Never always feel too eager to speak if you do not know your history on subject matters too well. Read up about Emperor Constantine and the transfer of Worship in christianity from Saturday to Sunday then you may feel free to speak.
McBishop2020: .Who made Sunday the first day of the week? Who made the calendar? Was it the Almighty that made some months 31, some 30, and yet another either 28 or 29? Where is it recorded in the Bible that the Creator of the universe rested on Saturday?
What is the significant of 7th day and rest? For those in a culture that counts a week by 4 days, which day is their 7th day of the week? When was the days of the week, as we have them now, named and who named them: the Creator, Adam, or the created?
Finally, who is the Creator of the universe?
Answer these questions and stop raising stupid questions. Your question is meant for the gullible and uneducated ones.
Tototoosweet: Going to church doesn’t change anything or guarantee your salvation I have my altar in my house where I worship my God I pay my Tithes to a particular church whenever I am in Lagos So lock up
The principle of worship matters a lot to Christianity and Faith. Read up the Story of Abraham's sacrifice under God's instruction of his son and also the offerings of Cain and Abel, you'll see this principles outlined throughout the Bible repeatedly, one group follows the will of God, the Other just makes their own decision!
Question 1: Did the Bible ever state where the Disciples of Christ never kept the Sabbath but Sunday? Prove it Question 2: Did Jesus say the Sabbath was moved? Or did He himself not worship as his custom was? Question 3: If the Old Covenant is to be done away with, on what basis do we call Sin? Question 4: Doing away with the "Old Covenant" as you have stated nullifies the need for grace because grace covers our sins, sins are the transgressions of the law which in full context is the commandments which all would be judged by (Read Revelations properly for insight on this) now tell me in this light how does doing away with the old covenant as you have said validate the transfer of worship from the Biblical Sabbath to the SUNday? Question 5: Did you bother checking on the history of Christianity over the ages? Cos if you did, you wouldn't try to defend Sunday with the Bible cos there actually is NO defence for it in the Bible. It was a move by the Church to Harmonize state powers and the Powers of the Church, not done by a Disciple, Christ or the Bible but Man.
Read up. But first answer my questions with an unbiased mind please.
swhiss: After God brought His people out of Egypt and through the Red Sea, the Sabbath day took on even more significance as a covenant sign that God sanctified His people (Ex. 31:13). On that day, the saints celebrated the reality that God had created them and that their rest was rooted in His rest: "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day" (Ex. 20:8-11). As well, the Sabbath signified that God had redeemed His people (Deut. 5:12-15). Finally, the annual Day of Atonement fell on a Sabbath (Lev. 16:30-31), so the Sabbath also celebrated God's forgiveness of His people.
Under the old covenant with Israel (Ex. 19; Heb. 8:6, 7, 13), the Sabbath day was extremely strict. Not only was no work to be done by the Israelites and their children, they also were to give rest to all in their households—servants, livestock, even sojourners (Ex. 20:10). God even gave regulatory laws over what could and could not be done. For example, if one even went out to gather sticks on the Sabbath in order to kindle a fire (Num. 15:32-36; Ex. 35:1-3), he was to be put to death (Ex. 31:14-15; 35:2). All this strictness was a part of the tutelage of the law, which was meant to lead Israel by the hand to Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:24), who is the final sacrifice ending the old covenant (Heb. 7:11-12, 18-19; 8:7, 13).
When Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, things changed. Christ, the second Adam, "finished" (John 19:30) the work that the first Adam failed to do (Rom. 5:12-19). Because of that pivotal event, the church determined that for Christians under the new covenant, the day of worship and celebration of the Lord's grace in Jesus Christ was to be the first day of the week, Sunday: "From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, [the Sabbath] was the last day of the week; and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week, which, in Scripture, is called the Lord's day, and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath" (WCF, 21:7). On this day, we are reminded of and participate in the glorious reality that we have already entered God's rest (Matt. 11:28; Heb. 4:10) and that we await the experience of the fullness of this rest in eternity in the new heavens and new earth (Rev. 21-22). We now assemble corporately for worship and enjoy a foretaste of our eternal rest, then go out into the kingdom of this world to work for six days.
