ADOPTION- Purpose and Performance
Having understood who you are in Christ Jesus and the rights and privileges that you have in him, the next step of discovery is purpose and performance. It is important to note that a child doesn’t get to choose the family he becomes born or adopted into. He just finds himself in that family. While […]
ADOPTION– Sons and Daughters of God
Adoption involves the creation of the parent-child relationship between individuals who are not naturally so related. The adopted child is given the rights, privileges, and duties of a child and heir by the adoptive family. According to Black’s law dictionary, it is “the statutory process of terminating a child’s legal rights and duties towards the […]
ADOPTION- Privileges and Rights
In the previous part, we defined what adoption means. We also established that we have been born into a family. Today, we are going to look at the implication of being a part of this family. That is, what manner of man have you become or are you to become having been adopted into the […]
Discharged and Acquitted (Part 3)
DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED: A LEGAL APPROACH TO THE BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF JUSTIFICATION (Part 3) A person who has been convicted or declared discharged and acquitted by the court of law cannot be tried again for the same offence. In law, this is known as “The rule against double jeopardy”. It is so fundamental that it […]
Discharged and Acquitted (Part 2)
DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED: A LEGAL APPROACH TO THE BIBLIBAL CONCEPT OF JUSTIFICATION (Part 2) There are so many things Christ wrought for us at salvation but one of the most important of all is our justification. In fact, the extent to which we can freely live out the life we have been given is hinged […]
Discharged and Acquitted – Part 1
DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED: A LEGAL APPROACH TO THE BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF JUSTIFICATION (Part 1) One major tenet of the Christian Faith is that Christ suffered a gruesome death on the cross for mankind. Crucifixion was a capital punishment in this era and it was meted to persons found guilty of serious offences like treason, speaking […]
AN ACT OF GOD? (PART 2)
In the previous episode, we established that God is not the cause of disasters or the illnesses that plagues our world today. The question now is, if God is not the cause, then why do we have these disasters and plagues? We can sum all these up in two reasons: One, the presence and consequence […]
An Act of God – Part 1
AN ACT OF GOD? (Part 1)(The Convergence: Where Law meets Truth) In the legal profession, “an act of God” also called “Force Majeure”, is a term used to refer to events beyond the control of human beings. It has been defined as “an event that directly and exclusively results from the occurrence of natural causes that […]