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Education / Re: Lagos Approves Yoruba Language For Testing Pupils Seeking Admission Into JSS1 by deolumike(m): 3:53pm On Sep 09
How old are you?
6?

What a myopic line of thought undecided
Bliss4Lyfe:
nothing can stop lagos being a no mans land.


gone!



let dem keep forcing yoruba on eveybody, we wil all know the language and further use it to stake our claims



it is an advantage but dem no sabi our own language n. grin grin
Politics / Re: Billionaire Bill Gates To Visit Nigeria On Tuesday by deolumike(m): 3:21pm On Sep 03
Fishandchips:
Mumu Nigerians full this tread, do you know how much this man sends as aid to your useless country, if he really hates Nigerians would he spend his money here? You guys are already destroying yourselves without his input! Fools.
Don't be so blind. Aid at what cost? Do you really think he sends "aids" out of the goodness of his heart? That man is a devil in disguise. You should read up on him beyond what mainstream media tells you about him

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Religion / Re: The Rapture Will Happen Suddenly : Urgent End time Prophecy Updates!! by deolumike(m): 7:31pm On Aug 22
Religion / Re: Help I Need Contact Of A Genuine & Strong Prophet Of God!! by deolumike(m): 6:37pm On Aug 22
Religion / Re: When Was The Prophet Of Islaam - Salallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam - Born? by deolumike(m): 6:36pm On Aug 22
Religion / Re: The Gospel Since The Beginning Of Time.. by deolumike(m): 6:36pm On Aug 22
Religion / Re: Frequently Asked Questions By Atheists (FAQA) by deolumike(m): 6:35pm On Aug 22
jaephoenix:
Lets assume the universe was created. There was absolutely nothing in that article that stated why his/her god is actually the right one. None. It could be god or gods.
The post practically dodged the talking about the Bible.
The christian faith is centred on gospel of Jesus and Jewish history as narrated in the bible. The account of Jesus's life and all his theological teachings stem directly from the Genesis creation narrative, Noah flood, Israelite exodus, and Babylonia exile down to the birth of the so called messiah. But since it is found that many of the accounts have no basis in history, how come Christians still hold onto their faith? In the face of reality, vividly exposing that the accounts and narratives from Genesis till the end is fiction, and the characters captured in the entire bible are legends, on what exactly are Christians rooting their faith? Are Christians really trusting on folktales to bring them heaven/paradise they hope for?

The bible accounts, as interesting as it sound have no single basis in history. The creation story, many churches have accepted that it is metaphoric or philosophical which shouldn't be taken as happening at a historic time or place. The catholic and many Christian denominations admitted that the story of Adam and Eve is more allegorical, specially designed for theological purposes, without any basis in history. The Noah and the global flooding account too have no basis in history. Up till this moment, not a single shred of evidence have been found to buttress there was any global flooding on this planet. The global flooding and ark narration have so many parallels which further exposes the mythical nature of the account, having no basis in history. Up till date, no single shred of evidence have been presented that Noah or his Ark existed.

One of the story I loved back then as a child is the Exodus. The account detail Israelis enslavement in Egypt, emancipation by Moses, sojourn through the wilderness and the military campaign that rounded up Canaan. Findings have shown that the whole Exodus is pure work of fiction, not having any fact. There is no Moses, Israelite were never in or enslaved in Egypt, Pharaoh and his people were not plagued by any Yahweh, the Red sea was not parted, the wildernesses sojourn have no basis in history, and Canaan was not overran by Israel military forces. Archaeological evidence revealed that all the accounts about Israel in the bible is myth.

The monarchy reign of David and Solomon in the United kingdom of Israel is all false. Archaeological findings expose that Israel is a small clan in Canaan, having no king. There is no evidence or traces of the Solomon temple. The captivity by Babylon is more reconstructions of facts though. However, the bible rather provides half truth laced with propaganda which makes the whole account unacceptable as historical fact.

The Jesus account is majorly work of fiction. While many would argue that there is a historical personality known as Jesus as recorded by Apostle Paul, Gospels, and non Christian sources like Josephus and Tacitus, the fact remains that these are not eye witness account which can easily be dismissed. The earliest manuscript that recorded the person of Jesus is written somewhere around 60yrs after Jesus crucifixion. The gospel of Matthew, Luke and John all copied from accounts in the book of Mark. The authorship of the gospel of Mark is a subject if debate. However, the general consensus among the scholars is that whoever wrote the gospel of Mark is not providing an eye witness account but simply relaying heavily distorted traditions.

The Zombies invasion and the wingless ascension of Jesus is a popular incidence which would supposedly be witnessed by many people, but no one expect in the gospels wrote about it. Josephus and Tacitus mentioned that a person called Jesus or Christ but left out the major events recorded in the gospel. Josephus original writings has not been found, and scholars argued that the word 'Jesus' found in the Testimonium Flavianum is Christian interpolation. Tacitus was born 25yrs after the death of Jesus. None of this writings provided an eye witness account. They are majorly tradition with no factual basis.

