The Oyo State Police Command
has intercepted a lorry with 646
bags of weed suspected to be
marijuana. The police also
arrested two suspects, David
Ndidi and Toyin Adegoke, in
connection with the discovery.
Commissioner of Police,
Mohamed Ndabawa, said the
command acted after
intelligence was received on the
activities of the suspects.
He said “On November 29, a
consignment of weed
suspected to be Indian hemp
was packaged for conveyance
in a truck at a cannabis
plantation in Eleja village, near
Akanran, Ibadan.
The police intercepted the truck
with number plate, Lagos XR
967 JJJ. The value of the weed
is N11m. Ndidi and Adegoke
were arrested while the driver
escaped from the scene. We
are still making effort to arrest
the rest of the people involved.”
Ndidi, 30, told our
correspondent that he was an
assistant to the driver of the
vehicle and that he did not
know that the bags of weed
were marijuana.
“I was hired to assist the driver
and my fee was N10,000. The
bags were locked at the back of
the vehicle and I did not
suspect that they were
marijuana. When police
stopped us, he jumped and ran
into the bush, but I waited
because I did not suspect that
we were transporting
marijuana,” he said.
Toyin told our correspondent
that she traded in orange and
that she came from Ilorin to
buy the fruit in the village when
she was arrested.
She said, “I was buying
oranges to be transported to
Ilorin when I heard gunshots. I
thought they were armed
robbers, so I ran just as others
did. But when I realised they
were policemen, I stopped
because I knew that I was
doing legal business. But I was
arrested despite the other man
(Ndidi) telling them that I was
not one of them. I appeal to the
police to investigate the matter
again and visit my house in
Ilorin. I know nothing about
marijuana and the man
arrested in the truck,”
The farmer with the name, Bayo
Ibrahim, 23, killed the big snake
around the Ado-Afao-Ekiti
environs of the state. The
snake was said to have been
notorious for killing domestic
animals in the area.
Spectators called it various
names, including “Aminurin”,
“Ojola” and “Ako Monomono”,
which are all Yoruba names for
a massive snake.
The size of the snake attracted
spectators from as far as Odo-
Ado, Oke-Ila, Basiri, Nova Road
and GRA in Ado-Ekiti, the state
capital, to the sparsely-
populated Afao road, turning it
into a Mecca of sorts.
The spectators said: “We have
never seen anything like this”;
“Is this what we have been
living with?” and “This is the
wonder of the year in Ekiti”.
They pushed one another to
catch a view of the snake,
which some said was big
enough to feed, at least 40
sturdy men.
Ibrahim, who hails from Ilorin,
the Kwara State capital, said he
saw three snakes while grazing
his herd close to the road and
killed them with a cutlass.
He said: “I am a cattle rearer. I
saw three snakes in a small
bush and killed them with my
cutlass. I sold two yesterday
for N10,000 each. I have also
sold this last one for N10,000
to that man.
“I have killed about 12 of such
snakes. They always kill our
dogs and goats. But they have
not killed any person. They do
not kill by biting. They roll
round their prey and suffocate
it, until it dies. If you want to
kill them, aim for the head and
do not miss it, because if you
do, it can be fatal. If you are
scared, do not go near it, but if
you are sharp and quick, you
will kill it easily.”
Many spectators said it was
strange to see such a long and
thick snake.
Ajayi Adekunle said: “To me
and most of us here, it is new. I
have seen such snakes many
times in movies, but never in
real life. It will easily kill and
swallow humans. You can see
how big it is. Even a car cannot
kill it. I urge people living in this
area to be careful, as more of
this snake may still be around
here.”
A truck driver Thursday, at
Ogbor Hill area of Aba, Abia
state, lost control and rammed
into a classroom killing 7
school children.
Fifteen other school children
also sustained various degrees
of injuries during the accident.
They were pupils of Glorious
International Academy located
on 42 Opobo road, Aba.
The truck with Registration
number, Akwa Ibom AA 702
KTA was said to be on its way
to Ovom waterside to evacuate
sand when it lost control and
rammed into the fence of
Glorious International Academy
located on 42 Opobo road.
truck-school
The pupils were said to be
having their morning devotion
in a classroom when the
incident occurred.
According to eyewitnesses
account, the pupils have
concluded their examinations
and were said to have returned
to the school to have their end
of the year party.
When Vanguard visited the
school, police and operatives of
Federal Road Safety Corps were
seen inspecting the scene of
the accident even as
sympathizers were seen in
groups discussing the
development.
Blood stains covered the floor
of the classroom, just as
broken desks, biscuits, plates
which were to be used for the
end of the year party for the
pupils.
Also, some parents and
relations who lost their children
and wards were seen weeping
uncontrollably while others
were making inquiries regarding
the whereabouts of their
children and wards
Nollywood actor Kenneth
Okonkwo told us few
months ago that he has
an uncommon sexual
appetite and can go on
with a woman for the
whole day in the
bedroom. He also added
that his woman
"understands".
But it seems his woman
can't take the "huge thing"
again or he is just tired of
giving all his juice to only
her as a source says he
has dumped her for a new
big girl, who is a rich
fashion designer. See
revelations below:
"Ken is very fond of
Maureen, the new
babe. She is a
London chic, a
fashion designer and
has a store of hers
where she sells
wears. She surely
knows how to keep a
man asking for
more.
"From what we are
observing, Kenneth
might want Maureen
as his wife, but we
doubt if Maureen is
thinking in that
direction," a close
insider reveals.
Is it really Kenneth
Okonkwo that did this or
Kenneth Okoli, the ex-Mr
Nigeria? I hope its the
other Ken!
The Nkwerre Vigilante
Network this week
arrested a six-man gang
specialized in the sale of
human parts for rituals
and transplant in Nkwerre,
Imo State. The men
confessed to kidnapping
their victims at various
locations in the state and
using their parts for ritual
purposes. Some parts
they sold to people who
needed them for
transplant. Yeah, there are
human beings like this
amongst us.
