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Education / Re: How Can Someone Get His Transcript From A University In Nigeria by connectikut89(m): 2:55pm On Dec 10, 2020 |
Chukeg: Man I can't even pay online with my debit master card. Can't say if it's Remita's fault or the school portal. Please do you know anyone who was able to pay online successfully? |
Religion / Re: Why You Should Not Worship Any God by connectikut89(m): 6:43pm On Jul 22, 2018 |
Otemanuduno I wonder how this question was able to elude you. Oya answer. How do you know all these? What's your source? |
Politics / Re: 2019: Saraki Set To Launch Presidential Bid by connectikut89(m): 5:58pm On Jul 22, 2018 |
If Saraki contests for the highest office in the land, I will vote for him. Man is way more emotionally intelligent than that tabula raza 45 Likes 2 Shares |
Education / Re: How Federal Universities Ignore Email Enquiries In Nigeria by connectikut89(m): 6:52pm On Jun 06, 2018 |
Thank you for bringing this up OP. I sent an enquiry e-mail to my alma mater, Uniben, since last year. I'm yet to get a response till date. Highly irresponsible! 22 Likes |
Religion / Re: The Lord Warns Against Forsaking His Service For The 2018 FIFA World Cup Matches by connectikut89(m): 7:12am On May 28, 2018 |
annyplenty: For your mind now, the Lord spoke to you shey? Bollocks. You had better goan cure your malaria or something. |
Religion / Re: Tithing Is Of The Law And Not Meant For Christians by connectikut89(m): 2:31pm On May 22, 2018 |
M0ron: Lool. He lacks disciplined thinking that is reasonable, rational and informed by evidence. |
Religion / Re: Tithing Is Of The Law And Not Meant For Christians by connectikut89(m): 2:19pm On May 22, 2018 |
Primesky: Dear Mr P.A. to the Holy Spirit, is the Holy Spirit something that is invoked whenever a Christian needs it and disappears after use? Did Jesus not say that the Holy Spirit would abide with us and be in us always?(John 14:17). Maybe your own "holy spirit" is fleeting, hence whenever you want to study the Bible you still need to invoke the Spirit (that is already in you) to come and dwell again. Whenever there is a subject of controversy about a scripture, instead of reading it with common sense that the Holy Spirit has given you, you still need to go and invoke your own "holy spirit". Listen, the ministry of the Holy Spirit in Bible interpretation does not mean interpreters can ignore common sense and logic. Since the Spirit is "the Spirit of truth" (John 14:17; 15:26 ; 16:13 ), He would not teach concepts that fail to meet the tests of truth. Though spiritual truths often supersede man's reasoning ability, they do not contradict or conflict with reason. Clear thinking, then, along with normal procedures followed in comprehending written communications is essential in Bible interpretation and harmonizes with the Holy Spirit's role. The Spirit seeks to aid the Spirit-filled learner to think clearly and accurately. You as an interpreter must employ principles of reasoning in making inductions, deductions, analogies, and comparisons. Think Paul. Think Daniel that was in an era when the Holy Spirit had not been promised whom yet was able to discern the scriptures (Daniel 9:2). I don't blame you for jumping on the bandwagon that like to shout "Holy Spirit" when they encounter superior argument, I blame your formative years that was devoid of critical thinking learning. The good news is that it's not too late to acquire the skill of thinking clearly & rationally, and also to be reasonable and open-minded. |
Religion / Re: Tithing Is Of The Law And Not Meant For Christians by connectikut89(m): 4:32am On May 22, 2018 |
Primesky: Going through the thread and seeing your position on such a sensitive topic, I thought you were only being illogical. But with this post of yours, I can categorically say that u're just a sanctimonious and irredeemable idiot. How can you neglect scriptural quotations? And then surmise that Satan knows the bible better? Foolish talk! When Satan showed this trait, did Jesus not counter him with the scriptures? Why not ask the Holy Spirit to show you the scriptures to counter instead of giving us conjectures? If the "Holy Spirit" is yet to enlighten you on this matter, simply keep quiet and wait for instruction. |
Religion / Re: Speaking In Tongue; A Great Lie By Olakunle Allison by connectikut89(m): 12:57pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
rhektor: The joke is on you man. It is basic comprehension. Maybe you should read other versions if NKJV is proving too complex to comprehend. Romans 8:26-27 AMP - In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of God’s people in accordance with God’s will. Romans 8:26-27 ERV - Also, the Spirit helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don’t know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. He begs God for us, speaking to Him with feelings too deep for words. God already knows our deepest thoughts. And He understands what the Spirit is saying, because the Spirit speaks for his people in the way that agrees with what God wants. I hope this helps. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Speaking In Tongue; A Great Lie By Olakunle Allison by connectikut89(m): 12:47pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
Ronpet777: Bros this has been debunked. Groaning is not speaking in tongues. Check my earlier posts or MuttleyLaff's. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Speaking In Tongue; A Great Lie By Olakunle Allison by connectikut89(m): 12:38pm On Feb 15, 2018 |
