Tnx @ Anonimos and Araregem.
Lol@ Ishi and Superbloke.

Tnx sweerie @ Sis HBG...neva knew about this... See what I've been missing...#running off to study the book of John#

Wow...Pastor Olu and Meggy..thanks for the word

#this is actually where I belong#.
God bless us all.

uj_sizzle:
My dear, i've wondered the same too.
Will someone be kind enough to clarify?
And while at it, Ihedinobi i need you to explain why marriage is meant for believers only like you said in a post i read

About the first, when you say that you're asking or demanding something in somebody's name, it means that you're asking that thing on that person's recognition or on their authority. That does not at all preclude the propriety of making any requests or demands of the person themselves. You could still ask the person anything that they can give you directly. It only is a bit nonsensical to task them with speaking for you to the entity that they have enabled you to approach on their own recognition.

What I mean is this: it makes no sense to ask Jesus to ask the Father to do such and such for you when Jesus has given you power of attorney to approach the Father in His behalf. You can now speak to the Father because you have something that gives you equal rights with Jesus to be heard by Him. That does not mean that you cannot ask anything of Jesus Himself. After all, Jesus has been made our King and our Sole Administrator. We Christians derive our authority to operate in this world from Him, therefore we will maintain a relationship with Him and seek His support in the many and varying situations that we come into. The Father's role now is validation of the Authority of the Man He has anointed as King over His Creation and all the bearers of that King's Authority.

About the second, I did explain what I meant as clearly as I could. Life itself was designed only for the godly. Everything attests to that, but that does not mean that the ungodly are not permitted to make what they can of it. Everything God made was for Man - the Image of God. Only Christ and Christians fit that description. God has been patient all these millenia in order that every single human being may be numbered among Christians. That patience must never be misconstrued as acceptance of the current condition of things on God's Part. It is not.

Unbelievers may get married, but their marriage is no marriage if that which defines marriage in God's eyes is not found in it. That is as simple as I can make a rather arcane discussion.

Thank you

HumbledbYGrace: hey

I enjoyed sitting on the fence the whole weekend, nairaland religion section is a fun place to hang around...

Moving on, I would like us to study the book of John, regarding your question. Say the first few chapters this week?

Good morning to everyone, rapturable week

You need to specify what chapters you intend for this study.

uj_sizzle: *Yawns* Hello people
Ishilove Hi

Where's my hubby

Sorry I wasn't here yesterday, darling. I'm here now

uj_sizzle: Thank you

Sure, wifey.

Ihedinobi:

Sorry I wasn't here yesterday, darling. I'm here now

How come you don't come around as often as you used to?
Your absence from the forum defeats the purpose of my following you in the first place ya know.

BukkyDan: Tnx @ Anonimos and Araregem.
Lol@ Ishi and Superbloke.

Tnx sweerie @ Sis HBG...neva knew about this... See what I've been missing...#running off to study the book of John#

Wow...Pastor Olu and Meggy..thanks for the word

#this is actually where I belong#.
God bless us all.

lol, your welcome dear....bring the yoruba vesion o

uj_sizzle:
You need to specify what chapters you intend for this study.

We reading it all, the whole book of John? been dry over here for some time.

Hello Here

Dygeasy: Hello Here

hi there

HumbledbYGrace: hi there

How Are You Doing? I Have No Idea What Brought Me Here But It Isnt Bad To Be Here Right?

Dygeasy: How Are You Doing? I Have No Idea What Brought Me Here But It Isnt Bad To Be Here Right?

No it isn't, you saw my post on the 'making a story out of nl' thread?

HumbledbYGrace: No it isn't, you saw my post on the 'making a story out of nl' thread?

Yeah I Did And I'm Disappointed Really.

uj_sizzle:
How come you don't come around as often as you used to?
Your absence from the forum defeats the purpose of my following you in the first place ya know.

I've got a lot on my plate, wifey. I can barely take the task on my intellect to deal with issues here. But I look in every now and again, don't I? And you can task me when we are pillow-talking too

Ihedinobi:

I've got a lot on my plate, wifey. I can barely take the task on my intellect to deal with issues here. But I look in every now and again, don't I? And you can task me when we are pillow-talking too

You look in, not post
And ermm maybe we shouldn't talk about our err *blush* err...pillow talk here *blush*

Dygeasy: Yeah I Did And I'm Disappointed Really.

there are things you need to let go off and do you at times. It was fun but then we all have reasons why we participated, you did a good job but its better this way, for me that is

uj_sizzle:
You look in, not post
And ermm maybe we shouldn't talk about our err *blush* err...pillow talk here *blush*

Lol. I won't. Ok, I'll see what I can do, hon.

ARareGem: Anoni, rice, beans, fried plantain, stew and beef. I've already emailed a plate to you, you suppose don receive am.

lol all these mails that never get delivered


@Bella I thought i sent it...maybe i'll try again

Gd evening Beloved's
Who is on the hot sit please?
@HBG, what chapter of John are we looking at or is It the whole book?
God Bless us all. Amen

Brethren, who's next on the game?

ATMC: Brethren, who's next on the game?

chistar said its dagr8.

@HBG do we still go on with the Q and A sessions? or we plan to do it hand in hand with the study on the book of John...

Kitay: Gd evening Beloved's
Who is on the hot sit please?
@HBG, what chapter of John are we looking at or is It the whole book?
God Bless us all. Amen

heya

The whole thing, will post chapter one but m kinda disappointed as Araregem aint here...but we will continue.

An0nimus:
chistar said its dagr8.

@HBG do we still go on with the Q and A sessions? or we plan to do it hand in hand with the study on the book of John...

it should be Chistar and we can do em together

Ok, will post the first chapter. Here is what we do @ home, we read a chapter, then analize it, after that we take the meaning and try to direct it into our personal lives, to see if we practice what we preach and obviosly do what the bible advise us to do.

The book of John; Chapter one

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. 6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. 9 There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. 15 John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me. 16 For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. 22 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. 24 And they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not, 27 even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water. 32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. 35 Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; 36 and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou? 39 He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ). 42 He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). 43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

I think we off a prayer b4 analysing this verse. Cos our normal brain can't understand this without the spirit.

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dagr8: Happy Birthday Muskeeto...LLNP
....May you discover joy everlasting
...and salvation to your soul

its kinda awkward wishin his moniker happy birthday lol. Happy birthday all the same Keeto. I said a prayer for you btw

Damex would you mind opening with a prayer

All eyes closed and all heads bowed as we pray