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Kobojunkie:
I take that to mean that you do agree that Easter is a Pagan holiday considering it has not to do with that which Jesus Christ, the New Covenant, has given His followers.

That said, we are, as individuals, free to celebrate and enjoy on even this Holiday, but not drag His name into it as if to suggest it is a part of His New Covenant, or of His Kingdom.

If you had the Spirit of God, you would have known what I meant.

Kobojunkie:
Stop trying to deviate from the issue. If you have scriptural evidence for this CHRISTian holiday, go ahead with it.

Ring around the rosie. Pocket full of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!

Kobojunkie:
Again...

Well... perhaps you have a log in your eye. Remove it, and list the traditions mentioned in your reference text.

Kobojunkie:
Jesus Christ, the New Covenant, prescribed no Holidays or special days for His followers, not even those found as part of the Old Covenant. The one ritual He commanded(Last supper), He did not set apart a day or time or even frequency for.

_{** substituted from another Bible translation for better understanding of what is impacted}

He did command His followers against modifying the New Covenant law in way or form. proclaiming a thing that is not of Him to be so hence a sin against God.

An assignment for you: List the traditions mentioned in your reference text.

Kobojunkie:
To the Christian who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, and who is not called to the following of Jewish ways, Easter is not a CHRISTian holiday.

Make your defense using the scriptures. Prove beyond reasonable doubt that you have said the truth.

Image123:
Romans 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Beautiful verse. I was thinking of Colossians 2:16-18- No one should play judge on how anyone observes a (holy)day. Thankfully, through Christ we don’t have to follow the roll of rituals associated with the sabbath days; and through Him, we can celebrate that the substance has emerged and the joy of His accomplishment.

Hashabiah:
I wonder why many JWs see the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus as non-christian. Is it that they choose to be ignorant of the purpose of the celebration or they do it out of just wanting to identify with cult-like belief of Charles Russell Taze?

Hi,

I don’t know if the JW have an apathy towards this Biblical Sabbath (Holiday), but I can say for certain that many (orthodox and non-orthodox) Christians in Nigeria have believed many commentators who say it’s a pagan traditional holiday.

I dare say that they are more dangerous cult-like following that exist today in the Nigerian Church that you should be worried about; I have heard someone say: “if Jesus says something and my pastor says something different, I’ll believe my pastor”.

These are more dangerous lairs than the ones you know. Let’s Christ be our message and slowly but surely, heresies will be done away with.

Is Easter a Pagan Holiday?


There is a growing number of Christians who think that the celebration of “Easter” is rooted in pagan traditions. One of the basic assumptions is that the name “Easter” is a Christian appropriation of “Ishtar,” a Babylonian fertility goddess. Even though the words may sound similar, they probably have no etymological connection. The English word “Easter” likely comes from the Proto-Germanic “austron,” which means “sunrise” – arguably a fitting name for a celebration that commemorates Jesus’ rising from the dead.

It is important to understand that outside of the English-speaking world, “Easter” is known by its proper name “Pascha.” This means that the majority of Christians in the world celebrate “Pascha” — an Aramaic synonym of the Hebrew Pesach, which means “Passover,” rather than “Easter.”

During this feast, traditional Christians celebrate the work of Christ’s redemption, believing that only in His resurrection is God’s forgiveness truly sealed. Because of Jesus’ resurrection, the judgment of God passes over believers just as the Angel of Death passed over the Israelite homes marked by the blood of the lamb during their captivity in Egypt.

However, an average, English-speaking Christian often fails to see the direct connection between “Easter/Pascha” and “Passover/Pesach.” Many of the rituals and customs appear to be different. Also, in order to ensure that no one connected (and therefore confused) the two, it was decided at the Council of Nicea (325 CE) that the feast of Easter/Pascha would be celebrated according to a different calendar: not on the 14th of Nisan as was originally decreed in the Torah of Moses.

Is Easter a Pagan holiday? Not quite. It is fundamentally a biblical holiday, albeit one that has been robbed of its true Jewish character and taken out of its original Israelite setting.

By Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg - April 4, 2021

Missbee99:
Hmm, I see that the Devil has sent you here. Well done.

Thank you for the spiritual inspiration. God bless @TheNoble007

The scripture is a stumbling block to those who are perishing.

nnamdiosu:
It appears thenoble007 was right after all.
Bible says one of the ways to know a prophet from God is if his prophecies come to pass.

Let's stop fighting /attacking the messenger and receive the message.

Time will also prove his authtencity.
The wise will hear and note won, whether it looks feasible or note.

God bless you noble007

If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us worship them," you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer.
Deut. 13:1-3

The Bible doesn't in any place declare that one of the ways to know a prophet from God is if his prophecies come to pass. The Bible is very careful of the desire of men (with respect to knowing the future) and it states without equivocation that what proceeds from the mouth of the dreamer, diviner, or prophet thereafter (when the sign or dream comes to pass) is what verifies him or her as one from Jehovah.

Balaam was a prophet who prophesied in Jehovah's name but his disqualification was what followed after all prophecy was exhausted- he counseled his people to follow unrighteousness. The Book of Hebrews makes us know that all prophecy had a common destination- that all may come to the knowledge of Christ and turn away from unrighteousness; to this very day, God's modus operandi hasn't changed. Dreams and prophecy must result in the acceptance of the Blood of God.

If you look closely at the words of the dreamer of this thread, the OP, he has two places declared that his dream is from the Lord; however, he doesn't point anyone to the Cross of Calvary. The Cross of Calvary is our litmus test, and this man failed the test. I say this because of what he points to- himself.

Remember water gushed out of the Rock Moses struck, yet Moses was disqualified from entering into the promised because he didn't point to Christ (when he struck the Rock a second time; a Rock that was to be struck once and for all). Don't let the greatness of any sign or proclamation turn your mind towards events or things when Christ and the righteousness in Him are not revealed.

This dreamer hasn't brought anyone to the knowledge of the intimate relationship with Christ for the time span his dream has been on NL.

Fixey:
I prefer the AP advert. Engine partee

Engine fatigue

Omezif:
Sanwo-olu is trying to surpass fashola as a infrastructure builder.

Ambode started the road after completing Suberu Oje road.

MuttleyLaff:
I've just noticed these your bob the builder alluring comments.

Please give me a numbered list of all my eisegesis and let's both together examine each of them on your list, to find out if they all cant be bible fact checked to be kosher, lmso.

Alright. Do an exposition on these two passages, Luke 5: 1-10 and John 21:1-10, with a view of knowing why the nets broke in the first passage and the reason the net(s) did not break in the second passage. Let your exposition show the inter-relationship between all the characters in these passages and the resultant effect of these relationships on the nets.

Please be vigilant. Take her for a very comprehensive test again e.g an MRI. Do this at least once every month. My friend experienced lumps under the armpit; after praying for weeks, the lumps disappeared. Months later, it came back- this time aggressive and fatal. She died two years ago from cancer.

I wrote this not to discourage you or invade you with fear. May the Lord be with you.

@Muttleylaff

As I live," declares the Lord God, "Sodom, your sister and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done. Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it.

- Ezekiel 16.

They were members of the Stingy Men’s Association . They forgot that the man who is gracious to a poor person lends to his Maker. Cruelty and an inhospitable spirit led to arrogance and abomination; no wonder Lot’s soul was vexed daily. This also was the problem of Israel- God desired mercy but they went about enacting laws that fleeced widows of their last mite. Prosperity is a fearful thing.

(When we observe the prosperity of ancient Rome and the evolution of pederastry, you can’t help but feel that the reason for the end of the Roman Empire, had its roots in the reason Sodom was destroyed).

The uproar against gays or lesbian is usually done by the uneducated in the scriptures. Many have become bedroom policemen and women. So as long as you have the uneducated in proper biblical truth, your fight will not end.

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VBCampaign:
Boss, I'll appreciate you go first. Thanks

Be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
- [color=#000066]1 Peter 3:15[/color]

Your back and forth shows that you have no preparation or you have no hope. Therefore, you have no answer.

ThreeEyedRaven:
Continue

Done. Go to the last page.

