₦airaland Forum

To my little understanding according to English dictionary, to impersonificate means to assume the character of a person in a text. It means to take the place of a person in a situation.
For instance, when a scripture says

Exodus 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

Going by this scripture for instance, is it right for a woman who is looking for the fruit of the womb to impersonificate saying, because the Hebrew women easily gave birth in Egypt, therefore i will easily give birth by faith.
Are there scriptures to support Christians to impersonificate like that?
Assuming I was looking for the fruit of the womb, if i impersonificate that way will it work?
Will i easily be pregnant?

I'm asking because a sister is having infertility issue, and a pastor gave her this scripture to read 7 times every morning and declare it upon herself, she has been doing that since.

Which kind stupid questions this mumu uche dey ask omotola like this?
Abi omotola na nigerian government?

paxonel:
Some times i wonder whether all these rapture proponents do hear themselves talking?

You wish that very soon you will be carried away but you never one day think of commiting suicide and quickly go to heaven and leave this sinful world.

Must you wait for rapture to come and help you do what is needful ?

All i will tell you people is that, if rapture is the best wish of God to mankind he will not have created man on earth in the first place.

If you being on earth is not the best will of God you will not find yourselves remaining here having carrier and source of income, cleaning up the mess in your environment, marrying and raising a family for yourselves and extending a helping hand to the needy.

what shall it profit you to gain the whole world, marry, raise a family and lose your soul?

Diamond23:
[/color] The tin z even **SMALL**. Not sexy joor [color=#770077]

you are right o!
These guys are just well built but they are small, you wount believe it.
meanwhile, wetin some lekpa guys carry dey walker eh,
You go greet them mingwo sir! If you see am

Oh my God, this is beautiful

paxonel:
Looking at the list,
Only Nigerian pastors representing the third world countries, All others are from a developed nation.

Where are pastors from Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, etc

Anyway, I'm still finding a moral criteria(not financial criteria) which placed these third world pastors from a country of fantastically corrupt leaders among pastors from a developed country that has it political class having limited cases of corruption

It shows that only Nigerian pastors among pastors from other African countries are greedy enough to accumulate so much wealth for themselves in the midst of poverty in Africa

princevinco:
In this life, lots of sincere Christians are stagnant in life; some are wallowing in abject poverty while others are going round in circle going nowhere for years. The major reason for this is the result of what Psalms 82:5 gave which says, “They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course”

In other words, ignorance is the bane of many sincere Christians because they reject knowledge and therefore are proudly walking in ignorance that made them walk in darkness.

Because they are walking in darkness, the bible said that the foundations of the earth are out of course. Also in Hosea 4:6, GOD lamented “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:

One area of our life that God needs to do a permanent damage to our ignorance as a Christian is the area of tithing. When it comes to the issues of tithing, so many Christians wallow in ignorance as a result of allowing the devil to rub them with adequate knowledge of this great mystery of the kingdom.

Jesus speaking on Mark 4:11 said,” And he said unto them, unto you, it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables”:

Christians who have adequate knowledge of this mystery go beyond to pay more than 10% and they don’t see tithe as expenses but as a covenant obligation which it is while those that lack the understanding see it as expenses be paid out from limited resources.

For a complete article, visit http://www.destinymoulders.com/not-paying-your-tithe-as-a-christian-i-really-pity-you/

Why are people like Alico Dangote who who is a Muslim and don't pay tithe to your pastors not stagnant?
Remember the same rain that falls to a Muslim farm, is the same rain that falls to a christian farm.
It's in the bible o.
God has provided equal situation for everyone to succeed
So, go ask yourself again, is it that tithe you pay that is giving you success?
I don't think so o
You see how your pastors are defrauding you?
The problem is from your mind and beliefs

Kazrem:
What's even more surprising is that the guy isn't employed.

He is collecting rent from properties his late dad left for him as the only child.
So far we have been sustaining ourselves with that. I'm not really interested in the money, I'm Just happy we love each other enough to stay together for the rest of our lives.
But my parents are the ones disturbing him that he should come and do the right thing. I have already left them
Now, where do we get the money for now?

paxonel:
so long you are a Christian you are a product of resurrection. you've got to believe that one and be free.
read 1 cor 15:35 down to the end of the chapter.
all your answers are found there.
it says, when we we come back to life we will be given a new body.
Adam and Eve commit sin and death came to the world.
But with Christ. we have a rebirth into this world the moment we die, such that we don't experience death in the real sense. that is, we are saved at child bearing if we continue to uphold the Christian faith.
1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

1 Cor15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1cor 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
i really do not understand these .
can you Please explain?

