currency;

The world is still in the market; it wants you;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Christ has authored your faith;

And believe me, only he will finish and perfect it, but HOLY you must live;

The world will tell you “salvation is enough”;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

The law is not your master again, you now have the almighty password, GRACE;

Christ has bridged the gap and opened up the path to the father;

Yes, the world will tell you the same;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

The greatest ever mistake of the devil, he allowed Christ to go to the CROSS;

For this, he has lost you already; but still he never gives up;

The world will tell you not to care;

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Yes rejoice, you are now a new creation,

But it doesn’t end there! Let Christ be fully formed in you;

The world will tell you “salvation is all”

But remember EARNESTLY CONTEND.

You confessed your sins, you believed; alas! SALVATION;

Recall that what separated you before was sin, never let it back in;

The world will say “sin is not a boundary again”;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

I tell you, only he who is Holy will see God;

If you must be a Christian, you do not have a choice; HOLINESS must be your nature;

The world will tell you “salvation is all”.

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Can’t you see it, SIN drove satan from heaven;

Do you seriously think God will allow a minute of it back up there! NEVER;

The world will tell you “your sin is nothing”, carry on;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Jesus never came to abolish the law, NO, He actually fulfilled it;

The righteous requirements of the law still holds! And you must keep it;

The world will only say “you are not under the law”;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

If you must claim to be a Christian, then pray, study and keep to His Word;

Remember faith comes by the Word;

The world will say something similar;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

True Christianity presented to the world is to them being an extremist;

I don’t blame them, they have never seen nor known Christ, so they cannot understand;

The world and its desires are passing away;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

Hmm, only two pathways are available;

One is WIDE and accepts anything and anyone, the other NARROW and has a pass-card, Righteousness;

The world and the false Christians/believers are on the former;

But remember, EARNESTLY CONTEND.

The two roads are easily accessible, but the latter has a gate-fee, Holiness

One leads to destruction, the other Life (eternal);

The world already knows its end, destruction;

But remember, if you EARNESTLY CONTEND, by his grace, the latter is your end.

I say it again, He’s coming for his bride the church;

You are the church he’s coming for, and he must meet you HOLY.

   

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THE GREATEST ART EVER MADE -Spoken word Lyrics- by S Seun

THE GREATEST ART EVER MADE

I once asked a guy, have you ever wondered how much you worth?

Have you ever taken thought of your price as a person?

Have you ever reasoned why and how you are the way you are?

He turned his head right, left, blinked his eye thoughtfully and said; I am who I am, I am a male, a priceless jewel.

But, in the real sense, he didn't really answer the question. Simply because he hadn't taken thought of it yet up to that time.

And I kindly smiled and said, "okay you said yours, so let me say mine".

Because there's no debate about who you are and how you are the way you are;

You are more than just pieces of arms, legs and head fused up together to fashion out a faultless, flawless figure;

And surely, you are not a product of one such science fiction's: BIG-BANG THEORY, PRIMODAL SOUP or ELECTRIC SPARK.

And neither did your origin trace back to APES.

I tell you, theories such as the "incredible bulk", "times arrow" cannot explain your framework.

Rather you are the MASTERWORK of an ARTIST. Yes, an artist, the greatest artist of all time;

Who carefully contrived you clay upon clay, until you conformed to a creation in perfection to His likeness.

I told him, have you not taken thought of it yet;

• Your eyes are not situated behind your head;
• You don't walk about on your hands;
• And surely, you don't breathe through your ears;
• And so also is your mind not at the center of your chest;
• Nor is your heart placed inside your skull. 

Need I say more;

I could keep mentioning, but you'll seem to get bored because you know all these and they don't seem special to you;

Now, give me your attention here's what you don't know;

You are not just a product of RANDOM CHANCES,

you are more than a mere product of an INTERCOURSE;

You see this artist I'm talking about, HE'S INCOMPARABLE, the NAME ABOVE NAMES;

His works cannot be reproduced by any other, because the knowledge backing it is UNEXPLAINABLE;

His wisdom UNREACHABLE, and that's why no matter how much science tries, it can never fathom the concept of the breath of life.

You don't even realize it, but you encounter His art every day and He deserves all of the acclaim and He deserves all of the fame;

Because all other artists pass away, but He remains;

And by the way, His name is God, Yahweh, your Creator, Author and Originator;

He's infinitely creative, so there is no one greater.

• When you turn right, you see the trees;
• When you look down, you are standing on earth itself;
• When your head goes left; you see the lizard, cockroaches, ants and on and on;
• You even try to close your eyes, but you cannot stop the oxygen that gives your life;
  

And all these He fashioned out when He deeped His eternal paint brush into His glory and placed all things in His story;

And just like any other artist, one of His works stood out amidst the rest, and that’s YOU.

