Evangelical Church Winning All

Contemporary churches continue to wrestle with division, moral failures, spiritual elitism, and leadership scandals—struggles that mirror those faced by the first-century Corinthian church. This study examines how Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians offer enduring, practical wisdom for today’s ecclesial dilemmas. While much scholarship highlights Paul’s theology, fewer studies apply his counsel directly to modern crises such as church splits, abuse of spiritual gifts, or the collapse of trust in leaders. Using a qualitative historical-grammatical approach supported by biblical commentaries and concordances, this paper situates Paul’s message within its socio-cultural context and draws parallels for contemporary practice. The findings reveal four central contributions: unity in diversity as an antidote to factionalism, the equitable and orderly exercise of spiritual gifts, love as the supreme virtue for authentic community, and servant leadership as a safeguard against authoritarianism. These insights remain transferable across denominational lines and provide a framework for fostering healthier congregations. However, interpretive challenges persist, as modern contexts differ significantly from Corinth’s urban Greco-Roman world. Despite these limitations, Paul’s theology continues to speak powerfully into contexts of fragmentation and mistrust. This study contributes to scholarship by bridging the gap between Pauline exegesis and pastoral praxis, offering concrete, biblically grounded strategies for renewal in contemporary Christian communities.

Recently, there have been shifts in response to Christ’s resurrection. One of these shifts has to do with human validation of the reality of the total tangibility or the physical body of Christ after his resurrection. This shift brought motivations in scholarship that relate to the use of human five sense organs to establish the veracity of apostolic claim of Jesus’ resurrection. To establish the ground adduced on whether the post-resurrected body of Jesus was a real human body or that of a ghost, the paper employs the use of the five sense organs to validate the claim of the apostles, church fathers, Medieval, and Reformation thinkers. The questions this paper address are, how has the five sense organs of touch, smell, hearing, sight, and feel validated the tangibility of Jesus’ material body? Was Jesus’ resurrection real, or it was just an ancient fictional imagination by Jewish philosophers? The objective of this study is to unveil how important the human five sense organs contributed in validating the tangibility of Jesus after the resurrection. Significantly, the study seeks to establish the certainty of the event that has brought a huge suspicious challenge to both ordinary and critical thinkers on its tangibility. The quest for confirmation and validation, if explained vividly could serve as a verifier of Jesus’ resurrection, and provide a credible explanation on the reality of the resurrection that began with the apostles. To this end, a historical and theological methodology is employed to determine the truth and significance of Christ's resurrection. This study demonstrates and contributes to the ongoing discussion not only on the fact of the resurrection but also on the tangibility of Jesus’ physical appearance beyond the suspicious appearance of a deceased ghost in human history. Furthermore, the study provides vital and legitimate reasons for contemporary Christians to adhere to their long-held belief in line with biblical and theological tenets.

This article presents a hermeneutical analysis of the parable of the Prodigal Son in the context of African father-child relationships. The research majorly focusses on exploring the biblical narrative's insights into the complexities of African father-child relationships, characterized by authoritarianism, paternalism, and cultural expectations. The paper posits that a contextualized Christian education framework can facilitate transformative father-child relationships which is critical for African national development. Through a qualitative research methodology, the study adopted a biblical hermeneutical analysis of the parable of Prodigal Son in the Gospel of (Luke 15:11-32), as well as a review of existing literature on father-child relationships in Africa. Key findings reveal that the Prodigal Son’s father exemplar offers valuable lessons for fostering acceptance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and mutual respect in father-child relationships in Africa. The parable highlights the importance of a father’s unconditional love as characterized in (1Cor. 13:4-8) for nurturing healthy and harmonious relationships between fathers and their children in Africa. Based on these findings, the major recommendation of this study is for African fathers to draw on the teachings of the Prodigal Son’s father to cultivate a culture of unconditional love of their children to foster: forgiveness, reconciliation, and mutual respect within their households. Embracing these values, African fathers-children bonds will not only improve positively, but will also impact the development of Africa significantly. This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on father-child relationships in Africa and offers practical insights for promoting positive family dynamics in the region.

Religious moderation has become a critical issue globally, particularly in response to the misuse of digital platforms by extremist and intolerant groups to propagate their doctrines. This research seeks to identify the best strategies for conducting religious moderation campaigns and the optimal social media platforms for these efforts in the digital era. Using a systematic literature review methodology, this study focuses on publications from 2014 to 2024, sourced through Publish or Perish, with data from Google Scholar and Scopus databases. The analysis follows the PRISMA framework, emphasizing a rigorous and structured approach to data synthesis. Findings indicate that the CAER strategy Connect Communities, Amplify Positive Messages, Engage Through Technology, and Respect Diversity is highly effective for promoting religious moderation in the digital age. This approach leverages both traditional and digital methods to create impactful campaigns.

