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Chrisbenogor :
Not only did Jesus Christ mentioned that He came to die for mankind, it was in fulfilment of several prophecies by Holy prophets in the old Testament part of the Bible. Read
1: Isaiah 53, Acts 8
2: DAn 9

Jesus prayed that , 'father deliver me from this hour, but for this hour (referring to his imminent crucifixion then) have I come.
Angel Gabriel told Mary His name shall be called Jesus for He shall save, from their sins'
John the Baptist said- Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world'

Abuzola:
Everyman shall bear his own burden (not talking about sin in particular but some repercussions of one actions) for example if you commits abortion and get your wound damaged, you can be forgiven but forgiveness will not necessarily give you another womb. Or if you cach any disease from immorality, forgiveness will not automatically get you healed.
If you are a Saint (your sins forgiven), if you do not work you will be poor and hungary.
The death of Jesus Christ is to redeem us (mjankind) from the eternal consequence of a sinful life, not automatically providing relief or healing for bodily damage, career distortion caused by a sinful life.

As for your word that no one can die for another, it is partilly true. If a convicted prisoner cannot be accepted to stand as surety for the freedom of another convicted prisoner so can no sinful man pay for the sin of another man as far as redemption or securing forgiveness from God is concerned.
However, right from the time of the garden of Eden thru the time of Abraham, Job, and prophets, have the blood of innocent animals been shed to make a form of amend to the sin committed by men. If sin will make u lose your life, then a life have to be given to redeem your life. Te life of an animal is not equivalent to that of man so it is not adequate for man's redemption. It will take someone whose life will be equal to the life of everyman that will ever live to be adequate for man's redemption. So The Word of God (by whom everything was made) became flesh (Jesus Christ) and exchange His life for the redemption of every man.
Now any man that believe in this work of redemption and follow the Saviour till death will have his redemption guarrantteed.
Rejection of Christ means you will bear the burden of your sin alone which is eternal condemnation banishment in hell for eternity from the Almighty God.
This is the message of the Holy Bible- and not becoming millionaires or successful or getting healing etc which are just fringe benefits.
Redemption is the only thing Satan cannot provide. No religion or good work will provide redemption for any man. It is provided in Jesus Christ ONLY.

Ogaga4luv and others:
If you are looking for mistake (grammatical or literary contradictions) in the Bible you will be able to make up a lot. But if you read and study it with a neutral mind, then you will discover what you called contradictions are not.
Cosider the following points to help you when reading your Bible:
1. The God in the Bible is a responsible God- He created everyone including Satan. So He takes responsibility for whatever happened in His creation whether directly caused by Him or caused by His creatures whether according to or against His will
2. God gives to every human being and Angels freewill and hold them responsible for how they exercise it.
3. God is compassionate, loving and merciful- as long as a man lives on the earth, there is no offence God cannot pardon if he/she meet the requirement- repentance and seeking for forgivenesss.
4. God is Just and does not just clear the guilty, but accept (and provided) prescribed substitute who can bear the purnishment of sins
5. If God is sovereign as revealed in the Bible, then He owe no one explanation in His decision to handle the affairs of His creatures as He deemed fit.
6. Take the words/phrase/clause/sentence/paragraph/verse/chapter/book in the bible in context and NOT out context
7. The Bible is FAULTLESS in inspiration.
8. Jesus Christ has no earthly 'biological' father- his descent from the lineage of David was traced a. through Mary, and b. thru his adopted father- Joseph the carpenter. This explain the different descent from Nathan and Solomon recorded in the gospel. remember the Jews accept anyone with Jewish mother as a Jew even if the father is a non-jew.
9. Paradise in the Bible is not a name of a town or a place but a description of state of bliss. Therefore we had 2 places referred to as Paradise- 1. Abraham's bossom, 2. Heaven - where God lives. Abraham's bossom is not heaven as it is located at a looking and hearing distance from hell (see story of Lazarus and the rich man). Jesus went to Abraham,s bossom and visited hell after he died on the cross but He did not go to heaven until after His ressurection. He finally ascended to heaven in the presence of His disciples and took His seat at the right hand of God the father. He took the keys of deathand hell from devil during the 3days his body was in the grave and release the souls of the saints who died before him and took captivity captive. They were able to go to heaven after Jesus' ressurection (read matthew 27:51- and Eph 4)
That is why he told the thief that he will be with him in Paradise and told Mary 'he has not ascended to His father.

