Olaniyi Olanrewaju

This times are heated times and for the church, it is paramount for the ecclesia of Christ to recognize her role in the times. The church is the body of believers saddled with the responsibility to reach others with the gospel. In recent times, there have been questions about the extent to which the church should go in this last days. The seven spheres of influence are ways through which man can be influenced and some circles believe that the church has a role to play in determining the landscape of these spheres while some others believe that the church's role is simply to preach the gospel and disciple men. One sphere of influence that has been debated in several quarters is the government. Many Christians believe that what we need is a change of the heart of men and not a constitution that aligns with God. I say that we need both! Let me say this that I will in no way talk against the preaching of the gospel because that would make void my faith. I recognize the place o...

The battle for the leadership of nations is one that I thought should be obvious, but the devil has succeeded in making us run beyond the finish line. We have become intelligent that all we now see are ideologies and political science. I am not an unbeliever in knowledge and ideologies, but I think we need to be more humble to recognize that some things have happened that were beyond calculations and opinion polls. When Nigeria's 2019 general election drew close, I began to seek God's face about His will. Now, so many people don't believe that God has a will. They believe that He isn't interested in who becomes the president and rulers of a territory. I find that very hard to swallow. The bible is full of accounts of how God was keen about who rules a land. Some nations of today's world recognizes this and made their allegiance obvious. Some are regarded as Muslim countries while many, including Nigeria regard themselves as secular. A secular state is a st...