abdeiz:


Please can you explain just briefly what Kindle Publishing entails...I'd like to learn more from someone who is currently doing it i.e first hand experience.r

Bro, let me give you a brotherly advise. I sincerely hope you will not take this personal.

I can feel your zeal to learn kindle publishing; however, if you are waiting for someone with first hand experience to teach you, you may have to wait a long time.

I do understand where you are coming from as a Nigerian my self; our environment is such that one cannot get information about anything anywhere except you talk to someone who has done what you are seeking before. Now, when you are seeking for info about a service in a developed nation, internet is your best friend. Loads of information is available on the internet and when you access the site of the company offering the service you will get all you need.

So, let me get you started with the research on kindle publishing. Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is simply amazon's self publishing platform.

Head over here to KDP website for a great intro video and more info:

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

You will also benefit from smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/) as well. They will help you distribute your ebooks to major retailers and thousands of libraries.

When you are ready for on-demand publishing, I can provide you with info on how to get your book into Ingram/Lightning source.

I've self published a book for my wife using all the platforms above. If you have any question along the way, feel free to PM me.

Wish you the best!

He explained that the lawmakers were reviewing some of Nigeria’s energy laws to provide appropriate legal framework that would facilitate the exploitation of renewable energy to the benefit of the economy.
According to him, power is arguably the single most important driver of the national economy.

Renewable energy? Seriously ? What is the problem with the non-renewable energy that we have now? What happened to all the money the present and last administrations pumped into providing constant electricity for this nation? What can be done to what we have presently to take us to where we desire to be? Does their exploring renewable energy mean that what we have today cannot be fixed? In short, what have they been doing in the electric sector for the past 20 - 40 years? If whatever they have been doing since all these years has not been working why have they not looked for alternative since? Our country is rich, we have great talents and we can even afford to pay the best expatriates to fix our electricity problems; so, what is stopping us?!

OLAADEGBU:
Can a Christian lose salvation? Is there any way that salvation can be lost?

Yes. How? By rejecting Jesus Christ (or by falling away, as some bible versions put it)

Hebrews‬ ‭6:4-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
“For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.”
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Samcoco:
Dear nairaladers, I'm really tired of this life! Things were going fine for me in early 2014;

It all started in July 2014 when I traveled abroad. Some days after I traveled, I started having bad dreams. Whenever I'm expecting money or contract, when i go to bed, I will just have a dream where I gave money to someone, sometimes I will be attacked by arm robbers and they will collected some money from me, sometimes someone will shake my hand in my dream; and if I wake up the next day, all my business and everything I have at hand will just destroy. I have prayed several times, no result. I have also fasted for many times without any result.

And it was because of this problems I came back to Nigeria empty handed in 2015 December to look for spiritual solutions, but till now I have not gotten any solution. I have gone too many churches (white garment churches, protestant churches this including Mercyland in Warri and I was even touched by prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin still I came back with this same problem after paying for the prayer line and buying many spiritual items!

Many pastors and prophets have told me it was a woman who have a very big issue with my mother in my village in 2014 April, including a girl that wanted me to marry her that are behind it.

I am really tired. I don't know what to do again. Nothing is working in my life again. Now, I am thinking of a native doctor for spiritual solution.

Who can help me with the contact of a good native doctor that can destroy this bad work they did over my head?

I need help

Native doctor will only multiply you problems and collect the little money you have left. Biko, run go mountain of fire and miracle ministries (MFM) at Enere junction. Your kind of case no reach take meet go pastor self. Few prayer warriors will pray with you and you will be delivered.

ogtavia:
don't eat these if you don't have a strong stomach...speaking from experience...

Why? It is same as just slicing and boiling green plantain.

The fufu is almost tasteless. Just eat it with correct soup loaded with assorted meat. It is very yummy!!!

kinibigdeal:
Plantain Fufu Is just like using sugar to eat soup

No, bro. The plaintain the op posted above is almost ripe. The plaintain for fufu should be green. When the plaintain is green it is not sweet at all. There is actually the flour for green plantain.

I don't know of any program in Nigeria, but the one I know I will share with you. Also, note that the program is designed for Christian men.

https://conquerseries.com/

It is very effective and practical; it is based on bible principles. Scientific explanations are also provided. You will learn how the brain is physically changed as a result of sexual sins and also how porn viewing etc could be transmitted via genes etc. The program is loaded! There might be churches in Nigeria running the program.

