Truth

Truthfulness is a virtue that is rare in the lips of many. I realize that when I was growing up, whenever i would be found in a mistake i would only reveal on a need to now basis and in most cases it may pass as a lie.

Unfortunately this is the same thing that we see in the society today. Truth is given on a need to now basis or rationed in such a manner interest is quickly lost from one in pursuit of it. This has slowly crept in the church as well and in most cases, lies have their places reserved in pews. This will range from marital unfaithfulness to other fors of corruptions even within the church circles.

What happened to truth? when is truth considered to be truth and not just honesty depending on the circumstance? Trully I dont know but as a christian I cant help but wonder if I or the people I associate with are true in their being so as to manifest in their actions or speech. But one thing for sure is that truth can be weighed and it always passes but what happens to the messanger who carries the truth be it in message or object?

To be a Christian in the truest sense, I suppose, it is necessary to be true to the word Christian. What do i mean? To be true to Christ and the Bible and its truths as they once delivered to the saints of old. Jude 3, 2 John 1:9, Acts 2:42. This is no simple matter because the lives of the people whether or not they appreciate the Gospel message which in itself is truth.

I believe that truth can draw people to commitment simply on the merit of being truth. if a persons purpose is based on truth or the seeking of truth, then he/she should ever have to implement demands for blind faith or blind obedience. Creative thinking should be respected and encouraged and if based on truth questions could be rare - I guess. So I ask myself, am I true to the calling upon mylife? What about you?   

Stanley Lusimba: Is God Logical?

Stanley Lusimba: Is God Logical?: Many a times we wonder as to whether we are who we really claim to be. What is this thing that makes us real? Is it our emotions? Could it...

The Pull into Generic Evangecalism

One of the tenets of the main stream churches, albeit in Africa is the fact that one has to accept Jesus Christ as the Lord and savior as well stipulated in the Bible. This is of course after one has had an opportunity to hear the good news from a preacher or an evangelist. This is a wonderful beginning but at the same time the beginning of all problems. This is because, there seems to be some aspects of the Bible that are easily accepted whereas others that are pushed to the side for one reason or the other. One would then really wonder whether these churches are evangelical as it purports to be or not. Let me explain.

Evangelical, a term literally meaning "of, or pertaining to the Gospel," and was employed from the eighteenth century onwards to designate the school of theology adhered to by those Protestants who believed that the essence of the Gospel lay in the doctrine of salvation by faith in the death of Christ, which atoned for man's sins. Evangelicalism therefore, stressed the reality of the "inner life," insisted on the total depravity of humanity (a consequence of the Fall) and on the importance of the individual's personal relationship with God and Savior. They put particular emphasis on faith, denying that either good works or the sacraments (which they perceived as being merely symbolic) possessed any salvational efficacy. Evangelicals, too, denied that ordination imparted any supernatural gifts, and upheld the sole authority of the Bible in matters of doctrine. This teaching is well found and based in the bible. The fact that one cannot atone for his or her own sins but is indebted to Jesus for the saving grace and the remission of sin is essential a belief. This is what I believe the Quakers insist as the “inner light”.

Where some of these mainstream churches have erred (my humble view) is when she (church)decides to what she wants or what she thinks is the best thing to do as opposed to what the Lord Jesus instructs us to do (John 15:14). Jesus goes on further to tell us that “From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known to you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. VS 15-16” The truth is that she knows the truth as it is given in the Word of God – the Bible but has chosen to be strange even to her Lord. How?

She has decided that she will not participate in the Lords sacraments even when it’s allover the Bible. What perturbs me is the reason given. For example, as one said in regards to water baptism, “you can enter a pool of water a dry sinner and leave as a wet sinner.” True as it may, who judges the hearts? Who knows the motives of men and women? Are people led into baptism just for the sake of it or are they taught and baptized based on their confession of Christ as Savior? It is not in the place of the shepherd decide whether one has or is experiencing the inner change? This is because this is wholly the work of the Holy Spirit. Granted, many have fallen by the way even after being undertaking these sacraments as it were but many more in their silence.

Could this be the reason why we do not have true believers ie those who worship in truth and in spirit? (John 4). When one looks at our musicians (not all but quite a number) who have never been disciple, and do not recognize biblical authority one may not be surprised by the productions that we see and hear on our radios and televisions and computers. The depravity in character and depth in the working knowledge of Christ is wanting. Will He find us faithful when He returns?

Therefore, back to the thought, when she throws out sacraments as symbols or outward signs, there are many questions that remain unanswered not only from Christians without but even those within it. This is one of the reasons why when some are confronted or asked about their faith find it difficult to explain because they read it in the word and chose to jump ship. Does Christ tell us to perform symbols or follow his commands? He says, do this in remembrance of me! Luke 22:19.

Is God Logical?

Many a times we wonder as to whether we are who we really claim to be. What is this thing that makes us real? Is it our emotions? Could it be our physiology? Is it the idea that we can think or let’s say reason? Mmhhh.

