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Religion / Re: So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 10:00am On Feb 27, 2016
Muafrika2:


Am speaking the truth with no apologies concerning those people. I do not speak if I have not considered the implications of my words, and I mean the with every seriousness.

Sorry for hurting you in the process. I know what you are trying to do.

Am referring to people who know the truth but pretend not to, in order to mislead the few who are seeking it. Or making up ridiculous stories to mislead from the truth its not about the pride of knowledge, and I was not counting you among them. Not yet at least wink

By saying they know more than you do, I used you as a representative. I should have said more than you and I. Or more than real Christians. That's a fact.

okay
Health / Re: FG Unveils Free Health Services To 100 Million Nigerians by Godsfamilymemba: 11:41pm On Feb 26, 2016
dukie25:


Borehole is equal to primary health care?
Anyway this propaganda is strictly
for Sai-babarians.
Go and read up components of primary health care before saying someone else doesn't know what he is doing.
Religion / Re: A Supernatural Being Seeking To Marry A Girl by Godsfamilymemba: 11:29pm On Feb 26, 2016
Muafrika2:

I thought of that scripture too the moment I Heard the Story.

So you read the Bible and make this kind of post? The way you replied my post about those who don't believe in spirits was offensive and unchristian. I was just trying to check if you were muslim when I saw this. I forgive you anyway.
Religion / Re: So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 10:58pm On Feb 26, 2016
Muafrika2:


Most of these stories are made up to scare people.

Most importantly, most of the people you are trying to convince here know more about demons and the spiritual realm than you do. They will just deny for argument's sake. The rest are some innocent souls you are filling up with fear.

I haven't opened the latest link, (because I know what Ill find) but knowing those people's agenda is enough for me to judge them, and declare them mischievous.
Why. You seems to know everything, including people's motives and the level of knowledge of people you've never met.
I am not trying to fill anyone with fear, my post is directed to those who don't believe in SPIRITS, not demons. If people who get afraid easy for easily saw the topic and still chose to read it, how did it become your responsibility to fight for them by casting accusations on an innocent person who is trying to help other with information-- and you make yourself God to judge the motives of everyone else. You should ask God for forgiveness for you pride.
Religion / Re: So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 6:33pm On Feb 26, 2016
Muafrika2:
I thought I'd find photos or video. I don't have a lot of faith in peoples tales.

Even non-religious government report? If there are photos someone will say its photoshop. If video, someone will say it was acted. This generation sha
Religion / Re: So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 2:46am On Feb 25, 2016
Hello, did you check the links at all? Or you just suddenly assume it is the same case? By the way some of the assertions you made are based on your ASSUMPTIONS. Also demons are not ghosts. If you find any "ghost haunt" I can assure you it is "demon haunt".

In this case, if you read the state report, you will see where medical staffs reported witnessing supernatural but evil manifestations like one of the children being lifted and thrown by an unseen force right in the hospital.
Niflheim:
@Godsfamilymemba,

Good evening Sir!!! I have read about the case of the "House of 200 demons". They have no evidence for anything, they are first class lunatics.

1.The woman complained about "creaking floor boards". During temperature changes, this is a natural thing.Also, if a cat is moving on a floor board, it is not evidence of the 'midnight demon'.

2.The woman complained of muddy, wet footprints. Ghosts do not wear boots, only human beings do.

3.She said that the demon made her kids not to be going to school, but after a thorough search it was discovered that her kids were also lay abouts in their former schools.

4.The Priest spoke about flickering lights, but this miracle can easily be performed by NEPA.

5.They spoke about a broken glass, but since it was shattered, there is no way to perform a finger print analysis.

6.The police snapped a picture with an Iphone and saw images that look like shadows in the background. But if I place many objects and items in a house and snap a picture, what will I see? Shadows in the background!!!
Religion / Re: So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 10:01pm On Feb 24, 2016
Religion / So You Don't Believe In Spirits? Follow This Link by Godsfamilymemba: 9:55pm On Feb 24, 2016
The link is a State of Indiana report about a demon infested house and how nurses and social workers and police reported what they experienced

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1004899-intake-officers-report.html
Religion / Re: My Fellow Agnostic And Atheist, What If We Got It All Wrong? by Godsfamilymemba: 10:00am On Feb 13, 2016
Weah96:


Which god? There are numerous gods, if humans like yourself should be believed. I'm guessing that you mean the supreme oga one, but the chances of other gods eavesdropping on your private conversation are high. They could just deceive you.

