That's how you lts enable silly behaviour. She is going to pass that lack of personal accountability to your daughter and thd the cycle continues. Learn to point them to their errors! you are enabling nonesense and bragging about it. sit down

LeeSmart:
Normally most women behave daht way lol. Bought an iphone13 for my wife, really didnt knw how she got the phone spoilt, she started blaming me for buying her iphone13 instead of iphone15. Las las i bought the iphone15 for her hoping she's not going to accuse me of not buying samsung s23 for her...
One can't just understand women at all.

Oh come off it!
A 9 year old is a child in any era of human existence.
You should know this but when you are desperately seeking to defend an error, you commit more errors. A 9 year old is a child. PERIOD!
Your religion will not change that. Even if you claim that the practice was a culture in that time, a prophet should seek to reform it and introduce better morals. Truth is that your religion is something else. No wonder Iranian youths are leaving it in largr numbers

AbimbolaGCFR:


The nine year old lady at that ancient time was more pubescent and adult than a 19-year old Nigerian girl today.

If the people of the Country don't see anything wrong in Ned Nwoko getting married to Regina Daniel at that age, then it was normal and correct for Prophet Mohammed (SalallahuAlayWaSallam) to have marriage agreement with Aisha at the age of 6 and for her to pack into the Prophet's house as wife at the age of 9.

You see, the puberty and body development of Mankind in the ancient time was trice as faster than we Human beings in this 21st Century.

When Abraham (Alaysalam) saw himself putting a knife on the neck of his son Ismael (Ishmae) during the dream, the following day when he got up from the bed and narrated the dream to his son, the son who was very intelligent already knew God was telling his father to go and use him to worship him (God), because any dream that any Prophet of God has is a direct message from God. He then replied to his father that
"go and do whatever God instucts you to do."

The bottom line of the above narration is that Ishmae at that time had already become a man with full grown beard, and was also that very intelligent all at the age of 12. You see, you can't be comparing the pubescent and body development time and stage of Mankind at that ancient time with we Human beings in this 21st century. At that time Mankind used to live very long even up to 350+ years before they expire and able to endure even very tougher challenges and sufferings than we Human beings of today can bear.

wow!

rtdCivilservant:
The truth is many factors are responsible for this.
1. The economy has made many men to channel their energy into what brings food to their table first.
2. The way many girls behave especially on social media has made guys to see them as they are not really worth dieing for, imagine killing ursef for what another guy may have with a plate of indomie.
3. Social media. The song all over, that all women are useless and same, is having negative consequences on the society, men are unconsciously losing interest in women.
4. SEX IS CHEAP. To many men, why will they stress themselves when on the street now most girls are walking about naked. They believe that even u forming classy, one guy somewhere is fuccking the hell out of u without stress, so why should he stress himself.
5. Men are unconsciously scared of women this days, they say 98% of women go into relationship as a form a poverty alleviation.
6. Lastly, a man would never stress to have u, when he didn't see anything special about u. If he perceive any man can as well have u, trust me he won't see any reason to chase u.

God stopped them at the tower of babel. HE will stop them again.

Skoonheid:
Revelation 9:11

“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.”

This Apollyon is the same as Shiva , whose statue is at CERN.

CERN will open a portal to hell on the 8th of April. Buckle up

This right here is the issue. There are people who do not give a thought to CONSEQUENCES! It is all about making immediate cash for them regardless of whom their venture harms or destroys.

There has been a lot of warning from censored scientists about the dangers of GMO to the human health. It poisons the DNA! The people pushing for GMO acceptability know this. Hence the cleverness of paying greedy people who are more than willing to betray their own people for money. If you have the means, please own a small garden on your plot of land. Make an allowance where you can at least grow some of the food you eat. This has been the practice since the history of mankind. At some point we have allowed corporations with sinister motives to occupy that sphere. I do not see drought as a drastic problem. Irrigation is a thing! If you are willing, you can avoid GMO completely.

SeriouslySense:
If you see how souless nigerians follow them because of money, they are willing to even poison people to earn money and seem scientific

They will be speaking english meanwhile they want to adopt poisonous foods.

Before we know it, they will say, insects are better than meat, and synthetic meat (laboratory meat) is better than real meat.

Good man

There is something very sinister at work globally, currently. Evil seem more emboldened. This is most abnormal

They don't know.

Lovelyn451:
It would've been worse with Peter obi, so whatever you are going through, just thank God for Tinubu

What a religion?? It's 2024!

OLAADEGBU:


SaharaReporters

This is a true message of comfort to every believer in Christ.
God bless you. I see people who twist scriptures to cause confusion as ignorant. The message of the the Rapture should be one of comfort and not fear as Paul told wrote. "comfort one another with this saying". Again, God bless you.

jiggaz:
The Rapture of the Ekklēsia

By Ron Graham

“Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9b-10 . This verse is invariably used to promote the false teaching that not every Christian will go when Christ takes His “ekklēsia” (the called out congregation or assembly) home. A frequently asked question is “Will all Christians go in the Rapture?” The simple answer is “Yes”. All Christians will be Raptured! But then another question must be broached “What constitutes a Christian?” I’ll get to that answer in a moment.

