Written by Olúwabùnmi Adéníji
Rev’d Tunji Bamgbose taught the church on The world in the Hands of the Loving God. He tells us about how John, in his books, tells us a lot about God and the fullness of his love. A very popular of his verses which is scripture’s most quoted verse, John 3:16 tells us of God in the persona of a father who loves the world so much. He loves the world so much, way too much that he laid down the life of his only child. The world in this context is neither the flowers nor animals, land nor sky, but the people who live therein. Scripture says in Genesis 6:5 “But Yahweh saw how extremely wicked humanity had become, for they imagined only evil, for all they thought about was doing evil all the time.”(TPT).
Despite this, God’s love for mankind supersedes man’s wickedness. God’s redemption to man’s wickedness is love. And God’s demonstration of love is Jesus Christ, his only begotten. Jesus manifested the love of God by laying down his life for man to experience salvation. Our evidence is Romans 5:8 which says; “But Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly!”(TPT). God’s love to mankind is an extreme benevolence to the human race. Man was not worthy of God’s love yet he received of it. Not only did Christ die, we received God’s spirit and he made whoever is saved by him, his dwelling place.
Knowing this and understanding the weight of his love. It is important that if he died for us, we should in turn, live for him. We live for God with the life of Christ being our example. Jesus lived without sin. He lived without hatred and condemnation, but compassion for those bounded by sin (John 8:1-11). Salvation is to live the life of Jesus. How much of your life reflects the sacrifice of God for man? How much of your life speaks Jesus to others? When you hear forgiveness, does your mind think of someone you should extend it to? We as Christians should live like we understand how much God loves mankind.
God’s love is deliverance. God’s love is healing. God’s love is life.
Watch the sermon here.
Written by Olúwabùnmi Adéníji
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
Alufa Tunji Bamgbose kọ́ ìjọ nípa “Ayé nínú Ọwọ́ Ọlọ́run Olólùfẹ́.” Ó ṣàlàyé bí Johanu, nínú àwọn ìwé rẹ̀, ṣe kọ́ wa púpọ̀ nípa Ọlọ́run àti èkúnrẹ́rẹ́ ìfẹ́ Rẹ̀. Ọ̀kan lára àwọn ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ tí ó gbajúgbajà jù lọ, tí a sì máa ń tọ́ka sí jù lọ nínú Ìwé Mímọ́, ni Johanu ori keta, ese kerindilogun, tí ó fi Ọlọ́run hàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí Baba kan tí ó fẹ́ ayé tó bé è gé. Ó fẹ́ ayé débi pé ó fi ayè omọ kan ṣoṣo tí ó bí sílẹ̀ fún un. Ayé nínú àlàyé yìí kì í ṣe àwọn òdòdó tàbí ẹranko, ilẹ̀ tàbí ọ̀run, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn tí ń gbé inú rẹ̀
Ìwé Mímọ́ sọ nínú Jẹ́nẹ́sísì orí kefà, esè karùún pé: “Ṣùgbọ́n Olorun si rí i pé ìwà búburú ènìyàn ti pọ̀ gan-an lórí ayé, nítorí gbogbo èrò inú ọkàn wọn ń rò ìbúburú nìkan lójoojúmọ́.”. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀, ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run sí ènìyàn ga ju ìwà búburú ènìyàn lọ. Ìràpadà Ọlọ́run sí ìwà búburú ènìyàn ni ìfẹ́. Àfihàn ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni Jesu Kristi, Ọmọ kan ṣoṣo tí ó bí.
Jesu fi ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run hàn nípa fífi ayè Rẹ̀ lélẹ̀ kí ènìyàn lè rí ìgbàlà. Ẹ̀rí wa ni iwe Róòmù ori karùún, esè kejo, tí ó sọ pé: “Ṣùgbọ́n Kristi fi hàn pé Ọlọ́run fẹ́ wa pẹ̀lú ìfẹ́ tó jinlẹ̀ gan-an, pe nigba ti awa je elese, Kristi ku fun wa.”
Ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run sí ènìyàn jẹ́ ìtùnú àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ ńlá sí gbogbo ẹ̀dá ènìyàn. Ènìyàn kò yẹ fún ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run, síbẹ̀ ó gba a. Kì í ṣe pé Kristi kú nìkan, a tún gba Ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run, ó sì sọ ẹni tí a bá gbà là nípasẹ̀ ìfé di ibùgbé rẹ̀.
Ní mímọ̀ èyí, àti ní ìmúlòkànlẹ̀ ìwọ̀n ìfẹ́ rẹ̀, ó ṣe pàtàkì pé bí Ó ti kú fún wa, àwa náà gbọ́dọ̀ wà láàyè fún un. A ń gbé fún Ọlọ́run pẹ̀lú ìyè Kristi gẹ́gẹ́ bí àpẹẹrẹ wa. Jesu gbé láìní ẹ̀ṣẹ̀. Ó gbé láìní ìkórìíra tàbí ìdájọ́, ṣùgbọ́n pẹ̀lú àánú sí àwọn tí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ dì mọ́ (Jòhánù kejo, esè kíní dé mókànlá).
Ìgbàlà ni láti gbé igbe ayè Jesu. Báwo ni iyè rẹ ṣe ń fi ẹbọ Ọlọ́run fún ènìyàn hàn? Mélòó ni nínú ìyè rẹ̀ ń sọ Jesu fún àwọn ẹlòmíràn? Nígbà tí o bá gbọ́ ìdáríjì, ṣe ọkàn rẹ ń rò ẹni kan tí o yẹ kí o dárí jì? Gẹ́gẹ́ bí Kristẹni, a gbọ́dọ̀ gbé bí ẹni pé a lóye bí Ọlọ́run ṣe fẹ́ ènìyàn si. Ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni ìdáǹdè, Ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni ìwòsàn, Ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni ìyè.
E wo iwasu lekun rere nibi.
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