So why do we worship on Sunday and not Saturday?
•The first day of the week was the day on which our Lord rose from the dead (John 20:1; cf. Ps. 118:24).
•The first day of the week is called "the Lord's day" (Rev. 1:10; cf. 1 Cor. 16:2). The first day was the day on which the Holy Spirit was poured out on the church (Acts 2:1-36).
•Just as on the first day of creation God made light and separated it from the darkness, we gather on the first day of the week to celebrate the light of the gospel in Jesus Christ, who has separated us from the world of the darkness of sin (John 1:5, 9; 3:19; 8:12; 2 Cor. 4:1-6).
Okay so i've laughed so hard at your responses but hear me out please...
1. The best way to understand a religious group or movement is to truly know it's root/origin/founding source and weigh it by the standards it claims to be founded upon.
2. The matter of marriage and religion is also deeply rooted on compromise and the willingness of one party to bow to the others. If you know you can't do it, don't waste your time.
3. Really most Christians are only denominationally informed and have no better knowledge of History or the Bible. A lot of people arguing here just showed that.
4. As a Christian, the Only Worthy Authority on Doctrine is the Bible, not your denomination or Religious leader no matter how glorified they be. Cause all humans are selfish and would do anything for their own Selfish gains. Including twisting the Bible to suit their selfish agenda. If nothing, Denominational History has shown this over time. Do your own research.
5. Anytime a religious movement is brought up to me, I quickly search my knowledge on the scriptures, listen to the debate and ask what is at stake? What's there to gain and what's there to lose? Who benefits the most? As a Christian ask your self these questions on and often and please always learn to listen to other debates besides your own known Knowledge.
Afodot0022: Good day my fellow nairalanders. Pls pardon my typo errors and will just make this brief as i can. I need your inputs in this scenerio that is giving me some sort of concern.
I have been married for close to five years now and have two kids to it. My marriage to my wife has been ups and down but have always tried my best to be a responsible husband and also father. I ensure I take care of my home financially to my capabilities.
My wife happens to be a good wife though with her own flaws as she is not perfect. She always has the notion that am cheating on her and have a side chick. But to be honest to you guys, i have never had sex with any other woman except my wife ever since i married her. Though at times the temptation might come to catch some flings out there but will later decline such thought and abort any action have made to do it on the long run.. At times my wife will read chats I do have with some random girls and have the notion that am cheating. I know i have been wrong in this but attimes a man will want to be a man but as i said earlier, have never had sex with those girls. Just random chats that all and it doesnt go further or lead anywhere.
So it happened that me and my wife had a very serious misunderstanding recently that resulted to verbal abuse and also almost physical violence from the two of us. The last time i intended to have sex with my wife, she denied me and this had been in my mind and got me so angry towards her. So it happend that she needed my help for something and did not help, she started shouting and nagging and this got me angry and i almost hit her but i didn't. During those heated moment she started saying things about my cheating and so on. She said if am not cheating that i should swear with bible but i refuse to swear that night.Upon the following day i decided to even swear with bible that i have never had sex with any woman ever sinced i married her. I know i was innocent and i truely swear that very day to make her change her mindset and perception about me.
After the swear, something happened that makes me confused till this very day, I ask my wife to also use the Bible to swear that she had not cheated or slept with any man ever since she got married to me. Could you imagine that despite all my efforts to make my wife to swear using the bible, she refused bluntly that she will never do such. I asked her why but she insisted she is not going to swear.
This got me concerned and was asking myself why is this woman refusing to do this if truely she is innocent and doesnt have any skeleton in her compound. Her excuse was that she cant use the world of God to swear but mind you she is the one that prompted me to do such at first. I even seized her phone that if she doesnt swear i wont return the phone to her but despite my threat, my wife didn't not.