MuttleyLaff: Thank you for this. I couldn't agree more and I couldn't have said it better. In response to petra1, the word ‘groanings’ used in verse 26 is the greek word, 'stenagmos’ which means heart murmurings. It is also used in Acts 7:34, “I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them.” You can't say the Israelites were speaking in tongues as at the time, can you? ERV Bible uses "crying" instead of "groaning" in the aforementioned verse. Sometimes when we are in great despair, and pray to the Father, we have a fervent desire to express these things eloquently in prayer in such a way as to be answered. However often we can’t put words to the burdens of our heart, and we really just groan in our spirit, but don’t feel as if we’re accomplishing much. The Bible says that the Holy Spirit takes the groanings of our heart and turns them into intelligible prayers that God answers. |
Religion / Re: Speaking In Tongue; A Great Lie By Olakunle Allison by connectikut89(m): 4:51pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
MuttleyLaff: U're equally doing a good job my brother. We will not allow peddlers of the word of God for money twist scriptures. Not under our watch! 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Speaking In Tongue; A Great Lie By Olakunle Allison by connectikut89(m): 3:46pm On Feb 14, 2018 |
petra1: Point of correction, that verse talks about the Holy Spirit doing the groaning. Don't misinterprete it please. It is explicitly stated in verse 27. The Holy Spirit does NOT pray through us, He prays on our behalf. And as a matter of fact, groaning does not mean speaking in tongues. Check verses 22 & 23. Romans 8:26-27 NLT - And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. Roman's 8:26-27 ERV - Also, the Spirit helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don’t know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. He begs God for us, speaking to him with feelings too deep for words. God already knows our deepest thoughts. And he understands what the Spirit is saying, because the Spirit speaks for his people in the way that agrees with what God wants. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: My Painful Experience With The Doctrine Of "First Fruit" by connectikut89(m): 4:20pm On Feb 09, 2018 |
petra1: It's obvious you don't have any more rebuttals. I'll leave you with a few bible verses. Please read and repent while there is still time. Proverbs 22:16 NKJV - He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty. 2 Corinthians 2:17 NIV - Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God. 2 Peter 2:1-3 AMPC - But also...there will be false teachers among yourselves, who will subtly and stealthily introduce heretical doctrines (destructive heresies)... And many will follow their immoral ways and lascivious doings; because of them the true Way will be maligned and defamed. And in their covetousness (lust, greed) they will exploit you with false (cunning) arguments. Galatians 1:9 AMP - As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: My Painful Experience With The Doctrine Of "First Fruit" by connectikut89(m): 1:19pm On Feb 09, 2018 |
petra1: Stop being ridiculous. My usage of "house" was in response to the generic statement of yours that "all things belong to God". If you had said "all income belongs to God", I would have stuck to examples like contract awards, scholarship awards, grants and loans etc. The Hebrew words used in Proverbs 3:9 are hown (substance), re'shiyth (first fruits) and, tbuw'ah (increase). Understanding Old Testament verses usually require what bible scholars call historical/cultural analysis. The history and culture surrounding the authors is important to understand to aid in interpretation. Verse 10 gives us a fair idea of what the writer meant by substance, first fruits and increase and he was very specific. By simple deduction, the substance and first fruits would be quite parallel to the things mentioned in verse 10. Ask yourself why the writer didn't mention shekels of silver, or gold, or diamond. These things were already valuable as at that time. But God was clearly more interested in crops and livestock than these things. Stop committing hermeunitic errors in trying to translate the bible to suit your schemes. Wrong ! Pastors even are the first givers of their firstffruitd . Pastors do have their jobs and business . They are volunteers like you except some G.Os Lmaoo. Pastors giving first fruits is the biggest scam of this age. I guess Pastor Ibiyeomie gave all his church earnings in January to Bishop Oyedepo who in turn gave his to Pastor Adeboye who in turn gave his to a superior pastor until the last one directly handed it over to Jesus. Abeg help us with the hierarchy of the Pentecostal church. Oga you are a fraud!! 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: My Painful Experience With The Doctrine Of "First Fruit" by connectikut89(m): 10:36am On Feb 09, 2018 |
petra1: Matthew 23:17 NLT - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? That was Jesus Christ speaking. If we are to go by your thought process, Jesus Christ our Saviour was still "growing", was fighting while trying to convince his listeners, and didn't exercise the fruits of the spirit. Well done sir. And oga I don't post inapplicable bible verses like you. Matthew 5:22 was clearly talking about two adversaries but you ignored the first part of the verse and posted the second that suits you. Keep deceiving people o.