Hang in there, bro. All will be well.

I learned about the Alien Hand Syndrome on radio while driving home from work yesterday. A woman came on a show and described how her own hand had literally developed a mind of its own - slapping her, unbuttoning her shirt and even stubbing out her cigarette. All these started after she had a surgery to relief epilepsy seizures.

I looked it up on Google and sure enough I found lots of info about it. Read on . .
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Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological syndrome. With uniquely unusual clinical symptomatology, alien hand syndrome may be produced by a number of etiologies of cerebral damage and more than one specific region of cerebral damage.

Symptoms and diagnosis of alien hand syndrome

A lack of hand control is the most prominent symptom of alien hand. Yet alien hand syndrome involves more than just a lack of hand control. The affected hand is not weak, instead, the hand maintains normal strength, but it may move involuntarily, without cognitive control or awareness. The hand movements are not spastic or convulsive, but are purposeful and coordinated. Individuals who suffer from alien hand syndrome typically explain that the hand seems to be controlled by ‘someone else.’ Normal movements such as picking up objects, touching the face, and even dressing or undressing, are all characteristics of alien hand syndrome. The distinctive feature of alien hand syndrome is the sufferer’s complaint that these ‘regular’ hand actions are unintentional, unwanted, and unexpected.

Diagnosis can be a challenge because alien hand syndrome, according to the case reports in the medical literature, is truly a neurological disorder without a psychiatric component. This can be confusing during the diagnostic stage, particularly because true psychiatric disorders and behavioral issues are much more prevalent among patients than is alien hand syndrome, making complaints of a ‘hand moving on its own,’ far more likely to be accurately explained by something other than alien hand syndrome based on statistics alone. Therefore, careful observation and evaluation is required for the diagnosis of alien hand syndrome vs. any of the other condition in the differential diagnosis of these symptoms.

Causes of alien hand syndrome

The causes of alien hand syndrome are varied. The condition is not associated with a characteristic vascular stroke syndrome, although stroke is one of the causes. Alien hand syndrome may occur after neurosurgical procedures, particularly when there is an incision involving the corpus callosum. There is an unexpected association between alien hand syndrome and neurodegenerative disease. Other lesions such as trauma and cancer may cause alien hand syndrome.

Source: http://www.neurologytimes.com/blog/alien-hand-syndrome

A short video on the subject:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KmJ7-pmNhw

Have a great weekend!

Is that an armored vehicle or saloon car? That bros in padded costume though

16.) Don't take the same route everyday. Change your traveling routine from time to time to disorganize any demonic monitoring for kidnapping.

My 2kobo

blackberlin:
So which school will own this one now? Abi na for any student to just enter dey tell driver say owa owa ...
Seems like a clueless project to me. It would have made more sense to donate a public library or school equipments like computers etc instead of advertising himself. Ariwo poju!

Upon all the level of exposure, they'll still do things like a typical politician...

You did not catch the jist. My people say person wey throwey water for front na im dey mash wet ground. Wait till next election when the 'clueless project' will be highlighted as achievement to receive ya vote for the bro as the next Govanor of Lasgidi. I had high hopes for Desmond when he got into politics that as last young and vibrant politicians will inject fresh ideas into the system, but this one weak me (someone please help me with that famous tiger picture hanging loosely on a tree).

zionx:


This is the name of her school:
Keele University School of Health & Rehabilitation, Newcastle
Staffordshire in the U.K

I meant the school where she is currently running Masters program in US.

9jaflave:


I called to check on the case, and I was told she had travelled for treatment
I was told not to worry as she cannot practice anywhere else in the world without a letter from the board.
Some months later, I was told by a reliable source that she was not taking any major treatments but attending a Masters programme in US.

Do you know the State she is or the school in the US? Please post if you have the info.

This was implemented in Oyo state back in the 90s (if I remember correctly). I remember my dad laughing when my little sister came home with a book titled 'Matimatiiki.' Since the program died a natural death I can only wonder what had changed.