The story of Adam and Eve's meeting with the forbidden fruit inside the confines of the Garden of Eden has intrigued theologians and philosophers. The paper thoroughly observes the intricacies of Adam's preference in Genesis 3, losing illumination on the essence of deceit and its effects. By delving into the biblical narrative and scrutinising numerous interpretations, the paper has disclosed the unravelling of the enigma encircling the fruit of deception and its implications for mankind. Through an exhaustive evaluation of the textual content, this paper underscores the significance of Adam's desire and its sizable repercussions. By exploring the serpent's function as a foxy misleader and the susceptibility of human nature, we can gain an extra profound comprehension of Adam's choice's ethical and theological ramifications. Moreover, this scholarly article delves into the theological interpretations surrounding the essence of the fruit. Several teachers contend that the fruit possessed inherent efficiency while others highlight the importance of disobedience and the following estrangement from the divine. Through an exam of these several views, we aim to provide an entire comprehension of the fruit's functions inside the narrative. The descent of humankind and the creation of transgression into the sector are often attributed to Adam's defiance. The article scrutinises the ramifications of this deed, encompassing the forfeiture of purity, the strife inherent in human nature, and the want for salvation. By apprehending Adam's choice and its repercussions, we can grapple with the intricacies of human lifestyles and the ceaseless battle between righteousness and malevolence.

Parenting is a herculean task for parents, church and society. The challenge arises from the fact that people always compromise on one aspect of parenting or the other. Whereas the Bible stipulates the standard for proper child upbringing, most Christian parents today raise their children in a way contrary to the biblical standard and this has negative consequences on the church and the society generally. This is evidenced in social vices exhibited by children in the contemporary world. It is from this perspective that this study empirically investigated Christian parenting with a view to espousing the biblical standard of parenting for societal development. The study adopted a descriptive design of a survey type. The data gathered from the questionnaire were quantitatively analyzed using simple percentage while data from the interviews were qualitatively analyzed. Findings revealed that only 26.64% of respondents had proper understanding of Christian parenting. It was also found that the non-compliance with the parenting principles by 74.8% of respondents has resulted into children’s lack of commitment to society’s values. Some social vices were identified as problems resulting from this non-compliance. Some of the recommendations are: ECWA Church members to develop informed teaching on parenting to serve as basis for instructing Christians generally. Seminars and workshops should be organized for parents on the need to bring this to bear on their children. Parents must not commit the entire responsibility of parenting into the hands of the church, the school or any house help, etc. Keywords: Christian Parenting, Discipline, Child, Yoruba, ECWA Ibadan District Church Council, African society.

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The Church is a popularly known part of the human society. The genesis was from the divine understanding of a few men and women during and after the ascension of Jesus Christ. The Church gradually grew into a great body of people of living faith. The significant impact of the Church in the human society over the years cannot be denied. The factual stance is challenging in the recent time due to the concurrent happenings of ineffectual activities perpetuated by so called ‘Christians’. While this observation is about the Church in general, the periscope of this article is the Nigerian Church. In Acts 11:26, the disciples were referred first to as Christians because the unbelievers could see the Christ-like image. The effectual movement of the Church has often been geared by Church leadership from the time of Jesus Christ. The biblical framework of this paper is John 13:1-17, where the foot washing concept is explored. With the activity of Jesus and His disciples; this paper depicts several applicable lessons for the sustenance of the Nigerian Church. Cardinal among the lessons is the concept of servant leadership, love and fellowship. A clear emphasis is laid on leadership in the Nigerian Church. Jesus gave a redefinition of this integral structure having equality and equity, though with regard to authority. Above all, the acknowledgement of Christ should be re-entrenched in the Nigerian Church, such that, the place of God remained usurped and His glory shared with no man!

This study engages the ironic representation of Saul as a ‘prophet’ and his later characterization at Endor, noting the subversion of his original prophetic introduction in 1 Samuel 9–10 and the parody of this same representation through his identification with witchcraft/divination in 1 Samuel 28. The parody sabotages the royal aspirations of the Saulides because it associates them with the forbidden practice of witchcraft. The study also shows the underlying importance of Saul's characterization at Endor within the Deuteronomistic history, especially in the quest subtly to associate Saul with the major villains of this same history who are not only connected to these same banned cultic practices but also blamed for the exile. Saul is thus intentionally implicated and further criminalized as the prototype of subsequent kingship's failure, and the Endor incident becomes an ominous sign of doom not only for the Saulides but also for the entire nation of Israel.