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MuttleyLaff:
I dont know which planet you are on
How dare you leave ukwu out in your generous list

Hahahahahahahahahahaha. lolzzzzzzzz@Ukwu.

MuttleyLaff:
Thank you ojaare my sister,
I actually, as a matter of fact, was on the verge of gathering a search posse out for you
Mission2prosper, now there you have it
Your requested list of all the things in the world that pollutes someone, will emanate from PRIDE.
Whatever you wrongly take pride in doing will originate contents of the list

Wow. I miss you too.
I had to log out on the mundane to fuss into the supernatural for 21days. Hybernating to renew Strength for ' behold, darkness hasl covered the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD has risen upon us, and his glory shall be seen upon us'.
Hence, i went for that glory.

How have you been bro?

hopefulLandlord:
it goes both ways, I think OP talked more from the male perspective as he's male and the fact that female sexuality is more frowned upon and scrutinised compared to male one

Yes it does go both ways. And, yes he came from the perspective of a male, if i must come from a female perspective, i will be complaining of harassment if a young man appears before me a bare hairy chest, with tiny fine nipples. Strong arms and generally smooth skin. It will be worst if he is on shorts and his strong thighs are exposed. That will be serious harassment and indecent. Cover up biko.

***I cover my mindseye with the blood of Jesus***

Gggg102:
womenfolk are more affected by nudity and decency principles.

picture the reaction to a topless male vs that of a topless female

Oh Well. I will want to go back to who instilled this consciousness into me that my bare chest is offensive so shd be private and covered. If i as a Christian trace it back to YHWH, the question i'll ask further is, is that injunction against me the female primarily or both me and any male around me? For what God says to One, He says to all.

A man has a bare chest without any bulging breast on it, but he has hairy Chest, and very smooth skin. He has strong arms and alps. All these arouses. Why aren't they exposed to see if we the female folks will just walk passed without winking at them.

Why won't the menfolk get na.ked too? Why only the femalefolk? Is there nothing in a man to arouse a woman?

MuttleyLaff:
I am sorry I can't because it's an uphill task listing all the things in the world that pollutes someone

Having compassion is what's to understand is the catalyst required, in order to help widows, orphans and neighbour that's in need

You can tell him that only one thing pollutes someone, PRIDE, because those other things emanates from Pride as fruits.

Pride gives rise to all other pollutants in a Man.

Ishilove:
Tenks

Where dey pisure?

Obalende:
Even if there was hell wat does your God want us to do? The Bible already predicted most ppl including christians would go to hell so wats d fuss about?

Either way we cannot control it.

Hahahahahahaha. So you have opened your arms and accepted it?

Smony:
Op u hav done ur part. u dnt need to go dat xtra mile to prove dat hell z real. any1 dat dnt bliv u should wait n xperience it first b4 blivin. may God bless u

Exactly.

karterberry1:
If you had read the post you'd notice a part where I said I'm not broke... Believe me bruh...if you have half the figure I've got in my account you could change the life of everyone around you including yourself... And I'm still grinding... If you can't balance it all then you're not a complete man. #peace

At 25 you have the amount you say you have in your account, yet you have seen hell in the hands of gals? Oga, i dey suspect you. Ritual killing is smelling around you.

karterberry1:
hi everyone... My name is Berry... Been a long time guest here on nairaland... But finally decided to create an account days after my two year old relationship shattered my heart without looking back...I wouldn't bore y'all with the details...I have to move on... I need a matured minded girl who's ready for something serious for a healthy relationship... Believe me I'm not broke. I know what it means to love a woman and I'll willingly do anything for my gal as long as she remains loyal...for me to have taken this step... Omon I have been through hell in the hands of gals.. So please... If you're not ready to love me kindly don't try reaching me at all... I love like a fool and at the end of the day I'm usually taken for granted... But I'm not giving up... If after 48hrx nothing good comes out of this post I'll have to reach Joro ...I've got what it takes to be happy and I feel it's high time. I find that person that would appreciate me... Thanks for your time... I hope the guys here would understand and not insult me.. Lol I greet una...Here's my whatsapp number ignore the fact that they not Nigerian numberx I will call whoever reaches me with my Nigerian line and proof by all means to her that I'm here In Nigeria if need be.. +1 484-834-0089 or +233 26 189 4793

You have through hell in the hands of girls at 25? At what age did you begin dating?