The verses in the above paragraph, as well as other Bible verses, have been used over and over again to teach a false doctrine; that a Christian who might be battling any of the evils that Paul mentions above will be left behind when the Rapture of the “ekklēsia” occurs. I can tell you that many Christians believe this false teaching. I’m continually being castigated by my brethren for being of a different view on this subject. When we take Bible verses out of context it’s easy to establish false doctrines. I’ve excluded the first part of that verse above on purpose. The reason for excluding it is that it plainly answers the question “Who’s All Going?” or more specifically who’s not going “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?” 1 Corinthians 6:9a . Those who wish to confuse people use only the second part of that verse, they are those who are intent on promoting their own made up doctrine. Could it be any simpler? The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Since that statement is God’s truth the opposite must also be true. “…by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous...That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:19b, 20 .

Only the righteous will inherit the Kingdom of God. Who are the righteous? Anyone who is born from above, from God! Is everyone on the same page here? When a person becomes born again they become justified (saved/righteous). That means they are, in God’s eyes, His righteous children. We were the unrighteous before we said yes to Jesus Christ, but through faith our disbelief was exchanged for justification (salvation/righteousness).
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. ” 1 Corinthians 6:11 . Notice the Apostle Paul said “such were some of you”. But now being washed, sanctified/justified through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior means we’re no longer the unrighteous but the righteous inheritors of the Kingdom of God.

Let’s take a look at just how difficult it is to become born again. Jesus makes it abundantly clear that belief is the key. “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36 . Is anyone confused by that verse? All it takes to become a child of God (born again) is to believe in His only begotten Son. By believing in Jesus as Savior and Lord the new believer becomes instantaneously justified in God’s eyes. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can void our salvation.

“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:11-13 . Anyone who falls into the category just mentioned above is born again. Here’s the rub. Not all who profess to be Christian are actually born again. Isn’t that really what’s at the crux of the matter here? If there’s any doubt in a person’s mind as to whom Jesus the Christ really is then that person would be well advised to re-evaluate their salvation.

My opinion as to whether or not some Christians will or will not be taken in the Rapture is inconsequential. What does God say? “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord .” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 . (emphases mine)

In the above verses the Apostle Paul is explaining to the
“ekklēsia” at Thessalonica that at the harpazō (the Rapture) the dead “in Christ” will rise first, then the rest of us who are “in Christ” and still alive, will also be caught up together with the ones who were asleep (dead) into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. The Holy Spirit speaking through Paul doesn’t exclude anyone who is born again. Everyone who is born again is “in Christ”. It’s impossible to be “in Christ” and not be born again. The following verses from Romans chapter 8 say it all. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are ‘in Christ ’ Jesus” Romans 8:1 (emphases mine). No condemnation for those who are “in Christ”. There will be no missing the boat, so to speak, for anyone who is not condemned. “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is ‘in Christ’ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 (emphases mine). Nothing can separate us from the love of God which has been permanently allotted to all “in Christ” believers.

Still, after all those verses there will be many who argue the point. But what’s the argument? Whether or not someone is actually a Christian? Or whether or not someone who professes to be a Christian is going in the Rapture? Isn’t that what it all boils down to? Many people profess to be Christian but if asked what it means to be born again some have no idea what that means. So in those terms we can say that they, by professing to be a Christian without becoming born again, are only fooling themselves. After all, no one can fool God.

It’s not all that difficult to see the fruits of many who are justified/saved. Nor is it difficult to see the fruits of the unjustified/unrighteous, they oppose each other with striking contrasts. Here’s a perfect example: Obama claims to be a Christian, yet by his own demonstrated fruits, clearly the experience of being born from God is missing. Ask yourself this question “Would a born again believer ‘in Christ’ stand so diametrically opposed to their Savior God?” Two very obvious examples of a person who stands against God’s precepts are anyone who promotes the murder of babies while still in their mother’s womb, and anyone who promotes the homosexual agenda and same sex marriages. These are just two of Obama’s very clear stances which God abhors, but they are enough to tell any born again believer in Christ that this man is not standing with God and should not be the leader of any nation.

So in the sense that a person professes to be a Christian yet he/she has never been born again we can say with absolute certainty that they will not be raptured with the rest of the “ekklēsia” . Remember, the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Only the righteous, the born again, “in Christ” believers will be Raptured. Watch out, just because someone professes to be a Christian doesn’t mean they are so.

But getting back to those who are born again, there are a few other verses that are used by those who say not all Christians will be included in the Rapture. They are as follows. “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:21-23 . This is very simple to understand. Jesus says to these folks “I never knew you”. Jesus knows all those who belong to Him. He will never lose even one who has said yes to Him. But He never knew the folks mentioned in the above verses. They were not born again.