The gospels have loads of inconsistency and contradictions. Apostle Paul admitted he learned the creed. As a matter of fact, Paul's sister and nephew were converted Christians before he converted. He also confessed he met with James and Peter for days, many years after his conversion. So it is nothing new, Paul converted base on tradition he was told to.

At a point, Paul questioned the basis of his faith, exactly what I wanted Christians to do. Apostle Paul, who didn't met Jesus or witnessed his death queried if Jesus truly died and resurrected. He questioned the historicity of Jesus crucifixion, noting with doubt that his faith and missionary job is in vain if peradventure there is no Jesus that died and resurrected. The inquiry furthermore buttressed that Paul only knew the traditional story of Jesus, and not the historical fact. Reason he added that one should find and stick to truth only.

My questions to people who are Christians, how do you keep onto faith knowing that all the narration recorded in the bible have no basis in history? Where exactly is the confidence of hope drawn from knowing that the Bible stories are fables having no substances in history? How can you strongly trust that a Jesus who never exist as accounted would take you to heaven/paradise? What is the basis of your faith; historical fairies or historical facts?
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Events / Re: Udiroko Festival 2024: Celebration Of Ado Ekiti's New Year Day (Pictures, Video) by deolumike(m): 6:34pm On Aug 22
Politics / Re: Oyebanji Commissions Multi-million Naira Palm Kernel Industry In Ekiti by deolumike(m): 12:22pm On Jul 08
in the world
cardoctor:
Ekiti palm oil is one of the best palm oils in Nigeria. Weldone govna
Politics / Re: Oyebanji Commissions Multi-million Naira Palm Kernel Industry In Ekiti by deolumike(m): 12:14pm On Jul 08
keep crying. good they booted you out
FatimaAbubakar:
Fake project. Many Ekiti youths are unemployed and idle. I stayed in Ado-Ekiti and Ikire-Ekiti. It was terrible.
Politics / Re: Robbers Kill POS Operator, Rice Seller In Ekiti by deolumike(m): 4:49pm On Jun 21
Dude, people died! Have some decency!
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Health / Re: 10,000 GMO Mosquitoes Released In Djibouti To Fight Malaria by deolumike(m): 1:39pm On May 29
Oh shut up with this defeatist mindset. Perhaps, it's you they will wipe out
MEEVEET:

There is already a drug malaria vaccine

If whites wants you dead you would have been dead long a ago

If they want your village now today they would take it and your governor would facilitate it

Stop thinking you or you land is important you are not
Business / Re: Melinda Gates Quits The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation by deolumike(m): 3:27pm On May 15
SOMEONE GETS IT!!!!
JoeEeL:
THE GATES FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRAVELY DANGEROUS GMO AGENDA

This is a modification of the natural way seed grows. There is suspicion that the fulani activities which constitute the heavy destruction of farmlands all over nigeria (from north to south) is tied to this agenda. The middle belt of nigeria which is very agrarian and houses some of the best soils and weather has seen a deliberate and well-calculated massacre and forceful eviction of their farms, as well as the burning of crops and seeds.

To the idiotic fulani terrorists, they are carrying out jihad but to these white eugenics fanatics (who won't let this world rest and follow its natural order), they are trying to roundly enslave us by what we eat. This is pure economic and food enslavement. What is happening in nigeria is not ordinary.

You guys that are studying agriculture engineering and agric science in tertiary institutions, what are your brains for? I have not even seen one single intelligent thread connecting the dots of the terrorist invasion vis-a-vis the destruction of farms and the elimination of the owners.

This is a very evil agenda and we all must be alive to this threat. When they have achieved what they want, the next phase is for them to come through disguised NGO's that will pretend to bring respite by giving (even selling) their own modified seeds (GMOs) which will deliberately have no longevity. In other words, they would hardly last if stored till the next season. So this way, we become enslaved to the west and they would keep selling their own kind of seeds to us while we would have lost our natural seedlings forever. Let me not even conjecture what the effects would be if we consume (heaven forbid) the produce of these seedlings.

This is NOT a joke! We are talking 21st century slavery here. No jokes! Open your eyes, o ye black folks.

I know some of them will come here and be quoting rubbish. I pity una next generation.

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Crime / Re: Kidnappers Sleep Off After Kidnapping Pastor’s Wife In Ondo by deolumike(m): 2:30pm On May 05
"HE shall deliver you from the snare of the fowlers and from the noisome pestilence"
Psalm 91.

Thank You LORD Jesus.

