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Clarifications: 1. I am not against tithe paying, let's sort dt out first! 2. I'm not against men of God, I'm only stating facts: church is not only d building where Christians worship, but also d Christian himself. 3. I'm not against paying of tithes in/to d church, and u can see dt from my post. I will ask us just 2 very basic questions: (1) if u are on ur way to church to pay ur tithe (and dt is d only money on u) and u come across an accident victim in dire need of money for treatment else he dies, what will u do? Tell him "it is well" and move on like d parable of d good Samaritan? (2) If u have ppl in ur street knocking on ur door for assistance in feeding (esp during ds cv19 period) and d only money on u is ur tithe, what would u do? Tell them "it is well" and bolt the door? Jesus was confronted with a similar scenario when he healed d man with d withered hand on d sabbath day which was unlawful based on d mosaic law. Jesus too could've turned a blind eye as u are implying in ur 'thesis'. Matthew 12:10-12 "And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days May God give us d wisdom to do d NEEDFUL when we have to. |
tripplephi:Sorry brother, u didn't! All I saw was u trying to hide behind many words. Anyways tnx for ur time. Have a wonderful day. |
Ebony7:^^^^^^ @tripplephi, kindly provide answers to these questions, Tnx |
U tried, but I would've loved you to answer the 2 simple questions I asked. 'Answering' a question with a question is flawed. I'll be expecting u to respond to those 2 questions I asked then we'll be able to continue wt this dialogue. Tnx Again: to clear d air: I blv in tithe paying and would never dissuade any one from doing so in his her church. Nevertheless, we're in ds cv19 pandemonic quagmire for a period only God knows when it will end. America even said it may last up to 6 months (God forbid). In whatever decisions we take, let's bear in mind that d human soul is d most precious thing on earth and to God himself DT even Jesus chose to be crucified! In 'serving' dt same God in churches built with bricks must we watch his church (his creation) purchased with d blood of his precious son (Jesus Christ) famish/die? #FoodForThot! @tripplephi |
@tripplephi 1. I am not against tithe paying, let's sort dt out first! 2. I'm not against men of God, I'm only stating facts: church is not only d building where Christians worship, but also d Christian himself. Or u disagree? 3. I'm not against paying of tithes in/to d church, and u can see dt from my post. I will ask u just 2 very basic questions: (1) if u are on ur way to church to pay ur tithe (and dt is d only money on u) and u come across an accident victim in dire need of money for treatment else he dies, what will u do? Tell him "it is well" and move on like d parable of d good Samaritan? (2) If u have ppl in ur street knocking on ur door for assistance in feeding (esp during ds cv19 period) and d only money on u is ur tithe, what would u do? Tell them "it is well" and bolt the door? Jesus was confronted with a similar scenario when he healed d man with d withered hand on d sabbath day which was unlawful based on d mosaic law. Jesus too could've turned a blind eye as u are implying in ur 'thesis'. Matthew 12:10-12 "And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days May God give us d wisdom to do d NEEDFUL when we have to. |
Now that cv-19 lockdown/social distancing has made congregating virtually impossible, where does a tithe-paying believing christian pay his tithe? I won't waste much time, hence the bullet points. 1. Where should u pay ur tithe? **Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all d tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,..... 