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Genesis 1:6-10 King James Version (KJV)

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.


The earth was surrounded by water, there was no atmosphere and no sky. A careful study of verse 7 reveals that, God separated the waters ( occupying what we call the atmosphere now) in that, He pushed some waters up (first heaven) and the rest down (the oceans) resulting in an empty space (Atmosphere). This means there were two basic water bodies derived from this separation, the one on the land (the ocean) and the other in the first heaven (the sky). God called fishes to inhabit the oceans, fishes of all kind. I am of the belief that, God also filled the waters of heaven with fishes as well, but not visible to the natural eyes. Probably as a storehouse for fish among others, to periodically replenish the fishes in the oceans on earth.

Several fishermen the world over testify about seeing fishes drop from the skies into the ocean, a phenomenon a little different from fish rain. There are fishermen that claim to have seen these fishes released from huge sacks from the skies.

We serve an amazing God

His name is Jesus Christ and at the mention of his name, every knee bows

If only those respondents forming Einstein here had read the Ops bolded. He clearly distinguished between what he wrote on and fish rain. Just because you hate Jesus you are insulting him God forgive una

The child is innocent

Me number one and with Pastor Benny

Incomparable God
Ubiquitous God
Causeless Cause
Belevolent Father
Merciful God
The Only and Holy God
Mightiest God
Supreme God
Gracious Father
Awesome redeemer

I praise you Jesus

let the people praise you and the earth will yield its increase (Psalm 67), God inhabits the praises of his people (Psalm 22:3).

Ask me for a Christian and I will show you one who praises the Lord Jesus Christ. The verses above indicate the imperatives of praise to the believer. Of course we know of the story of Paul and Silas in prison, The Hebrews and the walls of Jericho and the list goes on.

This thread is for us to learn how to praise the Lord Jesus.

I am bored with the dictional cliche we hear daily like thank you , be magnified, be exalted , be gloried I believe we can do better.

Let's praise God with fresh vocabulary
New songs
New instruments
New formats

Stay blessed

Living righteous or sinning?
Which is easier to do?

Donate your kidney to your ex who needs it badly else will die?

Godsgift7837:
Chai bro South Africans are the worse set of women you should ever think of. I wish you they SA here make u see watin our brothers they pass through. A South Africa lady can Bleep a try just for money. You can’t even leave a Southy woman with your own father in the same room.

Are u sure all SA women?

What is or are the main indicators of a dream that is from God?

How aboutt dreams that are not from God?

Thanks

tobechi74:
will not marry from all north African country

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Y. Lol

kheny12:
How many South Africa do u know

Look for SA last match and watch

kheny12:
I can see the op is high,wetin south Africa dey do there.And why is super eagles not there.

Nigeria has not been at AFCON since 2013

kheny12:
no mind him, SA wey Libya go beat for weekend.

Which SA are you talking about?

ikeno:
Namibia
South Africa
Tanzania



Ghana
Sudan
Togo

Sudan don suffer

3 months left to go for the continent's finest showpiece. Mmmm, I can't wait to be in Cairo.

Patriotism aside, which. Countries are genuine favourites?

I can for see this last eight:

Egypt, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, DR Congo


Watch out Tresor Mputu , Wilfred Zaha, Sadio Mane, Idrisu Gana Gueye, Wilfred Ndidi, Kwadwo A Samoa, Vincent Abubakar, Soigné Yacouba, Mohammed salah etc.
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Also watch out Mauritania and Kenya, surprise packages.
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Drop yours

List three African countries you can marry from
And 3 other African countries you can never marry from

Mine:

Marry
1. Ivory Coast
2. Malawi
3. South Africa

Can't Marry :

1. Benin
2. South Sudan
3. Somalia

Don't spoil the fun, drop yours

Op is right

Op is right

I became violent after my addiction to Jamaican dancehall music

Many have becbecome sexmaniacs, drug addicts etc through music

Ihedinobi3:

I try to answer every question as clearly as possible, but I understand that I am not always as clear as I want to be. So I appreciate specific questions like the one you asked here to help me try to clarify whatever is still fogged for whatever reason.

Regarding your specific request here, choice does not purchase salvation. When a gift is offered, we can accept it or reject it. In the matter of salvation, this is infinite times more true.

Salvation is from the just consequence of our rebellion against God. Every human being except the Lord Jesus is such a rebel and is condemned to the Second Death after this life. Or, that was the case until the Lord Jesus paid the Price of our sin and made us free from that consequence.