Yes, you! Because in an instant God started to make art;

He envisaged one He could pour His glory into; a work of His hands.

You see the rest of His works came into place by His words; yes, even His word alone is creative;

Now imagine what a work of His hands would look like;

Then when it was time to create you, His words alone would not be enough to produce the MASTERWORK He desired;

So, he got the job done with His hands.

Can you hear that; God sat down, and with all His wisdom fashioned out you; yes, you.

And so He crafted and He made every arm and leg, ligaments, tendons, muscles, blood vessels, veins, arteries;

He said they are gonna have a part of Me;

Shaped you uniquely and beautiful from the start, and He didn't stop until He had His MASTERPIECE, until He saw His image, His likeness in you; yes, you.

See in the palm of His hands, he held all the sands;

the author of life when He whispered "let us make man". 

And when He was done;

He touched the canvas of flesh and said this one is better than the rest.

You still have doubts; okay! let's look at the statistics;

1. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million colours;
2. Your nose can remember 50 000 different scents;
3. If the Human eye was a camera; it would have 576 Mega-Pixel;
4. When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles; listen not 10 but 200;
5. Your brain can recognize a sound 10 times faster than the blink of an eye. 

Need I say more;

So stop saying you are dirt;

Stop saying you are lesser than someone standing beside you;

Stop saying you are scum of the earth;

You have to be careful how you talk about someone else's work.

I could regurgitate more facts and figures, but I'll reach no end;

Because the one who created you is INFINITELY CREATIVE;

And He created you in INFINITE PERFECTION.

If only you believed you were truthfully created in His likeness;

Then you can live as blessed, important and favoured.

You know that feeling you have if shaken by your greatest mentor,

that's the feeling you should carry around daily;

Because you are;

• The Maker's own HANDIWORK
• A REPLICA of the greatest and wisest artist of all time
• The GREATEST ART He's ever made
• A living MASTERPIECE

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The GREATEST ART ever made Spoken Word by S Seun

JESUS IS...

JESUS is more than you could ever need,
He's more than you could ever see or imagine,
He didn't come to be when he came into this world
Has been in existence even before the beginning began
And has been together with God the Father ever since till His birth
But, necessity was placed on Him to have an earthly record;
therefore, He was given an assignment
An assignment that could only be carried out successfully
by flesh and blood; but He was a Spirit
Then, he had to come down here and have a life as a man
He needed to be present amidst us.
His presence is presents
And it’s His presence that presents preciousness to a world of peasants.
He loves the world and I love His Word
Because the Word became flesh and in His flesh;
He demonstrated the Word to the world
I’m telling you today, Jesus is something more;
He’s something great;
“For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given
and the government shall be upon His shoulder;
and His name shall be called;
Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
We rejoice because he was given birth to,
And in His birth; we have hope of the come Saviour
The concept of His birth too complex;
 His birth; UNDENIABLE, because it fulfilled prophesies
 His birth; UNFATHOMABLE, an angel introduced His coming
 His birth; UNEXPLAINABLE, because He never really was a result of an intercourse
 His birth; UNTHINKABLE, because He was named by Heaven
 His birth; UNIMAGINABLE, because a star announced His birth
 His birth; UNATTAINABLE, he was worshiped and given gifts as he was conceived
 His birth; UNSTOPPABLE, a whole generation of boys were killed because of Him
 His birth; UNDENIABLE, a whole country was disturbed at His announcement
All these happenings further represented His immortal unique nature.
And when Jesus hit the scene, He changed the scenery;
and met diversity with serenity;
I don’t care who’s president;
         I have a King who’s the King of kings
I don’t care who owns the riches of the globe;
        My Jesus has more wealth with more ruby on His robe
I don’t care who’s the strongest or the fastest;
        Nothing matches the creator of the universe in His immortal infinite status
So let it be understood that I don’t worship man;
I worship Jesus
And if you wanna label me, please call me a Jesus freak.
Jesus is more than you could ever need;
 He’s a father to the orphan; a shelter for the homeless
 A hiding place for the abused;
 And an anchor for our storms;
 He gladly embraced tragedy so we can live in His presence of majesty…
And if you wanna know Him, you don’t have to wait;
He stands at the narrow path with a key to the gate;
You only need to reach out and embrace His grace
Rejoice! all you nation; He is born
He is conceived; rejoice! all you people
His name is JESUS! JESUS!! JESUS!!!
                          Salami Oluwaseun saying Merry Christmas to you all.
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THE QUALITY OF A CHRISTIAN

                                THE QUALITY OF A CHRISTIAN
There is this statement that i have always known to be true, constant and pragmatic; and I've come to a realization of its importance to every  man who is "a Christian". This is the saying,
"If your Christianity will not cost you, then it's of no worth-Utterly worthless-"
I'm thinking u did not really understand what that sentence meant; maybe because you haven't even heard of it before, but give a little time to read on as i elucidate on what that sentence is really talking about. My article is not aimed at telling you who a Christian is, or what you must do as a Christian; But rather what qualifies you to really be able to call yourself a Christian, and how to continue in your Faith (so you can last in it till eternity). This that i want to share with you is not something very plain to everyman.i.e its not always easily noticed by anyone in any aspect of life. But do well by reading on understandably.

