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4kings:
I don't understand this part: "or returns one less of the number of occurrences of a substring in a string if the string does end with the substring."

I meant in the case of a string say 'adddasadd' if the substring whose number of occurrences in the specified string we seek is 'dd' then the number of occurrences of 'dd' must not include the bolded in 'adddasa dd ' since the specified string ends with 'dd'. So in this case your script must return 2 because there are 2 occurrences of 'dd' in the bolded 'a ddd asadd'. The two occurrences are bolded respectively: 'a dd dasadd' and 'ad dd asadd'. I hope it is clearer now!

Carnal people reading the bible like just another text...they have eyes but cannot see and ears they have but can never hear as they are in deep slumber. They twist and wrest the scriptures to their own destruction because the word of GOD is SPIRIT but they are CARNAL... Carnal unto death

A lot of erroneous spouting here...that do not line up with scriptures. I heard someone say a woman can be a prophet but she cannot be a pastor...LOL The person who said that forgot that these are offices in ministry under the inspiration of the HolyGhost. So if GOD, who does not answer to any man, calls a woman into ministry these people, who will attempt to give GOD tutorial, will go against such a woman. The bible speaks that in Christ there is no male or female for we are all one in Christ (Galatians 3: 28). The question hence ensues; what is oneness in Christ? Oneness in Christ is oneness in consciousness and thus oneness in mind. You cannot be in Christ if you do not have the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2: 16) and if two people though different in gender or race are in Christ then they will have the same mind which is the mind of Christ. However the oneness in mind follows from oneness in spirit (Phillipians 1: 27) and this oneness is only guaranteed by the indwelling of the HolyGhost in the inner man (Ephesians 3: 16). The implication of these verses is that when you carry out an action in the spirit as inspired by the HolyGhost you are not to be reckoned with as a male, female, greek, jew etc because in the spirit there are no such distinctions. Hence if a woman is in the spirit, as inspired by the HolyGhost, and she carries out an action any form of defiance of such an action will amount to defying GOD Himself.

The question now comes; how do we then rationalize the words of God in I Corinthians 14: 34- 35 where WOMEN were admonished to keep silent and hear from their husbands. Note that the word of the LORD declared them as WOMEN. The word WOMAN means "taken out of a man" as defined by Adam by inspiration in Genesis 2:22- 23. Now we know that all mankind are made up of a spirit, the consciousness and flesh. GOD made the spirits first in Genesis 1:26- 27 but the flesh of Eve was made out of the rib of Adam and it is this fleshly component that prompted Adam declare Eve a WOMAN (meaning: taken out of a man). The spirit of Eve was not taken out of a man it was her flesh. So when Paul referred to WOMEN in I Corinthians 14: 34- 35 the word of the LORD referred to the FEMALES in the flesh (WOMEN). Thus if a female is in the SPIRIT and operates in the SPIRIT as led by the HOLYSPIRIT she is not to be dismissed as a WOMAN but she is to be accepted and adhered to as a SPIRIT...in this form, to reject her is to reject the HOLYGHOST inspiring her and this as we all know is a CRIME that comes with a CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (Matthew 12: 31).

The reason for most of the arguments by Christians is CARNALITY. They are still toddlers in the spirit and cannot discern the things of the spirit but are still locked into the carnal dimension battling with the lusts of the flesh and its fruits (I Corinthians 3: 1-3).

If you are not in the spirit, you cannot understand the words of the LORD. For the words of the LORD are SPIRIT

You guys started something as great as this and vanished ... Wia una dey make una show o. I am a newbie to Python programming and I think posting and solving beginner python programming exercises would not only go a long way in keeping this thread alive but will spur the growth in the skills of new python programmers...Problem solving will keep this thread alive.

I saw this problem on a python programming facebook group (tis for newbies anyway):

Construct a python program that returns the number of occurrences of a substring in a string if the string does not end with the substring or returns one less of the number of occurrences of a substring in a string if the string does end with the substring.

For example, the solution must return 2 in the string 'adedasaasfdfdfsds' if the substring is 'fd' or the solution must return 4 if the string is 'adddddffggdd' and the substring is 'dd'. Note that in the last example 'dd' occurs 5 times in the string as it appears 4 times in 'ddddd' and once in 'dd' but this last count is disregarded since the specified string ends with 'dd'.

You are only permitted to use: LOOPS, CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS, BREAK, CONTINUE, USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS OR GENERATORS.

