yah!!! atheism is like saying that the device am usnung now evolved over many millions of year from electrons, protons and neutrons. nobody desugned it. it came into existence all by itself and chance!!!
The phsysical world alone is enough prove of an inteligent designer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nelsoelomi:
hi

hi

johnydon22:


lolzzz... atheism is just disbelief in any god or gods... i see no way its a religion... its not belief, it is asking for evidence .."Prove it" before i believe...

its just a way of saying "I dont want to believe, i want to know"

So i think y'all should go check the definition of religion again..

Not believing is a belief. For example I don’t belief that you are an angel. You are a human being. This means that even though I don’t belief that you are an angel,I belief you are a human being. There is no vacuum.
Therefore your unbelief in God is a belief that He does not exist . That your belief is held religiously/tenaciously

nduchucks:
Over the years I have watched my Christian brothers go through pains and sadness because of their belief that they have sinned as a result of breaking one biblical law or the other. To make matters worse, their Pastors tell them how inadequate they are, on a weekly or even daily basis. I therefore decided to research this issue and come up with a blueprint for true happiness for my Christian brothers and sisters.

Here’s what I found:

There are three types of Laws in the Bible:

Civil Laws

These are the laws described in the bible which apply only to the nation of Israel.

Ceremonial Laws

These speak to cleanliness and also include priestly laws as those in Leviticus & ceremonial laws that involve worship.

Moral Laws

The 10 commandments would fall under this category.

My Straight Forward Analysis

As a Christian, you are not bound by Civil laws which were established for the nation of Israel., neither are you bound by the said ceremonial Laws. The Civil Laws and Ceremonial Laws apply to particular dispensations of days long gone, while Moral Laws are timeless, thus murder is wrong yesterday, today, and tomorrow,

Unscrupulous Pastors play on the ignorance of their flock, by making them feel guilty of violating laws which do not apply to them at all. The concept of “an eye for an eye” for example, was contained in Civil Laws which were applicable to the nation of Israel of old but not to Christians of today.

And yes, the concept of tithing is contained in Ceremonial Laws as mentioned in Leviticus and Christians are not bound by those laws. Though tithing is not a moral law and thus not binding, being generous, a concept which requires spending more than 10% on charity is admirable and will generate immense blessings.

Please do not allow 419 pastors to confuse you. You are only bound by the Moral Laws stated in holy books. If you have to wonder in your mind whether a law is valid, then it cannot be a moral law, and it would be safe to say that you are not bound by it.

This, my friends, is the solution to the dilemma of many of my Christian brothers and sisters.

good one bro

good writeup

Thiaadeh:
Good morning sir.
This morning my roommate said a spirit told her that I had a dream and asked me what it was..I told her I didn't have any dream or I don't remember it and since then I've been searching for ways to remember dreams through prayers..that's how I came across this stuff.

I have not remembered any dream... I'm convinced that I don't dream sef.
But sometimes when I take a nap I have a bad dream..this has happened thrice but not recently.

I just want to know how to remember my dreams or dream..it's been disturbing me for some time now.
Thank you.

My dear friend,
not remembering dream is a common issue but not good. However if it is from God you will remember because it will come in full radiant colours and clarity. if it's from the enemy it is usually foggy black and white kind of dream.

Note that whichever is the case, Your dreams are supposed to draw your closer to God. Whether you remember or not once you know you had a dream, take it back to God and pray that the Lord will rule over the dream in your favour.
Then pray that the Lord will give you retentive memory to remember.
Rebuke any or every contrary spirits that want to be bringing confusion into your soul.
Then pray in the Holy Spirit if you have been baptised into Him, it helps a lot.
lastly, no matter how vaguely you can remember , try to write them down. The little information you remember might help in the understanding of the whole dream.

Be rest assured that it is God's will to help and guide you

Waoo thus is a good initiative but the must move very fast because the Asian countries are becoming increasingly popular for it.

Davidson5:
Weldone sir, God will continue to strengthen you.
I have had many dreams some I have forget... some I can still remember.
There's this one I still vividly remember almost everytime.

In this dream; I was walking at the seashore and suddenly I saw the sun so big that it was closer to me.
So I was watching n staring at it amazingly. Things of imagination start to come out of the sun like sign @ yes @ internet signs things of the world that I can even reember all. It was so adorable.