For every situation in life, and for everything man desires, he must have first done something else(anything), so that the desire he/she has can be reached or actualized. Everyone, even the still crawling baby has a desire at heart and to achieve that desire; must always also do something first. The reality is that for everyone who wants something, who desires anything whatsoever, or has planned something, such person must first have to do another thing; only then can he really get what he wants. Now, what is this "another thing" that always comes as the first piece of puzzle in achieving something? It is SACRIFICE. Note: This "sacrifice" being considered in this article is not "sacrifice as a substance", but rather "sacrifice as a process". Now take for example the story of Abraham and Isaac; at first, Isaac was to be the sacrificial lamb(in this instance, he was to be the substance/offering of sacrifice. But the whole process in itself is "sacrifice-an act-".

To shed more light, I define sacrifice as "a letting go of something, because of greater or other thing(s) which you desire"i.e "placing less importance on one thing in favour of something else". We all definitely have separate definitions we might attach to the word SACRIFICE; but the dictionary defines it as "the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else". Though we might not know it always, but everything in life, every situation, every desire, no matter how unreasonable that thing might seem; it has involved a sacrifice of another thing in one way or the other. Note once again; the sacrifice this article is addressing is not the material or substance being given up, but rather the whole process itself (SACRIFICE). Though, in going through the process of sacrifice, the substance been given up cannot be overlooked; but lets focus more on the whole process of sacrifice instead.
Be it a politician who sacrificed his humanity, by involving himself in rituals to attain to his position, or a student who sacrifices his sleep (by burning midnight candle) so as to fully prepare for his exams or an industry that sacrifices the health of everyone by burning harmful fuels regularly to get their products done or a woman who gives up her comfort in order to produce offsprings, or a Christian who sacrifices this world and its desires for eternity with CHRIST, or rather someone who does not believe Christ/unbeliever who is silently and unknowingly sacrificing heaven for pleasures of this world. Note that word "silently". I can keep sighting instances, but then this article will not come to an end.
Everyman, either rich or poor, big or small involves himself in this process called SACRIFICE. In everything of life, this process(sacrifice) will always be involved. That's final, that's total. If you think otherwise, I'll only ask you to check through that situation that just happened in your life again, you will realize that this process was involved to get ththat result you got; even if it comes down to an example such as "sacrificing your time". Moreso, as you are reading this article, unknowingly you are sacrificing something else; even if it be your time; you are sacrificing something. 
Then, my charge is this, ensure that for whatever you involve yourself in the process SACRIFICE, it is something worthwhile and what will eventually yield a positive end result. Students sacrifice your time to study diligently daily, so your exams can yield excellent results. Sacrifice those friends that will mar you, and attach yourself to those that will make you. Involve in meetings that will better prepare you and build you for a bright future, than once that will only give you teenage enjoyment. Ladies sacrifice the enjoyment (youthful relationship) and lust from men now (no matter how much it might be rampant), so you can better be prepared and kept for a glorious future. Parents sacrifice some out of your worktime to spend more time with your children so they can be brought up as diligent sons and daughters.
Now i look through it and i concluded that "if your Christianity also will not cost you, then its not worth it". If you have not given up something ththat you really desire to kekeep because of your faith, then it's not worth calling a faith at all; it only is a joke; it has no worth. If circular things, things you do everyday can involve sacrificing and your Christianity (your faith) cannot cause you to give up some things, then you are still just joking around. From my little understanding, before you can even first call yourself a Christian, then you must have first sacrificed this world.i.e let-go off this world. Not just by mere saying it, but by acting it as your life. Ask yourself this question, what are you looking for in Christianity? For what(why) do you continue to daily associate yourself as a Christian? What's the end result of your being in the faith brother? Such questions, before answering require deep reasoning. Then according to tge simple definition of sacrifice, to get heaven, to reign eternally in heaven(which invariably is a good thing), we must sacrifice something. In general, all i know Christian's must for their faith sacrifice is THIS WORLD.