As a male, you were once a boy, now you are a man and being a man means being a worthy son, a great lover and a wise father at different points in time...your family members treated you like a boy when you were travailing to be a man and today you have proven to be a man but neglecting your duties as a father demeans you as a man. The wisdom of the those who claimed to be elderly have all failed and now the stone that the builders have rejected is now the head of the corner...so you must arise and supply the wisdom that the elderly in your household lack.

Just an opinion tho!

Some ladies can be profoundly and amazingly daft...and but the guy is quite dafter because while the lady in question will leave with sorrows today, nemesis will visit the guy when he least expect!

Mehn this daddy freezer got a legally married woman pregnant and had a child for him whilst married to another man...e noh even wait for the woman to divorce her ex husband...na this filthy pharisee wey dey quote scripture pass satan wan com dey throw stones on pastors...

Superman30:
thank you my brother! Let the op study his bible well before coming here to say lies about the bible or trying to rewrite it.
Jesus Christ was a noble prophet of Allah!
Allah is going to punish those who distorted the message of Jesus.
And those who foolishly follow the distorted message

How would you react to this:

Contradictions in the Qur'an

The Qur'an states that it is a perfect book preserved otablets in heaven (Surah 85:21-22). If the Qur'an is a
perfect book from Allah, then there shouldn't be any
contradictions in it. Of course, the Muslims will deny
any contradictions exist in the Qur'an, but they do.
Some of the contradictions below could be debated, but
some of them are clearly contradictions.
A contradiction occurs when one statement on a
subject excludes the possibility of another. The first
one here is a good example. In Surah 19:67, it states
that man was created out of nothing. In 15:26, man is
created from clay. Since clay is something, we have a
contradiction since "nothing" excludes the possibility of
"clay." Both cannot be true.
All quotes from the Qur'an, unless otherwise specified,
are from Yusuf Ali and can be found at the Qur'an
online.
1. What was man created from: blood, clay, dust, or
nothing?
1. "Created man, out of a (mere) clot of
congealed blood," (96:2).
2. "We created man from sounding cla y, from
mud moulded into shape, (15:26).
3. "The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as
that of Adam; He created him from dust ,
then said to him: "Be". And he was," (3:59).
4. "But does not man call to mind that We
created him before out of nothing ?" (19:67,
Yusuf Ali). Also, 52:35).
5. "He has created man from a sperm-drop ;
and behold this same (man) becomes an
open disputer! (16:4).
2. Is there or is there not compulsion in religion
according to the Qur'an?
1. "Let there be no compulsion in religion :
Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever
rejects evil and believes in Allah hath
grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold,
that never breaks. And Allah heareth and
knoweth all things," (2:256).
2. "And an announcement from Allah and His
Messenger , to the people (assembled) on
the day of the Great Pilgrimage,--that Allah
and His Messenger dissolve (treaty)
obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye
repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn
away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate
Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to
those who reject Faith ," (9:3).
3. "But when the forbidden months are past,
then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye
find them, and seize them, beleaguer them,
and lie in wait for them in every stratagem
(of war); but if they repent, and establish
regular prayers and practice regular charity,
then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-
forgiving, Most Merciful," (9:5).
4. Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the
Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath
been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger,
nor acknowledge the religion of Truth , (even
if they are) of the People of the Book, until
they pay the Jizya with willing submission,
and feel themselves subdued," (9:29).
3. The first Muslim was Muhammad? Abraham?
Jacob? Moses?
1. "And I [Muhammad] am commanded to be
the first of those who bow to Allah in
Islam ," (39:12).
2. "When Moses came to the place appointed
by Us , and his Lord addressed him, He said:
"O my Lord! show (Thyself) to me, that I
may look upon thee." Allah said: "By no
means canst thou see Me (direct); But look
upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then
shalt thou see Me." When his Lord
manifested His glory on the Mount, He made
it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon.
When he recovered his senses he said:
"Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in
repentance, and I am the first to
believe ." (7:143).
3. "And this was the legacy that Abraham left
to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons!
Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die
not except in the Faith of Islam ," (2:132).
4. Does Allah forgive or not forgive those who
worship false gods?
1. Allah forgiveth not that partners should be
set up with Him ; but He forgiveth anything
else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up
partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most
heinous indeed," (4:48). Also 4:116
2. The people of the Book ask thee to cause a
book to descend to them from heaven:
Indeed they asked Moses for an even
greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us
Allah in public," but they were dazed for
their presumption, with thunder and
lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even
after clear signs had come to them; even so
we forgave them ; and gave Moses manifest
proofs of authority," (4:153).
5. Are Allah's decrees changed or not?
1. "Rejected were the messengers before thee:
with patience and constancy they bore their
rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did
reach them: there is none that can alter the
words (and decrees) of Allah . Already hast
thou received some account of those
messengers," (6:34).
2. "The word of thy Lord doth find its
fulfillment in truth and in justice: None can
change His words: for He is the one who
heareth and knoweth all, (6:115).
3. None of Our revelations do We abrogate or
cause to be forgotten, but We substitute
something better or similar : Knowest thou
not that Allah Hath power over all
things?" (2:106).
4. When We substitute one revelation for
another,- and Allah knows best what He
reveals (in stages),- they say, "Thou art but
a forger": but most of them understand
not," (16:101).
6. Was Pharaoh killed or not killed by drowning?
1. "We took the Children of Israel across the
sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them
in insolence and spite. At length, when
overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I
believe that there is no god except Him
Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am
of those who submit (to Allah in Islam) . (It
was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little
while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and
thou didst mischief (and violence)! This day
shall We save thee in the body, that thou
mayest be a sign to those who come after
thee! but verily, many among mankind are
heedless of Our Signs!" (10:90-92).
2. Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these
things have been sent down by none but the
Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-
opening evidence: and I consider thee
indeed, O Pharaoh , to be one doomed to
destruction!" So he resolved to remove
them from the face of the earth: but We did
drown him and all who were with
him," (17:102-103).
7. Is wine consumption good or bad?
1. O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling,
(dedication of) stones, and (divination by)
arrows, are an abomination,--of Satan's
handwork: eschew such (abomination), that
ye may prosper," (5:90).
2. (Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the
righteous are promised: in it are rivers of
water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which
the taste never changes; rivers of wine , a
joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey
pure and clear. In it there are for them all
kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord.
(Can those in such Bliss) be compared to
such as shall dwell forever in the Fire, and
be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it
cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?" (47:15).
3. Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss: On
Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a
sight (of all things): Thou wilt recognize in
their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine
sealed ," (83:22-25).