ThreeEyedRaven:
I was the one waiting for you

I’m through; the ball is in your court.

ThreeEyedRaven:
Waiting...

I have waited for months and I didn't get a response

MuttleyLaff:
Yahushua aka Yahshua, means Yah Saves, (i.e. God Saves) it means Salvation comes from God. Jesus is an anglicised word for Yahshua (i.e. Jesus is the English word for Yahshua)

I am sure you agree and accept that Yahushua aka Yahshua is God Incarnate, and that you fully understand what the "God Incarnate" means, lmso

PS: Acehart, whenever you're any time "t" free, holler, so I can send you an invite for us to break, share and eat bread together, drink some wine and even have Greek salad starter, lmso

No wahala.

thebosstrevor1:
You are dumb.

I am sure, you must have check the others i wrote on anti plagiarism websites.

I sincerely don't have time for unnecessary arguments, the commentaries have given you what you want.

The bible is the Christian books and any verse or passages can be taken from it to butress or prove a point.

E shock you? E pain you. Pele. Ruling ruler. Continue your ablution jor.

thebosstrevor1:
Simple English is a big problem in this part of the world.

The law is binding to a living person, when the person dies, the law is no more binding.

It even when further to say that that when a woman marries a man, she is bound by the marriage law of the nation, when he dies, she is free and she can do what she likes.

Where was it written that a woman is still married to a dead man body.

Guy think logically. Pls try to read with commentaries next time.


God counts us as being so closely identified with Christ that His physical death on the cross amounts to the death of our old, spiritual selves (Romans 6:6). Paul said repeatedly in the previous chapter that out death "with Christ" has freed us from slavery to sin (Romans 6:2, 18). Now he adds that our death with Christ was also a death "to the law."

[s]Since we died in this way, our former responsibility to the law is broken and we are free to belong to someone else. Specifically, Christians now belong to Christ, the one who has been raised from the dead.[/s]

Plagiarism checker: https://www.bibleref.com/Romans/7/Romans-7-4.html

The verse ends with a statement about the point of our new identity in Christ. Now we exist to bear fruit for God. This death to law and resurrection to Christ has created for us a new purpose. Our lives contribute to God's harvest of useful "fruit." The following verses speak more about this fruit.

Christian Rulings On Cross Dressing(transvestism) by thebosstrevor1:

Deuteronomy 22 vs 5
deals with the issue of cross dressing.

_{A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.}

Contradict yourself and deceive yourself, Mr copy-and-paste. Plagiarism? Thief! You don’t even have a mind to think.

thebosstrevor1:
You think for yourself

How can a widow be married to a dead man, where is that written in the bible, there is no law like that.

A dead man is dead.

Pls dont confuse African tradition with Christian traditions

even african traditional religion, they say a dead man charm dies with him...lives continues

I thought you were very versed in the scriptures. The scripture says:

Or do you not know, brothers[a]—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ.

Unless you aren't in Christ, you can exalt the Law of Moses in your life. But in Mount Zion, Moses is dead, and Christ, in Christ, we are released from the Law of Moses. Didn't you quote from the Book of the Levis? Have you not read this concerning the man in whom all Christians are blessed:

This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi.

So from where does, your ruling have an effect on those who are dead to it? or rather, what effect does your abolished ruling have on those who are free from it as a widow to her dead husband? Like you said: "A dead man is dead". The Law you quoted is dead.

When you ever mention the word "Christian", from henceforth, never ever quote a law written on stones. For the Law Christians live by is in their heart.

thebosstrevor1:
This is called Levirate marriage and there are cases like that in the bible, for instance, if the widow dead husband didnt have any children for the man, the man can help his brother bring in children to the world to continue his linage. also the law was also to safeguard properties( wealth) and put the properties within the family instead of a strange man coming to inherit the widow husband properties.

For example, in Dt 25.5–10, it says that If a married man died without a son, his brother was to marry the widow to provide a heir. this heir can also inherit the property of the dead husband.

To me it is logical, in some cultures especially among the rich, they practice these type of marriage to protect the wealth and to make sure the wealth circulate within the family.

