OnknownSoldier: I am naturally drawn to things that people generally criticize and most of the time, I do find out that most of these things are not really what people say they are. People would generally hate what they don’t understand and that is the case of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. While growing up, I watched people avoid interacting with them and this made me curious to know about their doctrines.
After studying with the Jehovah’s Witnesses for more than 12 years, I can say that they are widely misunderstood by most people. Do I totally agree with them? No, I do not but I share their perspective in some areas like the subject of the Trinity and Tithing. I do not actively study with the Jehovah’s Witnesses anymore but here are areas they have my respect.
First, is evangelism. Without a doubt, no other Christian set actively evangelizes like the Jehovah’s Witnesses, none even come close. As a Jehovah’s Witness, you are readily mandated to evangelize not just occasionally like most Christian sets but regularly.
Second is their civility. As far as I am concerned, I think the Jehovah’s Witnesses are the most civilized Christian set in Nigeria. Even though they use microphones in their services, you can barely hear a sound outside their kingdom hall. I think most churches need to learn from them on how not to disturb people with their horn speakers. It can be very annoying.
Third is their uniformity. I have gone to kingdom halls and many Jehovah’s Witnesses’ conferences in many regions of the country and I can confirm that they teach the same message everywhere. Most multi-branched churches in Nigeria are not like this. Don't let me start to mention names.
Fourth is biblical knowledge. When it comes to biblical knowledge, I haven't seen that Christian set that can win the Jehovah’s Witnesses in a Bible-based debate even though a lot of people will argue that their teachings are heresies. The truth of the matter is that no church is perfect and Jehovah’s Witnesses are not an exemption. Try an engage a random 8-year-old Jehovah’s Witness, you will be shocked by his or her narration of biblical events.
Recently, I was watching a video of two pastors arguing about tithing on Facebook and I was so irritated by the pastor arguing for why Christians should pay tithe. The Bible verses he was using as his defense were totally irrelevant to the points he was making. Jehovah's Witnesses are not like that. If you ask a Jehovah’s Witness a question he doesn't know, he will not try to be proof smart to you or beat around the bush, he will simply tell you that he does have the answer to your question but he will reach out to his superior for the answer. Trust me, he will always come back with a reasonable response even if it doesn't really answer the question exactly but at least it will sound very reasonable.
Fifth is their lower divorce rate. Of course, there will certainly be Jehovah’s Witnesses who are divorced but I am yet to see one myself. Do you know one? The Bible says, “By their fruits, we shall know them. This is a clear testament to show that the word of God is of great effect in their lives. Yeah!
Sixth is their devotion. When it comes to devotion, I rate the Jehovah’s Witnesses very high. A Jehovah’s Witness with an MSc can decide to turn into an artisan simply because he doesn't want anything that will hinder him from going to weekly meetings at the Kingdom Hall. One of their members once told me that he has never missed a meeting in his entire life and if I wasn't mistaken, he should be around 32 years of age when he told me that. Jehovah’s Witnesses don't joke with their meetings and that's why you will rarely see a Jehovah’s Witness working in the bank.
Lastly is their less emphasis on money. This is one area I respect the Jehovah’s Witnesses most. A Jehovah’s Witness will politely stop you by the road, hand you a book that would have cost you a lot of money, and ask that you give a free-will offering. Even if N5 is all you have, he will collect. This is not the way it is in other Christian sets where everything is for sale. The only Christian set that is a bit like the Jehovah’s Witnesses in this regard is the Christ Embassy with their “Rhapsody of Reality”. It will shock you that the Jehovah’s Witnesses do not take offerings or tithe in their meeting except a box at the entrance of the hall where members can drop their voluntary offerings. Sometimes I imagine how they can run their publications and the maintenance of their halls. I don't think there is any better way to explain the true provision of God than that.
In conclusion, I know a lot of Christians see the Jehovah’s Witnesses as a heretic movement or even a demonic one but I don't think so. Instead, I see sincere people who are devoted to God in the way they know best. Whether their doctrine is accurate or not, I just hope God counts the sincerity of their heart and devotion as righteousness.
Written by Ifedayo Oyewumi
Remove bible knowledge. They preach in error that's why they are more aggressive in evangelism. Since they preach in error, they have to double their effort to convince you
Daejumong: Rich Pastors and Christians will find it difficult making heaven !!!
Matthew 19:23-24 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Why did Jesus say this? Let’s look at the preceding verses?
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
This rich young man was a child of God faithfully keeping his commandments just like many Christians and Pastors today and he was so confident of his stance in God and asked Jesus what he could do to get eternal life! When Jesus told him to sell ALL his properties and GIVE TO THE POOR and then follow him, he walked away Sad!