The person and mission of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and the Bible will continue to be an interest to every generation of man till the end of the world. But know this truth:
1. A time is coming when the kingdom of this world will become the kingdom of our LORD and His Christ, and he will reign forever and ever (read Dan 2:1-end and Dan 7:1-20) according to revelation to all His holy prophets.
2: Every human being that live from Adam till the end of the world will ressurect and come to Judgement at the end (Dan 12:1-end, John 5: all etc)
3: Jesus Christ will sit on the Judgement seat and judge the whole world including you the readers whether you like it or not
4: If your name is not written in the book of life (of the Lamb- Jesus Christ), your eternal abode will be the lake of fire forever and ever

Continue with your opposition to God and Jesus Christ, but know that I have told you the TRUTH as revealed in the Holy Bible.

No opposition of men can overthrow the purpose of God.
All these will come to pass as many others that have been fulfilled in their own time and your eyes shall see it.

It is for your own good to choose life because God or true Christians will not lose anything by your opposition.
We (true christians) have experienced and stillexperiencing the life of God in Christ and nothing can separate us from the love of God. There is no confusion in our spirit as we cannot deny what we have experienced just like when you have your thirst quenched by water.

My thread may appear bulish- but I do not intend to be so. I get upset when people manifest deep level of ignarance on this website or trying to deny something just because they do not believe in it. Believe is different from historical fact. Anyone that contest historical facts is a very stupid person. He could as well deny he ever had a great, great grandparents.

Tudor:
You wrote like an ignorant person. Go to google and search about Jesus Christ. Do not read what the Bible says- go and read about history of Roman empire, and record of other historians. I am not arguing with you about ur believe on the claim made by Jesus Christ or his followers, but the fact that you are liking him to some mythological personalities like you wrote in your thread. It is a manifestation of utter ignorance to claim Jesus Christ never walked on this earth like you and me.

Been members of those denominations you mentioned does not make one a Christian however we have Christians among the members of some of the denominations you mentioned. There is UNITY among Christians whichever denominations they belong to. The unity you are expecting is coming together under one organization which is not even a sign of unity or agreeing together over evrything even when they are outrightly unbiblical.
Christianity is FIRST AND FOREMOST personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ and not been a member of a Christian denomination.

It is foolish to say God does not exist or that Jesus Christ was a mythological character.
Jesus Christ is a fact of history. To deny he ever existed is a manifestation of utmost stupidity. Historian and many events in history proved he once lived on this planet.

The problem with many foolish human beings is that they are looking for an indulgent God or one that will violate the freewill He has given to man. We want to be free but we want a 'God' that will clean all the mess we made as a result of our disobedience to his commandment. If we as men make laws (constitution) and punish those who btreak them, it will be stupid for us to think the Creator of the heaven and earth should just leave us to ourself and make a mess of the whole creation.

The analogy the man that answered the barber is enough to answer some questions raised in this thread. The fact that many people go arund with long unkempt hair does not mean we do not have barbers. So God does exist and He is VERY RESPONSIBLE TOO. He is merciful, kind, loving, but also JUST. He will not overlook any disobedience to His word or alliance with His enemy (Satan). He will bring every work of man to judgement at His appointed time.
Be sure also that wherever you spend your eternity you still belong to God. Satan himself and his followers were made by God and they are God's properties.
Whichever way anyone dies is not a loss to God. He own everything whether dead or alive.
If u do not know that God exist, you will get to know when you die.

