IndianBwoy:



jesus is a man not a GOD ok you slowpoke!

anochuko01:

take time to read...

(Acts 17:16-31)
...while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw
that the city was full of idols. So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the
devout persons, and in the market place every day with those who chanced to be there.
Some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers met him. And some said, "What would
this babbler say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities "--because
he preached Jesus and the resurrection. And they took hold of him and brought him to the
Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is which you present? For you
bring some strange things to our ears; we wish to know therefore what these things
mean." Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time in
nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul, standing in the middle of the
Areopagus, said:
"Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along,
and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, `To
an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God
who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in
shrines made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything,
since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything.
And he made from one (man, i.e., Adam) every nation of men to live on all the face of the
earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation, that they
should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after him and find him. Yet he is not far
from each one of us, for `In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of
your poets have said, `For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring, we
ought not to think that the Deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, a representation by the art
and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all
men everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in
righteousness by a man (Jesus) whom he has appointed, and of this he has given
assurance to all men by raising him from the dead." (Acts 17:16-31)


So, BEFORE YOU, THERE WHERE gods and atheists.... and before every god and atheist, GOD had been.

brownjulie:
Hmmmmmm.... but come to think of it,didn't they perform the traditional rights for him before he became king...usually done with human parts.... or where they done in the church? Am just asking

caracas:
Seun is perfectly correct.
Even Christ whom the oni called his father ,made it clear that u cannot serve two masters at the same time .
It was clear from the beginning what it entails to be an oni,n it does not include bin a Christian.
COS no one can tell me that doing those fetish things like eating of the predecessor's heart n other sacrificial acts ,are characteristics of a Christian.
He had a choice to choose between idolatry n Christianity.He chose idolatry.
So he has no right to call Christ his father.

Trina0936:
Christianity is all about forgiveness and repentance. As long as the king has decided to change from his bad past!
A traditional king doesnt have to perform any rituals if he is a true christian.
Its not news or crime if one decides to accept Jesus Christ as his God.
After all,there is freedom to choose one's religion even if some like Islamreligion of peace forces people to join their religion!

Queenbeee:


If he wants to freedom to change religion, then he should step down from the throne. You can't serve God and ifa (or whatever it's called).

sotadegrt:





it's rites, not RIGHTS. Were and not WHERE

Trina0936:

Madam,ki lo de?? Is that how you Afonjas behave??
In my place,we don't threaten traditional rulers because of their religious views. Well,maybe its cos we don't also eat human meat as well
Forgive me for misunderstanding!,Peace

medeay:
the truth is bitter but need to be told...... after series of rituals, e come repent as per say jesus don die for his sin. smh

MetaHuman:
eating humans heart is a myth
Stop attaching crap to yoruba culture.. Thank you.

princey83:
and who told you that he has repented..lol...do you see the robe over his shoulder everytime on tv, that is is robe of membership of ogboni ibile (native ogboni). what does that tell you. the king sabi fool people well well. He still does his rituals 100% in ife. He is the chief priest of all the 401 gods in ife land.

Tolexander:
see ignoramus!

Because Seun Kuti does not believe in Jesus, that has made him an atheist right?

HarkymTheOracle:

I wasnt talking about God.He is called Eledumare in IFA religion of yorubas (that i practise).. what am saying is that Jesus is not d father to any black man.. Oduduwa is the father of Yorubas.. dont know about other tribes. Jesus is d prophet of d jews.. and it is thru im they worship God..IFA is ours (Yorubas).. take it or leave it.

ikupakuti:
...and calling your trad ruler names is tradition ? Abi ?

What do i expect to hear from a loony.......whose deranged father was buried together with.......a gaint 2 feet sized wrap of canabis side by side in a casket.......by children to go smoke in hell


.....Calling a king of your land an idiot?

Omo ale yoruba

MetaHuman:
eating humans heart is a myth

Stop attaching crap to yoruba culture.. We are not cannibals here. Thank you.

Queenbeee:


That's why they are called 'traditional rulers'. They are meant to uphold their tradition and culture, it's their job.

When hw decides to leave his job/ tradition for another thing, then there's a problem.

princey83:

have you heard of ase je

caracas:

Pls stop defending ur tribe unnecessary
I guess the abobaku debacle n staying in the forest for weeks are also myths.

naijaFrank:
Its amazing how Nigerians will embrace their slave mentality until thy kingdom come.
Do you people have the capacity for critical thinking at all?

Being the Ooni of Ife makes you the custodian of the yoruba culture, faith and history. His vow is to protect the culture that was once pillaged by christianity, his mission is to defend our people who were once enslaved by christian invaders, his purpose is to promote our language, our customs our food...

When he adopts a foreign God, he is no longer qualified to occupy his post. let someone else who understand this occupy the throne...Period...

I pray that my people will one day use their brains for the purpose for which it was intended.

To Think and discard your Colonial mentality.

No wonder we are the continent of morons who have created nothing and solved no problem.... always looking for guidance from your oyibo masters.

InvertedHammer:
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What beats my imagination is...

Africans with little bit of money will go to their villages and destroy shrines claiming that traditional religion is evil. The worshipers are accused of idolatory.
The next season, the same Africans fly to Israel to visit historic monuments, collect sands, bath in "spiritual" rivers to mark their christianity. They build fancy houses decorated by an idol on a cross carved by a local artist, worship the same idol and claim it is the child of God.

India and China have traditional beliefs that did not deter them from progress. Israelites are not christians and they are progressives.

What is it with Africans that buy into christianity and still are the scum of the earth. Africans will remain perpetual slaves. It started with the Middle Easterners and the West that brought islam and christianity respectively. Now the Chinese are coming...

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MetaHuman:
aseje is sacrifice for the gods, which usually consists of animals and some designated plants, what is your points?

.

princey83:

that is ebo and not aseje. Aseje is different.

MetaHuman:
aseje and ebo have mostly same ingredients.

Ebo for the spirit

Aseje you eat personally

princey83:

correct. That is why i mentioned aseje earlier. That the oje oba involves aseje.

The concoction would differ based on what it's been used for.