As a pastor or Christian flying private jets, driving expensive cars and living a life of luxury, Jesus is saying, Sell All and give to the poor and follow him! Jesus said to attain perfection and build treasure in heaven u must do this! This appears difficult and unfair to rich Christians? The disciples thought so as well. Let’s see their reaction in the verses that followed:
25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Jesus explained that it may look difficult naturally but with God’s help it is possible!
We can invariably conclude from the teachings of Christ here that if you are a pastor living a life of luxury, flying jets and helicopters and some of your members are poor , heaven will be difficult to make for you! These are words directly from the mouth of Jesus who will decide whether we make heaven! His words are superior to any prophet, king , preacher or apostle in the Bible or in contemporary times!
Wrong teaching
The rich man didn't make heaven because he was rich but because he put his wealth before Christ.
You can be poor and still miss heaven. No be by financial status
turmacs: Lolzzz, they've been sacking and sacking upandan, and dollar is still at 1500, miles away from the 600 where that iragbiji cocaine sniffing fraud met it, just a year ago ohhh.
Anyways, what do i know? 🤷♀️
Guys you won't believe these were made by Artificial intelligence (AI)
I asked AI to show me what animals would look like if evolution never happened.
CuteTj: And at which interview did the man make this statement? No video or audio of it. Anyone could have come up with this statement and no source was quoted.
FunkyAlhaji2015: This girl is just a drama queen. The sponsored wanted to give her 20 million naira, which is the worth of 1 Bitcoin at the time the agreement was signed but she refused. She wants 100 million naira, the current worth of it, which they are not will to pay.
What drama? Don't sound uneducated. If you sign a contract to be paid in foreign currency after completing a task, and you are presented with naira, will you collect it?
2. If its the other way round, that 1 bitcoin in today's worth is less than what it was then, e.g 1btc then 20million naira, 1btc now million naira....would they still want to pay him in the then naira value
Hezmatosky: Which one be last child? So if she had given birth to 100 plus, that's how you'll also be numbering them? I wonder how you pass your composition in sch
Nothing is wrong with child numbering
Queen Elizabeth II became a mother almost 70 years ago, when she welcomed her first son Prince Charles in 1948.
BOSSkesh: When you were making student miss academic years and prolonging 4 year course to 7 years you didn’t remember abi It’s not you’re begging Don’t worry
Check my signature for free stuffs
If government equipped our higher institutions, there won't be any reason for turning a 4 year course to 7 years
When students refuse to read, they accuse lecturers for failing them. Throughout my first n second degree pursuit, no lecturer knew my name apart from my project supervisor
seunayantokun: The worst you can score is 0%. To score -5% shows you're a sadist who has no fair basis of judgement...just like the lecturer who failed that Ebonyi lady who committed suicide as a result of unfair academic scoring.
He didn't deserve 0% because he met Nigeria at 0% and took us backwards even more, and if you do number line in mathematics, you will know that there are values less than 0
Galay: So guy's please no tribalistic comment on this.
Well I will go first my State Governor is Simi Fubara well he has not done much except for the construction of some roads in the State Over to you guy's
JaySmart4422: I have this neighbour who rented a room and parlour self con But the kitchen in their flat is very big as a family of 5 with plenty friends
They converted the kitchen to a Room and starting bringing their plate to the back of my bedroom window to wash
If you hear the noise of plates n pot u will pity me I can't sleep cos of constant noise n fight very loud, the whole noise feels as if it's happening in my flat.
Sometimes this plates and pots smells like a dead rat and I will be force to close my window.
I have begged this family severally to to wash their plates inside their flat but I will never listen rather they will be throwing tantrums.
Recently they made it a permanent place of washing plates n pots
So I had to involve the landlord and he asked them to stop
Since they the entire family have been in their flat insulting me calling me names.
Am becoming very uncomfortable
Right now I don't know what action to take cos I don't want to respond to any of this insult
How do I put an end to this .
Just ignore them, avoid confrontation. They wanted your reaction, deny them
Neddstark: Lookman was Nigeria's best player at the AFCON. He was humble, hungry and efficient. While Osimhen was getting all the unnecessary attention, Lookman was spearheading the attacks. Hopefully he will have a good start next season and bring a well-deserved CAF player of the year at the next awards.
without Osimehn's attention, lookman won't be free
Even in that final, he was free on the left cos the opponent didn't expect much from him
safarigirl: It has been ages since I did one of these, even as I have been tempted to write on multiple movies over the last few months.
