TRV_IJN: check your email.

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@TRV_IJN you got mail

TRV_IJN: Replied. Please draw my attention whenever you send a mail. That isn't my primary email addy.

You got mail

@TRV_IJN i sent you the automated "I want to send you a message via nairaland" meassage, so please check your spam and respond so i can take it from there.

earthgreeners:

@ezme, make these schools answer person on top all this admission palava ooooo..I can't wait to drop my application @ CDHC....

Bros where do we start from?..my UG project was on ''Assesment of efficiency of Abesan Sewage Treatment Plant''... How do I publish, and hw can we work 2geda?

I will get back to you on this, I'm yet to see my chapter president on this, but truth is the journal on which you get published gives it credibility even without looking at your work at face value. But your best bet for now may be the national association for environmentalist.

mercylicious: These people r funny.
I wrote and they replied,
"You would be advised by this office should you need to provide a letter
of deferral."

Nawao

The person who replies the e-mails is so straight, he/she isn't even given any pointers to suggest what their next action would be.

He has 11.4% on public opinion poll which places him 3rd place in the pecking order and someone who happens to be a Christian is tagging him antichrist, satanist and even the devil. Its really cool the opinions of my fellow Christians spewing bullshit here won't count. Christians always looking for who to put the devil on. None of you have even tried to google him, but you call him the devil. When anyone starts bashing any MOG you are quick to scream "Touch not my anointed". HYPOCRITES!!!

jidegirl12: I pray forgiveness for all of una wey dey run ya mind ( cos you ain't using your mouth)..... And for knowledge cos y'all fools! Shame on y'all.

Calling people fools is a Christ-like behavior right?
It your kind that have the conceited opinion that they are saved.
Save your strength and pray for yourself.

Bidam: he is already a failure in marriage..would you lyk to sit under a pastor who is having 'issues' on marriage to be counseled when you have marital problems with ur wife?(1titus6-7)

How did you come to this conclusion(@the bolded) without judging from the evidence in the print and social media?

Joagbaje: Its just a Demonstration of passion

synchronized passion right?

Bidam: now am not supporting wat chris okotie did..but saying he is a mockery to christianity is rather taking it to far...let him that is witout sin be the first to throw stones..dnt be a pharisee in ur statements..rather feel a sense of remorse and pray for a brother who missed it..rather than casting stones

I have this prejudice that you are of the "touch not my anointed" camp. Please, clarify.

2good: Food for thought.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RXmkftK0Sw

‎"The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also" -- Mark Twain

Should I experience a "deconversion" in the near future, know it started from reading this thread.

FXKing2012:

I know u are saying/typing something but I'm only hearing/reading gibberish.

Yeah, I noticed. Blame it your inability to analyze textual information.

FXKing2012:

GBAM! You couldnt have said it better, I dont know why it's so hard for these kids to understand. Football itself is not a sin but anything that takes the place of God in your life has become your god, and such will take u to hell.
In Argentina, Maradona is worshipped as a god by some people; they have the church of Maradona using his image and his bible, and they pray to him.

Some worship football more than they worship God. I was once in a church where the pastor had to close service early because he needed to go watch Man U match - that was my last day in that church.

How can you tell everyother poster or me to whom Bidam was replying is a Kid? Oga,your conceited view of yourself,and believing you are saved and others are not is even laughable because everything we believe as Christians is by faith. Judging from your moniker, I wonder if you spend as much time reading your bible as you spend staring at FX Charts. Forex might just be your own god.

Bidam: funny u mentioned daily schedules as if i want to be chauffer driven.lol..well i am a teacher and my hobies are reading..infact i read alot of christian literatures(good ones) and the bible.

You sounded like you spend your 24hours of the day worshiping God,I really would love to know what you classify as mundane things. I love football and I don't see how that would take me to hell. I support Manchester united FC and believe me I don't really hold the players or the coach as a cult figure. I even criticize them whenever they fall short even more than I have ever criticized any of our leaders(not even Dr. Uduaghan).

