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"See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship."

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

ikorodureporta:
What do you think about the gospel of miracle alert??

the good news of "miracle" alert

Who did it come from, God or the devil

What is the purpose, for good or for your own pleasure


God gives us the power to make wealth and as much as he multiples oil, flour, bread and fish. Such meets an immediate need.

The honest thing to do is go to the bank as long as the bank tells you on record that it is your money, use it.

If physical cash was multipled for you by God then He expects you to use it and do good.

Any thing from be devil will end up destroying a life in time

Philogeny4:
Mods Please Ensure this gets to the frontpage.

It took me a lot of guts to bring up this matter here because I already know the reactions by majority of Nairalanders. I know I will be lampooned, lambasted, dragged, trolled and insulted. But no problems.
In 2018, I traveled to the village and collected some charms. These are charms for fortification and protection against Bullets, Bottles, knives, and other harmful objects. At the time, I had nobody to speak sense into me. Also I felt I acted on Impulse. When I was given, I was tested. A cutlass was used to cut me but it didn't penetrate. A Dane gun was used to shoot at me but it didn't penetrate. That was the first time I ever experienced this, I thought all these never existed for real.
The thing is more like a community thing, we did it openly. I didn't go to a native doctor elsewhere. It was done right in my community, almost all the youths in that community and clan were fortified so as to help them in time of wars and fights against the Fulani herdsmen who come to attack once in a while. Outsiders are not welcomed.
You have the one u can tie around your waist, your arm, neck, rings for slap and others. There's a particular one that tells u of a impending and imminent danger. I was also given some conditions on how to handle the materials. I witnessed one that disappeared from my room immediately I took it home, I went back to the Native men only to find it there. I was told I allowed a woman on her menstrual flow to enter my room reason it disappeared.
I don't fight, I don't look for troubles and I'm not expecting any trouble, fight or war. I'm not a villager. Also, civilization has made me decide that I want to return them, I don't have any use for them anymore. I was told never to burn or allow any pastor to burn them or dispose them if and when I feel no need for them again. That I should rather return them back so that the necessary things would be done on me. My place is very far, I stay in the North. I need to travel home. I want to serve my God now. Even if I don't serve God, I don't see the need for all these. What if I want to get married and my woman sees these charms? I know Politicians do same, but I am not a politician. I need Help

Why can't a pastor burn it?

Is it normal for anyone to return those charms and get themselves?

The devil does nothing for free, gives nothing for free, it's just that you may not know the cost of it.

But I can introduce you to Jesus who will lead you to God and tell you the cost of following Jesus. And when you meet Jesus, you said those charms can return by themselves, look who Jesus sets free is free indeed.

Once you have an encounter with Jesus they will leave you themselves because He that is greater and stronger as come, true fortifications nullifies those charms. You can also try it and see.

I hope they entered into God's rest

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own craftiness"; and again, "The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."

So don't take pride in following a particular leader. Everything belongs to you:

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.

For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now "If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?"

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

And after that public praise by men came his public crucifixion for the same reason, Jesus son of David, king of the Jews.

Greenlandz:
It is a grave sin to bully or harrass an annointed men/women of God be it on social media or in the physical

if they were really of God, they are even lucky they are not been stoned by those under the law. Funny enough even if they lived in those days they would be celebrated and not stoned

IrepChrist:
You got it all wrong. Christian leaders are the most bullied online after politicians but they have been calm and mute. You should know that they are humans with feelings too.

bullying is a word used when a strong person intimidates a weaker person but is that the case when people cry out against oppression and liars, are we now calling that "bullying"

IrepChrist:
Yes, cyberbullying of Christian clerics, or any individuals for that matter, would be considered a sin in Christianity. Christianity teaches principles of love, respect, and kindness toward all people, including religious leaders. The Bible emphasizes treating others with love and dignity. For example, in Matthew 22:39, Jesus teaches, "Love your neighbor as yourself," which is foundational to Christian ethics.

