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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Romans Chapter 1:22-28
Taken from King James Version.

You don grab one Deslumbrante bonita?

Jewessgratitud3:
Really? But its one of the criteria that qualifies you for such jobs cos you dont expect them to hire someone whos not articulate enough to represent the company and risk ruining their reputation with a bad diction knowing it's an international brand and global industry and people from all works of life are watching their programs.

Please move with the times.

Diction has no value in making one a multimillionaire or Billionaires Even if so called Ebuka lost the job, he should think out of box to realise that multimillionaires and Billionaires like our own Mazi Peter Obi, Leo Stan Ekeh, Sam Ohuabunwa, Ifeanyi Uba, Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola don't speak with diction, look for a manual job elsewhere.

Jewessgratitud3:
Ask Ebuka of BBnaija how he lost a golden opportunity as an OAP in a multinational company because he didn't have a polished diction and accent.

Misplaced priority. Diction do not boost companies balance sheet.

Jewessgratitud3:
Na 42 years old you dey follow talk so. This was something I did in the past. That my friend just say babes go German this thing I trust you. If not, me been don resign from home lesson tinz unless I see better rich man that will pay 100k.

You have shot yourself. Search for better rich man.
It's all about business negotiation.
Take it or leave it.
Think of multiple service charge, little, high and highest.
By the way, who has been employed in Voa, BBC, Shell and Chevron for been a brilliant dictioner?

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Two of these generators under this solar port has gone out of oblivion, scrapped out.

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ganisucks:
Don't mind Mr Put it in. He's just playing politics, as usual. There's nothing wrong with a man becoming a woman, or a woman becoming a man. It's a matter of choice. You can't dictate to another human how to feel. In fact, it should be encouraged and made law here in Nigeria. I'm sure there are millions of Nigerians who would love to change their sex.

Go to Russia and meet Mr Vladimir Putin and make your choice known. He will roll out the red carpet

Don't panic

We got you covered with peace of mind

Power Steady 24/7/365 days
I sold my generators since 2016

We MUST or OUGHT to learn from what happens to others.

May God comfort they families that lost these souls to death.

I sold my generators since 2016, so can you.

Creamcrest:
Not like he even has clean money sef.

Mtcheeew....

No money is clean.
He made his money when most people in Nigeria are money shy, when parents are telling their children that money is nothing , the world is nothing.
Stop whining. Go and make your own.
Cockroach No bite your fingers .
An Igbo adage says He who started early making sacrifices will have a lot of broken clay pots

b3llo:
Hmmm..... Let them make the Naira to rival dollars head to head

You don't farm, you want to dictate to a farmer,how much he will sell his yam?
Nigeria is a cash n carry economy, while US are manufacture products of all types.
Now you know.

LittleBigDick:
That hair style is for broke ass bitchs


My woman won't never go on that bleeped up hairstyle

Naughty boy, please find warmth under your Mama skirt.

SwissMass:
That is nice , Ohanaeze ndigbo and igbos will go to court and rescue him

Mr Emefiele is not an authentic Igbo. But an Igbo in disaporia who denied that he is not an Igbo

Sirjamo:
They will not think about this, instead they will start competing for Guinness book of record for the best insult

Read that Guiness book of records has ban Nigerians.
Enough of cookathon, duckathon, fuckathon, Eatathon, Massageathon, trekathon

Sirjamo:
They will not think about this, instead they will start competing for Guinness book of record for the best insult

Read that Guiness book of records has ban Nigerians.
Enough of cookathon, duckathon, fuckathon, Eatathon, Massageathon, treakathon

You painted Roman Catholic Church in good light concerning your Mom.
If start about my Mom who is still practicing church of Rome, hiaagh! You will fast for 40 days and 40 nights.
Practically there re no obvious difference just a little shade of paint ( Interior decoration) between the Pentecostals ( I wonder how Pentecostal they are) and the Church of Rome.

Know yourself, know your enemies weaknesses,in every battle you will win.

CodeTemplar:
What's responsible for low value in the north?

The Northerns re to large extent placid and to large extent not desperate for mundane pleasures
Dstv this,.Gotv that Startimes up and down
Man u this, Arsenal league that and this, and things in that line of thought

ojusin1:
Please can anyone share his/her personal experience using fuel factor X (FFX)? How efficient and economical is it?

Die it.
Fash it.
The best way to save your fuel is this.
Don't drive your car.
Don't even start it....

That is why God gave them over to disgraceful sexual passion, for their females changed the natural use of themselves into one contrary to nature; 27 likewise also the males left the natural use of the female and became violently inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males,working what is obscene and receiving in themselves the full penalty, which was due for their error.
28 Just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God,* God gave them over to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting.
Bible Book of Romans Chapter 1:26-29

saphiere:
Let he without a sin cast the stone first.