Olifiz:
So u mean that bible verse says Jesus is equal to God.... Philippians 2:5-9 says:

” 5 Keep this mental attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. 7 No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and became human. 8 More than that, when he came as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, yes, death on a torture stake. 9 For this very reason, God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name”. Pls I stand to correct you. That part says Jesus is not equal to God. U just shot urself in the head.

Lol bro! I am in no banter with you...believe what you want and so would I. That way there would be peace amongst us and not acrimony!

ibtz:
So his human side overpowered his divine nature. abi am not understanding. Does human form defeat God form.

Does satan tempt God or a part of God.

or when God fathered his child(alleged) from his own creation Mary, mr ain't dat incest. God is above such rubbish and nonsense.

The GOD you say is above such rubbish and nonsense...do you even know HIM. Do you relate with Him? Have you ever heard from Him? You have been praying often has He ever spoken back to you? If all the Qurans in the world were burnt would you know anything about Him? Ibrahim you so fondly speak of in your Masjids never read the Quran or the Bible or the Torah but He knew GOD, spoke with GOD and GOD spoke to him...do you have the same testimony as Ibrahim? Do you ever wish to be like Ibrahim? To be able to dialogue with your creator? You defend a God you do not know! You call names and get violent over a God you do not know and have never perceived...is that not foolishness...

jnfoage:
More. Continue deceiving yourself.

67. Who was the tenth disciple of Jesus in the list of twelve?

Thaddaeus (Matthew 10: 1-4; Mark 3:13 -19)
Judas son of James is the corresponding name in Lukes gospel (Luke 6:12-16)

68. Jesus saw a man sitat the tax collectors office and called him to be his disciple. What was his name?

Matthew (Matthew 9:9)
Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27)

69. Was Jesus crucified on the daytime before the Passover meal or the daytime after?

After (Mark 14:12-17)
Before. Before the feast of the Passover (John 1) Judas went out at night (John 13:30). The other disciples thought he was going out to buy supplies to prepare for the Passover meal (John 13:29). When Jesus was arrested, the Jews did not enter Pilates judgment hail because they wanted to stay clean to eat the Passover (John 18:28). When the judgment was pronounced against Jesus, it was about the sixth hour on the day of Preparation for the Passover (John 19:14)

70. Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion?

Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42)
No. (John 12:27)

71. In the gospels which say that Jesus prayed to avoid the cross, how many times did he move away from his disciples to pray?