2. Where is God's house? Apart from his house made with bricks and cement, d scriptures shows there's ANOTHER house of God, albeit made of flesh and blood: **John 2:21 [i]But he spake of the temple of his body. **1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? Now that we know there are indeed two different types of God's temple, why do we so focus or why have we been 'programmed' by many MOGs to consider the 'house of stone' as the ONLY temple of God while neglecting d more valuable one- d house made of flesh and blood ie d poor? 3. Can giving tithe to the poor be tenable b4 God? #millionDollarQuestion! Let's see what d scriptures say: **Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Paraphrased: "If you give to your fellow man (esp d poor), u have given to God" Conclusion: Without dissuading anyone from paying their tithes to churches (via pastors), we shd also not forget that ur fellow man is also a 'church/temple' of God, therefore ALSO qualifies to receive that tithe! Lets look around us and be a source of blessing esp now dt the poor/jobless now find themselves in worse conditions because of d lockdown. Brick and stone cannot inherit d kingdom of God o, it is dt ur fellow man whom Jesus died for that will! Ehn-ehn! ![]()
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Now that cv-19 lockdown/social distancing has made congregating virtually impossible, where does a tithe-paying believing christian pay his tithe? I won't waste much time, hence the bullet points. 1. Where should u pay ur tithe? **Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all d tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,..... 2. Where is God's house? Apart from his house made with bricks and cement, d scriptures shows there's ANOTHER house of God, albeit made of flesh and blood: **John 2:21 [i]But he spake of the temple of his body. **1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? Now that we know there are indeed two different types of God's temple, why do we so focus or why have we been 'programmed' by many MOGs to consider the 'house of stone' as the ONLY temple of God while neglecting d more valuable one- d house made of flesh and blood ie d poor? 3. Can giving d tithe to the poor be tenable b4 God? #millionDollarQuestion! Let's see what d scriptures say: **Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Paraphrased: "If you give to your fellow man (esp d poor), u have given to God" Conclusion: Without dissuading anyone from paying their tithes to churches (via pastors), we shd also not forget that ur fellow man is also a 'church/temple' of God, therefore ALSO qualifies to receive that tithe! Lets look around us and be a source of blessing esp now dt the poor/jobless now find themselves in worse conditions because of d lockdown. Brick and stone cannot inherit d kingdom of God o, it is dt ur fellow man whom Jesus died for that will! Ehn-ehn! ![]()
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Adexy4us:80 - 120k. Which position are u going for? |
May they return in peace, in Jesus' Name, Amen. |
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Ebony7:Owkayy, d underlined must have been d major cause of "heresy" as adduced by MizJanet and Jozzy4! The symbol "~" as used in the underlined sentence was to convey /represent "as regards"! That is "preexistence of Jesus as regards John and Abraham" (John 1v15 and John 8v56-58. Apologies for the mix up! |
Ebony7: Jozzy4:Hahahahahahahaha, I like your ingenuity, but no thanks, it won't fly! The figurative part pertains ONLY to illustration/example (of bosom) PRECEDING the "red", hence the "hence"! It doesn't apply to all! My friend, the location was LITERAL! Anywayz, itz bn a lovely "conversation". What to take home? 1. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Matt 16v15-16 2. No other way to God. He's the ONLY WAY Jn 14v6 3. To enter the Kingdom of God, thou MUST be born again! Jn 3v3 4. Only Jesus Christ was recorded as having preexistence in the Bible Jn 1v15. No other person with such record in the Bible (neither Abraham nor Abel nor Moses etc) 5. There is a LITERAL HEAVEN AND HELL! Guys,It's not a FIGURATIVE location! Matt25v1-46. Thanks |
Jozzy4:The underlined is truth and I've not said anything to the contrary. As a matter of fact, u buttressed my point thru the bolded! Thanks |