The sea could represent a great multitude of people while a bright shining sun is symbolic of God’s goodness and full­ness of life.

Therefore God is making His face to shine upon you in the presence of a great multitude meaning that you shadow will not grow less if you are steadfast in the Lord. The Internet symbols shows that you will be an international figure. The glory will be international. You may not appear to be so now but that's where God is taking you.

keep this dream to yourself and pray about it as often as you remember.

See you at the top

Tosinex:
If one can divorce on the basis of Adultery,
One should be able to let go on the basis of Attempted murder.
Marriage is meant to be enjoyed.

In any of the cases above they may separate but neither of them can remarry! That is why forgiveness is recommended for any offence.

The bottom line is to involve God and rely on in when making our choices in the first place. we cannot mess up in that area and expect God to lower His standard to clear or cover our mess.

kapelvej:
Good article, but no solution. Resolving a crisis is not just the choice of one of the partners, both parties must be ready to sheath the sword. What about if all one of the party wants is divorce, can you force him or her to remain in the marriage ?

In a Christian marriage there is no room for divorce at all. infact the Bible says God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Issues must be discussed and resolved. For a Christian to say that he or she wants out is an outright disobedience. The way out us to take the matter back to God with all sincerity. The parties should also seek councel from christian marriage concellor or much more matured christian couples.

Peacefullove:
kindly tell me what you think about this verse of the Christian Bible.
Do the whole man die or only his body dies ? . Consider the said verse.



"Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ' Father into your hand I entrust my spirit ' ' After he said this, he died."

You will notice that I underlined the word " He" there is a reason for that and that's exactly why U need to answer the next question

Who does the Pronoun " He" died ; represents ?

a. Jesus Christ DIED

b. only Body dies

C. I dont know


your response ? to validate if the whole of man dies or just his body .

cc : howdy

Salvation101

aigboeben

Ferisidowu



Pastors of religion forum, your attention is needed . Did Jesus really Die for sins ?

.

Jesus died.

when a man dies his soul and spirit depart from the body. The spirit returns to its source (God) and the soul is the accounting officer of the person and it's the soul that receives the reward of its earthly life.

Preetiex:
sir,pls i had dis dream i was inside my house at night trying to lock d door it was 2 doors & it was an iron door but d inner 1 was damaged underneth it,all way i tried to lock it was in vain,i later succeed in locking it.
2. I was in my office wen a mad lady was trying to get in,there was 2 doors,d 1st door den my office door a lady was trying to stop her from entering i left d 1st door & entered my office & locked it but d underneth was weak i think it was iron too,after much commottion she entered through d 1st door & came to my office door,after some time she entered through d underneth of d door,we had a tussle & i threw her out of my office & d other door,wen we got outside i scream angrily. i remember that i used a padlock to lock d door in both dreams.

Dear beloved,
The two dreams are very closely related and because they come one after the other then you must pay close attention.

Doors in dreams indicate access and communication . since they are two in your dream it's talking about access into your life via your mind and spirit.

A mad person could be symbolic of loose lifestyle or demonic attack.

An office is symbolic of livelihood.

Putting all these together means that you have to guard your heart and not allow confussion in your heart that will affect your work. The devil is launching his attacks at you and it may start in the form of thoughts that leads to confussion. You are already struggling with them but you are not beeing careful enough. You can't fight them alone you have to prayerfully ward off the attacks because it will affect your finances and later lead to despire and frustration.

Note
Proverbs 4:23 Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life. 

2 Corinthians 10: 3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds 5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; - Bible Offline

Hebrews 4: 12. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. - Bible Offline


Isaiah 59: 19. So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. 20. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. - Bible Offline


Isaiah 54: 17. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. - Bible Offline

Use the word of God above as applicable to your life if you beloef in them and pray with them. You can't fight spiritual battles and win with physical weapons.
Jesus has given us victory over such freely , so take advantage of it.

May the Lord grant you victory. amen

Bincon:


Please what does it mean for ones wife to cheat on someone. I have had this dream countless of times. I just had another one to the xtent that I usually cried my eyes out in the dream that she cheated on me. Thanks.

I what does it also mean to offer someone financial assistance in the dream and someone calling you a rich man but I decline, I told him not to call me so. Please explain.

