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That Catholic sect still doesn't come close to boko haram Mr Vedaxcool.

* How do you cope being God? I mean, you are omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, all-powerful, most merciful, most gracious, most high, most wonderful, alpha and omega, beginning and end etc etc and ummm......
* How do you wind down?

ijawkid: I hope and wish you can tell the bolded to homosexuals who your colleagues claim are by nature engaging in the degrading act of homosexuality...........

I am not in support of homosexuality and like I've always maintained, homosexuality should be treated as a mental condition.

And may I ask??.....dÓ u really want him to turn the urge off??.......

The urge to cheat that is.

striktlymi: Oh...just saw it...I was focused on the OP.


#Apologies Dany...

your sins are forgiven....... ummm..... now, go and sin no more.

striktlymi: Your very first statement betrayed your intention...the OP never mentioned any of the bold in red.

ummm...... The thread title reads: How Do I Get Delivered From The Spirit of Adultery

And ummm................................................................

FORGET PRAYERS

@op, there is nothing like "the spirit of adultery", stop trying to push blame to something else. The problem lies with you and to be factual, no amount of advice will change you if you don't want to change. I can't say anything because you did not give a reason for your actions other than the the vague statement "i just feel the urge to cheat on her". Mr man if you just feel the urge to cheat on her, you can easily turn off that urge when you want it.

Logicboy03: I flog merchants at church, who am I?

Yeshua the Christ a.k.a koboko master

Logicboy03: Since my half sister couldnt give me children at first, I bleeped my maid....who am I?

Abraham............ummm.........The father of many nations....... ummmm........... We are his spiritual children.

inurmind: What of this: I tell you not to lie, but I bless the people who do. Who am I?

Yahweh it is.
* Blessed Rahab for lying to protect the Israelite spies
* Blessed Jehu for murdering the prophets of Baal after lying to them.

^^^ Wise man Solomon

I don't mean to come off as insensitive but wouldn't a simple prayer of faith have sufficed?
I mean, for a simple thing like malaria, you should be able to get cured after a prayer of less than five minutes or am I wrong?
Anyways, hope you get well soon.

Lionpikin: @Dany, pls i need enlightment. I dnt believe in any religion and I dnt knw if i believe in God or not, so am I an atheist?

Not really. I would say you are going into agnosticism but you should note that it is not a third option to theism and atheism. It is just a position of knowledge or rather no knowledge about the existence of God/gods. You are either be an agnostic atheist or an agnostic theist. You can't just be an "agnostic".

@4cassava_sticks, nowhere in my post did I ever claim to be the perfect human specimen. I'm just trying to ascertain whether or not Jesus' teachings can truly be applied in our day-to-day lives. If I may ask, are you a Christian?

@Kambo, how can you say that they already are the light of the world when their actions prove otherwise? Even the church is becoming secular every passing day (you haven't addressed the remaining ones though). And um..... I know I am not an authority on this issue, I am just asking an honest question since I was once a Christian that strived to live solely by the teachings of Christ and I got fully discouraged when fellow Christians started calling me a fool for applying Jesus' words literally (especially the 'do not worry about your life' part). I still try to follow his teachings though, I just think that some of them might be impractical.

Ozegbe: are you a christain or a muslim?

Neither.

So far, no one has come out to explain how Jesus' teachings have been put into practice in their everyday lives.

When I remember my childhood and the beliefs I used to have, I just laugh at my gullible self. Here are ones I can still remember:
* when there is a rain- the angels are having a bath
* when there is a thunder clap- God is shouting at angel Gabriel
* when there is a rainbow- God wanted to flood us again but the rainbow reminded him of his promise.
* Mary cries blood when people continually sin and is constantly pleading for our sake. #God abeg, no kill dem.#
* when there is a little rain - God just washed his hands after a delicious meal.
...................................
These are the ones I can remember. So, was I alone with all these beliefs or do you guys equally have your own wacky beliefs? Please share them

[quote author=From_Guiriga]
The teachings of the Christ are practical. I've tested some of them personally. They worked for me.
[/quote]Can you give examples of the ones that have worked for you and the situation in which you applied them?

Lionpikin: One of the reasons I m turning into an atheist.....@op, are u an atheist or a muslim?

I'm an agnostic theist.

Expecting to see some Christian apologists jump on this story and devour it like the bear devoured those poor children.
Oya, apologists, over to you!

^^^ These are the few ones I could think of. So, how practical are the teachings of Christ? The thread is open to all and sundry.

* Finally, according to Jesus, you shouldn't worry about your life, what you will eat or drink or about what you will wear. You are to live like Timon and Pumba of the lion king series (remember? Hakuna Matata). So, basically, no matter the situation in your life, you are not supposed to be bothered because when you worry, you are contradicting the words of your Lord and master.

* Also, according to Jesus, you are to love your enemies and you are also mandated to pray for those who smear or insult you. If someone r.*pes your 2 year old kid, you are to forgive the person and then pray for the person. Why? Well he ends the statement with

be perfect, therefore as your heavenly father is perfect

So, you are supposed to be a perfect human specimen.

* Now, the popular teaching by Jesus the Christ

do not resist an evil person, if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also and if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well, if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles, give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you

This is self explanatory, basically, what Jesus is saying here is that you are to become a MUMU. How many Christians truly follow this teaching? None!!

* Regarding adultery and divorce, Jesus says that you are not allowed to look at a woman lustfully (I think this was only directed at the male folks because I don't know how this would apply to a woman) because it is the same as comitting the actual sin of adultery. He even told the listeners to cut off part of their bodies that refused to co-operate. Also, Christians are not allowed to divorce. The only exception for divorce is when your spouse is unfaithful. You are not allowed leave an abusive marriage under any circumstance.

* Jesus also talked on forgiveness and his words were crystal clear. As a Christian, you cannot stay angry at anyone. If someone should offend you, you are to forgive the person immediately and if you offend anyone, you are to ask for forgiveness immediately, no time for prejudice or malice. We all know that Christians are nothing to write home about when it comes to forgiveness, infact they are the ones who fight the most over trivial matters and are not willing to forgive those who offend them.

* In another part, Jesus told his disciples

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden

What this means is that followers of Christ are supposed to be unique individuals that every other person would try to emulate but we all know that isn't the case with Christians. There is absolutely no difference between a Christian and an unbeliever, the only thing is that Christians try to cover up their real behaviours with pretentious self-righteousness and arrogance.

* After Jesus gave the beatitudes, he ended it with

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you"

How many Christians in today's world do you see rejoicing when they are persecuted? Instead they complain and ask if theirs is the only religion. Infact, you dare not insult a Christian if you still like the current location of your big head.

Good day nairalanders.
Many a times, I've seen Christians try and fail to live wholly by the teachings of Jesus Christ leading me to question the validity of his teachings in the world we live in today. Sometimes I ask myself, why can't Christians just live by the teachings of their Lord and personal saviour? Is it because his teachings are impractical and can't be applied in today's world or is it something else? Let's quickly analyse some of Jesus' teachings shall we?

Image123: i ordain you as a jester.

*collects award*
*clears throat*
All thanks be to the mighty Obatala for moulding me and to Oludumare for giving me breath, may their names be praised. I dedicate this award to my 2 girlfriends, ogbanje and mammywater. You girls have been a source of inspiration to me, also, I will like to thank professor serpent, my mentor for making eve eat the fruit and thanks to all my enemies, God pass una.

Image123: Yours is more critical than earlier diagnosed. When last did you send the devil on errand? i might need a favor actually.

You didn't comprehend my post. He is my servant not my errand-boy, that post is for jesus. So where do you want me to send him?