Kelvin Chabogo—MCS Student

28/10/2025

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20/10/2025

Kenya’s Prophets and the Crisis of Common Sense

If an 80-year-old national leader falls ill, the news rarely reaches the public, power prefers privacy. The mighty often fade into silence, and illness is handled behind high walls. That’s the order of things in every society.

So when someone “prophesies” that such a man will die of a heart attack and vanish from public view, that is not revelation, it is routine logic. Yet, in many Pentecostal circles, such generic statements are celebrated as divine insight. The crowd gasps. The preacher smiles. Heaven, it seems, has spoken.

Except it has not!

The problem with much of modern prophecy is that it is not prophetic at all, it is just observation dressed in holy language. Saying “people will struggle with rent in January” or “there will be heavy rains in April” in Kenya does not require revelation. It requires a calendar!

But these statements thrive because too many believers lack the habit of questioning. The Pentecostal movement, powerful and passionate as it is, has an education problem. Too few believers finish high school. Fewer still pursue higher learning or regular reading. Critical thinking is often seen as doubt rather than discipleship.

This intellectual vacuum has allowed shallow predictions to flourish; Many Christians prefer to interpret every hardship as “spiritual warfare.” Phrases like “life is spiritual” become shields against personal responsibility. It is easier to blame unseen forces than to face real-world causes. Most of today’s self-declared prophets are not seers; They are speculators. They toss vague words into the air, hoping life itself will make them look right. If by chance an event aligns with their words, they claim divine validation. When they miss, silence follows.

As someone who has walked both worlds educated and prophetic, I can tell you that genuine prophecy is never careless. Every message must stand under the scrutiny of Scripture and reason. True prophecy does not manipulate emotion or chase headlines; it clarifies, convicts, and uplifts. In biblical language, prophecy is not just foretelling the future; it is forthtelling the truth. The greatest prophets were not fortune-tellers, they were truth-tellers.

Kenya’s constitution gives wide freedom of religion and expression. Articles 32 and 33 protect the right to believe, preach, and even prophesy. But that freedom is not a license for harm. Under Section 66 of the Penal Code, publishing false information that causes public fear is a crime. The Consumer Protection Act forbids false or misleading claims when spiritual “services” involve money. And civil defamation law still protects anyone whose reputation is injured by reckless prophetic utterances.

If a prophet declares, “The President will die this year,” and nothing happens, that is not harmless zeal, it is emotional injury and public misinformation. Words have consequences.The solution is not censorship; it is accountability. When false prophets face legal or civil scrutiny, the serious ones will rise, and the careless ones will fade.

If the Church truly values prophecy, it must also value truth. Every prophecy should be:

1. Specific: clear enough to be tested.

2. Transparent: documented and revisited.

3. Accountable: open to correction when wrong.

4. Ethical: never tied to payment or fear.

Prophets who charge money for “consultations” are not above the law; they are service providers, subject to consumer-protection standards like everyone else. But the deeper reform must happen in the pews believers must rediscover curiosity, read beyond the pulpit, and test every claim. The Church that loves learning will no longer be fooled by theatrics.

Kenya does not need fewer prophets, it needs wiser ones. Prophets who read as much as they pray. Prophets who can quote both Isaiah and the Constitution. Prophets who see through the lens of knowledge and humility, not superstition and showmanship.

Its indeed time to move from superstition to substance, from manipulation to meaning. The true prophets will survive the test of truth; the rest will expose themselves in silence. Only when knowledge meets faith will prophecy regain its honor in our nation.

17/10/2025

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12/10/2025

SHIMO LA TEWA JUVENILE GRADUATION

After two months of Discipleship Studies through the book Sharing Jesus, the juvenile inmates at Shimo La Tewa Prison have successfully completed their training, sat for their Discipleship Exam, and are now ready to graduate.