paxonel:
and be carried to a mysterious place away from the surface of the earth?
no, that is not resurrection.
resurrection entails that they will come back to this life, then those of us who are alive here on earth shall be caught up with the resurrected here on earth.
That means, we shall interact with them, see them and relate with them, here on earth.
if they do not come back to life here on earth, then, that is not resurrection.
of what use to people who are carried misteriously to the clouds to us who still remain here on earth?
How do we know that they were truly resurrected?
the only way we will know is for them to interact with us who are alive

so, how are the dead resurrected?
have you ever met anybody who once died and is said to have resurrected?

paxonel:
no It's still talking about the same thing as 1thes 4:16-17. It's talking about the resurrection of the dead. not rapture

But in rapture, the dead will ressurrect

paxonel:
I'm trying to avoid writing plenty things that's why.
Seriously, the problem in christianity is so numerous to address.
well, i will keep taking them one after the other.
1 thes 4: 16-17 is not referring to rapture or people flying to the clouds. rather, it refers to resurrection of the dead.
you will understand this when you start reading from verse 14
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus(meaning, them who died as christians ) will God bring with him(meaning, will God resurrect them with Christ ).
4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive(people who are not yet dead ) and remain unto the coming of the Lord(and remain alive until they die,the day we die marks the coming of the Lord ) shall not prevent them which are asleep(shall not stop those who died from resurrecting ).
4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God(a figurative language which means we will all die some day, death is like a calling using sound of trumpet, that it is time for us to die and face judgement ): and the dead in Christ shall rise first(christians shall resurrect first, followed by non christians, to face judgement as explained in revelation: after judgement, christians will live on., while non christians will be condemned which is the second death, lake of fire is a figurative language which means second death ).
Note that this judgement happens everyday as people die here on earth everyday.
4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.( another figurative language which means we christians that alive will interact with those that resurrect here on earth )
To caught up together in the clouds does not mean Clouds.
clouds is used figuratively which means heaven on earth .
Do you know that this earth has become God's kingdom?
you should know that if you understand Jesus parables

1 cor 15:52 also talk about sound of the trumpet.
could it be rapture?

paxonel:
simple,
look at the template of how Jesus interpreted his parables you will understand everything.. be it complex or simple.
in matt 13:37-38
the sower represent
the son of man, the field represent the world and
the tares represent the children of darkness in
Jesus parables .
this is how to understand figurative languages.
The mysteries of God's kingdom can never be mysteries again.
You will understand everything from matthew to revelation just like u understand your school curriculum without contradictions or fallacies

babafemi1000 mentioned 1 thes 4:16-17
what will you say about that?

paxonel:
the sripture didn't say all these ones?
all these were products of fallacies of ancient Catholic church and not scriptures.
Funny enough, ancient Catholic theologians have all died long time ago, their mistake is now affecting current day Christianity negatively.
Current day christians have the responsibility to identify these mistakes and go back to the basics how it used to be when the disciples saw Christianity as one faith and one salvation here on earth.
The way you are looking at your Matthew 24:27 is one of the many fallacies of ancient theologians who never felt the 4 walls of university education.
Go and summarize the whole chapter of Matthew 24 you will understand why verse 27 is there.
all these things were even prophecies of Daniel who prophecied the coming of Jesus who has already come to die.
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
So, read the whole chapter and understand.
stop following pastors.
The jews were waiting for the Messiah.
Few of them knew the Jesus was the Messiah to come.
Jesus was telling them this is time of the coming of the Messiah who was actually Jesus himself.
They didn't know.


The only thing Jesus mentioned that will occur at the future of that time of Matthew 24 was persecution of christians at
Matthew 24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
From verse 15 down he was talking about things that were happening right in the presence of the disciples who were listening to him.
abomination of desolation as prophesied by Daniel happened at that time.
people who were on roof top have to flee to the mountains abandoning their clothes and belonging for Jesus sake.
Peter says we have left all and follow thee.
So, There was great tribulation that has never happened before since the history of mankind up to that point of Jesus days .
ok, Revelation 19
By the let me ask,
what do you take revelation of John for?
prophecies of our future??
my guy, you are lost.
Revelation of John is record about Jesus and what he will do when he come to die for mankind which has already occur 2000 ago
Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ(referring to the whole book of revelation from chapter 1 to 22), which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things WHICH MUST SHORTLY COME TO PASS (meaning, it will come to pass shortly after the time John documented the record(including your revelation 19), which is approximately 2000 years ago ); and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Rev 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Now, the question is
is 2000 years ago a short time?
after 2000 years plus, you people are still waiting?
you must be dreaming.
You people Don't think at all to understand times.
If rapture was going to happen true true, that is how it would have pass you people.
because you Don't think.
Esp africans

so, how did you come about all these

zzzzy:
then what happens when we die

what happen will depend on where you are a Christian or not. for christians we will surely resurrect

what you are saying is right.
eternal life is here on earth and not anywhere else to go by rapture.
Adam and eve commit sin and lost eternal life here on earth, But Jesus came to restore back that eternal life to mankind that We should live here on earth

