The Sentinel Watch

  THE SIN OF JEROBOAM I got attracted to the life of Jeroboam when I came across a certain statement made repeatedly about him by the Biblical authors of the books of Kings and Chronicles.   Before I mentioned the statement that got me interested in the person of Jeroboam, let me introduce you to his person.   THE MAN JEROBOAM The first time Jeroboam the son of Nebat appears on the pages of the Bible, he is a steward of King Solomon. He worked on one of his numerous building projects. The Bible describes him as a man of valor. One day as Jeroboam was walking in the field, Prophet Ahijah met with him. The prophet took off the new outer garment he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. He picked 10 pieces, gave them to Jeroboam and said that God had chosen him to be king over ten tribes of Israel. When Solomon got vent of the prophecy, he sought to kill Jeroboam. So, he fled to Egypt. When Solomon died and the people gathered to crown Rehoboam, Soloman’s son, as king, Jero

  It should be noted that the above mentioned are religions on their own that are different from Christianity. What I mean is that Pentecostals and Roman Catholics aren’t Christians. And Christians can neither be Pentecostal nor Roman Catholic.   I know what you are thinking. I am judgmental, right? Well, listen to what I have got to say before drawing a conclusion. By the time I am finished, may be you would agree that Catholicism and Pentecostalism are anything else but Christianity as underlined in the teachings of the scriptures. Christianity as a system of beliefs is deeply rooted and based on the teachings of the Bible alone. Pentecostalism and Catholicism on the other hand, would show if we look clearly that their teachings are based on everything else but the scriptures. Actually Pentecostalism and Catholicism are very similar in many ways. In this writing, I won’t only be proving that the two religions are not Christianity, but would also show that Pentecostalism and Catho