standd:
. I walk a path everyday to discover the essence of my humanity.
I yearn to be a better person.
To overcome hate. To love more.
To do the things that would uplift my soul.
So I can reach out to others in every way I can.
My creed is to love the people around me regardless of their religion or beliefs, before I can claim to love God..

iamodenigbo1:
Good one

okotv:
I would have loved to shed more light on Christ's teaching but I give up easily writing epistles. Nice work @poster and for lady standd...

Tallesty1:
Standd in the the beginning of her post joined herself with Muslims to safe herself from being bashed by them then she aligned herself with Christians in the later part of that same post to escape being bashed by Christians.

You are really smart but the truth is You neither a Muslim nor a Christian, you are an atheist. I don't care if you sleep in church, murderers go to church but no murderer is a Christian. Not one.

She also said something about the exemplary life an atheist which is likely to be true but she didn't write anything at all about good Christians or Muslim or the wicked atheist.

standd:
Lol I was born a moslem, I did not join myself with them.
So you fear bashing on NL? But I don't, so I don't need to pretend or join myself to certain groups/people to get my point across.

And funny enough, I wrote the write-up you refer to several years ago when I don't know what NL is. I have posted it in my Nairaland dairy twice before I posted in this section, so how can you just conclude that I'm joining myself with whatever to avoid bashing.

You don't know me at all else you'd know that I don't fear bashing. You bash me, I bash you right back.

@your second paragraph. You are not all that smart, you can not just put labels on people you meet online. For crying out loud, I may be a pagan posing as a Christian. You can not jump on my back and label me atheist. Wake up, you don't know me.
How can you be jumping to conclusions like this, Mr. Tallesty.

You should pls edit you topic to have standd in it too...

Overall, the message of Christianity has been over flogged, we know, we have heard, we have seen...Now, what else?

I love Jesus Christ too...kindly refrain from putting labels on me. Thank you

Tallesty1:
I didn't put any label on you my dear.
Maybe you don't really understand your own post and its implications.
First, you said that I am a Christian now and I really wonder why Christians think they are actually better than people of other faiths. Are we not all the same?. If you are a Christian and you think that you are any better than people of other faiths then you are not a Christian at all. Get my point.
Well, it wasn't funny as I was practically jostled from raising my bum up in the air and hitting my head on the floor in Mosques to shouting hallelujah and dancing shokii in churches. This is you mocking both religion that you claim to have practiced. You didn't stop there, you went ahead to mock all the Muslims on earth because you and your likes eat in secret during Muslims fasting. That's it quite unfair to those Muslims who do not cheat on God.
Like I said, you really don't know the implications of what you have up there. We have more than a million church denominations on earth and I am certain you have been to six of them so how can you say that Christians dance shocki in church? That is the height brainlesness tbh.
Your words again. But then, the simplest and purest minds I have met are those who don't believe at all. Three years ago, I met a dude who says there's no God. He lives and breathes kindness.
And puts all my religious friends to shame cos he is a better man than they can ever dream to be.
This is where and how you told us that you are an atheist because you didn't just praise them, you sang their anthem which I already have in my main post.
Listen, you know nothing about Christianity, you don't know the true nature of them. Everything you know about them revolves round what your pastor told you and what you saw in some false Christians but what if I can prove to you that you and them are wrong?
My point is, don't write what you don't know.
Don't condemn all Christians because of the bad eggs in them.
I have met some conscienceless atheists and I also have good atheist as friends, should I then say that all atheists are evil because of the few bad ones that I have met? That's silly.

Tallesty1:
I didn't put any label on you my dear.

Maybe you don't really understand your own post and its implications.

First, you said that I am a Christian now and I really wonder why Christians think they are actually better than people of other faiths. Are we not all the same?. If you are a Christian and you think that you are any better than people of other faiths then you are not a Christian at all. Get my point.

[b]Well, it wasn't funny as I was practically jostled from raising my bum up in the air and hitting my head on the floor in Mosques to shouting hallelujah and dancing shokii in churches.[/b]This is you mocking both religion that you claim to have practiced. You didn't stop there, you went ahead to mock all the Muslims on earth because you and your likes eat in secret during Muslims fasting. That's it quite unfair to those Muslims who do not cheat on God.

Like I said, you really don't know the implications of what you have up there. We have more than a million church denominations on earth and I am certain you have been to six of them so how can you say that Christians dance shocki in church? That is the height brainlesness tbh.

