1. If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
2. A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Why did Jesus not stoned the adulterous woman?
Why did Jesus and his disciples work on the Sabbath?
Why did Jesus said we should pray for our enemies....and if they slap the right cheek, we should turn the left to them?
Are the intances above not against the law? Doesn't that suggest to you that "I have come to fulfil the law" if quoted verbatim is a misinterpretation of the scripture
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Matthew 5:17-18
No , I will not edit it because , It is self explanation and very clear .
khalling2008: Only the 12 tribes of Israel will enter the kingdom of heaven not Christianity.
Jesus didn't know you, he didn't know any Christianity, the word " Christianity was not mentioned by Jesus. Jesus only sent to Israel and he will judge 12 tribes of Israel
Matthew 19:28 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel
How does that even make sense to you. Even today's Israel has more than 12 tribes.
And Christian use same law to collect tithe right . Continue o .
You cannot know more than your Jesus :
Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Matthew 5:17-18
Ignorance You quote the scripture verbatim. Oya explain that verse now, you will start blabbing
2. Those collecting tithes are ignorant like you. A true believer knows the scriptural stand on tithes
Goodlyhrt: My parents tried to raise us in the way that most Christian homes would go.. In the way of the Lord! And all the associated activities of going to Church all Sundays, ignoring all other associations as they are perceived as being unequally yoked with unbelievers. Adhering to all doctrines of the church no questions.
I was raised in this type of environment. In short my parents were staunch members of the Deeper Life Christian Ministries (DLCM) and all my formative years where under the doctrines and teachings of the church.
My parents and the Church taught me to put all my hope in the Lord in all situations and never to complain much because God will make a way even at the dieing minutes.
So I grew up weary of my non church going environment. I wouldn't find myself being a social animal that I am working aggressively hard on becoming nowadays.
So I made church friends, and went to church gatherings, church schools right until my secondary school days.
But there is a catch.
I watched my family falter and we lost everything we had. My father went down with diabetes around 2008 and nobody to help. He lost his carpentry workshop and showroom.. almost lost his life to the disease.
The Church, my church DLCM couldn't offer us good help because they too were individually waiting on the Lord too. So they offered us help but meager.
But that was the only gathering we knew and are aquatinted with.
No Umunna membership, ordinary friends gathering or in another word Friends club. Even market association, my parents never belonged to any of those.
We solely waited on the Lord and around 2011, my dad's diabetes was somehow controlled. Thanks to my Uncle in the village who came to our rescue by using herbs and leaves to help my dad. But not without enough convincing and lobbying from my uncle because my parents saw the help as being fetish of some sort.
In fact at that time we were not in talking terms with the said uncle because of his native practices. But at the end of the day he came to our rescue through the herbs he gave to my dad.
What I am saying is that my parents lifestyle of being too churchy in the way the raised us has been net detrimental in my life as a grown man and to my siblings too.
Talking about me. I didn't finish my education due to my dad's health and the fact that there's no one that could help me who my dad is aquainted with. My social skills is zero until recently. I didn't know how to deal with anybody outside talking about church related stuff and academic stuff I was lost.
So I am on this situation all thanks to my parents way of life of being too judgemental of everything not church related.
In short right now I don't how to keep a healthy relationship - you know calling to check up on someone, buying gifts, attending birthdays and all those stuffs that make knowing people interesting. I am just trying to pick these stuffs up from the street now.
And it hasn't helped in any way.
I think it has brought untold hardship to our lives in the sense that we suffer alone with no one to help. Not uncle's, not friends because we hardly make friends. In those days I wondered why no one visits my parents at home while all our neighbors hosted visitors almost all day especially on Sundays. Unless we are hosting Bible study session.
The simple truth is that no one should exist alone in this plane Earth. We were never built to survive alone and my parents and the church were all wrong.
So I stopped going to church totally. I hated my life how it has turned out and wish I could've made my own decisions earlier in life.
Of a truth I started dodging church activities very early in my teen years but I met stiff rebuttal from my dad. You know the "if I don't see you in church blah blah blah no school fees for you blah blah blah".
Because I started noticing something was off.