As a Christian can you do it, marry your dead brother wife? you can marry her as long as she wants you also and the love is mutual, you can not force her into marriage with you because of her freewill

What of if property is involved? this is very tricky, it is very important to protect properties from strangers, if she goes outside to marry another man, the new man can manipulate her into making sure he inherit the properties, in cases like this, it is very important to set up a trust in which nobody will own the properties and for anyone to inherit the property, every party must agree on paper to give out the property. the reason it should be like this, is to guarantee the future of the family.

My question was: can the widow be married to the dead man, again? Is there any law enforcing the idea?

If a husband is dead, can his widow be married to her dead husband by any law or ruling?

MuttleyLaff:
Werey, wey dey, disguised, boku yafuyafu, for Nairaland's Religion forum, lmso.

Na so I look up one day as I dey jam to Peter Tosh, after I don take the second shokolate. I see one angel dey fly come meet me; him face be like full light; When him reach my zone, him come follow me talk say, “I dey feel that jam”. I come give am the last shokolate I hold for hand; na so him face shine well well! As him fly go, I come snap am- Him ogor sef dey shine. Na the picture dey for down so-

I see one Crase man this morning as I dey go work. E don tey wey I see Crase man wey no wear cloth. For nairaland, my brother, Crase many o. If you see Crase ehn... Crase man queue for NIN NL office; wetin Crase talk, we no understand. Today, one Crase say, “if you see wetin I see when I go church yesterday, my brother, you no go believe; pastor turn to bat; deacon turn to owl; usher turn to crocodile- him tear all my cloth. Na so I run comot for the church”. Another Crase for queue say, “Abobby, I see everything yesterday o. So na you pick race!? My brother, thank God for life o. Hope say that ‘shokolate’ no fall comot for your hand?” Crase say, “e no fall”.

MuttleyLaff:
@Acehart
Yep! Stop underachieving. Stop squandering the potential God gave you. STRETCH FORTH THY HAND! Don’t slack, Don’t go worthless or useless.

Thank you. I am thinking of creating a thread just for you. It’s just for you alone; but I want privacy -What an irony.

Bodydiialect57:
This scripture, Matthew 12:13a was mentioned to my hearing in the dream, and when l checked after waking up, it reads:


STRETCH FORTH THY HAND!

What does this mean?

Spirit filled insights are highly welcomed.

A withered hand, like the one in the image below, is a case of severe paralysis of the hand - The sinews are shrunken, and the hand shrivelled and dried up, losing the moisture of life.

What is the cause of such a malady? If there were no sin there would be no sorrow, and if there were no sin there would be no sickness. But for transgression mankind would have remained in all its original health and vigor and perfection.

Yet, the voice says: STRETCH FORTH THY HAND! Whatever hopelessness is in the paralyzed nature of your hand (perhaps you are one whose daily bread comes from the weaving of threads like the way the sinews and veins of the hands are woven), just as the man whose hands was withered believed, you must be believe and be willing to stretch the capacity of your hands (skill, endeavor, tools, expertise etc), for the spirit of God has breathe life into your hands. You must be willing to overcome the lethargy in your mind and translate that intensity of your belief to your withered hand (skill, expertise, tool, method etc).

Don’t slack

elated177:
Ehehehehe! I laugh in Mbaise! Ihe efu!

Why are you so pained? We are not competing for customers, I means members. I don't have a business center, I mean "church." So, wetin dey really irritate you like this?

Answer the question: "Do you support homosexuality or not."

Olukulùku enia ti o gberaga li aiya, irira ni loju Oluwa: bi a tilẹ fi ọwọ so ọwọ, kì yio wà laijiya.

elated177:
Ehehehehe! Ihe efu!

Dude, answer the question. Do you condemn homosexuality or not? It is a simple question.

Máṣe da aṣiwère lohùn gẹgẹ bi wère rẹ̀, ki iwọ pãpa ki o má ba dabi rẹ̀. Da aṣiwère lohùn gẹgẹ bi wère rẹ̀, ki on ki o má ba gbọ́n li oju ara rẹ̀.