OLAADEGBU:
This is the real truth about hell fire as recorded in the Scriptures:

(Rev. 1:18) The Evidence Bible.

There are three words translated "hell" in Scripture:

Gehenna (Greek): The place of punishment (Matthew 5:22,29; 10:28; and James 3:6)

Hades (Greek): The abode of the dead (Matthew 11:23; 16:18, Luke 16:23; Acts 2:27)

Sheol (Hebrew): The grave (Psalm 9:17; 16:10)

There are those who accept that hell is a place of punishment, but believe that the punishment is to be annihilated—to cease conscious existence. They can't conceive that the punishment of the wicked will be conscious and eternal. If they are correct, then a man like Adolph Hitler, who was responsible for the deaths of millions, is being "punished" merely with eternal sleep. His fate is simply to return to the non-existent state he was in before he was born, where he doesn't even know that he is being punished.

However, Scripture paints a different story. The rich man who found himself in hell (Luke 16:19–31) was conscious. He was able to feel pain, to thirst, and to experience remorse. He wasn't asleep in the grave; he was in a place of "torment." If hell is a place of knowing nothing or a reference to the grave into which we go at death, Jesus' statements about hell make no sense. He said that if your hand, foot, or eye causes you to sin, it would be better to remove it than to:

(Mark 9:43–48).

The Bible refers to the fate of the unsaved with such fearful words as the following:

(Daniel 12:2)

(Mathew 25:46)

(Matthew 24:51)

(Luke 3:17)

(Romans 2:8,9)

(2 Thessalonians 1:9)

(Jude 7,13)

Revelation 14:10,11 tells us the final, eternal destiny of the sinner:

(The Evidence Bible).

For more details click on: www.NeedGod.com

All said.

Mechejy:
you almost hit the nail on the head but spoiled it by saying poverty is sin.So anybody who is poor like Peter, james, john who were common fishermen will go to hail. stop preaching wrong gospel too

Wonderful? Peter was a poor man? What? A Man who had fishing ships was a poor man? Pls go and reread your Bible.

Maybe you are looking at them from the perapective of local fisherman in the Niger Delta, or Afikpo, but no, these were men who had ships. Pls watch NATGEO and see Fisher men if you can call them poor.

Pulisssssssss.

Kennedy767:
lolz well said but like they say:knowledge do not have ending... some of ur points do not go well with me..let me say something strange here---there is different btw this words "DESTINY & PRAYER"... see my dear the difference btw RICH MAN & POOR MAN is there DESTINY from heaven( I.e from God) so such POOR people can never b RICH on earth no matter the HARDWORK as u think is the ROUTES to success/wealth...such people are DESTINED to poor from HEAVEN..so no matter the PRAYER u ll give to them,they ll never get rich...I repeat no PASTOR, PROPHET, PROPHETESS, POPE can pray for them to make them rich on earth coz they are POOR from heaven...in other words prayer do not CHANGE DESTINY...and also HARDWORK alone can not make some one to b a RICH PERSON rather is ur destiny from heaven....
see DJ CUPPY wen they TOUR the whole world said recently that she did not know the meaning of HUSTLING.. shey b she dey work well well?...do u know how much is in her account?
.,..am not against HARDWORK o....
SECONDLY.... is not PRAYER that makes one to b Rich....Riches/wealth is from heaven that is wht most CHRISTIAN seem not not to understand & they ll keep saying God do not answer there prayer.. DOES IT MEANS PRAYER IS NOT IMPORTANT IN LIFE? no,we need prayer to fulfill our DESTINY coz destiny can b terminateD,DELAY OR destroy BY evil people (witches & wizards),,,,so wht are I mine saying now? PRAYER is for PROTECTION & GUIDIANCE....to back up my point...OK lets assume prayer Is the ROUTE to riches/wealth...by now my dear they won't av b POOR MAN on earth today,everybody would av b rich by now...the person that is destined to poor let him/her go for RITUALS self it will not yield anything too....to end this long stories...hardwork or prayer is not the ROUTES to riches/wealth and also the opposite is not the ROUTES to poverty rather it is ur DESTINY from heaven (God) that determine who u ll b on earth...please correct me if I am wrong with good back up..thanks