The next verse is one the people with an agenda of promoting false doctrine like to throw out. It’s the parable of the ten virgins. We know by reading the entire account that five virgins were let into the marriage and five were not. What did the bridegroom (Jesus Christ) say to these last five virgins? “Verily I say unto you, I know you not” Matthew 25:12 . Jesus never knew these last five virgins. Why, you might ask. Because they had no “oil” for their lamps (they were void of the Holy Spirit). They were not born again. You see, Jesus only knows and allows the ones into His Kingdom who have said yes to Him. “Yes Lord Jesus, I believe”. These are the folks who become born again from above. Everyone who places their faith, trust, and hope in Jesus Christ and Him alone for salvation is justified in God’s eyes and will inherit His Kingdom (they will be raptured) if they do so before the rapture takes place.

The truth of the matter is this. All Christians will be Raptured. The problem is that not all people who say they are Christians are being truthful with themselves. It is not my place to judge whether or not a person is a Christian. God knows the heart of every human and He alone stands at the juncture of judging. But I can tell you this, He knows all who are His and He knows who will become one of His children before Christ’s return.

Remember that God can’t learn, He can’t be surprised, He can’t be deceived, and He won’t be mocked. If you say you are a Christian, you’d better be sure. The alternative to being a true born again believer “in Christ” is this truth – you will join a huge throng of people who have made the same mistake as you. You will all be permanent residences of what the Bible calls the Lake of Fire (Hell) if you die in that frame of mind, which is rebellion to Christ.

“Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” John 6:28-29 . We are justified by what we believe about Jesus Christ. Our salvation is not based on works. Our righteousness comes only through a belief (faith) in the only begotten Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
God bless you all,

Ron Graham

All scripture is from the KJV and “theopneustos” God breathed

https://www.raptureready.com/featured/graham/g222.html

They guy is sick. To claim to be a follower of Christ and now discredit scripture. Disgusting heresy. I wish nairaland has a block button for likes of this

Steep:
Satanjnr on the beat. You are an antichrist.
Paul's teaching has no error because it is from the holy ghost. but you satanjnr are a confirmed false teacher, an agent of Satan pretending and writing nonsense to decieve the gullible.

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

is it pride?, ignorance or plain ideeocy?
You discredit scripture by what authority?


All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2Timothy 3

jesusjnr2020:
I think I am beginning to like this man.

It takes the height of courage to say what God wants even though all Christians hate you for that.

This is a message we spearheaded in Nairaland that made many NL Christians hate us and call us false teachers.

https://www.nairaland.com/4808209/many-mistakes-apostle-pauls-teachings#72390772

Now some of the preachers they highly esteem are also doing same thing.

First it was Selman who many Christians highly esteem, now it's Suleiman so I wonder whether they will call them fake too.

It's only sheer ignorance and personal sentiments that would make people think that this is an attack on apostle Paul, when they at the same time would turn a blind eye to Paul doing the same thing to apostle Peter.

It takes a true brother to correct the errors of another when they're not able to see or correct it themselves.

Even Paul himself, who also said all scriptures were inspired of God, said some of his teachings were not Inspire of God (1 Corinthians), but unfortunately the blind sentiments of such ones have towards him wouldn't make them to see that.

Apostle Paul is a true apostle of Christ no doubt and is in heaven, (I saw him sat there in a vision myself), so this isn't to attack him or make him false in anyway, but to prove he is human and can also make mistakes.

There is only one perfect who is Jesus, that's why He alone is Master and every else, including Paul, as brethren.

And the final instruction He gave to His church (disciples) before leaving the earth, is to teach all men to keep His Words. Matthew 28:20

The reason He did this is to prevent the errors of others, including His apostles, from being taught as doctrine in His church.

There's no teaching in the Bible of any apostle or prophet of God in the Bible, that has sent many Christians to hell as that of apostle Paul, especially that of grace which clearly goes against the teachings of Jesus.

Hence why it was necessary to address this in the church. Hence why Jesus is sending several of us to correct this error in these last days because He paid dearly for those perishing souls which were being misled as a result.

Unfortunately though we've been saying this for several years but no one seems to believe us, instead we're being hated by Christians for doing what Jesus sent us to do.

However one with God is majority, that's why we're still thriving and being distinguished from the rest regardless of all their hating, because Jesus is with us and still backing us as He said he would to those who obey His commandments to teach all men to keep His sayings. Matthew 28:20

If God be for and with us, who can be against us?

God bless.

The FAQA

1. You’re a scientist and you believe in God and Jesus Christ?

Yes. You can read the story of how I converted from atheism to Christianity here.

2. Were you really an atheist?

Yes.

I’m often told that I wasn’t really an atheist, because I became Christian. This is how people without a solid foundation cope with someone who has rejected similar beliefs. I’m not saying only atheists do this. People of all beliefs, including Christians, do this, because the existence of apostates makes those with tenuous beliefs feel uncomfortable. Nevertheless, the truth is that I rejected atheism after being raised atheist by ex-Catholic socialist atheist parents in a secular country (Canada). Later, when my father embraced libertarian principles, he introduced me and my brother to Objectivism — an explicitly atheist philosophy — which formed the basis of my worldview for many years.