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Car Talk / Re: Wife Damages Her Lexus ES350 Car, Then Blames Husband (video) by deolumike(m): 2:13pm On Apr 19
That's how you lts enable silly behaviour. She is going to pass that lack of personal accountability to your daughter and thd the cycle continues. Learn to point them to their errors! you are enabling nonesense and bragging about it. sit down
LeeSmart:
Normally most women behave daht way lol. Bought an iphone13 for my wife, really didnt knw how she got the phone spoilt, she started blaming me for buying her iphone13 instead of iphone15. Las las i bought the iphone15 for her hoping she's not going to accuse me of not buying samsung s23 for her...
One can't just understand women at all.
Religion / Re: Muslims 'Offended' By Tinukevibes_ Dance In Saudi Arabia (Video) by deolumike(m): 2:12pm On Apr 18
Oh come off it!
A 9 year old is a child in any era of human existence.
You should know this but when you are desperately seeking to defend an error, you commit more errors. A 9 year old is a child. PERIOD!
Your religion will not change that. Even if you claim that the practice was a culture in that time, a prophet should seek to reform it and introduce better morals. Truth is that your religion is something else. No wonder Iranian youths are leaving it in largr numbers
AbimbolaGCFR:


The nine year old lady at that ancient time was more pubescent and adult than a 19-year old Nigerian girl today.

If the people of the Country don't see anything wrong in Ned Nwoko getting married to Regina Daniel at that age, then it was normal and correct for Prophet Mohammed (SalallahuAlayWaSallam) to have marriage agreement with Aisha at the age of 6 and for her to pack into the Prophet's house as wife at the age of 9.

You see, the puberty and body development of Mankind in the ancient time was trice as faster than we Human beings in this 21st Century.

When Abraham (Alaysalam) saw himself putting a knife on the neck of his son Ismael (Ishmae) during the dream, the following day when he got up from the bed and narrated the dream to his son, the son who was very intelligent already knew God was telling his father to go and use him to worship him (God), because any dream that any Prophet of God has is a direct message from God. He then replied to his father that
"go and do whatever God instucts you to do."

The bottom line of the above narration is that Ishmae at that time had already become a man with full grown beard, and was also that very intelligent all at the age of 12. You see, you can't be comparing the pubescent and body development time and stage of Mankind at that ancient time with we Human beings in this 21st century. At that time Mankind used to live very long even up to 350+ years before they expire and able to endure even very tougher challenges and sufferings than we Human beings of today can bear.

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Romance / Re: Ladies Have You Observe Guys No Longer Beg Us For Relationship These Days by deolumike(m): 9:55am On Apr 10
wow!
rtdCivilservant:
The truth is many factors are responsible for this.
1. The economy has made many men to channel their energy into what brings food to their table first.
2. The way many girls behave especially on social media has made guys to see them as they are not really worth dieing for, imagine killing ursef for what another guy may have with a plate of indomie.
3. Social media. The song all over, that all women are useless and same, is having negative consequences on the society, men are unconsciously losing interest in women.
4. SEX IS CHEAP. To many men, why will they stress themselves when on the street now most girls are walking about naked. They believe that even u forming classy, one guy somewhere is fuccking the hell out of u without stress, so why should he stress himself.
5. Men are unconsciously scared of women this days, they say 98% of women go into relationship as a form a poverty alleviation.
6. Lastly, a man would never stress to have u, when he didn't see anything special about u. If he perceive any man can as well have u, trust me he won't see any reason to chase u.
Science/Technology / Re: CERN Tests World Most Powerful Particle Accelerator During April's Solar Eclipse by deolumike(m): 3:56pm On Apr 04
God stopped them at the tower of babel. HE will stop them again.
Skoonheid:
Revelation 9:11

“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.”

This Apollyon is the same as Shiva , whose statue is at CERN.

CERN will open a portal to hell on the 8th of April. Buckle up
Agriculture / Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by deolumike(m): 4:18pm On Apr 02
This right here is the issue. There are people who do not give a thought to CONSEQUENCES! It is all about making immediate cash for them regardless of whom their venture harms or destroys.

There has been a lot of warning from censored scientists about the dangers of GMO to the human health. It poisons the DNA! The people pushing for GMO acceptability know this. Hence the cleverness of paying greedy people who are more than willing to betray their own people for money. If you have the means, please own a small garden on your plot of land. Make an allowance where you can at least grow some of the food you eat. This has been the practice since the history of mankind. At some point we have allowed corporations with sinister motives to occupy that sphere. I do not see drought as a drastic problem. Irrigation is a thing! If you are willing, you can avoid GMO completely.
SeriouslySense:
If you see how souless nigerians follow them because of money, they are willing to even poison people to earn money and seem scientific smiley

They will be speaking english meanwhile they want to adopt poisonous foods.

