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 Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 6:59pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
Niger Delta militancy was solved thru the Niger Delta leaders. You can't eradicate terrorism or militancy thru the use of force alone. Check your history. Even America could not do it. Except you want to wipe out everyone in a geographical location. Rulers who tried that method ended up at the hague for crimes against humanity. The leaders hold the key to solving it, but they support it instead and are trying to play politics with it. America could not have stopped terrorism at home without the full cooperation and participation of ordinary Americans and leaders of communities. Security agencies are not omnipresent. They depend on the citizens to fight terrorism. The day these citizens stop to cooperate and participate, the next attack will happen big time. |
| Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 4:43pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
adaybayor: Typical xtian character, I bet you learnt how to do this from your paster who always twist the bible to suit what you want to here.I am very very very proud of the things I learn from my pastor and I can boldly and openly share it with you. I can even paste the text of his message on this forum. But can you do the same? Can you post for us all to read what those Imams are teaching you in the mosque? Since you were born, how many christian suicide bombers have you seen or heard of? That's right, you have no answer. Keep fooling youself there. David Mark has warned you lot. If you like don't listen, but when your cup gets full, you will get the message eventually! 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 4:36pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
Ile-Ife:Ndu-chucks and Adabayor are names these guys use to deceive and make us think they are Ibo or Yoruba. These guys are following an agenda. They are BH agents and supporters! 2 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 4:26pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
adaybayor: Yes to the first 3 Q, but no to the last...if mark can't do it then he isn't fit to be the no. 3 in this nation, if he can't do it directly there is the indirect option...he is trying to act like a saint.You are obviously one of those Nigerians who sit somewhere in agege or in malaysia and have no clue of how Nigeria works. For you to say David mark can call Almajiris together? You have just exposed yourself. SMH! |
| Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 4:20pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
tunshe: CONTRADICTION!!!No contradiction there. Religion breeds terrorists. Greedy politicians use them. That's so easy to understand, it is amazing how you missed it. 3 Likes |
| Politics › Re: Mark To Northern Leaders: Boko Haram May Break Nigeria by edicolove: 4:12pm On Jun 26, 2012 |
There is a simple question above begging for an answer. Was Abdul Mutalab, the underwear plane bomber motivated by poverty? I told you all there are agents of BH on the prowl on NL and around many internet sites like saharareporters.com. This is very real. 3 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Is Black Magic Real Or Just Made Up To Scare People? by edicolove: 5:59pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
The only people who deny the existence of juju are atheists because they know that if they accept the existence of juju, then they cannot deny the existence of God or the supernatural. But they are only living in denial. If you grow up in any typical African, Asian or South American country, you will be familiar with juju. They are used for all kind of things. From evil things to entertainment. If you grow up in most coastal villages, you will all sorts of strange stuff. People use knives and cutlasses and guns on themselves openly in public festivals and it doesn't have any effect on them. Its very real. Sometimes the juju fails and people get hurt, so you know they were not joking in the first place. One of the reason cultism escalated in Nigeria is because of the widespread use of charms for protection. Those who use charms for protection become extra wicked and fearless in their attacks on others. Someone said, if its real why don't they use it for Boko Aram or why did it not protect Bola Ige and co? First, juju is like stuff from negative spirits. They are never meant to achieve good. They are always for evil stuff. That is why babalawos who do charms for people to get rich don't use it themselves. They know it comes with a lot of consequences. Secondly, these forces can fight against themselves and overpower themselves. That is why people like funsho williams and co can be harmed. I remember when a guy named taiwo fought a whole gang of boys and made the school authority to shut down my school when I was in secondary school. These boys where immune to guns and knives and the whole school was watching live tv. If you ever grow up around cities like Benin, Warri, portharcourt, Aba, Enugu, Sapele, Calabar and environs, you won't be asking this kind of question. But like I said before, God exist and is far greater than juju. That's the beauty of life. 3 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Is Black Magic Real Or Just Made Up To Scare People? by edicolove: 5:57pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
