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ikorodureporta:
...I wanna update my playlist

Aren't you an atheist?

He answered mine today.

oyb:
Negodu means shut up, not so?

It means 'Juslukat'.

Superman30:
I disagree with you on one thing!
The west brought destruction to Islamic countries

Hahahahahahahahahaha. Altigyya is it right?
Gerarahia

yazach:
The last time I checked, it was through Christianity that destruction came to Africa by slavery

My time is too precious to waste on a lying muslim. Maybe you shd find out when in History the Arabs started taking Adricans as slaves and if they have stopped now. You are permitted by your koran to lie. Keep your lying mouth the other side.

Ignormodeactivated.

yazach:
Brother, when you put fire resistant jacket on your chest, fire no go burn am o.
This one wey you dey talk, before you know it, all your people don embrace Islam so please before it is too late, join the winning team

Make them go on. We no dey compete for anything.

But, make them wait for the destruction that Islam comes with. Look at their own countries for instance

Ishilove:
Emmanystone, bia negodu fvckery

This is the gathering of the ungodly. I'm standing not on the same way with them.

Ishilove:
Emmanystone, bia negodu fvckery

Nne Ogini?

PastorAIO:
Yes I did. And I even directly quoted what you said.

You said the Jews ought to understand their religion better than you or I.

Okay. The Jews say that Jesus is not the Messiah. Which would you rather follow. Their superior knowledge according to you, or Your own ignorance.

Okay, now i know you didn't read what i posted. You know what? Believe whatever you like.

lilliesboy:
Angry that you are stupid or angry that you are having migraine headache over a "minority world view" called atheism? The one who needs a therapist is you - the CRAZEtian who says deism is irreligion but atheism is something else. And to think that a CRAZEtian will argue for an omnipotent god is laughable and confirms pure madness! Let your god speak for itself, atheists are everywhere and doing fine!

Wow. The demons are mad.

yazach:
My brother is not only UK, try make research on Canada, Australia also.

But be careful next time when you comment you know online info is not safe and white men get technology so that they will not come and take you in your bedroom

Like i said. They should give themselves some time. Jesus says no one takes fire to his chest and not be burnt.

Islam is a virus that kills everything on it's track.

Dem go hear pepper.

Part 3b What happened after I Prayed in the Church at the Altar?

Nothing. I did not grow taller or shorter or more fit nor did I develop a great smile. But everything started changing although I was unaware of the transformation process in the beginning but one striking thing that I instantly noticed, and as a former atheist who had read the bible to make arguments, was that reading the bible became a totally different experience. It came alive like the letters had become magnified I could feel the promises in my spirit. I cannot really explain it. And I have read books, I still read but it’s not the same. And this experience, I later confirmed it in Germaine Copeland’s 'Prayers that Avail Much’ book and also in Heb 4:12. I also used to pray the Holy Spirit to teach me and to reveal the mysteries of the Word’ or when I found ‘show me the wondrous things in thy law’

I subscribed to bible gateway plan for seeking God. It was only scripture, no devotional material. There I found Rom 12:1-2 ‘Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service, and do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God’

So I yielded, I surrendered and I prayed, I still pray like that ‘I surrender all that I am to You Lord, to Your will and cause me to be obedient to Your will’ I was determined because I wanted Him to come so anything to hinder that, I disposed off. I got rid of my masturbation toy, alcohol, porn, secular music, I never was a movie person so that wasn’t so much a problem, and I replaced them with powerful gospel songs that sang about the Holy Spirit, all worship no funky praise songs. I bought christian books about the Holy Spirit that I haven’t even read up till now. These, I did alongside very long laboratory sessions.

I knew I was not my own and that my body was the temple of the Holy Spirit(1 Cor 6:19-20) that God destroys whoever destroys His temple(1 Cor 3:17) and did His will for sanctification by fleeing from sexual immorality(1 Thes 4:3) and by giving thanks always(1 Thes 5:. Out of all the sins, only sexually immorality causes one to sin against his body (temple). So it was a No for me. I was not going to defile this temple of God (my body).