I believe this is more of a political issue that may not have involved any level of external pressure. Prof. Ibeh is presently the Dean of the College of Medicine, UNIBEN. If I remember clearly about 4years ago this particular college had accreditation issues, that was resolved in a political settlement. If the same College is coming out to say they found a cure for AIDS, this would put them on the spotlight(nationally and globally).The standard of the College may be brought under scrutiny and would bring about negative publicity than positive publicity. I believe the denouncing of the claims by the College and the later statement of Prof. Ibeh is more of an act of damage control.If you notice, the press statement of the University distancing itself from the claims is coming from the Provost of the College of Medicine, and not the Vice-Chancellor.

Bidam: God is jealous about how we use our time doing mundane things instead of serving Him...ever picture the 24 elders casting their crowns @ His feet worshiping Him day and night? Just think about it. He alone is worthy of our praise.. Have u praise Him today?

Hello Sir,
I'm interested in your daily schedule and would also love to know what you do for a living; how you relax and have fun(if you do);What are your interests and hobbies?

mercylicious:

Congrats dear. We submitted same day so u hv a lot of reasons to dance azonto.

I have news. My sch program co-ordinator replied me and asked if I will be able to make spring which starts May. U guess wat my answer was - YES!
I now await the offer. Idomaboi really brought d hope back and God is making all things new.
I'll try and use d time ( frm now to May) to get sum intl certs.
So help me God.

This is so cool to read. I didn't look at a mirror but I believe I'm all smiles from ear to ear.

@eldred the don Congrats on your TRV

@ALL Fall Applicants,how is it going?

I'm obtaining my referee letters now, got two today, expecting three tomorrow and my transcript is at a very advanced stage so I may be turning in my application by mid January.

Things seems to be going very good for me. I was a bit worried I didn't have any publications to add to my applications only to find out today that my final year project was published by my HOD(acknowledging me as co-author)in one of the volumes of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Journal for 2011. That was one of the best news I got for today.

@earthgreeners If you are still keen on getting something published before August 2013 on environmental engineering or related issues I'm game.

Bidam: @ezme funny u should read my post that way...as a matter of fact i have a father but i don't take him as my god..u need to understand the order of ministerial son...am not illegitimate..just like elisha needs an elijah, timothy needs paul so also i look up to my father...there is nothing wrong there..please go get a copy of the order of a son by mark hanby and u will understand my point..well as for the private jet thing.pple are too much in a hurry to cricticise MOG's that they fail to realise the trips these men take to abroad in a year..imagine me travelling 1st class @ 1.5million multiply that by 80 trips in a year..how much do u think that would amount to..well wat i quoted was a ballpark figure..i dnt see anythin wrong in a ministry having a private jet for the futherance of the gospel..we are not in jesus era or paul era..times have change..even if Jesus were to be present here on earth dnt u think He would have used a jet to reach other parts of samaria for the gospel instead of using a boat? Which is more faster?

My response would just be in a bid to argue,but, I would love to let go the urge to do so. I would like to acquaint you of the existence of chariots during the time of Jesus and for most of his life time he walked/trekked. The only time, to the best of my knowledge Jesus didn't walk was during the triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Jesus treated all men as equal and didn't fall into the politics of social stratification which was well in existence during the bible days. But, these are just for argument sake, I just believe Jesus would not have supported extravagance and amassing of material wealth here on earth. Conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal it .....UDF. If you are proud of your line of defense for the private jet lifestyle, then I would respect your view.

Bidam: have you followed..i mean really followed kenneth hagins teachings and messages...don't be hasty to judge and condemn..am not talking about the funny video frobel pasted hia from a pagan website([b]the video might be lies [/b]and deception to fool u)..satan can also make a mockery and attacks the church..destruction can start from within not outside just like you are condemning a ministry that has been a tremendous blessing to thousands of people.. A video like this can be monitored and manipulated to fool you..are u there in the meetings? How do u know it is real? Thank God for technology anything is possible these days..i wonder why people can be fooled like this.