They said God answered prayers but I couldn't get answers to mine. I could remember one time in the DLCM camp ground. I prayed earnestly to be healed of my deformity, seeing that others got theirs and I was moved and cried sore for God to heal me. Even made promises to God if he proves his faithfulness. But it seemed the blessings from pastor Kumuyi would never get to me.
I was depressed and got angered.
Starting from then, my prayer life took a dive. Interest in the things of the church tanked.
Also my dad's ill fortune and how we suffered to eat most times during that time, made me question God and doubtful in everything.
In conclusion. We are never going to survive alone as species. We all need US in our lives.
I have started opening up to non church related associations lately. I even joined another church howbeit a modern church if you know what I mean. But now, I joined the church with a purpose. Not because I like going there but because I needed the connections there.
In the Bible it says that we should worship God with understanding but most non-orthodox denominations don't understand a thing.
My message to everyone.
Go out there and be aquainted with your fellow humans. Don't listen to religion and its backwater ideologies because we can't survive alone.
Join a political party, know some force men and become friends. Go to events with the sole aim of meeting new people.
Attend seminars and be active in the society.
A little appraisal of the Yoruba people. In the way some of them practice the Abrahamaic religion. They don't go overboard like the Northerners because of Islam or as strict as the Easterners, my people, in the way they practice Christianity. I stayed in Lagos for upto six years and I was initially confused in the way they practiced the Abrahamaic religions but now I understand better and I am in love with their way in that aspect.
Lastly be wise in your association with people. I.e. avoid secret societies or cult groups because although they'd promise you protection but it's all a lie.
I want to add this.
I learnt this from a pastor.
He said that the reason why Africa is suffering and is in great poverty is because we don't have more partnership businesses.
People have really nice business ideas but no one to sponsor them because African people are not inclined to form partnership so they don't know how to handle it.
In Europe or "the West", many people live off their investment in numerous business partnerships. No matter how little the business they invest in it and get it working good and then get ROI. Even when they are not actively employed or run their own personal business. But they are getting ROI from the investment in other people's businesses.
I think this is true though.
Sorry for the long read.
Unfortunately, you went to the wrong church. Until Christians can study on their own, they won't be chasing shadows and be disappointed.
Jesus promised you salvation not earthly riches, if you want to make money, go to school or learn some skills
I thought you people allow it by condemning harsh punishment for the fornication by sharia law.
Anyway, complete your post and add these verses :
1. If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
2. A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
furnication no good oo , because you will be burn or killed .
Ignorance Christians don't use laws to judge. It's difficult for outsiders like you to understand that the laws were made for a season and documented in the scripture
A lot is changing or has changed in Nigeria. It seems a lot of extended family is there now only as formality. Most people tend to focus only on themselves or on their nuclear or immediate families. The reasons for this individualistic lifestyle that most of us have adopted, varies from person to person, and is at variance with the communalistic lifestyle that most of our parents and grandparents, enjoyed while they were growing up.
But you, how often do you communicate with, or visit your extended family members?
Team nuclear family ....all extension cords are cut off. Less is more
Jacktheripper: I was on my own, minding my business, just strolling through the noisy streets of Twitter when suddenly, people started shouting about a film called "Seven Doors".
The hype was as if it was the next best thing after the sweet symphony of a credit alert, so of course, I had to check it out.
I dove into the Netflix ocean to find this movie. I said to myself, “What’s the worst that can happen? Either I give someone seven knocks after wasting my data, or I genuinely enjoy it.”
Spoiler alert: it was the latter.
So here are five quick things you might enjoy from Seven Doors, or maybe not.
1. The Music
Now, this might not be the best place to start, but let me tell you, the soundtrack in this film is pure agbalumo sweetness to the ear. Every note was sweet, like baby laughter, except of course at midnight. But the peak of it was the final music after the king defeated Esusu.
My emotional thermostat broke, and I'm considering they play that part when tell me to kiss the bride on my wedding day.
2. Horror? Let’s Talk About It.
See, I’m not one to run from horror movies, but let me warn you now Seven Doors is a part-time horror movie. If you don’t like the sight of blood spraying like fuel from a subsidized pump or accidents so brutal they will turn the screen of your TV to red, you might need moral support to watch this one.