The men, who are mostly
bricklayers, confessed
that they sell the parts
from N500k to N1million,
depending on the parts in
demand. Two of the ritual
killers were found to be
pastors.
The men took the vigilante
network members and
some policemen to their
hideout which is a forest
in Umugara Village in
Nkwerre. There, police
found the decomposing
corpses of some of their
victims, mostly women
and children.
Brace yourselves...they
are horrible photos. See
them after the cut. *viewer
discretion advise
The Nkwerre Vigilante
Network this week
arrested a six-man gang
specialized in the sale of
human parts for rituals
and transplant in Nkwerre,
Imo State. The men
confessed to kidnapping
their victims at various
locations in the state and
using their parts for ritual
purposes. Some parts
they sold to people who
needed them for
transplant. Yeah, there are
human beings like this
amongst us.
The men, who are mostly
bricklayers, confessed
that they sell the parts
from N500k to N1million,
depending on the parts in
demand. Two of the ritual
killers were found to be
pastors.
The men took the vigilante
network members and
some policemen to their
hideout which is a forest
in Umugara Village in
Nkwerre. There, police
found the decomposing
corpses of some of their
victims, mostly women
and children.
Brace yourselves...they
are horrible photos. See
them after the cut. *viewer
discretion advise
Former South African President
and anti-Apartheid icon, Dr.
Nelson Mandela may have
finally passed on, a senior
African National Congress (ANC)
leader confirmed to
FrontiersNews, in South Africa, a
short while ago.
The 95 years old Mandela,
popularly known as Mandiba,
has been in critical condition for
months and had at several times
been on life support.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a
South African anti-apartheid
revolutionary and politician who
served as President of South
Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Brief Biography
Rolihlahla Mandela was born
into the Madiba clan in Mvezo,
Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to
Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi
Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela,
principal counsellor to the Acting
King of the Thembu people,
Jongintaba Dalindyebo.
His father died when he was a
child and the young Rolihlahla
became a ward of Jongintaba at
the Great Place in Mqhekezweni.
Hearing the elder’s stories of his
ancestor’s valour during the
wars of resistance, he dreamed
also of making his own
contribution to the freedom
struggle of his people.
He attended primary school in
Qunu where his teacher Miss
Mdingane gave him the name
Nelson, in accordance with the
custom to give all school
children “Christian” names.
He completed his Junior
Certificate at Clarkebury
Boarding Institute and went on
to Healdtown, a Wesleyan
secondary school of some
repute, where he matriculated.
Nelson Mandela began his
studies for a Bachelor of Arts
Degree at the University College
of Fort Hare but did not
complete the degree there as he
was expelled for joining in a
student protest. He completed
his BA through the University of
South Africa and went back to
Fort Hare for his graduation in
1943.
On his return to the Great Place
at Mkhekezweni the King was
furious and said if he didn’t
return to Fort Hare he would
arrange wives for him and his
cousin Justice. They ran away
to Johannesburg instead
arriving there in 1941. There he
worked as a mine security
officer and after meeting Walter
Sisulu, an estate agent, who
introduced him to Lazar
Sidelsky. He then did his articles
through the firm of attorneys
Witkin Eidelman and Sidelsky.
Meanwhile he began studying
for an LLB at the University of
the Witwatersrand. By his own
admission he was a poor
student and left the university in
1948 without graduating. He
only started studying again
through the University of London
and also did not complete that
degree.
In 1989, while in the last months
of his imprisonment, he obtained
an LLB through the University of
South Africa. He graduated in
absentia at a ceremony in Cape
Town.
Nelson Mandela, while
increasingly politically involved
from 1942, only joined the
African National Congress in
1944 when he helped formed the
ANC Youth League.
In 1944 he married Walter
Sisulu’s cousin Evelyn Mase, a
nurse. They had two sons
Madiba Thembekile ‘Thembi’
and Makgatho and two
daughters both called
Makaziwe, the first of whom
died in infancy. They effectively
separated in 1955 and divorced
in 1958.
Nelson Mandela rose through
the ranks of the ANCYL and
through its work the ANC
adopted in 1949 a more radical
mass-based policy, the
Programme of Action.
In 1952 he was chosen at the
National Volunteer-in-Chief of
the Defiance Campaign with
Maulvi Cachalia as his Deputy.
This campaign of civil
disobedience against six unjust
laws was a joint programme
between the ANC and the South
African Indian Congress. He and
19 others were charged under
the Suppression of Communism
Act for their part in the
campaign and sentenced to nine
months hard labour suspended
for two years.
A two-year diploma in law on
top of his BA allowed Nelson
Mandela to practice law and in
August 1952 he and Oliver
Tambo established South
Africa’s first black law firm,
Mandela and Tambo.
At the end of 1952 he was
banned for the first time. As a
restricted person he was only
able to secretly watch as the
Freedom Charter was adopted
at Kliptown on 26 June 1955.
Nelson Mandela was arrested in
a countrywide police swoop of
156 activists on 5 December
1955, which led to the 1956
Treason Trial. Men and women
of all races found themselves in
the dock in the marathon trial
that only ended when the last
28 accused, including Mr.
Mandela were acquitted on 29
March 1961.
On 21 March 1960 police killed
69 unarmed people in a protest
at Sharpeville against the pass
laws. This led to the country’s
first state of emergency on 31
March and the banning of the
ANC and the Pan Africanist
Congress on 8 April. Nelson
Mandela and his colleagues in
the Treason Trial were among
the thousands detained during
the state of emergency.
During the trial on 14 June 1958
Nelson Mandela married a social
worker Winnie Madikizela. They
had two daughters Zenani and
Zindziswa. The couple divorced
in 1996.