This lasted for hours and I later gave up on the quest. Ever since then have not being myself and have been thinking alot. My wife doesnt look like someone that can cheat on me cos have not seen any traces as such but with this her action, its making me to have a rethink about her.
Pls house i dont know what step to take as i need your mature advice on way forward on this issues troubling me. Every input will be well appreciated especially from married and experienced people.
1. My Brother, you just played yourself. 2. If you want fire, then let me give you some, there's every tendency that your wife is hiding something. Now whether or not you chose to dig this further is your own problem as a Man. Also Brace for impact if you chose to chase this. 3. I feel you've taken your eyes off your wife for too long if not from your family as well. The onus falls on you to take your place as the Man in the House and fix this! 4. God Be with you!
ATEAMS: Why the Pandora Papers must not be taken seriously
1. George Sorros is behind the leaks. If you don't know who George Sorros is then a simple google search will give you a picture perfect description of this international lobbyist and patron of the criminal Clinton family syndicate.
2. No single American is listed even though Americans account for the highest offshore depositors.
3. The files where compiled to slander world leaders and politicians not in good terms with Washington and the liberal democrats.
4. The files are not open source like wikileaks but have been circulated to major media outlets controlled by the world elites. This alon shows a sinister plot in the making where only prominent leaders and politicians who oppose liberal politics are exposed.
5. The whole file scandal is handled by corporate bodies and has in no way the similar hallmark of wikileaks. If corporate news media only reports what they want you to hear, how in God's name do you think they will remain objective and un-bias?
Apt, you got this take right!
As much as it is enlightening, it is highly biased.
Kobojunkie: Well, that it took you this long to figure out that something does not add up about the OP's story means you are probably finally on the right track on this story yourself.
Modernizer: I won't bore you all with a long write up.
I'm ready to settle down, actually I needed to settle down like yesterday. Problem is, I don't make friends easily and hooking up is even tougher. I don't trust easily.
So I'm talking with this girl that checks all my boxes ( quite a rare feat for my high expectations), but for one thing...she is evidently a choleric. I know because I'm one myself.
The hot temper, impetuousness, some bossy-ness, independent mindedness, low empathy, high ambition...all those tell tale choleric features give it away.
Now I know cholerics are advised to get their opposites say phlegmatic for relationship purposes, but I want to ask the house: can I a hot tempered man cope with a hot tempered woman? Any people with experience on this here? Can both of us with low empathy really be compatible?
The adverse statistics coming out of marriage these days scares the sh..t out of me. I don't want any of it.
Should I drop this girl? Or can it work?
Sorry oo...it may sound small but that's my own challenge.
Cc newbornmacho, Ahnie, kestolove
My Brother, As a Melancholic with a Bitter taste for Cholerics, I wish you all the best and pray for divine wisdom for you.
You'll know what to do eventually.
PS. Cholerics can be lived with tho but are you ready to tolerate Her completely?!
CarlosTheJackal: ?y friend okey has been engaged to his fiance for a year and he told me in confidence that he wasn't going to marry the lady because she is Old and he needs a 23 year old bride instead of his 34 year old fiance.
Okey bad mouths the lady anytime we hang out together to create a bad impression about her with me but when i go visiting, the things he tells me are different from what i see with the lady.
Last year the lady called me up to please help her talk to my friend use condom when sleeping with his other flings. The truth is that i know Okey side chic who is also my great pal because she is a good talker and she can analyse politics like Maupe Ogun.
Okey promised the fiance to marry her during the last Easter so the girl had inform her parents in the village that her fiance is coming for wine carrying but the truth was that Okey was doing wine carrying for his 23 year old bride with the loan he took from his fiance. For the record, Okey is an average guy with dough but he was cash strapped then so he took 300k loan from the fiance to travel with her to the village.