My brother and I both went on to reject atheism and convert to Christianity while getting our science doctorates. My mother, who died several years ago, had gradually drifted back to belief. My father began to shed his atheism with the death of his own father, and after a long, deliberate, and agonizing process, he finally became Christian in 2017. For years before that, he was mystified as to how he managed to produce two Christian children.

3. Are you a young earth creationist?

No. Given the multiple lines of evidence, I believe the universe and the Earth are billions of years old.

4. What is your repeatable, scientific evidence for God?

What is your repeatable, scientific evidence for your objective existence as a human being? Seriously. On what basis do you assert your own existence as a person reading these words as opposed to a brain in a vat hallucinating all of this as “real”? When you figure out why I’m asking this, you’ll know why #4 is not a legitimate question.

5. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Astronomer Carl Sagan popularized this statement decades ago. Atheists like to repeat it in reference to the supernatural, because it sounds right. However, there are two major problems with it.

1. It’s a statement about believability, not about proof.

You realize this when you see how people try to defend ECREE. I had a fellow explain it to me this way. “Tell me you have a red car,” he said, “and I’ll believe it without question. Tell me you have a flying red car, and I’m going to need to see it.”

People who believe ECREE are really talking about their own personal baseline for believability. It has little to nothing to do with establishing the truth of a claim.

If we need to establish the truth that you have a red car — say, for a court case, where demonstrating that you own a red car may be crucial for determining someone’s guilt or innocence — you’re going to need to produce the same evidence as for the flying red car. You wouldn’t respond to a request for proof from the judge with, “Well, your Honor, the claim that I own a red car is ordinary, so you should just believe it.” You’d produce the document proving it. Probably an official, verified government document stating that you own the car in question. The amusing thing is, if someone produced such a document for the ownership of a flying red car, most of you would probably consider that “extraordinary,” despite the fact that it’s of the exact same nature as the proof of ownership for the ordinary red car. And, the question would be unequivocally settled in either case by simply showing the judge the car.

This is why I like to distinguish between casual belief and actual belief. If someone, whom I have no reason to mistrust, tells me he has a red car, and it doesn’t really matter whether the claim is true or not, I’ll probably casually believe it. If it matters for some reason, then I wouldn’t — I’d need proof before I would actually believe him. I guarantee it’s the same for you.

2. How do you determine what’s ordinary and what’s extraordinary?

Extraordinary means “out of the ordinary.” So, what makes a claim “ordinary”? If we define ordinary as normal, usual, or commonplace, then that’s a problem. Even if we accept the illogic of Sagan’s statement, it works against the atheist saying ECREE. Why? Because the vast majority of people who have ever lived and who are currently living claim the supernatural exists. Therefore, by definition, this is an ordinary claim, and whoever is saying the supernatural doesn’t exist is the one making an extraordinary claim.

6. So, why do you believe in God?

I came to believe in God mostly through my work in science. I was convinced by:

1. The teleological argument. The universe seemed to me far too logical and intelligible to be the product of a random cause. (Twenty demerits to anyone who falsely claims this is an argument from incredulity.)

2. The Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) combined with a logical inference that the cause of the universe must be personal led me to belief in the Abrahamic God.

The KCA goes like this:

That which begins to exist has a cause.
The universe began to exist.
Therefore the universe has a cause.
I was also convinced by:

3. Objective morality and justice. God is the most philosophically satisfying basis for morality and justice in the world.

None of this proves God exists, but it is a rational basis for belief in God.

These arguments are why I gave up on atheism and accepted the existence of God. If this evidence doesn’t convince you of God’s existence, that’s okay. If you’d like to talk about the details, that’s fine. But if you think these arguments don’t count as evidence for God, I’m sorry to say that you and I have nothing to discuss. If after reading this you still insist there’s no evidence for God, please just google cat pictures or something, and don’t waste your time or mine by contacting me.

7. There’s no evidence for God.

See #6. There are other compelling evidences for God, including:

The fine-tuning argument
Life / consciousness
Near-death experiences
The ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

8. Why the God of the Bible and not some other god?

See #6 and #7. The KCA + personal cause ruled out most everything except for the God of the Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. So, I picked up a Bible and started reading. After spending a couple of years investigating the claims of the OT, I continued to the NT and spent another year investigating its claims. I found Lee Strobel’s book, The Case for Christ, helpful in this process. When the NT held up to scrutiny, I realized I had no choice but to accept it as true.

I didn’t realize at the time that the KCA + personal cause also included Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. Zoroastrianism is an ancient and relatively obscure religion of Iran. Sikhism is a young religion (15th century) from the Punjab region of India, and is the ninth largest religion in the world. Both are intriguingly similar to Christianity in some ways, but differ significantly in others. Had I known that these two religions also hold to a transcendent, immaterial, and timeless God, it would have changed nothing in terms of my trajectory towards Christianity. I was persuaded that Christianity is not only supported by evidence and reason, but that it is the best explanation for evil in the world. That has not changed.

9. So, if you believe the universe and Earth are billions of years old, do you think Genesis is figurative?

I hesitate to use the words literal and figurative in this context, because they miss so much. Genesis, for all it simplicity of prose, is actually quite nuanced, layered, and complex. Nevertheless, I think Genesis is ultimately telling us a straightforward narrative about God’s creation and development of the universe, meaning God did these things or caused them to happen, and they were done in the order described by Genesis.

