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@crossman9

it took me some time to be able to view the video but i have.

First off, united against Christ Embassy productions, wow! Ok, let me not even talk about that. And i hope you like to read cuz i feel a long post ahead.

So you are so quick to point out that Leviticus 19:28 says 'you shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead; nor print any marks upon you: i am the Lord. (do i need to explain that this was said concerning idol worship, or do you think that because my ears, and that of so many other christian girls were pierced after birth, we have automatically lost out from heaven)

Let me also point out to you that Deut. 22:9 says 'thou shalt not sow thine vineyard with diverse seeds...'

this means that, christian farmers are not supposed to practice mixed cropping.

Deuteronomy 22:11 says 'thou shall not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.

This means that if a christian is putting on a jean trouser, he must have a jean jacket on, woollen trouser, woollen top on, linen trouser, linen top. E.t.c.

So someone asked Pastor Chris if there is anything wrong with tattoos and you want him to quote Leviticus 19: 28.

Why do people like you choose some particular verses in the old testament to obey and choose to ignore all the others.

I'd tell you why, it's because you have realized that all these rules are impossible to follow.

And i'd tell you what. Deut 6:25 says 'and it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do ALL these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

This means that if you do not succeed in keeping every single law in the old testament, your attempt to keep any is as good as nothing, bcuz you would forever remain unrighteous and an unrighteous man cant enter heaven now, can he?

If Pastor Chris comes out tomorrow to say 'wearing a woollen jacket and a linen skirt is not a sin'. I bet all 'united against Christ Embassy productions' would keep quiet about that cuz i can bet your trouser and your top aint always made of the same material.

I'm not trying to say the old testament doesn't matter. It matters cuz from it we learn a lot about the love and mercy of God for us in this generation, we also learn what he thinks of us and a bit of what he expects of us but those rules no longer determine our righteousness.

Romans 3: 20-22 says 'therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God WITHOUT the law is manifested... Even the righteousness of God which is by faith...'

The devils is constantly decieving christians by making them feel that their job in this world is to obey the law and all would be fine but Jesus said our job is to preach the goodnews, heal the sick, raise the dead, reach out to people that haven't met Jesus'. And that's all Pastor Chris is always saying.

He doesn't say 'go and tattoo your body', he says 'you are gonna masturbate sometime or tattoo your body sometime, and the devil is gonna come along and make you feel very bad about it, so much that you may want to drop out of the christian race. But just know this, masturbation or tattoos dont even count, just as mixed cropping and wearing of different materials dont matter, what really matters is a heart of faith, that loves and wants to serve God. Cuz such a heart would be able to withstand all the wiles of the devil until Christ is formed in him.

Yeyeruzi makes a good case in my opinion.

I think some people have deliberately misunderstood the OP, just to make their own argument.

I think every good mother when bringing up her children should make a distinction between the boys and the girls, because there really are distinctions. Not as to who is superior or inferior, but as to who is different.

Both are definitely not equal, the male child is stronger and the female weaker. Both shouldn't fight, buh if by chance they fight, as they are sure to do, and the girl hits the boy first, dont you teach the boy not to hit back, and dont you teach him this because they are not equal. Or do you ask him to hit back so he doesn't feel 'inferior'.

As for the boys, 4 instance, they are born with this kinda ego, that when a woman constantly slaps them or pats them playfully on the head like she does with her girl friends, they feel emasculated, and when you continously make men feel emasculated, they tend to avoid you and even more, one can never have a good marriage with an emasculated man. So female children are taught to respect a man's ego.

These are some of the distinctions every good mother must make, it doesn't make anyone inferior. I say this cuz i grew up among just sisters (i have just one brother and he is still little).

So i really didn't get to learn about this inequality and i had a tough time learning that i had to treat a man different from how you treat a woman, and until i learnt it, i didnt have a good relationship with men.

And i, in turn, dont expect men to treat me like they treat their fellow men because we are not equal, i am not inferior, buh i am the weaker vessel. I expect to be treated better, and more delicate.

As for the women who have become feminists because of what men did to them, well, that's just living their lives with lots of bitterness, which they are obviously gonna pass on to their daughters. Women have a hard time letting go of bitter feelings and they don't mind passing it on to the third generation, but this shouldn't be the case, people should learn to let go of bitter feelings, and live healthy realistic lives.

odeexpress: I need advice from experienced Nairalanders on an issue bothering me.

I hardly quarrel or have misunderstanding with my fiancee but once in a while when we do or when she gets upset, she decides to keep quiet and no matter what I say, she would just keep quiet. At the worst, she cries when I react to something she did wrong.

What is of concern to me is the fact that a few hours later after a misunderstanding, when she calls or I call her, she 'd act normal as though nothing had happened. When u want to remind her she 'd simply apologize and ask you to let the issue behind us. She prefers not to discuss it and prefers that the issue(s) should be ignored.

When I try to get her to talk about it, she 'd say she is through with the issue and doesn't want to go back to it. The truth is that she never makes references to them and if its something you want her to stop doing, she 'd discontinue it.
Is it okay to leave issues/misunderstandings in that way without resolving them? What are the risk of leaving issues unresolved and moving on even if you get the desired response or change?

you are probably writing about this cuz it's sometimes disturbing to be with someone who refuses to talk about issues.

Even if she is over the issue and doesn't want to talk about it, sometimes you aint over the issue and you still need to talk about it, yet she just would not. (i have experienced this type of behaviour)

And you would always have this fear, that even though now she thinks she has forgiven you, maybe she is just storing up all these issues and one day (maybe several years later) she might just dig up all of them for you, and label them 'things she has been tolerating from you', and this fear mostly always turns out to be true.

I advice you to talk to your fiancee about the need for couples to completely discuss every issue until BOTH parties feel that the matter has been adequately dealt with.

Can you inbox me your number.

Right after you give NL the inbox feature!

@Fellis: woah, you really do have questions, wonder where he is gonna start!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=583aZdjisS8

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbYW5nmU4Y

i.e
Christ Embassy Members
Who love their pastor more than the truth of the bible his word is God’s word to them



I have read a lot of unbelievable comments on this thread but i really take exception to the above.

First of all, it is impossible for us to love our pastor more than the word of God because both are the same. Pastor Chris never says anything like this, without first searching the scriptures thoroughly.

Secondly, before Pastor Chris says anything like this, there have been previous messages on related topics to prepare our minds for it, he doesn't just throw it like a bomb, so it doesn't sound like greek to us, as it obviously sounds to many here. We understand that the essence of that message is not so that you can go back home and masturba.te away, but so that you can realize that masturb.ation isn't even what should be occupying our minds.

Thirdly, Pastor Chris was right when he said that masturba.tion wasnt mentioned in the bible. It is just one of those things which you have to define for yourself whether you need it or not.

You sound like you expect all Christ Embassy members to leave the Church because Pastor Chris said mas.turbation aint a sin. And go to where? Somewhere where we are told that masturbation is a sin? Like that's actually gonna stop anyone from masturbating.

Some of these things are really difficult to explain to minds who are not ready to understand it, but just know this one thing, that every blessed day, the holy spirit reveals deeper things about the word of God, to people who are ready to handle it, and the fact that you do not understand some things right now, gives you the right to question it yeah, but doesn't give you the right to judge people who have understood it.