I had always been quite conscious to know that what you let into your mind subconsciously affects you and your opinions, and the bible says ‘be transformed by the renewal of your mind’ so I got on a mission to be transformed. Didn’t give any room to the devil for my mind. I read the bible, prayed, gospel music, did my work, read faith articles, and church. In church they suggested I start reading the book of John. I got hooked to reading. I couldn’t stop reading, to be honest, sometimes I just get moved to read the scripture. I sought the power of the living God. I knew without faith it is impossible to please God. I found also that faith to be the gift of the Holy Spirit. I prayed to receive these things.

Tests

Two significant experiences that I recall were, one, when I didn’t succeed at an interview that I prayed so much for and made pledges. I was so shaken that I didn’t even pray often anymore. I thought 'if You don’t answer my prayers Lord, what will I tell people about You, when they ask why I serve You.' That was one point I would have abandoned the faith but somehow I didn’t, I prayed before I slept with a heavy heart saying ‘Lord even if you don’t answer any of my prayers I will still serve You’ That was one of the most difficult statements I have ever had to make. Imagine living a life of restraint and not getting your prayers answered. But God is faithful.

The next one was at church when I was disappointed that I didn’t receive what we prayed for again ‘I said Lord you know my heart’ but when I got to my secret place I yielded and repented from my rebellion in disappointment’ These were significant because I believe they were tests for me if I just served because I wanted something and I said I would serve even if I never got anything.

As these went on, little did I know that the Spirit of Jesus was breaking me as I continued. I started praying for longer mostly for my family for them to find Christ then everyone to find Christ. I prayed to proclaim Jesus as Lord over all. I prayed to glorify Him in all that I do. In my thoughts, my actions, and my words. I surrendered everyday. Then I started even praying for people that I thought had hurt me or left me heartbroken. I continued in the routine. Then:

Miracles

1. The Unspeakable Joy of God swept me. 1 Peter 1:8-9 Sometimes, I would be on my bed smiling and when I read the Psalms would feel the joy in David’s heart when he wrote them. I would post on Facebook out of excitement. I just couldn’t contain this joy. I get asked at work why I am so excited, and I tell them it is the joy of the Lord. I also discovered I didn't have bitterness in my heart for anyone anymore I was just free. I felt lighter, and happy from this brokenhearted joy.

2. Peace of Jesus. This peace is miles away from being calm. It is supernatural. Jesus says ‘My peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid’ John 14:27. Peace that surpasses all understanding(Phil 4:6). The crisis had disappeared. No more. I have this peace no matter what happens in the world.

3. Love

I remember sometime when I was on my way back from work, I was broken completely, shaking had tears of joy but I held back. I couldn’t help but sing along to the worship song playing on my earphones ‘He who was and is to come, is the One that lives in us, the Great I Am, YHWH…’ I only felt like praying and thanking God and I did and there was this peace again. Perfect love casts out fear. There is no fear, I have hope for the glory to come in Christ Jesus and I don’t have any ounce of fear at all. Jesus gave me a new heart, I am no longer hardened, I can’t even get angry anymore. I feel loved, I know love and I have love. I have forgiven everyone who had ever offended me.

4. Free from indwelling sin. Regeneration

Rom 8 This should have been first, but my behaviour towards certain things I couldn’t do without totally changed. I have convictions now about right and wrong and It just comes, I don’t even need to think about it. I no longer spend time on unimportant things. I am busier now but I have more time than I ever did. I look away from indecently dressed girls and I am no longer attracted to them. But I will tell them about Jesus if ever I get the chance to speak to them. I just couldn't do the things I used to think I loved.

The bible says 'No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed abides in him...(1 John 3:19). It’s amazing because I never knew this scripture existed but I later found it and smiled. I was already living according to scripture by the Spirit of Jesus before I found it. I no longer had recurrent fantasies of sleeping with every beautiful girl, no longer had the urge to drink alcohol, to watch porn, to masturbate, to deceive girls. The thoughts do not even come to mind anymore. My thoughts are clean, I keep a clear conscience, and it has been easy by His Spirit.