Jozzy4:Heresy? what way, if I may ask? I re-iterate: Jesus Christ was the only person on record to have preexisted! No other person! There are no record(s) of any other individual with this characteristic. Kindly go through earlier posts please! You have (through the underlined) basically re echoed what I had been saying all along! . Summary: The only record of preexistence in the Bible is that of Jesus Christ as seen in John 1v15. There are no other record I've seen; nevertheless, God has d power to make any other person experience this characteristic if he so desires. Psm 135v6 This sums up the core of the discourse between MizJanet and I. |
MizJanet:Re: "Abraham's Bosom" http://biblehub.com/greek/2859.htm 1. the front of the body between the arms hence ἀνακεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τίνος, of the one who so reclines at table that his head covers the bosom as it were, the chest, of the one next him (cf. B. D. under the word ), John 13:23 . Hence the figurative expressions, ἐν τοῖς κόλποις (on the plural, which occurs as early as Homer, Iliad 9, 570, cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; (Buttmann, 24 (21))) τοῦ Ἀβραάμ εἶναι, to obtain the seat next to Abraham, i. e. to be partaker of the same blessedness as Abraham in paradise, Luke 16:23 ; ἀποφέρεσθαι ... εἰς τόν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ, be borne away to the enjoyment of the same felicity with Abraham, Luke 16:22 (οὕτω γάρ παθόντας — according to another reading θανόντας — Ἀβραάμ καί Ἰσαάκ καί Ἰακώβ ὑποδέξονται εἰς τούς κόλπους αὐτῶν, 4 Macc. 13:16; (see B. D. under the phrase, Abraham's bosom, and) on the rabbinical phrase אברהם שׁל בּחיקו , in Abraham's bosom, to designate bliss in paradise cf. Lightfoot, Horace, Hebrew et Talmud., p. 851ff); ὁ ὤν εἰς τόν κόλπον τοῦ πατρός, lying (turned) unto the bosom of his father (God), i. e. in the closest and most intimate relation to the Father, John 1:18 (Winers Grammar, 415 (387)); cf. Cicero, ad div. 14,4iste vero sit in sinu semper et complexu meo. 2. the bosom of a garment, i. e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket; cf. B. D. under the word ) ( Exodus 4:6 ; Proverbs 6:27 ); so, figuratively, μέτρον καλόν διδόναι εἰς τόν κόλπον τίνος, to repay one liberally, Luke 6:38 (ἀποδιδόναι εἰς τόν κόλπον, Isaiah 65:6 ; Jeremiah 39:18 ()). 3. a bay of the sea (cf. Italian golf only (English gulf — which may be only the modern representatives of the Greek word)): Acts 27:39 . conclusion: from d underlined, it can be seen that bosom has more meaning than chest/breast/side etc. It also designates his-Lazarus' position after transition! |
Ebony7: MizJanet:It seems u get a kick from misquoting me. Again for the avoidance of doubt, I've requoted myself. I didn't say what u quoted! I only reaffirmed that Jesus Christ was/is the only recorded being with record of preexistence. As for Abraham, there's no Biblical record of him spiritually existing before Abel. What I'm saying is, God can do whatever pleases Him! Thanks. |
! Ebony7: MizJanet:Hahahahahahahaha. .......... d underlined though. There's nothing heretic in what I said, which, for d avoidance of doubt, I've requoted. Let me re-explain. It's not recorded that Abraham spiritually preceded Abel. But "is it possible?" seems 2 be getting in d way here. "Is it possible? " in this context is" does God Almighty have the Power/capability to do it?". This is what I meant, that's why I asserted that "if He can do it for one, Jesus in ds case, He can jolly well do it for whosoever He wills", Psm 135v6, Lk1v37. ---------------------------------- Do you believe Jesus Christ existed before John and Abraham? |
MizJanet:I've said it before, d only recorded details of preexistence is that of Jesus ~John/Abraham. That of Abraham~Abel? It's not written that Abraham spiritually preexist Abel! Physically, Abel was d forerunner! ------------------------------- Moreover, I still maintain that Abraham's bosom is a location BENEATH THE EARTH! (2 Sam 28v15). You only considered d "breast/chest" definition of bosom, viz a viz the "location/vicinity/comfort zone" definition [Lk 16v19~26]. I outlined 4 different definitions in an earlier post and u disproved none of them-esp the 3rd. Maybe d dictionary is wrong then-just saying. And if I may ask, do you believe in d preexistence "story" of Jesus ~John/Abraham? |