Days before the end of the
Treason Trial Nelson Mandela
travelled to Pietermaritzburg to
speak at the All-in Africa
Conference, which resolved he
should write to Prime Minister
Verwoerd requesting a non-
racial national convention, and
to warn that should he not
agree there would be a national
strike against South Africa
becoming a republic. As soon as
he and his colleagues were
acquitted in the Treason Trial
Nelson Mandela went
underground and began
planning a national strike for 29,
30 and 31 March. In the face of
a massive mobilization of state
security the strike was called off
early. In June 1961 he was
asked to lead the armed
struggle and helped to establish
Umkhonto weSizwe (Spear of
the Nation).
On 11 January 1962 using the
adopted name David
Motsamayi, Nelson Mandela left
South Africa secretly. He
travelled around Africa and
visited England to gain support
for the armed struggle. He
received military training in
Morocco and Ethiopia and
returned to South Africa in July
1962. He was arrested in a
police roadblock outside Howick
on 5 August while returning from
KwaZulu-Natal where he briefed
ANC President Chief Albert
Luthuli about his trip.
He was charged with leaving the
country illegally and inciting
workers to strike. He was
convicted and sentenced to five
years imprisonment which he
began serving in Pretoria Local
Prison. On 27 May 1963 he was
transferred to Robben Island and
returned to Pretoria on 12 June.
Within a month police raided a
secret hide-out in Rivonia used
by ANC and Communist Party
activists and several of his
comrades were arrested.
In October 1963 Nelson Mandela
joined nine others on trial for
sabotage in what became
known as the Rivonia Trial.
Facing the death penalty his
words to the court at the end of
his famous ‘Speech from the
Dock’ on 20 April 1964 became
immortalized:
“I have fought against white
domination, and I have fought
against black domination. I
have cherished the ideal of a
democratic and free society in
which all persons live together
in harmony and with equal
opportunities. It is an ideal
which I hope to live for and to
achieve. But if needs be, it is an
ideal for which I am prepared to
die.”
On 11 June 1964 Nelson
Mandela and seven other
accused Walter Sisulu, Ahmed
Kathrada, Govan Mbeki,
Raymond Mhlaba, Denis
Goldberg, Elias Motsoaledi and
Andrew Mlangeni were
convicted and the next day were
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Denis Goldberg was sent to
Pretoria Prison because he was
white while the others went to
Robben Island.
Nelson Mandela’s mother died
in 1968 and his eldest son
Thembi in 1969. He was not
allowed to attend their funerals.
On 31 March 1982 Nelson
Mandela was transferred to
Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town
with Sisulu, Mhlaba and
Mlangeni. Kathrada joined them
in October. When he returned to
the prison in November 1985
after prostate surgery Nelson
Mandela was held alone.
Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee
had visited him in hospital.
Later Nelson Mandela initiated
talks about an ultimate meeting
between the apartheid
government and the ANC.
In 1988 he was treated for
Tuberculosis and was
transferred on 7 December 1988
to a house at Victor Verster
Prison near Paarl. He was
released from its gates on
Sunday 11 February 1990, nine
days after the unbanning of the
ANC and the PAC and nearly four
months after the release of the
remaining Rivonia comrades.
Throughout his imprisonment he
had rejected at least three
conditional offers of release.
Nelson Mandela immersed
himself into official talks to end
white minority rule and in 1991
was elected ANC President to
replace his ailing friend Oliver
Tambo. In 1993 he and
President FW de Klerk jointly
won the Nobel Peace Prize and
on 27 April 1994 he voted for the
first time in his life.
On 10 May 1994 he was
inaugurated South Africa’s first
democratically elected
President. On his 80th birthday
in 1998 he married Graça
Machel, his third wife.
True to his promise Nelson
Mandela stepped down in 1999
after one term as President. He
continued to work with the
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
he set up in 1995 and
established the Nelson Mandela
Foundation and The Mandela-
Rhodes Foundation.
In April 2007 his grandson
Mandla Mandela became head
of the Mvezo Traditional Council
at a ceremony at the Mvezo
Great Place.
Nelson Mandela never wavered
in his devotion to democracy,
equality and learning. Despite
terrible provocation, he never
answered racism with racism.
His life has been an inspiration
to all who are oppressed and
deprived, to all who are opposed
to oppression and deprivation.
He won the following awards
during his life time: Nobel Peace
Prize, Bharat Ratna, Time's
Person of the Year,Sakharov
Prize, Presidential Medal of
Freedom, Congressional Gold
Medal, Arthur Ashe Courage
Award, Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal, Gandhi
Peace Prize, Philadelphia Liberty
Medal, Jawaharlal Nehru Award
for International Understanding,
Lenin Peace Prize, Queen
Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
Medal, Nishan-e-Pakistan, Al-
Gaddafi International Prize for
Human Rights, Ambassador of
Conscience Award,International
Simón Bolívar Prize, United
Nations Prize in the Field of
Human Rights, Order of the Nile,
World Citizenship Award, U
Thant Peace Award, Félix
Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize,
Isitwalandwe Medal,Indira
Gandhi Award for International
Justice and Harmony, Freedom
of the City of Aberdeen, Bruno
Kreisky Award, UNESCO Peace
Prize,Carter–Menil Human
Rights Prize, Bishop John T.
Walker Distinguished
Humanitarian Service Award,
Giuseppe Motta Medal, Ludovic-
Trarieux International Human
Rights Prize, J. William Fulbright
Prize for International
Understanding, W E B DuBois
International Medal, Prince of
Asturias Award for International
Cooperation, Harvard Business
School Statesman of the Year
Award
This may be a good time to
change your
Facebook, Twitter, Google,
and other
passwords.
CNN Money reports that
hackers have stolen
usernames and passwords
for nearly two
million accounts at
Facebook, Google,
Twitter, Yahoo and others.
The massive data breach
was a result of
keylogging software
maliciously installed on
an untold number of
computers around the
world, researchers at
cybersecurity firm
Trustwave said. The virus
was capturing log-
in credentials for key
websites over the past
month and sending those
usernames and
passwords to a server
controlled by the
hackers.