5. Witness

Some of my early prayers were for God to assist me in my weakness, to overcome shame in spreading His word I kept praying that I would proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and tell people He is the way the truth and the life. My church is a mission church so we go out to evangelise. Haven’t had to go a lot with them because of my schedule but I go sometimes and I talk to people, atheists too and I ask them why they think there is no God. I tell them about Jesus but I can only tell. Everyone now knows that I am a christian. Look at the number of people the Lord has used me to get His message to on nairaland. I posted 'another reason to believe God' when it hit the front page and an angry atheist said I was deluded. But he is blind to know that God is using me to reach more and more people including him.

6. Purpose

There is a strong sense of purpose now in my life. there is no confusion or emptiness in my heart. I know what gives me joy and it is serving the Lord. I do not need to have a church, before I serve Him, helping poor people, showing love, telling people about Jesus, and glorifying Him in all you do is serving the Lord.

7. Wisdom

For the Lord gives wisdom from His mouth come knowledge an understanding(Prov 2:6)

If I tell you that I have not been a christian for up to a year, would you be believe? How about 6 months? But the truth is it just over two months now. Yes, me too I don’t know where and how I have come to know so much, but this writing is new, and boy! has it improved. Some answers I give to questions amaze me as well, not just here also when I speak to people about Jesus.

I could go on to tell about the other miracles but I left it at the supernatural only Jesus can give.

Why I say seek to experience Jesus. It is because it is much easier and more convincing(because it comes with emotion) than arguments and logic. So we can tell the world of His goodness.

If you want to look for arguments for if Jesus ever came to earth see Lee Strobel: A Case for Christ. As for me, I sought the Spirit of God and Jesus found me. Now I am always happy to tell people about Him because I know Him and how good He is. He saves and He sets free from bondage. He would take away that anger, bitterness, fix your marriage, heal you, free you from anything you suffer from, Jesus is the only solution.

I never set out to entertain or prove a superior argument. my testimony is an outreach to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. I endeavoured to end every post with accept Jesus to unbelievers. The seed has been sown. Thanks to the mods, God used them too, it’s up to them to believe or not.

God in His love has revealed Himself to me in areas I had always been empty. I sought protection but look at all the sweet things I experience that nobody had ever told me about Jesus. And I am just getting started, I have many more years by His grace. That’s why I passionately share this.

This peace and joy is better than all the money in the world. And I am not the only one that says this. In all these, nothing has changed, but everything on the inside has, the things I thought were so important like what we focus so much on that people kill and die for don’t really matter that much. God provides for His people. Of course, I will have enough to provide for my family but with this heart my conscience will not let me pile so much for myself while I watch others starve. That is not Jesus.

Coming from depression to this unspeakable joy and peace that is free. You begin to wonder what I was doing all my life that I rejected Jesus but then again I wouldn’t have had the experiences and knowledge to make up this great testimony. 'All things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose’(Rom 8:28)

Now I can say like Paul, '...I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.. '(Phil 3:

Jesus is Lord!

Wow. This guy found God. Wonderful. I have never seen a man who encountered God and said anything different from what this guy said here.

Oh

edimolu2:
keep walking dunce! no one is putting a gun to your head to comment!

ode!

Awww shi.iit, the guy is a Cow.

Butterflyleo:
Emmanystone I think I should change my moniker to mosquito I too dey worry

What do you think?

There's was a Mosquito moniker here before. I'm not sure you had joined Nairaland back then. If you become Mosquito, you'd be mistaken for him.

Shroud:
waste no time with the inbred. He knows. He's been stripped of whatever is left of his dignity so wild allegations are his new weapons.

I see.

CuteMadridista:
TBH I'm not one of those that bring up these kind of stuff. They don't add to any discussion but only lead to mudslinging and derailing so I find it distasteful unless its a troll thread BUT if someone thinks its okay to bring them up it would be hypocritical not to want to take it when someone replies in kind!

Anyways, I'm not even yet 30 although I'm over 20 (obviously). There's no shame in being 40s. Likes of Plaet.ton is in his 40s and Menes.heh from his DP looks like someone in his 40s

I started supporting the club when I played Sony PS1 soccer game. I loved Raul and Roberto Carlos as they scored most of my goals. Gamers can relate

That's okay. We will eventually grow old if Christ tarries. No need to worry.

