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Okija_juju: Definition of ALMS

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archaic : charity
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: something (as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor

So giving your wife money is giving alms?

Helloooooo

My emphasis in that verse is secrecy. That the left hand does not know what the right hand is giving even if they are part of the same body for those who say marriage makes the man and woman one

Secrecy is allowed in certain situations.

[b]Definition of ARMS

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: Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and tha have your hands at the end

Women way into jewellry will never understand. She says her gold is resellable in times of need

Okija_juju: Yeah!! But the bible said 'Alms'..

_{How does that scripture relate to this Topic or what you posted?!}

Mat 6 vr 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy [b]left hand [/b]know what thy [b]right hand [/b]doeth:

Arms and not alms was meant.

Okija Juju thanks for your observation. Still does not change wat I was saying

Matthew Chapter 6

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

In certain situations secrecy is permitted

Both arms are part of the same body If she is a spend all type, hide money from her.
If there is an emergency she will tell you that you are the head of the house

Okija Juju thanks for your observation. Still does not change wat I was saying

Matthew Chapter 6

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

In certain situations secrecy is permitted

Both alms are part of the same body If she is a spend all type, hide money from her.
If there is an emergency she will tell you that you are the head of the house

A whole load of crap, preying on the fear of those who are too lazy to find out the truth for themselves. If we even follow biblical account that comes near this, the rich man in the Lazarus story was not allowed to come back!!!
I hate to be judgemental but sometimes its really really dificult

Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Your consciousness is expanding

This picture was taken in the afternoon

Trade unions are Nigerias biggest problems after embezzlement that is.

armyofone: Yes, forgive.

The good book said: He who hath no sin should first cast the stone and the pharises left one by one.

Matthew 5:32

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Chregor: Experience is far more important form of education. I felt touched dat u decided to share ur grim story, thereby exempting others likely victims. Believe me this is a trend we've got to promote inorder to efficiently fight off the stark, sweeping moral decadence in our society. Don't always be very critical, as issue like this is very common now, and ravaging , yet, we aren't bold enough to bring them to the fore to serve the vulnerable ones.
This is a character Jesus wants from us: remember, a woman showed up before Jesus- believed to have involved in dirty acts- with a precious perfume; a move dat was likely to spark a light protest and murmuring among the disciples and others, was accorded a sane and fair treatment much to the surprise of the disciple.
That's wat the "New Kingdom" demands of us all.
So my dear, change the work and try to talk him(ur most loved) into wat led to the scandal, as he might have felt betrayed.

I dont understand this, we should clap for her for the good she has done or what
The relationship is ove, and the earlier she comes to term with that the better for ALL concerned
She should start looking for another job if she is not going to continue with the sexual relationship with her boss (which I doubt)

For the records the victim here is her boyfriend who did not have a choice / say in all of this and not HER. Let us not be drawn by sentiments, you cannot eat your cake and have it, if you try you are just plain GREEDY

you wanted to sleep with your boss all this while, you needed to justify it for your self, and this is as good a reason to do it. Please just listen to yourself! if the reverse was the case

ok.....ok actors are not supposed to die in Nigeria.
This is really a pity

Did you value the relationship enough to put in your ALL to pass

You cannot have 2 captains on one ship. Go right ahead and please yourself instead of looking for the root cause of the problem. If you are the problem you will be sure that your boyfriend will soon start cheating on you!!!

December 15th 2012 is a saturday

The time to have said it was when your sister introduced him to you

We can still be friends if that's any consolation

Very passionate!!!

The Ivorians are also fasting and praying. If you were GOD who would you answer

ba7man: Maid walks into the living Room from kitchen wiv a tray of "Oga's" food....Looks left and right, the kids aint in sight...Knows madam is still in the kitchen. She starts to sway her hips as she approaches "Oga" sitted at the dinning table....she makes a brief eye-contact wiv him and shyly looks away....she bends xtra-low so he can have a good view of "Bobby Brown". Oga stares... swallows spit...,she turns and walks away shakin them hips. Next meal, the story continues.