On Nov. 24, Trustwave
researchers tracked
that server, located in the
Netherlands. They
discovered compromised
credentials for
more than 93,000 websites
including
Twitter, Yahoo, Gmail,
LinkedIn, to name a
few.
Identity theft is a serious
issue and you
never know what sensitive
information you
might have in those emails.
To avoid any
unnecessary headaches
from your
information being
compromised, just
change those passwords
and make it a
habit to periodically change
change them.
Some tips for creating a
strong password
Make sure your password:
Is at least eight characters
long.
Does not contain your user
name, real name,
or company name.
Does not contain a
complete word.
Is significantly different
from previous
passwords.
Contains characters from
each of the
following four categories:
Uppercase letters
Lowercase letters
Numbers
Symbols
Information reaching
obascotec from the
federal capital territory,
Abuja, is that a huge
explosion rocked a
popular filling station in
the city centre, just by the
offices of the Nigeria
National Petroleum
Corporation building in
Abuja's Central Business
District on Thursday
afternoon.
The unfortunate incident
has thrown the area into
panic mood as workers
are scampering for safety.
A source at the scene of
the explosion told
obascotec on
phone that the incident
was caused by tanker that
was in the process of
discharging petroleum
product into a Conoil
filling station's reserve
tank.
As at the time of filling
this report, my source say
the fire from the tanker
has spread to the pumps
in the filling station. NNPC
Fire Service who are in
the vicinity do not have
water, making the
situation worse.
Nigerian twin sisters who
got married to twin
brothers the same day,
have made the Guinness
Book of World Records as
they were named the 1st
in Africa and the 251st in
the world to successfully
do such. The couple were
joined together at
Foursquare Gospel Church
in Omole, Ikeja, Lagos.
Folawemi Taiwo Okunniyi
and Febisola Kehinde
Okunniyi are identical twin
sisters from the same
parents from Ondo State.
Their grooms, Chinonso
Akinade Okueze and
Chibuzor Adelakin Okueze
are also identical twins
from the same parents
from Asaba, Delta State.
During the church
wedding, officials of the
Guinnes Book of World
Records acknowledged
that they have never had
any record or history of
twins’ marriage in Africa.
Big congrats to the
husbands and wives!
She is a Sergeant in the
Nigerian Army and based
in Abuja with her family
(husband and kid). She
went to one of the popular
market in the city on
Saturday and has not
been seen since then.
Please, anyone with info
that could help in locating
Mrs (Sgt.) Bimbo
Adeyemo should contact
the nearest police station.
Thanks!
After shutting down some
streets in the country, Jim
Iyke took out time to chill
with the President
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
SCRIPTURE LIST FOR
VIDEO START ON PAGE 2
**
Scripture Versus Tradition.
The Roman Catholic
Church has always been
identified with Christianity
because it upholds four
fundamentals of the
Christian faith:• The deity
of Christ
• The Triune God
• The virgin birth, and
• The bodily resurrection
and return of Christ to the
earth.
However, Catholic
teaching opposes the
doctrine that is most
essential to the Christian
faith – the doctrine
of justification by faith
alone. The Vatican not
only denies this doctrine,
but also condemns
anyone who believes it.
Other Catholic doctrines
deny that Christ’s work of
redemption is finished and
that His atonement is
sufficient.
For this reason...
ROMAN CATHOLICISM
MUST IDENTIFIED AS AN
APOSTATE CHURCH
AND CATHOLICS NEED
TO BE EVANGELIZED. In
spite of this there are
some Catholics who do
not adhere to all the
teachings of their church
and have had a genuine
born-again experience.
Still, with
over one billion Catholics
in the world and a
growing ecumenical
movement to unite all
religions under
the power and influence of
the pope, the truth about
Roman Catholicism must
be told.
The Gospel of Grace
Reveals: The Gospel of
Roman Catholicism
Reveals:
Jesus Christ, His life,
death and resurrection
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
A religious system of
sacraments,
indulgences, purgatory,
and prayers for the
dead (1032;1471-79,
1498)*
Salvation is….
Only through Christ (Acts
4:12)
A gift of God’s grace
(Ephesians 2:8,9)
Attained by Christ
(Romans 5:9)
At the moment a sinner
believes the gospel
(Ephesians 1:13,14)
Secured by God (John
10:27)
Salvation is…
Through the Roman
Catholic Church (846)
Merited by doing good
works
(1815,1821,2010,2027)
By faith plus the law,
sacraments, and good
works (1129,1131)
Attained by man
(2010,2027)
A process from baptism
through purgatory
(161-2,1254-55)
Never assured in this life
(1036,2005)
Sins are expiated by
Christ’s blood (Romans
3:25)
Sins are expiated by
suffering in purgatory
(1030-31)
Salvation glorifies God
alone (Ephesians 1) Mary
and all the saints are also
glorified (1476-77)
The work of salvation is
finished (John 19:30)
This work continues with
daily sacrifices (611,1405)
The Holy Bible scriptures
* Catechism of the
Catholic Church, San
Francisco, CA: Ignatius
Press, 1994.
2. A Word About the
Motivation of Catholics
It is important to realize
that most of the clergy
and lay people that teach
Roman Catholic
doctrine are not deceiving
people with malicious
intent. They are simply
passing on what has been
passed
on to them, sincerely
believing that they have
the truth. Catholics must
believe all dogmas of their
church
or be anathema (eternally
cursed).
Prayer, love, compassion,
and understanding are
needed along with the
power of the Word of
God to penetrate their
hearts. Patience is needed
to untangle Roman
Catholics from the
dogmatic web in
which they are held
captive.
(Colossians 2:8 KJV)
Beware lest any man spoil
you through philosophy
and vain deceit, after the
tradition of men, after the
rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.
When witnessing to
Roman Catholics,
remember to:
1. Pray before, during,
and after (Colossians
4:2-6).
2. Establish agreement on
truth (John 14:6;
17:3.17).
3. Stay focused on the
gospel (1 Corinthians
15:1-4).