@Bidam,Why not take out time to investigate this before you start with your defense. I believe you may have been blessed from his messages, but why do you sound like he isn't infallible or human. I've heard many Catholics say the Pope is infallible and sometimes I wonder if he is not human.I believe you have a preacher you presently look up to and believe me you actually have a deity-status of him in your heart. You may be reluctant to admit this.

Bidam: I don't agree with you on the emboldened. have u asked yourself why there are so many breakaways in churches today(Nigeria has the largest number of denominational churches worldwide, you can prove me wrong) .these churches started as home fellowship as a result of doctrines they disagreed with in their former churches. or how do you think martin Luther broke away from the Catholics to start the protestant movement. in souer's history of the christian church volume 3, p.206, the following statement is found: "Dr. Martin Luther was a prophet, evangelist, speaker in tongues and interpreter, in one person, endowed with all the gifts of the HOLY SPIRIT". still many people called martin luther the reformer a false prophet and a blasphemer even till date. Personally i criticism MOGs even Tb. Joshua..but does that alter the fact that he doesn't have large followers of believers even here in nairaland? no. and there is nothing wrong in a father you look up to..was Apostle Paul not a MAN? LOOK AT WHAT HE SAID IN 1 COR 11:1
New International Version (©1984)
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.


New Living Translation (©2007)
And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.



English Standard Version (©2001)
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.



New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.



Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.



International Standard Version (©2012)
Imitate me, as I do the Messiah.



King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.



Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Imitate me just as I also do The Messiah.


GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Imitate me as I imitate Christ.



King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Be followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.


American King James Version
Be you followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.


American Standard Version
Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.


Douay-Rheims Bible
BE ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.

we follow men who follow CHRIST my bro.. ofcos we know there are charlatans out there...JESUS said you know them by their fruits...AND I CAN BOLDLY TELL YOU(I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER MINISTERS IN THE VIDEO THAT FROSBEL DISPLAYED)WITH ALL HUMILITY MY CONSCIENCE BEARING ME WITNESS IN THE HOLY GHOST THAT KENNETH HAGIN OF BLESSED MEMORY IS NOT A FALSE PROPHET. THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEFENDING HAGIN BUT ABOUT SPEAKING THE TRUTH WHERE YOU SEE DECEPTIONS AND LIES PERPETRATED BY ENEMIES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The bible made us understand that Paul was called by Christ, we can all bear witness to this because our bible says so. Now following men would be on the basis that their fruits are like that of Christ. I personally don't know about Hagin so I would not speak about him. i don't see the need to criticize any MOG's personality but with the level of prosperity preaching going on, would you say these preachers are of Christ? Do the manifestations in that video look godly to you? I don't need you to respond to these questions on here. I just need you to answer them in your heart.

Talking about fruits.Acquiring material wealth, is that the kind of example Christ showed, since we claim to follow Christ.Would Christ buy a private Jet with so much poverty around him? So many people defend these private jet acquisition by saying the MOG has a lot of appointments worldwide to meet up with and I ask them this. what is more important? Is it the status/the person of the MOG or the spreading of the gospel as we were instructed in the "great commission". I believe the important thing is for the word to go round not necessarily the bearer of the gospel.

Also you stated that you criticize MOGs, this got me curious. When you do this? What are the pointers/criteria you use as your yardstick for criticism?

plaetton:

GENERAL Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed the circumstances surrounding his birth around 1942, saying that they were mysterious.

According to him, he was born on a Sunday when there was rain and sunshine, while his delivery was singlehandedly handled by his mother in a room at Ifewara, Osun State, a reason he was nicknamed “the tiger.”

He gave the revelation to worshippers at the Redemption Camp, Kilometre 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, while giving a sermon on the topic: “Wonders of His Names.”