Do not blasphemy God.
He said" at Bible Book of Romans Chapter 1: 26" That is why God gave them over to disgraceful sexual passion, for their females changed the natural use of themselves into one contrary to nature; 27 likewise also the males left the natural use of the female and became violently inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males, working what is obscene and receiving in themselves the full penalty, which was due for their error.
28 Just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting.

Every one can disregard God, but let them accept the dire consequences.

This girl and his father should as matter of fact, keep quiet.
The father said he is an Okada rider.
Him and his daughter are saying they didn't go to any cybercafe.
Is this got to show he have a laptop and printer in his home?.

MaxInDHouse:
Hmmmm Jehovah's sheep on Nairaland again!

You're welcome highoctane, i am Maximus one of your brothers on this forum!

🙏

AntiChristian:
Angel Michael!

Sure👌
Request for a Bible study from Jehovah's witnesses who might knock at your door next.
Or
Head to hub.jw.org
Click Online Bible study

AntiChristian:
Of course he won't dare say it! Your Bible writers and interpreters made it so! Na only few denominations like JW, and they of course have their own i.e. "Jesus is Angel Gabriel" which is also false!

If Jesus is same as angel Gabriel who delivered the message of his birth to his foster earthly Mother, In what sense can he be regarded as such.
Jehovah's witnesses I have interacted with has never said that Jesus is same as angel Gabriel. Rather with clinical Bible teaching Jesus is same as archangel Michael, name meaning Who is like God, and there is no sons of God been angels can be likened to be called archangel or chief of angels other than Christ Jesus

AntiChristian:
He has over a billion!


I am not against the son of Mary! But the Biblical Jesus called God am I eternally against!

Jesus never said he was God Almighty. But false Christians said he is He gladly accepted what he is the mighty son of God.
None of his followers then and now accepted him as God. But the son of God Read Bible book of Matthew 16:16.
Jesus can't be God, when the Bible said he was created, He died, God Almighty never died or can be killed. He admitted of having limited knowledge. But God Almighty is all knowing. Jesus ate, drank, and sleep, far be it for the Almighty God to do that.
Don't mind about what so called professed christians are saying about Jesus Christ. They misrepresented God and Jesus.
hub.jw.org

AntiChristian:
Yeah, that's why his country followed him till today!

Last time I checked Mohammed don't have followers?
Buddha, Tao, Zen, Judaism Hindu, New Age, don't have followers?
Adherents of twitter,IG etc don't have followers?
Take a corner, and meditate.
Jesus said anyone against me will be pulverised.

LeeSantos:
What’s with all this Guinness world records m@dness? SMH

Well good for her I see her fully booked for the rest of the year with those pictures I’m seeing

It does end at happy endings. Now you know.

AntiChristian:
Why all this epistle?

Our lord Christ Jesus throughout his life never sort for human recognition and praises, never sought for worldly glory. He was hated for preaching an unpopular message.
Today he was the greatest man who ever lived,he change the course of history.

“Most Reverend”, “Doctor”, “Elder”, “Right Reverend”, “Deacon”, “Father”, “Bishop”, “Reverend”, “Holy Father”

Honorary titles sound good to the ears of man, but do they sound good to the ears of God? The only way to judge these titles is by God’s Word, the Bible. This article shows what God thinks of titles used by clergymen and what it means to you.

PEOPLE are so used to hearing clergymen called “Reverend,” “Doctor” or “Father” that they seldom question the fitness of these honorary titles. Yet if any professed Christian will read his Bible he will discover that Christ Jesus, the Founder of Christianity, absolutely refused creature-honoring titles. The clergy, though, ever since the days of Jesus, have been fond of high-sounding titles. When called just “Mister” or even “Brother,” the clergy often respond with words and mannerisms indicating that they feel they have been addressed in terms beneath their dignity. So there is no doubt that honorary titles tickle the ears; they sound good. The prestige produced by titles such as “bishop,” “deacon,” “Reverend Doctor” and “Father” gratifies a desire for honor and praise of men. Titles also make one feel different, separate from others. Yet Christ said: “All you are brothers.” This should prompt us to search the Bible to find out whether honorary titles befit true Christians.—Matt. 23:8,

To appraise honorary titles intelligently we must know what the effect of using them is. Since they are a designation implying distinction and dignity, they create class distinctions. That is what exists among professed Christians today: the clergy and laity class distinctions. Early Christians were all brothers. They had no class distinctions, not the slightest trace of a hierarchy. If class distinctions cropped up, they were condemned and uprooted. Class distinctions were never condoned, as the Bible writer James showed: “You have class distinctions among yourselves and you have become judges rendering corrupt decisions, is that not so?” (Jas. 2:4, Since honorary titles create class distinctions, could they really befit Christians?