Cyberbullying goes against these teachings, as it involves harming others through insults, threats, or harassment, which can deeply affect their emotional and mental well-being. Christian teachings also highlight the importance of speaking truth in love and refraining from actions that cause harm to others (Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 4:6).

Furthermore, 1 Timothy 5:17 speaks to honoring and respecting elders in the faith, including clergy.

Using digital platforms to degrade, mock, or harm Christian clerics is contrary to the biblical call for respect, kindness, and reconciliation.


Religious leaders may not be perfect beings, but prayers and supplication on their behalf for their shortfalls is the duty we all owe them.

Therefore, cyberbullying of any kind, including against Christian clerics, would not align with Christian values.

please be specific and give examples of what cyberbullying is, and differentiate it from when the media actual does it job by reporting what is wrong.

You can't call what that man who exposed benny hinn and literally almost pushed benny to confess again, cyberbullying.


You don't expect people to be silent against wickedness all in the name of "cyberbullying" if it is about false accusations then it is a sin and wrong even God commander against it, if it is calling a brother Raca and treating them with contempt then it is against the teachings of Jesus.


Will you say Jesus was cyberbullying the Pharisees when he said woe to them, lovers of money, or when he took a whip and drove out the money exchangers?

fuckJones:
In Deuteronomy 9:3 says, "Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face".

again in Exodus, the bible say,

This is what the LORD says: "About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again."

my question now is If God is so powerful, why doesn’t he kills Satan instead?

You wrote the bible said that God killed all his enemies, I was expecting you to quote where it is in the bible. Is this what you call clickbait 🤦🏿‍♂️

Jas.5.16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of the RIGHTEOUS avails much.

Prov.15.29 The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Jas.4.3-4 - You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

So have they released him today is 9th Sunday or are they waiting for Monday to do so

Much is hardly ever spoken about what happened to the remain loot of Abram(before he was called Abraham), from his conquest of four kings who had both their resources and the wealth of the five nations they had defeated.

Abraham had the wealth of nations at his finger tips, and after meeting and honoring the king of righteousness and of peace who reminded him that his victory is from God, Abraham was meet by another king who presumptously offered to Abraham what was by the rights of war should be Abraham's rightly loot. Here is what the Genesis record of the event:

Gen.14.16 - 24
Abram and his allies recovered everything--the goods that had been taken, Abram's nephew Lot with his possessions, and all the women and other captives. As Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and his allies, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley)....

The king of Sodom told him, "Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered." Abram replied, "I have solemnly promised the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from you. Otherwise you might say, `I am the one who made Abram rich!' All I'll accept is what these young men of mine have already eaten. But give a share of the goods to my allies--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre."


Many have been blinded from the true values of this event and one of the value of this event is Abraham's response and what Abraham values above the wealth of nations, and that is as one who intercedes for the deliverance of others, my hands and reward will be from the Most High God, Jehovah El-shaddai, and thank God, Abraham received just that as recorded in Genesis 15:1.

Let us learn, to desire God as our reward least the unbelievers boast that they made you rich through their tithes and offerings.

Ps.11.3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?

If they are all coming from one place then they were taught and brought up with a mentality that loved money than God.

So not even one of them "repented" is it that they didn't even see genuine repentance in you the pastor who accommodated them for years.

Well till they say their own side of the story. But what side can that even be, both those collecting tithe for blessing and those collecting money to sing all are in the same group that need to repent and restitute.


Pastors and choristers and all workers in the body of Christ deserve to be paid for blessing others spiritually. But it's different when it comes to greed and lying with God's name to defraud others of money. Don't know why some churches won't pay their choristers while they greedy keep most of the money to themselves.

If you don't believe in God, I am not here to convince you to but I am here to tell you to do what is right and good to others, because what you do to others will affect you and peradventure the good you do and the mercy you show would make mercy available unto you. God will not destroy the righteous- those who do good, who are kind and love others.