Your words again. But then, the simplest and purest minds I have met are those who don't believe at all. Three years ago, I met a dude who says there's no God. He lives and breathes kindness.
And puts all my religious friends to shame cos he is a better man than they can ever dream to be.

This is where and how you told us that you are an atheist because you didn't just praise them, you sang their anthem which I already have in my main post.


Listen, you know nothing about Christianity, you don't know the true nature of them. Everything you know about them revolves round what your pastor told you and what you saw in some false Christians but what if I can prove to you that you and them are wrong?

My point is, don't write what you don't know.

Don't condemn all Christians because of the bad eggs in them.

I have met some conscienceless atheists and I also have good atheist as friends, should I then say that all atheists are evil because of the few bad ones that I have met? That's silly.

Tallesty1:
I didn't put any label on you my dear.

Maybe you don't really understand your own post and its implications.

First, you said that I am a Christian now and I really wonder why Christians think they are actually better than people of other faiths. Are we not all the same?. If you are a Christian and you think that you are any better than people of other faiths then you are not a Christian at all. Get my point.

[b]Well, it wasn't funny as I was practically jostled from raising my bum up in the air and hitting my head on the floor in Mosques to shouting hallelujah and dancing shokii in churches.[/b]This is you mocking both religion that you claim to have practiced. You didn't stop there, you went ahead to mock all the Muslims on earth because you and your likes eat in secret during Muslims fasting. That's it quite unfair to those Muslims who do not cheat on God.

Like I said, you really don't know the implications of what you have up there. We have more than a million church denominations on earth and I am certain you have been to six of them so how can you say that Christians dance shocki in church? That is the height brainlesness tbh.

Your words again. But then, the simplest and purest minds I have met are those who don't believe at all. Three years ago, I met a dude who says there's no God. He lives and breathes kindness.
And puts all my religious friends to shame cos he is a better man than they can ever dream to be.

This is where and how you told us that you are an atheist because you didn't just praise them, you sang their anthem which I already have in my main post.


Listen, you know nothing about Christianity, you don't know the true nature of them. Everything you know about them revolves round what your pastor told you and what you saw in some false Christians but what if I can prove to you that you and them are wrong?

My point is, don't write what you don't know.

Don't condemn all Christians because of the bad eggs in them.

I have met some conscienceless atheists and I also have good atheist as friends, should I then say that all atheists are evil because of the few bad ones that I have met? That's silly.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

pickabeau1:
stand

I have read your article yet I don't understand your point
What is your punchline

This is a verse in the Bible

I Joh 4 20-21



Are u saying the fact that we have fundamentalists or hypocrites in the church negates the word of God

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Aside
I see a lot of similarities between your post and MizMyColi;s stand

*sees him on the thread*
*picks race*

I was never here.



Someone remotely hacked my account and posted that.

Good Morning

MizMyColi:
Nwannem, I think you misunderstand her

okotv:
[b]I would have loved to shed more light on Christ's teaching[b] but I give up easily writing epistles. Nice work @poster and for lady standd...

jnrbayano:
Thanks for this.

I can't understand why people form bad concepts about christianity using the bad life some people lead to judge christianity as a whole.

Christianity is following Jesus and not following Pastor or Jnrbayano.

I didn't notice someone else saw the way she slalomed her way through the potential "bashings" from the allies of the two religions she mentioned.

As a christian whenever you find yourself in any situation ask yourself what will Jesus do if it were him.

#Respect Tallesty

oneda:
I will give my widows mite when I had my breakfast

Tallesty1:
No I didn't.

I believe you know my stand very well on this topic.

Many a times I have tried to explain Christianity as a religion and Christianity as a way of life.

The two seem alike but they are quite different.

The reason I really appreciate the company of atheists(those who don't blaspheme) is because Christianity in it its truest form is atheistic to an extent.

I know just like everyone that the wolves in sheep's clothing have changed the true teachings of Jesus Christianity but shall we then condemn Christianity entirely because of them?

How about those who are still practicing/Practicing the true form of it?

This is just like saying "All the girls at Allen Junction are prostitutes because many of the girls i met there yesterday are prostitutes.

It sucks dear, it really sucks

Believe me.
I understand you & her and everyone else, who might post on this topic.
I've been imbued with that capacity.