It is noteworthy that James, the brother of the Lord, was given charge over the congregation of Christians at Jerusalem, and on occasions he presided over the councils and announced decisions. (Acts 21:18) After Peter was released from prison by Jehovah’s angels he told some Christians: “Report these things to James and the brothers.” (Acts 12:17, Peter did not say: “Report these things to Father James and the bishops and deacons.” No, Peter recognized all Christians as brothers. So James, even the head of the congregation at Jerusalem, was never called by honorary titles.

“A DISGUSTING THING IN GOD’S SIGHT”

Creature-flattering titles make men look lofty in the eyes of other men. They arouse fear of men. They take away from the fear of Jehovah God. This disgusts God. How do we know? The authority is none other than God’s own Son who told the title-craving Pharisees: “You are those who declare yourselves righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; because what is lofty among men is a disgusting thing in God’s sight.” (Luke 16:15, NW) How disgusting, then, it must be to Almighty God when men flatter one another with a title such as “Reverend”—one of the most popular honorary titles in Christendom!

Really, is any man worthy of the designation “Reverend”? The way to answer this question is to go to the Bible. Do we find any examples of a man’s being called “Reverend”? Not one! In fact, the word “reverend” occurs in the King James, the American Standard and the Rotherham Version Bible just once; and then it is applied only to Jehovah God: “Holy and reverend is his name.” (Ps. 111:9, AS) Yet today clergymen arrogate to themselves a term applying only to God. And even “Reverend,” for many clergymen, does not sound illustrious enough, so they embellish it and call themselves “Right Reverend,” “Very Reverend” or “Most Right Reverend.” Can you honestly picture in your mind Christ Jesus in a long, flowing ecclesiastical robe warmly receiving from his followers high-sounding titles? In truth, it would be difficult to discover in all history any person whose life record and personal habits conflicted more openly with ecclesiastical display than Jesus of Nazareth! Declared Jesus: “I do not accept glory from men.”—John 5:41, NW.

It would have been a disgusting thing in God’s sight had Jesus accepted the honorary titles that were in vogue in his day. Do you know what happened when anyone tried to dub Jesus with an honorary title? Let us go to the Bible: “A certain ruler questioned him, saying: ‘Good Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit everlasting life?’ Jesus said to him: ‘Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one, God.’” (Luke 18:18, 19, NW) Why did Jesus, who certainly was a teacher and of all men one who could qualify as good, rebuke the man for calling him “Good Teacher”? Because he was using “Good Teacher” as a formalistic title, for in his heart he did not really believe that Jesus was a good teacher; otherwise he would have accepted Jesus’ teaching. But he spurned Jesus’ counsel. He deserved the rebuke, a rebuke that unquestionably showed honorary titles do not befit Christians.

THE TITLE “FATHER”

Did you ever read in the Bible of one Christian’s calling another “Father” as an honorary title? Search as diligently as you can, and you will find that not even the apostles bore the title “Father.” No authority for using the title “Father” for Christians is given in the Scriptures. Indeed, the title is expressly condemned! By whom? By Christ himself! Speaking of the title-loving clergy of his day, Jesus said: “They like the most prominent place at evening meals and the front seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ [“My great one; My excellent one,” footnote] by men. But you, do not you be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, whereas all you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for One is your Father, the heavenly One.”—Matt. 23:6-9, NW.

Did Jesus mean what he said? Certainly! He was not uttering idle words. Does it take a mental giant to understand his command? No, his words need no special interpretation, for Jesus was speaking no parable. He was giving clear-cut instructions about creature-exalting titles: “Do not call anyone your father on earth.”

The Roman Catholic clergy water down the force of Jesus’ command by saying that his words cannot be taken literally, otherwise we could not call our male parent “father.” Is their reasoning sound? Hardly! Read the context. From the setting it is unmistakably clear that Jesus was not condemning the use of “father” for the male parent, for he himself repeatedly referred to the male parent as “father.” (Matt. 15:4-6; 19:5; 21:31) His condemnation was of the honorary title.

To defend the use of “Father” for priests the Catholic clergy claim that a priest becomes a spiritual father when he baptizes a person. They point to one particular scripture as authority for disregarding Jesus’ explicit command. This scripture is Paul’s statement to the Corinthians: “For although you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you have not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, did I beget you.” (1 Cor. 4:15, Dy) Was Paul here telling the Corinthian Christians to begin addressing him as “Father Paul”? Obviously not! Nowhere in the Bible is he ever called “Father Paul.” Peter called him “our beloved brother Paul.” (2 Pet. 3:15) Unlike Catholic priests Paul did not claim to have become a spiritual father by reason of having baptized someone. As he himself says, he did very little baptizing. (1 Cor. 1:13-16) But it was by virtue of Paul’s being the first one to instruct the Corinthians in the truth of God’s Word that he begot them through the gospel.