All first things belong to God. I agree. But because all things belong to God, we must redeem all things in church abi? You're saying we should redeem our first house, first car, first iPhone, first contract, first anything you can think of? How much will it cost to redeem my first house when I build it? You know you did ask us to let the viewers judge. I hope they see how you and your other pastors insult their sensibilities in a bid to swindle them of their hard-earned money. Oga show us bible verse where God required tithes or first fruits to be primarily money and stop giving us semantics. Money was always conditional. Deuteronomy 14: 24-25 & Numbers 18:15-16 are perfect examples were money was conditional. But I bet you don't know what a conditional statement looks like. Frauds!! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: My Painful Experience With The Doctrine Of "First Fruit" by connectikut89(m): 2:11am On Feb 09, 2018 |
petra1: If I call you mumu now you'll say I'm being carnal and insulting. You are a blind fool and will never change. How is the verse you have mentioned congruent to what Pastors of nowadays call First fruits? 1. The verse there says only firstborn children and unclean beasts were reedemable with money. It didn't mention money as the primary first fruit. Giving money as first fruit was on the conditional instance that one had to redeem a firstborn child or a firstborn unclean beast. 2. Consequently, there's a good chance that many Israelites would not have had to redeem their first fruits with money for years and it's very easy to decipher that, except for someone who ain't got the sense God gave geese. So, my conclusion on this matter is that this agenda of giving money primarily as firstfruits is a lie from the pit of hell. It is not biblical, not a Christian tenet (of course if it was you would not be loath to mention a bible verse that corroborates it from the New Testament. Good luck finding that if you ever will) and smacks of duplicity. Frauds!! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 8:14pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
petra1: This is what you resort to when you have no reply to a superior argument. Listen I have every right to call Him my Father as much as you do, maybe even more because obviously you are not in the grace dispensation with us. If there's anything I've said wrongly or quoted the bible out of context, say so let's trash it out together. I'll repeat my questions for emphasis. 1) In what verse of the bible did God institute the principle of tithing before the one He gave Moses? 2) Which High Priest did Jacob give his tenth? How about Isaac? 3) If Joseph had not gone to Egypt, who would he have given tithes to? If you can answer the above questions convincingly, I'm coming to your church with my January salary as firstfruit or tithe, whichever you wanna call it, I promise. |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 1:19pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
OkaiCorne: Can you believe the mumu even said, somewhere in this thread, that when God was talking about tithes, He was more concerned about the High Priests than the Levites? Something that is explicitly mentioned in the bible o. There's not a length they won't go to defend their fraud 1 Like 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 1:14pm On Feb 06, 2018 |
petra1: First of all, the word is "insulting". There's no such word as "insultive" in any variant of English. Secondly, you say it is carnal and unscriptural to be insulting? I've got a verse for you bro. Matthew 23:17 NLT: Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? Yeah, go ahead, say it, say that our Lord Jesus was being carnal and unscriptural. Thirdly, you say they couldn't give tithes in Egypt because they were not at liberty to worship God so who were they worshipping? Even if they were in Israel at the time which Priest would they have given their tithes to? Abraham gave tithes to Melchizedek whom he was opportune to meet on his way back from the conquest. Who did Jacob give his tenth? If you say Melchizedek, I'd know you have lost your sense of reasoning. So to whom did he give them? Melchizedek's son? Don't be silly please. Or was there a priest at that time that the bible declined to mention that only you in your warped mind know of? Please tell us. Finally you say God instituted the principle of tithing again. Please, please, please and please again, do not lie against The Father. Nowhere before He gave Moses the laws did He institute the principle of tithing. Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils of war put of his own volition. Now run along and be a good boy. |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 11:45am On Feb 06, 2018 |