Pls i need scriptures for these

walosky:
Terms of hard work, I have seen someone that has worked for years without having anything tangible to show for it and Someone that just started in 6months or a space of a year but was m made it to the top. Its by God's Grace! When He remembers you, you don hammer be dat. Just a contact or supply being made could change one's destiny. All we need do is just being faithful n thankful to our God

Lolzzz. God still enjoins hardwork.

yungchivvy:
Christ died to take poverty away from the poor?? Smh. Bro e don do.. Just stop taking that weed.

If you think as a Christian a take Weed, then you have got something else coming.

Good News Translation 2 Corinthians 8:9
You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

Why did Christ exchange his riches for your poverty?

franchasng:
you spoke well but poverty is not sin. The poor must be found around us. Some poor people are righteous, likewise some rich people. How you live your life as a poor or rich person determines whether you're a sinner or not.

Pride, arrogance, envy, greed are the things God Almighty hate so much.

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pol23:
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No doubt you're well rooted in the living words.
But I cease to believe poverty is a spirit,A close friend once said "The only time He will stop serving God is when He doesn't eat anything for a whole day without him fasting" the standard prayer by Jesus teach us to request for our daily bread,not for the week...
He's the Almighty God,He gives riches to both believers and non believer.
In my own assumption,I believe the difference between a Christian and non believer will be the eternal Life...
He will bless all of us according to his riches in glory Christians and pagans, but everlasting life will be the difference.
While on earth a Christian can be poor and he will pray till forever,no answer...why:The answer is not far fetch...He said as the heaven is from the Earth ,so is thought against ours...

If you say A Christian who knows his place in the Kingdom, like i know my place in my earthly father's house, works hard, applies all the Kingdom Principles can remain poor because God's thoughts are far from ours, then, you are calling God a liar. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John:15:7
[b]As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John:15:9

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love
John:15:10

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John:15:12

If you love God, you'd keep his Commandments which is loving God with all your heart, and might and soul and loving your nighbours as you do yoirself. Then ask anything in His name, if you dont get it, then He is a lair, which he can never be.

pol23:
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If you're a billionaire and you send your kid to go buy Razor blade from aboki down the street, the kid got there and start calling you that He wants biscuits and chocomilo...you might choose not to answer him..because there are better biscuits and chocolate at home in excess,so in just your less than 2 minutes walk from Aboki store down here,you will not die without biscuits.

A man lives a 100 years on earth is nothing compare to eternity.....
If you think I'm wrong let me know...I'm ready to learn.
Thank you.

This here got me dancing. Really.

Misplaced priorities keeps us from getting our inheritances in Christ. Let's look at the Story of the Son who who remianed at home while his brother (The pridigal Son) took his own inheritance and squandered away.

When the guy returned and their welcomed him home with a party, the first son said, to his Father, I have faithully served you, i never went against your will, but you never gave me a small goat to celibrate my birthday with my friends, but see this vagabond son of yours who had squandered your wealth, immidiately he came back, you killed tje fatest goat for him. His father said to him, look, everything here is yours, but you never asked for anything. If you had asked, you'd have received whatever you asked

That's how it is. Our Father is the owner of everthing on earth, but if you don't ask, thinking, he is my father so shd know my needs, you won't get. And if you ask stupidly with pride and arrogance, you wont get anything too.

I love you.

walosky:
I dont really believe working hard makes someone to be rich.....it can only put food on your table . It's only God that gives the POWER to make WEALTH cos it doesnt matter how long you've trived ; it takes HIS GRACE AND FAVOR moreso following His steps/will

But all you just said is what makes you rich nah.

If God gives you all you just detailed out, but you sit at home allowing your Cell Phone to put you in a Cell, which keeps you unproductively busy, how will that wealth come about?