I was the only one that knew about the game being played out and i was seriously bothered because this lady has really sacrificed a lot for my guy. Treating the worst STDs and forcing him to do likewise, aborting a three month old baby after the guy lied to him that he was in a secret society so if he should have a baby now that he will die. (Sounds funny but my friend has a Nigeria Oscar for his theatrics)
When they got home he dropped the lady at her place and never bothered to bring the lady to come see his family. The lady do call me every time giving me detail of what's going on just like my friend calls me to tell me of how much convincing he is still doing to the family of his 23 year old student bride. I asked my friend what about his fiance and he said she is at her father's house that he has told her that he can't marry her. I called the fiance to know if my friend is still coming and she said my friend will still show up.
Finally, my friend took the cloth the fiance made as uniform for their marriage rites and use it to go pay bride price for his 23 year old student bride. When he told me with joy that God he finally blessed him that after a lot of pressure against his marrying the 23 year old bride from her sisters that the girl's father finally agreed. I asked him what about his fiance and he said he won't tell her for now that he will just find a way to quarrel with her for the next three months then he will end it. It was then that i knew that my friend was evil and will throw anyone under the bus just for his selfish desire.
I just called the fiance and told her to forget about marriage with my friend that she should come back to Lagos to face her life because Okey is now married. She didn't believe it but when i took her through the emergency travels he makes to the East for one job or the other, the stories that i was used as an alibi to cover for him and others. The fiance was devastated and i told her to watch out for a quarrel before they will travel back. I told the lady not to be scared to tell the guy that i told her everything.
Today, my friend sees me as a Snitch and someone that couldn't keep the guys code. I told him that we are no longer those boys in school with useless code that everything we do now shapes our old age
You did the right thing Bro, I really wish there were more like you out there... Thing is guys do not know when to use the Bro code and not to... The Bro Code is to keep our dignity and respect intact and not to take advantage of those who love us.
Ovokoo: The Big Brother Naija 2018 tagged "Double Wahala" has already started yielding some wahala in the house. There's a rumour going around town that one of the housemates, Miracle Igbokwe Ikechukwu is married even though he said it himself that he is not married.
His Brother has come out in a one minute video to disclaim the rumour and stated categorically that his brother is not married.
I know him to his home, we grew up in the same environment, watched him leave us to go to become the pilot that he is today, never heard of a marriage o, Nigga is Single guys please he's older brother isn't even married nor his Sister gan!
britzreus: Nigerian Fashion Stylist Pearl Chidinma Ogbulu, has in a recent interview given the only reason Nigerian men become romantic..
According to her, they are romantic when they haven't had sex
Read excerpts from the interview with Vanguard below;
After your degree in Economics why is fashion styling the next option for you?
For me, fashion has been my way of life. It has been my culture and I knew it was the next thing for me as I needed to embed my ideas into other people.
How does it feel to have recently won the Face of Candid City Stylist award?
It feels very timely. I feel very joyous, elated and advantageous. Experience over the years has shown that easterners hardly encourage educating the female child.
How were you able to achieve a degree in economics with this age-long challenge?
I personally think it is a very primordial and ancient way of thinking. The world has gone past that now. Women are almost the most highly educated humans.
Check the ten most educated people on the planet. There’s a woman with a high IQ of over 200. Also, how I was able to achieve this was self determination, considering the family that I come from.
Contrary to your recent audacious declaration that you have never dated a man that is good in bed, during an interview with Broadway TV, how would you describe yourself?
I will describe myself as inventive, productive, with integrity, industrious, and very emotional.
What pisses you off about the Nigerian culture?
Nothing pisses me off. I get so emotional being a Nigerian. Our culture is multi-ethnic and so are our people.
I cherish every moment and every piece of our culture. This is my heritage.
What’s the role of sex in a romantic relationship?