In my opinion, this is sheer waste of time and resources. Nigeria has been teaching in English for Donkey's years and very successful at it. How did they even arrive at the conclusion that studying in English is leading to lost of interest in Science? The reason for lost of interest is so glaring that one does not even need to conduct any study to see it. When a science student does not have access to furnished labs; even where there is something like a lab, there is no electricity to power the equipment (if any). This is just to scratch the surface of the myriad issues besetting our science students. How could there be interest, when students cannot practice what they are learning. Science is not like literature etc where you read to understand; practical is an integral part of science curriculum. Gone are days when we did not only have well equipped labs, but even fully furnished workshops for metal and wood works in secondary schools. Apple recently rolled out a coding curriculum for students in Kindergarten to high school with various free apps for practice; even non-science student will jump at the opportunity to learn coding simply because all they need to learn has been provided.

To me, this is just another boondoggle that our government is embarking on. Will keep watching in 3D.

Save 10% of my salary for investment.
In my mum's voice - don't eat with all your ten fingers! (meaning don't blow all you earn)

Bros Trump no dey play around oooo!

History of Mohammed and the Qur'an


Tragic Childhood

Mohammed’s early life in the Arabian Peninsula is a story of tragedy and struggle. He was born around AD 570. His father, Abd-Allah, died before he was born. Allah was a part of his father’s name because that was the name of the primary deity of his clan. Amina, Mohammed’s mother, followed an old Arab custom of giving the infant to a Bedouin woman to be nursed for a significant period of time. When he was six years old, his mother died. To be an orphan in sixth century Mecca was a sad situation. Abu-Talib, the head of the impoverished Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe and Mohammed’s uncle, was given charge of the boy. He grew up in the midst of violent conflicts between individuals and tribes.

Marriage Marred by Death

One of the ways a person in Mohammed’s position could gain wealth and power would be to marry well. A forty-year-old businesswoman named Khadijah decided to marry the twenty-five-year-old Mohammed if he proved himself responsible by acting as her agent on a caravan to Syria. She had been married twice before. Until her death, Khadijah was Mohammed’s only wife. They raised four daughters but their two sons died in infancy. In spite of his influential wife, Mohammed struggled to gain respect from the merchants in Mecca who excluded him from their inner circle. It is possible that this is one factor that led him to seek spiritual help.

Religious Quest

Mohammed found the Arabian religious life more troubling than helpful. The Christians of the Roman and Byzantine empires dominated much of the world and had gained converts in Arabia. Even Khadijah’s cousin, Waraqah, had become a Christian. There were also wealthy Jewish tribes in the Arabian Peninsula, yet the main religion of the country and the faith of Mohammed’s tribe was idol worship.

Mecca was the center of this polytheistic religion of which Mohammed belonged. These pagans prayed by facing Mecca. They traveled to Mecca for annual pilgrimages. There they would enter an arena (Masjid) where they circled around an ancient stone building 45 feet high, 33 feet wide, and 50 feet long, called the Kaaba, which was filled with idols. A black stone could be seen from the outside of the Kaaba like a cornerstone. The stone or meteorite was kissed in veneration. About one mile away from the Kaaba, at the Wadi Mina, the pilgrims threw rocks at a pillar that represented the devil. They believed in a lunar month of fasting and giving alms to the poor.

When Mohammed seized control of Mecca, he destroyed all the idols inside the Kaaba, except the revered black stone. However, he preserved each of these pagan practices and today they remain a significant part of the Islamic monotheistic rituals. This certainly made conversion to Islam easier for the people of Mohammed’s day. Many of today’s Muslims, though, have trouble following these rituals while still keeping pace with a highly technological society. The vast majority of Muslims also live far from Saudi Arabia where they must go for their pilgrimage, which becomes a great financial burden to them.

The Qur'an

Mohammed’s distressing situation culminated in reported spiritual experiences. For reasons of his own, Mohammed began to meditate in wilderness caves. He claimed that it was during one of these times that he was visited by a spiritual being which commanded him to recite a few sentences. Later, Mohammed believed he was being demon possessed and tried to kill himself but then again claimed to be rescued by another spiritual appearance, which assured him of his prophethood.

According to Muslim history, Mohammed continued to receive messages. He recited them to his followers who wrote them on any objects available such as rocks or bones. These messages came as Mohammed had episodes in which he would seem to have seizures. In the midst of these spells, Mohammed spoke as if Allah were speaking instead of him. He claimed that his spiritual guide, whom he later identified as the angel Gabriel, funneled messages through his poetic revelations. The Qur'an makes it clear that most Christians and Jews of that time believed this behavior to be either insanity or demonic. At first the sayings were short, but later in his life they became quite lengthy.