Anyway, I'm trying to sharpen my pen again, so, I thought to use the newly released Water and Garri. This movie was released yesterday, Friday, the 10th of May, on Prime Video. If you haven't seen it, don't be in a rush to. Without further ado, let's get into the meat of things
Movie Title: Water and Garri Cast: Tiwa Savage, Andrew Yaw-Bunting, Jemima Osunde, Mike Afolarin. Director: Meji Alabi Run Time: 1 h. 20 mins.
Synopsis
A young lady, who has been estranged from home, returns after the death of a relative. She meets a community much different from what she left behind and has to familiarise herself with what is now home.
Review:
Hmm...Well, as I have learnt, we must first start with the good in any production. With Water and Garri, some of the good I noticed was with the cinematography. Every shot was very colourful, but not in an offensive way, more like an artsy way. The location and settings were also very good, and aligned with what I assume the cinematographer was going for as regards the general look of the movie. The costuming was also good, with the fabrics matching the same theme as the setting; colourful and artsy. The soundtrack was awesome. Every single song that came on was a bop and you could see Tiwa's touch in the production. Another great point was how good all the actors looked, from Tiwa to Jemima, Andrew, Mike, and the other street thug who was in a rivalry with Andrew's character, Kay. The only unattractive cast was the police officer, which is understandable, as those people are not known to be appealing to look at anyway.
That being said, ladies and gentlemen, let's enter the muddy waters. It is often said that na from Wednesday you go know as weekend go dey, this too, is true with movies. From the trailer, you can almost tell if the movie will be an easy watch or a hard watch. With Water and Garri, the trailer left nothing to desire, and the movie pretty much carried on with the same passionless state.
Tiwa's opening voice over set the tone for what was to be a rather drab watch. It lacked enough oomph to capture attention, and the rest of the movie followed suit. It is a short watch, which is possibly why it looked more like a short film or a music video than the feature length it is supposed to be. The acting was quite pedestrian, despite what I assume to be the best efforts of all the actors involved, but that is just one of the many wrongs.
The movie is set somewhere Tiwa calls "home", but brethren, we are unsure of where 'home' is. Is it Ghana, where the movie was shot? Is it Nigeria, where the lead actress is from? The use of language leaves us a bit confused. Perhaps, East side, the fictional city in the movie, is simply a melting pot of different African communities. Not only do we hear Tiwa converse in Yoruba to multiple persons, we also hear a character speak Fante, a Ghanaian language, but perhaps, the most confusing thing in the choice of language in this movie, is the very unplaceable pidgin. Everyone who spoke the language sounded unsure of how it was to be spoken, which is so odd for native speakers. It was all over the place.
There is something to be said of the random rivalry between Kay (Yaw-Bunting) and the other nameless thug, which brings me to another thing that was off; there was no proper fleshing of characters- their interests, their motivations, their goals. We just had random stuff thrown at us at every curve. Why is Aisha (Savage) back home to support a friend whose cousin died 3 months ago? Is that a strong enough reason to return after years of being away? Some would argue not, especially as 3 months had passed anyway. Stephany (Osunde) seemed bubbly enough through most of the movie, so, she clearly didn't need this support Aisha was bringing. Is it not also convenient that the emotional supporter was hopping on a bike at the first sight of her old time lover, who she had been trying to dodge just moments earlier? All this, on the same day you arrived from a long trip from the abroad?
There was absolutely nothing to like in Aisha, or dislike. She just seemed like a drab, uninspiring character. A pretty girl. That was all the character gave. Why would you write a character that makes the audience feel nothing?
If Mike Afolarin had missed his flight to Ghana, and they had given his role to a random teenager walking down the street in Accra, we would have noticed nothing different. That was how mediocre Mide (Afolarin) was as a character. No boundaries pushed, no vim. Just Mike Afolarin and his divinely-carved features (which, we honestly can't complain about, but still...)
Through the early parts of the movie, we kept hearing, "East Side" has changed, and it was supposed to give off the idea that it had gotten worse than it was before Aisha left, but we never quite see that from any of the flashbacks. It seemed like a dead town from flashbacks, and the present still makes it seem like a hopeless town.
Honestly, there is a lot to be said of this movie and how much it veered away from the bullseye it aimed for, but that is a story for many many days. I actually liked the spin on the actual killer of Mide, and even though I had stated minutes earlier that the only conclusion I'd accept for this movie was a befitting end to the killer, I still got a nice kick from that end.
If you're watching, you may not be as patient to reach the end, but it is a rather short film in comparison to most today, so, you may as well just conclude it.
Water and Garri was as bland as water and Garri without sweeteners. I had no expectations, so, there was little room for disappointment. Would I recommend this movie to anyone? No. Would I recommend the soundtrack? Yes.
Rating: 3/10
Have you seen this movie? If yes, what would you rate it?
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