sexibabes;
I've read thru some of the responses to your thread. It is unfortunate that many christians now use fasting like a medication. When and where Jesus said 'this kind goeth not but by prayer and fasting' did he went on fasting then before he came to cast out the devil? No. The disciples could not cast out the devil because of their little faith and spiritual immaturity- since they have not been developing themselves with regular fasting and prayer.
So it does not mean u hav to fast before u can cast out any demon no matter how powerful he may be. Fasting and prayer is just to develop ur spirit man like food is to the flesh.
You need to be born again FIRST but I can read btw the lines that being born again is not ur priority. You referred to urself as 'sexibabe', and a 'lagos socialite'. U seemed like someone enjoying immorality, even asking man for lunch and a visit to an Islamic exorcist.
I hope u will be more serious as ur continual relationship with this spirit husband will put the life of whoever u want to marry at risk.
If you're only interested in the deliverance from spiritual husband rather than been a sincere worshipper of God, you may get a fake deliverance as the Almighty God is NOT a fool. Best of luck.

Last days duration is only known to God. everyday that u spend, then last day =X (duration) minus 1day.
Whether u are alive during the last day of the last days or not one day ur own last day will come in death.
What ur need to do is to live a life that is pleasing to God and face your normal life business, career or ambition as if you will be dead before the last day of the last days. You lose nothing if your hope of eternal life is guarantteed (by faith in christ Jesus) even if u are not alive on the earth to witness the end.
Afterall it is appointed unto man once to die and after this is the judgement'
No event in any country will hasten God to bring forward the last day of the last days.
You can understand more about last days if you read every writings related to it in prophecies of the Bible.

sexibabes:
What you described is not just psychological as some posted answers to ur question. I have known many people personally with similar experiences.
The first step to ur deliverance is to GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST AND become 'BORN AGAIN'. If u don't, even when anyone cast out the devils, he can still come back with 7-fold strenght and make ur situation worse.
When you get born again (the demons will try every means possible to prevent you but you are still responsible for ur decision before God), begin felowshipping with a living Church (now it is difficult to guide you in this area) because some living churches do not have special program for deliverance ministration and many churches with history that they are living have dead branches (parishe/district) here and there.
The common names are:
deeper Life Bible church, Scripture Union, most pentecostals, some orthodox churches like Baptist, Methodist that have pentecostal movement among them.
If you give ur life to Christ, the deliverance will start from you, 'resist the devil and he will flee from you'.
If actually you hate the immorality you are committing with the devil (and men), then u need to repent and give ur life to Christ.
The problem is some ladies enjoy this experience and they only want to get out of it because of their relationship to a (hu)man being.
You can be delivered if you so desire.
There is no other name given among men whereby we can be saved except thru the name of Jesus Christ.

The swearing and raining of abuses on religious issues should STOP on this website. No one may blame any religious or non-religious person for there honest contributions here.
Make ur own view known without using dirty languaue on the contributors.
However be ready to review ur beliefs in whatever if u found out u have been holding on to erroneous way.
Religion is a very sensitive issues that u cannot easily change anyone by mere arguement. It will take the ture gospel of God to open the eyes of people so that they can turn from darkness to light, from power of Satan unto God and make them to be able to have inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Davidylan;
You sound like a true christian. I am too. It's unfortunate that these things are happening in the church. This further butress the fact that we are to look unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. I read bible more than books. I do not buy so called christian books until I have a good report on the writer.
Many christians have forgotten that their pastors are also human beings like themselves. They are prone to fall like Judas Iscariot and others in the Bible.
contune later.

