Prof Ben Onyeukwu DON'T WASTE TIME DISPUTING WITH HERETICS

DON'T WASTE TIME
DISPUTING WITH HERETICS:

By Prof Ben Onyeukwu

   By way of introduction, the Holy Scripture says,..."avoid foolish disputes on genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless, stating further that the Church must reject a person who is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, knowing that such an individual has become warped and sinning, being self-condemned. And, for the purpose of understanding who is a heretic, the EN English Dictionary renders that, a heretic is, "someone whose beliefs and teachings are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to".
   Every truly called and well informed Gospel Preacher vividly understands that, they are not called to debate the gospel, but to preach the irrefutable truth of salvation, which JESUS CHRIST Himself, commissioned them to preach. It is true that certain open clarifications may be necessary whenever false teachings show up, but to constantly give personal attention to heretics or false teachers makes them feel relevant, as well as gives them the opportunity to market more of their falsehood.
   The above narrative, is not to erase the importance of Christian Apologetics, or defenders of the faith, in the Body of CHRIST, but to cite biblical approach in handling false teachers and their false teachings. In keeping with this, it is important to note once more that, the Apostle Paul sternly admonishes that, one who is a heretic must be rejected, after first and second admonition. This does not mean to ignore the dangerous spiritual poison that go with the teachings of false teachers, which often destroy the faith of the weak christians, but to remind the preacher of the gospel of the need to always bear in mind that, he is called to defend the faith of the believers, and not to win arguments, which open gospel debates often drive at.
   Having stressed the above, the writer canvasses that, in the apperent manifest of  rampaging false teachers, meticulous steps must be taken by the concerned preacher to critically examine every content of the message of the heretics, or false teachers,  and in turn, internally correct the members of his congregation, as a way of saving them from the adverse impact the misleading message(s) may have on them, instead of engaging in open debates with the deceiving teachers, which the Scripture refers to as unprofitable and useless effort.  Furthermore, correctional Gospel Refutals could be written and made public, with no citations or  reference to the works or preachings of the false teacher, as a long term measures that seeks to gradually correct the negative effects, which the permanent, written or oral works of the heretic(s), may have had on the unsuspecting gullible public.
   In summary, every preacher should again, know that they are called to win souls, not arguments. REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL! (See Titus 3:9-11).

Prof Ben Onyeukwu PULPIT INTRUDERS

PULPIT INTRUDERS:

By Prof Ben Onyeukwu 

   The alleged statement credited to one Sofo Kyiriabosom, who claimed that, after twenty-eight years as a pastor, now believes that JESUS CHRIST is not real, and that heaven doesn't exist, marks out an intruder in the Christian Pulpit, who was never called to preach the gospel. 

   In human world, before one assumes a duty in any place of work, one is expected to first know the employer, and the assignment one is hired to do. This is applicable to any DIVINE assignment. But, the ex- preacher under review, did not bother, or deem it wise, to first know JESUS CHRIST, as LORD and personal SAVIOUR, who he claimed to have preached in his vineyard for twenty-eight years? Probably, he may have been engrossed by certain human interests, which he believed the LORD may have granted him, as his earthly reward, with no idea that, JESUS CHRIST does not endorse anyone not called by HIM, nor does HE assign any portfolio to such individuals. 

   Having said this, it is important to biblically stress that, for one to be qualified as a preacher of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST, one must first be called to repentance, which brings one to the experiential knowledge of CHRIST, that enables one know HIM in a personal way. The second calling, is the call to the ministry, which often comes when the prospective preacher must have had a deeper knowledge of the LORD, as well as a better understanding of the scripture, which is the principal tool for his work.

   In keeping with the above, the Holy Scripture says, "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. But how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? Or, how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?"...

   Strictly speaking, only those with the above qualifications, or awareness, can really know, with certainty, that JESUS CHRIST lives, and that heaven is real. Without mincing words, the lack of the cited spiritual background was really the problem of Sofo Kyiriabosom. And, with all sense of fairness, he is not alone in such a spiritual blindness. REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL!