No wealthy is lazy saved of damned.

What brings wealth is all you mentioned (that's from God's side) and hardwork, diligent pursuit, being consistent, and courage which is determination(on your part). This is what egenders wealth.

Doerstech:
Poverty is not sin.....as simply as ABC....Lazarus at the gate was solely poor...and so were many Holy Men in the scripture ....so how's poverty now a sin?


The promises of the Lord are sure and Amen....if you claim them as His Child it will work for you as simply as ABCD.

2 Corinthians:8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Pls tell me why Christ will exchange his wealth or riches for poverty for us to be rich?

realmindz:
excellent question


@Emmanystone, pls whatz the righteousness of the poor man.

He believed in whom the Father of All creation gave as a propitiation for our sins. He accepted the righteousness of Christ which was offered to him freely.
John:6:28-29
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.


The righteouness of God is imputted unto us. We don't do anything to get it. We believe in whom was sent to us from YHWH. When we do, he exchanges our righteousness for His.

That is what Lazarus did.

akhis:
Nice write up. Very well detailed but little contradictions. Poverty is not sin. As said there will always be some poor among us its left for us to work and pray not to be poor. Work alone may not make you reach, hence pray as you work. For He gives them both same time and chance, meaning but the poor and the rich have same life and opportunity while some will have it some may not

Dear sir. What the Master means there is that, In our midst will always be the less privileged, why? because some will be born blind, lame, sick, some will be orphaned very early in life, hence, they'll depend on us for charity. But, the Master is completely against idleness or laziness which terns to poverty.

We are asked to go and take a lesson from the Ants who are very busy working in the right season to store food for the rainy season.

Jeaus redeemed us from the Scotch of poverty, by He who 'Being rich, became poor that we the poor may become rich.

He never said, the well able bodied men will always be poor. He said, let the poor who became so because of laziness, not be given food. Let everyone work with their hands to have to eat and give to others in need.

Yes, God has given us the same time, chance and opportunities to make wealth, BUT, We make this wealth according to the capacity bestowed on us by the Father of all flesh. To some He gave 5 talents to multiply, to some He gave 3 and to some He gave 1.

According to the level of our strengths and capacities to reproduce he gave. But the one who dug the ground and buried his, will eventually go to the one who multiplied his 5 and had 10 to beg for food abi?

Again, the Mistake we make is this, the Man who was given 3 multiplies to have 6, but he believes he must have what the guy who was given 5 who had 10, without which, he believes he is not rich. Wrong.

The only people are permitted to be poor in our midst are the blind, the halt, the afflicted. In other words, physically challenged. No able bodied man shd be poor. No acceptable.

yungchivvy:
poverty is sin?? Woow. Just woow. Ntin else to say mr preacher

If it wasn't why will Christ die to take it away from the poor?

irynterri:
thanks for your contribution, but I doubt you read the sermon 'cos if you did you will understand the sin I pointed out was not loving his neighbor or as someone pointed out been insensitive to the plight of his neighbor, in no part of this sermon did I say his wealth was sinful.thanks

Okay.

seagulsntrawler:
I disagree with what you've just said up there. Poverty is not a sin and the Gospel of Christ was mainly for the poor hence the reason he said, " the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath appointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;"

Can you please interpret this verse of Scripture to me?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"
Matthew:5:3
And, why in your understanding do you think Christ preached the gospel to the Poor?

To who did the Holy Spirit say 'For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians:8:9
Is it to the rich or the poor?

seagulsntrawler:
All through his life Christ mingled more with the poor cos he was one himself[/b]and it partly accounts for the reasons why the Jews never accepted him as the messiah,

Lolzzzzzzz. This is a case of someone who doesn't know who Jesus of Nazareth is. Wow. Jesus was poor? How? [b]For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians:8:9
The question is why does it seem like the gospel is meant just for the poor? Let's see.

Good News Translation Luke 14:16-21
Jesus said to him, “There was once a man who was giving a great feast to which he invited his friends.

When it was time for the feast, he sent his servant to tell his guests, ‘Come, everything is ready!’ But they all began, one after another, to make excuses.