Decade of Rejection

The Qur'an has a certain poetic quality which Muslims believe is miraculously beautiful. Even so, the vast majority of Mohammed’s contemporaries did not believe Mohammed’s verses to be extraordinary since the Arabian Peninsula was famous for its many poets and mystic seers. This fact is attested to in the Qur'an itself.

Aside from the writing style, the content of the message was offensive to the idol worshipers of Mecca. Mohammed was reciting verses that announced that Allah was the one and only deity. His message condemned idol worship, upon which the Meccan economy relied.

As a result, Mohammed gained a very small following in the first ten years of his self-proclaimed prophethood. Even his tribe turned against him which was unheard of in an age when clan loyalty was the foundation of the culture.

When Mohammed sought to transfer his movement to a town called At-Taif the leaders ended the negotiations with such strong opposition that they encouraged the residents of the community to throw stones at Mohammed as he retreated.

Holy War

The Meccans were plotting to take Mohammed’s life so relocation to a different place was essential. Negotiations with the town of Medina went much better than those at At-Taif. Medina was a prosperous agricultural center that struggled with tribal friction. Some in Medina hoped that the presence of the Muslims would bring a spiritual sense of peace and Mohammed was invited to come as an arbitrator of disputes. Just before the Meccans tried to execute their plan to kill Mohammed, he and his small group of believers fled to Medina where his community of followers began to grow in influence and power. The first day of this move was July 1, AD 622. Muslims cite this date as the first day of the Islamic calendar.

Shortly after the migration, the Islamic religion turned to violence as a means of dealing with their enemies. Mohammed proclaimed verses that allowed Muslims to fight for Islam. They began by targeting the Meccans. The Muslims raided caravans in the name of Allah, which eventually led to formal battles between them and the armed forces of Mecca. The fighting expanded to include those who supported Mecca. The Muslims began to acquire riches in the way of spoils of war.

The Muslims were experiencing success. The fact that they were now a military force unified their ranks and increased their membership. The Muslim’s influence over the tribes of Medina grew as their enemies began to fear them.

For example, there were three Jewish tribes in Medina. All three rejected Mohammed as a genuine prophet in the tradition of the Biblical prophets. This must have been a great disappointment to Mohammed as the Qur'an claims to be an extension of the Bible. There is no evidence that they took military action against the Muslims, but Mohammed attacked them one at a time. The first two, Banu Qaynuqah and Nadir, were forced into exile. The Islamic forces confiscated their homes, lands and rich orchards. The last remaining Jewish tribe in Medina was the Banu Qurayzah. Mohammed’s forces surrounded the Banu Qurayzah. The siege was a success. Upon surrendering all of their weapons they received a sentence which was severe even for those times. The Muslims executed all the Jewish men, somewhere between 600 and 900, and their women and children became the slaves of their Muslim conquerors or were sold. Mohammed was in charge of distributing their riches. Mohammed also took one of their widows, Rayhana, whose husband had just been executed, to be his concubine.

The soldiers of Mecca met the Muslim forces in battles at Badr and Uhud. At the Battle of Uhud in AD 625, Mohammed himself was wounded in the head so severely that a mistaken cry went out that he was dead. The battle was a draw, but for the Muslims to have faced the Meccans and survived was, in a sense, some kind of victory.

Eventually, Muslim forces became strong enough that Mecca agreed to a peace treaty with Mohammed called the treaty of “Al-Hudaybiyah” in March AD 628. It was to have insured peace for ten years. The mistake the Meccans made in the treaty was to allow Mohammed the freedom to attack neighboring tribes who were not protected by the truce. Mohammed also allowed raids to continue on Meccan caravans by groups whom he claimed were not members of his forces. They were allegedly operating beyond Mohammed’s control.

The Treaty was broken only two years after it was ratified. There are differing reasons for how the truce was ended, but the outcome is history. Mohammed claimed that the Al-Hudaybiyah Peace Treaty had been broken by the Meccans. His Islamic forces invaded and conquered Mecca in January AD 630.

Following Mohammed’s death, the Islamic military victories in northern Africa, Europe and the Middle East certainly added to the spread of the religion as did international trade with Asian countries. The Muslim’s use of violence against their enemies, as a part of their religious duty called “jihad” or “holy war,” is still widely practiced around the world into the new millennium for self-defense and to enhance Islamic power and influence. The question Muslims face is how and when jihad should be practiced.