Jesus is the Word of God that became flesh. All that were written by the prophets before him were pointed to him. Jesus said 'search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life and they are they which testified of me'. Paul was used of God (after he became saved from his sins) as many other holy men to write a part of the Holy Bible.
I HAVE WRITTEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BOTHER TO COMPARE THE HOLY BIBLE WITH THE KORAN OR CHRIST-IANITY WITh ISLAM.
Both cannot be right at the same time. It's either Jesus Christ is the only way, the truth and the life or not. The Holy Bible does not recognize any god called Allah, nor any prophet called Mohammed, nor any canon called Koran.
Why do you think the Islamic world wants the Jews wipped off the map? why are the Africans not asking the Jihadist Arabs who came and occupied Egypt, Libya and other places in north Africa to leave and go back to Arabia and the Ishmaelites are zealous in asking Israel to leave Palestine?
Islam is a means Satan used (and still using) to fight against the Almighty God in continuation of his rebellion for which he (satan- called Lucifer) was driven out of heaven. That is why the main concern of Islam is to fight the Jews and Christ-ians. Unfortunately for them most countries that have 'christianity' as their religion and Israel are more technologically and militarily advanced (unlike the olden days of bow and arrows, swords and knives- as still been used by muslims in northern Nigeria) than the Islamic countries; so the plan of Satan is getting frustrated even physically.
The true Christ-ians should not be afraid because all these antichrists will still bow their knees and confess with their mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord either here on earth or in hell if they died in their sins.

It's the Creator's responsibility to know how many will go to heaven.
Our own responsibility is to take the steps He had given us in order to get there.
The hell fire desribed is not a place to wish your enemy to go especially when there is no terminal date for whoever gets there.
It is not our duty to know the statistics. From what Jesus said many will go there even among professing Christians and clergymen. But it is very easy to escape hell.
Just accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, repent of your sins and follow His words as contained in the Holy bible. God have promised to help you get to heaven if you are honest, sincere and obedient.

Difficult to believe it was a rape. Was he drugged or held down by other men? How could a man rape a man? It was most likely a wilful act. Tell him to repent and give his life to Christ if he was not drugged.

Abuzola:
I discover responding to many of ur questions on this forum is time wasting.
Just to let you know that Christians are not those in names but those in deed. Christ never fought any war nor did he asked any of His followers to fight a physical war with anyone on his behalf. He is able to fight for himself if necessary and He will do it at the end of the age when He comes to take over the rulership of the whole earth.
For now Jesus Christ has no delight in the death of sinners.
This is in contrast to the leader of Islam- Mohammed- he fought and die in war and encouraged his followers to do same.
There is no point comparing Christ-ianity with Islam. they are not the same. You can go ahead to compare Islam with Budhism, Hinduism, Sango-ism etc.

It may be dangerous for you to leave Celestial church (Iam not sure of what obtain nowadays) if you are not 'born again' because the 'spirit' in charge of that organization will take you thropugh difficult times except you take refuge under the power of the Almighty God. This is very important especially if you have been deeply involved in the various practices.

The church I grew up to know was Celestial Church. I was an ardent member as young asI was then until I was 19years old. I was loved by my Shepherd then. I was thought how tolead the service before I was 10years old and also ministering on the pulpit as a teanager. I read the constitution of the Church that my mum bought from Ajase and I used to be the one that will put candle or egg or coconut in 3 way junction in my village after prayer.

The problem with Celestial church is like what many other churches. But uniquely there many unscriptural practices which unfortunately has been in the 'foundation' of Cele.
1. The name means church of Christ brought from heaven- but Christ is building His church on the earth and taking it to heaven not the other way round.
2. Praying like Jehovah, Jeus Christ, Holy Michael, is usustituting an Angel for the Holy Spirit- a wrong form of 'trinity', also bible forbids praying to or with any angel's name.
3. Many rituals like when one is joining the church, after menstruation ans childbirth while they're not been exactly practiced according to old testament, they are completely unscriptural in that under grace, they wants to be keeping the 'law'
4. Several rituals like using some materials- eggs, candle etc while laying the foundation of church buildings are unscriptural
5. All the practices of praying with candles, palm front, crosses and holding or hanging them in cars or houses like amulets are unscriptural
6. Most of these practices are among several usually presrcibed by the 'spirit' through the prophets and prophetesses- is this spirit the Holy Spirit that inspired the Bible?
7. Most so called prophets are sinners - involved in fornications and adultery etc- and one of the songs said- ' even a small sin cannot approach God' so which 'god' has the spirit using these sinful prophets?