10. How do you square a ‘straightforward’ Genesis with a universe that’s billions of years old?

Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Gerald Schroeder’s The Science of God or go through my slide show here.

11. Do you write scientific papers about God’s involvement in the universe?

No. As far as my scientific work goes, I agree with Laplace, who famously said “I have no need of that hypothesis.” (It doesn’t mean what you think it means.) I don’t need to invoke God to explain why black holes and galaxies behave the way they do. I invoke physical laws to do that. This is not to be confused with the origin of those laws and the universe described by them, which is a different matter.

12. Everyone is born an atheist … babies are atheists until they’re indoctrinated.

I never understood why this is supposed to be a compelling argument, even when I was an atheist. First, we have no idea what babies believe until they can tell us. But we do know they’re illiterate and incontinent little savages until they’re indoctrinated to read, use a toilet, and treat other people with respect. Just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s good.

If hard indoctrination was really required to force people out of their natural atheism, most people on earth would be atheist, and atheists in secular countries would never produce religious children. But consider how easy it is for most people to overcome their “innate” atheism. More than 90% of the world’s population believes in the supernatural, even though it supposedly doesn’t exist. The prevalence of religious belief is such a problem for people who use this argument that they’ve had to come up with peculiar evolutionary tics to explain it away. The law of parsimony applies here.

13. Religion is a product of where you were born, your family, etc.

Many, if not most (meaning > 50%) people adopt the dominant belief system of their family, community, university, or society. So what? That number certainly includes all atheists, who adopt atheism because of where they were born, where they went to university, and the communities they live in — it’s why I was an atheist for most of my life.

14. We’re all atheists, I just believe in one less god than you.

The rest of the quote goes, “When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you’ll understand why I dismiss yours.”

The first part is a nonsense statement. It’s like telling a computer programmer that there’s no difference between 1s and 0s, it’s just that 0 is 1 less than 1. As atheists frequently point out, there’s a world of difference between theism and atheism.

The second part of the statement shows a failure to understand the nature of God vs. gods. God is held by those of the Abrahamic religions to be the creator of the universe. He is therefore the creator of all things. If God exists, he must necessarily be outside of his own creation, which means he is outside of space, time, and material existence. God is therefore by definition transcendent, timeless, and immaterial.

To my knowledge, the only religions that believe in a transcendent, timeless, and immaterial God are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), their offshoots (e.g. the Bahá’í Faith), Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism. All other religions hold to very different deities, none of which are creators. You can read through the various pagan mythologies to see that they invariably skirt the issue of the creation of the universe and deal instead with the establishment of the divinity of earthly rulers or the creation of a new world, land, or empire. Such is the case with the Mesopotamian and Egyptian creation myths that predate the writings of Moses, as well as others like the Greek, Roman, and Viking myths.

For more discussion:

The Uniqueness of Genesis
Which god is the Creator?
God vs the gods
15. Which of the thousands of gods do you believe in and why?

This might surprise you, but the answer is: most of them. I strongly suspect that many of the pagan gods actually exist in some form, as lesser divine beings created by God. See the work of Old Testament scholar, Michael Heiser, to understand why. And see #14 to know why I only worship and obey the God of the Bible.

16. Atheism is just a lack of belief.

There are only two possibilities: God exists; God doesn’t exist. If you reject the former, you implicitly accept the latter.

Some people aren’t sure and lean towards disbelief. They’re more appropriately referred to as agnostics. However, if “atheist” is in your profile bio, if you make it part of your identity, if you lurk on Twitter looking for religious hashtags and categories, it’s not just a lack of belief for you. You’re not fooling anyone by claiming otherwise.

17. Atheism isn’t a positive position. Whoever makes the claim that something exists has the burden of proof.

See #16. If you say “God doesn’t exist,” you’re still making a positive statement.

Don’t confuse positive statements with affirmative statements. “Positive” (philosophy) and “affirmative” (grammar) are not the same thing. “God doesn’t exist” is not an affirmative statement, but it is a positive one. If you make this statement, then the burden of proof is on you.

Or is it?

Have you actually thought about the origin of the claim about who has the BOP? Who or what dictates with whom the BOP lies? See here for a compelling discussion on why, in dialectical matters, the burden of proof lies with no one.

Resource: https://sixdayscience.com/about-us/faqs/faqa/

Penguin2:
These are people who ordinarily wouldn’t have supported Obi hiding under the excuse of the rudeness Obi’s online mob to express their hatred for Obi.

We are too angry to be civil.

And that's why you'll remain there. Until you grow some sense.

BigDick70inch:
No rest in peace from me!!!!

Moral lesson:all this old men sud leave politics for young soul......

Bigger lesson for TINUBU....
PETER OBI......
AND ATIKU........Y'all sud go home and relax!!!!leave politics!!!!

so you even know the man's age and how loved he is by his people?

Learn to manage your personal frustrations

lagosrd:
Wasteful venture. How many ekiti indigenes can afford to fly by air ?