OkaiCorne: He should go and defend his Jewish customs in Judaism where they belong. There he would even practice all the ordinances in the Law of Moses including the ones that favour their pockets. His arguments are almost always flawed, non-sequitur and illogical. His type and his Pastors are the weeds in Christianity. They are the ones responsible for the divisions in the faith because they won't adhere to the doctrines of the early Christians because it is not financially profitable. |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 11:32am On Feb 06, 2018 |
petra1: Oga you will forever be a nitwit. No amount of bible verses you read can change that. Was Jesus addressing his disciples? Was he addressing his followers? He was addressing the Pharisees you fool. You want to be Christ-like, walk in His steps. He never gave tithes, He never asked his disciples and followers to. Neither did Paul, Peter, John or any other Apostle. Until you show us instances stop being silly abeg. And I see some of your other replies saying Tithing predates the Law of Moses. I agree Abraham and Jacob gave a tenth once in their lifetime. Joseph never gave a tenth yet God bestowed a great gift upon him and he was a great and successful man so what's your point? Stop defending the indefensible abeg |
Religion / Re: Tithes: Revealing The Lies!!! by connectikut89(m): 11:52pm On Feb 04, 2018 |
Petra1 is a dingbat who thinks he's a Bible genius of some sort. Dude regurgitates the same answers on every tithe forum like he were a bot. Only if he knew how foolish and illogical he sounds everytime. I wouldn't blame him though. Dead people don't know when they're dead, only the people around them do. Same thing with stupid people. Tithing in Christianity is an anomaly. You cannot defend it no matter how hard you try, because there's no instance of Jesus paying it or admonishing us to, neither is there a record of the early Christians doing so. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Can You Marry A Guy Who Doesn't Go To Church. by connectikut89(m): 7:43pm On Jan 19, 2018 |
Daviddson: Lool. So Freeze is "most likely" a closet atheist? Are you his psychologist or something? Someone who has always proclaimed his belief in God is a closet atheist? I don't think a closet atheist would do that. I might say he is anti-pentecostal though because he criticizes most of their doctrines. |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Dangote Petroleum Refinery Engineering Trainees 2018 Recruitment by connectikut89(m): 11:21am On Jan 17, 2018 |
RatedStar: Same here. Work still needs to be done on the website. I'll come back to it in a week's time abeg |
Religion / Re: See Why Daddy Freeze Is Right About Tithing, { Scriptural References} by connectikut89(m): 12:06pm On Dec 10, 2017 |
petra1: Who are the they that worshipped God through tithing? It is on record that Abraham gave tithes once. Isaac NEVER tithed so how could he have passed it to Jacob. Why the lie? Jacob promised to tithe but there's no account of who he gave the tithes to. Joseph never gave tithes in Israel before going to Egypt. Why are you always lying? God never told Abraham or Jacob about tithing before, so remove the word "again" from that sentence. Stop lying abeg |
Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 6:12pm On Dec 07, 2017 |
petra1: Lool. Yes, yes, yes and yes! The priests also farmed whenever they were not doing the service of the temple. Oh! You didn't know that I guess? Now you know. You can refute this too but if I were you, I'd do a little research first. FYI I've got facts. I always do. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 6:54am On Dec 07, 2017 |
petra1: Gibberish! 1 Like
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Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 6:30am On Dec 07, 2017 |
petra1:What are you even saying? In Matthew 15:12-13, Jesus called the Pharisees "...The blind leaders of the blind". Did that make Him any less Spirit-filled? Oga say something else abeg. Don't even begin to compare the exemplary life of Apostle Paul to your Pastors (2 Thess. 3:5-16). There are no parallels whatsoever. Don't be silly to equate welfare package to tithe. Lmao @ welfare package. That's a new one. The Apostles never collected tithes. If you say they did, show me a verse, otherwise just shut up about tithes in Christianity and focus on your Judaism. You have failed at your attempt to prove that the audience changed. Most of what you wrote here is actually gibberish. There are laws in interpreting prophecy? I did not see that coming. Which verse of the Bible taught you that? Did you read that in your Pastor's publication? So when Daniel was interpreting the prophecy of Jeremiah concerning Jerusalem and Babylon, what were the laws of prophesy he applied? The way you people just coin things into this faith sha, y'all could write a new Bible. All the prophets were clear to their audience