Three (Matthew 26:36-46 and Mark 14:32-42)
One. No opening is left for another two times. (Luke 22:39-46)

72. Matthew and Mark agree that Jesus went away and prayed three times. What were the words of the second prayer?

Mark does not give the words but he says that the words were the same as the first prayer (Mark 14:3 9)
Matthew gives us the words, and we can see that they are not the same as in the first (Matthew 26:42)

73. What did the centurion say when Jesus dies?

Certainly this man was innocent (Luke 23:47)
Truly this man was the Son of God (Mark 15:39)

74. When Jesus said My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me ? in what language did he speak?

Hebrew: the words are Eloi, Eloi ..(Matthew 27:46)
Aramaic: the words are Eloi, Eloi .. (Mark 15:34)

75. According to the gospels, what were the last words of Jesus before he died?

Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit! (Luke 23:46)
"It is finished" (John 19:30)

76. When Jesus entered Capernaum he healed the slave of a centurion. Did the centurion come personally to request Jesus for this?

Yes (Matthew 8:5)
No. He sent some elders of the Jews and his friends (Luke 7:3,6)

77.

Adam was told that if and when he eats the forbidden fruit he would die the same day (Genesis 2:17)
Adam ate the fruit and went on to live to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5)

78.

God decided that the life-span of humans will be limited to 120 years (Genesis 6:3)
Many people born after that lived longer than 120. Arpachshad lived 438 years. His son Shelah lived 433 years. His son Eber lived 464 years, etc. (Genesis 11:12-16)

79. Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven?

No (John 3:13)
Yes. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11)

80. Who was high priest when David went into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?

Abiathar (Mark 2:26)
Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (I Samuel 1:1; 22:20)

81. Was Jesus body wrapped in spices before burial in accordance with Jewish burial customs?

Yes and his female disciples witnessed his burial (John 19:39-40)
No. Jesus was simply wrapped in a linen shroud. Then the women bought and prepared spices so that they may go and anoint him [Jesus) (Mark 16: 1)

82. When did the women buy the spices?

After the Sabbath was past (Mark 16:1)
Before the Sabbath. The women prepared spices and ointments. Then, on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment (Luke 23:55 to 24:1)

83. At what time of day did the women visit the tomb?

Toward the dawn (Matthew 28: 1)
When the sun had risen (Mark 16:2)

84. What was the purpose for which the women went to the tomb?

To anoint Jesus body with spices (Mark 16: 1; Luke 23:55 to 24: 1)
To see the tomb. Nothing about spices here (Matthew 28: 1)
For no specified reason. In this gospel the wrapping with spices had been done before the Sabbath (John 20: 1)

85. A large stone was placed at the entrance of the tomb. Where was the stone when the women arrived?

They saw that the stone was Rolled back (Mark 16:4) They found the stone rolled away from the tomb (Luke 24:2) They saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb (John 20:1)
As the women approached, an angel descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and conversed with the women. Matthew made the women witness the spectacular rolling away of the stone (Matthew 28:1-6)

86. Did anyone tell the women what happened to Jesus body?

Yes. A young man in a white robe (Mark 16:5). Two men ... in dazzling apparel later described as angels (Luke 24:4 and 24:23). An angel - the one who rolled back the stone (Matthew 16:2). In each case the women were told that Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:5 footnote)
No. Mary met no one and returned saying, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him (John 20:2)

87. When did Mary Magdelene first meet the resurrected Jesus? And how did she react?

Mary and the other women met Jesus on their way back from their first and only visit to the tomb. They took hold of his feet and worshipped him (Matthew 28:9)
On her second visit to the tomb Mary met Jesus just outside the tomb. When she saw Jesus she did not recognize him. She mistook him for the gardener. She still thinks that Jesus body is laid to rest somewhere and she demands to know where. But when Jesus said her name she at once recognized him and called him Teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not hold me... (John 20:11 to 17)

88. What was Jesus instruction for his disciples?

Tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me (Matthew 2 8: 10)
Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God (John 20:17)

89. When did the disciples return to Galilee?

Immediately, because when they saw Jesus in Galilee some doubted (Matthew 28:17). This period of uncertainty should not persist
After at least 40 days. That evening the disciples were still in Jerusalem (Luke 24:3 3). Jesus appeared to them there and told them, stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). He was appearing to them during forty days (Acts 1:3), and charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise ... (Acts 1:4)

90. To whom did the Midianites sell Joseph?

To the Ishmaelites (Genesis 37:28)
To Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh (Genesis 37:36)

