Answers
To
Controversial
Questions
By
The
Twelve Apostles
The Question About
Paying Taxes
And they
sent to Him some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero′di-ans,
to entrap Him in His talk. And they came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know
that you are true, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of
men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or
not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” But knowing their hypocrisy, He
said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin, and let me look at it.”
And they brought one. And He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is
this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were
amazed at Him. Mark 12:13-17
Explanations:
1.
In every situation, do the right thing.
2.
It does not mean to worship God and to worship idol.
3.
It does not mean that when you see bad people doing evil,
you join them.
4.
Keep the things of God separate from personal or public
properties.
5.
As far as worship is concerned, worship God by
doing His will, and not by learning from the nations.
6.
Do not make yourself a hypocrites by worshipping both God
and mammon or God and idol.
7. Do not bring what belongs to the idol
and Kingdom of Heaven into the house of God. And do not take whatever belongs
to God to the satanic places.
8. Never you attempt
to mix the things of God with the things of Satan.
9.
Do not join both holy and unholy things together. Keep the holy things separate and
away from the unholy things.
10.
Separate the clean things from the unclean things. Separate the clean things of God
from the unclean things the kingdom of darkness.
11.
Do
not give what is holy to the dogs, to the people who do not worship God. Many
are doing this by taking the God’s tithes and tithe of tithes to various places
and individuals who are not covenant-keeping, who do not keep the Sabbath and
do not celebrate the Seven Annual Festivals of God. Out of spiritual blindness
and ignorance, people take God’s tithes to the motherless baby’s homes, the
orphanages, the prisons, to the deaf, dumb, lame and handicapped people, of
whom God warned that such people must not touch the holy things of God, because
they are not covenant-keeping.
12.
Already,
many pagan teachings and practices have being introduced into the Christianity
by the churches, ministries and fellowships. They call it enculturation,
customs and traditions or fashions and trends, which are abominations to the
Lord. Such teachings and practices include ozo uka, iwa ji,
igbo culture day
celebrations, etc.
13.
And
many children of God and ministers of God have visited pagan places, idols,
shrines, cultic kingdoms in search of powers and solutions, or attended satanic
festivals and ceremonies, saying that it does not matter. The festivals include
carnivals, Halloweens, Big Brother Naija. Jesus is
telling them that such things matter a lot, and such practices lead people into
the hell fire.
14.
Do
not bring dedicate the things of God to the idols and shrines. Today, there are
so many such demonic practices like dedicating the rivers, streams, trees,
market places to idols and shrine. In these places you see shrines, fetish
items or white clothes tied round the trees.
15.
You
were sent to the world to learn how to live in heaven. Therefore, do not spend
your time learning the ways of Satan or living unGodly lifestyles. It is
disappointing that humanity are always learning how to live inside hell fire.
That is why they organize wrestling and boxing, which are exactly what happens
inside the hell fire.
16.
Examine
the films and comedies, and discover that they are full of pagan, devilish and
demonic practices, money rituals, harsh words, anger, hatred, crimes and
violence, even so by people baptized in Christianity.
17.
Do
not bring demonic things into the house of God. People disobey this commandment
by bringing their ill-gotten money and wealth into the churches, ministries and
fellowships. And people wear satanic dresses to the churches, ministries and
fellowships. Such dresses include mini, show back, half-shoulder, with openings
and slits, or have demonic pictures and logos on them, like viper, skull,
demons, ghosts, ugliness etc.
18.
Do
not allow the non-anointed to go into altar section. Many religious leaders and
ministers of God are disobeying this command by allowing politicians, rich men,
women, film actors and comedians to stand in the altar section and speak from
the pulpit.
The Question About The
Resurrection
And Sad′ducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection;
and they asked Him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a
man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take
the wife, and raise up children for his brother. There were seven brothers; the
first took a wife, and when he died left no children; and the second took her,
and died, leaving no children; and the third likewise; and the seven left no
children. Last of all the woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife will
she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
Jesus
said to them, “Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the
scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither
marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the
dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about
the bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living; you are
quite wrong.” Mark 12:18-27
Explanations:
1.
Man is spirit. He does not die.
2.
Birth is not the beginning of life, and death is not the
end of life.
3.
Death is like a door. It is neither good nor bad. But, it
leads from one plane of existence to another. In the house, nobody mourns because
somebody passes through the door, from one room into another.
4.
The earth is God’s own school. You enter it by birth,
leave it at death and come back to it through reincarnation.
Demand For Signs
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing
Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. He answered and said to
them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky
is red'; and in
the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and
threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you
cannot discern the signs of the times. A
wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given
to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." Matthew 16:1-4
Explanations:
Giving reasons and excuses does not help humanity.
Keeping oneself busy arguing delays spiritual progress.
Even those religious leaders, who are praying for mercy, are deceiving
themselves and misleading the ignorant masses.
All that is demanded from humanity is simple obedience.