My dear friend, although you did not give me sufficient information about your dream but what u can perceived is that your wife is NOT CHEATING ON YOU AS YOU MIGHT THINK. However your wife is very passionate about something else that's making you jealous. she's probably not giving you enough attention because of her job, care for the children, religious activities e.t.c.
so find out what your wife is passionate about. Look in that area and work it out with her in love. if you pick a fight it won't work.

You explanations are not clear and detailed enough. who is giving who money in the dream is essential . The relationship between them is also a pointer. Pls give more details for clarity and specificity purposes. It not always good to interpret dreams generally like this. it won't help you.

The next and important thing to do is to pray about what you've seen in the dream. Asking God for wisdom to understand what the message is.

Then you have to clearly identify the symbols in the dream. Different symbols may mean different things to different people. For instance a dog in dream to a yoruba man or African man could mean a demonic manifestation; whereas to an European it could means a very close friend. However the meaning could also depends on the circumstances of the dream, the emotion felt in the dream and possibly previous experiences of the dreamer.

Have sweet dreams tonight

The next and important thing to do is to pray about what you've seen in the dream. Asking God for wisdom to understand what the message is.

Then you have to clearly identify the symbols in the dream. Different symbols may mean different things to different people. For instance a dog in dream to a yoruba man or African man could mean a demonic manifestation; whereas to an European it could means a very close friend. However the meaning could also depends on the circumstances of the dream, the emotion felt in the dream and possibly previous experiences of the dreamer.

Have sweet dreams tonight

The next and important thing to do is to pray about what you've seen in the dream. Asking God for wisdom to understand what the message is.

Then you have to clearly identify the symbols in the dream. Different symbols may mean different things to different people. For instance a dog in dream to a yoruba man or African man could mean a demonic manifestation; whereas to an European it could means a very close friend. However the meaning could also depends on the circumstances of the dream, the emotion felt in the dream and possibly previous experiences of the dreamer.

Have sweet dreams tonight.

I will like to start by saying that praying for the dead is a mere wish. The Bible says in Hebrews 9: 27.says And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: - Bible Offline
immediately after death is judgement. There is nothing like purgatory. The reward of whatever you do or do not do while here on earth awaits you already when you cross the bridge to the I her side. Otherwise the rich will leave a terrible life of oppression, nepotism and self centeredness and when they are ready to die make huge sum of money available for people to pray for the repose of their wicked souls. while a poor or lonely man will die and have nobody to pray for him and go to hell. Revelation 22: 12. says And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. - Bible Offline
Every man will be judge according to his works and not according to the prayers offered for him.
God is not unjust to forget our labour of love Hebrews 6:10. In like manner God is not unjust to forget your wickedness.

Demogorgon:
Explain this dream to me.. I dreamt of plucking a very ripe mango. It was big. This is the second time now in 3 months...

This dream is a good dream and could mean
1. success in you pursuit
2. financial breakthrough
all the best

Dream language differ slightly from one person to another and it is very important for each individuals to know his or her dream language. Learning your dream language starts with writing down your dreams in as much details as possible and keeping it in view. Then try to give Meanings to the symbols in the dream as much as you could. Pray according to your understanding of it. Then wait until the dream unfolds in due time. Your prayer may have altered the outcome but you will still remember that it was the dream. The trend will show your what the symbols mean to you although there are some symbols that are somewhat general or universal.

so lesson one
write down your dreams and two keep them in view.

arantess:
I believe some prophecies have double fulfilment e.g 70AD destruction of Jerusalem and another coming destruction, shortly before the Antichrist takes over) and the upcoming destruction of Damascus(Isaiah 17 prophecy), even though she had been defeated before in 1kings 16...

Yes the Jerusalem temple must be rebuilt and then destroyed again finally. And if you look at the relics of the ancient temple in Jerusalem at the moment you will observe that the western wall is still standing. But Jesus said not one stone will be left on another. Mat 24:2. So the final fulfilment of Jesus' prophecy is still in the near future. With the movement of the American embassy to Jerusalem, the rebuilding of the temple which is the center of Jewish religion is just around the corner. It is this last temple that will be completely demolished. The part that Jesus saw in those days that is still standing will be renovated and made to form part of the new and final one.

my humble submission

EagleNest:


Very good insight.