91. Who brought Joseph to Egypt?

The Ishmaelites bought Joseph and then took Joseph to Egypt (Genesis 37:28)
The Midianites had sold him in Egypt (Genesis 37:36)
Joseph said to his brothers I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt (Genesis 45:4)

92. Does God change his mind?

Yes. The word of the Lord came to Samuel: I repent that I have made Saul King... (I Samuel 15:10 to 11)
No. God will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent (I Samuel 15:29)

Yes. And the Lord repented that he had made Saul King over Israel (I Samuel 15:35). Notice that the above three quotes are all from the same chapter of the same book! In addition, the Bible shows that God repented on several other occasions:

i. The Lord was sorry that he made man (Genesis 6:6)

I am sorry that I have made them (Genesis 6:7)

ii. And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people (Exodus 32:14).

iii. (Lots of other such references).

93. The Bible says that for each miracle Moses and Aaron demonstrated the magicians did the same by their secret arts. Then comes the following feat:

Moses and Aaron converted all the available water into blood (Exodus 7:20-21)
The magicians did the same (Exodus 7:22). This is impossible, since there would have been no water left to convert into blood.

94. Who killed Goliath?

David (I Samuel 17:23, 50)
Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19)

95. Who killed Saul?

Saul took his own sword and fell upon it.... Thus Saul died... (I Samuel 31:4-6)
An Amalekite slew him (2 Samuel 1:1- 16)

96. Does every man sin?

Yes. There is no man who does not sin (I Kings 8:46; see also 2 Chronicles 6:36; Proverbs 20:9; Ecclesiastes 7:20; and I John 1:810)
No. True Christians cannot possibly sin, because they are the children of God. Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God.. (I John 5:1). We should be called children of God; and so we are (I John 3: 1). He who loves is born of God (I John 4:7). No one born of God commits sin; for Gods nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God (I John 3:9). But, then again, Yes! If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us (I John 1:cool

97. Who will bear whose burden?

Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2)
Each man will have to bear his own load (Galatians 6:5)

98. How many disciples did Jesus appear to after his resurrection?

Twelve (I Corinthians 15:5)
Eleven (Matthew 27:3-5 and Acts 1:9-26, see also Matthew 28:16; Mark 16:14 footnote; Luke 24:9; Luke 24:3 3)

99. Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?

After his baptism, the spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days ... (Mark 1:12-13)
Next day after the baptism, Jesus selected two disciples. Second day: Jesus went to Galilee - two more disciples. Third day: Jesus was at a wedding feast in Cana in Galilee (see John 1:35; 1:43; 2:1-11)

100. Was baby Jesus life threatened in Jerusalem?

Yes, so Joseph fled with him to Egypt and stayed there until Herod died (Matthew 2:13 23)
No. The family fled nowhere. They calmly presented the child at the Jerusalem temple according to the Jewish customs and returned to Galilee (Luke 2:21-40)

101. When Jesus walked on water how did the disciples respond?

They worshipped him, saying, Truly you are the Son of God (Matthew 14:33)
They were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened (Mark 6:51-52)

Lol...Lo the babble of a citizen of Babel... you can never believe! The spirit of slumber is upon you...lol!

Olifiz:
Did you read Philippians 2:5-9 if u didn’t then this quote is invalid. Except u are not a Christian. The very mistake most Christians are making about this trinity thing is that they even get the whole idea wrong. The worship of triad god heads didn’t start of late it has its origin from the days of ham down to the Babylonians during their pagan worship. The word trinity has pagan descents. Just read the Philippians 2:5-9 n reply on that. Open your Bible n read pls. Bless u

Dear bro, if you followed my posts you will see that I quoted that same verse in my stand that Jesus is equal with GOD! Unless you are talking of another verse, that verse you quoted shoots you in the feet...quote another verse!

Olifiz:
Did you read Philippians 2:5-9 if u didn’t then this quote is invalid. Except u are not a Christian. The very mistake most Christians are making about this trinity thing is that they even get the whole idea wrong. The worship of triad god heads didn’t start of late it has its origin from the days of ham down to the Babylonians during their pagan worship. The word trinity has pagan descents. Just read the Philippians 2:5-9 n reply on that. Open your Bible n read pls. Bless u

Trinity is simple. Trinity says there are THREE PERSONS and each are in each other, by each other, for each other, with each other and on each other...Muslims preach oneness as a number. Christianity preaches oneness as unity. Muslims says there is only 1 GOD but Christianity says there are THREE PERSONS united. That is why we say Jesus is GOD, the Father is GOD and the HolyGhost is GOD, THREE PERSONS but yet one...