The Chaplaincy Department at Shimo La Tewa has officially invited us to join them for this special Graduation Ceremony in honor of these young men who have walked a journey of faith and transformation.

We are hopeful that the Word of God they received will continue to shape their lives long after prison, restoring hope, renewing purpose, and transforming destinies.

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10/10/2025

THE PROSPERITY SPELL

I believe that nearly 70% of Pentecostals in Kenya are trapped under the prosperity spell, addicted to the feel-good, hype-driven gospel of motivation and material gain. This modern "gospel" is not born out of biblical truth but out of allegorical manipulation of Scripture.

I. The Allegorical Trap.

For the prosperity gospel to thrive, Scripture must be interpreted allegorically rather than literally. A literal interpretation, the most orthodox and faithful approach, seeks to uncover what the author meant when the text was first written. Allegory, on the other hand, imposes hidden or symbolic meanings that were never intended by the biblical writer.

Take the parable of the Prodigal Son, for instance. Jesus told a simple story revealing the heart of the Father: God's unconditional acceptance of His children who repent and return to Him. But in allegorical preaching, this becomes twisted. The "father" becomes a spiritual mentor, and the "son" becomes a church member who "rebelled" against his spiritual covering. The message shifts from grace to control.

II. The Greek Roots of Allegory.

This method of interpretation comes from ancient Greek philosophy, not Hebrew theology. The Greeks, who worshipped many gods called Pantheon, believed that every story carried secret, mystical meanings. Early heretical teachers borrowed this system and blended it with Christian teaching, giving rise to what we now see in many pulpits: a theology more shaped by Greek speculation than by biblical revelation.

Sadly, allegorical preaching dominates Pentecostal circles today. It fuels emotional sermons that sound powerful but lack doctrinal depth. Even sacred texts like the Holy Communion passage, which reminds us of Christ's suffering and sacrifice, are twisted to promote material blessings, success, or "supernatural breakthroughs."

The result is a generation addicted to spiritual narcotics; The prosperity gospel has become the co***ne of the modern church. It gives short-lived emotional highs, leaving believers craving another dose of hype, not holiness.

III. The Spirit Behind It

Behind this false gospel lies the spirit of mammon, a demonic system that replaces devotion to God with obsession for wealth. Many do not realize it, but their faith revolves around money: their giving, praying, and worshiping are all tied to material returns. This spirit disguises itself as "faith," yet its fruit is greed, manipulation, and deception. Deliverance from mammon requires repentance, humility, and a return to the true gospel of Christ.

This crisis is compounded by a tragic fact: most Pentecostal preachers have never been trained in theology. They preach opinions, not doctrine. They build crowds, not disciples. Yet believers submit their souls to them without question.

We trust lawyers because they studied law. We trust doctors because they studied medicine. We trust pilots because they trained to fly. But when it comes to the Bible, a book written over 3,000 years ago in ancient languages and cultures far removed from ours, many blindly trust untrained interpreters who twist it to fit motivational soundbites.

Many of us who have studied theology are mocked as "dry," accused of lacking "substance" or "anointing." But the truth is simple: our dimension is Christ and His Word, not the emotional highs of allegorical prosperity preaching.

If your "revelation" makes you love money more than Jesus , it is not revelation. It is deception!

06/10/2025

SOTERIOLOGY 101:

Part 1 The Need for Salvation

I. Why Do We Need Salvation?

To understand salvation, we must first understand what went wrong. Man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26), placed in a perfect environment, and given dominion over all creation. But when Adam sinned, humanity fell from that place of glory.

Scripture tells us,

"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned" (Romans 5:12).

Sin is not just the act of doing wrong; it is a nature inherited from Adam. Through that nature, man became separated from God, spiritually dead, and under God's judgment.