The problem is not the white garment or not wearing shoes but these fundamental issues that clearly make Celestial church one of the most heretical group which if one is a dedicated member practicing 'christianity' as been laid down is sure of not going to heaven at the end of the day. While I acknowledge that on the pulpits every sundays annopuncements are made about morals as pertaining to outward appearance (from which many pentecostals are found wanting), yet no self righteousness could be an acceptable substitute for the vicarious death of Our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ as a means of salvation.

, God breathe on it (the body made from dust) and man became a living soul', 'the soul that sinneth it shall die', I pray God ypour whole Spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless till the coming of the Lord'
The above are some of the verses in the bible that referred to 'Soul'. From the above some points stand clear:
1. In Genesis Man has- Body (from the dust), breathe of God (spirit), and soul.
2. Man consist of spirit, soul and body
3. Soul is unique to an individual (soul that sinneth it shall die)

The body is what we are able to see- obvious.
Jeus said a spirit has no flesh or bone, so our spirit is the breathe of God (God is Spirit) in us. While Soul is that part of an individual which makes us unique and able to stand before God after our body is dead. The spirit sort of make the soul immortal. It is with the soul and spirit energized by either the Spirit of God or Satan that many humans are able to find themselves in places while their bodies are lying somewhere else e.g witches, astral travel, visions, some dreams etc. While we all have the same breathe from God that continue to replicate as we reproduce ourselfs, the components of our bodies are inherited from our parents while the Soul is unique to us. spirit and soul at times are used interchangeably  like stephen said 'Lord Jesus receive my spirit' because both are inseparable.
Some call it the seat of self consciousness. It is a spiritual being as it is not from the dust. Difficult to explain, but in practice those that engage in some of the above mentioned exercises know that man has another 'body' with which he appear 'unique' in any place very identical with the shape and features of his visible body but not terrestrially material like the physical body.

The body goes to the grave or cremated, or turn to dust if not preserved by chemicals While the spirit in/and the soul go to stand for immediate judgement after death and stay either in heaven or hell (a form of Remand), for the ultimate trial after reunion (resurection) with the body in the last day.

gen2genius:

There are contradiction in the Koran- Yes. I will advise you not to bother about these. The problems is more than mere contradictions. How do you think of fairness in Islamic heaven where one man will be given many virgins as reward? So what will Allah give to the female muslims who helped killed some non-muslims to protect the interest of Allah?- many men?

There is no COMPARISON between the God in the Bible and Allah in the Koran; between Jesus Christ and Mohammed; Between, Islamic heaven and Biblical heaven.

Jesus did not given a room for alternative means for human redemption- He said 'I am THE (not 'a') way, THE truth and THE life, NO man comes to thhe father EXCEPT by ME' It's either He is right and everyone who don't follow him (Jesus) perish or if he's wrong and all his followers perish.

It's left for the readers not just to keep arguing on spiritual things with human senses alone but to make a choice between Jesus Christ and Others.

'Stars' in the Bible are used also to refer to Angelic beens apart from the material stars shinning in the sky, just like water used figuratively as the word, mountain as problems or difficulties etc, So do not just pick the word star, read in context to know what it's being used to represent.
I don't have time to post various biblical verses- search.

Pls keep every communication in English or Pidgin. Try not to put any other language here. This is Nigerian forum and not yoruba, hausa or ibo forum.
thank you.

Abuzola: I observed you are always excited whenever someone posted anything to oppose Jesus Christ (Biblical, historical Jesus and Not Koranic Jesus), the Holy Bible or Christianity.
However there is still hope for you to be saved and become a minister of the new testament. If you are sincere (I seem to doubt it), then yu stand a chance of getting born again very soon. Jesus Christ died for you too and He is not willing that you should perish, but that you should have eternal life.