4. Establish the
relationship between the
Scripture and tradition
(Mark 7:7-13, Psalm 119,
2 Timothy 3:15,16).
5. Establish the
relationship between the
teachings of men and the
Word of God (Acts17:11,
1 John 2:27).
6. Persuade them to
repent of their dead works
and turn to Christ alone in
faith alone (Hebrews 6:1).
7. Make disciples of them
by inviting them to a
Scripture study (Matthew
28:18-20).
Most of the information
above was taken from a
tract by, Mike Grendon, a
former devout Roman
Catholic for 37 years and
a graduate of Dallas
Theological Seminary.
** Our Ministry View
FROM THE VIDEO
“IS ROMAN CATHOLICISM
CHRISTIANITY?”
We are often confronted
with the following
question and we have
done extensive research
to
provide you with a fair
and Biblical answer to the
question. We realize when
we deal with such topics
there might be some who
are offended by our views.
As we near the return of
Christ we are compelled
to
clearly and boldly point
people to Jesus Christ
and the Bible as the only
way of salvation and
spiritual truth.
There are 945 million
Roman Catholics in the
world. We are concerned
about their souls.
THE SCRIPTURE TELLS
US THAT IT IS A WISE
PERSON WHO TRIES TO
WIN THE SOUL
OF HIS FELLOW MAN FOR
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
(Proverbs 11:30 KJV) The
fruit of the righteous is a
tree of life; and he that
winneth souls is wise.
We reflect on this
Scriptures as we sincerely
strive to approach the
subject of Roman
Catholicism.
If Catholics are saved by
following the teachings
and practices of the
Roman Catholic Church,
we
should leave them alone.
If that is not the outcome,
we have an obligation to
witness to them for the
sake
of their eternal soul.
The concern for souls
should be our only reason
for studying the Roman
Catholics; not to win
arguments or debates, but
to give us knowledge to
help deliver them from
deception.
3. We should always
examine our attitudes and
motives when we deal
with this subject or any
other to make
sure that love for the soul
dictates how we deal with
those concerned.
(2 Timothy 2:23-26 KJV)
But foolish and unlearned
questions avoid, knowing
that they do gender
strifes. {24} And the
servant of the Lord must
not strive; but be gentle
unto all men, apt to teach,
patient, {25} In meekness
instructing those that
oppose themselves; if
God peradventure will give
them repentance to the
acknowledging of the
truth; {26} And that they
may recover themselves
out of the snare of the
devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will.
The subject of Roman
Catholicism is a volatile
subject and no matter
how gently one deals with
the issue,
you are guaranteed to
make a few people mad.
The following statement
made in 1917 accurately
accesses
the situation.
"I am aware that, if I
undertake to prove that
Romanism is not
Christianity, I must expect
to be called, 'bigoted,
harsh, uncharitable.'
Nevertheless I am not
daunted; for I believe that
on a right understanding
of this subject depends
the salvation of
millions." (p. 288 THE
FUNDAMENTALS Volume
III, Reprinted 1993 by
Baker Books.)
The speaker was T. W.
Medhurst, of Glasgow,
Scotland. It was a true
statement in 1917 and
also today. It
came from an article
entitled, IS ROMANISM
CHRISTIANITY? that
appeared in a four volume
set of
books called, THE
FUNDAMENTALS, a series
of articles by ministers
that sought to address
and defend
the basic Christian truths
that are the most precious
to us.
At that time in history
they saw the demonic
floodgate of liberalism
opened and were wise
enough to know that the
war for the truth of the
gospel was happening.
This work was headed up
by R. A. Torrey and its
purpose was to put into
the hands of ministers
and laymen the
information they needed
to defend the gospel.
These men felt the need to
'draw a line in the sand'
on the issue of the Roman
Catholics and let the world
know that it was not
Christianity. In their day
the Roman Catholics were
considered by some as
another form of
Christianity. Medhurst
said:
One reason why Popery
has of late gained so
much power in Great
Britain and Ireland, and is
gaining power still, is that
many Protestants look on
it now as a form of true
Christianity; and think
that, on that account,
notwithstanding tenderly.
(p. .288, THE
FUNDAMENTALS)
The problem that these
men saw in 1917 has
been compounded many
times over through the
years up to
now. The shepherds of the
flock of God have allowed
Satan to kick the sands of
confusion of the clear
insight that these men
shared with the body of
Christ. More than ever
before people today
accept the
Roman Catholics as
another form of
Christianity, and more
than ever before people
who claim that
Catholicism is not
Christianity are
persecuted and ridiculed
as hateful and divisive.
The Bible says that
everyone who lives for
Jesus will be persecuted.
(2 Timothy 3:12 KJV)
Yea, and all that will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution.
The Bible also says that
this persecution will be a
great blessing for us.
(Matthew 5:10-12 KJV)
Blessed are they which
are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. {11} Blessed are
ye, when men shall revile
you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely,
for my sake. {12} Rejoice,
and be exceeding glad: for
great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted
they the prophets which
were before you.
4. WHY ARE SO FEW
CHRISTIANS
PERSECUTED IN AMERICA
TODAY?
The answer is simple:
they are not witnessing
for Jesus and standing up
for the truth of the gospel.
We need to determine if
the words of Medhurst are
true. Does the salvation of
millions of souls depend
on us sharing the true
gospel with our Roman
Catholic friends? Was
John Wesley correct when
he taught that no Roman
Catholic could be saved
by believing what their
church taught?
But I pity them much;
having the same
assurance, that Jesus is
the Christ, and that no
Romanist can expect to
be saved, according to the
terms of his covenant. (p.
220, Volume One,
WESLEY'S WORKS, Baker
Book House.)
We need to pay close
attention to Paul's words
to the church in Galatia.