The only people who deny the existence of juju are atheists because they know that if they accept the existence of juju, then they cannot deny the existence of God or the supernatural. But they are only living in denial. If you grow up in any typical African, Asian or South American country, you will be familiar with juju. They are used for all kind of things. From evil things to entertainment. If you grow up in most coastal villages, you will all sorts of strange stuff. People use knives and cutlasses and guns on themselves openly in public festivals and it doesn't have any effect on them. Its very real. Sometimes the juju fails and people get hurt, so you know they were not joking in the first place. One of the reason cultism escalated in Nigeria is because of the widespread use of charms for protection. Those who use charms for protection become extra wicked and fearless in their attacks on others. Someone said, if its real why don't they use it for Boko Aram or why did it not protect Bola Ige and co? First, juju is like stuff from negative spirits. They are never meant to achieve good. They are always for evil stuff. That is why babalawos who do charms for people to get rich don't use it themselves. They know it comes with a lot of consequences. Secondly, these forces can fight against themselves and overpower themselves. That is why people like funsho williams and co can be harmed. I remember when a guy named taiwo fought a whole gang of boys and made the school authority to shut down my school when I was in secondary school. These boys where immune to guns and knives and the whole school was watching live tv. If you ever grow up around cities like Benin, Warri, portharcourt, Aba, Enugu, Sapele, Calabar and environs, you won't be asking this kind of question. But like I said before, God exist and is far greater than juju. That's the beauty of life. 7 Likes |
| Politics › Re: GEJ Media Chat- Summary In Print. by edicolove: 1:55pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
Mandelaguy: In all sincerity, I have come to the conclusion that you will neve see anything good in the man. Some of us have seen through you,and we know messengers like you who abound in churches and mosques,whose trade in stock is to multiply lies,misquote people and spread discord,but you will never succeed. Like someone told you earlier,gloves are off,and people will punch out the truth from your mouth. All of us heard wha he said on asset declaration,not the way you are putting it to people. Wake up junkie.I said and will keep saying it without mincing words. Kobojunkie is a Boko Haram agent. He is not being negative. He is pursuing an agenda and will fail. Like GEJ said, critisizing GEJ is big business and Kobojunkie is earning fat and smiling to the bank. For him, it is a career. An agenda. We will expose him. |
| Education › Re: Court Restrains FG From Renaming UNILAG by edicolove: 1:50pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
israel ben-zion:You just goofed there bro! Checks and balance does not mean the court can make a law. Court can only interpret a law that the NASS has already made. A court cannot declare a law made by the NASS as unlawful. Even in the extreme cases where sections of the law seems to conflict, it is only the supreme court that can clarify the interpretation. Clarify I said, not make. |
| Education › Re: Court Restrains FG From Renaming UNILAG by edicolove: 1:03pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
Very stup1d stuff! No judge has the power to stop the NASS from making a law. Judges interpret laws, they don't make them. Sometimes you wonder if Nigerian judges really passed their law school exam. The only people that can stop it is NASS and sometimes the president can still use his veto power if he needs to. Senseless waste of time and resources. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: GEJ Media Chat- Summary In Print. by edicolove: 12:44pm On Jun 25, 2012 |
I told you before that Kobojunkie and people like lacasa are Boko Aram agents on NL. They are pursuing the BH agenda which is to make Nigeria ungovernable. Kobojunkie is only doing what he is paid to do. The president was so clear. Kobojunkie did not follow it. He was here talking trash when the president was still talking. He never tried to listen. He was doing what he was paid to do which is find statement which you can use to discredit the broadcast. The president was very very very right. He doesn't have to declare his asset openly. He didn't and I repeat didn't say he would not declare his asset. It is Kobojunkie that is saying that. He clearly said he wouldn't do it openly and would not ask anyone to do so. This is corroborated by the fact that Yaradua tried to bring the open declaration of assets to the fore. GEJ said he disagreed with him then and told him so. That is frank talk. He also added he declared his assets as a VP not long before he became president. That shows clearly he was talking about openly declaring which was what Yaradua tried to emphasize. Kobojunkie's arguement that the declaration is always open is deceptive and very stup1d. It is not open. You declare it to the CCB. Before the FOI bill, that information could only be gotten thru legal means. But with the passage of FOI, you can request it. So Kobojunkie trying to twist the story that GEJ does not want to declare his assets is just the same act of trying to spread falsehood to try to gring the government down. But his group will fail woefully because Nigeria will not stop for them. GEJ is too focussed for that crap! I like his I don't give a d@mn stuff! I told you all that guy is not afraid of anyone or anything! |