RiloKiley:
Then its a religious thing. Maybe he sees it as dirty.
Have you considered easing it in gently? Waht I mean is make sure you have a bath together there and then start touching him romantically from there. Move the action to the bed and make him lie down while you kiss all over his body. Progress the kissing gradually down to his chest then belly then thighs then finally kiss him there. Only kiss mind you. Don't go futher than kissing, then continue on to proper sex. If he allows it do it more a couple of times until he is used to it then one day in the heat of the moment you can put him in your mouth. It has to be a gradual process. Try it.

I doubt if he is hiding anything from you.

thank you very much
i never thought of this

belabela:
Welcome to marriage

Don't end your marriage because of differences of opinion about this particular issue. There is more to discover about your husband and more for your husband to discover about you.

Let me ask you a question. Can you have sexual fulfilment without MouthAction? If yes then get your fulfilment without it for now.

You and your husband need to discuss and agree on what will work for both of you. Never compare your marriage to another's. Just because some religious people.do it does not mean your husband must do it. Every couple need to find their sexual rythm.

You may end up winning your husband to your idea or he may end up winning you to his idea but always remember it's about both of you not what others do.

And also don't start suspecting your husband is hiding something - have an open heart and be polite if you need to discuss whatever you think he is hiding with him.

God bless you and your marriage.

thanks

RiloKiley:
Oh? And what part of the bible did he quote for this?

U want to end your marriage because your husband won't give u MouthAction?

he didn't quote any part of bible

redcliff:
Yes end the marriage and while at that make sure that you get the right courts and lawyers to do it officially before its too late....

we didn't do court marriage, will that be a problem?

Sijo01:
Was there no form of courtship before the wedding? You wanna end a one week old marriage because of mouth action? Goodluck with that.

i told him what i prefer doing, we discussed at length before we got married. But he still insist he want to marry me.
he told my mum he married me because he wanted to change me .
that there is nothing prayer can't change.
change me for what?
is it wrong for a woman to explore wide in terms of sex positions and so called illicit desire?
is mouth action truly illicit?
I'm sorry i am saying all these here,
because i really want to know what other people think

Goshen360:
There're so many things to be talked about here so I have broken down in the order we'll talk about it or I will respond to your quest.

1 - In all, it looks to me as if you guys didn't communicate this issue or subject before marriage hence, the outcome you have now. There're so many things wrong in religion mixed with Christianity. I do not judge your husband but I assume he might be deep in religion without understanding Christianity. That takes me to #2.

2 - Where in scripture (by inference or in plain language) does the bible stipulate how married couples should satisfy themselves if he's saying it is against the teaching of the bible. And people shouldn't be quoting old testament as if we still live under that covenant in Christianity. You both need sit down and look into such verse if there is. Marriage is all about sacrifice and satisfaction - to be enjoyed not endured. Ask your husband to show such scriptures if that's his excuse because I don't know of any instruction for married couples so If he's giving excuses based on scriptures, then you know he's right.

3 - He might not be hiding anything from you. Una women sef, na so una dey think.... . I think you guys probably didn't talk about things like this before marriage so you both know where both of you stand.

4 - Sure, you husband will be sinning if he allows you against his belief but it's something you have to talk about. Someone's belief might be based on false or mis information or knowledge of scriptures as a Christian. Paul said, someone eat meat offered to idol with the knowledge that idol is nothing before God while another eat with the knowledge that meat offered to idol will hurt him....my paraphrase. He then said, whatsoever is done out of faith is sin. So, your husband because of his knowledge will be sinning if he allows them. His compromise will first come if you put in time and scripture based knowledge to let him understand God doesn't stipulate how married couples enjoy themselves in marriage - there's no one size fits all in marriage. Some like it some don't but the big problem here is communication which probably wasn't done before marriage.

5 - Well, like I said, religion is far from Christianity. You need to put in time to work on him to help him take religion out of Christianity. It's too early to think of ending a one week marriage. You haven't even endured nothing yet in your marriage as many things will or might come up. You also need sacrifice too with patience. Sometimes, strategy when and how you talk the issue to him matters....maybe in his happy mood. Little thing as thing should make the decision for you to end your marriage, that will be a selfish and childish thing to do.

to be sincere i am not enjoying my marriage,
everything is so boring,
no fun,
i thought if i marry a godly man he will make me happy.

yvelch:
Welcome to marriage. Advise-compromise shld be your watch word

for how long?

yvelch:
If he says so, let it go...for now, give him time. U thinking of ending marriage cos of that is a bit funny.