(See Romans 10:13-15).

   

Prof Ben Onyeukwu NEVER TOO LATE TO TRY AGAIN

NEVER TOO LATE

TO TRY AGAIN:

By Prof Ben Onyeukwu 

   The Apostle Peter's unsuccessful all-night fishing expedition, and subsequence day-break super-abundant catch, clearly shows that, it is never too late to try again, especially when JESUS CHRIST is in partnership with any person in business. The Scripture records that when JESUS CHRIST was at the Lake of Gennesaret for a gospel outing,..."HE saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." But Simon answered and said to Him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at YOUR WORD I will let down the net." And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking".

   The simple brief in the scripture under review, is that fruitless efforts in business or ministry does not often signal DIVINE ABANDONMENT, but often a test of faithfulness that gives GOD the opportunity to reveal HIMSELF in a greater, or marvelous ways. Now, notice from the cited Scripture that, Peter was willing to continue with JESUS, despite all night failures, as well as willingly obeyed HIS WORD, when it mattered most. 

   In the same vein, it is expected that every believer, or Gospel Minister in CHRIST, must not allow the momentary setback they face in business or ministry to force them out of the faith or the services they render to GOD. This is because the LORD is faithful, and will always guide his people to the right point of success, if they are willing to obey HIS WORD and follow HIS FOOTSTEPS. Yes, with JESUS CHRIST, it is never too late to try again.  REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL! (See Luke 5:1-9).

Prof. Ben Onyeukwu- IPOB THE CRISES, NOT A PROBLEM

IPOB CRISES,
NOT A PROBLEM:
By Prof. Ben Onyeukwu
With strong conviction, the writer affirms that, the crises  currently rocking the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not a problem to the full restoration of the sovereign nation of Biafra. Kudos to Dr. Ngozi Orabueze, the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Biafra Government in Exile (BRIGIE) and the Autopilot movement, who on November 29, 2024, in Lahti Finland, despite the arrest and detention of Mazi Simon Ekpa, by the Finnish police, redeclared the sovereign nation of Biafra, in continuation of the first declaration in Enugu, on May 30, 1967, by the then, Lt. Col. Chuhwumeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who later became the General and the Commander-in-Chief of the first Republic of Biafra, which now makes the United States of Biafra (USB), as was redeclared, a national movement, and not just a self-determination group.
   It is common knowledge that, a vast majority of the IPOB and the Autopilot leaderships and members, have constantly and unanimously affirmed Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as the recognized supreme leader of the two groups, which unofficially suggests that in the foreseeable chain of power, in the real and future Government of Biafra, the groups may endorse Nnamdi Kanu as President, Simon Ekpa as Prime Minister and Dr. Ngozi Orabueze as the Deputy Prime Minister of the new country.
   Having stated the above, please, recall that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, is a worldwide aclaimed self-determination movement founded by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in 2012, which some reports also mention 2014, when it was registered as a company in the United Kingdom (UK), for the purpose of the restoration of an independent State of Biafra, in the Nigeria's South-East. However, this peaceful and non-violent agitation organization, was proscribed by the Nigeria's Federal High Court in Abuja, under Justice Abdul Abdu- Kafarati, who granted an ex parte order prescribing the group and declaring all its activities illegal, in keeping with an application by the then, Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami. This was formalized by the Federal Government of Nigeria, on September 20, 2017. The court order was signed and gazetted on the same date. Also, the Federal Government published the “Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice, 2017” in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, Volume 104 on September 20, 2017. In the same vein, in September 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari signed a presidential proclamation proscribing IPOB.
   Yes, after the cited period, the claims and counter-claims of betrayals, prominently became noticeable in the IPOB family, yet unable to crack the solid foundation and superstructure of the organization, built by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, even with the alleged double standards of the Nigerian section of the group. Instead of declining in strength, the association became more powerful, in every segment of its worldwide outlets, notwithstanding, the arest, trial
and life imprisonment sentence of its supreme leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as recent crisis resulting from the alleged sack of DOS leadership of the association, from the view point of the writer is nothing to worry about. From a feeler, IPOB said Kanu, using powers in the IPOB Code of Conduct, had already dissolved the 3rd DOS led by Edoziem and inaugurated a new 4th DOS under Chris Nwaọgụ, stating that, IPOB Code says “the power to appoint, suspend or dismiss erring Principal officers vests exclusively on the leader of IPOB, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu”, as the group upholds that, no Coordinator, Principal Officer, Directorate, Committee... possesses any constitutional authority to suspend, remove, or overrule the Supreme Leader”.
  Nevertheless, from rumour mills, on 18-19 June 2026, Chikadibia Edoziem, Head of DOS, announced that the “Directorate of State of IPOB has indefinitely suspended the Office of the Leader of IPOB and the position of Director of Radio Biafra, both previously held by Nnamdi Kanu”, pointing to “unguarded utterances”, security concerns, and monitored prison communications from Sokoto prison. But, IPOB’s spokesperson Emma Powerful immediately rejected it, noting that, Edoziem and his group were members of the “dissolved third administration of DOS” whose tenure had already been terminated, with the affirmation that, “no person can derive authority from an office that has already ceased to exist”. The bottom line here, is that the whole drama is an internal IPOB power struggle, wherein, one DOS faction “suspended” Kanu, but the Kanu-backed DOS faction says that faction was already dissolved and the suspension is illegal.
   Despite the foregoing, anyone thinking that the reviewed IPOB crises, or even the alleged Nigerian Government sponsored conflicts, that have been fueling inter-group crises between the IPOB and Autopilot organizations, can hinder the restoration of the Sovereign State of Biafra, is definitely daydreaming.