| Politics › Re: GEJ Presidential Media Chat - Live Channels TV by edicolove: 10:57pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
ekwah: Kobobrainke Tell me what the law says about renaming an institution. Tell me why u are so out to prove u are right! For Heaven's sake how's Gej's move against the rule of law in that regards? How?? I tire for u o? and please make u no talk about kids again, I don warn u.Don't bother yourself. He is a BH agent on NL. We will expose him. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 5:56pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
logicboy01: lol.....so science proves the bible right?Well you just proved a point I have been saying. Your core belief forms the basis for your reasoning. Because you believe in evolution, you question everything else because you are trying to verify their authenticity against the principles of evolution. If you believe in God and the supernatural, you wouldn't have asked those question because you would have realised that God who created the whole earth wouldn't have problem creating a woman from a man's rib or making a lion live happily with a lamb. So the issue really is your fundamental belief that evolution is true. The basic laws of science have never really contradicted the bible. Instead, they have complemented the bible. The bible and science only differ in some areas like evolution. Many scientists have had to solve scietific questions by following bible lead. For example, the bible has held that laughter is actually medicine for ceturies before medical research proved it. The bible has shone that when you travel faster than the speed of light, time ceases. These are principles recorded kong before science got there. The bible proves that the earth was once covered with water. Science corroborates though with a different explanation(because evolutionists will always see it from their perspective). The bible proves that the earth was once protected from the sun's rays by a layer of water. The bible proved rotation and revolution of the earth long before scientists found out. The bible showed the earth was round when scientists were still saying the earth was flat. I could go on and on. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 3:50pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
akigbemaru: That is why science is better than your organized religion that fears death or hell fire. The aim of scientific theory is to overturn the existing theories if there is need be. No doubt, a lot of Darwin's theories were invalidated but set the foundations for other theories. Bible make-believe fairy tales (SIP) stuck on past, now we now believe that Garden of Eden, where we see image of white Adam AND white Eve, was not true again, because life begins in Africa. Sarah got pregnant at the age of 90 years, was just part of the conjuration of fictions entwined in fictional book called bible. Samson (superman) destructed the pillars and walls of Jerico (walls and pillars that are equivalent to third mainland bridge why no other super human to do that now? In the bible mythology, people live up to 900 years why not now?Don't know where to even start on the above. First, I am not talking about organized religion. I am talking about a real life that is far from outdated. I am talking about sickness being healed and supernatural occurrences. I am talking about today's experience not some dead religion. I am talking about the spiritual superimposing the natural and producing what you call miracles. And I have got good news for you, it works. That is what Jesus brought to mankind, not some dead religion. That you have never experienced it doesn't make it fairy tales. Secondly research has constantly and consistently proven the bible right. From the forming of mountains to reduction in human lifespan. Do you know for example, man is not supposed to die but still does? Do you know black and white skin coloration are just pigmentation based on your environment. Do you know the bible says aquatic life appeared before terestial life just like science says. Do you know a ship was built using the specifications of Noahs ark and was found to have perfect stability in the face of very turbulent storms. You can learn or you can scorn, its up to you. The bible shows men used to live up to 900 years and its not mythology. Its a fact. Man has the ability and should live forever. Even scientists wonder why man doesn't. Every eleven years, almost all your cells are replaced. So technically, you should become like a new baby, but it doesn't happen that way. Why? Something is wrong. Scientists have now proven that mans life span has been affected over the years by enviromental factors including the earth's atmoshpere, water pollution, deforestation, and the green house effect. Men used to be taller, bigger and lived longer. A simple proof is the average lifespan of a rural dweller compared to that of an urban dweller. An 80 year old rural dweller generally looks better than a 65 year old urban dweller. In places like japan where they are particular about their lives and health, some people live well over 120 and 130 years. If you look at the bible in Genesis, you will notice that the average lifespan dropped immediately after the noahs flood. Why because according to Genesis, it wasn't just a flood that happened, it was a combination of events that completely changed the earths structure and atmosphere and ushered in a new earth