Just thinking...if the fall of Jerusalem happened in 70AD, how come the world has not ended.

Because, this event pointedly should herald the coming of Christ, the harvest of souls and battle of Armegedon.

Ezekiel 38 comes to mind about people who were scattered from their land (referring to Israel) who now would be brought back (fulfilled in 1948).

This year will be 70years after their return does this have biblical implication?

if you look closely at one of the passages you quoted earlier
But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. Mat 28:4
New Living Translation
So the events you were all referring to are just the beginning of the whole process that leads to the end. By implications the end is already fast approaching.

Dreams are very important means of communication between God and man. God uses it to pass vital information about just anything that matters. Sometimes they are to encourage , some other times the are to warn. However, the devil can also use it to play pranks on us. Our minds too sometimes because of our previous activities .may give us dreams.

it is very important to be able to differentiate them.
Dreams from God are usually full of colours. vibrant colours. These colours Come with their Meanings. Really it may also come in black and white but the two colours will be bright and vibrant. if it's white it will be very white and clear and if it's black it will be clearly very black.

Dreams from the devil usually come hazy, foggy colours. Yes the colours may be their but it will be faded or misty.

Dreams from experiences are easy to pick out because you will remember that you are already deeply involved in the situation and so your mind is just regurgitating what has been stacked away in it.

Sweet dreams friends.

dear people of God, I am sorry I have been away for so long. I had to because and herretic attempted to hijack the thread but now that his attention has been shifted we can come back to continue from where we stopped. it's my prayer that we will not live our lives is spiritual darkness in Jesus name amen.

FAITH IS A BELIEF BASED ON EVIDENCE: this is a heresy.

Hebrews: 11. 1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. - Bible Offline

ScienceWatch:
Ok Folaski, I see you missed the point.
But this may help some one else reading this;

Here Jesus explains why all the miracles, prophecy, Signs and Wonder are an extremely important part of His Mission. Jesus says clearly in these biblical refs that the WORKS that He does bear witness that the Father has sent him.

Joh 5:35 John was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the miracles/ WORKS which the Father has given me to finish, the same miracles/ WORKS that I do, bear witness for me, that the Father hath sent me.

Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who has sent him.

Today, we are blessed to have the evidence of Jesus’ WORKS Biblically and scientifically verified in the Holy Scoan Church Nigeria and on Emmanuel TV.

Where did I miss it? You have raised 12topics so far on Nairaland and all of them are about your pastor and his church.
Please take your posts elsewhere. it is distracting and derailing this thread. Thanks you

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elevatedbeing:
Hi Folaski, more of God's grace upon u ijn.
A friend of mine has been battling with constant blacksliding. According to him, He was born a muslim but having grown now, he's been desiring to be a xtian. Each time he accepts Christ, it doesn't take him more than few months to backslide. he's done this 3ce now. This time, he said he was lost in xtain music worship songs and shortly after he had a nap, he then had a dream that some muslim clerics started to persuade him in d dream about many reasons y he ought to be a muslim and on waking up, he had to give in and he was back to his former religion.

He said the dream has been shown to him thrice and I was really sad about it..I just didn't know how to help him..what could such constant revelation mean? What does he need to do cause he also seem confused about it??

Thanks as I await ur reply.

Psalm: 119. 130. The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Firstly, you friend needs to be taught and not just preached to about salvation in Christ. 2ndly You should refer him to what the qurian says about Jesus. e.g. Qurian 3:45 which calls Jesus Yvette Massiah. verse 49 talks about Jesus ' unrivalled and unequalled miracles. Mohammed was never said to do any of such Miracles not even in the qurian. Backed up WITH prayers Once the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ enters into his understanding then leave the rest for the Holy Spirit to finish.


As per the dream
do not forget that the devil will not let go easily hence his pestering in the dream remember this Scripture?
2 Corinthians: 2. 11. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

2 Corinthians: 11. 14. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
in all, your friend's dreams could simply be regarded as game of destractions.
Pray using this Scripture as authority

Isaiah: 49. 24. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 25. But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

may the Lord richly reward you for you efforts in this regard. amen

akintom:



The issues with religious folks, also borders on plagiarism of specialized body of knowledge.

No culture of giving due reference, to sources of information they twist, in doing the so called "spirit" inspired works.