If you do believe in God, then do not misrepresent Him by how you behave and speak, do not mislead others or prevent them from coming to God through your bad behavior. If you believe in God and struggle with your flesh and faults, then go to His son Jesus to help you, ask for the Holy Spirit to guide you, ask for forgiveness whenever you do what is wrong and strive to make amends. But if you refuse and turn from doing what is right for your selfish benefits you will lose the opportunity of receiving eternal life and someone else will replace you. It may even be someone who did not even know God but did the things God expected from you. Guard what you have received and be diligent in doing God's will.

Very possible and worthwhile advice but honestly no matter how we try to keep ourselves alive, how many more years can one add.

It most important thing is to gain eternal life, you can't compare a 100yrs to even 1,000 speak more of a number we can't even count.

Mark:12

[28] One of the teachers of religion who was standing there listening to the discussion realized that Jesus had answered well. So he asked, Of all the commandments, which is the most important?
[29] Jesus replied, The one that says, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only God.
[30] And you must love him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.’
[31] The second is: ‘You must love others as much as yourself.’ No other commandments are greater than these.
[32] The teacher of religion replied, Sir, you have spoken a true word in saying that there is only one God and no other.
[33] And I know it is far more important to love him with all my heart and understanding and strength, and to love others as myself, than to offer all kinds of sacrifices on the altar of the Temple.
[34] Realizing this man’s understanding, Jesus said to him, You are not far from the Kingdom of God. And after that, no one dared ask him any more questions.

Holy Bible (TLB) The Living Bible

Exod.20.3 - "Do not worship any other gods besides me.
Exod.20.4 - "Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.
Exod.20.5 - You must never worship or bow down to them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god! I do not leave unpunished the sins of those who hate me, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.
Exod.20.6 - But I lavish my love on those who love me and obey my commands, even for a thousand generations.
Exod.20.7 - "Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name. (NLT)

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20: 28 - 30

Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself. Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name. Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. Psalm 80: 17 - 19

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20: 28 - 30

God's malak, the scepter of righteousness of God's kingdom, Melchizedek, who loves righteousness and hates wickedness. God, his God has anointed him more than anyone else. Psalms 45.

God will bring honor to his name in every generation. Therefore, the nations will praise him forever and ever.

Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself. Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name. Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. Psalm 80: 17 - 19

Ps.8.5-6 Yet You have made him but a little lower than God, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

Jesus the son of man, is not God nor equal to God. I love that Enosh was used in verse 4, which means man. If you recall it was during Enosh time that men began to call upon the name of YHVH

Hisroyalbadmeat:
Elohim,Allahu, same thing, Wata Bam Bam

not talking about Arabic but Hebrew, Aramaic. Allahu you wrote is Arabic for "God is"

Amen

Please note before you continue reading:
This is not a teaching, but a personal consideration and understanding. I am not an expert on Hebrew text and there are things I study to learn, and things I am certain of, but this isn't one of those things I have complete certainty on and so I would like someone educated enough in Hebrew text translation and filled with Holy Spirit to give a meaningful contribution to this observation.




The term Elohim has several meanings when translated to English, but there are three main definitions

First meaning is God
The second meaning is gods
The third meaning is angels

And there are many others, like judges, rulers, divine ones, mighty ones, idols, supreme ones, godlike ones, deities etc.

Because of the plural nature of Elohim some believe it to mean more than one person but because the Hebrews gave and use a singular verb which shows that the term, Elohim, is to one single being. Like when water or ocean is used for an uncountable term.

Now while Elohim is spelt aleph lamed hey yod mem, there are several hypes used in the Hebrew text that i believe differentiate one translation from the other. It is an obvious necessity because anyone could read Genesis 1:1 and assume it says and gods created or that angels created.

One thing I do find consistent though is that in the texts references gods and angel, a mark is usually placed beneath hey that looks like a J or an L facing left. Don't know if you understand but for example is the term elohim there in Psalm 82:1&6.

But looking through most of the elohim terms, it's hard to tell the difference without understanding the context and having a personal revelation of God to understand the difference.

I believe this subject, the term Elohim, would aid in the proper understanding of biblical text. But based on my little grasp of Hebrew, I believe that most if not all of the elohim that is not referring to the one true God actually should be defined as angels.
As there are fallen angels who like to masquerade as gods, it is understandable to see them as foreign and false gods, false elohim.