that affected mans physic and lifespan. According to bible records, that was the first rain. The lad who keeps saying my post is nonsense because he is too scared to learn is funny. He is afraid to "loose" his opinion. But like I told him earlier, life is about choice. All the things he called evidence in science means absolutely nothing and the theories could all fall to the ground any moment in the face of new knowledge. Science is belief. Someone said a theory and someone believed it. Yet there are completely unexplainable events all around us everyday and we just go on believing and living and hoping that one day, we will understand. Science if faith. Don't forget that many scientific discoveries where once called sorcery. Man is a faith being and faith is a real force, not just a mental state. Faith can create and it does create. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 1:17pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
logicboy01: huh? Everyone can feel air or see the effects of air/gas (What fills balloons?). Dna tests and genes from my dad. Atoms can be seen with microscopes.Lol. Typical atheists. Make short conclusions without coherence. You can feel air? What do you feel? Is it oxygen or hydrogen or CO2? You still falling in the same trap. You are quoting what you were taught! Lol. That's not evidence, that's faith. DNA tests? By who? How do you know they are right? Did you do the test yourself? What makes you think the machine is right? Back to faith. Atoms seen by microscope? How are you even sure the microscope is not giving you distorted images of what ever you are trying to view. You just pick up an object that you were told can see atoms and you believed them? You my friend are a great man of faith! In reality, following your question, there is nothing like evidence for anything. Do you know the colors of objects you see right now depends on the type of light reflecting on them? You even believe theories from people like galileo who lived thousands of years ago? You are really tough man. You contradict yourself when you ask for an authority to verify the bible because there is no authority that can verify the many science books that you read. Its all subjective. And in many cases very contradictory but you still believe them anyhow. Man is a spirit and has a spiritual sense. If you allow it, it will guide you to truth. If you ignore it and deny it, you will limit yourself to the physical senses. Man exist in two worlds. The spiritual and the physical. You can live and sense things in the spiritual just like you can in the physical. That you haven't experienced it doesn't mean it isn't real! |
| Politics › Re: The Nsa's Sack: How Azazi's Fate Was Sealed by edicolove: 12:50pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
edicolove: @Kobojunkie |
| Politics › Re: The Nsa's Sack: How Azazi's Fate Was Sealed by edicolove: 12:44pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
Kobojunkie: Why I no go laff?? You no read that thing?Thought you were more intelligent than this. My bad, I gave you too much credit. Lol Half empty is bad. Half full is good and healthy. Half empty is cynicism. It can lead to bad health like ulcer and worse. Life is about perspective. Criticism is a lazy choice. The world needs people to make impact not sit on an armchair and type criticism on an internet forum. You can start by helping your street or LGA. I wonder what sounded funny in my post. I guess you are just grandstanding again. Its your way of saying you are clueless I guess. |
| Politics › Re: The Nsa's Sack: How Azazi's Fate Was Sealed by edicolove: 12:38pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
homerac7: @edicolove,Fair enough, you have a right to be offended. And for the records, you do have a right to criticize GEJ and you should as a citizen of Nigeria. But what we are seeing here on NL is not criticism but an agenda to pull down the government and return the north back to power. The difference between a critic and a hater is simply: A critic criticizes anything that is wrong and applauds whatever is right. A hater and a bigot on the other hand paints everything as bad even when they are glaringly good because they have an agenda. They even criticized the passage of the FOI. Now that's an agenda right there! 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 12:02pm On Jun 24, 2012 |
logicboy01: When I get banned, people claimed that I insult religious people and their religions. When have I ever been as harsh and insultive like Enigma? Is bigotry against atheist allowed?Please where is the evidence for the existence of atoms? Can you see air? So what is the evidence for air? What is the evidence that your dad is your dad? (No offense intended). Have you not seen people who after 40 years were told the person they ve called dad all these years was not their dad? That is why the bible declares that the visible things are the proof of the invisible. That there is an intelligently designed world and an intelligent man is the proof that there is God. You can choose to believe it just the same way you have chosen to believe everything else in life. Or you can choose not to. But many who have believed have experience Him after the believe in amazing ways! |
| Politics › Re: The Nsa's Sack: How Azazi's Fate Was Sealed by edicolove: 11:36am On Jun 24, 2012 |
