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Built2last:Fantastic! Yam Yisrael Chai עם ישראל חי |
MightySparrow:You're welcome brother. Would Satan let the people see? But by the grace of God , the captives of the night shall be delivered. They'll read but Satan will never allow them see. May God have mercy on the people. Even after reading all these. Someone was still saying YHWH is Marduk, and that ifa is superior to the Bible. Spiritual blindness is real. Ifa that does not have authority over anybody. It honours witches and demons which are under our feet as believers. Yeah, Dome of the Rock will be pulled down. It's time is ticking fast. The pulling down of that mosque will mark the end of the era that the Bible refers to as "the time of the gentiles." Then, the next events would be the rebuilding of the third temple, the emergence of the antichrist, the war of Armageddon and the close of the age. |
EmekaA125:Who instigated you into the loss? Why start something you could not finish? Even if Gowon had reneged on an agreement, why didn't you guys use diplomacy instead of force? Is it right for anyone to blame another for the outcome of an event that was started by himself? |
sonmvayina:Lol. Who says Psalms are prophecies? Your illustration further proves you're not really balanced with the knowledge of scripture. Right from your talk about ifa and marduck, up to the ancestors were enslaved nonesense, I already knew that you're not to be taken serious. According to you, the choir master received a song from David and started singing it as his own song, and therefore must say "The Lord said to my master king David". Was he a reporter? If that's how it is, the Psalm immediately becomes the Psalm of the choir master, and no longer a Psalm of David. Nobody receives a song from a writer and then renders it as a reported speech. And also, why should this particular verse be different from all other verses in the book of Psalm where David's speeches were given directly and not reported? See? That's because you want to deny the truth of that particular verse and remove the message it bears. The Messiah isn't a mere man. The choirmaster didn't report David's speech as song. He wrote exactly the song David sent to him word for word. Don't lie to yourself if you love your soul. The Messiah isn't completely human. There's nothing in the Book of Zechariah that I've not read. I have read that book more than 100 times. You don't need to tell me to go read from the beginning. Just tell me why the Israelites will look on Him whom they pierced. |
AntiChristian:Everything about you guys is analogue. We are a spiritual people. Stop meddling in issues you don't understand. |
Steep:What does that change? It seems you just love to stir up arguments. Paul said: "..In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel." Romans 2:16. 1 Corinthians 11:1: "BE ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ." |
Steep:Meanwhile, the scriptures never make Paul the standard for judging heresy. Jesus is the standard. Any contrary opinion to Christ is heresy. Not Paul. While Paul aligns his messages with Christ's, some others think he doesn't, and that's where the problem is. |
Steep:My God! I thought I was talking to a mature Christian. I didn't know I have to break things down for you to understand. Would you actually place Peter alongside any of the PFN or Christian leaders we have today? Can't you see that if Peter were in the world today, whatever he says about Christianity will be final? When I said no one is an umpire over anyone's faith, was I not talking about today? If Peter, Paul, James, John or any of the apostles were in the world today, whatever they say would be final! Would you argue against Peter the same way you would argue against Adeboye or Billy Graham? They are the foundation upon which the church is actually built. We can trust their leadership! Today, nobody trusts anybody's leadership completely. Anyone can err. Hence, no one can be an umpire over the faith of others. Simple logic now. You can only correct what is generally accepted as wrong. Not sectional matters of faith that divide the Church. There in your family, if you don't know that your father once lived in London, but there are unconfirmed reports of it, and meanwhile your father is unavailable to give clarity on the matter, would you call any member of your family who makes claims of your father's London residency a liar? That would be foolish. None of you are sure, though you'll all have your opinions depending on the level of information you have individually. Each of you will claim to be correct while the others are wrong. Yet, It will be wrong for anyone of you to call anyone a liar for supporting or not supporting the matter of your father's London residency. However, if someone comes up and says hey, your father never built a house when you all generally know that your father built a house, then you'll call that person a liar because that knowledge is explicit and generally known without any controversy. If someone comes up and says anything contrary to that, you can call him a liar or an heretic as in the case of Damina. But on the matter of the London house, you cannot call anyone a liar or an heretic. Everyone would hold on to his individual opinion as in the case of Suleiman and Selman. Except you want to deliberately bring up a fight of course. However if an external person who was an early associate of your father comes out to clarify the London issue, you would have to succumb to whatever he says as in the case of Peter. Should I be explaining this way before you get my point? Again why would Paul defend his apostleship if it's was just a personal opinion? He even said anyone who preached a different gospel from the ones heard the other apostles preached are cursed and you say it is just a matter of personal opinion?You should go and ask Paul why he had to defend his apodtolshipship. Personal opinion is personal interpretation! Paul says the same things as other apostles but some people thinks he contradicts! Why should you be twisting words? Some people think Paul contradicted Christ and other apostles. This has been since the days of Paul himself. How many times would I have to explain this to you? And the whole church do not generally accept Paul's epistles as inspired scriptures? What credible non heretic church reject the teachings of Paul?Are Suleiman and Selman not part of the new testament church? Are they the only ones? Are there not other churches and individuals who have the same views as Suleiman? Are you a new Christian who knows nothing about the Christendom? Go and educate yourself and learn why some fellow Christians choose to call you a Pauline Christian! |