So several texts could be read as "God of angels" instead of "God of gods", or the "you are gods" changed to "you are angels", children of the most High.


Angels are also referred to as benelohim - son of God or as malak - messenger. It's interesting because malak also means king and anyone who represents God. So God judges among them the true sons and the false ones.

The false ones exalt themselves as God, as elohim, while the true ones refers to themselves as servants and sons of the one true Elohim, God, YHVH.

Who is without sin let him cast the first stone, they may be framing her though 🪑

Still we hear their side of the story 🪑

Rom.16.7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

Rom.16.13 Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me.

Rom.16.15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Rom.16.3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus,

Rom.16.6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us.

Ps.2.2 - The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one. Jesus Christ
Ps.2.4 - But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord(adoni) scoffs at them.
Ps.2.5 - Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
Ps.2.6 - For the LORD declares, "I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, my holy city. "
Ps.2.7 - The king proclaims the LORD's decree: "The LORD said to me, `You are my son. Today I have become your Father.
Ps.2.11 - Serve the LORD with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Ps.2.12 - Submit to God's royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of your pursuits--for his anger can flare up in an instant. But what joy for all who find protection in him!

Rev.19.11 - Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. And the one sitting on the horse was named Faithful and True. For he judges fairly and then goes to war.
Rev.19.12 - His eyes were bright like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him, and only he knew what it meant.
Rev.19.13 - He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.
Rev.19.14 - The armies of heaven, dressed in pure white linen, followed him on white horses.
Rev.19.15 - From his mouth came a sharp sword, and with it he struck down the nations. He ruled them with an iron rod, and he trod the winepress of the fierce wrath of almighty God.
Rev.19.16 - On his robe and thigh was written this title: King of kings and Lord of lords.


Rev.20.4 - Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus, for proclaiming the word of God. And I saw the souls of those who had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Rev.20.5 - This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.)
Rev.20.6 - Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
Rev.20.7 - When the thousand years end, Satan will be let out of his prison.
Rev.20.8 - He will go out to deceive the nations from every corner of the earth, which are called Gog and Magog. He will gather them together for battle--a mighty host, as numberless as sand along the shore.
Rev.20.9 - And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God's people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.

2Sam.7.11
"'The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you. After you are gone, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your belly, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. But my unfailing love will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed before you.

Luke.1.32-33 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"

Jesus died and resurrected with eternal life to reign forever

Rom.1.2 -4
This Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets in the holy Scriptures. It is the Good News about his Son, Jesus, who came as a man, born into King David's royal family line. And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit.

God speaking said in 1Sam.2.35-36 - "Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I tell him to do. I will build him a firm house, and his family will be priests, he will walk before me anointed forever. Then all of your descendants will bow before his descendants, begging for money and food. `Please,' they will say, `give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'"

Heb.3.1 - And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are bound for heaven, think about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's Messenger and High Priest. For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully and was entrusted with God's entire house.

Heb.3.4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

Heb.4.13-14 - Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes. This is the God to whom we must explain all that we have done. That is why we have a great High Priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God. Let us cling to him and never stop trusting him.


Heb.7.11-12 - And finally, if the priesthood of Levi could have achieved God's purposes--and it was that priesthood on which the law was based--why did God need to send a different priest from the line of Melchizedek, instead of from the line of Levi and Aaron? And when the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it.

Heb.7.15-26
The change in God's law is even more evident from the fact that a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has now come. He became a priest, not by meeting the old requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. And the psalmist pointed this out when he said of Christ, "You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek."

Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

God took an oath that Christ would always be a priest, but he never did this for any other priest.

Only to Jesus did he say, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: 'You are a priest forever.'" Because of God's oath, it is Jesus who guarantees the effectiveness of this better covenant.

But Jesus remains a priest forever; his priesthood will never end. Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save everyone who comes to God through him. He lives forever to plead with God on their behalf. He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has now been set apart from sinners, and he has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.