@homerac7, have you ever heard of the half full, half empty principle. Its about a mindset and how your mind processes information. You read a report and suddenly started scavenging for negative phrases you could use to feed your skepticism and lack of hope. And nature doesn't ever disappoint, you got your fill. So let me give you a different perspective and deducion based on a different mindset from the same report: 1. That GEJ really cares about moving Nigeria forward. That is why he called for investors and he is willing to take an action to convince the investors. That is competence. 2. That he reviewed Azazi's performance, found it wanting and didn't consider sentiments over reason in sacking him. That is competence. He could have left him on. 3. That he is willing to try out other methods in fighting terrorism. He is ready to take risks. That is competence. 4. That he didn't go to brazil to junket afterall as insinuated by many. 5. That the man actually listens to advise from good and well meaning people. 6. That he didn't sack Azazi because of his PDP statement. That means the president is not interested in playing politics with Nigerian issues So there it is. A different mindset. A half full mindset from a BH opposer unlike that from a GEJ hater and BH supporter. Cheers 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 11:00am On Jun 24, 2012 |
^^^ Brilliant. Just to add. How can anyone even assert that intelligence came from unintelligent matter. The concept is the peak of folly and self deception. Secondly, the basic definition of science dispels Atheism. Science is discovery. That means science will continue to evolve and update itself as new information is discovered. That is why the theory of logic itself is a contradiction. When someone says be logical, he is simply saying, explain or deduce based on available information. The problem with that statement is that five people with five different kinds/levels of information will give five different logical answers. And they will all be "right" based on the principle of logic. That is why the world was once believed to be square and pluto was once called a planet. But they turned out to be wrong. That is how many scientific principles today keep changing. Including what we were taught in school about atoms and neutrons and electrons. What the bible presents is available information for a "higher form of logic". Those who don't understand it says it contradicts itself. But when you understand the foundational principles, you suddenly realize there is no contradiction but absolute cohesion and harmony. The danger and foolishness is to assume that what you cannot understand or explain doesn't exist. The spiritual world is a higher level of intelligence than the physical world and its existence cannot be denied. When you understand and accept the basic fact that man is a spirit being, the rest becomes easy. But when you claim man is soulless like animals, then you limit yourself to only getting knowledge and information from the five senses available in the physical realm! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 8:55am On Jun 24, 2012 |
Kay 17: Frm this convo, we can both agree faith is a blind acceptance of et cetera. Given that, having faith that there is no reality, no universe, no me or you make such thought true??Like I said before, logic is based on available information. That means logix can be false. That is why science books keep changing from year to year. So when you say someone should logically prove the existence of God, you contradict yourself. That is why science is totally faith based as is all the actions of man. Take for example, Darwinism. That is the most incoherent, disjointed, fabricated and clumsy theory in science yet it is taught in schools. It has absolutely no valid or logical bases. It is completely flawed at its core. The very simple question to ask is what banged the big b.ang and what created the matter that caused the big b.ang to b.ang! At that point, Darwinsim becomes a big bundle of contradiction and speculation. There are two options: 1 is that the substance that banged came from nothing. That then leaves you with more confusion. 2 is that something or someone created the substance that banged. Again that throws more confusion into the mix and leads you back to the existence of a being before the b.ang. You see the confusion of science. Well these confusion exists because these scientists are working hard to try and disprove the existence of God. That is why the bible says the f00l has said in his heart there is no God. Because saying ther is know God doesn't give answers, it only breeds questions. Science and logic are all based on faith. If you as a man choose to question everything you hear and are told, you will not even come out of your house let alone walk on the streets. You believe the news, you believe weather report. That you even believe the same science you talk about when you have never personally performed those experiments for yourself is amazing faith. You even fly air planes and don't fear it will drop off the sky just because someone assured you he has done the maths and it would not drop off. Your faith is too much bro! 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 8:36am On Jun 24, 2012 |