The first one told the servant, ‘I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.’ Another one said,

‘I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.’ Another one said, ‘I have just gotten married, and for that reason I cannot come.’

The servant went back and told all this to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant,

‘Hurry out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’.

Jesus here wasn't talking about men who had money, who had material businesses to attend to, He is talking about the Jews and Pharisees who felt they already had God of Moses and were good with that, hence didn't need what Christ came with.

The God of their Father Abraham, had promised them a Seed which will crush the head of the serpent and restore to them that which was stolen from them by Satan in Eden, but they were distracted to think it was a physical political and secular triumph over their surrounding enemies, hence cast him off when they didn't think he met their profile.

However, the Gentile Nations who didn't have YHWH were the 'poor ones' in need of the life which the Jews lacked but thought they had, hence were brought into the covenant of Abraham. The Gentiles are the Male, blind, halt. The poor in Spirit.

It's all about being grafted into the Kingdom of God. It has absolutely nothing to do with physical money.

seagulsntrawler:
" and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him." Isaiah 53:2

Very interesting. Now, why was the Messiah rejected?

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isaiah:53:2.

Why was he rejected? Was He rejected because He was not beautiful and rich?

Here...

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah:53:6
He wasn't rejected because he was poor, he was rejected because MEN LOVE SIN more THAN RIGHTEOUSNESS, MEN LOVE DARKNESS more THAN LIGHT. The same thing is still on going right here even in this forum.

seagulsntrawler:
And today's gospel of prosperity has led many not to desire Christ, to walk in his path and be their brothers keeper. Again, he said, take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 12:15

That's not true. Maybe that's what you believe that those who work hard and are prosperous are not godly, but believe me you are very wrong.
Yes, covetousness or greed is a sin, but that is not the same thing as working hard and God prospering the works of your hands.

Deut. 8:18 talks about YHWH himself empowering his faithful servants to make wealth. Will you say, He will empower them to be greedy and covetous? Will you call Job a covetous man? Was Jacob Covetous?
Did God promise to bless you abundantly if you'd faithfully serve Him?

When Peter obeyed Him by giving Him his ship to preach the gospel, did He leave Peter the way He met Peter? When he took 5 loafs and 2 fish from a lad and fed 5000 men, how many baskets were left for the boy?

Guy, you can not separate prosperity from the gospel of YHWH. "Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem
Zechariah:1:17
And who or what is Zion? The body of Christ.

seagulsntrawler:
Lastly, you used Abraham as an example of someone that was wealthy who we should all strive to be like, but sadly none of his wealth, cattles and houses are around anymore.

Really? When last did you take a closer look to the Life of a Jew, or even Me, the Seed of Abraham through Christ? Lolzzzzzz. You are expecting Pa Abraham's cattles to be walking about today in Israel? Wow.

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Isaiah:51:2.
If you obey God as Papa did, his blessings and the increase he got from our heavenly Father shall manifest in you also.

seagulsntrawler:
It means your salvation transcends wealth and should be seen as form spiritual currency.

I agree with you 100%, but pls don't make it seem like a man who obeys God by working very hard and God prospering the works of his hands as promised is committing a sin.

Do you even know who God is? It's like saying Prince William of the United Kingdom should beg for bread because it will be covetous of him to be wealthy. And you are far beyond Prince William. You are an heir to the throne of the universe. What??. The entire earth with everything in it, the Silver and gold belongs to your father, yet you talk about being poor. This is thinking backward.

seagulsntrawler:
Your being wealthy should be seen as an undeserved favor from God to help others and he giveth riches to whom it pleases Him, believers and non believers.

Now you come down to my point.

Let me reiterate, Covetous which is always wanting to collect what others have to add to yours, is a sin, GREED, which is not being contented or satisfied with what you have, is also a sin.

But.

Working hard and applying Kingdom principles (Just like Isaac) and having breaththroughs and becoming rich is not a sin.

JESUS BECAME POOR FOR THE POOR TO BECOME RICH. POVERTY IS BAD.