While speaking on the significance of names, the cleric said in the course of his growing up, he had to drop some names that he discovered were inimical to his spiritual and physical progress.

Adeboye reeled out his full names as “Enoch, Elisha, Sunday, Adejare, Adetona, Olagundoye, Adeboye, including his alias, which the people chorused as “the tiger.”

According to him, “I asked my mother when and how I was born. She said it was a time when a certain king mounted the throne in Ilesha. And I said that was 1942. She said it was a Sunday when something was being celebrated in the church. She said she was alone in the house when she delivered me.

“She said it was a very strange Sunday because the rain was falling and the sun was shining, which is an indication in Yoruba that a tiger was being born. You may think I’m joking; ask my elder sisters, they are still alive; they will tell you one of my nicknames is the tiger. But do I look like a tiger to you now?”

Adeboye emphasised the need for children of God to revisit their names and change some, as well as add some as the case may be.

“What is your own name? Check if there is any evil one there and reject it. And if there is a good one you want, add it and my God will say Amen,” he noted.

I believe the purpose of this thread is not far from mischief on the part of the OP, I would also not behave like the typical Nigerian "touch not my anointed" Christian who would turn a blind eye to what the MOG actually did. Personally, I don't see the purpose of this story surrounding his birth. All these stories should not be coming up in our churches as what you create out of your congregation are disciples of yours and not of God. You hear Christians scream God of this MOG and God of that MOG. Jesus is our only mediator and all glory should go to him, not anyone trying to give himself/herself a deity status. This is the reason why there has been no change in the situation of our country. So many people go to Church but who they worship is their pastor and every word that proceeds from his mouth. We are so religious yet we are so far from God. We should all place our Christian life in perspective and decide this day if we actually follow Christ or our pastors.

Objectively,What I have to point out here is our Nigerian nature where we tend to accept everything and never question anything is what is coming into play here.We are just to afraid to criticize anything. We leave the corrupt government officials to God, we leave the false prophets to God, but we subject the petty thieves to mob actions. Are all Christians not men of God,everyone who has come forward to claim he was called into the ministry by God, is it not his words we are taking for it? Did any of us witness this call? So why then do people get all defensive when unchristian practices are exhibited by these preachers? How do you even tell if anyone of them is called by God? Is it by follower-ship or number of miracles/signs and wonders performed/exhibited? I'm not a fan of name calling as confrontations and controversies would lead to division and strife so I really would not support the fact that persons are being attacked here. Sadly, the video had to be put up for us to see. The OP may not have intended to directly attack these preachers as he didn't make the video, but if he had come to say things like this happen in churches, I would not have imagined he was telling the truth, not to talk of believing him.How can "pucky poo" be speaking in tongues? Why should anyone remember what He/She had said under the influence of the spirit? Personally I can only remember things I've read,seen or rehearsed.So many things have crept into the church over time and they have become widely accepted as the norm. The truth is most people here actually have preachers they look up to and would defend every action of theirs to their grave because they are "followers of men". I believe as a Christian the day you know you have equal access to God and opportunity to make Heaven as any MOG, that is the day you have put your Christian life in perspective.

I remember growing up listening to a preacher who usually introduce himself as "your favorite TV pastor" <------ Such person I believe is into showbiz and not preaching the gospel.

We should give this some thought as Christrians
Qualification of false Shepherds

1. Deut.18:22 If a proclamation is made in the name of the LORD does not come true you have a False Prophet!

2. Titus1:11 They do what they do for the sake of dishonest gain. They love money and you have a False Shepherd!

3. 2 Jn.1:9 They love the spotlight and crave the attention inserting their name for recognition at every opportunity and being in control of a ministry above accountability. They will isolate their flock away from others who know the truth and will watch every move they make, escorting them back to their side of the street, so to speak! You have a False Shepherd!