Not when you mean to talk the true God. He hears you even when you speak in your heart.
Politics / Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Godsfamilymemba: 9:29am On Feb 13, 2016
ZombieNation:


China, US and Russia are scaling down on the numerical strength of their military and are turning their military over to high end technology.


An SU-27 air to ground fighter jet will make mince meat of a whole division.

A 21yr old USAF drone pilot will take out any large gathering of infantry with a single push of a button in any part of the world from a comfy base in Nevada after which he will watch it on CNN with his buddies over a beer.

They are not strengthening the army but absolviing their boko lunatics into it which they intend to unleash on civilians .

This is foolishness of the highest order.

We should scale up our technology but that doesn't rule out the need for more man power in Nigeria military. And stop comparing us with US and other countries. There military are complaining too.

By the way why won't they want to reduce military personnel when Russia with less than Nigerian population has over 700,000 active personnel and almost 2.5million active military reserve making over 3million force personnel; USA has about 4million personnel and China about 2.5million military personnel. Nigeria has less than 160,000 personnel including reserve. DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT. NO REASON FOR COMPARISON AT ALL.

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Army To Increase Personnel Strength To 200,000 by Godsfamilymemba: 9:13am On Feb 13, 2016
Let them learn from terrorist groups for once that height doesn't matter if there is a will to perform.

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Politics / Re: EFCC Arrests Lara Amosu, Recovers $1m In Soakaway Pit by Godsfamilymemba: 5:14pm On Feb 12, 2016
olatex25:
still wondering how These so call Effc trace money into soakaway where defecation are store.... hmm smells shit

it said while searching the residence they found a NEW 'soakaway'.
Religion / (video) Bible Critics Are Wrong About Moses/exodus -- Discovery Channel by Godsfamilymemba: 9:30pm On Jan 25, 2016
A documentary aired on Discovery Channel showed that MODERN archeology has compelling evidences in support of Bible Story about Moses and how people of Israel lived in Egypt and were led out by God through Moses


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHpbwliOIE
Religion / Re: How To Kill Christians And Still Go To Heaven? by Godsfamilymemba: 3:31pm On Jan 24, 2016
@AlmuFty01 Please remember to tell us when you become a Christian because God is having mercy on you to help you discover what only Him can show you.

I'm expectant.

Thanks
Religion / Re: How To Kill Christians And Still Go To Heaven? by Godsfamilymemba: 3:20pm On Jan 24, 2016
You said so many things that shows you don't understand what I said above. I you truly want to make it to the true heaven, ask God to have mercy on you and show you the way.
AlmuFty01:

My friend in few sentences explain in detail how your heaven will look like what are the possible activities and mind you.
Those verses you quoted, will have been better if you find Quran commentary, mere surface meaning of the verses do you not the real benefits.
And for the someone die for another person's sins is never exist, common sense without consulting defined books proved it wrong.
Come to think of it, after the demise of jesus many of you steal, fornicate, murder, engaging in bribery, used juju to besiege mind of followers and enslaved them, cheated on people and most of all act against teachings in the Bible.
All these will be unpunished? Let me tell you, the fact that you and I will die one day is a punishment. Just wake up please, don't you know that many of predicament we experience here on earth is as a result of of our sins (not all of it), had the sins were forgiven why do we have to labour before getting our ends?
For the argument that marriage is meant for this world only... Was the marriage unholy, then no one will be man of God, via it You and I came to this world likewise all people of the world, and guess what heaven will have to reject all of us. You made me laugh.
Plato, one of the earliest scientist/philosopher of opinion that all what we are able to enjoy in this life either good or bad are imperfect shadow of things exist in real world.
Base on your explanation, is like no any connection between this world and the next one, hunnnn this is never possible. I don't know how to put this but take from me. All that you and I found ourselves doing in this world was never coincidence, it all about actualizing already program activities, you and I actually before now met like this, being together with our family and did all we have done ever before now. The truth is that you can not add or subtract anything to/from it and none of it will miss you just as it was obviously true that no any activity not even a single one that has no business with the next world will be on the list of events here on the earth.
My brother far from it, that all we will be doing after this world is praising God..... Hunn why all religions actives on the earth then if actually another worshiping activities awaiting us at the heaven? No time of enjoyment at all? No reward for all our religious engagement? Hahaha
Religion / Re: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Godsfamilymemba: 1:32pm On Jan 24, 2016
JOIN US IN PRAYERS; GOD IS SET TO DO GREAT THINGS.