(Galatians 1:6-9 KJV) I
marvel that ye are so
soon removed from him
that called you into the
grace of Christ unto
another gospel: {7} Which
is not another; but there
be some that trouble you,
and would pervert the
gospel of Christ. {8} But
though we, or an angel
from heaven, preach any
other gospel unto you
than that which we have
preached unto you, let
him be accursed. {9} As
we said before, so say I
now again, If any man
preach any other gospel
unto you than that ye
have received, let him be
accursed.
IN THE PASSAGE ABOVE
PAUL PLACES THOSE
WHO PREACH ANOTHER
GOSPEL
UNDER THE CURSE OF
GOD.
He repeats this fact twice
to give it special
emphasis. We should
think long and hard about
what it means to be
accursed by God. Some
comments on this
passage from scholars
will be helpful. J. B.
Lightfoot comments:
This word is used in the
Old Testament of a
person or thing set apart
and devoted to
destruction, because
hateful to God. Hence in a
spiritual application it
denotes the state of one
who is alienated from god
by sin. (J. B. Lightfoot's
Commentary on the
Epistles of St. Paul,
Hendrickson Publishers)
R. C. H. Lenski spoke
about being accursed:
As the apostle and
representative of Christ
and the Father Paul
pronounces the verdict;
'Let him be anathema!' He
repeats the verdict of
Jesus himself, uttered
against the Pharisees in
Matthew 23:13-39.
Anyone who promulgates
a different and contrary
gospel is eo ipso
"accursed", not because
we say it so, but because
Christ has said so, we
only repeating his
judgement. (p. 41 The
Interpretation of Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians, R.
C. H. Lenski, Lutheran
Book Concern)
THIS PASSAGE AND
THESE COMMENTS MAKE
IT CLEAR THAT TO
PREACH ANOTHER
GOSPEL IS TO BE
TOTALLY CUT OFF FROM
CHRIST AND TO BE SET
APART FOR TOTAL
DESTRUCTION BY GOD.
WE NEED TO REALIZE
HOW SERIOUS AND REAL
THIS IS.
We now need to
determine: Do the Roman
Catholics preach a false
gospel? The Bible says
that the true gospel is
salvation by grace
through faith alone.
(Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)
For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: {9} Not of works,
lest any man should
boast.
IT IS ONLY NECESSARY
TO READ TWO
SENTENCES FROM THE
NEW CATECHISM OF
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
TO DETERMINE THE
TRUTH THAT THE
ROMAN CATHOLICS
TEACH A FALSE GOSPEL!
5. Justification is
conferred in Baptism, the
sacrament of faith. It
conforms us to the
righteousness of god, who
makes us inwardly just by
the power of his mercy.
(p. 482, CATECHISM OF
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH,
The Liturgical Press.
When the Catholic Church
teaches that justification
is conferred in Baptism,
they do so in direct
opposition to the word of
God, which teaches that
we are justified by grace
through faith alone.
(Titus 3:7 KJV) That
being justified by his
grace, we should be made
heirs according to the
hope of eternal life.
(Romans 3:24 KJV) Being
justified freely by his
grace through the
redemption that is in
Christ Jesus:
(Romans 5:1 KJV)
Therefore being justified
by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ:
(Romans 4:16 KJV)
Therefore it is of faith,
that it might be by grace;
to the end the promise
might be sure to all the
seed; not to that only
which is of the law, but to
that also which is of the
faith of Abraham; who is
the father of us all, The
Bible clearly teaches that
human words can play no
part in our justification.
(Galatians 2:16 KJV)
Knowing that a man is not
justified by the works of
the law, but by the faith of
Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be
justified by the faith of
Christ, and not by the
works of the law: for by
the works of the law shall
no flesh be justified.
(Romans 3:28 KJV)
Therefore we conclude
that a man is justified by
faith without the deeds of
the law.
(Romans 4:4-5 KJV) Now
to him that worketh is the
reward not reckoned of
grace, but of debt. {5} But
to him that worketh not,
but believeth on him that
justifieth the ungodly, his
faith is counted for
righteousness.
The Catholic Church does
teach the importance of
faith for salvation, but
they say that faith alone
is not enough for
justification. The Catholic
position on justification
could fairly be described
as:
Justification = Faith +
Works
The Bible states plainly
that if you are trying to be
saved by 'faith plus
works' the true gospel of
justification by grace
through faith alone is
cancelled out and made
void.
(Romans 11:6 KJV) And if
by grace, then is it no
more of works: otherwise
grace is no more grace.
But if it be of works, then
is it no more grace:
otherwise work is no more
work.
(Galatians 2:21 KJV) I do
not frustrate the grace of
God: for if righteousness
come by the law, then
Christ is dead in vain.
(Galatians 3:10-11 KJV)
For as many as are of the
works of the law are
under the curse: for it is
written, Cursed is every
one that continueth not in
all things which are
written in the book of the
law to do them. {11} But
that no man is justified by
the law in the sight of
God, it is evident: for, The
just shall live by faith.
(Galatians 5:4 KJV) Christ
is become of no effect
unto you, whosoever of
you are justified by the
law; ye are fallen from
grace.
6. Not only does the
Catholic teaching
proclaim salvation and
justification by faith plus
works but they also place
those who teach salvation
by grace through faith
alone under the papal
anathema.
This word 'anathema' is
the same word used in the
Galatians 1:6-9 passage
(previously quoted) in
which the explanation of
the word meant to be 'cut
off' or 'accursed'. The
Roman Catholic Church
says because we teach
justification by grace
through faith in Jesus
Christ alone we are to be
'anathema'.
The Council of Trent
made this clear:
If anyone says that the
faith which justifies is
nothing else but trust in
the divine mercy, which
pardons sin because of
Christ; or that it is that
trust alone by which we
are justified: let him be
anathema. (quote from
Council of Trent, p. 47,
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING
TO ROME, Harvest House
Publishers.)
FROM EVEN A VERY
BRIEF STUDY OF THE
ROMAN CATHOLICS WE
ARE FORCED TO
MAKE SOME SERIOUS
CONCLUSIONS.