I think it connects and helps you bond whilst creating a sense of happiness, giving you a better self esteem.
You once said you like to be ‘Old School’ when it comes to romantic issues. Would you say there are still romantic men in Nigeria?
[s]Men in Nigeria are only romantic when they haven’t tasted the honey pot.[/s]
Can a woman change a cheating man?
Variety they say, is the spice of life. Once a woman can bring various interesting spices to the relationship, he would have no where to go.
So, Yes! There’s a woman out there who can change a cheating man.
Let her go... She's not ready for marriage... You're brother needs to be taught a lesson too... You need to be smarter, prayer helps but this could be avoided!
thoollz: Snake meat is not common in Western meals, but is popular in other cultures for its supposed health benefits. Snake meat is also being more widely accepted as a healthy exotic game meat, and is often offered along side other exotic meats like alligator and ostrich in Western restaurants or over the Internet.
What is Snake Meat?
Snakes are reptiles that are found in most countries in the world. Some snakes are venomous, meaning that they can inject poison into the bloodstream through a bite. The most popular snake meat in the United States comes from rattlesnakes, although other types, such as python, are available over the Internet. Rattlesnake meat is commonly eaten in the Southwest, and popular recipes include rattlesnake chili and barbecued snake meat. Other cultures generally eat their own, locally found snakes.
Snakes are considered medicinal in Chinese lore, as a "warming" food, and the blood of snakes is often mixed with liquor to produce a virility enhancer. Traditional South American medicine includes dried or powdered snake meat which is believed to cure several different illnesses. Snake meat is usually said to taste like chicken, but a closer approximation is frog legs. Snake meat can be very tough if not prepared well.
Health Benefits of Snake
Snake meat contains protein like any other type of meat. Protein is necessary for many body systems, including the development of muscles. Protein provides amino acids the body cannot obtain any other way, which do everything from building cell walls, to regulating hormones. Snake meat contains roughly 93 calories per 100g (3.5 oz) of raw meat, depending on the type of snake. This is roughly half the calories and one third the amount of fat of a similar amount of sirloin beef steak. Fewer calories and less fat content for the same weight of meat can aid dieters in controlling their weight.
Cautions About Snake Meat
As snake meat is not often sold commercially in the United States, it does not have particular, rigid health standards that other meats do. Rattlesnake meat is often sold from "Rattlesnake Roundups," which are similar in atmosphere to rodeos and have been accused of low standards of food preparation. This is of particular concern as rattlesnake meat in South America has been linked several times with severe strains of salmonella, which grows in the snake's gut. This bacteria is neutralized by proper handling and by cooking. Snakes, like other animals, may also contain parasites and other infections that can be transmitted to humans, which can also be neutralized by proper handling, freezing, and thorough cooking. Snake venom must enter the blood stream to pose any danger to people, so there are no concerns about poisoning from eating most snakes.
Snake meat is relatively low in fat and calories, high in protein and some consider it a rising star in the food industry. However, like any type of meat, it should be prepared and cooked carefully to ensure it does not result in infection or food poisoning.
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He name is Bo Talley, she is a grandmother ans she has managed to stay young, only God knows her secret of staying young at that age. Bo Talley sparked an outraged on social media last year when she clock 63, and seeing her pictures you ll think she is young girl of 20s.
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Did Jesus ever pray for the Dead? When? Where? and Why?
Only When he was to resurrect someone did he pray for them.
Solomon even said in Ecclesiastics the dead know Nothing!
Actually Praying for the Dead started with Catholics and was a means to generate funds through Penances and Indulgences back in the ages (Sorry to all Catholics here for mentioning your faith.) But that's the origin of praying for the dead!
Live to the best and fullest for once you die, It's all over!
Except you lived the good life on earth as Christ taught. Stay Blessed and free from the dear of Death!
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Do Christians Worship On Sundays? by bentuzene(m): 2:30pm On Nov 28, 2021