17th January, 2016 while we were praying, I was directed by the Lord to organize other believers in Christ Jesus to join in praying for the advancement of the God's Kingdom and for the body of Christ.

God is about releasing His glory like never before on earth. The glory of the last day church will be greater than the former(early) church but not without continuous fervent prayers.

To participate on Facebook and get updates please join this group: KINGDOM ADVANCEMENT PRAYER NETWORK

Thank you.

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Religion / Re: How To Kill Christians And Still Go To Heaven? by Godsfamilymemba: 10:59pm On Jan 15, 2016
AlmuFty01:
And Allah said..
And We shall marry them to Hur (fair females) with wide lovely eyes. We made for them righteous spouses, beautiful wives from Al-Hur Al-`Ayn. We mentioned the description of Al-Hur Al-`Ayn in several other places in this Tafsir, and therefore, it is not necessary to repeat their description here.
Read more about -Hur Al-`Ayn. .
And for question of whether woman were not inclusive or not, you see that is why knowledge is power to set individual free from delusion.
Quran is the most comprehensive holy text, that was the reason for different commentories and the most important of all is the Hadith (sayings and deeds of the Holy Prophet SAW). in all these materials there are explanation about how people will be dwelling both in paradise and he'll fire.
Holy Prophet of Allah (SAW) told us that; those righteous women will be married to the same men on earth if the men were as well righteous but as for those that will be separated righteous men and women awaiting them therein. This was inline with above verse quoted.
In addition to this, men will be given more than one wife while the righteous one with them on earth will be like grand wife. The wifes are with the characteristics mentioned above.

You are still confirming what I said. In the heaven where Jesus will be, Jesus said their will be no marriage. Marriage is meant for this world and there will be no river of wine as obtainable in the one the Qur'an talks about-- all these physical pleasures/ highs will not be needed at the resurrection.
So that paradise is not the same as the Bible paradise. Experiencing God's presence and glory is greater than sex and wine. As Christians, it is easy to know they won't be necessary because when we worship God, we experience an indescribable pleasure beyond sex and alcohol by the Holy Spirit.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE JESUS CHRIST OF THE BIBLE WHOM GOD SENT TO DIE FOR YOUR SINS AND YOU COME TO GOD THROUGH JESUS IN TRUE WORSHIP, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
Thanks anyway for a reasonable comment

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Religion / How To Kill Christians And Still Go To Heaven? by Godsfamilymemba: 8:38pm On Jan 15, 2016
After the death of Jesus Christ for you and his resurrection from the dead, if you kill anyone because they don't believe in the God you worship, you will go to hell, not heaven. Only believing that Jesus died for your sins and following Jesus henceforth will deliver you from hell.

The heaven Jesus talked about in the Bible is not the same as Islam talk about.
"29Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven." (Matthew 22:29-30)

The author of the Qur'an must be in error like Jesus said because he says that in paradise,
"They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes." (Sura 52:20)

The questions begging for answer are: Is there going to be lesbian marriage in that paradise? Or are women excluded from that Paradise Or from marital privileges in this paradise after being faithful to Allah on earth?


Those who have ears to ear should ear that the "paradise" of the Qur'an where marriages take place (lesbian or not) doesn't exist so don't kill people to get there ooo. Jesus is the way to the true heaven. Believe.

IF YOU'VE KILLED CHRISTIANS BEFORE OR YOU QUIETLY SUPPORT THOSE WHO DO, WE FORGIVE YOU. JESUS DIED FOR ALL YOUR SINS, INCLUDING THAT TOO. RECEIVE GENUINE FORGIVENESS AND FOLLOW HIM. HE IS THE WAY.

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Religion / Re: The Qur'an Asked An Important Question, The Bible Gave The Answer by Godsfamilymemba: 6:01pm On Jan 15, 2016
Important question only because it helps sincere Muslims to see that the source of the Qur'an's inspiration is not God. Otherwise the question/assertion is a display of shallowness in thinking.

I guess the author is thinking that having to acknowledge Jesus as the son of God means God would be seen of necessity to have donated a sperm to fertilize Mary's egg. That is absurd. God did not need any human to create a full grown Adam. How will He need one to create an embryo? You don't need a prophet to tell you the author of the Qur'an is not the All-knowing God as the book tries so hard to claim.

May God open the eyes of those who desire to know the truth.

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Religion / Re: Jesus Made This Rarely Mentioned Statement- Religious People Take Note! by Godsfamilymemba: 3:42pm On Jan 06, 2016
gimakon:
What's your point?!