Isaiah 48:16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

THREE PERSONS BONDED AS ONE...

The trinity is revealed in the union between a man and his wife...a man and his wife are two different entities but when they CLEAVE TO EACH OTHER they that were once two people become one, this is the oneness of the Trinity!

Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:5 And God said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one. GNB rendition.

Herein lies the secret to the Trinity!

Olifiz:
Stephen saw Jesus at the right hand of God. How’s that possible when trinity means Jesus is God abi they are not one entity as your trinity says?

But to me Jesus is not God, God is God and Jesus is the son of God and they are different entities. They are not equal, they both exist in spirit form but one is greater than the other (God is greater than Jesus) read Philippians 2:5-9. I learned all this from the Bible. Even the word trinity sef cannot be found in the Bible. Jesus never said he was God and God never said he’s Jesus. God only said he is One God not 3 in one God like trinity.

All i did was to present scriptural evidence...which really is not verifiable evidence and you do not have to accept it but I believe the revelations I get from the Bible to be true and they show that your remarks about the first century Christians, Jesus and his disciples are all wrong...I guess you must have your own bible where it says Jesus never preached the Trinity...


Trinity is simple. Trinity says there are THREE PERSONS and each are in each other, by each other, for each other, with each other and on each other...Muslims preach oneness as a number. Christianity preaches oneness as unity. Muslims says there is only 1 GOD but Christianity says there are THREE PERSONS united. That is why we say Jesus is GOD, the Father is GOD and the HolyGhost is GOD, THREE PERSONS but yet one...

Isaiah 48:16  Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 

THREE PERSONS BONDED AS ONE...

The trinity is revealed in the union between a man and his wife...a man and his wife are two different entities but when they CLEAVE TO EACH OTHER they that were once two people become one, this is the oneness of the Trinity!

Genesis 2:24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 

Matthew 19:5  And God said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one. GNB rendition.

Herein lies the secret to the Trinity!

ibtz:
Well yeah d truth never contradicts itself, d truth is truth, no falsehoods, no corruption, no contradictions, or CONTRA TRUTHS

Logic tells us that, if the truth is not universally acceptable, also what falsehood is will not be generally acceptable...Christianity is just one of the hundreds of religions you have to contend with...you still cannot tell a Buddhist he is wrong in his beliefs as they account for the 4th largest religion in the world...not to talk of the New Age movement which is gathering momentum real fast...so you see Mr Muslim, it is best to keep to your beliefs and let others do the same...the end shall justify or rebuff our beliefs!

mabea:
Now answer this question: What makes you educated?

Lol... so was the iching, the quran, the tao and other scriptures written by men...they were not written by demigods or spirits. I wonder how a spirit will write something that a human can read, lol...you choose to believe what you believe!

ibtz:
Yea u can believe without evidence.
Lol, why believe in 1 contradiction over another.

Lol and about d issue of 4 wives, the evidence is revealed in the Quran. in Quran 4:3

And give orphans their properties, and do not substitute the bad for the good. And do not consume their properties by combining them with yours, for that would be a serious sin.
[Quran, 4:2]



If you fear you cannot act fairly towards the orphans—then marry the women you like—two, or three, or four. But if you fear you will not be fair, then one, or what you already have. That makes it more likely that you avoid bias.
[Quran, 4:3]

That is not a proof bro...that is just a statement lifted out of a book...just as John 3: 16 is also a statement lifted out of a book and not a proof...you accept your suras are true and I accept my verses as true and we both have one thing in common we both do not have verifiable and testable evidence to substantiate our claims! We both accept our religion by faith and not by evidence...so Mr Muslim be content with your religion while I am content with mine...the end will tell the truth because truth outlives all lies!

Olifiz:
The fact that another voice spoke during the baptism depicts they are different entities. The voice even said “this is my son in which I am well pleased” the voice didn’t say this is ME and I am well pleased. Jesus never preached trinity, the first century Christians didn’t preach it, he’s disciples didn’t preach it

Stephen was a first century Christian and he recognized the trinity.

Act 7:55  But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,  And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 

Jesus preached baptism in the trinity without which you cannot be saved!

