I am eternal, immortal, bright, energetic, superior, kind, achieving, lovable, good, spiritual, dynamic, innovator, creator, funny, strong, rich, prosperous, understanding, sympathetic, progressive, optimistic, prayerful, sensitive, calm, peaceful, discerning, chaste, gentle and patience. As a black Jew, I live above and not below. I see myself as a son and a genuine family of Abraham. I have been given all the divine rights and mandate of heaven to appropriate all the blessings and abundance bestow upon Abraham. I can supernaturally walk into heaven’s limitless store of superabundance and collect every of my daily entitlement through fervent prayer and meditation on the words of God in my holy closet. I am a black Jew, my brothers!

As a black Jew, my closet is my unique holy of holies where I seek the face of Jesus with a broken and contrite heart. It is the power house where my faith is rekindled by the candle of heaven and where my earthly struggles, pain, sorrow, joy, confusion and fear are peeled off. A black Jew could not survive without a closet. It is a divine requirement which every Black Jew must erect at a sanctified corner of his house. It is the altar which speaks to impossibility and makes it possible. It is the altar where celestial revelations are distinctly received from God. It is the altar where the light and glory of the Lord shine upon your soul. It is a place of sanctuary, refuge, comfort, peace and healing.  I am a black Jew, my brothers!

When the almighty God, the all in all, was about to speak the heaven and earth into existence, he used the secret known to all black Jews for century. He spoke and decreed everything into existence by mere words. He merely spoke with divine authority and all that the eyes could visualise and could not; I mean both the visible and invisible came into being in nanosecond.  From birth, my words have been infused with power and authority. When I speak with faith, candour and authority no gate of hell can withstand the manifestation of what I decreed.  My words shake the material and the immaterial, the visible and the invisible both in the heavens and on earth.  Obedience to my words is total and immediate. Words are powerful.  It contains life and death. In the Scriptures, James offered a glimpse of both the healing and destructive power of the word. It is uncultured for a black Jew to curse fellow human. Rather than curse my children, I bless them no matter their transgressions. That is the requirement of the Master, father Jesus. He offered us the biggest nuggets of wisdoms through his timeless parables.  It was He who handed me a priceless jewel. In a quiet and subtle way he revealed the truth of eternity in his words.  As a black Jew I am told to love my enemies and pray for those bastards who irritate and persecute me for being a black guy in Europe. That might sound hard. But it does not matter; obedience is the cross every black Jew must carry. You see, I am a black Jew my brothers!

Nothing stimulates or titillates my sacred senses to a point of falling into the bowel of crushing sin.  A black Jew is chaste, responsible and his body is daily renewed and offered as a holy sacrifice to God.  My body is not a template of sin through lust and adultery. The body of a black Jew is a temple of Christ which must remain undefiled, unruffled and untrammelled by Satan’s crushing blows. I look heavenward and not at bodies of scantily clad women, majority of whom carry Satan’s DNA. Through grace I have been equipped to know when Satan’s darkness is on its destructive mission to dim the light of my glory.  Yes, I am a black Jew my brothers!

As a black Jew my awareness of you is not dictated by external and ephemeral mumbo jumbo which we called materialism. There is another timeless secret from the uncreated creator. People clamour for wealth and prosperity through lack of biblical principles. Some believed that if Christ were to be around today that he would definitely live in Lekki Peninsula.  That is warped thinking par excellence. Satan’s guise is at work here. Satan’s DNA is becoming too visible in our thinking and worldly aspirations. I am embarrassed on this viewpoint by you all. A black Jew is never enamoured with titles, wealth and worldly riches.  A black Jew meditates daily on the wisdom of Proverbs 30 verses 8-9. This will remind your soul of the import of the Lord’s Prayer. The secret of life as revealed to all black Jews is to ask the father of all abundance to give you your daily bread. This is a prayer of faith as opposed to greed and vanity.  God will honour simple prayer of faith, uncluttered with covetousness and monumental selfishness. Is covetousness no longer the last sin of the 10 commandments?  Get it? Learn from me. I am a black Jew, my brothers!