But guess what? Every scene was necessary. No unnecessary kissing and pressing to make you start coughing when your parents walk in. Just solid storytelling with blood and tension here and there.
3. To Marry or Not to Marry.
Who will help me ask the king why marrying six wives was like asking him to donate a kidney? I thought the dream of every king was to have plenty wives and children, or did the memo change and nobody told me?
It took losing his child, half of his sanity, and most of his people for him to agree to marry six wives. Even at that, why was the king so bad at picking wives? How do you pack six problematic women into one big palace?
But the scriptwriters passed their message with this one. In fact, the lesson in there connected like KDB to Haaland, sharp and effective.
4. Cast.
Let’s give it up for the actors. Femi Adebayo (the king) might be bad at picking his wives, but his casting choices were a 10/10. Every actor brought their A-game. Everyone was a perfect fit for their role like a freshly ironed agbada.
The people of the world are saying that the actor who played Esusu deserves special recognition. I agree. But for me, Muyiwa Ademola (The Cubana chief priest of Ilaraland) was the GOAT. I had to rewind a couple of times to see him in action.
5. Erin Ijesa Nostalgia.
The opening scene of this series will hit differently if you’ve been to Erin Ijesa Waterfall. Seven women fell from the waterfall to their untimely deaths, their brains dashed like watermelon on concrete. (Remember, I told you about the horrors). But the waterfall itself reminded me of my last trip there almost three years ago.
And guess what? Erin Ijesa still looks exactly the same. No improvements, no upgrades, nothing. Imagine a prime tourist attraction in Nigeria wasting away like an abandoned JAMB result. But well, this is Nigeria.
What part of the movie did you enjoy most?
The part the useless king was praying for death. He was useless with all the stolen "long lives"
Lesson: When making a request, becareful of making an ambiguous one
Jacktheripper: In my case, I have just finished watching a documentary about the dude, when I opened this account. Not because he is a serial killer but because he was never arrested or identified.
malali: The recent stampede in Ibadan, which claimed the lives of over 35 children during what should have been a festive Christmas event, is not just a tragedy—it is a damning indictment of the Nigerian government’s long-standing complicity in the weaponization of poverty. When a nation loses 35 children not to war or natural disaster but to the sheer desperation of families scrambling for food, it is no longer just a tragedy; it is a calamity—a national disgrace.
Weaponized Poverty: A Systemic Problem
Poverty in Nigeria has long been a tool of governance, wielded by those in power to suppress dissent and keep the populace dependent on crumbs from the elite table. Policies are crafted not to alleviate hardship but to perpetuate it. Inflation soars unchecked, infrastructure crumbles, and basic amenities remain a dream for millions. Meanwhile, the political class thrives, hoarding resources and opportunities.
The result? Scenes like the Ibadan stampede, where children—innocent, vulnerable, and deserving of better—paid the ultimate price for a system that has failed them at every turn. The stampede was not a freak accident; it was a predictable consequence of years of neglect, mismanagement, and deliberate impoverishment.
Calling Out the Adults in the Room
Where were the adults—the so-called “organizers”—when the crowd began to swell uncontrollably? Did no one think to implement basic crowd control measures or cap the number of participants? Did anyone consider that inviting a horde of desperate families into a space without adequate safety measures was akin to lighting a match in a room full of gasoline?
The organizers of this event must bear responsibility for their negligence. Arrest them. Remand them. Hold them accountable for the lives lost and the dreams shattered. Their recklessness warrants not just public condemnation but legal repercussions to serve as a deterrent for future events.
Government Accountability: Blood on Their Hands
But the greater blame lies with the government—both state and federal. For decades, they have overseen a system that normalizes poverty and glorifies charity events as solutions to structural problems. These children should not have been lining up for food in the first place; they should have been in schools, playgrounds, or their homes, enjoying the festive season without fear of being trampled to death.
