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The Influence of Pentecostal Pneumatology on Mainline Churches in Nigeria
Published 2022-10-01“…The Pentecostals, since the 1970s, have made inroads into and impacted the Mission churches in Nigeria. Therefore, this paper examines the positive and negative influence of Pentecostal teaching on the baptism of the Holy Spirit in mainline churches. …”
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The nature of glossolalia in the neo-Pentecostal churches in Nigeria
Published 2024-01-01“…This article examined the extent to which tongues-speaking in the neo-Pentecostal churches in Nigeria conforms to New Testament (NT) teaching. …”
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Exodus 20:5 in light of the teaching on retribution in the neo-Pentecostal churches in Nigeria
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The church and genetically modified food in Nigeria: An ethical appraisal
Published 2021-11-01“… The church in Nigeria does not seem to know the trend in food production where genetically modified food has taken hold of global agriculture. …”
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“Get Her for Me, for She Pleases Me Well”
Published 2024-03-01“…It concludes that to curb the high rate of marriage instability among Nigerian Christians, the church in Nigeria should review its marriage theology to emphasise the role of parents in mate selection, using the Samson story as a literary instrument. …”
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Matthew 25:31-46 in the context of the needy and poor in Nigeria
Published 2023-10-01“…This paper, using literary-critical method of Biblical studies, argues that since Christian responsibility cuts across every sphere of human endeavor, there is the need for the church in Nigeria to do more in enhancing the socio-economic well-being of the citizenry. …”
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An analysis of COVID-19 and spirituality among African Christian women
Published 2023-07-01“…Gleaning from our ethnographic data carried out from the Christ Apostolic Church and the Spirit and Life Family Bible Church in Nigeria, the article used Galen Watts’ theory of ‘spirituality of and for’ to analyse how African Christian women deployed their spirituality and resources to address the existential challenges the pandemic posed. …”
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That they may be one (Jn 17:11): Mending the seamless coat of Christ in Assemblies of God Nigeria
Published 2023-08-01“…Assemblies of God church in Nigeria, which has for over 40 years now, experienced various crises that have led to sucession and factionalism in that church. …”
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Understanding COVID-19 birth-pangs’ theological responses and the promised Parousia of Jesus
Published 2024-02-01“…This study explored Matthew 24:15−51 and unveils how the church in Nigeria is to be responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as an eschatological birth-pang in the light of Jesus’ promised Parousia.…”
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Music in Christian worship in Nigeria in light of early missionary attitude
Published 2023-07-01“…Therefore, instrumental music has helped the growth and development of the church in Nigeria in several ways. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This research involves both the Old and New Testaments as well as Christian music. …”
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‘[A]nd when I came to her I found she was not a virgin’: A contextual re-reading of Deuteronomy 22:13–21 among Nigerian Christians
Published 2023-03-01“…The neglect of this virtue should be a concern to the Church in Nigeria because this is now a rising trend being witnessed among the Christian youth. …”
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Isolation and Integration: Case Study of Latter-Day Saints in South-Western Nigeria
Published 2021-06-01“…The penetration of the LDS church into Nigeria in general and south-western Nigeria in particular has been faced with a considerable amount of opposition from the populace and the government. …”
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Hannah’s prayer for a male child: Interpreting 1 Samuel 1:11 in the Nigerian context
Published 2021-06-01“…To this end, teaching to illuminate this preference for sons should form an integral part of the marriage theology of the church in Nigeria. Contribution: The article is a contribution in the field of marriage theology, in that it identifies the preference for male children as a possible factor for marital disharmony among Nigerian Christian couples.…”
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Meeting Point of Culture and Health
Published 1997-06-01“… Meeting Point of Culture and Health: The Case of the Aladura Churches in Nigeria …”
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Eto: A critique of the Aladura healing rituals in Nigeria in light of Jesus’ healing miracles
Published 2023-04-01“…It postulates that the healing rituals of the Aladura churches in Nigeria could be an acceptable Christian practice if the excesses are avoided.…”
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Ecumenical Footprints in Nigeria: Pathways and Detours in Search of Christian Unity
Published 2024-01-01“…This article highlights a few of those historical factors in a bid to identify the roots of discord and footprints of ecumenism at the beginning of the establishment of Christian churches in Nigeria. The goal intended to be realized through this historical excursus is to engender a livelier ecumenical hope for Christian unity in Nigeria while maintaining the already-achieved progress made so far, as well as countering further divisions.…”
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Beyond the rhetoric of Genesis 34:1–28: Understanding the rape epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published 2021-07-01“…These problems highlight the relevance of this biblical narrative for the policyholders, the government and churches in Nigeria. Intra/interdisciplinary implications: This research is based on the impact of rape on the victim and the aggressor in Genesis 34:1–28. …”
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