Before we know it, they will say, insects are better than meat, and synthetic meat (laboratory meat) is better than real meat.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Benjamin Netanyahu: 'We Will Finish The Job In Rafah' ( Video, Pics) by deolumike(m): 10:55am On Mar 13
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Events / Re: Video Of Crossdressers At A Birthday Party In Calabar by deolumike(m): 10:42am On Mar 06
There is something very sinister at work globally, currently. Evil seem more emboldened. This is most abnormal
Politics / Re: Hardship: Nigerians Are In Pains And Frustration. My Experience This Morning. by deolumike(m): 12:02pm On Mar 04
They don't know.
Lovelyn451:
It would've been worse with Peter obi, so whatever you are going through, just thank God for Tinubu
Foreign Affairs / Re: Pakistani Wearing Dress With Arabic Print Almost Lynched To Death For Blasphemy by deolumike(m): 10:17am On Feb 26
What a religion?? It's 2024!
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Religion / Re: The Rapture Of The Church - Ron Graham by deolumike(m): 4:28pm On Feb 20
This is a true message of comfort to every believer in Christ.
God bless you. I see people who twist scriptures to cause confusion as ignorant. The message of the the Rapture should be one of comfort and not fear as Paul told wrote. "comfort one another with this saying". Again, God bless you.
jiggaz:
The Rapture of the Ekklēsia

By Ron Graham

Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9b-10 . This verse is invariably used to promote the false teaching that not every Christian will go when Christ takes His “ekklēsia” (the called out congregation or assembly) home. A frequently asked question is “Will all Christians go in the Rapture?” The simple answer is “Yes”. All Christians will be Raptured! But then another question must be broached “What constitutes a Christian?” I’ll get to that answer in a moment.

The verses in the above paragraph, as well as other Bible verses, have been used over and over again to teach a false doctrine; that a Christian who might be battling any of the evils that Paul mentions above will be left behind when the Rapture of the “ekklēsia” occurs. I can tell you that many Christians believe this false teaching. I’m continually being castigated by my brethren for being of a different view on this subject. When we take Bible verses out of context it’s easy to establish false doctrines. I’ve excluded the first part of that verse above on purpose. The reason for excluding it is that it plainly answers the question “Who’s All Going?” or more specifically who’s not going “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?” 1 Corinthians 6:9a . Those who wish to confuse people use only the second part of that verse, they are those who are intent on promoting their own made up doctrine. Could it be any simpler? The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Since that statement is God’s truth the opposite must also be true. “…by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous...That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 5:19b, 20 .

Only the righteous will inherit the Kingdom of God. Who are the righteous? Anyone who is born from above, from God! Is everyone on the same page here? When a person becomes born again they become justified (saved/righteous). That means they are, in God’s eyes, His righteous children. We were the unrighteous before we said yes to Jesus Christ, but through faith our disbelief was exchanged for justification (salvation/righteousness).
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. ” 1 Corinthians 6:11 . Notice the Apostle Paul said “such were some of you”. But now being washed, sanctified/justified through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior means we’re no longer the unrighteous but the righteous inheritors of the Kingdom of God.

Let’s take a look at just how difficult it is to become born again. Jesus makes it abundantly clear that belief is the key. “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3:36 . Is anyone confused by that verse? All it takes to become a child of God (born again) is to believe in His only begotten Son. By believing in Jesus as Savior and Lord the new believer becomes instantaneously justified in God’s eyes. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can void our salvation.

He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:11-13 . Anyone who falls into the category just mentioned above is born again. Here’s the rub. Not all who profess to be Christian are actually born again. Isn’t that really what’s at the crux of the matter here? If there’s any doubt in a person’s mind as to whom Jesus the Christ really is then that person would be well advised to re-evaluate their salvation.

My opinion as to whether or not some Christians will or will not be taken in the Rapture is inconsequential. What does God say? “For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord .” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 . (emphases mine)

In the above verses the Apostle Paul is explaining to the
“ekklēsia” at Thessalonica that at the harpazō (the Rapture) the dead “in Christ” will rise first, then the rest of us who are “in Christ” and still alive, will also be caught up together with the ones who were asleep (dead) into the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. The Holy Spirit speaking through Paul doesn’t exclude anyone who is born again. Everyone who is born again is “in Christ”. It’s impossible to be “in Christ” and not be born again. The following verses from Romans chapter 8 say it all. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are ‘in Christ ’ Jesus” Romans 8:1 (emphases mine). No condemnation for those who are “in Christ”. There will be no missing the boat, so to speak, for anyone who is not condemned. “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is ‘in Christ’ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 (emphases mine). Nothing can separate us from the love of God which has been permanently allotted to all “in Christ” believers.

Still, after all those verses there will be many who argue the point. But what’s the argument? Whether or not someone is actually a Christian? Or whether or not someone who professes to be a Christian is going in the Rapture? Isn’t that what it all boils down to? Many people profess to be Christian but if asked what it means to be born again some have no idea what that means. So in those terms we can say that they, by professing to be a Christian without becoming born again, are only fooling themselves. After all, no one can fool God.