9-zeros:A true Christian does not fear and has no fear of hell. You won't understand that statement until you are born again. The first thing you experience when you receive Jesus is total liberation from guilt and fear. It is an absolutely blissful experience. Totally changes your whole outlook to life. That is why a Christian can be instantly transformed in that moment from an armed robber to a saint. From a fearful person to a bold person. I have seen again and again, men take that 360 degree turn. But yes, there are the religious Christians. The world is full of them. They are not born again and have never had that experience. They are Christians because their parents or community are christians. That is not who a christian is though. A true Christian is clearly defined in the bible. Logic is limited knowledge. When you say be logical, never forget that your logic is solely based on the level of knowledge and information available to you. In the light of more information, your logic might fall flat on its face! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: If God Knew Satan Will Rebel And Adam And Eve Will Sin, Why Did He Create Them? by edicolove: 8:19am On Jun 24, 2012 |
Kay 17: And what authority approves the bible as the word of God??The Word of God approves itself as the Word if God! It doesn't need any authority to approve it. When you believe it, it transforms you into a higher being. A being that can live above sickness or failure. A being that can walk and live in the supernatural. That is why miracle are very real. You may choose not to believe in it, but it doesn't chnage its existence and occurrence. Man's existence and life is totally based on faith. Even science is faith. You are told that a virus exist. How do you know it is true? Have you seen a virus before? How are you sure someone is not trying to deceive you? Well you simply believe because you are a faith being. You even allowed someone to inject you with a fluid with the claim that it will forever immunize you against the same virus you were told exist but have never seen. What a great faith! You are told the world is round and you believe, yet you have never seen the world by yourself. In fact your life is based on it. You were told pluto is a planet. You believed too and even based your life (horoscope) on it. Your daily decisions were based on it. Oops! Now you are told they were wrong. You still believe! Ironically, you say those who believe in God are fools and are being deceived. But those who told you pluto was a planet deceived you and you didn't mind. You see, its all a matter of choice. The problem with atheists is they are afraid of the unknown. They don't want to face it. Secondly, the thought of God makes them feel unrighteous and unworthy. But that is what religion made them to believe. That God is angry with them and wants to destroy them. Thirdly, they are also angry with God, maybe for pains they faced and couldn't explain or understand. But as the saying goes, "to know me is to love me". To know God is to love God! God is not the picture that Islam and "religious christianity" paints. God is love. God is grace. God is light. It is not in His character to kill or destroy. He is a life giver. When you understand that, then you will understand the whole life and sacrifice of Jesus. And then, you will understand the whole purpose of man. The earth is God's training ground to raise men who will rule and administer for him. He is training kings. But everything is based on choice. Choice is the key to life! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 7:56am On Jun 24, 2012 |
Kay 17: A man called Jesus told someone, who told you that he is a God and you should worship him! And the you do so!!You are actually very right. Man's existence and life is totally based on faith. Even science is faith. You are rold that a virus exist. How do you know it is true? Have you seen a virus before? How are you sure someone is not trying to deceive you? Well you simply believe because you are a faith being. You even allowed someone to inject you with a fluid with the claim that it will forever immunize you against the same virus you were told exist but have never seen. What a great faith! You are told the world is round and you believe, yet you have never seen the world by yourself. In fact your life is based on it. You were told pluto is a planet. You believed too and even based your life (horoscope) on it. Your decisions were based on it. Oops! Now you are told they were wrong. You still believe! Ironically, you say those who believe in God are fools and are being deceived. But those who told you pluto was a planet deceived you and you didn't mind. You see, its all a matter of choice. The problem with atheists is they are afraid of the unknown. They don't want to face it. Secondly, the thought of God makes them feel unrighteous and unworthy. But that is what religion made them to believe. That God is angry with them and wants to destroy them. Thirdly, they are also angry with God, maybe for pains they faced and couldn't explain or understand. But as the saying goes, "to know me is to love me". To know God is to love God! God is not the picture that Islam and "religious christianity" paints. God is love. God is grace. God is light. It is not in his character to kill or destroy. When you understand that, then you will understand the whole life and sacrifice of Jesus. And then, you will understand the whole purpose of man. The earth is God's training ground to raise men who will rule and administer for him. He is training kings. But everything is based on choice. Choice is the key to life! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 12:05am On Jun 24, 2012 |