Christian o, Muslim o, Atheist o, Pansophist o, Anarchists o.......gbo-gbo-ti-gbo o

Ultimately, what defines us isn't our actions (what we do or don't); our soul does.

standd:
Mr. Tallesty , what will you have me do? Delete my thread? Start a church?
Tell me oh.

***
Pickabeau1..
My singular point is, if religion and whatnot has not helped us realize that what truly matters is Loving everyone ( regardless of tribe and religion, for our collective peace of mind), then we should start preaching the gospel of togetherness, brotherly love and peace more often.

Then maybe, just maybe people will stop fighting for 'God' in such a way that brings harm to others.

That's all.

Tallesty1:
The reddened is the Gospel that Jesus and the early apostles preached. It is humans that altered it.

Seems like we might reason together at last.

Tallesty1:
This is a counter-thread sort of because I was compelled to write it after reading a thread on front page that was written by standd.
https://www.nairaland.com/2173143/how-love-god-hate-neighbours.

The title is How can you love God but hate your neighbor

I am going to use the bible to answer all her questions.

1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?.

It is unfortunate that Teachings of Jesus Christ have been altered terrible by men that use it for their own selfish gains.

Standd in the the beginning of her post joined herself with Muslims to safe herself from being bashed by them then she aligned herself with Christians in the later part of that same post to escape being bashed by Christians.
You are really smart but the truth is You neither a Muslim nor a Christian, you are an atheist. I don't care if you sleep in church, murderers go to church but no murderer is a Christian. Not one.

She also said something about the exemplary life an atheist which is likely to be true but she didn't write anything at all about good Christians or Muslim or the wicked atheist.

This is an excerpt from her post.



What did Jesus teach?

He didn't teach us to go to church every Sunday.

He didn't teach us to love Christians and hate Muslims

He didn't teach us to be violent, Rather he taught us To Love Our Neighbor As Ourselves. Have you not read about the good Samaritan?

Like I said earlier, it is unfortunate that majority have been led astray by the wolves in sheep's clothing simply because the pastors teach them exactly what they want to hear.

Christianity is the largest religion in the world with over 2.18 billion members so it is uncommon and easy to see the Judas among them. You will equally be disappointed in atheism if they should be given half of the population of Christians reason being that the heart of men are desperately wicked.

Now To Understand Christianity.

Going to church doesn't make one a Christian.

Carrying big bible doesn't make one a Christian.

Speaking in 60ml tongues doesn't make one a Christian.

A Christian is one who lives by the examples that were set by Jesus Christ.

Christ’s followers are to demonstrate love for others, that is one. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Mat- thew 5:38-39, 43-44).

A Christian doesn't need to tell people what s/he believe. Orthodox Christians must be a walking Gospel. Our actions should teach, inspire, and motivate as much as our words do.

Jesus Christ set a perfect example of kindness and love. Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus showed His love for others by blessing and serving the poor, the sick, and the distressed. He told His disciples, “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” ( John 15:12)

Majority of Christians do not have the spirit of Christ in them.(Note That) so don't be discouraged or write off Christianity as evil or the architect of the problems on earth when you come across such people. Scripture says that These people worship me with their lips but their heart is far from me.

We need to love each other irrespective of our differences. That's what Christianity preaches although people do the opposite.

bukatyne:


I honestly doubt you understood standd's thread

Infact, this post of yours with slight modifications would be a good addendum to hers

She did not join Muslims to avoid bashing; she was formerly a Muslim turned Christian.

The summary of your point was the point of hers.

Tallesty1:
I got her point quite alright but what she said bout Christians and Muslims is what riled me. It is not necessary at all.

MizMyColi:


*sees him on the thread*
*picks race*

I was never here.



Someone remotely hacked my account and posted that.

Good Morning

True talk.

pickabeau1:


Lol
The similarities are there
Anti religion
More of the heart
Etc

standd:
Mr. Tallesty , what will you have me do? Delete my thread? Start a church?
Tell me oh.

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Pickabeau1..
My singular point is, if religion and whatnot has not helped us realize that what truly matters is Loving everyone ( regardless of tribe and religion, for our collective peace of mind), then we should start preaching the gospel of togetherness, brotherly love and peace more often.

Then maybe, just maybe people will stop fighting for 'God' in such a way that brings harm to others.

That's all.

Tallesty1:
I got her point quite alright but what she said bout Christians and Muslims is what riled me. It is not necessary at all.