1. The Roman Catholics
teach and preach a
different gospel than the
true gospel of justification
by grace
through faith alone.
2. Preaching a different
gospel proves the Roman
Catholic Church a false
religion, and not true
Christianity.
3. This places the Roman
Catholic Church under the
curse of God according to
Galatians 1:8-9, cuts
them
off from Christ and places
them under the judgment
of God.
4. If Christians take the
great commission
seriously they will prepare
themselves by study and
prayer to
share the gospel with our
Roman Catholic friends.
More links to information
about Roman Catholic
Church:
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We hope this has
informed you of some
very important issues
concerning the differences
between the
Roman Catholic Church
and true Christianity.
Your Servants in Jesus,
David and Donna Carrico
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
CHRIST MINISTRIES
P.O. Box 4174
Evansville, IN 47724-4174
(812)477-6338 (Fax same
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E-mail:
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www.ritualabusefree.org
She was declared missing
on the Social Media on
Tuesday, but I can tell
you that Ayobami Jaiyelo,
a female corps member,
has been kidnapped by
one of the dangerous
gang terrorizing Lagos
and environs.
"On Friday, she
suddenly left the
house and walked
outside the main
gate of the estate.
We have not heard
anything from her
since then. Her
phones were here so
there was little we
could do. We asked
the security guards
at the gate if they
noticed anything, but
they said they only
saw her walking out
and no vehicle was
seen nearby."
But her kidnappers have
contacted her family
members for a N10m
ransom. A relative said:
“We did not speak
with Ayobami, but
someone called with
a private number
demanding
N10m. When we
tried to ask further
questions about the
state of our
daughter, the man
terminated the call
abruptly.”
The Lagos State Police
Command has
commenced investigation
into the kidnap of the 29-
year-old lady. She was
last seen while leaving
her elder sister’s house at
Dideolu Estate in the
Oniru area of Lagos in the
evening of Friday last
week.
The relative said the
matter was initially
reported as a case of
missing person. He
said, “We reported the
matter to the Maroko
Police Division, as well as
the state command
headquarters.”
But on Wednesday
afternoon, a man, who
refused to identify himself,
called Ayobami’s elder
sister on phone and
demanded N10m as
ransom.
The victim, who graduated
from the University of
Maryland in the United
States, was said to have
returned to the country in
January for her youth
service. Her place of
NYSC primary assignment
is the Lagos State
Ministry of Works, Alausa,
Ikeja.
Her family is begging that
she should be released,
the police say they are on
top of the situation.
In the next 40 years, we'll
have many sixty
something years old men
whose wives will be old
women of about 80years.
That is the reality facing
us now with ladies getting
pregnant for and getting
married to guys who are
5, 10 or even 15 years
younger. Below is what
Actress Anne Njemanze
told a reporter:
"Yes he [my
husband] is younger
with a few years. My
husband and I do not
share up to 5 years
difference and he is
not bothered about
it ."
It would be recalled that
Ann got married to Silver
Ojieson in Lagos on
Saturday November 9,
2013.
Many people, especially
Catholics in Nigeria have
been reacting to the
statements credited to the
maverick and
controversial Pastor of
House Hold of God, Chris
Okotie, that Catholics will
go to "Hell Fire" due to
their way of worship,
which he claimed is not in
accordance with what the
Bible teaches the
Christians.
Suspected Boko Haram
terrorists, Monday morning,
attacked the Composite
Group Air force Base and
other places in Maiduguri,
the Borno state capital.
The siege which started at
about 3am shook the town
as sporadic gunshots and
other Rocket Propelled
Grenade Launchers fire
were heard, with ensuing
airstrikes in Maiduguri and
Jere metropolis till 8 am.
Sources said during the
attacks on the Air force
Base and other targets,
including the Maiduguri
International Airport, several
people were killed as the
terrorists, numbering over
300 planted explosives in
targeted areas in the state
capital.
Also attacked are, the newly
constructed trailer park,
along Damaturu- Maiduguri
road, military check points,
residential and public
buildings, which according
to the source led to high
casulities among the
terrorists and security
agencies.
An eye witness who resides
in Gomari airport area, just
few metres away to the Air
force Base said, ” I saw 5
military operational vehicles
conveying dead bodies to
the hospital at about 6am,
the dead bodies were
suspected to be security
agents killed during the
attack”.
It was also gathered that,
over a hundred terrorists
were killed by military
airstrikes in the counter
offensive.
This is really very shameful.
Why will a marriage woman
engage in such? See the
explicit photo below...
Saka says he's not happy with
Mr President because he has
not improved the lives of many
Nigerians. Lol!
The Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, has warned
parents not to endanger the
lives of their wards and children
by sending them to their
university campuses, as
directed by the Federal
Government.
“Don’t risk the lives of your
children and wards. Keep them
at home because ASUU will not
teach. Soldiers and the police
deployed by the Federal
Government will not teach.
Wike can come and teach in the
universities. It is a huge joke to
sack lecturers. Our strike must
not be in vain. Our students
must see the results."
ASUU, which also directed all
its members not to sign
attendance registers in their
institutions, lashed out at the
Federal Government for lack of
consistency in its statements
on the ongoing strike.
The Supervising Minister of
Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike,
had at a news conference in
Abuja on Thursday, threatened
that any ASUU member that
failed to resume on or before
December 4th would be
sacked.
Wike also directed vice-
chancellors to advertise
vacancies (internal and
external) in their institutions.
He told the vice-chancellors to
open attendance registers for
lecturers that resumed in their
universities.
The Government then directed
the Inspector-General of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar, to
deploy policemen in all the
federal universities.
But the Chairman, University of
Ibadan chapter of ASUU, Dr.
Segun Ajiboye, said parents
should keep their children and
wards at home as no academic
activity would resume until the
strike is properly called off.
Ajiboye added, “It is funny. We
thought we are in a democracy.