Kay 17: God became a man, and you worship the resultant form. It is still man worship.I can see you still haven't got it. Jesus is called the image of the invisible God. The Jews were forbidden to represent God in any form. Jesus is God in human form. 100% God and 100% man. That's the mistery and the beauty of it. Totally God, yet totally legit as a man. The whole essence is to bring man into the class of God. That is what Christianity is. God stoops down to man's level in order to bring man to his class. But everything is based on choice. That is why a Christian can heal the sick and do supernatural things. It is as real as you are typing right now. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 11:38pm On Jun 23, 2012 |
Kay 17: Provided you serve a man called Jesus. Christianity is hardly different from man worshipping religions.Ok, let's take it step higher. According to the bible, Jesus is God. He is God incarnate in human flesh. That is why we worship Jesus. Not as a man but as a divine being, God, who came to earth as a man in other to redeem man. The bible teaches that he had to come as a man to have legal right to function as a man. That is why he had to be born by a woman. But he didn't require a man's sperm, because that would mean he will be born in sin like every other man. And if he was born in sin, he would not have been qualified to redeem man. |
| Politics › Re: Presidential Media Chat On Sunday 24th June At 7:00PM by edicolove: 11:21pm On Jun 23, 2012 |
conyema12: Casting aspersion on a media chat that is yet to take place is not right, while not wait till tommorow to make ur judgement...They can't be objective. They are BH supporters. This is part of the agenda to make the nation ungovernable. Its what they are sponsored to do. Even if he does the best thing in the world, they will still critisize. People like kobojunkie, bayoooooo, ndu_chucks, eko-ile, alhaj Arem, demdem, etc. They are paid to discredit GEJ. Did you see them even commend the FOI bill? After they criticized him so much for not signing it, when he finally did, they still criticized him. You can see they still say he has never done anything right. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 11:02pm On Jun 23, 2012 |
akigbemaru: I will never believe there is no God, I just dont believe in so called organized or formalized religions. God has created this world for nothing in return he just did this our of his largess and spontaneity. There is nothing CALLED Jesus like a make-believe fairy tales written in the useless motivational book called Bible. It teaches morality so per se, but fails to correct the societal decadents. God told Moses this, Mary that are just fabricated tricks to bilk puerile and gullible minds out there.Let me engage you a bit. There are 2 types of Christianity or you can call it 2 levels of Christianity. One is Christianity as a religion. The other is true Christianity. Christianity as a religion for example is when you are born by a Christian parents or in a Christian community/society. Here, you are refered to as a Christian. But the problem here is that, according to the bible, that is not what what qualifies one as a Christian. Let me digress a bit and remind you that the bible does not recognise Christianity. There is nothing like Christianity in the bible and believers in Jesus were never referred to as Christians by God or the apostles. There were addressed as Christians by the "unbelievers". What the bible recognises are people who have submitted their lives to Jesus Christ and the are referred to as believers or the body of Christ or the church (from the greek word, ecclesia which means the called out ones). So Christianity is a term coined out by the roman empire to describe these set of people who were preaching about Jesus Christ. And later when the constantine merged the church and state, he created the religion called Christianity. Yes, those who believe in Jesus Christ today now refer to themselves as Christians but that actually is not proper. But for the basis of this discus, we will use the word Christianity for now. That is why I said there are 2 types of Christianity. According to the bible, what qualifies one as a true believer or what we might call a true christian is when a man totally accepts the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as redemption from sin and death and totally accepts and declares Jesus as his Lord and saviour. So one born by a christian parents is not recognised by the bible as a Christian. In fact, according to the bible, even if you attend church all your life and never truly accept Jesus as your Lord and savior, you are not a Christian. So yes, in the religious sense, many people are classified as Christians but in the true sense according to the bible, many of those people are not Christians. And just to add that Jesus Christ did exist and that is fully proven historically. Even the Jewish history admits that he did exist as much as they reject him and don't believe he is the expected messiah, they never denied he existed. One big confusion though is the way the Catholic church and the roman empire treid to define Christianity as a religion. Many of you take that as your idea of Christianity and that is a completely false place to stand! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: In Whose Name Do Atheist Swear In Court? by edicolove: 10:30pm On Jun 23, 2012 |
flash_it: Jargons!You can call it whatever you want, but Atheism isn't new. It is man rebelling against God and it started long time ago as far back as the time of Nimrod. It is the same principle behind the building of the tower of babel. |
Since u are more knowledgeable than everyone else on nairaland. mtcheew.