greateros:

@mazaje - You are toooooooo much!

Are u hausa?

Quote from: ekt_bear on Today at 03:45:00 AM
^-- Christianity came to our part of the world before it came to yours. So not much of a surprise. While your ancestor was being sacrificed or tortured at some forest shrine, others in what came to be known as Nigeria were learning from the Bible

Henry46:

i dont think so!

ehn ehn. I'm happy for you. Why don't you think so?

Deep Sight:

My word. Now my last iota of respect for this fellow has simply evaporated. Here he is celebrating the fact that a foreign myth landed on his shores before it arrived elsewhere. By that token thousands of Ghanaian villages should be presumed more enlightened than the rest of Africa, no?

Sao Jorge da Mina, the first European fort in Africa was built in the 12th Century.

That aside, how the devil does anyone celebrate the arrival and imposition  of foreign myths and legends? ? ? ?

Men, this man, I don tire for you finish. Last time you were busy mouthing some odd story about how the Lagos port is "your port". . .

igbo boy:

Na wa o, odua dey read bible too?  

Life is funny sha with all these contradictions

BABE!:

It's better to believe in the existence of God/Jesus (and Love them of course  ), and find out that after death or Rapture, they don't exist, than to Believe they don't exist and find out they actually exist afterwards!

Business Management 101.

igbo boy:

Na wa o, odua dey read bible too?  

Life is funny sha with all these contradictions

igbo boy:

You and who dey argue whether na Yoruba or igbo first see Christianity?   inferiority complex dey worry u, me i am a full fledge traditional man and a proud one, that shrine u refer to still exists and its where i'll sacrifice u if u dare come and blaspheme against Ani oshimili,

Ileke-IdI:

If you have any "iota of respect" towards yourself, you'll be more concern about this ethnic-bigoted ediot! below:

Am Alone:

Tru talk sister miss!!!

I used to be an Atheist!!!!!
But God Has Saved Me From Death
More Than 10 Times!!!!
I've Not Read The Bible Cover To Cover
But I am a True (without)Christ I [b]A[/b]m [b]N[/b]othing

Awww---**sniffs** . I'm so happy for you. Be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded (2 chronicles 15:7)

Henry46:

^ ^ r u a christian??

J12:

The bible is a bit confusing. For example, there are two accounts on the creation of humans: The first one on Genesis 1:26 and the second on Genesis 2:7 which is the creation account of Adam, the putative progenitor of the human race.
Any reasonable answer to this?

Well, my dear, like I said, the bible was not hand written by GOD! It was man made. People wrote it.

This is just my speculation:   there two stories because during the complilation of the bible over the years two parties that had the stories were 'fighting' for which is the 'right' one to "publish". To settle this they just had to put the two.

Remember most of the old testament stories where passed down orally, so it's possible both of the Genesis stories  are not as accurate as we think.

J12:

The bible is a bit confusing. For example, there are two accounts on the creation of humans: The first one on Genesis 1:26 and the second on Genesis 2:7 which is the creation account of Adam, the putative progenitor of the human race.
Any reasonable answer to this?

Evil Brain:

I first read through the bible whenI was 8 or 9 years old and with hindsight, that was the thing that made me start losing my faith. What first struck  me was what a horrible, horrible person the old testament god was. He was cruel, petty vindictive, bloodthirsty, mean, killed people almost randomly for no good reason, and was basically the opposite of what I thought a decent person should be.
He set Adam and Eve up in the garden of Eden, he murdered thousands of innocent children in Egypt for no good reason. He routinely told the Isrealites to slaughter all their enemies including women, children and even animals (sometimes, he'd allow them to keep the underage girls to be r@ped later). He killed Lot's wife for looking back even though her home, her property and all her friends were being burnt to ashes. Wouldn't you look back if that was you? I can't count the number of times I've read an old testament passage and wondered to myself "WTF is wrong with this guy?"
If I saw Yahweh walking towards me, I would cross to the other side of the road fast before he kills me for not combing my hair or something.

I thought God had mellowed a bit when started reading the new testament, but then that was where the concept of hell was introduced. A place of eternal torment, and he plans to throw billions of people into it. How can I worship a god that makes Adolf Hitler and the Nazis look like nice guys?

Evil Brain:

I first read through the bible whenI was 8 or 9 years old and with hindsight, that was the thing that made me start losing my faith. What first struck me was what a horrible, horrible person the old testament god was. He was cruel, petty vindictive, bloodthirsty, mean, killed people almost randomly for no good reason, and was basically the opposite of what I thought a decent person should be.
He set Adam and Eve up in the garden of Eden, he murdered thousands of innocent children in Egypt for no good reason. He routinely told the Isrealites to slaughter all their enemies including women, children and even animals (sometimes, he'd allow them to keep the underage girls to be r@ped later). He killed Lot's wife for looking back even though her home, her property and all her friends were being burnt to ashes. Wouldn't you look back if that was you? I can't count the number of times I've read an old testament passage and wondered to myself "WTF is wrong with this guy?"
If I saw Yahweh walking towards me, I would cross to the other side of the road fast before he kills me for not combing my hair or something.

I thought God had mellowed a bit when started reading the new testament, but then that was where the concept of hell was introduced. A place of eternal torment, and he plans to throw billions of people into it. How can I worship a god that makes Adolf Hitler and the Nazis look like nice guys?

Ileke-IdI:

Like OMG! That's exactly the same thing my Jewish friend told me when I asked her why she's less religious.

I need to read this old testament. I heard that in the New testament, God's personality was opposite from his Old testament's personality; nice, comforting, gracious, kind etc

SEFAGO:

Your friend was not reading the book in the spirit. She was reading it from man's perspective. How can she even disagree with a book that claims her ethnicity is "chosen" while all of us are inferior and not worthy of the message.

Such blatant racism, but I digress, I was not reading it while being filled by inspiration from the spirit. Thats why I am misconstruing the message.

Henry46:

BABE! i'm really surprice, i neva knew u know d bible dat much where as u spend 90% of your tym here in d romance n sexuality forums, hmmm!

LMAO--- Good observation! I'm here to have fun!( I like to say that). I'm not here to battle out and exchange words with people.--nothing that serious. So the Romance section is perfect for me!~~A lot of fun people there. I don't visit the sexulaity section that much.

I'm full of real sh1t, but I just like to keep it on the low while on NL. 

SEFAGO:

Your confusion would be cleared if you read it while influenced by the spirit.

You are reading it purely as man and not moved by God.

I'm not an atheist, just non-religious.
You will be shocked that there can be so many contradictions in single book. Its ridiculous; from contradictions in the sequence of creation to contradictions about the events at Jesus resurrection (number of angels, where and when things happened) etc.
It is a lot like the Nigeria we are determined to rebuild, a stark lie. If you took it to court as evidence, you will be severely compromising your case