Jesus said, "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." Luke 11:23

Let us not keep claiming we believe in Jesus when we gather elsewhere.

* You don't stay in the mosque, Eck temples etc and say, "I believe in Jesus."
Religion / Jesus Made This Rarely Mentioned Statement- Religious People Take Note! by Godsfamilymemba: 11:06am On Jan 01, 2016
Jesus said, "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." Luke 11:23

Let us not keep claiming we believe in Jesus when we gather elsewhere.

You won't know the true Jesus where you are, what you know will be propagandas.

"COME TO ME," Jesus said, "and I will give you rest. Come under my authority and learn from me, and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

It is not wise of you to try to convince yourself that Jesus did not make these statements because you don't want to believe them. They were written for your sake.

PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE IF YOU BELIEVE IT.

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Religion / Re: Why I Left Islam After Reading The Quoran by Godsfamilymemba: 10:52pm On Dec 30, 2015
Breakdbond:


The thing is that at a point in history, the Christain God (Yahweh) endorsed all those atrocities cloudgoddess mentioned above.

Not like you are seeing it and rape was never part of it. By the way God is not man- everything belongs to Him. His judgment are just and right. If those laws were his original intent, they would have been retained even in Christianity.
Politics / Re: Now That Crude Is Gradually Becoming Worthless, What Next For Niger Delta? by Godsfamilymemba: 6:56pm On Dec 30, 2015
CSTR2:
The SS in the years to come may constitute the greatest burden on the Nigerian state even more than the north-east.
So much resources plundered. so much wealth wasted, Functional ecosystem of both flora and fauna destroyed, and poverty and illiteracy rising.
Nigeria is a wicked country. angry

I just wonder how you arrived at your believe that Nigeria, a country, is wicked. Is it not people like you that make up a country? You mean everyone in your family, community, place of work, church etc is wicked?

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Religion / Re: Why I Left Islam After Reading The Quoran by Godsfamilymemba: 6:07pm On Dec 30, 2015
cloudgoddess:

Evidently, you haven't read the verse where Jesus says "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (NIV, Matthew 5:17–18)"

And regardless of whatever modern Christians say about the "Old Testament not applying anymore", that doesn't change the fact that you still worship a god who at one point thought killing babies, raping women, and enslaving people were perfectly good things to tell people to do.

So what did you think is the definition of accomplished? And why did you think Jesus said, "It is finished," when he was crucified?

* Well, I understand that when a lady becomes convinced that her mother never existed, it's easier to believe anything else about her including not looking like her.

By the way, where did you read about permitting rape in the Bible?
Religion / Re: Why I Left Islam After Reading The Quoran by Godsfamilymemba: 6:02pm On Dec 30, 2015
salawustyles:

so you now believe jesus is just a prophet,every prophet has his own special names by which they are called e.g
Prophet ibrahim-khalil ul rahman
prophet muhammad-rasulullah,etc
so the fact that jesus has special names does not mean he should be worshiped

Jesus was a Prophet to the Jews and the light of the world. He is not "just" a prophet; the book(s) that brainwashed Muslims about the fake Jesus they sincerely believe in is/are inspirations from their enemy the devil who has vowed to lead them astray.
Religion / What Jesus Said About Tithe May Shock You by Godsfamilymemba: 5:52pm On Dec 30, 2015
What Did Jesus Say About Tithes?

Matthew 23:23
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye PAY tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." (KJV, Emphasis on "PAY" is mine.)

[Yes], Jesus clearly stated here that tithes must be paid (like a dept or obligation) but that was not where Jesus started His message that day from. Jesus started by saying:

"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So YOU MUST be careful to do EVERYTHING they tell you." (Matthew 23:2-3 NIV Emphasis is mine).

The audience of Jesus were people subject to the law of Moses whom the Pharisees represent. The law included different festivals and holy days, animal sacrifices and offerings FOR SIN AND OTHER REASONS, tithes, certain food to eat or to avoid, annual travel to the temple at Jerusalem for worship etc.

These are laws that came through Moses (NOT MALACHI) and Jesus told these people under that law to practise what the law says[like Malachi did]. If you say because Jesus said it, Christians must do it, then don't just pick tithing out of the bunch. There are no excuses because Jesus told these people that it is a must to do EVERYTHING.