Mohammed’s Success

Mohammed had tremendous wealth and power at the age of sixty. His rise to prominence in Medina and the Muslim’s eventual victory over Mecca brought Mohammed into complete control over an expanding domain. He was revered as the voice of Allah. He controlled the fate and property of those who opposed Islam. Many Jewish and Christian communities were allowed some freedom of worship as long as they paid taxes to Mohammed, submitted to Islamic tyranny and stopped sharing their faith in order to evangelize others.

The respect given to him was so great that even to this day his opinions on rules for conduct, dress, daily habits and even beard style are held as examples to follow around the world. Mohammed’s opinions and the history of his rise to power are recorded in writings called the “hadith”. The Hadith is not one volume but rather a large number of texts compiled several hundred years after the time of Mohammed. The most respected of these is the collection called “Sahih Al-Bukhari.” It details the rules Mohammed gave for daily life, boasts of Mohammed’s exploits and offers the faithful Muslim a guide for daily life.

For one who had to prove himself worthy to marry a wealthy widow, Mohammed now had numerous female relationships. Following the death of Khadijah, Mohammed had approximately sixteen wives plus slave girls who were captured in battle. Upon his death Mohammed had nine wives still living and two slave girls. Two of his more controversial marriages were to Ayisha and Zainab. Ayisha was wed to Mohammed when she was only six years old with the marriage being consummated when she was still playing with toys at the age of nine. At the time, Mohammed was fifty-three years old. Zainab was his adopted son’s ex-wife. Muslim history seems clear that Zainab was divorced because Mohammed desired his son’s bride.

Criticisms of Mohammed’s behavior were often countered by Mohammed’s proclamations of Qur'an verses. In this way, it was as if Allah defended Mohammed’s conduct. Verses were also spoken by Mohammed to instruct his wives and the general public on how they must behave towards him. Muslims believe these commands and all of the verses spoken by Mohammed were collected in the text of the Qur'an.

The Qur'an Becomes a Book

Shortly after Mohammed’s death, his verses remained written on stones, bones, leather, and hidden in the memories of his followers. Years passed and most of those, who claimed to remember all of the Qur'an by heart, were killed in battle. Some of the items on which verses were written were damaged or lost. So with great urgency experts shared what they remembered and gathered the verses recorded by others to produce the first Qur'ans. They were copied and distributed throughout the Islamic communities.

Muslims today are committed to the idea that there was one original Qur'an which was compiled without any mistakes, omissions or additions. Yet, Islamic history shows that perhaps four to seven different versions of the Qur'an emerged. One of Mohammed’s successors, Caliph Uthman, was shocked by this fact. He assigned a committee of three people to construct a standardized version of the Qur'an. Then Muslim leaders tried to burn all other versions of the Qur'an (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 479).

The most respected Hadith records that even Uthman’s standardized copy had to be corrected. One of the committee members, Zaid, related how they realized that a verse was missing. They searched and found it with a man named Khuzaima-bin-Thabit al Ansari. Tradition says that the passage which was added to the standardized version is found in chapter thirty-three, verse twenty-three of the modern Qur'an (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 479). Even with the addition of that passage, there are less reliable Islamic traditions which report that verses were left out of the Uthman standardized Qur'an. It was reported that Mohammed recited verses for the Qur'an that commanded stoning of adulterers (Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasulullah, p. 684). This teaching is not found in the Qur'an today.

The possibility of missing verses, which command stoning of adulterers, is supported by Islamic practice. From the very foundation of Islam, adulterers have always been stoned, yet Uthman’s standardized Qur'an demands that adulterers be whipped with one hundred lashes (24:2).

The vast majority of Muslims are strongly offended by scholars who suggest that the Qur'an was edited, changed or was in any way different from the original pronouncements of Allah through Mohammed. They believe that the burned Qur'ans had only minor differences and that the standard copy, blessed by Caliph Uthman, was made by devout followers of Mohammed who had memorized the verses with unerring perfection. They would reject the traditions that imply any deficiencies in the Qur'an as unreliable Islamic history. They revere the Qur'an as the perfect word of Allah and resist critical scholarly inquiry into imperfections in the text.

Attributes of the Qur'an

The physical characteristics of the Qur'an are interesting. It is a book that is somewhat shorter than the Christian New Testament. Its chapters were not arranged in the sequence that they were spoken, but by size with most of the largest chapters first and the shortest last. For this reason, it has no chronology of events or ideas. The Koran, published by Penguin Classics, attempts to correct this by rearranging the chapters according to when they might have been recited by Mohammed.

