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Morning hug

deekseen:
Hope your weekend was great.

It was alright. Hope your week will be good.

Lol not quite. Plus I also put a couple of Yoruba names, doesn't betray me as Yoruba.

@OP Pereowei

Odunnu:
Bature

Pretty name.

Xionez:
Sweetheart, all you needed to do was ask!

But I did, remember? I'm the director and you're the lead actor

Omamerhi

Norioghene

I’m not a fan of this religious t[i]i[/i]t for tat but OP if the bible in which you gladly discredit gave reference to prominent Islamic figures or alluded to your holy book and diety, no doubt you won’t bother to question the authenticity of the Bible then

^^ Can you also deliver this slap to the spammer for me, cheers

Dancers

Yorisb:
Poetry

Oh my goodness. You are human after all

Jadesola

Today is my Birthday

Pikachu

The bassey in my guitar

I'd kindly suggest to him to consider adopting any of the various creatures of the world cuz my womb's not hosting a child



The sun lost its glow.

The cockroach in my cupboard

@OP I don't know anymore. Everybody's disappeared.

Stop requesting to be my sp[i]e[/i]r[i]m[/i] donor!

Shirley B. . .

belle-full

Shirley Bassey

I don't miss sauer one little bit

Ejiro

Damilola

mikuz:
talk about people making themselves inferior.
Smh

abi o

na wa for some people's esteem

Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump

^^
If those scriptures were written in favour of women would you gladly believe and accept them?

Are these scriptures used as an excuse to justify certain behaviour such as chauvinism or "chauvinism in righteousness" as you call it?

. . .and yet again the Ego of God is gloriously highlighted

This does sound like a good idea. I’m not too sure about the time frame but you have expressed that a more suitable period may hold.

and no reference to the next Book such that the Book being discussed would have as its foundation the discussions of previous ones

I doubt such would be possible. Studying a particular book doesn’t mean the other books should be made redundant for that time period, some may even serve to complement the passage under inspection at that moment.

But if the idea of this thread proves unfeasible why doesn’t someone take the initiative to create a Christian Q & A thread similar to the Muslim one tbaba1234 created.

Jenwitemi is right. If one was to come to the idea that a creator may exist that does not automatically mean that anybody who adheres to a diety should jump to the conclusion that such a person has reconciled with their rendering of God.
God is synonymous with religion and not everybody is a fan of religion. One may be able to ar[i]o[/i]us[i]e[/i] more interest if the word “creator” was employed instead.
Dawkins specifically said “supernatural creator”.

Also I do wonder if some religious people carry a 0.01% doubt in the existence of their God (just thinking out loud)

@Topic: Rowan Williams was present? Urgh . . .I’ve never been keen on that man. He's so slippery.

Ptolomeus:
Hola querida amiga!

Ndipe:
Why do I choose to worship Jesus Christ?

He died for my sins and rose again for my justification. Today, if I need anything, I have to pray in faith and He will intercede on my behalf. My forefather's relgion would demand an arm and a leg to fulfill rites while the gift of Jesus Christ is FREE.

I’m not questioning anybody’s right to worship whom they want. I’m just slightly amazed that some converted Africans go on a witch-hunt  god-hunt burning “idols" that are essentially carriers of a society’s culture and history in an attempt to be righteous and vanquish the presence of demonic influences. In the process summarizing native beliefs as “witchcraft” and “uncivilized” as if adopting a foreign faith is an embracement of civilization (modernity perhaps).
And all the while, the converters of Africa and beacons of Christianity have these endangered “idols” neatly preserved in their own countries.

Dont be brainwashed, Jesus Christ is the Only Way to God.

Who exactly is being "brainwashed"?


By the way your handle reminds me of the shona word “ndipe”.

Lol Long One you're on a Long Thing.

Interlude over. Let's chat.

P.S. I already knew the meaning behind the moniker

buzugee:
glad to know you got fed. i am not looking for a response. just shocked you asked the same questions all over again after i answered the questions, meaning you either did not read it or agree with it. and if you didnt agree, i think a lil response on why you dont agree will be appropriate and polite after i busted my butt typing all that there for you.

Those were tailored questions and an extension to the original ones. Lol @ your last sentence. Believe me, the effort is very much appreciated.

buzugee:
he bestowed us with the freewill. . . if he had an ego he will not give us the freewill to wander of into our own devices. . .he wants you to make your own decisions and choices

In the bible aka “God’s word”, the protagonist seems to have a habit of either vanquishing or threatening those that don’t adhere to him.
Since we have free-will, why does this God corner us into worshipping him?

His stance can be verbally translated as Follow me or perish, but hey it’s your call. I’m not forcing you to do anything because it’s your free-will but might I remind you that if you don’t follow me you’ll burn forever. . .  sounds pretty authoritarian to me.

spirits dont feel pain.

In death the physical body decays. Since the earthly shell sheds allowing the spirit to be released from the fleshly suit the physical body can be said to be temporary, whilst the spiritual one is permanent. If burning in hell is as a punishment don’t you think that such atmosphere will rouse some pain? Moreso the fact that a being will endure that torment in the spiritual body (the permanent form) speaks volume of the punishment that is vividly narrated in the bible i.e. burning forever.
But if you had said that the pain that is felt in the physical is not the same feeling felt in the spirit – I could have agreed with your point then.

Regarding the tree of knowledge. . .

The tree of knowledge of good and evil is not a physical tree

What you have written here is interesting and I’ve also considered the possibility of the tree not being physical – but more metaphorical. The representation of duality was obvious but I’ve never thought it was supposed to represent Man’s spirit. I’m still loosely researching this event though.

is Gods personal esteem centred on being worshipped ? No.

SEE THE LORD AINT INTO SINGING AND PRAYING AND WORSHIPPING IN CHURCH AND ALL THIS MADNESS. HE AINT INTO EGO TRIPPING. HE DONT NEED YOUR PRAYER. HE SAYS YOUR PRAYER IS AN ABOMINATION TO HIM. ALL HE WANTS IS YOU TO LET JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS PREVAIL. LET LOVE PREVAIL. LOVE YOUR FELLOW MAN. TREAT EACH OTHER WITH DECENCY.

However I don’t agree with your assertion that God is adverse to worship. Singing, praying etc is a form of worship and if indeed we are following the same bible you will see where in “God’s Word” these acts are highly regarded by this Being.

“And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.”
Revelation 8: 3

Why would praying to God be a sore in his eyes when that’s the believer’s method of communicating with their diety?

Why would singing to God be a sore in his eyes when that’s the believer’s method of celebrating their diety?

The longest book in the bible is Psalms and the author of most of the psalms is David who was also a musician and was said to be a “man after God’s own heart”. . .

HOPE I ANSWERED ALL YOUR QUESTIONS

If anything you’ve made them multiply lol but all the same thanks for the effort.

Buzugee, I’m a little curious. You quote the bible frequently yet carry the same vigour as the members of the NOI