CuteMadridista:
Nah, my age isn't what brought this discussion but your telling me to ask why Frank317 brought up your marital status so whatever you concluded is my age is inconsequential

Truth is Frank317 brought marital status up cuz you brought up my supposed age. if you didn't do that he -most likely - wouldn't have brought it up!

Hopefullandlord, i agree, i am wrong, you are right. Frank is right. I am old and single and you are not 40.

Can you let it rest now? You are too pedantic man. Men are not like this. Chai.

**No more response to this.**

CuteMadridista:
Nah, You brought it up here https://www.nairaland.com/4433729/life-more-meaningless-god/3#66463162

Which is why I'm asking what warrants it being brought up here. I'm asking that as a response to your questioning why Frank317 brought up your marital status but your not answering that makes Frank317's point for him

Okay, Hopefullandlord, sorry. You are not 40, You are a teenager. Can we go on now?

efeski:
Hello nairalanders
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FraterMathy Pls holler

What about Jumia? Also get the Ouija Board. Enjoy when the demons begins their torments.

Butterflyleo:
Exactly! He hopes to be forever young since knows that the young are often the ones who patronize nairaland so he wishes to deceive them into thinking he is also young like them despite not being so.

Atheists so know how to beguile their listener or reader with false claims like Frankie who had been bragging about how he does not fear Yahweh and how Yahweh cannot do him anything and how followers of Yahweh are foolish and mad etc.

But he is afraid of his wife who is a follower of Yahweh
He forgot that his wife is also foolish and mad for being a follower of Yahweh
He cannot stand before his wife to challenge her christian beliefs but feels he has somehow earned the right to challenge the views of other christians on nairaland.

Maybe when his wife is praying he would be in one corner saying she is praying to an imaginary friend. Or when the wife insists he joins her in prayer he would refuse

Can he summon the courage to refuse? A Whimpering wet puppy before a girl.

CuteMadridista:
TBH if you notice I've left that till you told me to ask Frank317 why he brought up your marital status

This is all fine and dandy and I'm not bothered by people guessing my age in a faceless forum. however I'm interested in how people think and make conclusions. I know that challenging how someone made a conclusion on any subject can make such a person either change the conclusion or bring more premise to support it or stcij a finger into the ear and not care about the challenge. This is why I'm interested in how you moved from "He's been supporting Madrid for close to 20 years" to "Therefore he's in his 40s"


Anyways, ignore all that but answer this question "How did my supposed age come into this thread's discussion?"

It wasn't even in this thread i said that. And it was a joke. Wait, as an atheist you don't take jokes?

Guy loosen up a bit. I know depression keeps atheist's company, you can still pretend to be fun

edimolu2:
NIGGA! stop spamming my mentions with ill-articulated gibberish like a visionless man who lacks inner direction and is void of potentials!

Still the same cheeky-verbiages, lol...abeg o, make i ask you, who are my betters? you lezz? you? one who lays pride to a 2000 naira power bank? one who begged a 19 year old to date him, to cover up for his sex-starvation!...lol...i should envy you indeed!...lol

"seek first to understand" a four-word sentence that doesn't seem to manifest in your addled brain, all you do is jump into my mention like a man short of the necessary vitamins for brains and talents!

@bolded! i agree....so what was the need to then quote me just immediately i submitted my comment! or do you think i was making emphasis on you quoting me in the unforeseeable-future? nah nah! i called your attention to you quoting me immediately after foolishly admitting you would quote me just that once! Do you now see why i asserted you argue stupidly?

you should always assume you know less and think more, no one is putting a gun to your head, always engage yourself before you reply me else i'd make you look the fool like i just did!

Stop talking nonsense, Lezz is not Postmann. Can't your brain articulate?

Butterflyleo:
Don't be. It shows you were actually on to something.

You want to pour sand in his garri.

He hopes to remain a teenager here?

Butterflyleo:
Ogbeni stop throwing spit everywhere like a downs syndrome patient.

Go and tell your Christian wife whom you have become an akamu for that she has a mental problem because she believes God exists.

You cannot change your wife who incidentally has tamed you right to your bedroom and it is on nairaland you wish to tame others ?