This is a very stupid thing to say. Arrogant ignoramus

Trustme2:
Chai see village people. Like it's a new thing. We are now.celebrating local airport like an achievement. Politicians have really damaged our psyche and sensibilities in this country. Receive sense Nigerians and stop promoting your oppressors. 2023 you have a holden opportunity

Cry and wail!

To celebrate projects is a heartache for you. I agree that politicians have really damaged your psyche and sensibilities because you're too cynical and pessimistic.

Not every time criticize and condemn. Sometimes acknowledge good things.

generalwo:
All the loan apps should leave 9ja...they gave room for serial defaulters in the first place..... Why will you give someone 10k to pay 17k in 14 days??

Some fools will want to ask why did the defaulter take the loan in the first place..... Idiots... The loans are seen as a means to an end...... When one is desperately in need, then he results to any available means to sort out that need...... Soap no dey enter the eyes of people wen dey stay near river.....

If you want your money, play fair...... It's as simple as that.....

Some born by mistakes will want to condemn loan defaulters when they steal from their offices, are yahoo Boys and have stolen from someone before.... Woe betide you all...... Nigerians have learnt defensive techniques..... So defame me all u want... Just give me the money..... Who get shame again for 9ja?? Ogun kee all of you!!!

This is the entire problem with these unregistered loan apps. Very exploitative criminals preying on people's desperation!!

A good number of them scam people. You apply for 10k they credit you N4,500 and expect you to pay 100% interest rate in 2 weeks. Na so dem dey do am??

They don't have my sympathy. They deserve their customers.

The gospel existed as far back as the beginning in the old testament, in Genesis when God promised Adam and Eve that the seed of the woman would smash the head of the serpent.

And to Abraham, that through him would come a Blessing to the entire world.

And to Moses when God instructed him to tell the Israelites that another Prophet like him would God raise for them and they should listen to Him

And to David, when God promised him that he would raise him an heir who would sit on his throne forever

And to Mary, when angel Gabriel visited her and announced to her that she would bear the Son of God.

Until John identified Him in the river Jordan and announced Him to the world as the Lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world as promised by God in Genesis.

The Kingdom of God is come. Repent, believe in the gospel and be saved�

shiki:
If it’s true, then our own is over due

DSS do your job

To do what??�‍♂️�‍♂️

Bigotry and unfounded hate will be the end of you

Anigreat:




This one is full time Tinubu employee. If Nigerian state governors are to be mentioned, this one shouldn't be included at all.

He can lick Tinubu dilapidated rotten butt, just to keep his work .

Remember Lot’s wife,” said Jesus. That is probably the most dramatic, potent illustration the Master ever used in a sermon. As we read the context, it is very obvious that the words were being applied to those living on this planet right now. “In that day” refers to the “day when the Son of man is revealed.” Here is what Jesus actually said:

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; But the, same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot’s wife.” Luke 17:28-32.

What did Jesus mean by that cryptic expression “Remember Lot’s wife”? What does that woman of long ago have to do with people who are watching the closeout of history? Why did the Master relate Mrs. Lot to our day? Jesus used her as a fearful warning. That woman became cold, careless, and disobedient. Finally the judgments of God fell upon her, and she became a pillar of salt on the plains of Sodom.

I gather that one of the most deadly perils for God’s people in the last days will be to slowly slip away from the truth as Mrs. Lot did. Jesus warned that the loss of spiritual power takes place almost imperceptibly: “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12. As pressures of conformity and compromise crowd in, the faith gradually erodes and disappears.

I confess to you that this is the pastor’s most perplexing problem today. Perhaps a newly baptized family in the church is bubbling with that wonderful first-love experience. They are willing to go anywhere and do anything for the Lord. Their contagious enthusiasm is a joy to behold. But soon the pastor notices that the ardor is beginning to wane a little bit, and the family is no longer excited about their faith. They slowly begin to withdraw from participation and even attendance at church. The pastor visits the family and tries to uncover the problem. To his surprise, he discovers that they still believe as much as ever, but they have lost their love for the truth.

How can we explain this slacking of spiritual power? How does the devil steal the very heart out of the Christian experience? One thing is certain: it does not happen suddenly or overnight. People lose their love for the truth by degrees. Little by little they lower the standards and compromise the faith, until nothing remains except a dead, empty formalism.

After reading all that Jesus said about those who are saved, we see one grand absolute truth standing out clearly. There will be no divided heart in heaven. There will be no half surrender on the part of the redeemed. Those who enter God’s kingdom will be there because they wanted eternal life more than anything else in the whole world. The Lord Jesus used Lot’s wife as an example of those in the last days who will not be single-minded for the truth; who will love material things more than the things of God. Christ said, “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:33.

Do you remember the story in the Bible about the businessman who went searching for the most priceless gem in the world? At last he located it and learned that it was for sale. But the price was outrageous! In order to buy that pearl he would have to sell his home, his business, and use every penny of his lifelong savings. But mark this: The man’s desire for that pearl was so deep and compelling that he did not argue about the cost. He did not consider waiting until he could better afford the purchase. Nor did he attempt to bargain for a lower price. Immediately and eagerly he hurried away, sold everything he had, and brought the money back to buy the gem from the owners. The pearl, of course, represents eternal life, and those who desire it must be prepared to invest everything they have in order to obtain it.

