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606thearena:
every other thing I’m blessed with, just this premature ejaculation that is ruining my life and relationship

And how do you know this is not a blessing? Perhaps if you think deeply, you'll understand that this is a torn in the flesh to keep you from engaging in things you're not supposed to. There is a remedy but focused first in building your relationship with God.

swhiss:
After God brought His people out of Egypt and through the Red Sea, the Sabbath day took on even more significance as a covenant sign that God sanctified His people (Ex. 31:13). On that day, the saints celebrated the reality that God had created them and that their rest was rooted in His rest: "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day" (Ex. 20:8-11). As well, the Sabbath signified that God had redeemed His people (Deut. 5:12-15). Finally, the annual Day of Atonement fell on a Sabbath (Lev. 16:30-31), so the Sabbath also celebrated God's forgiveness of His people.

Under the old covenant with Israel (Ex. 19; Heb. 8:6, 7, 13), the Sabbath day was extremely strict. Not only was no work to be done by the Israelites and their children, they also were to give rest to all in their households—servants, livestock, even sojourners (Ex. 20:10). God even gave regulatory laws over what could and could not be done. For example, if one even went out to gather sticks on the Sabbath in order to kindle a fire (Num. 15:32-36; Ex. 35:1-3), he was to be put to death (Ex. 31:14-15; 35:2). All this strictness was a part of the tutelage of the law, which was meant to lead Israel by the hand to Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:24), who is the final sacrifice ending the old covenant (Heb. 7:11-12, 18-19; 8:7, 13).

When Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, things changed. Christ, the second Adam, "finished" (John 19:30) the work that the first Adam failed to do (Rom. 5:12-19). Because of that pivotal event, the church determined that for Christians under the new covenant, the day of worship and celebration of the Lord's grace in Jesus Christ was to be the first day of the week, Sunday: "From the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, [the Sabbath] was the last day of the week; and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week, which, in Scripture, is called the Lord's day, and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath" (WCF, 21:7). On this day, we are reminded of and participate in the glorious reality that we have already entered God's rest (Matt. 11:28; Heb. 4:10) and that we await the experience of the fullness of this rest in eternity in the new heavens and new earth (Rev. 21-22). We now assemble corporately for worship and enjoy a foretaste of our eternal rest, then go out into the kingdom of this world to work for six days.

So why do we worship on Sunday and not Saturday?

•The first day of the week was the day on which our Lord rose from the dead (John 20:1; cf. Ps. 118:24).

•The first day of the week is called "the Lord's day" (Rev. 1:10; cf. 1 Cor. 16:2).
The first day was the day on which the Holy Spirit was poured out on the church (Acts 2:1-36).

•Just as on the first day of creation God made light and separated it from the darkness, we gather on the first day of the week to celebrate the light of the gospel in Jesus Christ, who has separated us from the world of the darkness of sin (John 1:5, 9; 3:19; 8:12; 2 Cor. 4:1-6).

I think most of the points you outlined have been tackled by others. I also wish to respond to the part you referred to Sunday as the LORD's day.

How then do you explain Isaiah 58:13?

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Looking at the above scripture, the LORD referred to the Sabbath as "My Holy Day". If that is the case, then how can Sunday be the LORD's day?

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Rev 3:5 The one who overcomes, this one will be clothed in white clothing. And I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
[5]The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.
[6]Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

sonmvayina:
Forget about Paul, He knows nothing about spiritual issues. Most of his letters are all his personal opinion.

The letters he wrote to his friends are not the word of God.

Asper the bold. How does Jesus feature in the equation?

How does he affect it?

Paul was alluding to Matthew 24:31, so how can you say he knows nothing?
Death is like a sleep (John 11:11) or being in an unconscious state (Eccl 9:5). You don't go to heaven or hell at the point of death until after the resurrection (John 5:28-29). So if you're wondering where Jesus Christ comes into the picture, the resurrection says it all.

sonmvayina:
Hope I am not talking to a teenager?...what is the meaning of that?

Explain what you just typed..

That's the problem with most people on nairaland. Ever willing to talk but completely un-teachable, Just never willing to learn. I'm not a teenager but that does not mean you can't learn even from a teenager. That verse I quoted means exactly what it means. It's not confusing is it?

sonmvayina:
So of what importance is he, if not a distraction ? Spirit returns to God and body back to earth(dust)...

Yes brother, but it doesn't end there. Check out 1 Corinthians 15:52 "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

sonmvayina:
This is the only thing that spoilt your whole write up. You have the right knowledge, but how Jesus feature in the equation is what you don't want to give up. You are still holding on to idolatry. ...let it go. Jesus is just a Roman invention.

Maybe a Roman invention to you brother. But definitely not to me

To understand from the Bible the real truth about death, let's start at the beginning and see how our Creator made us.

"The LORD God formed the man [adam, Hebrew] from the DUST OF THE GROUND [adamah, Hebrew] and breathed into his nostrils THE BREATH OF LIFE, and the man became A LIVING BEING [SOUL, Hebrew]." -Genesis 2:7. Emphasis added (Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptural texts are from the New International Version of the Bible [NIV].)