Isn't dream a product of complex interaction of human memory, emotions, cognition, consciousness and subconsciousness, while asleep?

From as simple as someone written works, i can detect the temperament that is dominant, in the writer.

Whatever interpretation you have given on the dream i gave you, it's purely a mischievous combination psychology and spiritual abracadabra.

I should not be joining issues with you but for the sake of others i would like to simply point out that you have only expressed your ignorance about pastoral counseling and psychology which is a major discipline in religious study. May I recommend for your enlightenment that you read the book titled "why you act the way you do " by Tim Lahaye or "Spirit controlled Temperament " by the same author. Read, READ,READ. Pastor are also educated people and the purpose of their education is to broaden their knowledge base/understanding of human natuer and submit that to be used as the Spirit of GOD guides for the benefit of the body of Christ.
Thanks you and GOD bless

ScienceWatch:
Here Jesus explains why all the miracles, prophecy, Signs and Wonder are an extremely important part of His Mission. Jesus says clearly in these biblical refs that the WORKS that He does bear witness that the Father has sent him.

Joh 5:35 John was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the miracles/ WORKS which the Father has given me to finish, the same miracles/ WORKS that I do, bear witness for me, that the Father hath sent me.
Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who has sent him.
Today, we are blessed to have the evidence of Jesus’ WORKS Biblically and scientifically verified in the Holy Scoan Church Nigeria and on Emmanuel TV.

How does this relate to the content or topic of this thread. Secondly what are you trying to say in the paragraph above?
Pls take your propagander elsewhere.

akintom:



This is very interesting.

Is this interpretation inspired by Holy Spirit or some psychology sense.

Am just curious!

Psychological sense because I borrowed and used a psychological term / language. Anyway dreams from God are always with necessary and specific details that can help understand them. All the necessary details are not reflected in your narrative. However I dare you to look at your dream again and your life. Then come out to say sincerely if you do not fall into any of the categories .

ScienceWatch:
World wide, thousands of Satanists, Spiritualists, Medical specialists and self-serving leaders of religion are panic stricken because of the miraculous work done at The Holy Scoan Church, Nigeria. These cowardly people are afraid, very, very afraid of their future. What are they afraid of loosing ? They are afraid of the Light !
They don’t care for the future of their people, they don’t care if their people don’t get healed and delivered from their suffering. They only want to get rich off the money of their suffering flock.

It is a sin for sick or demon possessed people to go into any church of JESUS CHRIST and go home the same.
If this is true for the holy Scoan Church Nigeria, what is wrong in other churches? The problem is squarely with their Pastors, not the congregation. The congregations faith is always enough as abundantly proven in the Holy Scoan Church Nigeria.

Thousands of Popes, Bishops, Pastors, Priests, Apostles, Deacons, etc, cant give to the suffering masses what Jesus Christ command they must give, it is written, “I come to make your burdens light.” This is self-evident at the holy Scoan Church daily. Jesus Christ also says to all priests today, “As I was sent, so send I you.”

Free Healing and free demonic deliverance. This mind-blowing free work with tons of medically verified evidence is presented to the whole world daily 24hrs a day at the Scoan Church, Nigeria.
The truth is finally out ! It is a sin for sick people to go into any church of JESUS CHRIST and go home the same. Why allow them to go home only with a false promise.

27) The Holy Gospels show clearly how Jesus taught his apprentice Pastors, the training was to demonstrate with Miracle, Signs And Wonders the true love of God to all the suffering people of this evil world. The fake Pastors have cleverly, but falsely blamed the people’s lack of faith for no miracles, that way they shift the blame on to their people. All this is false. It is written : "Jesus healed them all." and the apprentice Pastors were trained to heal them all. They did it all the time as is evident at the Holy Scoan Nigeria and wherever Prophet TB Joshua goes.

There is a lot of envy and jealousy today from church clergy and spiritualists toward the Scoan Church Nigeria.
In the Holy Scoan Church, people of many different religions world wide and belief systems are healed completely and medically verified. Every ones faith is enough. People just need a greater GOD.

You are preaching your pastor and not Jesus Christ, you are praising your denomination and attacking the body of Christ whom Jesus died for. This is a dangerous thing to do. Desist or Christ Himself will fight against you.