Steep:Jesus Christ! Can't you see that even Peter had to address the issue of Paul and even commented that some of the things he teaches are hard to understand, and that as a result, some people wrest it to the detriment of their souls as they do the other scriptures? Paul himself at different occasions has had the need to defend his apostleship. In most of his epistles, there are chapters wholly dedicated to defending his apostleship. Paul's matters are not of today! You just admitted that can or pfn do not have the authority over people's faith and at the same time acting as authority over Abel damina, does this not show hypocrisy?In what way did they act as authority over Abel Damina's faith? They asked him to stop misleading people on clear matters of faith! Simple! Matters that are generally believed and accepted by all believers. Historically and from the scriptures the new testament church do not have tithing as a doctrine and it has never being a debate.It is currently a debate. The new testament church is discussing the issue right now all over the world with different opinions coming to the surface. Your attempt at placing tithing on same footing with denying scripture is ridiculous.Is tithing not scripture? Has anyone ever learnt about tithing in a university? Is it not from the Bible that we all get to know about tithing? You claim pfn and can are no authority over individual faith and yet they could act as authority over abel's faithShow me how they have acted as authority over Damina's faith. If Damina is not teaching others what is considered entirely anti-scripture by all Christians worldwide, would anyone have to call him out? He should keep his heresies to himself and not corrupt the body with his leaven of falsehood. |
sonmvayina:Is this how ignorant you are? Who exactly are the slave masters you're taking about? You mean the slave traders who didn't even know Jesus? It's not a matter of if there's power in the name of Jesus. The matter has gone beyond they because people like us have tasted the power and are still tasting. One thing is that the witches whom you fear and your succubus wife whom you dread, all bow before the name of Jesus. If you don't believe, I can demonstrate it for you lives. The power of Jesus is best demonstrated. There are demonstrations of Christ's power everywhere. Demons keep telling you it is a lie. You won't go on a deliberate research yourself to rid yourself of ignorance? Your ignorance is very costly. You're a slave of demons and you don't even know. |
sonmvayina:Lol. We don't worship the same God okay. You're still too brainwashed to see that? How else can I break it down for you? The two genealogies in Mathew and Luke are not contradictory. Mathew focuses on the lineage of Joseph while Luke focuses on the lineage of Mary. Both came from David. If the Messiah is not a deity, why did David prophesy of him "The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies." Psalm 110:10. If the Messiah has no second coming, how do you explain Zechariah 12:10? If indeed Israel would accept the Messiah as soon as he appears, then what would make them "look upon Him while they pierced"? |
Steep:I don't think it's profitable to keep dragging this with you since you don't seem to understand anything I've been saying. Perhaps you're not even reading. Otherwise you'll not be asking the questions you're asking. I hate fruitless arguments honestly. Is PFN or CAN a person? Are they not all individual churches and groups with different levels of doctrinal understanding? Is Abel not a member of PFN? Are Suleiman and Selman not members too? While no one may hold the same views about Christ as Abel, it is not only Selman or Sulaiman that hold the opinion they've voiced against Paul's doctrines. I have explained things to you as simply as I could but it seems you're not even reading. You don't even seem to see that I'm totally at home with all of Paul's doctrines. Asking me if I know if Paul is one of Christ's evidence of resurrection is irrelevant because I'm not against Paul and his doctrine as a person. I'll give you another illustration and if you still don't get it, there's no way I'll be able to help any further. You need to understand that there's no one who is an umpire over other people's faith. Nobody is a father of all Christians to be judging whose doctrine is right or wrong. There are many different opinions regarding many parts of Scripture. This Paul issue is just one. Selman and Suleiman are not alone in this. There are several members of CAN and PFN who hold the same views as theirs. They are all Christians who love the Lord. Their views are based on their understanding. You're not their father. You're not God. You cannot be the one to call them heretics. If you think you have Scriptures to support your views of Paul, they also have Scriptures supporting their views as well. To them you are an heretic too. Pauline and none Pauline ministers are in CAN, PFN and other Christian bodies. Which group should be calling which group an heretic? Tell me now. There are Pauline and none Pauline leaders among the leadership itself. Everyone believes he is right while the other party is wrong. So, which leaders should come and call the other leaders and those who hold the