It often said, actually the psalmist records (Bible) that we are wretched beings psalm 66:8-12 and in this condition we can do nothing of our own. But what if we can put things in perspective – here being what we can reason out with some form of logic while also appreciating that logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood (Ludwig Wittgenstein).

 If God really loved the world that He gave His only begotten son what makes it so hard for us to believe John 3:16 (The Bible)? Could it be that we can’t give our own for such a thing as man? Or is It that our selfish ambitions/desires/nature overpowers our ability to appreciate the good that the Lord has for us? If love compelled Him to send His son to save mankind, and love being believed to be truth for all cases then what logic is this are we not seeing/following?

For one to pay your fare in a bus, it follows that you must be there to be paid for. You cannot be paid for in a vacuum or if you do not intend to travel at all. If that be true then man had to be in the world to receive this child that was sent to save him. But does he know that he is lost?

One person said that if one is not aware that they are lost, then the truth of one being lost will not hold water at all because it is not warranted. There is no particular direction that one is looking forward to or they are aware – so they think - that all is well after all. Thus if one thinks that they are lost then it will be upon such to bring in the light. Now this light has to be logical. That is, it must make sense! If it be based on truth then a lie or a life driven by lies thought to be truth must be overcome by all means, thus aAll logical truth and all truths that logic can warrant must turn upon meaning in the sense of intension. Because logic and the lo...- MOREll logical truth and all truths that logic can warrant must turn upon meaning in the sense of intension. Therefore, why did God send His son?

If man is to appreciate this, knowing that the level of thinking of man is far much lower than that of God, then God’s son must be able to articulate this logic in a manner that makes sense to the lost man because, logic and the logically certifiable comprise only such facts as are independent of all particular experience and are capable of being known with certainty merely through clear and cogent thinking. The fact here is that man is lost and he needs to be found /directed to some place. Thus he must be aware of his current state/situation that needs help! This is truth! The same must hold of any analytic truth: if it is capable of being known by taking thought about it, then it must be independent of meaning in the sense of extension and turn upon meanings only in the sense of intension.

God’s son had an intention. He intended –and still does – to help man find his place. This is true. But this situation must be recognized by man who is being sought after but God’s so. As Tweedledee puts it, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." This must make sense or doesn’t it? For this reason God’s son came to save man but reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic (Nicola Abbagnano). But let us be real for just a minute. Logic is not concerned with human behavior. It is concerned with relations between factual sentences (or thoughts). If logic ever discusses the truth of factual sentences it does so only conditionally. Let’s stop here a little bit. God did send his son. The condition that He laid before men was that they believe in Him so as not to perish. Sense! Therefore we can see that the logic behind God’s intention was to save. And this is true!

Thus, one would say: if such-and-such a sentence is true, then such-and-such another

sentence is true. Logic itself does not decide whether the first sentence is true, but surrenders

that question to one or the other of the empirical sciences (sociology, psychology etc). As it is

written, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever

believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life John 3:16. So, what is true in this

sentence? God sent His son. What is the other truth? The man may have life (does not perish).

I think He is logical. Don’t you?

Of Death.

Just wondering aloud. In as much as many religions do believe in life after death (life as we know it today). How would it "feel" to attend your own funeral? I guess there would be no way of expressing such simply because you have not died. But what if it could happen? would you want to change your lifestyle today or would you be happy on the path already taken?

one man wrote: 

Our own death is indeed quite unimaginable, and whenever we make the attempt to imagine it we . . . really survive as spectators. . . . At bottom nobody believes in his own death, or to put the same thing in a different way, in the unconscious every one of us is convinced of his own immortality. (Freud 1953, pp. 304–305)

is there hope for the living?

Heaven

How do we view piety? in most cases, people do what they are told to do whereas others do what they feel is right to do. We all have a longing for a save future, whether revealed of purported or promised. The Bible offers hope and fullness of life if only we chose to follow. 
One poet said: 
"Heaven is the home of virginity, and the Son of God its Author, Who though He was a Virgin before the Virgin, yet being of the Virgin took the Virgin Church as His bride. Of her we have all been born. Some of her gifts are enumerated. Her daughters have a special excellence in that virginity is not a matter of precept, and that it is a most powerful help in the pursuit of piety." what say you?

welcome note

I want to take this opportunity to welcome to the website of the young Quakers of Friends International Church. As a body of Christ in this part of the world, we are glad to not only in hosting you but also serving together with you.

It has been my desire to see that all the young people reaching out to God as their Lord and Savior not only in times of need and cry but in the whole of life. I would love to see many more come to the Lord and impact positively into their environments of occupancy and be of positive influence to other landed gentry around them.

Here at Friends church Ngong Road, we strive to create an enabling environment for young men and women to serve the Lord and to be equipped with spiritual skills and knowledge in a practical manner so that they may be relevant in the present world even as we long for the day of the Lord. So, come.

Vision

To be a place where God’s presence dwells and is worshiped in Truth and Spirit.

Mission

To raise and nurture and well equip sons and daughters of God unto godliness and righteousness.

What are we committed to?

What are our core values?