It’s not all that difficult to see the fruits of many who are justified/saved. Nor is it difficult to see the fruits of the unjustified/unrighteous, they oppose each other with striking contrasts. Here’s a perfect example: Obama claims to be a Christian, yet by his own demonstrated fruits, clearly the experience of being born from God is missing. Ask yourself this question “Would a born again believer ‘in Christ’ stand so diametrically opposed to their Savior God?” Two very obvious examples of a person who stands against God’s precepts are anyone who promotes the murder of babies while still in their mother’s womb, and anyone who promotes the homosexual agenda and same sex marriages. These are just two of Obama’s very clear stances which God abhors, but they are enough to tell any born again believer in Christ that this man is not standing with God and should not be the leader of any nation.

So in the sense that a person professes to be a Christian yet he/she has never been born again we can say with absolute certainty that they will not be raptured with the rest of the “ekklēsia” . Remember, the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Only the righteous, the born again, “in Christ” believers will be Raptured. Watch out, just because someone professes to be a Christian doesn’t mean they are so.

But getting back to those who are born again, there are a few other verses that are used by those who say not all Christians will be included in the Rapture. They are as follows. “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:21-23 . This is very simple to understand. Jesus says to these folks “I never knew you”. Jesus knows all those who belong to Him. He will never lose even one who has said yes to Him. But He never knew the folks mentioned in the above verses. They were not born again.

The next verse is one the people with an agenda of promoting false doctrine like to throw out. It’s the parable of the ten virgins. We know by reading the entire account that five virgins were let into the marriage and five were not. What did the bridegroom (Jesus Christ) say to these last five virgins? “Verily I say unto you, I know you not” Matthew 25:12 . Jesus never knew these last five virgins. Why, you might ask. Because they had no “oil” for their lamps (they were void of the Holy Spirit). They were not born again. You see, Jesus only knows and allows the ones into His Kingdom who have said yes to Him. “Yes Lord Jesus, I believe”. These are the folks who become born again from above. Everyone who places their faith, trust, and hope in Jesus Christ and Him alone for salvation is justified in God’s eyes and will inherit His Kingdom (they will be raptured) if they do so before the rapture takes place.

The truth of the matter is this. All Christians will be Raptured. The problem is that not all people who say they are Christians are being truthful with themselves. It is not my place to judge whether or not a person is a Christian. God knows the heart of every human and He alone stands at the juncture of judging. But I can tell you this, He knows all who are His and He knows who will become one of His children before Christ’s return.

Remember that God can’t learn, He can’t be surprised, He can’t be deceived, and He won’t be mocked. If you say you are a Christian, you’d better be sure. The alternative to being a true born again believer “in Christ” is this truth – you will join a huge throng of people who have made the same mistake as you. You will all be permanent residences of what the Bible calls the Lake of Fire (Hell) if you die in that frame of mind, which is rebellion to Christ.

“Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” John 6:28-29 . We are justified by what we believe about Jesus Christ. Our salvation is not based on works. Our righteousness comes only through a belief (faith) in the only begotten Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
God bless you all,

Ron Graham

All scripture is from the KJV and “theopneustos” God breathed

https://www.raptureready.com/featured/graham/g222.html
Religion / Re: Apostle Suleman Attacks Apostle Paul by deolumike(m): 1:44pm On Feb 20
They guy is sick. To claim to be a follower of Christ and now discredit scripture. Disgusting heresy. I wish nairaland has a block button for likes of this
Steep:
Satanjnr on the beat. You are an antichrist.
Paul's teaching has no error because it is from the holy ghost. but you satanjnr are a confirmed false teacher, an agent of Satan pretending and writing nonsense to decieve the gullible.

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

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Religion / Re: Apostle Suleman Attacks Apostle Paul by deolumike(m): 1:41pm On Feb 20
is it pride?, ignorance or plain ideeocy?
You discredit scripture by what authority?


All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2Timothy 3

jesusjnr2020:
I think I am beginning to like this man.

It takes the height of courage to say what God wants even though all Christians hate you for that.

This is a message we spearheaded in Nairaland that made many NL Christians hate us and call us false teachers.

https://www.nairaland.com/4808209/many-mistakes-apostle-pauls-teachings#72390772

Now some of the preachers they highly esteem are also doing same thing.

First it was Selman who many Christians highly esteem, now it's Suleiman so I wonder whether they will call them fake too.

It's only sheer ignorance and personal sentiments that would make people think that this is an attack on apostle Paul, when they at the same time would turn a blind eye to Paul doing the same thing to apostle Peter.

It takes a true brother to correct the errors of another when they're not able to see or correct it themselves.

Even Paul himself, who also said all scriptures were inspired of God, said some of his teachings were not Inspire of God (1 Corinthians), but unfortunately the blind sentiments of such ones have towards him wouldn't make them to see that.


Apostle Paul is a true apostle of Christ no doubt and is in heaven, (I saw him sat there in a vision myself), so this isn't to attack him or make him false in anyway, but to prove he is human and can also make mistakes.