same views as theirs as heretics? If you're among PFN leadership, would you come and announce Selman or Sulaiman as heretics just because they don't hold your views? Then, you're immature and lack wisdom if you do that. That's even if you have the sole power to make that lone announcement. It will only breed chaos and debates. But on clear matters of doctrine where Abel is seen to be a deliberate heretic, he should be called to order! Everyone knows he's erring. That's not up for debates. If you have issues with those who are against Paul, go debate them! Before you can start saying those who hold views against Paul are heretics, then you can start calling post-tribulationists heretics too if you are a pre-tribulationist and vice versa. Where's the wisdom in that? Can't you see? Where did I say they're united against Abel and not against Suleiman and Selman because of bias? Should you lie or you actually really don't get the point? How would they unite against Suleiman and Selman when Suleiman and Selman are just a fraction of the group within the Christian bodies that hold the same views. Who's the umpire over all Christians that would start calling those none Paulines heretics? Christians that hold the same views as Selman and Suleiman are all over the world. It's not a Suleiman and Selman thing! What Scriptures do you want to quote to them that they don't know. They too have scriptures they've made ready for you. That's not the type of situation you start attacking to be heresy. The same way they cannot attack tithing or none tithing as heresy. It's that simple. Tithing issue is based on your level of scriptural understanding. The same for the issues of Paul's doctrines. Abel Damina's doctrines are purely his own. He brought strange and new doctrines that he has fabricated in his own head. Hence, he needs to be called to order! |
sonmvayina:You're very confused my friend. Very very confused. So, God gave ifa and idols to every tribe on earth, then, He told the Jews that He hates idols? He even told them not to have anything to do with heathen nations that worshipped those idols. Even called Abraham out of an idol worshipping nation to reveal Himself unto Abraham as the only true God. My dear, you're very, very confused. Another of your confusion is that you said the whites enslaved your ancestors and gave them Christianity. That's a high level of confusion because the whites who colonized Africa were different from those who spread the gospel. Among those who colonized Africa were Atheists, Idol worshippers, Cultists, Muslims, Christians who only came to plunder Africa. Those who brought Christianity didn't belong to this group. Those who brought Christianity included both whites and blacks who were missionaries. They built hospitals, schools, orphanages, etc and never colonized anyone. They were all Christians. |
Steep:Smiling. I'm not holding brief for anyone too. I'm just being objective. All heresies are dangerous but sometimes they can be subjective. There are some of the things you yourself believe right now that someone else sees you as an heretic because of them. Lol. The truth is that even the people who have called out Damina might not be united regarding Sulaiman and Selman's position on Paul. This is because that is a very slippery position. There are many here on Nairaland who think the same way of Paul. They're everywhere. No one is perfect in knowledge. Those who believe Paul was wrong also see you as an heretic for thinking Paul is right. Someone once called me an agent of the devil for standing on Paul's words and defending it. This situation happened because the matters in question are not clearly stated in scripture. You'll need to dig deep and have a certain level of understanding to see what Paul is saying. So, the people in PFN, CAN and this Ecumenical council might not even agree among themselves regarding the Pauline epistles. Hence, it's difficult to call out Sulaiman and Selman on such a slippery matter of doctrine. Hope you're getting my point? Meanwhile, Abel's heresies are very glaring even to the baby Christian. Everyone can agree that they're heresies. Hence, they can call out Abel. |
sonmvayina:Are you talking about what God meant or what God said? He is coming to usher in an era of world peace as Isaiah said " They will hammer their sword into ploughshares....and learn of war no more.Yes, that's at the second coming of the Messiah. That has not happened and we are still waiting. God already gave us the solution to the problem of sin, and it does not involve human sacrifice..see 2nd chronicles 7:14.Can you tell me the solution God gave you to the problem of sin? Is it the same solution that makes you see YHWH as Marduk and ifa as been superior to the Bible? |
sonmvayina:But you've been making a case for ifa as the word of God that is superior to the Bible. This U turn is interesting. So, you believe in the Torah? And you did not know that the Scriptures promised a Messiah whose soul would be made an offering for sins? A man who has no human father? |
sonmvayina:Who told you God gave ifa to the Yoruba people? If God gave ifa to the Yoruba people, why did He give something else to the Jews? And something else to almost every ethnic group? Which Europeans enslave your ancestors, and how did that enslavement concern Christianity? |