At Creation God fashioned Adam from "the dust of the ground." He had a brain in his head ready to think; blood in his veins ready to flow. Then God breathed into his nostrils "the breath of life," and Adam became "a living being" [Hebrew, "a living soul"]. Note carefully, the Bible does not say Adam received a soul; rather it says that "man became a living soul." As God breathed into Adam, life began to flow from God. The combination of the body and "the breath of life" made Adam "a living being," "a living soul."

So we might write the human equation like this:

"Dust of Ground" + "Breath of Life" = "A Living Soul"

Lifeless Body + Breath from God = A Living Being

Each of us has a body and a reasoning mind. As long as we continue to breathe, we will be a living being, a living soul.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON DIES?

At death the reverse of the creative process described in Genesis 2:7 takes place:

"And the DUST returns to the ground it came from, and the SPIRIT [BREATH OF LIFE] returns to God who gave it." -Ecclesiastes 12:7.

The Bible often uses the Hebrew words for "breath" and "spirit" interchangeably. When people die, their body becomes "dust" and the "spirit" (the "breath of life" returns to God, its source. But what happens to the soul?

"As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, . . . every LIVING SOUL belongs to me. . . . THE SOUL WHO SINS IS THE ONE WHO WILL DIE." -Ezekiel 18:3-4.

The soul dies! It is not now immortal-it can perish.

The equation derived from Genesis 2:7, when God made us, reverses itself at death.

"Dust of Earth" - "Breath of Life" = "A Dead Soul"

Lifeless Body - Breath from God = A Dead Being

Death is the cessation of life. The body disintegrates to dust, and the breath, or spirit, goes back to God. We are a living soul in life, but in death only a corpse, a dead soul, dead being. So the dead are not conscious. When God takes back the breath of life He gave to us, our soul dies. But with Christ there is hope.

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fablouzLeged:
Pls I am 22 years of age a student but my damage hair is making me reluctant to even meet my Friends I am alway in face cap

It started in July 2020 when I decided to start bathing cold showers in the morning everyday and each time I enter the shower I always put my hair directly I will use brush and scrub my head hair because of dandruff I don't know that I was harming my hair I was doing that until one day my sister tell me am loosing my hair as I checked the mirror I was shocked and we are about to resume to school for that reason I started buying different oil ,and plenty hair products but no result



In early 2020 I have my thicker hair until July 2020 this thing Happen

I shave my hair but the back hair always grow fast and thicker


Pls help me I finished all my savings in buying hair products just to see quicker result but no its even started affecting my concentration in school I Always hide from my Friend s

My fellow nairalders please if you have any recommendation on how to revert my hair please help

Try guava leaves.
Get a handful of guava leaves in water and boil. Allow to cool a little and rub on your head. Do that everyday. Hope it works for you. Cheers

fergie0o1:
EFCC

Probably the effects of watching too many superman movies

Gift 2. God bless you dear

I understand what you're going through bro. I also have the same condition as yours. It hasn't been an easy journey. But I never had a reason to give up hope. I'm a graduate, unfortunately I couldn't secure a job and so I became my own boss. Income is not much now but I'm working on it. One of the best part of my story is this amazing lady I met some time ago. To cut the long story short, we're planning on getting married sometime in the first quarter of next year.

It's not always about having all the money in the world, it's more about being who you are. I don't know if you're a Christian but I always draw inspiration from this verse Jeremiah 32:27 “Look, I am the LORD, the God who rules over all flesh. Is anything too difficult for me?”

If it worked for me, then I believe it can work for you too. Stay blessed.

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Thanks alot

It happened a long time ago. On my way to school with my dad's driver, we got a certain spot and the vehicle stopped. The driver, being a mechanic as well couldn't figure out what the problem was. Being physically challenged, I had no choice but to stay and wait for the car to be fixed.
There was a 3hr lecture that morning, those kind of courses you wouldn't want to miss for anything or else....... The lecture was supposed end by 11am and guess what.... After about 3hrs of waiting, suddenly the car started by 11am. The driver couldn't even explain what happened.
I still had about 2 more lectures that day but decided to turn back and go home.
A few hours later there was a heavy knock on the door and a friend of mine walked in. He expressed relief when he saw me. I was a bit confused and asked what the problem was. He told me there was a big riot in school that day and so many students were injured. He went round the school looking for me (knowing I couldn't run due to my condition) so we could find somewhere safe to hide. I told him I didn't even make it to school that day... and then it all downed on me. The strange thing that happened with the vehicle that day, the driver /mechanic couldn't tell or fix the problem, the car starting at a few minutes past 11am.....Brethren, that wasn't a coincidence..... It was all God keeping me safe.

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Thank you

aribisala0:
We can all agree that the bible contradicts itself several times. We who read the bible know this and so we recognize that it is the word of men not God. It is full of useful words and others that are .........not so useful just like any other creation of men.
God did not write the Bible or Quran or any books for that matter. That is all done by men

Sorry brother, we cannot all agree. That should be your opinion I guess.

Ezekiel 18:32
For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign LORD. Repent and live!

Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’ 

2Pet 3:9
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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