Another matrix of our being is the pursuit of happiness and pleasure. Unfortunately, majority of people could not distinguish the difference between happiness and sheer pleasure. Philosophers, psychoanalysts, neuroanatomists, psychologists, theologians, New Agers and motivators have written tomes on happiness and pleasure.  This conundrum has no place in the life of a black Jew. In the third century B. C., Epicurus made a bold assertion that ‘pleasure is the beginning and end of a blessed life.’ Psychoanalyst Freud said that the fundamentally motivating force of our being is the need to relieve sexual tension. Really? Go and say that to the devoted monks in the caves of Java and catholic nuns in the spirit-filled cathedrals of the papacy.  A black Jew does not need dead Greek philosophers and their epicurean cousins to help him understand happiness and pleasure.  A black Jew knows it and feels it the presence of Jesus. A black Jew knows it in the warm smiles of fellow Christians after a Sunday service. A black Jew knows it in the beauty of a morning sunrise and the evening sunset. A black Jew knows happiness in the sacred and uplifting praise songs for the Deity.  Believe me, this is the way. I am a black Jew, my brothers!

Happiness and pleasure are never in the opened legs of a curvaceous woman. It is not in the bliss of adulterous and uncontrolled sexual high jinks. This is a temporary rush which chips away your spiritual potency. It is not in the quickening of a cocaine rush, in the bottle of ‘paraga’, the high and ecstasy of ‘igbo’ weed or marijuana, the noisy revelry of ‘baba dudu’,  ‘lanko’ or Nigerian Guinness for that matter. Ultimately, these are momentary and destructive pleasures which dehumanise those who do not know the secret of the Way. When confronted with so many modern demons sent out by Satan to ensnare us, the best way to frame any decision is to ask our stubborn, unyielding flesh: Will Christ fall for this? Or better still, what would Christ do if faced with this pleasure?  Go on do it, you will forever be on the top and never below. I have spoken.  I am a black Jew, my brothers!

Tijani, a social and afrocentric scholar lives in London.

Robot  Villager

# 1 Happiness and pleasure are never in the opened legs of a curvaceous woman. It is not in the bliss...Read the full article. Posted by Robot| 07.04.2008 09:42

Multioption  Villager

# 2 =Robot;4295002509>Happiness and pleasure are never in the opened legs of a curvaceous woman. It is not in the bliss...Read the full article. Broda TJ: May the good Lord continue to enrich you in knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. May the rivers of living water keep flowing through your heart to the dying world. And may your eyes of understanding be enlightened more and more. May the works of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God not cease in your life. Amen. Is it not written that those who know their God shall be strong and do exploits? Daniel 11:32. May God continue to grant you utterance and open doors of faith into the heart of the worldly as you continue to lift Jesus high and higher. Amen. I glazed over your article with smile and praises to God in heaven, more so for the swipe you took on the prosperity and materialism gospel being touted by many Christian "leaders" whom I believe have no clue as to the mission of Christ in the world. However, my fellow brother in Christ, I wish to let you know that the power and reality of sin is not exclusive preserve of women. The Bible says in Romans 7:1 that all human beings are under the dominion of sin (law) for as long as they live. So your remark that "I look heavenward and not at bodies of scantily clad women, majority of whom carry Satan’s DNA." is lopsided. Sin is deeply rooted and very much alive in you. I only hope that your "old man" has been replaced with the "new man" (Christ) who is fashioned in the image and likeness of God. Again, I'll like to also point your attention to another remark: You said in the first paragraph of your article: "I am eternal, immortal, bright, energetic, superior, kind, achieving, lovable, good, spiritual, dynamic, innovator, creator, funny, strong, rich, prosperous, understanding, sympathetic, progressive, optimistic, prayerful, sensitive, calm, peaceful, discerning, chaste, gentle and patience.". Please note the word in bold. But as you continue to demonstrate your confidence and boldness in God, you inadvertently denied Christ as your <Sensitivity> and <Gentleness> because you stated the following: "As a black Jew I am told to love my enemies and pray for those b a s t a r d s who irritate and persecute me for being a black guy in Europe." While all that you said is within the ambit of showing forth the praise of Him (God) who translated us from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of His dear Son (Christ) 1 Peter 2:9, the statement in bold is a diversion from the gentleness and sensitivity attributes of Christ. I wonder why you called those for whom Christ died b a s t a r d s? Fellow brother in Christ, I'll also admonish you to stop casting "I" in good light because nothing good dwells in "I". Christians should take a cue from Paul who said in Galatians 2:20: "I" have been crucified with Christ, so it is no longer "I" who live but Christ.." which means that Gentleness, Wisdom, Righteousness, Holiness, Humility et al, are not attributes produced by us - mere mortals, but manifestations of Christ through us. We are simply a vessel at the hands of God 2 Cor 4:7. Remain blessed!!! Posted by Multioption| 07.04.2008 12:36