Frankie the coward

Make it one word. **Frankiecoward**.

Dalam0n:
Its not even about that. Butterflyleo has been telling us that if we have Jesus we will have a new life. We will become changed beings and will only engage in positive things. He said people without Jesus steal, deceive, kill and do things he calls unholy and bad.

But the problem is even with his Jesus he still does those things he calls bad. He is a liar, a deceiver, a thief and a big hypocrite. And he engages in those things always on this platform. Always.

If his Jesus can not help him the why and how will his Jesus help us? He is a perfect example to show us that his Jesus is imaginary and as such everything he is saying is empty words and nothing more. He claims to have Jesus, and also claims that if we have this Jesus we will stop doing bad things. He has this Jesus and he is still engaging in things he said are bad and unholy constantly . He lies always, steals and deceives regularly( he is notoriously known for that here) he's a known hypocrite. He can't help himself but he wants to help others. Hpw? He always reminds me of 4everGod aka naijadeyhia. They are always the same. Always speaking empty words and always failing practice that which they preach.

Naijadeyhia' s case culminated in him being disgraced here because he needed up stealing someone's 6 million naira and deactivating all his over 6 different accounts and running away.

These deluded wanna be children of the dead Jewish hippie always end up making themselves objects of ridicule. They just can't and won't stop. Deluded people.

You are systematically gravitating towards 'Dalamoron' all by yourself.

Butterflyleo:
The matter is giving him serious cause for concern ON A FACELESS FORUM.

I just tire.

CuteMadridista:
I said "Close to" and for all you know it might've been 15-19 as at the time I made that post. if it were 20 I'll say I've been doing it for 20 years. the "Close to" clause there makes a difference

Secondly, there's no minimum age to start supporting a club. I could've attended a live match with my dad as a prepubescent and fell in love with the club or watched a highlight of a match or play a soccer videogame and like the club or someone bought the club's Jersey for me so I see no reason to make the claim that one has to be "at least 20 years to start supporting a club" even at that time

Let me be clear that I'm not denying being in my 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s. I'm more challenging how you're concluding that I'm definitely in my forties from that simple post. could it be that you seriously wish I were a certain age?

Finally, you still didn't answer the main question in the post you quoted "How did my supposed age come into this thread's discussion?"

If your age doesn't trouble you, why then are you making an issue out if it? You could just laugh and move on.

Guy, you can drag argument for Africa. Biko. Ga wa.

Age is a blessing as far as i'm concerned. I have watched friends die. They'd wish to live, but they are dead. Why shd life be a curse to me?

Call me old and i will dance and praise God for fulfilling His promise of longevity to me.


If you are 40, So?

superhumanist:
I am just laughing.


Butterflyleo and emmanystone consoling themselves as mature and sensible Christians.

Two clowns that their fellow Christians do not even consider to be honest Christians. One is a scammer and the other a foul mouthed, troublesome lady

Hahahahahahahahahaha. You forgot to add, 'Godfearing and bold'.

Foul mouthed? Where did you get that word from? And, Is it wrong to be foul mouthed? As an atheist, you can determine which language is appropriate when you have for standard of rights and wrongs?

Oh wow. You'd ve loved it so much if i were a timid, backward and whimpering Christian abi?

I always tell you not to expect that from me. I'm a Christian and i know what is expected of me. I know what i'd say which will constitute a sin. Not you telling me what i shd or shd not say.

***Onyourface***

Ubenedictus:
which Christian follows old testament laws are you a sabbatarian?

What do you understand by 'follow old Testament?'

Ubenedictus:
now you laugh and call someone urchin... you know what that means?

Yes i do. Don't you? Will he stop being an urchin if i don't call him that?

CuteMadridista:
Ask yourself how my (wrong) age came into this discussion too

To be a fan for over 20yrs ago, one will have to assume what Football was 20yrs ago and how what being a fan of a club means, you'd have to be at least 20yrs old then.

PastorAIO:
Still maintaining a limited intellectual capacity.

Inside all this one that you've spewed now, will you still say that Jews ought to know more than you or not?

This is all you can say? Are you sure you read what i posted? Lol.