Now, although He has purchased our eternal pardon with His Spiritual Death on the Cross, no one is forced to accept that pardon. Everyone is perfectly free to reject it, if they prefer to. It is a most curious thing that anyone would, of course, but the vast majority of human beings from the beginning of human history until its end has, is, and will reject it. The reason is that rebellion against God comes from arrogance, a very insane but intoxicating belief that a creature can depose its Creator and rise to take His Place.

This is what I meant. We all choose whether we will be saved or not, but we cannot pay for Salvation, since the price for it is too high for any human being, nay, any creature at all to bear. Only God Himself could pay it, and He did in Christ Jesus.

As for your WhatsApp request, please excuse my reluctance. I much prefer emailing. If you wish, you could email me at Ihedinobi3@gmail.com.


CC: budaatum

Well thanks

Ihedinobi3:

There are actually four questions here including the thread title. Each question addresses something different.

1. Are people predestined to Heaven/Hell?
The answer to this is yes. See Romans 8:28-30; 9:11-29; Ephesians 1:11. Romans 3:5-8 is also very useful in understanding this.

The short explanation is this: we are not God. That means that we are unable to do anything at all without God's Own Enabling. For us to be able to do anything, including to choose to believe in Jesus Christ and be saved, God must enable or empower us to do it.

Now, since God has always known who and who would want to believe once they are given the choice, He designed such people and creation around them so that they would choose to be saved. If He didn't do that, then they would not be able to choose what they want to choose.

The same thing applies to those who do not want to believe and be saved. God knew them before creating them. So He designed them to be able to choose to not believe and be saved.

This is what the Bible calls Predestination.


2. Is salvation strictly by election?
This is something called a loaded question. Salvation is by grace through faith, a free gift of God offered to all human beings. See John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9. Election is another matter altogether.

Election is woven together with Predestination and Salvation in the Bible, yes, but it is not the same thing as both. Election is God's Choice. That is, God elects some people or chooses them to be His. But He does this with discrimination (Ephesians 1:3-14). That is, there are qualifications involved in being elected. Only those who believe and remain steadfast in faith are elected.

Again, God knew who would stay true to Christ until the end of their earthly walk and therefore chose them because of their own free will choice to believe.


3. Do we merit Salvation?
Obviously not. See Ephesians 2:8-9 and John 3:16 again. Faith is not payment for Salvation. It is merely the means by which we receive it. It's like getting into an Ark to be saved from an unstoppable Flood. The act of going into the Ark is not something you do to be rewarded with Salvation, rather it is something you do to take advantage of salvation. Just like reaching out an open hand to receive a gift, we receive Salvation with the open hands of Faith. So, we do not merit it at all.


4. Are people condemned to Hell from birth?
See the answer in #1. No one is justified or condemned unilaterally. Those who are justified are justified because they believe. Those who are condemned are condemned because they do not.

The only exceptions here are children below the age of accountability and the mentally deficient who are so from birth. For them, because the Lord Jesus has paid for all sin, they are automatically saved since they did not reject Faith in Christ. In fact, every human being is written in the Book of Life because Jesus bought Eternal Life for all of us. People only lose it by rejecting Faith in Christ or failing to embrace it.


Let me know if anything is not clear.


CC: IAmSabrina

Thanks for the time, what is not clear is the lack of clarity generally,

In one breath, you say men don't merit salvation since it is a free gift of God, in another you say it is our choice, please clarify


Also kindly WhatsApp me

IAmSabrina:
Are people predestined for heaven or hell?

Yes. Yes they are

Scriptural evidence

Is salvation strictly by the election of God or we merit it? Are people condemned to hell from birth?

Let's have you say based on scripture

What exactly is a dream?

What is the difference between a dream and a vision?

Why do some dreams come through?

Is dream interpretation a gift of the holy spirit?

Does Satan also give dreams to people?


Thanks

All things were created by Jesus, through Jesus and for Jesus

Amen and thanks

chris31:
Allow the woman to concentrate on her marriage before u got what ur looking for then ur eyes go clear

Buhahahahaha

RealPhoenix:
At times I wonder what actually do women want?
Maybe she's enjoying the attention from the friend or lover.
If they are not phucking today, believe me they will phuck tomorrow.
My advice : confront her, she will probably accuse you of jealously since you haven't caught them in bed, but then confront her with holy anger and stern warning. If eventually she won't listen, then know that she is of no value, wake up from the wasted love.

Stop addressing this matter as if I am the husband

amhelpless:
he's just her bestie nah, Op you are too jealous, !!!

Just jealous really

Deicide:
Its impossible cause no 9ja girl even if you point gun for their head would ask a guy that

True story

Ogbenimax:
sleep over NO

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Meaning?

Roon9:



Lols... Them no born my girlfriend well to type that shit not to talk of wife.... She go reach her father house 2mins

Is it that bad, bro