Paul was using the earthly relationship in the human family to illustrate the true picture of his position relative to the Corinthian congregation. His use of the term “father” was not disobeying Jesus’ command because no one ever addressed him as “Father” and because he himself used it not as a title but as an illustration.

Further, it is enlightening to note that the Roman Catholic translation of the Bible by R. A. Knox, at 1 Corinthians 4:15, reads: “You may have ten thousand schoolmasters in Christ, but not more than one father; it was I that begot you in Jesus Christ, when I preached the gospel to you.” Now Catholics do have more than “one father.” Indeed, they have more than “ten thousand” fathers, for every priest, regardless of whether he was the first to bring their religion to them, is still called “Father.” So the practice of calling clergymen “Father” is still in direct violation of Jesus’ command and is not supported by Paul’s illustration to the Corinthians.

What, now, are we to think of the title “Holy Father” that is applied to the pope? We can only think the way Christ Jesus would think: that it is ridiculously wrong. For no man is holy. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3:23, NW) True, Christ Jesus did use the term “Holy Father,” but he did not apply it to a man; he knew that Jehovah God alone is worthy of that name: “Holy Father, watch over them out of respect for your own name.” (John 17:11, NW) Receiving or using the honorary titles “Father” and “Holy Father,” as it is done in Christendom today, is a detestable thing in the eyes of Jehovah God.

BISHOPS, DEACONS AND ELDERS

Common today is the title “Bishop.” The word does appear in some translations of the Bible, especially those translated from the Greek two hundred to three hundred years ago. But the word is not in the original Bible text. For “bishop” is simply a mistranslation of the Greek word “epískopos.” This word was never intended to be an honorary title. It was used to designate a privilege of service within God’s organization. The word really means “overseer.” Why, then, did some Bible translators render “epískopos” as “bishop”? Because many translations were made by men who were members of religious organizations having so-called “bishops.” Naturally these translators inserted such words into the English translation of the Bible in order to give seeming support to their ecclesiastical system of offices. Accurate modern translations do not use the word “bishop.”

So likewise the title “Deacon” is a mistranslation of the Greek “diákonos,” which really means “ministerial servant.” To the Philippians Paul wrote: “To all the holy ones in union with Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, along with overseers and ministerial servants.” (Phil. 1:1, NW) This, as is quite evident, is not a flattering title.

What, now, of the title “Elder”? The Greek word translated “elder” in the King James Version Bible is presbýteros. Literally it means “older one” or “more aged one.” So it really is not a title. Paul said: “Make appointments of older men [“elders,” AV] in city after city.” (Titus 1:5, NW) Note carefully that those appointed to special privileges of service were not appointed to be elders but because they were elders or older men. The rule was that those who were to be appointed to be overseers (epískopos) over the flock of God were required to be “older men,” namely, those whose fruits of word, doctrine and conduct proved them to be “older men” or mature ones in a spiritual way. So the Bible gives no authority for using “elder,” “bishop” and “deacon” as honorary titles.

Since God’s Word condemns honorary titles, would it be wrong for a Christian to address a king as “King” or a judge as “Your Honor” or “Your Lordship”? No. When Christians address rulers and judges, they are addressing them as civil servants and not in worship or as spiritual leaders. When before King Agrippa, the apostle Paul said: “Concerning all the things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa.” And when before Festus, the procurator of Judea in the reign of Nero, Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus.” Though Paul paid official respect to civil servants, he never addressed Christians or non-Christian spiritual leaders by special titles.—Acts 26:2, 25, NW.

What does all this mean? It means that those who want to serve God in his prescribed way will stop addressing clergymen with titles such as “Reverend” and “Father.” True Christians do not use any kind of honorary titles. It means much more: the use of honorary titles is a sign of false religion. Abandon such false religion. Practice true religion by associating with the New World society of Jehovah’s witnesses. There are no class distinctions among these true Christians; all are brothers. All abide by the principles of God’s written Word, and that includes the principle set forth by God’s prophet at


Job 32:21, 22 (AS): “Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person; neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away.”

AntiChristian:
Of course, Jesus was tittled "King of the Jews" despite no coronation!

Was that title given to him by the Jews or by the Roman armies. To accord him honor or to spit the Jews?
Why did he refused to be accorded the honour of being called a 'Good Teacher' by which he replied No one is good except God.

gaskiyamagana:
Your beloved country has been what to you? Please mention it. Or you mean it has been to you to run the streets of your beloved country; again, doing what?
My desire for America is at the door of you and whoever is down grading it out of jealous.

Nigeria has been good me.
I meet my bills, I have a shelter over head.
Go to America and be a street hawker.
Summer is around the corner, you can make due selling Lemonade, wearing baggy pants borrowed from a pawnshop in East side of Harlem.