WORDWORLD:
I like as you have put it. "The Muslim 'MAY' be and not 'IS' trouble about his soul". Which would have been an emphatic statement. Thank you for your generosity.

The Muslim is not troubled about his soul. He is only seeking for understanding as to how he is being approached by some Christains telling him to leave his own faith with the hope that if he believes in the doctrines that Jesus died for his sins, he is blessed with SALVATION. A Muslim appreciates or should appreciate such gestures when being approached because the intention of that christain is one that shows concern TO SAVE HE OR SHE.

What the muslim is seeking is how this SALVATION doctrine works. Because his own faith teaches him like as Jesus accepted to use the LAW in the story of Zachaesus which emphasis on RESPONSIBILITY and GOOD CONDUCT. That you are responsible for the friuts of your actions and not that anybody will bear the ILL FRUITS on your behalf. Personal responsiblity and good conduct has been the teachings right from day one. What am trying to understand is of what RELEVANCE is Jesus dying for the sins of Mankind if the LAW worked on RESPONSIBILTY and yet you are saved. What is the ESSENCE of Jesus dying for the sins of mankind if the same requirements as the LAW, RESPONSIBILITY is still. That is conversely GOOD ACTIONS saved mankind before Jesus died for the sins of mankind and is still required after his Death. SO WHAT IS THE MEANING OF HE DIED FOR OUR SINS WHICH EQUATES SALVATION. What does it proof when salvation depends on good action. Is it necessary? And why is his sacrifice not sufficient unless a human action is required which is to do good? HOW THEN HAS JESUS DIED FOR THE SINNER, WHO IN THIS CONTEXT IS THAT PERSON SO IRRESPONSIBLE. For responsibility have been the saving grace with the law. I hope you can see my intentions and pespective which am trying to understand how the salvation doctrine works. ALL OF THE ANSWERS GIVEN HAS NOT SHOWN ANY RELEVANCE TO JESUS DYING FOR OUR SINS, IF HUMAN ACTION IS STILL A CONSIDERING FACTOR THEN SUCH SACRIFICE IS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE IT SAVES NO PURPOSE. IF IT DOES, HOW?! And that really is why I asked that question. If you don't have a tangible answer now please take your time to figure it out. An aswer with an inevitable conclusion and not flim-flam PLEASE.


muttelylaff, enilove, petra1, anonyNymous, twosquare, butterflylion,adepeter2027, dohgon, emmanystone, ferisidowu.

It's obvious you want an endless argument. The Christians have all given you the perfect answer to your question, but you still mention them. I really don't have time for folly this year.

Godbless you.

irynterri:
SERMON
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is argued by many to be a true life story, because unlike others a character was named. There are several lessons to be learned from this wonderful story told by Our Lord and they include the following:
1. MATERIAL WEALTH IS NOT ALWAYS A SIGN THAT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH OF SALVATION : contrary to claims of some prosperity preachers, this story comes to show that you being wealthy does not mean you are on the right path with God. The Pharisees of Jesus' time were money loving people who believed been wealthy was a sign your worship was acceptable to God. Wealth does not only come from God, you can get money from the devil, you can get money from cheating others , you can get from falsifying your scales, but good wealth come from God and more important to him is what you do with it, for to whom more is given, more is expected. Hence,stop envying those around you who are rich without following the way of the Father,for what lies ahead of them you do not Know and might not wish to partake in it, stop questioning God when you see a poor righteous man, for what lies ahead of him is the greatest that can happen to any mortal,remember the earth and its wealth is not our home, we all will leave here one day. BEEN POOR DOES NOT MEAN GOD HATES YOU.

2. THE SIN OF THE RICH MAN
The sin of the rich man was not loving his neighbor like himself. Your neighbor is any one around you, whether rich or poor, male or female, believer or non-believer. Show all love and help all in need. Jesus did not accuse him of not helping anyone at all, he was accused of not helping the Beggar at his gate. So many of us today do the most abominable things to those who we feel are not in our social status around us, look around in churches and you can easily spot who the house girl is in a family, some rich families make their house helps sleep on the bare floor and eat spoilt food. O how vile the fruit we bear are! A tree is known by its fruit, does who produce sweet fruits are good and bad fruits are bad. So ask your yourself what sort of fruit do I produce? Start by using the litmus test of how you treat does who cannot pay you back. Do you throw feasts for your rich friends and ignore your parents need?, do you throw feasts and ignore the plea of a friend in need of a loan?