Salvation consequently is, deliverance from sin, spiritual death, and divine wrath. We are not just saved from hell; we are saved from sin itself, from both the power and penalty of sin. The Hebrew word for salvation is the word "yeshuah", means deliverance, safety, and rescue. The Greek word, "σωτηρία" (sōtēria), means deliverance, preservation, or rescue from destruction. Therefore, salvation is not merely a religious idea; it's a divine rescue operation initiated by God Himself to bring man back into fellowship with Him.

II. Who Was the Price Paid To?

Some have mistakenly thought that the death of Christ was a ransom paid to Satan, but this is not true. Satan had no legal claim over humanity Notice what Jesus said in Matthew 20:28,

"The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (NKJV).

The word "ransom" here is from the greek word "λύτρον" (lutron), meaning the price of release. This price was paid to satisfy the justice of God, not the demands of Satan. Remenber, sin offended a holy and just God, and His justice demanded that sin be punished. Christ's death satisfied that justice by meeting God's righteous standard. Paul explains this clearly in Galatians 3:13:

"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us" (NKJV).

The ransom was not a negotiation with the devil; it was a legal satisfaction before a holy God. Satan was not the offended party; God was.

III. Why Did Jesus Have to Come?

Jesus came because no one could save themselves. The Scripture says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23), and again in Romans 3:10, it says;

"There is none righteous, no, not one" (NKJV).

All humanity was guilty before God, the law could reveal sin, but it could not remove it. The blood of animals could only cover sin temporarily, but not cleanse the conscience permanently (Hebrews 10:1-4).

Therefore, God Himself stepped into human history in the person of Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, to fulfill His own law, to take our place, and to restore what Adam lost. That's why Matthew 1:21, the angel told Joseph,

"You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins" (NKJV).

The name Jesus (Yeshua) literally means "The Lord is Salvation." He came because only a sinless man could die for sinful men, and only God could provide such a man.

IV. Why Could God Just Forgive Without the Shedding of Blood?

This question touches the very nature of God's justice and holiness. God is love, yes, but He is also holy and just. His nature will not allow sin to go unpunished. If God simply forgave sin without satisfying justice, If He did, He would cease to be righteous. That's why Romans 3:26 says God is "just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus."

Forgiveness without justice would make God unjust. Rather than compromise His character, God satisfied His own justice through the death of His Son. The cross is where love and justice met: justice demanded death, and love provided the substitute. "Without shedding of blood there is no remission of sin" (Hebrews 9:22).

God was not desperate for blood; He was consistent with His nature. The blood represents life, and sin had caused death, so life had to be given in exchange for life (Leviticus 17:11). Jesus' death on the cross therefore, was not about God being bloodthirsty; it was about God being faithful to His Word and love being expressed through justice.

In Summary: We need salvation because of sin and our separation from God. The price was paid to satisfy God's justice, not to appease Satan. Jesus came because only God could redeem what man had lost. God required the cross not out of cruelty, but out of righteous consistency.

Salvation therefore, is not man reaching up to God; it is God reaching down to man. At the cross, love did not cancel justice; it fulfilled it. That's why we can boldly say, "It is finished."

04/10/2025

IS ALL THE LAW OF THE OLD TESTAMENT OBSOLETE?

The answer is No!

To suggest that all Old Testament law ended with Christ is not only foolish, it proves one has not yet learned how to interpret the Old Testament in the light of the New.

You see, Christianity came from the Jews.
The world already had many religions and philosophies. The Greeks, for instance, worshipped Zeus and excelled in managing their city-states, known as polis. In these cities, thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle shaped the foundations of Western philosophy.But Christianity did not arise from philosophy, It came through God’s covenant with Israel.

The Jews already had the Old Testament Scriptures long before Christ came. And after His ascension, these same Scriptures became the foundation of teaching in the early Church gatherings that is, the Ekklesia (the assemblies of God) or what they called the Kuriakon, meaning “a gathering belonging to the Lord.”