Let every abuse of individuals stop on this forum.
Do not reduce the discussion to arguments about what happened thousands of years ago. You cannot rewrite history. You can only disagree, disbelieve or misinterprete history.
It is vain for anyone to think that they can achieve what many human warriors, false prophets, Popes, Emperors, Kings, Generals, Scientists could not achieve about destroying the true believers and disciples of Jesus Christ. 'As long as I live says the Lord, every knee shall bow and everytongue shall confess to God' 'Every knee shall bow and evry tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord'
Anyone who did not while here on earth, will definitely do it in Hell fire.

Tudor;
According to history Jesus Christ died but He ressurrected and ascended to heaven.
He died because of your sins. So if you repent and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour, then you will not perish but have everlasting life.
Come as you are to Jesu today and you will have your sins remmitted and have the power to be a son of God.
'For God have given us eternal life and this life is in His Son Jesus Christ; whosoever hav the Son have life, but whosover hav not the Son have not life'

The promises of God is yea and Amen in christ Jesus.
if you have no relationship with Jesus at the moment, you are NOT QUALIFIED to make an acceptable or right comment on whatever is written in the Holy Bible.
God is sovereign and all His promises are conditional on we as humans making the request fulfilling our part.
He will not grant a request that set at nought any of His commandments. He will not also grant any request that violate the free will He has given to man. Any prayer for someones salvation or conversion will only have effect if there is/are any factors holding the person's will in bondage e.g if some other powers are making the individual not to be able to exercise his free will- then God can answer a prayer for deliverance of that individual. The person thereafter still has the responsibility to accept or reject God.
When Jesus said ask any 'mountain to move', did u read of any physical mountain He moved to the sea when He was walking around in Palestine?
If you have a good knowledge of English language then it means you are making stupid and foolish assertions about the words of Jesus Christ. Otherwise I advise you to go and learn more on the use of languages- metaphor, idioms, parables, proverbs and literal meaning of words.

The article is so long that i could not finish reading it.
I do not like passing comments on activities of so called 'men of God' especially if I do not have first hand info on those activities.
It is thru that corruption can be eliminated if evrybody accept Jesu Christ as Lord and saviour. But this is not possible. Even among the so called believers, many will be rejected on the judgement day by Jesus Christ because they do not do what he commanded them. ' Ye are my disciples if you do whatsoever I command you', many will say to me on that day, Lord , Lord, we did this and that in ur name, but I will say unto them I never knew you , you workers of iniquity'
LET THE JUDGEMENT OF THE MEN OF GOD BE LEFT FOR GOD. But if u have first hand info on any wrong or sin they commit do not be afraid to correct or rebuke them, yet do this in love and with respect to the God they claimed they serve.
I do not subscribe to so called 'men of God making comments on areas outside the sphere of religion especially if they do not have enough knowledge in that area. It may make them sound stupid to experts in that area.
The fact that we know God does not make us intellectual; authority in every areas of human endeavour.
Believer should also be careful in taking whatever their Pastor tells them in areas of life apart from religion as the facts (they are not omniscient), even in matters of their fait they should carry the Bible and find out the truth for themselves- except they are babies in the faith.
IT IS UNGODLY TO HERO WORSHIP ANYMAN IN THE NAME OF BEING A MAN OF GOD OR MIRACLE WORKER.
However idolatory is idolatory whether practiced by white oor Africans, in the church building, mosque or outside religious building. . We have not seen God before so no image must be use in relation to His worship. Cross existed before Jesus Christ, so Cross is not a SYMBOL OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. Rosary has no basis in the bible, so also is veneration of saints.
Prayer is between God and man, but it could be loud enough to be heard by other people and could also be silent enough like that of Hannah- it is God that answers prayer and He answer not on how loud or quiet but justly according to a man's faith.
Unfortunately our judgement of others prayers cannot be accurate because we are not God. Let everyman be persuaded.

abuzola;
what is ur first language?
It appears you have trouble understanding English language. i could take time to translate into ur fist language if it's the same as mine.