Matthew 28:19  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Mark 16:16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 

Peter the disciple of Jesus, preached the Trinity

Act 2:32-33  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost , he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 

So sir, you see that you error is borne out of making remarks about a belief you do not hold. If you do not believe in Jesus then do not bother about the Bible because no matter what the Bible says you will never believe. The prophets spoke of people like you:

Romans 11:8-10  (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; ) unto this day. And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

Olifiz:
The fact that another voice spoke during the baptism depicts they are different entities. The voice even said “this is my son in which I am well pleased” the voice didn’t say this is ME and I am well pleased. Jesus never preached trinity, the first century Christians didn’t preach it, he’s disciples didn’t preach it

Oh you accept that Jesus is the Son of God...or do you also reject John 3; 16...If Jesus is the only begotten of GOD then Jesus is one with GOD and that makes Jesus GOD! Very simple but you can never ever believe that...but you want others to accept that Mohammed received revelations from an angel in a cave without proof...

What other proof, do the naysayers want? No matter how explicit the bible is, they will always choose to believe what they want to believe...

Jesus was WORSHIPPED even as a baby

Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him , saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matthew 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

Joh 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

JESUS The Christ, was worshipped as the Son of God...and If He is the Son of God then He is the only begotten of God and thus He is GOD!

ibtz:
but jesus responded

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
John:10:33

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
John:10:34

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
John:10:35


in dat verse john 10:34 "is it not written in your law that ye are gods " meaning why do u take my words literally when it is also in your law dat ye are gods and u do not take it in its literal sense.

Can u see d CONTRADICTIONS

The contradictions you see are those from a heart that will not believe...no matter how clear the Bible may be you will never believe. Believing implies accepting without proof or evidence but you want a Christian to provide evidence for his belief whereas even you do not have evidence for your beliefs...For example! A muslim said a man can marry up to four wives, then I asked him why four, why not three, why not ten, why not hundred, why not one, why four? His response was; I DO NOT KNOW! Now even the muslim simply accepted a doctrine as true though he has no real reason for accepting it...but these same muslims fight the Christians for accepting that Jesus is GOD without evidence or proof. That is what I call inter-religious hypocrisy!

Isaiah 48:12-16  Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last . Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

Rev 1:17-18  And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

The same title The first and the last spoken of by the prophet Isaiah and later John and the title belongs to he who once lived, died and is alive again forever more...who else is the person these verses speaks of? Yeshua Ha'Mashiach.


Rev 22:12-16 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.  I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 

Jesus keeps saying HE is the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega...who else has the right to use these titles if not GOD?

Philipians 2:5-8  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:  But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Jesus did not consider it ROBBERY to be equal with GOD...What else do the naysayers need to see?

John 10:30-33  I and my Father are one.  Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Why did the Jews take up stones to stone Jesus? Because HE, JESUS, YESHUA HA'MASHIACH, OPENLY DECLARED HIMSELF TO BE GOD, BY DECLARING THAT HE AND THE FATHER ARE ONE

What other proof, do the naysayers want? No matter how explicit the bible is, they will always choose to believe what they want to believe...

Jesus was WORSHIPPED even as a baby

Matthew 2:11  And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 8:2  And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him , saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matthew 14:33  Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 28:9  And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

Joh 9:35  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

JESUS The Christ, was worshipped as the Son of God...and If He is the Son of God then He is the only begotten of God and thus He is GOD!

Emekus92:
op what is the meaning of take over?

Mehn, I taya o...I bin tink sey Herdsmen with dia cow don turn VC and principal officers of Plateau state university...I for begin negotiate as I go take enta Ghana!

All these long legal analysis will not be necessary if people who are godly in thought, words and deeds are joined in holy matrimony...all these are the reactions of Christianity to the antics of satan against the church and for how long must we always be on the reactionary side...May GOD help her weak bride!

Building Almajiri schools is not enough...sensitize the muslims to stop breeding children they cannot take care of. One man that cannot feed himself with get married to 3 wives and have 10 children...Very soon the so called Almajiri schools will be so stretched by the relentlessly growing fertility rate. Birth control is not a sin if it ensures that couples escape fornication and breeding children they are not capable of providing for!

Na wa o...if we see police we go run, if we see armed robber we go run...anybody wey dey carry gun na messenger of death...

Please I need some advice. I cannot afford a battery right now. So I want to know if I can connect my solar panel to a charge controller and then to my inverter and finally to my electronics. Alternatively can I connect my solar panel to a hybrid inverter and then to my electronics. I only need to power a laptop (5V, 2.5A about 12.5 watts) and a fan which should be under 50watts.