IS THIS ONLY ABOUT MATERIAL WEALTH?
No, it is whatever you are blessed with. You are blessed with the gift of preaching,you preach far and wide but you do not preach to your children, siblings to change from their sinful ways. In whatever measure you have, give to the poor (those who don't have) for the Good Lord is a friend and lover of the poor.

THE BROTHERS OF THE RICH MAN
these are doubting Thomas. Those who have hardened their hearts and minds against life after death. They see themselves to be intelligent simply because they seem to differ. The live as though they will live forever. They say to themselves, look at all the money I have through my hard work yet this believer who claims his Bible told him he will be given all he asks for is poor. This is the ideology of the Rich man's brothers that is why the rich man requested for a dead man to go back to them because it is only then they would believe. To all who doubt the existence of an after life, we pray to God for their hearts to be open before it is too late.
Thanks for reading this,kindly share your contribution
Cc Lalasticlala

Good sermon, thank you very much. BUT, your sermon seem to dwell on monetary wealth only.

Wealth is not necessarily the cash one has or poverty the lack of it. They are very wealthy people who are not as rich monetarily and they are very wealth men who do not have cash.

In the Kingdom of God, things are not the way they are in the secular world.

If you ask me, i'd say, the Rich man didn't end up in hell or Hades because he didn't feed Lazarus, Yes, he should have, but that was not his only fault. What was his motive for not doing it? Motive is what YHWH will primarily use to judge us. Why did you do it?

I'd say, he didn't do it because of his PRIDE OR HAUGHTINESS.

When you consider yourself better than the next person, then you have a problem with YHWH. If it were just a matter of giving, am sure if a man or woman of his status showed up in his house while at table, he'll insist that the person joins him. But, Pride was his undoing.

The Issue is Pride. His condescending attitude did not allow him consider that Lazarus was human just as he was.

And, Listen, when you stand preaching the Gospel but take a position to condemn another preacher, you invalidate your position. because, you are not called into that ministry by the master. Anyone who stands on others to be seen, will eventually fall.

If you take time to listen to the so called Prosperity preachers, you'd understand that, they try to go beyond 'the life of Jesus' which was offered as a propitiation for us, to the PRINCIPLES OF JESUS which he taught us what to do and how to do it to occupy this earth until his return.

If you decides to end at 'the Life of Jesus' without applying 'the Principles of Jesus', then be okay with that, instead of criticizing those who goes further.

The Rich man didn't go to hell because he was Rich and Lazarus didn't end up in the Bossom of Abraham because he was poor. All of them had attitudes which propelled their actions while alive, and that determined where they both ended.

As much as Jesus said 'The Poor shall not cease in our midst', we as Christians are also enjoined to work with our own hands. The Bible says 'A lazy man should not be given food. He that does no work, shd not eat.

Why was Lazarus poor? Was he sick hence, could not work with his hands or just lazy? I believe in Lazarus's case he was sick, so can be excused. But if not, he had no right to go to the rich man's house to beg.

Bottomline, poverty is not a mark of Holiness, for poverty is a spirit and it is evil. Jesus said, 'Let the poor say i am rich'. Why is that?

Again, Riches or wealth is not a mark of Sin. Anyone who workd hard will be wealthy. A believer or an unbeliever. Sowing and reaping happens to both.

There's no father of faith who was poor and a begger. Is it Abraham, or Jacob? ot Joseph, or who?

Stop preaching a wrong gospel pls.

If we work hard, especially if you are rightly planted and in a good soil, doing what pleases God, He'll prosper you and you'd leave substance for your offspring.

Poverty is sin.

Shalom.

Chiedu4Trump:
In the Old Testament, their blessing were tied to their tithes!

Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith,
saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing,
that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

In the New Testament our blessings are all in Jesus Christ.
Notice it says ALL not some but ALL.