Prof Ben Onyeukwu--POLITICS OF SOKOTO PRISON

POLITICS OF

SOKOTO PRISON:

By Prof. Ben Onyeukwu 

Meticulous observers in the Nigerian political space, have allegedly pictured Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as a victim of political miscalculation in Nigeria, since he has defiled all forms of the political appeals employed by political gladiators in the country. They seem to agree that Nnamdi Kanu's doggedness in the Biafran agitation stands out as a hard nut, too difficult to crack, or to be submerged into the Nigerian politics. These folks equally alleged that the prominent idea in letting Nnamdi Kanu pass through the excruciating judicial process that sentenced him to life imprisonment was to break his self determination backbone, which they considered the best way to force him into compromise, as the multiple and unending visitations of the Nigerian politicians to Nnamdi Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Center, since his jailed sentence, appears to be giving the cited allegation a bite.

   Before the imprisonment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, it is common knowledge that there were series of calls for political solution, which supposedly would have settled the case out of court. But, since the political intrigues did not work, the allegation under review, became suggestive that, Nnamdi Kanu's life imprisonment may have been the plan "B", in the attempt to achieve the desired political gains. Even now that Nnamdi Kanu is finally behind bars, there is the rumour that the "power that be", and those interested in Nigerian politics have been embarking on secret visits, with the objective of persuading him to drop the Biafran agitation, as a condition for his freedom. From the same rumour mills, there is that heartbreaking allegation that Nnamdi Kanu may get death sentence in ongoing appeal court process, if he remains unyielding.

   Another dimension of the allegation that is hereby discussed, focuses on the 2027 electioneering campaigns, in which some Nigerian dubious politicians now tell the electorate that they would release Nnamdi Kanu from prison, if voted into power. Prominent in the picture is Mr. Peter Obi, who carries an unconfirmed story, which quotes him, as have said that, he would release Nnamdi Kanu, if he becomes the president of Nigeria. Peter Obi is not alone in this type of political antics, as Alahaji Atuku Abubakar and some other notable politicians in Nigeria, are also allegedly fingered in the aforementioned unholy political propaganda.