Some of these testimonies can be confirmed. Afterall Pastor Adeboye did not drive himself and possibly there are other cars on the road and the driver of the trailer. Let all these people confirm or dispute the testimonies.
God can perform any miracles to or thru anyone. Miracles do not necessarily mean that the person who pray for someone is holy or not. Miracle could come as a result of the faith of the receiver in God even if the person praying have just finished committing sin.
I am not commenting on the testimony of the GO. I as a believer have a lot of personal real testimonies despite the fact that I am not a Pastor.
The unfortunate issue is that instead of believers appropriate the promise of Jesus in their lifes (these signs shall follow them who believe, not only Gos Pastor, etc), they kept hero-worshipping few men whom God used to perform one miracle or the other as if they are not like us. Every believer has anointing and various gifts of God. Miracle, healing are part of sveral gift and they are not superior to others.
Gos, Pastors and the likes can also make mistakes. We should therefore not justify their mistake or be afraid to correct them because they perform miracles.

Abuzola:
Don't trouble urself about the word 'Christianity'. Your concern is what you've got to do with Christ (Jesus). The trend of ur arguement is deviating from the real substance. I am not interested in debating on which 'religion' is better.
We have many religions in the world. Know that it's not only 'christianity' and Islam that are the religions in the world.
The issue is that the 3 main 'religions' in the world - Judaism, 'Christian', and Islam, proceed thru one Man- Abraham. Judaism and 'Christian' from Isaac- Jacob (Isreal) and Islam from Ishmael.
'Christ-ian-ity' has it's root in Judaism, but different in that it believe that the Messiah (Christ) have come already as Jesus Christ of Nazareth.  Though Jews as a nation rejected Jesus Christ (the early disciples or church were mainly Jews), they are not able to practice Judaism as given to Moses again.
Islam came without any root- neither from Abraham (the Ibrahim in Koran took Ishmael for sacrifice while the real Abraham took Isaac) ot from the Christ. Islam in Anti- Jews, and Anti-Christ. This is why many injunctions in the Koran demands the killing of the Jews and the people of the book- Christians.
I WILL ADVICE YOU NOT TO KEEP COMPARING CHRIST-IANITY WITH ISLAM.  You can compare Islam with Budhism, Hinduism, Confuscianism, Taoism,or Sango-ism, Oya-ism, Ogun-ism etc.
Know that except you believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and saviour, ur sins will remain and if you die in ur sins, you cannot get to Heaven.
The Aljanna (Islamic heaven) does not exist. Because there is no marriage in heaven.

Tudor;
Are you a moslem? Are you a Nigerian? or Are you an Atheist? If you are a moslem, then your insinuation about fighting over white Jew is not reasonable. Because Muslims all over the world have Mohammed (who was an Arab- white of black), as their prophet. They are also expected to worship Allah in the Arabic language. The God of the Bible - The father, Jesus Christ, The Holy Ghost understand every languages and Christians do not need to learn the Hebrew language or pray to God in other mans language.
The Messiah has to come from one race, country, state, town, family and a woman. God does not need to raise a Messiah from each home, tribe, town, country, race etc.

The end of the world will not be determined by our feelings or the death of any human being no matter how influential or popular he/she may be. The Creator of heavens and earth stillexercise His discretion over all things and only Him has the fival say on what happens to the earth. Not even the threat of nuclear weapons should make you feel as if the world is coming to an end.
What is certain is that 'it is appointed unto man once to die (by whatever means it comes) and after this comes Judgement'.
You only need to make sure you do not die in your sin by repenting, accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour.

