Author: Obayomi Abiola Benjamin

Let us look at the concluding part of what we began in the first part of this series: The Perfect Marriage. Our focus in this second part is titled: Examining Christ And the Church as Our New Testament Marriage Model, and let us begin with Ephesians 5:31-33, a New Testament Scripture. The Bible says: “For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless, let each one of you in particular so…

This piece is partly related to our earthly marriages, but it is more related with our union with God. Everything that we know about marriage today, and all that we will still ever discover, began with God’s relationship with mankind. After God was done making man, he got to a point where God said in Genesis 2:18-24: “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air,…

The constant dynamics in our world has once again brought to the fore the question: Who should be the leadership figure in the marriage? Issues like feminism, equal rights of both the male and the female gender have further heated up this debate. After all, some people would claim that God made man and woman equally and without disparity (Genesis 5:2), what then is it about this matter of leadership and submission that has been the bane of many marriages today? If there is no disparity, why couldn’t the woman also be the leader? But my assignment in this podcast…

There is a raging debate going on about the legality and the appropriateness of the newly enacted Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) law as it relates to religious institutions in Nigeria. A number of Pentecostal pastors and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have openly challenged the government on the inappropriateness of the law and deemed it as a deliberate means of scuffling religions institutions in the country. The new law, in summary; “empowers the Commission to suspend trustees of an association and appoint interim managers, preferably the registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and a supervising…

The last couple of months has been a challenging one for a lot of people across the world, especially for leaders. The reason is because a number of adjustments needed to take place in the shortest period of time as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic that has crippled many activities around the world. Listen to Podcast: Rethinking Leadership in Troubled Times: How Great Leaders Respond In Period of Unforeseen Crises For leaders, many of them needed to take some drastic decisions as to how to adjust to the realities of the pandemic so that their organizations or countries…

It is important for every believer to understand that the legal basis of our relationship with God is in the finished works of Christ Jesus. So, as much as it is good that people are taught on the subject of faith, on the subject of prayer, purity, sanctification, and everything that is needed for their spiritual growth, it is good that we bring people into the knowledge of Christ and let them understand it, what Christ had done on their behalf and accomplished. Before Christ came to accomplish this, we had no legal right to approach God or has that…

A cloak is a piece of clothing or coat that is worn over another cloth. If I am putting on a cloak for instance, you may not actually see what I am wearing underneath, except it be revealed to you. The cloak sometimes serves as a protective element to the wearer from harsh weather conditions like cold, rain or even wind. Sometimes it could also form part of the wearer’s dressing. Dictionary dot come defines a cloak as “something that covers or conceals; disguise; pretense.” There are quite a huge number of people in the world today who hides under…

Hello great people. I have been inspired this morning to write to you on the subject of Character. Romans 5:3-5 says: “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, Character; and Character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” There is a spiritual mechanism in man that produces good Character. The best Character traits are produced, and not imitated. Those who imitate the Character of others soon find out they have not been real and truthful to…

I have been privileged to see a number of football matches. When a team appears to have conceded a goal or two in their first half of forty-five minutes, they simply go to their dress room and re-strategize. And you would as well agree with me that most times, a dedicated team with a strong team-spirit and a goal-oriented coach, would return to the football pitch and turn their fortune around in the other half of the game. For such teams, if they don’t end up winning that game, they sometimes come out with a draw. I have seen a…

There are quite a number of people today who hold this assumption that “Life isn’t balanced.” This thought is usually borne out of a feeling of wanting more out of Life, but the more aren’t just coming forth. It is possible to look at where you are currently in your Life and you compare it with others, and that feeling of inadequacy overwhelms you. Sometimes you ask yourself: “why am I the one who isn’t married yet? All my mates are married, yet I am not! Why am I the one who doesn’t have a child yet, despite several years…