I. Three Categories of Old Testament Law.

In the Old Testament, laws were given for distinct purposes. Broadly, they fall into three categories:

1. Moral Law: embodied in the Ten Commandments.

2. Civil or National Law: governing the nation of Israel.

3. Ceremonial Law: guiding sacrifices, rituals, and priestly observances.

The apostles quoted the Old Testament often especially when dealing with moral truths. However, the ceremonial laws were fulfilled in Christ and no longer need to be practiced.

The Ten Commandments, however, did not end,.they remain binding in principle because they reveal God’s moral nature. Jesus did not abolish them; He fulfilled and internalized them through grace.

Remember, the 613 ceremonial laws were like commentary notes expanding on the Ten Commandments, helping Israel apply God’s wisdom in daily life. The civil laws made Israel a nation, much like modern laws define a country today.

II. The Struggle Under the Law.

Keeping the Law was never easy. Every person born into the world is born into sin, and eventually, everyone breaks the Law.

This is why the Israelites continually offered animal sacrifices to atone for their sins. The word atone means “to cover.” Sin was not removed, it was only covered. God temporarily looked away, but the guilt remained.

No animal sacrifice could fully satisfy God’s righteousness. There was a need for a perfect sacrifice, divine, sinless, and eternal.

This is why Jesus Christ, the Son of God, left His heavenly glory and became a man. The divine Spirit entered Mary’s womb, and the eternal Word became flesh. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man.

This mysterious union is called the Hypostatic Union, a permanent and irreversible joining of divinity and humanity. Jesus did not just appear as a man; He truly became one. In His earthly life, Jesus perfectly fulfilled all the laws of Moses; moral, ceremonial, and civil. He paid the ultimate price for the sin of humanity, dealing with the Adamic sin that entered the world through Adam’s fall.

By His death and resurrection, Jesus became our propitiation, He appeased the wrath of God and dealt with sin once and for all. Now, when someone accepts Jesus as Lord, their sins are not merely covered, they are remitted. God does not overlook sin; He erases it completely. Notice Hebrews 10:17

“Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
(NKJV)

Through the Cross, God no longer holds a record of your wrongs. Your past is deleted—permanently.

III. Grace Empowers, It Doesn’t Excuse.

When you are justified that is, declared not guilty, you must now live a life that reflects the righteousness of Christ.

If you used to steal, stop.
If you used to lie, stop.
If you used to live immorally, it must end.

Even when you fall, your heart where the Holy Spirit lives and His voice within, must convict you to repent. Grace does not give permission to sin; it gives power to overcome sin.

And once you have repented, move on. Don not rehearse what God has forgiven,.do not keep revisiting the past. Why talk about what heaven has already deleted? When God forgives, He forgets. So if you keep bringing up your dark past, it might be a sign that you have not truly believed in His forgiveness, why? Well, the Scripture is vividly clear:

“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34)

Remenber, a forgiven heart talks about grace, not guilt.

IV. THE VERDICT.

So, is all the Law of the Old Testament obsolete? Absolutely not.

The ceremonial laws were fulfilled in Christ.The civil laws were specific to ancient Israel.The moral laws, the Ten Commandments remain eternal, revealing God’s holy standard.

Jesus the Christ did not abolish the Law; He fulfilled it. Now, through the indwelling Spirit, we live not under the Law but through Grace, empowered to obey, not by fear, but by love.

“For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
(John 1:17)

Grace does not make the Law obsolete,.it writes it on your heart. What the Law demanded externally, Grace now produces internally, The same God who gave the Law now lives within you to help you keep it, not the 613 ceremonial laws, not the civic laws of Isreal but God's moral law of Love!

26/09/2025

WHAT IS KELVIN CHABOGO FOUNDATION DOING?

This week, the Foundation was at Shimo La Tewa Prison, wrapping up our Discipleship Program. The juveniles will soon be sitting for their Discipleship Exam ahead of their graduation in October.

We have also received the honor of being invited to baptize inmates who have given their lives to Christ. What a joy and privilege to touch lives through the hands of our Lord Jesus Christ!