MizJanet:Pheww! Now I get it! Seems u misconstrued "physical preexistence" for "spiritual preexistence"! The "preexistence" the scripture was referring to was spiritual, not in the physical sense. Every T, D and H knows dt John was physically older. --------------------------------- Once again, the only recorded preexistence history in d scripture is that of Jesus Christ! Do you agree to ds assertion! |
MizJanet:Truthfully, there's no Biblical record pinpointing that. So, I can't say a "yes/no"! Conversely, if u had asked me, "is it possible for Abraham to preexist Abel?" I'll say yes, it's possible! How and why? There indeed is a precedence - d Jesus~John/Abraham scenario (Jn 1v 15, Jn 8v 56-58). Thanks. |
MizJanet:Kindly go through the post one more time; you did misquote me! In the physical, John was at least 6 months older than Jesus Christ - Lk 1v41; but both parties agreed that the latter was in existence before the former spiritually ie in d spiritual realm - John 1v15, John 8v58. That's settled! Thanks. |
MizJanet:According to the Bible - Almighty God's Word, Jesus Christ (though physically younger) preexist John the Baptist - John 1v30; he also preceeded Abraham - John 8v56-58. Do you agree with this "Biblical assertions"? If yes, why should you find it absurd that Abraham (could) preexist Abel (or perhaps any other progenitor)? |
MizJanet:I've already answered this in my 3rd post (@ 1.40pm October 29) above. Kindly check it. Again, 4 emphasis, no "unborn again" shall enter the Kingdom of God! Thanks. |
MizJanet:Good question! 1) Hebrew 7v9: "... Levi (Abraham's Great-grandchild) also, .... paid tithe in Abraham". **How could ds be, since he was still in Abraham's loins? . 2) John 1v30, John said, "This is he (Jesus) of whom I said, 'After me cometh a man which is preferred b4 me; for he was before me' ". **How could ds be since John was "older" (at least in d physical sense) than Jesus? Simple! Here lies d answer: **Psm 135v6, **Luke 1v37 |
MizJanet: MizJanet:Good! Unfortunately, u've given ONLY ONE DEFINITION of bosom, there are FOUR! bos·om (bo͝oz′əm, bo͞o′zəm) n. 1. a. The chest of a human: He held the sleepy child to his bosom. b. A woman's breast or breasts. 2. The part of a garment covering the chest or breasts. 3. The security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace: We welcomed the stranger into the bosom of our family. 4. The chest considered as the source of emotion. adj. Beloved; intimate: a bosom friend. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bosom The word "bosom" as used in Luke 16:19-31 is used in the context of the (bolded) 3rd definition above. "Abraham's Bosom" in this context is a translation d Greek word "kolpos which conveys: "Abrahams side", "Abraham's arms", "next to Abraham", "Abraham's vicinity, "with Abraham". NOW, it's Settled! Kindly visit http://epignosisministries.com/2012/06/09/chapter-12-jesus-went-to- for further info on ABRAHAM'S BOSOM. Thanks. |
MizJanet:Of a truth, NO ONE can see (talk less of entering) the kingdom of God except they are born again. Jn 3 v 3. Before the death & resurrection of JC, NONE of d old testament Prophets saw/entered d kingdom of God. Once they died, they went straight down to Abrahams Bosom which was also beneath the earth but separated from hell by a large, uncrossable gulf. They were there patiently waiting for the coming of Christ-The Messiah Lk 7 v 19-20. They received salvation (during d 3 days) when Jesus Christ was crucified, died, descended, preached to them and ascended taking them on high with him. Matthew 27:50-53. That was when they had d opportunity to SEE and ENTER the Kingdom of God! So, Moses, Daniel etc made heaven WITH Jesus Christ! All in all, Jesus Christ died for EVERYBODY'S sin(s) - mine, urs, David's, Noah's, the 'white', the 'black' etc. Just accept Him as ur Lord and Saviour! Except being born again, It's a classic 'One Chance to hell' scenario! |
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john and Abraham also came down from heaven ? 