Abuzola:
The disciples of Jesus Christ (Messiah) were called 'Christians' first at Antioch, not by Jesus Christ but by 'the public'. The disciples did not attempt to give name to their faith. If what the people of Antioch saw in Christ's disciples is what made them give them the name 'Christians', then very few people are 'christians' including those that claim to believe in Jesu Christ. Christians are people whose lifes are patterned after Christ having believed and accepted him as the Messiah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob promised the whole world. This Messiah is the seed through which the whole world (including the offspring of Ishmael) will be blessed.
Jesus Christ said 'except you believe I am he (i.e The Messiah), you shall die in your sins (no means of receiving remission, atonement or forgiveness of sins)'. If anyone dies in sin (as little as it may be or big) no matter how much good works one has, you cannot inherit the kingdom of God- you will go to hell.
As for salvation and the Messiah, no prophets outside the offspring of Abraham- Isaac- Jacob, is sent to the world to show people the way to life. Jesus said 'salvation is of the Jews'. Unfortunately Satan exploited the mistake of Abraham in producing Ishmael through the handmaid of Sarah by forming a religion (full of unreasonable violence) for the Arabs and worsen the enmity they have against the Jews.
Being a believer (accepting ALL that is written concerning him by the prophets and his Apostles and living by them) in Jesus Christ is what makes one a 'Christian' as defined by the people at Antioch. And if you are not a 'Christian' (even you claimed to be one or practice what they called christianity nowadays), you will die in your sins and go to hell. Simple.
This is what Jesus said. You either belief it or not. Argument or confusing yourself on whether He is God , God's Son or whatever will not disannul this TRUTH.

There is a function for belts, clothes, shoes, hats or cap. Perfumes too could serve a useful function especially in people with repulsive body odour (a form of disease). What function does jewelry has apart from decoration. Wedding rings are used to symbolise union by some people, what function does earring has than decoration. Even those things that have naturally good purposes e.g clothe, belt, wrist watches, could be used with wrong motives and used in an ungodly way talkless of things that have no innocent / natural function. Human beings like using things that will boost their ego, and to show off. Many women now don't cover their heads in churches especially where their hair are well set. If their hair are not tidy they will cover their head. Some say long hair is a covering for their head whereas some with low cut still go to their churches without head covering.
It is time we stop DECEIVING ourselves and taking GOD for a fool.
God will judge in RIGHTEOUSNESS and He will judge looking at the inner recess of the HEARTS of men not by how we are able to use our head and theology to disannul simple orders set by Him.

Big Bshiru:
God (the creator) knew what would happen before he started creating things including man. He had the option not to create at all or to make the crown of Hid creations like people without a will of their own. Because whichever time he create, as long as they have a will there is chance of what we are seeing today happening. So he took and insurance policy before he made man. He made Jesus avilable for the redemption (buy back) or restoration before the world began- ' book of life of the lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world' (Revelation). And so it s left for every man to accept this and get life eternal restored to them.
This is just a summary of Scriptural revelation about the plan of the FAITHFUL AND LOVING CREATOR.

It's very interesting. The fact is that if earring is not wrong for women then it is not wrong for men. If it is wrong for men then it is also wrong for women.
In the old testament, both males and females wore earrings, so most christian congregations that believe it's not wrong for their female members have no Biblical ground to condemn any male members that use earrings. Men using earrings is not an absolute biblical definition of effeminacy since both sexes used earrings among the children of Israel.
If it offends you as a believer for T D Jakes wearing earrings, then know that it is hypocrisy if you feel females can use earring.
The New testament stand is that earrings or Jewelry does not serve any Godly purpose in covering of unclothedness like clothes, so it's a mark of satisfyng the desires of the flesh. Earring is not a differentiating mark between the sexes but jsut a sign of worldliness. As it was in the time of Moses, Jacob and the Apostles, earrings and jewelry are used for external beautification, evidence of pride and show off among men and women and no purposes of earrings or jewelry have any relevance in the quest for a holy life. Before it becomes an idol in your life DROP IT.