in their prophesies. The prophecies of old were easily discernible by Biblical scholars of the time. Daniel 9:2 is a pretty good example of how he discerned Jeremiah's prophecy of Jeremiah 25:11,12 by studying the Scripture consistently. God was clear through Jeremiah because He gave a duration (70 years). Daniel did not need to apply your law of interpretation of prophecy Mr man! Whew! Oh slow down! You're missing the point. I'm talking about the audience here not the message, Mr Interpreter of prophecies! Of course a prophecy could speak of different people and events but would still be directed to a specific audience until it tells us otherwise. God is not an author of confusion. Let me analyse this using Malachi 2. First He says "O you priests..." and begins to rebuke them. Then in verse 11, He mentions Judah and again continues to admonish the priests from verse 13. Does that mean the audience - in this case, the priests - to whom He was talking to earlier, changed in that moment? If you want to understand the book of Malachi, read its historical context which revolves around Ezra and Nehemiah. Don't comman be forming Interpreter of prophecies that have been fulfilled already. He said it clearly "O you priests!", He did not later say "O you people of Israel!" |
Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 12:12am On Dec 07, 2017 |
petra1: I'm not talking about your modern day tithe church. The Bible is clear with regards to how the tithes and offerings are shared. I have emboldened it incase you're too blind to see it that even the gatekeepers collected out of the tithes. Nehemiah 13:5 NKJV - "...the grain offerings, ..., the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.
I insist that God is speaking only to the priests? (1) God clearly BEGAN speaking to the priests in verse 1:6, “... To you priests who despise My name ... " (2) He emphatically continued speaking to the priests in 2:1, “And now, O priests, this commandment is for you." (3) He must still be speaking to them about their altars in 2:13, "And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands." (4) He is clearly still speaking to them from 2:17 to 3:4, then (5) By deduction, God is still specifically addressing the priests in 3:8! I ask, When did God STOP speaking to the priests? The burden of proof falls on you and all the others who say that God has suddenly changed His audience from the priests to the people without at least saying "And this commandment is for you the people of Israel!" If you wanna understand the book of Malachi, you need to read the books that contain it's historical context not just speculating. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 6:51pm On Dec 06, 2017 |
petra1:You asked if Priests aren't Levites. I'll reply you. All Priests were Levites but not all Levites were Priests. Only Levites of the tribe of Aaron could be Priests. You of all people should know this. Now it is common to separate them sometimes in the Bible as the following verse tells us. Read and learn. Nehemiah 13:5 NKJV - "...the grain offerings, ..., the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests. Can you see clearly that their tithes/offerings are separated? Here tithes were even given to singers and gatekeepers. Your pastors dare not! To gain a clear understanding of what and of who Malachi is speaking about all four chapters should be read and the context considered. Malachi 1:6 and 2:1 offers evidence that God is specifically addressing the priest, not the people! These two verses are the keys which unlock the entire book of Malachi. God is rebuking His ministers, the priest who are guilty of dishonoring God and despising His name, not the people. This is confirmed if you follow the pronoun “you” from Malachi 1:6 on through the end of the book. Chapter 2:1 becomes the greatest key as for the second time God distinctly makes it clear He is specifically addressing the priest, not the people. Since there is no corresponding text anywhere else in the book of Malachi that God has changed his primary audience, then the conclusion must be that God did not change his audience for the remainder of the book. Yes, the priests robbed God and robbed the whole nation too by placing defiled food on God's altar and saying "the LORD's table is contemptible" (Malachi 1:7), and "bringing blind animals for sacrifice" (Malachi 1:8 ) when the people actually offered pleasant offerings (Malachi 3:4) Well I don't know about farms but the Levites(which may have included the priests) where given pasture lands for rearing their livestock (Numbers 35:1-4). There's no mention of the priests being excluded from this arrangement. |
Religion / Re: My Humble Reply To Mr Freeze’s Beliefs On Tithes And Other Issues He Raised (1) by connectikut89(m): 12:02pm On Dec 06, 2017 |
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