I assure Nigerians that we
know what the law says about
the strike. Our job is statue
backed. We are not threatened.
We do not trust the
government. The record of the
government is clear. This
government is dishonouring
agreements. Our members are
resolved to pursue this to a
logical conclusion.
“If ASUU could withstand
Babangida, this government
cannot threaten us. We have
worked this road before, the
only thing that will work is
peaceful resolution. It is sad
that government wants to sack
us because we are asking for
the resolutions. We are ready
to be sacked but government
should learn from the University
of Ilorin experience. We are
going to stay the course.”
ASUU President, Dr. Nassir
Fagge, urged the lecturers to be
resolute. He said:
“Comrades, can you see the
unfolding drama? Now
Jonathan says they didn’t give
ultimatum. That the vice-
chancellors did and Wike
became their trumpet. But
NUC’s (National Universities
Commission) ultimatum is by
the Federal Government to us
to resume or get sacked.
“Wike’s press address says ‘FG
has directed’ not ‘VCs have
directed.’ Be calm, stay
resolute. By God’s grace, we
are on course.”
I don't know what has come
over our big-grammar pastor o.
Lol...
"All Catholics in the world will
go to hell because they worship
Satan and are led by an Anti-
Christ Pope who is a friend to
the devil", Nigeria’s
controversial preacher and
former presidential candidate,
Chris Okotie, told his
congregation on Sunday,
leaving members bewildered.
“ They don’t believe in heaven.
They believe in purgatory, the
purgatory that they invented,”
Fifty-five year old Okotie, while
preaching in his Household of
God Church in Ikeja area of
Lagos on Sunday, said the
Catholic church is “a
counterfeit church set up by
Satan” and that Catholics “bow
to idols and crucify Jesus every
Sunday when they eat bread
claiming they are eating Jesus’
body.”
Pastor Okotie stressed: “They
are not Christians and have
never been.”
“They don’t know Jesus. They
believe that when they eat
bread on Sundays, they are
eating the body of Jesus. It’s
ritual,” he told his stunned
congregation.
According to Simon
Ateba, Okotie said Pope Francis
is an Anti-Christ who does the
job of the devil and that time is
fast approaching when the
Catholic church will pledge
allegiance to Satan.
“The pope is an Anti-Christ and
the Catholic church will soon
declare for Satan. This is the
end of times,” Okotie erupted.
He advised members of his
church to come to the rescue of
Catholics and evangelise
them. This, he said, was not
out of disrespect but out of
respect for the word of God.
He said those who know the
truth should bring it to those
who do not know it in the
Catholic Church.
Okotie said one of the Catholic
most revered Popes, Pope John
Paul 11, surrendered the
Catholic Church to Mary, the
earthly mother of Jesus Christ,
instead of Jesus himself. He
said even the current Pope
Francis has also done same.
He said Catholics are not
Christians and do not worship
the same Christ that he
preaches in his church, at least
the one spoken about in the
Bible.
Okotie said he did not write the
Bible but it was clear to him
that those in the Catholic
church were lost and were
heading to hell fire.
“That church, the Catholic
church has been there for
Satan and at the right time,
they will declare for Satan,”
Okotie said.
Okotie who has been married
twice and divorced also twice
said a beauty pageant will take
place in his church next
Sunday to select the most
beautiful woman in his church.
He also said that Nigeria’s
famous preacher Prophet T.B.
Joshua is the son of the devil
and his followers will go
straight to hell.
But funny enough, in recent
years, the same Pastor Okotie
has been saying that God has
anointed him to be the
President of Nigeria. That
prophecy has not come to pass
in 2 presidential elections that
he participated in.
The Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Edo State, has
condemned the inhuman
treatment meted out on a
widow by the State
Governor, Comrade Adams
Oshiomhole.
The PDP in rescue of the
widow has asked the widow
to come to their office and
get the sum of N250,000 to
help cushion the effects her
siezed goods will have on
her.
This was contained in a
press release signed by the
state chairman, Dan Orbih.
PRESS RELEASE
Edo PDP watched with
consternation Governor
Adams Oshiomhole’s brutal,
inhuman and merciless
treatment of a widow street-
trader whose wares he
ordered seized and who he
unfeelingly told to ‘…go and
die’ even as she knelt down
in fervent protestations and
appeals to his pity on a
helpless widow.The
governor’s actions are
appalling, insensate,
disgraceful, indecent, cruel
and below board.
It is clear that he does not
care much about the well
being of the people as he
pretentiously avowed.
Our hearts go to that
hapless widow in this her
time of travails and through
her, to other widows who
have been oppressed by the
unfriendly policies of the
administration in Edo State.
The PDP, Edo State will not
let any Edo person ‘to go
and die’ if it can help it,
especially not hardworking
people like that widow who
are engaged in lawful
enterprises that are, in
themselves, not easy to
carry on.
To this end, our party has
instituted an endowment
fund for all widows and
oppressed people in the
state and by this release,
we invite the widow
captured in the video of the
encounter with Governor
Oshiomhole to come to the
PDP Secretariat on No. 70,
Sapele Road, at 11am on
Tuesday December 3, 2013
to receive a first-installment
sum of N250,000.00 to
cushion the pain, trauma
and loss occasioned by her
mistreatment and the
seizure of the items she
sells.
Governance is about the
people and as a responsible
National Institution, Edo
PDP cannot be
unconcerned about the
wrong treatment of
indigenes of the state to
whom the present
administration promised
heaven just to win their
votes.
We will continue to stand in
the gap to ensure that Edo
people are deservedly fairly
treatment.
If Governor Oshiomhole
believes that Edo People
sinned by voting him into
office, let him remember
that he will account for his
actions, if not to the people
because he apparently does
not think much of them, but
to God Almighty in the short
or long run.
We thank all those who
have been humanely
concerned about the plight
of the widow and have
stood out vehemently
against the crying shame
that was the insensitive
action of a governor who
seems bent on repaying
electoral favor with
ingratitude.