Rape is a good as murder...and a rapist deserves what he or she gets in the course of carrying out his or her nefarious act. Nevertheless women are encouraged to live a modest life, be chaste in your relations and prayerful...Rapists are instruments in the hands of malevolent forces. Going to a man's house, as a lady, could easily be an open invitation to be raped. Collecting gifts from people without acknowledging their intentions is an open invitation to be raped. Seducing and drawing amorous attention from people in the name of being attractive is an open invitation to be raped. Attending wild parties, clubs and other spots where gods of pleasure rule is an open invitation to be raped...However there are times people do not invite trouble but trouble seeks them out. To guard against situations like that adhere to the counsel of Christ: Watch and Pray!

One religion denies the sonship and divinity of Christ and the other does not...yet someone tries to combine these two! Water and oil can mix better than these two religions...

seguno2:
Oil prices started dropping in 2013 when governors put pressure for sharing the Excess Crude Account held in trust by the federal administration on behalf of the three arms of government- local, state and federal.
Why did Buhari campaign that he will fix oil prices if the prices were not already dropping then
There is worse looting going on under Buhari with his own personal involvement.
Buhari is a monumental error of gargantuan proportions that must be corrected in 2019!!!

That oil prices started dropping in 2013 does not rule out the verifiable fact that oil prices remained above $100 per barrel under GEJ's regime. What did you say was being shared? Excess crude account contains revenue that the benchmark price of crude oil in the budget did not account for. For clarification sake, if the budget assumes $75 per barrel then on every barrel sold $75 goes to the federation's account while $15 goes to the excess crude account if the market ruling price is $100. Now sir you said governors were putting pressure on the president to share $15 what happened to the about 70% the $75 which is statutorily allocated to the federal government? What did GEJ do with that money? His women, Diezani and Patience, were using the money to flex while you were on nairaland defending them, right? Buhari never campaigned that he will fix oil prices. No one fixes oil prices. What Buhari campaigned about was that he would boost non-oil GDP and he is doing that. Buhari got into power to meet an empty treasury and a huge pile of debts. You say the expenses of Buhari is a waste where was your mouth when Diezani was flying charter planes? Where was your mouth when Dame Patience was pilfering millions of dollars? What did your GEJ do with the billions of dollars that accrued to his regime? Did Bayelse his home town ever improve? Did GEJ start the Ogoni clean up which the Niger Delta people clamored for repeatedly under GEJ regime? Did GEJ's Youwin nonsense get to most Nigerians like Npower did? Did GEJ raise power generated, transmitted and distributed to at least 10 gigawatts despite the flowing oil money?

Sentiment is the blindfold on reason...Buhari in 3 years, as bad as it is, is by far better than 16 years of PDP rule! PDP enriched a few with Nigeria's oil money and I am sure you are not among that few!

seguno2:
How does Buhari staying four months in London for medical tourism every now and then result in consumption locally in order to boost demand?
Instead of leading to savings locally, Buhari has been a leakage, massive haemorrhage in our economy hence the recession despite so much higher budget since 2015!
There should be no doubt that Buhari is a monumental error of gargantuan proportions that must be corrected in 2019!!!

Well sir! If you are an economist, and I suspect you are not, you will know that if the leakages that have been in place prior to Buhari were maintained while the country was in a recession you will not be typing on nairaland right now. The reason leakages were monumental prior to Buhari but you and I did not feel its impact was because of the soaring crude oil prices which was consistently above $100 per barrel between 2010 and 2015 (go check energy data for details). However with the crashing of the oil prices, the fragility of the Nigerian economy was exposed and of course the rants began.

The Nigerian economy has taught me a big lesson about Nigeria. Most Nigerians do not see a problem as a problem until it becomes their personal problem . When politicians upgraded their heist from billions of naira to millions of dollars Nigerians were happy and having fun because the surplus revenue from oil exports kept money in the pockets of Nigerians even though the country was being raped by a few people but when oil prices crashed and there was no longer money in the pockets of Nigerians they started looking for the fall guy - who unfortunately is the president. Even if GOD is the current president Nigerians will still CRITICIZE and ABUSE Him irrespective of what HE is doing to fix the problems of the country .

Personally Buhari is not leading to my satisfaction but he is by far better than the buffonish predecessor who watched the country bleed dry in the name of being a gentleman. Now the buffon's wife is begging for out of court settlement with EFCC after she has clearly been exposed...but Nigerians will not say anything to that effect because they just want money in their pockets.

Most Nigerians will vote in the Devil just so they can have money in their pockets...If Buhari begin share money give them na them go shut up!

mcqwerty:
Don't teach ethical hacking for money to the wrong people with malicious intent.

Can you tell someone with a malicious intent by just looking at the person? How moral are those who constitute the community of hackers?