Lot’s Good Intentions
But let’s come back to the story of Lot’s wife and try to understand what Jesus wants us to learn from her example. According to the Bible record, she belonged to one of the finest families in the East. As the nephew of Abraham, Lot shared the tremendous faith of his uncle and prayed at Abraham’s altar. When God’s call came to get out of Mesopotamia, Lot went right along with Abraham, not knowing where the call might lead. Together they brought their families to the entering place of the Promised Land and offered their sacrifices of thanksgiving.

Then dissension erupted between the herdsmen of the two wealthy kinsmen. Their vast combined flocks and herds didn’t have enough room to graze in such a restricted area, and they had to separate. Lot was given the choice of direction as the whole land stretched out before him. On one side lay the verdant hills with their lofty trees; the other led down into the crowded centers of commerce and trade. The materialistic appeal of the prosperous cities had an immediate impact on Lot, and the Bible records very simply that he “pitched his tent toward Sodom.” Genesis 13:12. The predictable pattern of future tragedy was settled by that early decision to move near those wicked cities.

Lot stands forth as a man of good intentions. Quite obviously he did not actually plan to take his family into the urban environment of sinful Sodom. He would only live in the vicinity, where he could take advantage of the economic opportunities of such a bustling trade capital. Very likely he made special mental reservations about letting his family mingle with the degraded inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. In fact, he had no idea at all of giving up his religion. His move was prompted by selfish concern over temporal advantages, and he had no intention of losing anything.

But what happened in spite of all the wonderful intentions? Poor Lot lost his wife, his possessions, and almost his own life. Good intentions were not good enough. He moved closer and closer to the cities until finally he actually moved in to dwell with the Sodomites. His plans to guard the spiritual interests of his children failed to materialize. All his rationalization about counteracting the wickedness with stricter prayer schedules and family-altar religion just didn’t seem to work out as planned. He gradually compromised with the environment and watched his children slowly assimilate the ways of their heathen neighbors.

I’m sure Lot did not feel at ease when he first settled among the evil citizens of that abominable place. Every day he heard news of the mushrooming crime rate. He must have been repulsed and even horrified by the vile jokes and obscene language. Then he had to watch with alarm the growing fascination of his family for the perverted lifestyle of their friends and associates.

Finally, his daughters fell in love with worldly men and married them. Outside of the home, united with the enemies of God, they lost all faith in the ancestral religion of their childhood and youth. They began to look upon Lot as narrow and bigoted and soon expressed their extreme loathing of his half-hearted appeals to establish true worship in their homes.
Nevertheless, we still tend to sympathize with Lot in his frustrated attempts to hold the reins on his unregenerate wife and children. He had much against him, but most of it had been created by his own weakness and indecision. One compromise led to another, until finally he must have become totally demoralized over the rebellion of his worldly family.

Mrs. Lot’s Response to Sodom
Still, it was an act of flagrant presumption when Lot actually settled within the city. The society there was shameless, degenerate, and entirely sex-perverted. Mrs. Lot not only moved into Sodom, but Sodom moved into her. She was the type who loved fine things, and the mad whirl of social activities fascinated her from the beginning. She was soon caught up in the excitement of party rounds of pleasure, and the evidence seems to indicate that she eventually shared much of the materialistic mind-set of the Sodomites.

Can we analyze the cause of such a shocking turnabout? How could it happen to the wife of Abraham’s relative? Was it, perhaps, because no one was praying for her in that provocative situation? No, indeed. Abraham was presenting his prayers and sacrifices night and morning for his nephew’s family. Was it because no warnings were given concerning the spiritual dangers? We cannot believe that those angel messengers left them without full information concerning the snares of Sodom. Then what brought terrible soul–ruin to this woman? Was it because she disbelieved the call of God to get out? No. She did not mock the message as did her married daughters and their husbands. She believed the warning and actually started on her way to safety.

But mark this – there was no eagerness in her heart and no enthusiasm for the program. She was so reluctant to leave the fine appointments of her affluent Sodom home that she lingered. Her heart and life had been so bound to material things that she could hardly pull away from the accumulated treasures of those finely furnished rooms. With death at her heels, she lingered. With life and security awaiting her on the mountaintop, she lingered. What was wrong with the woman? She loved the world more than she loved God. She still believed the truth; she knew what she ought to do; she wanted to be saved–yet she lingered.

We still find many people exactly like Mrs. Lot. They also believe the truth, know what they ought to do, and want to be saved. They linger, too, just as she did. Like Lot’s wife, many of them wait until the pull of the world overpowers the will to act, and they are not able to let go of “things.” Why will people linger over the call of God? Have you ever done it? Millions have lingered until the best years of their life are gone. They linger until their children grow up and are lost in the world. They linger until the world holds them with bands of steel and the voice of God dimly fades away.