Well said

Most people are not willing to accept change and this sometimes causes these problems.
Look at your self critically, from when you were dating (Physically) till now, has anything changed
A lot of things would have changed like you probably now have kids etc, but you seem to want the spark them to be the same this is indeed not possible. As we evolve (Grow old, our likes etc), our relationships \ interractions will also evolve
I really think you should evolve with it and dwell on the good things or positive things of what you have, positive thing attract more positive things

Greed

Africa is for Africans, Indians must goAfrica is for Africans, Indians must goAfrica is for Africans, Indians must go

No need to fight. Most people are saying it was a bomb blast. Can anyone explain to me why the galvanised rod supporting the wire gauze next to the bus in one of the earlier pictures is still standing errect without any deformation

rastamouse: So JESUS was a drunk eh? To reply your posts, read these and make your conclusions


And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Deut 21:20-21 (KJV)

And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 20 The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And the Lord shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:
Deut 29:19-21 (KJV)

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine [/b]nor [b]strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
1 Sam 1:14-15 (KJV)

Note the distinction between wine and strong drink

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Psalms 69:12 (KJV)

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Prov 20:1 (KJV)

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Prov 21:17 (KJV)

Be not among winebibbers;
Prov 23:20 (KJV)

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Prov 23:21 (KJV)

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Prov 23:29-32 (KJV)

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish[font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][/color], and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Prov 31:4-7 (KJV)

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Isaiah 5:11 (KJV)

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Isaiah 5:22 (KJV)

The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
Isaiah 19:14 (KJV)

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Isaiah 24:9 (KJV)

There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
Isaiah 24:11-12 (KJV)

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:1 (KJV)

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Isaiah 56:12 (KJV)

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.
Jer 25:27-29 (KJV)

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Hosea 4:11 (KJV)

In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners
Hosea 7:5 (KJV)

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me
Hosea 7:14 (KJV)

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine[color=#990000], because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Joel 1:5 (KJV)

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink[b][/b], that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their unclothedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory
Hab 2:15-16 (KJV)

Let me know if you need more verses to be convinced that Christians need to run very far away from alcohol

No offence intended but we are de-railing how

I chose that verse because

1. We were talking about Christ!!!
2. I dont know the bible you use, but in my bible it is written in RED indicating that it was Christ talking!!!
3. Christ was describing himself and what people would be saying about him!!!
4. Christ is our authourity.

In this discuss we should be carefull not to fall into the snare below

Matthew 15
Matthew 15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Matthew 15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matthew 15:5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

Matthew 15:6
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Ishsoph: When there are no clearly defined laws in d bible, there are principles out of which laws culd be adopted. Eg the principle found in 2corinth. 7: 1 can help in making clear law in this regard 'there4, since we hav these promises, blvd ones, let us CLEANSE ourselves of every DEFILEMENT of FLESH & SPIRIT, perfecting holiness in God's fear'.

How does alcohol constitute DEFILEMENT of FLESH & SPIRIT should be the first question you would answer before the quote!!!

This portion is also from the bible:

Matthew 15
Matthew 15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Matthew 15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matthew 15:5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

Matthew 15:6
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Matthew 15:7
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

Matthew 15:8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Matthew 15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Matthew 15:10
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

rastamouse: Did JESUS drink some of the wine?

Matthew 11:19


New International Version
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners."' But wisdom is proved right by her actions."

New Living Translation
The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, 'He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!' But wisdom is shown to be right by its results."

English Standard Version
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”

New American Standard Bible
"The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

King James Bible
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

International Standard Version
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, 'Behold the man is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of Tax Collectors and of sinners.' And wisdom is justified by its works.”

Choose the version you prefer!!!

[/color][color=#000099][b][/b]John 1 vr 25 - 26

[24] And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
[25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
[26] John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

The people were expecting the Christ, or Elias to come back again or the prophet!

Luke 1 vr 11 - 21

[11] And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
[12] And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
[13] But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
[14] And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
[15] For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
[16] And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
[17] And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
[18] And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
[19] And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
[20] And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
[21] And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

The angel foretold the birth of John the baptist who shall born in the spirit and power of Elias!

Matthew 11 vr 13 - 15

[13] For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
[14] And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
[15] He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 17 vr 10 - 13

[10] And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[11] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
[12] But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
[13] Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Mark 9 vr 11 - 13

[11] And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[12] And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
[13] But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

Christ confirms that Elias has re-incarnted as John the baptist!!!

The video was a real pity, why physically abuse the girl. I wonder how he lives with his family (kids).