₦airaland Forum

Porksupplyib:
Now that I have cleared the above misconception lets me attempt to give an answer to you Op.

First and foremost let's dive into the bible and bring out the most favoured scripture we Christians quote whenever this question arises.
That is Heb 10:25.
"Thou shall not forsake the gathering of the brethrens...."
This is the King James version.
Howevre that verse would be incomplete without the adjourning verses . We need to read all to comprehend the circumstances that led to Paul saying those words

Thank you for posting this comment. Most people quote single bible verses to support their position. My pastor was like "bro shadrack, things are hard now so i suggest you should not go home for your granny burial, even the bible say we should let the dead bury themselves"
Can this man say the same when his relative is dead without taxing the church?

Image123:
Depending on how you see church. If you see it as your father's house and inheritance, no one can stop you going to church

Its true, no one has the power to stop me from going to church. But i can't sit back and watch people play over my intelligence.

You can imagine the frustrations and hypocrisy Jesus had to cope with as He went to the temple and the synagogues every sabbath day. And He had to listen to the drabbest, dead, hypocritical, cringeworthy sermons for about 30years

I'm just a human and not Jesus christ. Stop the comparasion please

You have easier choices today as there are different branches and denominations to choose from.

Choices like which one? I stated clearly that i can not continue to enrich few individuals which did not care about me and can not offer a little help when i need them most, i also added that some things are going on the church which i am not comfortable with.

spencekat:
Do you go to church because of somebody or people?

Read my subsequent post and you might get an idea of where i'm coming from.

Kobojunkie:
Here's hoping you find and stick with God and God alone from now one.

Thank you

Kobojunkie:
Sadly, Nairaland is littered with stories of people who had bitter experiences too. And many of them ended up going back under their slave masters at the end of the day. It is hard to break from all that brainwashing so you have a battle ahead.

Lol you don't know me. I was just trying to to brief here. there is nothing that will take me to church again by God's grace, i will be leaving town to my village this week and will not come back again. From now on, its me and God, God and me, Me and God, God and me till i die.

[quote author=Kobojunkie post=124055176][/quote]I lost my grandmother just last week and burial is schedule to hold this week. I approach my oga to help me with transport so that i will go home and pay her my last respect because i'm her only grandchild and my dad is late but this man refuse to help that he is undertaking a project and there is no money. I also meet my pastor but he told me stories. This is the same church i have been contributing my little money for its growth weekly. I turned to members for help even if it means borrowing but no one agreed to help. Mind you, my oga is very rich but for the past months that he took me to town, i have seen hell on his hands. I can not blame him anyway, I put myself in all this mess courtesy of gambling, now that i want to focus, all my doors are are been blocked.

Kobojunkie:
Sadly, most people never really break completely free or religion. It is like they end up coming back to the vomit as they fail either to find a replacement or they miss the idea of belonging to a group. Your battle is yet to begin and it will all be between yourself and your former addiction to religion-- serving under men who pretend to be gods representatives over you.

I am not going back there again.

Kobojunkie:
God never said you have to be a membership holder in any religion to serve Him so you alone can decide for yourself whether you are finally done with religion and servitude to men or not.

Its me and my God henceforth, i'm very angry and depressed right now thinking about how i allowed myself to fooled cheaply. You will be shocked if i tell you what happened to me.

Reloadedisraelp:
Bookies Dy lazy for live odd.... Capitalize on it ... Just a tip but many won't get

Noisemaker.
Despite knowing the loophole, you are still begging reple for 5h.

To cut the story short, i choose to worship God in my room henceforth. I move to town recently based on connection in my church only to realize that i have been foooling myself for more than 20yrs.
First my so called oga who is elder in my church is the most wicked person i have ever met in my life. Most of the members are hypocrites who want to take advantage of others while most pastors are after their pockets. I blame myself for allowing people take advantage of me

Recieve wants to receive again from rontol after winning huge this week. Village people don swear for that man, all your prayers are needed

XshegzzyeeiX:
Won't it collide with this year's Merrybét PFP?

Are you sure of PFP this year. The last episode was somehow

gift01:
Confusion everywhere

The more you see, the less you understand

princeade86:
u valid my oga. But I don't think shuttle use to go that place because the street is in between bisola durosimi. He can even trek it once he enter d lekki gate. But bike will be d Best

You have said exactly my mind.

marvellous2222:
Urgently I need young female house help


Free accommodation, free food

Pls DM me, if you're available or know anyone

This is first class discrimination unless you intend to use the house help for other purposes. I believe a guy can do everything required of a house help including cooking.

SangoOlukosoOba:
Poor drainage system!
Abuja should not be experiencing flooding.

I tell you. it has become an annual occurance but the government did not care

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Ment!

I will repeat for the last time that Air Nigeria is a fraud. If you like create 1k threads but that will not change anything. In a sane country, that Sirika is not suppoose to be walking freely now but this is Nigeria

Air Nigeria is a fraud.
Know this and have peace

DeeBaDan:
I saw your situation through your comments. Nothing would surprise me though I'm not interested. I'll leave you with this, if the eyes is not whole, the body would be filled with darkness. If the body is broken, anything poured into it would not stay.

To preserve the contents, wholeness of the eyes and the body must first be achieved

I appreciate your wisdom and choice of words, i will try and be what i wanted soon cos it seems time is against me. Thank you very much

Monkey wey swallow iron plate trust him anuus widenesss and strenght

DeeBaDan:
You need a prophetic teacher and mentor that will spend time first in rebuilding your damaged faith, operational beliefs and perspectives

This is the best part of your reply that i needed most. I will not go into details but i have a problem with having faith in anything. I can't follow a doctors advice for even 2months talkless of spiritual stuff. It is that bad.
Presetly, i'm trying my best to make peace with my creator because i know deep down that my days on earth are not long anymore but i keep slacking always. If i begin to tell you my life story, you will laugh and not even believe it.

I somehow aligned with Fxmasterz. What he is saying is not only scriptural backed but common sense will make a neutral person agree with him on this matter except one choose to believe what he believe as a truth without evidence.

On the issue of speaking in tongues, that concept has been bastardised by most pentecostal churches nowadays that speaking in tongues has been reduced to nothing in churches.



I was thinking of visiting a white garment church to point that i have been struggling to get financial resources to make it happen but the discussion here is making me to have a rethink. I have been facing a strong issue which i think i spiritually motivated but so far, i'm yet to get the needed help with the pastors i visited so far hence my decision to try a white garment church. My major problem is lack of faith, i hardly believe in anything untill i see results, maybe that is what is hindering me to get the needed help.



Otipoju sir, which white garment church did you belong to? Can i pm you?

I'm not good about scriptures interpretation but i use to read bible and go to church so i think i qualify to have a say here.

The issue with the woman was purely based on faith to best of my understanding and have nothing to do with her mensturation.
First she said if only she could touch His cloth, she will be made whole again=that is faith.
Second, Jesus himself confirmed that her faith saved her

I don't know where and how the issue of her blood played a role in the whole story. And Jesus power was not drained, rather the Bible reported that He felt some power left his body to my little understanding, the two are different scenarios, i mean power drained and power left his body are two different things if we want to be honest.



My personal opinion, i'm not a Pastor

Lhimeet:
Happy Birthday to US @Chiefheywhy

Happy birthday guys.
May you never have a better last year IJN



Age with grace.