Now maybe this will help you understand this point better; the bible recorded something about the disciples in Matthew 4^18-22. For Simon Peter and Andrew, The Lord Jesus met them fishing (what they loved to do best); all their lives, they had done fishing and were very good fishermen. But the bible recorded that when the call was made for them "to follow" Jesus; at once, they left their nets and followed HIM. I dont know how Jesus successfully persuaded  this ones to make such a sudden untimed decision, but i know that they never regretted that decision. One thing i noticed is that for them to follow Jesus, they dropped something, they had to let something go so they can have a single focus of heart with the Lord Jesus. This i know is that the Holy scripture laid an emphasis on the disciples "leaving" their nets behind (that's sacrifice). This is to emphasize that following Jesus wholeheartedly will require you to let go off things you are attached to which can easily let you be left behind as you chase a consistent walk with the Lord Jesus. I ask myself, can't they be followers of Jesus and still be fishermen (regular at fishing); but "NO", following Jesus required that they give-up what they cherished most; what they had used their lives for. 
In addition, the sons of Zebedee, according to verses 21 and 22 "left their boat and their Father" to follow Jesus. Why is the bible emphasizing that these ones left something when they heard the call of Jesus. Why didn't the bible just say "Jesus called them and they followed Him". I think for the Bible to put it this way, then there is an importance attached to giving up something for a LIFE WITH JESUS.
Yes you have given your life to Jesus Christ and even moreso you call yourself a Christian; but still you cherish the way you normally talk, you still enjoy the company of those bad (not heaven-bound) friends, you still want to continue dressing (worldly pattern, dresses that do not represent you as a worshipper of Christ) like you always did before the call from Jesus; you still desire to keep that unholy relationship (one not directed by heaven), your faith has not caused you to sit down, take your time and study the bible daily, you only want to just stay amidst the majority of so-called Christians; to be plain with you, you aren't following Jesus yet. And infact, your claim to be a Christian does not worth it.
As has been clarified already, all things come-up as a result of a particular sacrifice that has been made either knowingly or unknowingly, a sacrifice must have occurred. My message is this; to truly and whole-heartedly follow Jesus, you just have to give up a lot of things (things regarding this world). Because it never is truly possible to focus on two things, though you can know two things, but u can't be as good in the two; and to be better in one, you focus more, give more time, sacrifice all what it takes; just so you can really be good in that one thing. This the truth, if you desire to focus on heaven aand eternity with Christ, then you have to do as the disciples did. Immediately drop your nets (whatsoever it might be that negates you as a kingdom chaser); only then can you truly focus on Christ Jesus.
Another important thing to note is this; what you might even have to sacrifice may not be something sinful or a bad attitude; it might just be what separates you from God; in the sense that you have given it more precious time than your relationship with God (maybe love for money, or your gadget, or talking, or sleeping). It's not until that thing is sinful, as long as your single gaze is not your faith, as long as you are two within yourself, then it has to go.
On that faithful day when Christ called those disciples, a transformation occurred in them, they were changed from fish-fishers to men-fishers. Sacrifice instigates change. When you decide to let-go that your haphazard way of talking and you allow your speech to be seasoned with grace, those around you will notice the change, your friend will notice the change when you give yourself to daily study of the word and your regular prayer. Sacrifice in this case changes your orientation; a change from one form to another.
Now, you may wonder; "what is my gain if i sacrifice all this now? Why should i sacrifice my youthful enjoyment just for something I'm not too sure about?". You may even be the type silently asking in your heart; "if i drop this my way of life -which actually i enjoy, and feels real- what's in it for me? Well listen to this, the bible says in Luke 18^29-30 that;
 "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life." (NIV)
Waoh! Double portion reward, for anyone who is ready to sacrifice for the sake of the kingdom; for anyone who is ready to sacrifice all else, so you can stand in your faith and have God as your only focus. The greatest reward for any man is ETERNITY with CHRIST, but just like that bible verse says, there is a reward in this life also. For those that will neglect the enjoyment of this world (mostly letting go those things you cherish but won't help you have a focused life with Christ, there is a reward that awaits you. But note; only when you SACRIFICE ALL FOR JESUS.

As i conclude, if you noticed that verse very well, it mentioned the most cherished things (home, wife, brothers, parents) of any man, or who can cherish anything more than his own Mother or Father. This telling you that you will need to sacrifice also the best things you desire, the things you cannot easily let-go. To expantiate this point, let me take you through the very common verse of John 3:16.- "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (NIV). The bible emphasized Jesus' relationship with God the Father using the phrase "one and only Son". If you look inward that verse very well, you'll see the bible placing a strong emphasis on the Son Jesus being God's one and only. This telling us that God sacrificed His best for our redemption, for our getting back into a relationship with him after the fall of the first man (Adam). Moreso, according to that phrase, God sacrificed all He had for the salvation and cleansing of your soul and mine. Then let me tell you, God also expects you to give-up your best and all; not just things you hardly cherish or hold dear, but your all and the best; ONLY THEN CAN YOUR CHRISTIANITY (YOUR FAITH) BE WORTH IT.
BE A GOD-CHASER! BE A GOD-CHASER!! BE A GOD-CHASER!!! BE A GOD-CHASER!!!!
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