4. 1Tim.6:4 They divert attention away from the main issues surrounding their sin by stirring up evil suspicions against those who would expose them. The motive is to keep the money flowing into their ministry. BINGO! You have another False Shepherd!

5. Rev.2:2 They have no problem with telling lies of all sizes saying over and over that they are Christians and even signing documents Mr. So and So (a Christian Man) and are not! LIARS! Just another False Shepherd.

6. 2Cor.11:14 They dress up fine, smell good, smile a lot, masquerading as a servant of righteousness. Their end will be what they deserve!


We have 1 Tim 3 and Titus1 to find what a good shepherd is like and future articles will expound those and other verses.
We thank James R. Steinle for his writings on false shepherds and its impact on this article!

1Thes.5:21 “prove all things, hold fast to that which is good”

http://falseshepherds.com/

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tpia@:
@ toshmann

the op is clearly up to no good, i'm surprised you're helping him with his demonic mission.

yall need Jesus, God punish satan.

@tpia, I just wanted an avenue for people to share their own experience of this oral tradition as handed down to us. I sincerely don't mean any harm to any group

Anyone applying to
1. University of Alberta
2. University of Regina
3. University of Calgary
4. Dalhousie University

Lets connect

Most Nigerian Chelsea fans didn't give the Super eagles a chance today, but they may be their only reason to smile tonight. We can find joy in strange places. #bepositive

ifyalways: not very clear
Are you saying that this "culture" is sealed once a bride kneels down to give or take drink to/from the husband on the traditional wedding day?
Is that not how its done everywhere ie bride kneeling to take or give groom wine ?
Clarify.

On a side note, this culture is not limited to ND. I know a town in Igbo land where its pratised.

This wine is shared by the bride and groom and is usually given to the couple by the groom's father or the eldest male from the groom's family present(not too sure though)

mercylicious: Am gradually backing off.
No medicals till now.
School replied dt I shld contact my course supervisor for registration extension. And after d extension, d admission is over since d start dates is exhausted.
Am advised to ask for extension till Feb.
The one dt pains me most is 'Please note that we still require your official degree certificate in a sealed envelope from the university, with the university's stamp across the seal of the envelope before you will be eligible to register.'

Maybe am nt to go to Canny now.

Just go ahead and ask for the extension. Is the extension only valid till the 1st February?

mercylicious: Thank Jokzoh for d clarification.

@all medical awaitees,
I mailed the admission and registration unit of my school today informing them dt cdhc has nt reached a decision on my application and dt am still expectant. I also told them that I will be giving them updates.
I checked the school's deadline and saw dt 18th Jan is the last day for registration without penalty fee and also due date for tuition payment. I implied dt I can still register even after 18th bt will pay penalty fee. It won't be so nice cos ur colleagues must have gone far and u have a lot to catch up with. I believe with determination, one can still catch up.
I also wrote the graduate funding department to intimate me on the available funding/scholarpship that I can apply for now.
Hahaha. Life is beautiful. Not even cdhc can stop it.

I admire the level of calm you have shown so far, God is with you. I really need for you to be in Regina ahead of us(fall 2013)so as to make the path straight for us.

toshmann:
Which kind argument be this? How about the woman dying if she flirts and so she can avoid cheating for fear of loosing her own life? How can an innocent man and his children die for the sin of a loose woman and another man? The only people who didn't die are the two people who engaged in adultery. And you tell me this isn't a joke
Abasi mbok

I was made to understand that there is a sequence to this, the kids die first, then followed by the Husband should the woman refuse to confess. Usually when a child is ill and the doctor is having a hard time to pin-point the actual cause of illness and this illness has elapsed two weeks(most kids have died under a shorter time window) and still no solution, that is usually point where the suspicion starts.Also, not failing to mention that this curse comes into effect when the husband in question still sleeps with the wife and eats her food.

tpia@:
Toshmann

Eshu ni e sha.

In English madam