There is only one perfect who is Jesus, that's why He alone is Master and every else, including Paul, as brethren.

And the final instruction He gave to His church (disciples) before leaving the earth, is to teach all men to keep His Words. Matthew 28:20

The reason He did this is to prevent the errors of others, including His apostles, from being taught as doctrine in His church.

There's no teaching in the Bible of any apostle or prophet of God in the Bible, that has sent many Christians to hell as that of apostle Paul, especially that of grace which clearly goes against the teachings of Jesus.

Hence why it was necessary to address this in the church. Hence why Jesus is sending several of us to correct this error in these last days because He paid dearly for those perishing souls which were being misled as a result.

Unfortunately though we've been saying this for several years but no one seems to believe us, instead we're being hated by Christians for doing what Jesus sent us to do.

However one with God is majority, that's why we're still thriving and being distinguished from the rest regardless of all their hating, because Jesus is with us and still backing us as He said he would to those who obey His commandments to teach all men to keep His sayings. Matthew 28:20

If God be for and with us, who can be against us?


God bless.

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Religion / Frequently Asked Questions By Atheists (FAQA) by deolumike(m): 7:48am On Jan 07, 2023
The FAQA

1. You’re a scientist and you believe in God and Jesus Christ?

Yes. You can read the story of how I converted from atheism to Christianity here.

2. Were you really an atheist?

Yes.

I’m often told that I wasn’t really an atheist, because I became Christian. This is how people without a solid foundation cope with someone who has rejected similar beliefs. I’m not saying only atheists do this. People of all beliefs, including Christians, do this, because the existence of apostates makes those with tenuous beliefs feel uncomfortable. Nevertheless, the truth is that I rejected atheism after being raised atheist by ex-Catholic socialist atheist parents in a secular country (Canada). Later, when my father embraced libertarian principles, he introduced me and my brother to Objectivism — an explicitly atheist philosophy — which formed the basis of my worldview for many years.

My brother and I both went on to reject atheism and convert to Christianity while getting our science doctorates. My mother, who died several years ago, had gradually drifted back to belief. My father began to shed his atheism with the death of his own father, and after a long, deliberate, and agonizing process, he finally became Christian in 2017. For years before that, he was mystified as to how he managed to produce two Christian children.

3. Are you a young earth creationist?

No. Given the multiple lines of evidence, I believe the universe and the Earth are billions of years old.

4. What is your repeatable, scientific evidence for God?

What is your repeatable, scientific evidence for your objective existence as a human being? Seriously. On what basis do you assert your own existence as a person reading these words as opposed to a brain in a vat hallucinating all of this as “real”? When you figure out why I’m asking this, you’ll know why #4 is not a legitimate question.

5. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Astronomer Carl Sagan popularized this statement decades ago. Atheists like to repeat it in reference to the supernatural, because it sounds right. However, there are two major problems with it.

1. It’s a statement about believability, not about proof.

You realize this when you see how people try to defend ECREE. I had a fellow explain it to me this way. “Tell me you have a red car,” he said, “and I’ll believe it without question. Tell me you have a flying red car, and I’m going to need to see it.”

People who believe ECREE are really talking about their own personal baseline for believability. It has little to nothing to do with establishing the truth of a claim.

If we need to establish the truth that you have a red car — say, for a court case, where demonstrating that you own a red car may be crucial for determining someone’s guilt or innocence — you’re going to need to produce the same evidence as for the flying red car. You wouldn’t respond to a request for proof from the judge with, “Well, your Honor, the claim that I own a red car is ordinary, so you should just believe it.” You’d produce the document proving it. Probably an official, verified government document stating that you own the car in question. The amusing thing is, if someone produced such a document for the ownership of a flying red car, most of you would probably consider that “extraordinary,” despite the fact that it’s of the exact same nature as the proof of ownership for the ordinary red car. And, the question would be unequivocally settled in either case by simply showing the judge the car.

This is why I like to distinguish between casual belief and actual belief. If someone, whom I have no reason to mistrust, tells me he has a red car, and it doesn’t really matter whether the claim is true or not, I’ll probably casually believe it. If it matters for some reason, then I wouldn’t — I’d need proof before I would actually believe him. I guarantee it’s the same for you.

2. How do you determine what’s ordinary and what’s extraordinary?

Extraordinary means “out of the ordinary.” So, what makes a claim “ordinary”? If we define ordinary as normal, usual, or commonplace, then that’s a problem. Even if we accept the illogic of Sagan’s statement, it works against the atheist saying ECREE. Why? Because the vast majority of people who have ever lived and who are currently living claim the supernatural exists. Therefore, by definition, this is an ordinary claim, and whoever is saying the supernatural doesn’t exist is the one making an extraordinary claim.