The Bible tells us that the law of Moses (including tithes) was based on the order of Levi's priesthood, not on the priesthood of Christ. Under this law, tithe was an obligation, Jesus accomplished the purpose of (or fulfilled) the law for us and established a different priesthood where these laws were no more a requirement [for being righteous before God] (Hebrews 7:5, 11-12)

"For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God." (Romans 10:4 NLT)

Original source: http://house-era.com/index.php?topic=631.msg1083;topicseen#new

#thebloodandtithes #tithes

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Politics / Re: Nigeria Labour Congress Warns FG - Don’t Increase Price Of Fuel by Godsfamilymemba: 12:12pm On Dec 17, 2015
NLC should go and sit down somewhere. Any protest against subsidy removal is protest against reason, protest against national interest, against development.
Religion / Re: Why I Left Islam After Reading The Quoran by Godsfamilymemba: 8:07am On Dec 16, 2015
salawustyles:

you just showed show cluelessnes
the word christ is a greek word meaning annoited gotten from the greek word christos meaning annointed
muslims belive jesus was annointed by Allah and so does every other prophets,even priests were annointed and you also believe your pastors are also annoited men of God,so we should have words like adeboye christ. the word christ has no divinity attached to it whatsoever,so either you,or the person who told you he converted is a liar and the alfa is incompetent and very stupid to say christians put thier words in the quran,Allah said he will protect the quran.

Why are you unnecessarily emotional? All I said was that the guy became a Christian when he saw in the Qur'an that Jesus is Christ? It just says Jesus is more than just one of the prophets. No other prophet is called by that title. The Jews know that and have been expecting the Messiah of whom David (Prophet Daud)- although a king and an anointed like you tried to prove - prophesied saying, "The Lord said to my Lord [Referring to the Messiah] 'Sit at My right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.' "

Mohammed of Islam said his Allah forgave him his past, present and future sins, he mentioned that other prophets will mention their sins on the day of resurrection except Jesus. He had no sin to confess. [Hadith: Sahih Al-Buhakri, Link (Scroll down to the part titled Volume 6, Book 60, Number 236):
http://www.sultan.org/books/bukhari/060.htm ]

If Mohammed had to be forgiven and other prophets had sins to confess except Jesus Christ, what does that tell you about the Christ?

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Religion / Re: Why I Left Islam After Reading The Quoran by Godsfamilymemba: 6:03am On Dec 16, 2015
salawustyles:

you just showed show cluelessnes
the word christ is a greek word meaning annoited gotten from the greek word christos meaning annointed
muslims belive jesus was annointed by Allah and so does every other prophets,even priests were annointed and you also believe your pastors are also annoited men of God,so we should have words like adeboye christ.the word christ has no divinity attached to it whatsoever,so either you,or the person who told you he converted is a liar and the alfa is incompetent and very stupid to say christians put thier words in the quran,Allah said he will protect the quran.

By the way, your assertions are just the excuses of your teachers that has no basis in the Qur'an or hadiths. The Jews awaited the Messiah (the Christ, Al- Masih) for centuries. Don't they know that kings, priests and prophets were also anointed? The Qur'an in an historically false fashion said the "Jews said[in a boast] we killed Christ Jesus son of Mary, THE Messenger of Allah but they killed him not.."(Sura 4:157) Were there no priests at that time? Why don't they call others Christ? Why Jesus? Why were no other "anointed" called Christ in the Qur'an? Why was it that only Jesus was called THE Messiah (the Christ, Al-Masih) in Mohammed's lifetime and no other was so called- not even Mohammed himself? Right in the Qur'an, a book you believe was dictated by angel to Mohammed and descended from heaven?


They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. THE MESSIAH (himself) said: O Children of Israel...".(Sura 5:72).

I don't know why some translations omitted the definite article "the" in sura 4:157 I mentioned previously but it is not just Masih but Al-Masih (the Messiah). Check out the morphology of the verse here
: http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=4&verse=157#(4:157:1)

l said "historically false" above because, the reason why Jews oppose Jesus is actually because they did not believe Jesus is Christ- they are still expecting the Christ. So the Qur'an told you lies.

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Religion / Baby Morality Defies Evolution- ICR by Godsfamilymemba: 8:34pm On Dec 15, 2015
By Brian Thomas, M.S. , Science Writer for Institute for Creation Research



It is fascinating how quickly human babies learn about the world around them. But how soon can they distinguish "good" from "bad"? Some Yale psychologists wanted to find out, and their research results fly in the face of Freud and other evolutionary humanists.

Yale professor Paul Bloom and his team tested infants and toddlers by using puppets to portray "naughty" and "nice" actions. They found that from the age of six months, babies differentiated good from bad by overwhelmingly choosing to hold the nice puppet over the mean one.1 Where did this sensibility come from, and why is it so evident at such a young age?