   Furthermore, from the observers desk, there is another speculation that the politicians of the Southeast geopolitical zone are now in two major divides in the Nnamdi Kanu-release political strategy. The first divide, are those who believe that power can only be obtained from what they refer to, as the "secret government of Nigeria", the Caliphate. To this category of the Eastern politicians, speaking out against Nnamdi Kanu, or calling for a capital punishment against him would move the Northern electorate to vote for them in the coming general elections, as well as impress the Caliphate to endorse them for the political offices of their dreams. The second divide of this crop of politicians in Southeast, go with the idea that calling for Nnamdi Kanu's release would endear them to the people, and in turn move them to massively vote for them in the 2027 general elections. This is tantamount to what some politicians refer to as "politics of the sick bed", in which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu allegedly pretended to be deadly sick during the 2023 general elections, to attract the votes of the northerners, who may have voted him, in the supposition that he would quickly die in office, to pave way for Vice President Shetima, in now the alleged failed efforts, to have fastened the return of power to the north, as it was in the case of former President Goodluck Johnathan. 

   But, all such political manipulation are just a miscalculation of political strategy that would never work for those who think they can score political goals with the pretentious call for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as such a call only grieve the vast majority of the people of the Southeast, who believe that Nigeria has not been fair to them, and so, remains a political "Bad "Market, for any politician, who thinks otherwise. By way of conclusion, let it be rehearsed the Nnamdi Kanu only stands for a call for a referendum, to determine whether the people of the Southeast want to remain in Nigeria or not.

Prof Ben Onyeukwu --GREAT EXAMPLE, GOOD FINISHING

GREAT EXAMPLE, GOOD FINISHING:

"I will not hand over the leadership of the Deeper Life Bible Church to my biological children", as recently announced by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, stands out as an epoch making ecclesiastical leadership example, in recent pentecostal/evangelical church movements. This decision is really outstanding, as well as holds out a good path for other church founders and leaders to follow. However, at 85, Pastor Kumuyi should do well, to step aside, and assume the emeritus status of the church, which would give him the opportunity to oversee the first leadership transition of the church, and in turn help him to play advisory role to a new leadership of the church, till he bows out to glory. Yes, Pastor Kumuyi's GREAT DECISION, not to hand over the leadership of Deeper Life Bible Church to his biological children, would have a GOOD FINISHING, if today he retires, and assumes the emeritus status of the church, as well as begins to play the advisory role to the new leadership of the church. This will also concretize the biblical truth that, the church belongs to JESUS CHRIST, and that, no one is indispensable in the growth and success of the church. THINK ABOUT IT!

Prof. Ben Onyeukwu-DOWNFALL OF LUCIFER

DOWNFALL OF LUCIFER 

Lucifer was first class in beauty and brightness in the angelic order, but unfortunately allowed himself to be destroyed by the same beauty. In keeping with this, the Scripture talks of him, when it says, "you were perfect in your ways from the day that your were created, till iniquity was found in you. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you". Lucifer was equally destroyed by inordinate ambition, which informed his attempted coup against the GOD of heaven and earth, who is forever irreplaceable. To this end, the Scripture equally cites his intrapersonal communication, in which he says in his heart,..."I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of GOD: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet you shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit".  From the narrative above, it becomes obvious that, unguarded sense of beauty can lead to pride and unnecessary self-importance, which may eventually lead to self-exaltation that disregard GOD and HIS WORD, which is definitely a disenthronement of GOD in one's life. For your information, please, observe that, unguarded sense of BEAUTY, which leads to unnecessary self-importance, PRIDE, which leads to self-exaltation, as well as INORDINATE AMBITION, which results in dethronement and the rejection of GOD and HIS HOLY principles in one's life, in an attempt to attain certain earthly goals, are some of the Luciferian meal coupons that drag to the pit of hell. REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL! (See Isaiah 14:12-16 and Ezekiel 28:15-17).