Visit konga.com and search for "yvelch" .....brace yourself cos our store has really hot foreign cloths for u

are there ladies going through? the same problem?

my husband and i are young couple who just got married last week, my husband is an official member of a leading Pentecostal church and he takes his religion seriously – so much so that he always recoils at the idea of having MouthAction. he says it’s against the teachings of the Bible. This makes me sad. I am a Christian myself and I go to a reputable church from time to time. his attitude really upset me, I know a lot of our religious friends who are happy in fulfilling sexual relationships, why should our situation be different? At times I even wonder if he not hiding something from me. I asked him to reach some sort of compromise by allowing me to give him MouthAction but he says it is against his religious beliefs . It seems as if he is using his religion as excuses, What can I do? should i end the marriage ?

Nony2000:
http://www.ugblizz.com/article.php?article=618&title=girls-things-you-must-not-do-for-the-guy-you-are-dating-blizz-uganda#sthash.UyW7ozP9.dpuf


Do you agree?

Drop your opinions below

my boyfriend has never consider me cheap,
he is a good person

johnydon22:
You are barely 21 and marriage at least shouldn't be a top priority now.
He is fresh out of school shows he is still a starter, is he ready to start a family? is he ready for the pressures of marital life or maybe you are likening the feel of boy/girl friend hood to marriage?

you are happy with him, well most of us are happy with the ones we are dating and wish to marry them but it shouldn't be rushed into just like that. . Dating is different from marriage.

This is totally different, marriage is a commitment, a long beautiful but sometimes excruciating journey, its not something you just jump into because you think you are in love.


Pastor aside, your impatience stems from a free carefree childish mind. .21 is a young age and so this is not a surprise.

This infatuated feeling of yours needs to be subdued and put in check. . .Life is one step at a time, do not jump into what you cannot finish..

Do you think it is right to jump into marriage without at least acknowledging the parents?

I am in support of two people who wants to be together being together but frankly why is he in such a hurry for this when he isn't ready for it, when you are barely into your twenties.

Do you think i wouldn't also have loved to be married now? No these things are not supposed to be rushed. . . It's a journey that is tied to our happiness and so should not be taken as a haggle of market wares.

As long as it takes for you both to be ready and sure of what you want to go into.

This impatience is uncalled for, you have to show you are grown woman now because frankly only a child would be this impatient.

Decide what you want, if you want to go to him, that is beautifully fine provided you dont regret such later, if you are going to live with him as a girl friend also fine but make sure you calm down and think about what is it you want and the direction you want to steer your life to..


You are under no confusion but yours.

It's your call, decided on what you want... I hope at least you let your parents know

we have agreed that we will not start having children until there is money.
but we can still be living together now.
i don't want to discuss it with my parent, they will discourage me.
we really love ourselves enough to stay together

Omotayor123:
At 21 why would you want to Pack into a man's house without proper marriage

Tell me why you are impatient And what Future you have planned out for yourself or are you planning to live off him

i just want to be happy,
i am happy when ever i am with him

i really do not get it,
the society is bad. can't we just live our lives the way we want it?
ok, I am 21. my fiancee just graduated from the university,he is yet to go for nysc and cannot afford to pay my bride price for now, he will do that when the money comes.
But meanwhile, our pastor is saying that we should not stay together until he pay my bride price and i am getting impatient .
He is insisting that i should pack into his house let's start living together, but i still respect our pastor and what people will say.
for how long?
right now, i am confuse. can someone worthy give me a better advice?
please, only matured minds

paxonel:
contrary to the belief of most christians of fake pastors (note: all pastors in Nigeria no matter the class,are fake, money seekers in the face of poverty ) that if you believe and you still commit sin then you are not saved, salvation is simply a change of religion. (that is, when you are converted into Christianity ). Right from that point, you are automatically filled with the holy spirit to have eternal life here on earth and not to be empowered to become successful in life.
success is for everybody who work hard and failure is for the lazy, no matter your religion.
So, don't tell me i went to church my pastor prayed for me that's why i became successful. That is a big lie.
You were successful because you worked hard, that's all.
But when we die, those of us who believe will resurrect and live again here on earth. That is the target of salvation, not to make money.

on point

paxonel:
what Jesus meant by the end of the world is not what the disciples thought it was.
The disciples thought that the end of world means that this world will end.
But Jesus never says that this world will end.
Rather Jesus says God's kingdom has no end.
this world has become God's kingdom the very day Christ resurrected.
what Jesus meant by the end of the world is the end of sin and death.
sin brought death, remember Adam and Eve.
But Jesus came to restore life
until Christ came and died the world was sinful, death reigns.
In the context of that Scripture, sin and death means the world.

But why did Jesus says my kingdom is not of this world? And you are saying that this world is now God's kingdom