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:


In the Old Testament, God rebuked the devourer (Devil) when you tithed.


Malachi 3:11 (KJV)
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground;
neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.


In the New Testament, Jesus Himself destroys the works of the devil.

1 John 3:8
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.


The bible say's that the New Testament is better than the Old Testament.
Not only is the New Testament is better than the Old Testament,
Its also based on better promises

Hebrews 8:6
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant,
which was established upon better promises.

So please why do we want to hold on the Old Testament's tithing when the New Testament's grace is better

First, are you saved? because if you are not, your Tithe is filthy before God. Go and get saved first.

WORDWORLD:
Guys am still seeking to know your views. Please is the believe in Jesus dying for the sins of mankind and EXCULSIVE concept called SALVATION. That is unless he dies for the sins of mankind there is no salvation?!
muttelylaff, enilove, petra1, anonyNymous, twosquare, butterflylion,adepeter2027, dohgon, emmanystone, ferisidowu.

My reason for asking is because of these verse in the Book of Luke in the Bible about a certain Zacchaeus. I want you to note what Jesus said to him in verse 9.

Luke 19:1-9 New International Version (NIV)
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing
through. 2 A man was there by the name of
Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and
was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus
was, but because he was short he could not
see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and
climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him,
since Jesus was coming that way.
5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up
and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down
immediately. I must stay at your house
today.” 6 So he came down at once and
welcomed him gladly.
7 All the people saw this and began to
mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a
sinner.”
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the
Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half
of my possessions to the poor, and if I have
cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay
back four times the amount.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Today SALVATION has
come to this house, because this man, too, is
a son of Abraham.
New International Version.

Jesus didn't say SALVATION will come to this house after I die. But "TODAY" while he is still alive. Could it not be that SALVATION is NOT an exclusive concept that unless one believe Jesus died for the sins of mankind that one is saved? SALVATION AS FROM THE LIPS OF JESUS SAID "TODAY" WHILE SPEAKING WITH ZACCHEAUS, FOR ZACCHAEUS WAS OF GOOD CONDUCT. Am trying to understand please. NO INSULTS. And if anyone finds the question to be silly they should bother to answer. Thank you very much for your patience.

I hope you are satisfied with the answers given? For those are the answers.

butterflyl1on:
Much as I know you are simply being mischievous I will play along.

Zacheaus was a sinner who sought to see Jesus and not Jesus FIRST seeking him out. When Jesus offered to come to his house he gladly accepted and when Jesus came, Zacheaus ACCORDING TO THE LAW said to Jesus in verse 8 "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

According to the law, salvation was based on works and since Jesus had not yet died and rose again, Zacheaus fulfilled the requirements of the law as a sign of repentance. Notice his words in verse 8b "and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."

He acknowledged his wrong doings and offered to make amends (repent). Based on this, salvation in accordance with the law was fulfilled as proof that zacheaus was a son of Abraham who knew the law but first chose to disobey it but now wishes to fulfil the requirements of the law for salvation.

After the death and resurrection of Jesus, salvation is no longer of works but has become by grace through faith.

Thank you very much sir. The muslim may be troubled about his soul. May he see the beacon of Light Christ exudes.

Ferisidowu:
Jesus didn't die for the sins of the whole world, else all would be saved ....

there's something one needs to do to ensure that he was included, and that's to go to him for the salvation of your soul..

he doesn't punish those he died for or those who have come under his saving Hands .. he only corrects then or chastise them. he doesn't condemn them....

also you'd be sure of your salvation here on Earth.. if you go under his wings

Don't mind the muslim.

WORDWORLD:
WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF JESUS DYING FOR OUR SINS IF MAN WOULD STILL BE PUNISHED FOR COMMITING SINS. OF WHAT BENEFIT IS HIS DEATH TO SINNERS WHOM HE HAS DIED FOR IF THEY STILL WILL BE PUNISHED? I DONT GET IT REALLY!!! WHAT IS THE ESSENCE? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT? THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND.

Oh so Jesus died? I thought your allah said he stole him away and hid him somewhere?