Pastor Chris on Knowing the Truth That Protects Your Life

During a recent teaching, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome addressed a subject that sits at the heart of Christian living: the power of knowing who you are in Christ. According to the Man of God, many believers struggle not because God has withheld power, but because they lack knowledge of the truth that already belongs to them.

This message focused on identity, understanding, and spiritual consciousness. Pastor Chris explained that truth does not operate automatically. It must be known. When truth is understood, its power becomes active in a person’s life.

Pastor Chris Explains Why Knowledge Activates Power

One of the foundational statements in the teaching was simple and direct: the manifestation of truth requires knowledge. Pastor Chris explained that truth, no matter how powerful, remains dormant without understanding.

Quoting Scripture, he reminded listeners of God’s warning: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Destruction, he said, does not come because people are evil, but because they do not know who they are or what belongs to them.

He added that ignorance leads to darkness. When people do not understand spiritual truth, they continue walking without clarity, even though God has already spoken about their identity.

You Are Gods: Understanding Identity

Pastor Chris emphasized a powerful but often misunderstood scripture: “I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High.” He explained that this statement reveals spiritual identity, not arrogance.

According to him, the problem is not that God has not spoken. The problem is that many believers do not know what He has said about them. When people do not understand their identity, they live below their inheritance. They accept fear, weakness, and limitation as normal.

Pastor Chris pointed out that Scripture also says those who do not know or understand this truth “shall die like men.” Not because God desires it, but because ignorance strips them of spiritual advantage.

Pastor Chris on Protection and Divine Immunity

The teaching then moved into the subject of divine protection. Pastor Chris referenced the words of Jesus: “If they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them.” He explained that this statement goes far deeper than accidental ingestion.

Drawing from the original Greek, he explained that the word translated as drink comes from pino, which means to imbibe, absorb, assimilate, or receive. This means the promise is not limited to what passes through the mouth.

Pastor Chris explained that even if something harmful enters the body through absorption or exposure, it cannot harm the believer who understands and lives by this truth. The promise is rooted in identity, not chance.

This revelation reframes the way believers think about safety, health, and spiritual authority. It is not about testing God. It is about knowing who you are.

Knowing Who You Are Removes Fear

Pastor Chris on Confidence Without Pride

Pastor Chris addressed a common reaction to this kind of teaching. Some people, he said, mistake confidence for pride. They assume that speaking boldly about identity sounds arrogant.

He rejected that idea completely. Knowing who you are is not pride. It is agreement with God.

According to Pastor Chris, Satan’s strategy has always been to keep believers ignorant of their identity. If you do not know who you are, you can be controlled. But when you know who you are, it becomes difficult to silence or defeat you.

This is why, he explained, the enemy works hard to confuse believers. Identity brings authority. Understanding produces boldness.

Why Teaching the Word Matters Now More Than Ever

Pastor Chris stressed that this is the reason God’s Word must be taught consistently. Teaching is not just for information. It is for transformation.

When believers learn who they are, their thinking changes. Their speech changes. Their responses to life change. They stop seeing themselves as victims and begin living as sons of God.

This teaching, he said, is especially important in uncertain times. Fear thrives where knowledge is absent. But truth brings stability and assurance.

Pastor Chris Urges Believers to Declare the Truth

The message ended with a clear instruction: believers must declare what they know. Knowledge must be spoken. Identity must be confessed.

Pastor Chris encouraged listeners to boldly say, “I know who I am.” Not as a slogan, but as a spiritual conviction rooted in Scripture.

According to him, truth works when it is known, believed, and spoken. This is how believers walk in protection, authority, and confidence. Not by assumption. Not by hope. But by knowledge.

This teaching serves as a reminder that the Christian life is not meant to be lived in fear or uncertainty. When truth is understood, its power becomes visible. And when believers know who they are, darkness loses its grip.