We remain deeply grateful to our team mostly volunteers who faithfully give their time and energy to serve. Truly, we are Changing Nations and Touching Lives, One Life at a Time.

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23/09/2025

The Danger of Going Back to Old Ways

In our quest for deeper spiritual experiences, many believers today are being drawn away from the simplicity and sufficiency of the Gospel. A concerning trend has emerged where Christians are incorporating Old Testament rituals, objects, and practices into their faith, believing these will enhance their spiritual life or bring them closer to God. However, this movement away from Christ-centered faith toward ritual-centered religion poses a serious threat to biblical Christianity.

When we turn to objects like prayer shawls, bottles of Jordan River water, or replicas of the Ark of the Covenant, we inadvertently suggest that Christ's finished work on the cross is somehow incomplete, Yet the Bible clearly states in Ephesians 1:7

"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace" (NKJV).

You see, Our salvation and righteousness are found completely in Jesus Christ not in objects, rites, or religious artifacts. The cross fulfilled and completed the old covenant system. When Jesus declared "It is finished" (John 19:30), He meant exactly that, the work of redemption was complete and perfect.

Now, when trumpet blasts are treated as carrying prophetic power in themselves, we must exercise discernment. Such emotional displays can distract us from genuine revival, which comes through the Word of God preached in power: Notice what Romans 10:17 Says;

"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" ( NKJV).

Thus, If someone promotes relics for blessing or claims that Jordan River water will heal you, remember this is not the Gospel message. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ alone not through objects or rituals.

Notice again how Paul's words in Galatians 5:4 provide a sobering warning:

"You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace" (NKJV).

When we attempt to live holy lives through ceremonial laws that were given specifically to Israel as a nation, we risk alienating ourselves from Jesus. As a Christian, you must understand that many laws given to Israel in the first five books of Moses were civil and ceremonial regulations for their national life not pathways to salvation. These laws served their purpose in pointing to Christ, but when Jesus came, His death and resurrection brought us complete salvation. Jesus fulfilled all the law's requirements and became our propitiation, not only atoning for sin but removing its consequences forever.

Today, God is no longer angry with humanity because He is satisfied with what Jesus accomplished. This does not mean God approves of sin or violence, He never has and never will rejoice in murder or bloodshed. Rather, He rejoices when anyone turns from sin to embrace Jesus, because Jesus gave His life for them.

Jesus alone is our answer, not prayer shawls, ritual horn blowing, or ceremonial trumpets. These practices are obsolete under the New Covenant. Yet there's a growing temptation for Gentile Christians to adopt Jewish practices, even though they were not saved from Judaism but were saved as Gentiles by God's grace.

This has created a compromised Christianity, a lukewarm mixture of Christian faith and Jewish ritual. This hybrid faith focuses more on feelings, physical objects, and signs rather than simply believing God's Word. People now place more confidence in anointing oil for blessing roads, cars, and houses than in simple prayer. Some leaders dress in priestly garments, leading their followers to believe they are specially anointed mediators between God and man.

However, the Gospel must be preached and taught in its beautiful simplicity so that those bound by these traditions can be set free and understand the complete work that Jesus accomplished on the cross. Christ's finished work is sufficient nothing needs to be added to it.

Let us return to the simplicity of faith in Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone, to the glory of God alone!

20/09/2025

WHAT IS KELVIN CHABOGO FOUNDATION DOING?

Today, we were in Tezo, Kilifi County for our Food Shopping Saturday.

The team had a wonderful time discipling one of the widows we support, and more widows joined in for a time in the Word. As a result, the Aid Through Discipleship Program is growing steadily and impacting more lives.

Our vision is to support 50 widows with monthly shopping across all 47 counties in Kenya. Through both spiritual and material support, we are committed to meeting needs while building lives on the firm foundation of God’s Word.

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11/09/2025