Following the train of thought within a chapter is a challenge. The subject within a chapter and even a verse may change to different topics with no transition. This is why a topical study, like the one in this book, is so important.

When Mohammed spoke the verses, he did not use the first person singular as in “I say that you must believe.” He spoke as if he were relaying a message from Allah, transmitted by an angel, who was supposed to have spoken in the first person plural: “We created the world and we command the people to believe in you (Mohammed) as a prophet,” for example. Muslims do not believe that the use of “we” for Allah is a contradiction of the oneness of Allah.

Mohammed spoke Arabic which is the language of the Qur'an. Even Muslims who do not understand the language are instructed to memorize the Qur'an in Arabic. They do this because they believe that the Qur'an stops being the true Qur'an when it is translated into another language losing the true meaning in the process.

Teachings of the Qur'an

A few themes repeat themselves often in the Qur'an. The foremost are the commands to believe in Allah’s oneness as opposed to idolatry and Mohammed’s validity as a prophet equal to Biblical prophets. In support of these beliefs, the Qur'an repeats the wonders of creation, the foolishness of idol worship, the terrors of Judgment Day and the alleged confirmation from the Bible.

The word “alleged” is used in reference to the Qur'an’s link with the Bible for a good reason. When the Jews and Christians of the time heard the Qur'an’s references to the Bible, they recognized two problems. They found many strange tales being portrayed as Biblical stories. One example is King Solomon communicating with ants and birds. This was one reason Mohammed lacked the support he expected from the other monotheistic faiths. The second was that the theology of the Qur'an contradicted the Bible. The Qur'an claimed to agree with the Gospel of Jesus Christ while denying the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and salvation through the cross and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

To persuade readers to believe and obey the teachings of the Qur'an, several incentives are reiterated in the text. Earthly rewards are extended such as victory in battle and the spoils of war which come from fighting for the cause of Islam. After death, there are promises of sensual pleasures in the Gardens of Paradise contrasted with the many horrors of hell.

There are five basic pillars of Islam which Muslims highlight as being taught by the Qur'an and their sacred history books called the Hadith. They include the confession that Allah is one and Mohammed is a prophet (Kalima), prayer facing Mecca five times each day (Salat), alms giving (Zakat), a month of fasting during the daylight hours practiced annually (Ramadan), and a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a Muslim’s life (Hajj).

source: http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/Fisher/Topical/ch01.htm

Sharing a couple of pages from John Bevere's book titled "Good or God". Enjoy!


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Let’s review some of the details concerning the Bible. It’s composed of sixty-six book, written in various languages over a period of roughly 1,500 years by over forty men on three continents (Africa, Asia, and Europe). These human writers came from vastly different backgrounds, occupations and perspectives. They were fishermen, shepherds, military men, royal cupbearer, a medical doctor, a tax collector, a tentmaker, and others. Some wrote from prison While others penned their words in a palace.

Although the writings of these men cover numerals topics, the unity found throughout the different books is remarkable – but definitely not co-incidental. Their central theme is this: humankind’s sin predicament, the resulting separation from their Creator, their inability to restore relationship with Him, and the divine answer of a Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. This content is interwoven consistently from Genesis to Revelation.

The fact that the writer of the Bible did not (and could not) come together to plan what they would write is awe-inspiring! No one person or committee oversaw and set the direction of the process. God Himself did. Since the scriptures were written of the lengthy period of time, most writer did not personally know one another or live in the same era. Books were added to the existing collection as they were written throughout the 1,500 years. (Stop for a moment and think back1,500 years from today. That’s so far back it predates the British Empire. Staggering!)

Now, generations later, it’s overwhelming to think the Bible we read came forth as one book by men who had no explicit knowledge of the overall structure. Their individual roles could be compared to that of the different people from different generations and cultures writing chapters of a novel, none of them having had and overall outline or even a storyline to go by. The amazing coherence of this book proves it’s divine origin. Like a symphony, each individual part of the Bible contributes to the overall harmony that is orchestrated by one God.

This knowledge alone is overwhelming evidence of the divine inspiration of the scripture. But let’s take a step further by discussing the accuracy of these different writers.