datuouwadaberechi  Villager

# 3 multioption, i think u hit d nails on d heads of the issue!!! i thought it was a very apt and thot-thru reply. bless u. Posted by datuouwadaberechi| 07.04.2008 14:34

DeepThought  Villager

# 4 Dear Tijani, I hope you don't mind my asking - what exactly does it mean to be a black jew? Are you claiming jewishness on biological or is it on spiritual grounds? I ask because I noticed this: Tijani, a social and afrocentric scholar lives in London. It would be interesting to know how this ties in with Afrocentrism and your brand of Afrocentrism and I would reserve further comments till after your clarifications Thanks Posted by DeepThought| 07.04.2008 15:54

Austin  Villager

# 5 Kudos TJ for a nice work. I think I got your irony. You fox, how well you tried to cleverly disguise yourself - even from the usually more discerning deepthought. Posted by Austin| 08.04.2008 09:05

Khalil  Villager

# 6 I think Austin is right, the guy got DeepThought, on the line. To me this work is sort of euphemistic as it tries to relate the mentality of the blacks in their attempt to ape the Jews in every way. Following the word, the scripture, to the literal, "better" than it is being followed by the Jews themselves. The contradiction seems to be where he used Black Jew and then went ahead to respect Jesus in every way, which is not a common attribute found in real Jews. Even then, his logic can still hold if we consider the fact that Jesus himself was a Jew and as such even if His followers call themselves Christians today, He still is the Jew that originated the thought pattern upon which the whole of Christianity rests. Of course, the above is just my thought about the place of the writing and its logic not my view about the subject. That may come later but for now let me retire to the Crucible and read more seriously, think more seriously and possibly contribute more seriously if I can, and in my own small and humble way. Khalilurrahman Posted by Khalil| 08.04.2008 10:08

Multioption  Villager

# 7 I really hope TJ is not trying to make a mockery of the Christian faith... Watching... Posted by Multioption| 08.04.2008 11:29

Chief Kalu  Villager

# 8 =Robot;4295002509>Happiness and pleasure are never in the opened legs of a curvaceous woman. It is not in the bliss...Read the full article. TJ, Social and Afrocentric scholar lives in london. Captured very well the core of penticostal christianity. But many have started to think and not just follow. The more you know, the less believing you do. Abrahm's blessings are mine indeed. And because the church leaders are not tellng the truth, We sing this song night and day and still remain poor, while the pastors that live on tithes and offerings of all live large. On this realisation, I pray fervently when I need divine assistance and learn to succeed at my vocation as if I am the one solely in control. In God I live and move and have my being. I need no special closet. The kingdom of God is within you. I have learnt that it is not how long but an understanding of the workings of the divine that makes prayer happen. I believe in God, the Father Almighty.......And the forgiveness of sin and the ressurrection of the body and life everlasting Amen. It is futile to think that a man could be sinless. There is no sinless man. On life and its pleasures. God has given us all, richly to enjoy. It does not have to take my heart away. However, they are meant to be enjoyed. Life in abundance! Posted by Chief Kalu| 08.04.2008 12:25

DeepThought  Villager

# 9 My bad, the joke is on me.:D Regardless of what I believe now, I wasn't raised an Agnoist and having been a die hard penticostal in the past, I know how most think so I fell for it. TJ did an exceptional job. Indeed, he Captured very well the core of penticostal christianity Khalil, Yes, its interesting how the arguments in the Crucible is shaping up. Can't wait to read your responses Posted by DeepThought| 09.04.2008 00:26

Austin  Villager

# 10 @Multioption, You fell badly for that. I can bet you didn't pray for Holy Ghost guidance before writing your reply. Anyway, that only made the joke even funnier. Posted by Austin| 09.04.2008 20:26