But at last Mrs. Lot began to move. The record describes how angels had to take hold of their hands to hurry them out of the doomed city. The angels cried, “Escape for thy life; look not behind thee.” Genesis 19:17. But Lot’s wife did not reach the safety of the mountains. Why? The Bible tells us that she “looked back,” and immediately she was turned into a pillar of salt. Why did God deal with her so severely? Was it not the smallest offense of all just to move the head slightly? The Word of God has a name for that type of action: sin. She disobeyed the commandment of the Lord, and her judgment underlines the urgency of obedience. God means what He says. There is no excuse for sin, and God cannot overlook it.


God’s Ultimatum to Lot

What did God think about the namby-pamby way Lot had neutralized his influence in Sodom? You know the story of how those angels visited Abraham and then Lot, telling him that God had tolerated their fence-straddling long enough. They had reached the limits of their double life, so God faced them with an ultimatum: get out or get in! “This is it!” God said. “You can’t be neutral any longer. Choose right now what you will do. Come all the way out, or stay there and perish.”

What a fantastic confrontation: a final call, a last-minute chance to slip from death to life! Does it sound familiar? If it doesn’t, you had better look around again and see what’s happening to the world. The same fiery fate which loomed over Sodom has been decreed for this wicked age as well. Jesus pointed to the parallel conditions between the two periods of history. After describing the excesses and indulgences of Lot’s day, Jesus said, “Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” Luke 17:30.

Pwettylinda:

If you check well they may be connected to Tinubu the drug Barron

Nothing fraudulent he can't do

you're a miserable buffoon

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nice

rusher14:


This story is a hoax.

are you high? Something that is happening in many universities. You know of this story because he had to tell his students. When the strike is called off and schools resume, you'd count how many lecturers you have left.

Corridon:
This wouldn't have happened under a PDP government even though they failed.

cap!

It did. Multiple times under Obj and Jonathan

Candidlady:



Of all things? boy child

Weeping for her already

You better check yourself into an asylum and get proper treatment before you degenerate into full psycho and murder an innocent boy-child.

You have allowed hate to possess you beyond your control.

1stGenAmerican:


There is no proof that the criminal is the father of the child so the law won’t do anything. Come back to my mentions once there is confirmation of paternity. Goodbye for now

No. You will not call black white and then zoom off.

You seem to be a person who delights in evil and deceit. It will harm you in the long run regardless of whatever short-term benefits you derive..

And if it's your conscience that pricks because you're in a similar situation, do right by that man and let him know the truth. Cos, that's the only thing that will set you free ...

The patriarchs used to say: "The conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it"

1stGenAmerican:


Speculate is what you’re doing. What proof do you have that the girl was sired by the criminal?

what proof do you have that he didn't Stick to the story. Don't add or subtract... That guy wants to see his child and he has the right to. I may agree, he can't take her from her mother but even the law gives him a right to visit. You can't deny him that just because he is a fraudster. The mother is exactly that too! Building a whole marriage and home on deceit!! That doesn't seem to bother you.

The husband doesn't deserve the truth?? You prefer a comforting lie...

takimsipho:
Happy home built on deceit..how do you think the family of the husband will react if they knew about this? Some people run away from the truth becomes it might hurt, they prefer lies because it is comforting. Some of us prefer the truth regardless of how it hurts.

Thank you for saying it as it is. Nothing like speaking the truth.

I wan beginning to think everyone on the thread was on some brain twisting narcotics... Talmabout "not breaking a happy home"

A home built on deceit??

OP had a job and he messed it up by contacting the lady. A PI would never do that.. he got paid for it yet he messed it all up

You speculate too much for a story that was clearly told! What if? What if? What if? Ahn ahn! You sha want to justify paternity fraud by hook or crook.. do you have a similar case??


The woman in question should expect recompense someday. Her husband doesn't deserve to know that the girl isn't his biological child?

You don't make the decision whether her real father should find her or not because he is wayward... His child is his child. You can't change nature. He wants to see his child and he has a right to!

The moral in this is that you can't eat your cake and have it. The law of cause and effect is a thing. If anything happens, the deceptive woman should get the blame. The whole marriage is built on falsehood.

1stGenAmerican:


A criminal is capable of lying but you seem to think he told you the whole story or even the whole truth?
Besides resemblance and a questionable timeline, they don’t have solid proof that the child belongs to his friend. What if she was sneaking around on the guy she married with the friend, maybe she knew the husband first and his friend is the sentimental simp? What if the child belongs to the husband? What if the child really doesn’t belong to the husband and the husband is already aware of it and chose to keep it between he and his wife? What if the child belongs to neither the husband or his friend?
OP’s character is in question because he is doing the bidding of a useless criminal that he calls his friend. Show me your friends and I’ll show you who you are.
I wish OP and the child’s parents were in a sane country so that he could be arrested for attempted extortion and stalking.
The husband has an advantage which is legal, clean money and the friend can’t compete with that. The criminal can’t force a DNA test that isn’t guaranteed to come out in his favor.

Turmoil comes into the lives of those that work to bring turmoil into the lives of others.