Bloom summarized his research for The New York Times, saying it was clear that what is now known of baby morality is exactly the opposite of what was taught by the great 20th-century psychologists Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, and Lawrence Kohlberg.2 These evolutionary humanists asserted that babies are "amoral animals" upon which society stamps its own particular moral guidelines. But this came from their belief that humans are merely "naked apes" obsessed with God, or that in early life humans reflect their primate origins, not from observations or careful study.

Instead, humans are evidently born with an innate moral sense that is not dependent on external affirmation. For example, "even a 4-year-old knows not only that unprovoked hitting is wrong but also that it would continue to be wrong even if a teacher said that it was O.K."2

Given secular psychology's overall premise that "biological evolution and cultural experience conspire to shape human nature," how does Bloom accommodate the odd fact that babies possess a "prewired understanding" of a cross-culturally consistent list of universal wrongs? He wrote, "These universals make evolutionary sense," because it is supposedly beneficial to be "kind to our kin, whose survival and well-being promote the spread of our genes."2 Of course, for the rest of the animal kingdom, which has no sense of morality, it is presumably most beneficial for them to be unkind, with the occasional altruistic situation among plants as an added conundrum.3

Universal morals actually make no evolutionary sense. For one thing, morals are not physical. They are not composed of DNA, nor are they body parts or features of body parts. They are therefore not selectable by nature. However, this research adds to prior data showing unequivocally that humans are wired for morality, a fact that evolution cannot explain.4

Also, people possess not only the knowledge of right and wrong, but also the ability to choose right or wrong. Bloom admitted that volition seems to be tied to morality, but he stopped short of drawing a fuller implication. Without both a moral code and an ability to adhere to it--along with other capacities like logic--there would be no such thing as a recognized moral behavior.

Moreover, these immaterial aspects work in concert with each other, along with specialized capacities to learn. How much more do humans fit the image of a powerful (volitional), good (moral), and wise (cognitive) God,5 rather than representing the product of some imaginary selective environments?

All of these immaterial aspects must be in place at once. And it is now clear that they do not arrive later in life through some kind of external training or influence, but are wired in from the beginning. Infant morality was even referenced in the book of beginnings, in which the Lord told Noah's family after the Ark landed: "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."6

When it comes to a comprehensive explanation for the origins of unique human behavior and ability, the best source is the Word of the One who created that humanity.

References
1.Frank, D. Can Babies Tell Right From Wrong? The New York Times online video. Posted on nytimes.com, accessed May 24, 2010.
2.Bloom, P. The Moral Life of Babies. The New York Times. Posted on nytimes.com May 3, 2010, accessed May 21, 2010.
3.Demick, D. 2000. The Unselfish Green Gene. Acts & Facts. 29 (7).
4.Thomas, B. Did Religion 'Emerge' Through Evolution? ICR News. Posted on icr.org March 5, 2010, accessed May 21, 2010.
5.Romans 2:14-15.
6.Genesis 8:21.

http://www.icr.org/article/5470/
Religion / Re: Post Your 'Front Page-Worthy' TOPICS And LINKS Here by Godsfamilymemba: 6:26pm On Dec 15, 2015
TOPIC: What Is Wrong With Masturbation? Christians Only

LINK: https://www.nairaland.com/2803785/what-wrong-masturbation-christians-only
Religion / What Is Wrong With Masturbation? Christians Only by Godsfamilymemba: 6:22pm On Dec 15, 2015
If you are not a Christian, you may read but please respect our way of thinking because we do think differently than you do.

In this context, we talk of masturbation as the act of deriving sexual pleasure from self stimulation.

I once asked God why I felt guilty when I masturbated when, to me then, there was no where in the Bible where masturbation is condemned. In His kindness, I got this response(in effect):

" Just as suicide is a form of murder, masturbation is a form of homosexuality. Sex is designed to be enjoyed by a male and a female married to each other. Anything outside this is sin."


The term sexual immorality in modern new testament translation or fornication in old translations like King James Version is a word that describes illicit sex generally, which for us is sexual experience or pleasure not between a husband and his wife. It includes pornography, adultery, sex with prostitute, masturbation, incest, homosexuality and so on.

Instead of trying to lower God's standard, which we can't do anyway, God says we should come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace TO HELP us in our time of need.(Hebrews 4:16).

It is when we exclude God's grace from our thinking that God looks unfair to us. He never planned for us to obey Him without His help.

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