QUESTION: A lot of people, including pastors, have been criticizing some of the messages you teach. How are you coping with all the attacks and criticisms? DR. ABEL DAMINA: It’s normal. You know, the gospel when it is preached in truth attracts criticisms. Even Jesus, when he was on earth, was criticized by the Pharisees and the Sadducees who were custodians of the law. They never agreed with Jesus because Jesus didn’t come to present a religion. Jesus came to reveal God to us. The Pharisees and the Sadducees were custodians of the Torah and the Torah is Genesis to Deuteronomy. So they were in a religion, but Jesus brought life; Jesus came to talk about God, the character of God, the love of God, the purpose of God for man and Jesus tried to show the Pharisees that everything they were holding onto as the Torah was pointing to him. In John 5:39, Jesus said to the Jews ‘you search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life, but there are they which testified of me.’ So, that is why there was always that clash between Jesus and the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and it continues for the rest of lifetime. Anytime you come up with the truth of the gospel, there will be people that will criticize you, there will be people that will persecute you, there will be people that will attack you because the gospel of Christ attracts persecution. So for me, it’s fine. I knew it before I started preaching this truth, that I will be persecuted, I will be maligned. I knew that was coming, but I made up my mind that my loyalty is to Jesus Christ because he alone died for me; he alone paid the price for my forgiveness and for my eternity with God. That’s where my loyalty is and that’s what keeps my focus on. #jesus #facebookviral #grace #nigeria #God #Revealed #critism

"Nobody would love me if they knew the real me." Has this thought ever crossed your mind? Maybe there are parts of your past, or even your present that you are ashamed of. After all, we all have ugly sides to our personalities that we try our best to conceal. To be honest, it can be terrible lonely to feel like it's never safe to be your real self with anyone. But there is someone you can be completely yourself around ugliness, selfishness, imperfections, and all and He won't even bat and eyelid in surprise. Why? Because God already knows exactly what you are like, and He still chosen to love and accept you unconditionally. Don't let the dark and unsavory parts of your life lock you behind prison bars of shame and loneliness. The Lord says to you today, " I love you at your worst, and I will also be your strength to live your best." You are fully known, and fully loved, by the God of the universe Himself. May you receive what He proclaimed on the cross. #grace #christ #God #facebookviral #salvation #uk #usa #jesus #critism #nigeria #Revealed