6. So, why do you believe in God?

I came to believe in God mostly through my work in science. I was convinced by:

1. The teleological argument. The universe seemed to me far too logical and intelligible to be the product of a random cause. (Twenty demerits to anyone who falsely claims this is an argument from incredulity.)

2. The Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) combined with a logical inference that the cause of the universe must be personal led me to belief in the Abrahamic God.

The KCA goes like this:

That which begins to exist has a cause.
The universe began to exist.
Therefore the universe has a cause.
I was also convinced by:

3. Objective morality and justice. God is the most philosophically satisfying basis for morality and justice in the world.

None of this proves God exists, but it is a rational basis for belief in God.

These arguments are why I gave up on atheism and accepted the existence of God. If this evidence doesn’t convince you of God’s existence, that’s okay. If you’d like to talk about the details, that’s fine. But if you think these arguments don’t count as evidence for God, I’m sorry to say that you and I have nothing to discuss. If after reading this you still insist there’s no evidence for God, please just google cat pictures or something, and don’t waste your time or mine by contacting me.

7. There’s no evidence for God.

See #6. There are other compelling evidences for God, including:

The fine-tuning argument
Life / consciousness
Near-death experiences
The ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

8. Why the God of the Bible and not some other god?

See #6 and #7. The KCA + personal cause ruled out most everything except for the God of the Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. So, I picked up a Bible and started reading. After spending a couple of years investigating the claims of the OT, I continued to the NT and spent another year investigating its claims. I found Lee Strobel’s book, The Case for Christ, helpful in this process. When the NT held up to scrutiny, I realized I had no choice but to accept it as true.

I didn’t realize at the time that the KCA + personal cause also included Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. Zoroastrianism is an ancient and relatively obscure religion of Iran. Sikhism is a young religion (15th century) from the Punjab region of India, and is the ninth largest religion in the world. Both are intriguingly similar to Christianity in some ways, but differ significantly in others. Had I known that these two religions also hold to a transcendent, immaterial, and timeless God, it would have changed nothing in terms of my trajectory towards Christianity. I was persuaded that Christianity is not only supported by evidence and reason, but that it is the best explanation for evil in the world. That has not changed.

9. So, if you believe the universe and Earth are billions of years old, do you think Genesis is figurative?

I hesitate to use the words literal and figurative in this context, because they miss so much. Genesis, for all it simplicity of prose, is actually quite nuanced, layered, and complex. Nevertheless, I think Genesis is ultimately telling us a straightforward narrative about God’s creation and development of the universe, meaning God did these things or caused them to happen, and they were done in the order described by Genesis.

10. How do you square a ‘straightforward’ Genesis with a universe that’s billions of years old?

Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Gerald Schroeder’s The Science of God or go through my slide show here.

11. Do you write scientific papers about God’s involvement in the universe?

No. As far as my scientific work goes, I agree with Laplace, who famously said “I have no need of that hypothesis.” (It doesn’t mean what you think it means.) I don’t need to invoke God to explain why black holes and galaxies behave the way they do. I invoke physical laws to do that. This is not to be confused with the origin of those laws and the universe described by them, which is a different matter.

12. Everyone is born an atheist … babies are atheists until they’re indoctrinated.

I never understood why this is supposed to be a compelling argument, even when I was an atheist. First, we have no idea what babies believe until they can tell us. But we do know they’re illiterate and incontinent little savages until they’re indoctrinated to read, use a toilet, and treat other people with respect. Just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s good.

If hard indoctrination was really required to force people out of their natural atheism, most people on earth would be atheist, and atheists in secular countries would never produce religious children. But consider how easy it is for most people to overcome their “innate” atheism. More than 90% of the world’s population believes in the supernatural, even though it supposedly doesn’t exist. The prevalence of religious belief is such a problem for people who use this argument that they’ve had to come up with peculiar evolutionary tics to explain it away. The law of parsimony applies here.

13. Religion is a product of where you were born, your family, etc.

Many, if not most (meaning > 50%) people adopt the dominant belief system of their family, community, university, or society. So what? That number certainly includes all atheists, who adopt atheism because of where they were born, where they went to university, and the communities they live in — it’s why I was an atheist for most of my life.

14. We’re all atheists, I just believe in one less god than you.

The rest of the quote goes, “When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you’ll understand why I dismiss yours.”

The first part is a nonsense statement. It’s like telling a computer programmer that there’s no difference between 1s and 0s, it’s just that 0 is 1 less than 1. As atheists frequently point out, there’s a world of difference between theism and atheism.

The second part of the statement shows a failure to understand the nature of God vs. gods. God is held by those of the Abrahamic religions to be the creator of the universe. He is therefore the creator of all things. If God exists, he must necessarily be outside of his own creation, which means he is outside of space, time, and material existence. God is therefore by definition transcendent, timeless, and immaterial.