The government must face the music. A compensation of at least ₦100 million per child is not just a gesture of goodwill—it is a moral obligation. These families have been robbed of their most precious assets, their children, and no amount of money can ever replace them. But this financial penalty could serve as a wake-up call, a reminder that governance comes with accountability.
Practical Solutions: Preventing Another Tragedy 1. Strict Regulation of Public Events: • All events, especially those catering to large crowds, must require government permits and adhere to strict safety protocols. • Crowd control experts should be mandatory for gatherings exceeding 500 people. 2. Ban Non-Academic Events in Public Schools: • Unless safety measures are certified, public schools must not host large non-academic gatherings. 3. Address the Root Cause—Poverty: • Implement targeted poverty alleviation programs that provide direct aid to families, reducing their reliance on public charity events. • Scale up access to education, healthcare, and social welfare services to dismantle systemic poverty. 4. Enforce Accountability: • The organizers of the Ibadan event must be prosecuted. • Government agencies that failed to monitor and regulate the event should face disciplinary actions. 5. Public Safety Education: • Launch nationwide campaigns to educate citizens on safety measures during large gatherings and train volunteers in crowd management.
Condolences and a Cry for Change
To the grieving parents, there are no words sufficient to console your pain. Your loss is immeasurable, your heartbreak unending. Nigeria failed you, and for that, we, as a nation, owe you not just apologies but concrete actions to ensure no parent suffers as you have.
The Bigger Picture
If this tragedy does not ignite outrage and action, then we are doomed to repeat it. Poverty remains entrenched, and the hungry will continue to gather wherever food is offered, regardless of the risks. The government must stop treating symptoms and start addressing the disease. It is not enough to mourn the dead; we must fight for the living.
The Ibadan stampede should be the last of its kind—not because we pray it so, but because we take decisive steps to ensure it never happens again. Anything less is an insult to the memories of the children whose lives were so cruelly and unnecessarily cut short.
The poor will always be in your midst. Blame the organisers, what is what doing at all is what doing well.
You will never here such if it's organised by the military
It doesn't matter....The likes of Femi Adebayo, Funke Akindele and Falz graduated from law school but were self made in the entertainment industry. The higher institution is there to equip you for the journey ahead, the grade doesn't determine your success in the future
Jaylite10: As the year comes to an end, most employers are trying to put a smile on their employees faces by giving out Christmas bonuses.
Yesterday we got rice, oil, seasoning and sachet tomatoes, not to say it’s small but at least it’s something to cover up for some Christmas expenses. Na to go buy chicken remain.
What does your end of year work bonus looks like?
Ps… the picture wasn’t actually what we got at work tho😂😂
Chijeep: Ever since the price of cooking gas and even kerosene and charcoal skyrocketed many Nigerians have dumped beans cooking but instead opted for buying cooked beans from vendors because of the high consumption of the fuel used in preparation of it. But thank God for this brief method that help in saving gas efficiently.
Let me share with you how it works so that you too can also give it a try...
Picture1 shows how it starts:- You rinse your beans and pour it in your pot with water and add adequate salt and lit it on your gas.
Picture2 shows that the beans is boiling on the gas and then after you turn off your gas and leave the beans in the boiling water for some minutes.
picture3 after leaving the beans for some minutes and the boiling water is becoming warm then you on your gas again and allow it to bring again for about 5min and then you off your gas again.
Picture4 is that last stage as you can see the beans is already done and ready to consume but if you wish to cook it as porridge you can add all the necessary ingredients and cook till completely done There's no disadvantage in preparing your beans this way but you will have to be close to keep watch and save your gas so that it will give you the most preferable result
THANKS AND I HOPE YOU GIVE IT A TRY
Na poverty cause all these ones....I say na poverty
Pep should stop this nonsense tactics of moving back four practically to the midfield as early as first minute of game. You are underrating your opponent. Villa will punish you with counter attack
Omalicious1: Where is 9mobile? I wanted buying their sim card today?
Similarly, 9mobile, which has seen a significant decline in its customer base over the years further lost 245,263 subscriptions in October, bringing its database down to 3.3 million, amounting to 2.15% of the market share.
Christianity Etc › Re: Who Will Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven? by femi4: 11:28am On Dec 22, 2024