Prophecies predicting the arrival of the Messiah were written in various Old Testament books over hundreds of years, in some instances over a thousand years before Jesus’ birth. Most Bible scholars agree there are over three hundred of these prophesies in the Old Testament. Once Jesus Christ came to into the world HE declared to His father, “Look, I have come to do your will, O God – as is written about me in the scriptures” (Hebrews 10:7 NLT). And to the people Jesus declared, “Scriptures speak about me!” (John 5:39 TEV)

Jesus’ fulfillment of all these prophetic writings is overwhelming evidence of the divine inspiration of Scripture. A common rebuttal to this conclusion is that you can find other historical figures that would fit the prophesies of Messiah. This is true; certain individuals could fulfill one, two, or even a few prophesies. However, to find one person to fulfill all is virtually impossible.

Let me illustrate. The next few pages will be more technical and scientific in nature, but I assure you this information is important and delightful to ponder.

To be continued . . . .

The mathematical probability used to prove the accurate fulfillment of the messianic prophecies by Jesus Christ will blow your mind. Stay tuned!

fatymore:
In as much they believe in oneness of God.. And do good.. Why won't they enter heaven...
P.s...am a Muslim and am happy to be one

Let's start from here:
How much good do you think can qualify them for heaven ?

Cutehector:
We had fewer graduates then. Hence d quality was top notch...

Must quality drop because the number of graduate increased? Or are you saying that Nigeria cannot truly fund the program today at even better quality than 70s? Lack of planning and mismanagement of resources are responsible for the sh1t we are seeing for the past few decades. God help us!

mrmrmister:


I am two hundred years old, you call me hundred.
And I reply, no I'm not hundred, you'll need half my age to make me hundred.

"to make us hundred" is not the same as "to make us UP to hundred"

What is your answer to the question? present your calculation

mrmrmister:


"We are not hundred" is not the same as " we are not up to hundred"

You need to read it in context to get it right. The second bold portion reads "to make us hundred"; does that translate to the fact that they were less than hundred ?

Benita27:
The correct answer is 198
I needn't drop mine immediately.

Ah! Over the bar!!! ( in the tone of a football commentator).

How could it be 198 when they were supposed to be one hundred?

Some birds were flying, and met a bird on their way.
The bird greeted them; hello hundred!, they said "we are not hundred, we need half of us plus you to make us hundred".

At bold portions, mean they were not up to hundred. so, 198 is really over the bar!

Partly correct answer is this:

Donpizzle:


My first post is just a logical estimate.
Mathematically
x + (x/2) + 1=100.........(1)
therefore
2x+x+2=200
3x=198
x=66 sub x into the eqn (1) above
I have 66+(66/2)+1 which equals to
66+33+1=100.
Done

However, Donpizzle missed out the bird that greeted them.

Here is the question:

Question: How many birds were flying?.

Since the bird that met them was also flying, it should be added.

The correct answer is 67!

Benita27:
Lol.
Someone has given the answer already.

Who? E be like say you self no know the answer Two answers have been given so far and both are not correct!

Time to drop off Obama and his family at the airport . . .

whether we are black, brown or white we all bleed the same red blood of patriot.

- Trump

Trump: most importantly we will be protected by God.

veekid:
Trump starts speaking and it starts to rain. Even God is crying

It is called showers of BLESSING!!!

anjigirl:
Check your account a new withdrawal limit is out

Of course, MMM does not have enough money to go round as no new "investors" are joining the scheme.

A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned through legitimate sources.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme

Having fell for such scheme in the past, any time I hear of any investment vehicle where no products or services are involved, I cross to the other side of the road.

Berrer take whaterrever they offer now before they vamoose.

Medunah:

First off, I didn't bother reading the whole epistle


Oh, so you are saying when someone is less fortunate or Is in unbearable circumstances, then robbery, prostitution, kidnapping, Fraud and the likes are all ok....??

Oga, those girls, suffering?? That's not an excuse, there are many decent jobs out there.....

No, I'm in no way condoning what the girls did and this should be evidence in my first question. My response was to address your post that they agreed. People can get to a level of hopelessness where they would engage in things that would hurt them and they won't be able control it. Mind you, I'm not saying it was the case with these girls. I could also write another epistle as per how wrong the girls were to have accepted such offer. In fact, I believe the picture tells a story about the roles the girls played in the show.

kaeforum:


what about parents who dump their kids in day care.

Nothing wrong in keeping your kids in day care, provided you do your homework as per the kind of care the daycare provides.