To my knowledge, the only religions that believe in a transcendent, timeless, and immaterial God are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), their offshoots (e.g. the Bahá’í Faith), Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism. All other religions hold to very different deities, none of which are creators. You can read through the various pagan mythologies to see that they invariably skirt the issue of the creation of the universe and deal instead with the establishment of the divinity of earthly rulers or the creation of a new world, land, or empire. Such is the case with the Mesopotamian and Egyptian creation myths that predate the writings of Moses, as well as others like the Greek, Roman, and Viking myths.

For more discussion:

The Uniqueness of Genesis
Which god is the Creator?
God vs the gods
15. Which of the thousands of gods do you believe in and why?

This might surprise you, but the answer is: most of them. I strongly suspect that many of the pagan gods actually exist in some form, as lesser divine beings created by God. See the work of Old Testament scholar, Michael Heiser, to understand why. And see #14 to know why I only worship and obey the God of the Bible.

16. Atheism is just a lack of belief.

There are only two possibilities: God exists; God doesn’t exist. If you reject the former, you implicitly accept the latter.

Some people aren’t sure and lean towards disbelief. They’re more appropriately referred to as agnostics. However, if “atheist” is in your profile bio, if you make it part of your identity, if you lurk on Twitter looking for religious hashtags and categories, it’s not just a lack of belief for you. You’re not fooling anyone by claiming otherwise.

17. Atheism isn’t a positive position. Whoever makes the claim that something exists has the burden of proof.

See #16. If you say “God doesn’t exist,” you’re still making a positive statement.

Don’t confuse positive statements with affirmative statements. “Positive” (philosophy) and “affirmative” (grammar) are not the same thing. “God doesn’t exist” is not an affirmative statement, but it is a positive one. If you make this statement, then the burden of proof is on you.

Or is it?

Have you actually thought about the origin of the claim about who has the BOP? Who or what dictates with whom the BOP lies? See here for a compelling discussion on why, in dialectical matters, the burden of proof lies with no one.

Resource: https://sixdayscience.com/about-us/faqs/faqa/

Politics / Re: Obi Could Have Gone Far, But Obidients Can’t Control Their Mouths - Reno Omokri by deolumike(m): 9:36am On Nov 15, 2022
Penguin2:
These are people who ordinarily wouldn’t have supported Obi hiding under the excuse of the rudeness Obi’s online mob to express their hatred for Obi.

We are too angry to be civil.
And that's why you'll remain there. Until you grow some sense.
Politics / Re: Ekiti Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye Is Dead by deolumike(m): 9:40pm On Oct 19, 2022
BigDick70inch:
No rest in peace from me!!!!

Moral lesson:all this old men sud leave politics for young soul......

Bigger lesson for TINUBU....
PETER OBI......
AND ATIKU........Y'all sud go home and relax!!!!leave politics!!!
!
so you even know the man's age and how loved he is by his people?

Learn to manage your personal frustrations
Politics / Re: First Aircraft Lands In Ekiti As Fayemi Commissions Airport On His Last Day by deolumike(m): 9:15pm On Oct 15, 2022
lagosrd:
Wasteful venture. How many ekiti indigenes can afford to fly by air ?
This is a very stupid thing to say. Arrogant ignoramus
Politics / Re: First Aircraft Lands In Ekiti As Fayemi Commissions Airport On His Last Day by deolumike(m): 9:13pm On Oct 15, 2022
Trustme2:
Chai see village people. Like it's a new thing. We are now.celebrating local airport like an achievement. Politicians have really damaged our psyche and sensibilities in this country. Receive sense Nigerians and stop promoting your oppressors. 2023 you have a holden opportunity
Cry and wail!

To celebrate projects is a heartache for you. I agree that politicians have really damaged your psyche and sensibilities because you're too cynical and pessimistic.

Not every time criticize and condemn. Sometimes acknowledge good things.
Business / Re: See Why Loan App Operators Disgrace Most Of Their Customers by deolumike(m): 7:42pm On Sep 29, 2022
generalwo:
All the loan apps should leave 9ja...they gave room for serial defaulters in the first place..... Why will you give someone 10k to pay 17k in 14 days??

Some fools will want to ask why did the defaulter take the loan in the first place..... Idiots... The loans are seen as a means to an end...... When one is desperately in need, then he results to any available means to sort out that need...... Soap no dey enter the eyes of people wen dey stay near river.....

If you want your money, play fair...... It's as simple as that.....

Some born by mistakes will want to condemn loan defaulters when they steal from their offices, are yahoo Boys and have stolen from someone before.... Woe betide you all...... Nigerians have learnt defensive techniques..... So defame me all u want... Just give me the money..... Who get shame again for 9ja?? Ogun kee all of you!!!
This is the entire problem with these unregistered loan apps. Very exploitative criminals preying on people's desperation!!

A good number of them scam people. You apply for 10k they credit you N4,500 and expect you to pay 100% interest rate in 2 weeks. Na so dem dey do am??

They don't have my sympathy. They deserve their customers.

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