Steep:Smiling. Let me explain. No one has ever said that Paul is not an apostle. That would have been heretic. No one has ever said that his epistles are not scripture. That would be heretic too. Have you ever listened to these people before? Their argument is not on the personality of Paul or his apostleship. They think that Paul contradicted the Lord Jesus in some of his statements which literally looks so but at a more careful study, you'll find he didn't. The allegations regarding some of Paul's doctrines are all opinionated and based on individual understanding. Not deliberate heresies. For example, Paul emphasises faith as the basis for salvation, meanwhile it looks as though the Lord Jesus emphasizes works. It takes a more careful study to discover that both Christ and Paul are on the same page. Can you call them heretics for their lack of understanding. No. Even the scriptures says we should strengthen those that are weak. You'll see clearly here that, it's a matter of understanding. Now, if someone comes and says that Christ is not coming back, that's dangerous because Christianity stands on the foundation of Christ's second coming which is our blessed hope. Every Christian knows that Christ is coming because it is very clear in scripture. Christ and His disciples declared it without mincing words. Anyone, such as Abel who says Christ is not coming is an heretic. While Christ's second coming is clear. The events surrounding His coming as it relates to the tribulation are not very clear. While someone who says Christ is not coming is an heretic, someone who says Christ will come before the tribulation is not. Ironically, someone who says Christ is coming after the tribulation is also not considered heretic. Hope you're getting my point? 1. Someone who says Christ is not coming is an heretic because the Scriptures are very clear that Christ is coming again. 2. Someone who says Christ will come pre-tribulation is not an heretic because he talks according to the level of his understanding regarding the topic which is not very explicit. 3. Someone who says Christ will come post-tribulation is also not an heretic for the same reasons as that of point two above. Deliberate contradictions of clear Scriptures is heretic. This is where Abel erred. Infact if he had preached that there are 7 heavens, he would not be considered heretic because the Scriptures clearly stated that there are heavens but no one knows exactly how many. I personally believe there are 3 heavens because Paul wrote that he knew of a man who ascended up to the third heaven and heard the voices of God. I believe by my understanding that there can be no heaven above the third heaven where God dwells, hence, there are 3 heavens. Someone else can have a different opinion, I can't call him an heretic neither can he call me so. I believe my explanation is clear. |
Steep:Abel is an heretic because he tries to misrepresent clear scriptural teachings that are generally acceptable. They are generally acceptable because they're clear. Very clear. Yet Abel comes up with contradictions of clear messages. You get it? There are cases where opinions differ. Paul wrote most of his epistles to address differing opinions among his followers. Differences in opinions have always existed since the very beginning of Christiendom. However, except you're puffed up and see yourself the only one who has knowledge, you cannot expect everybody to have the same opinion as yourself on matters that require divine scriptural insights to understand. |
RealityGod:I think he deliberately chose the topic to make it look controversial. I honestly can't say anything about others till I'm able to listen to the full message and get the context.Smiling, it seems he deliberately chooses controversial topics to confuse the public and create tension that results in more popularity. It would be deliberate but there are some of his topics that cannot be scriptural even in content. For example, there's no way you want to preach on a topic that Jesus is not Devine and end up being scriptural. The topic in which he said Jesus is not a Christian is albeit correct. Christianity is Christ likeness, and Christ can never be like Himself. So, he's right that Jesus is not a Christian. However there are other topics that are clearly heretic because there's no way you can fill the content without sounding heretic. |
sonmvayina:Show me how ifa has ever exercised any control over the nations the same way I have demonstrated to you on this thread that the God of the Bible is sovereign over the nations and therefore, He is the Creator of the world. In what way exactly ifa superior to the Bible? |
sonmvayina:My challenge to you what not based on what you belong but what you do. Do christians make human sacrifices of any kind? No! Has any Christian in the history of Christianity ever made any human sacrifice to appease or please the God of the Bible? No. If anyone does, he or she would not remain a Christian. You do make sacrifices of all kinds including humans, appease witches and worship demons. You carve wood and stone to bow down to, yet you consider yourself a human being? |
Steep:Scripture speaks for itself but various individuals have different understanding and perspectives. |
sonmvayina:You need to first show where you found men making human sacrifices to found Christianity. |
sonmvayina:I have thrown you a challenge. Would you please respond? |
femi4:Had it been you're a true Christian, you would understand that God can use any medium to deliver people. |
sonmvayina:No. It's not. |
RealityGod:Yes, on that basis, the Bible is not the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God. I myself have once said the same thing to someone, telling him that the Bible is just a medium through which we learn about the Word of God. The Word of God Himself is a Spirit. But he has also taught that there's no heaven, Jesus is not coming back and other damaging heresies. How about that? |
femi4:The most foolish comment of the century! She got delivered while being baptized. The baptism was not purposely done to deliver her. The deliverance was just a by product of the baptism. Would someone who is a witch tell you she's one? She came to be baptized and was delivered in the process. |
sonmvayina:Absolute nonsense! |
sonmvayina:Abeg, go and sit down. I'm a Yoruba man and not a kid. I know what it entails. Nobody has to tell me anything. You should go and tell your lies to your kids. When did you ever see me or any Christian doing human sacrifices? The witches you so much love have blinded your eyes. |
sonmvayina:I didn't ask you to sing a poem. I asked a question. I gave you a logical challenge. |