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Politics › Re: Okonjo-iweala May Not Be Guilty Of Fraud — Joda by Image123(m): 12:11pm On Sep 14, 2016
A professional thief covers her tracks. That she didn't steal with impunity doesn't mean she didn't steal, she was only smarter/sharper than the the thieves tutored under ASUU and ASUP.
Politics › Re: Ezekwesili Digs APC's Tweet About Chibok Girls In 2014 by Image123(m): 11:55pm On Sep 11, 2016
repogirl:
Oby don see weehn for APC hand, lol , now her eye don clear.

Deceitful APC, a party of noise makers. All motion with no movement.

Believe them at your own peril.
How? She was teargassed by the last administration, remember? She's said repeatedly that she doesn't want government appointment. What exactly do people want, is it a crime for her do what she feels fulfilled doing?
Christianity Etc › Re: The Ant Tale And Our Morality by Image123(m): 9:55pm On Sep 08, 2016
HardMirror:
Morality evolves. Take a look at history. Even the christian morals are evolving. Originally women have no authority in the church, but the case is different now else the church would seem to be anti women, so morality is evolving.
If anyone believes morality evolves, such a person should never complain or criticise. Who knows, what you criticise, your morality may evolve to love it soon.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 12:23pm On Sep 08, 2016
HardMirror:
You seem to forget sango and amadioha can also punish those who don't believe in them. So keep your petty perdition to yourself
Thanks for reminding me. But you seem to be the only one that remembers. You sound like i said though, i do facts not fiction.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 8:06pm On Sep 07, 2016
HardMirror:
You sound like an agnostic that has weighed his options and decided it's better to live in a world of christianity albeit a false sense of security and comfort.
Lol, you sound like an unbeliever on the broad way to perdition.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 4:00pm On Sep 07, 2016
hahn:
A life without an imaginary god. Simple

As opposed to empty promises and grand delusions of paradise in a life that has not been proven to exist undecided
A life without God provides nothing. The psychological cushion you claimed comes from theism is better than no cushion at all. Your fellow atheists know how much it has helped a lot of people who were without hope. how it has brought a lot of healing(even when you explain/reason them away). At least it did that. The peace and joy that godliness has ensued is unquantifiable compared to a life without God.
Christianity Etc › Re: Christians,was The Gospel Account Of Matthew Divinely Inspired? by Image123(m): 3:56pm On Sep 07, 2016
raphieMontella:
actually...its more like a specie of blind men..each tellinng each other what the colour of the flag is..if there is even a flag to begin with
But you are the one that keeps asking if there is a flag, the joke is on you.
Christianity Etc › Re: 7 Questions For True Christians And True Muslims..bt Will Lie When Answering by Image123(m): 3:53pm On Sep 07, 2016
raphieMontella:
so u mean those in other religions
are given vivid access but strangely reject this?
i speak for myself, not for others. i make my own decisions.

still didnt attend to the problem there...
There is no problem there. If there is a vacancy somewhere and you are not aware, is it unusual that you are not employed? Others who here of the vacancy and qualify/apply will be employed.

your basis=slavery marriage by r.ape etc...okay
You lack any basis, i think that is the point.

prov 16:4 say otherwise..
Mark 4:11-12 also..
So your god is like allah..
i see that you noted "What is good to you is just good because you think so. Tomorrow, you may not think so again." You lack a basis and are in no position to talk of those that have one. God wants/wills everyone saved, that is clearly stated in the Bible. Deal with that instead of looking for excuses and diversions. The texts you stated do not say otherwise except of course you want to force them to mean whatever you like as is your custom. Here it is clearly written for you, no mistakes or autosuggestions.
2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1Ti 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.


haba!!
Abba Father you mean? Deal with the facts, not fight them or live in ignorance.

seems you are happy with ithuh
You failed to answer the problem
You seem to be looking for some special/particular kind of answer that you already have/choose. Deal with the facts stated in God's Word. See the reality and the solution instead of vainly and baselessly struggling with the morality. You want my empathy and sympathy at your phlight, you actually need my help not my empathy or sympathy. Help is to receive the gospel and believe on the Lord Jesus while you have the chance. That gives you and your house, and if Jesus tarries, your generation a better chance. If you through foolish decisions lock them up from hearing the gospel, then don't come blaming God for them not hearing the gospel. Like i said, if your forefathers had gone with the slaves to America, you would like be American today. Your decisions today, affect generations unborn. If you end it now, that's it. If you go ahead to father 88 children like that fellow, that's another thing. You don't come foolishly blaming God for what men did.


so the sun revolves the earth?
Why do you think so, i have never thought so. i can say safely that i have read the Bible several times than you. You have either a comprehension problem or a delusion. It is not a geography textbook.




lol...allah is converting people everyday..
Good, you asked if i was expecting others to believe the gospel, remember?

u do not believe your god-given book..
And you are the one that believes it without any benefit right? i'd rather be told by a sinner that i do not believe the Bible, and enjoy the benefits and promises, than believe like a sinner and be as confused as sinners are.




read genesis 1 oga
i read it. Simply tell us where it says the rubbish you say. Let there be light does not mean God just CREATED light. There has been light in Heaven for all eternity and God Himself is light. However He MADE light to appear in the place you refer. i have tried very well for you for free.


was there anything before in the universe?
Did god create/make it or it was there before?
Before when?

how did they get here then?
Not really our business, is it? What we can establish is that they are not of our race. And that the Bible does not deny them or say that they never existed.

repent how?
M i religious?
Did i break any law of the state?
Turn away from unbelief and disobedience to God and His expectation for us today. That's how. You are a sinner like other humans and have fallen short of the glory of God, that's why.
Politics › Re: Kaduna Refinery To Hit 2m Litres Daily By October As It Begins Production by Image123(m): 2:32pm On Sep 07, 2016
The refineries are working. They're not comatose. They're part of the reasons there's no strong pressure to increase pump price.
Politics › Re: Fayose Visits Fajuyi-Ojumose Flyover Bridge Construction by Image123(m): 9:13pm On Sep 06, 2016
Ekiti and safety are alien to one another.
Christianity Etc › Re: Do You Have Any Questions About God , The Bible Or Christianity? Bring Them Here by Image123(m): 3:31pm On Sep 06, 2016
raphieMontella:
still what i said...indirect
sometimes direct cause through demon possessions,,possesing humans and making them mad...etc
and u will say the book doesnt think for you..ok o
It is not at all what you said. You have a penchant for forcing your opinions to make the Bible say what it does not say, now you are doing the same with my words. You said that i am not responsible for my actions but that someone else is. i said NO, i am responsible for my actions. i even gave you scripture passages that shows so. Your conclusion against evidence is "still what i said...indirect"

esther6:6..prov23:7..isaiah10:7..
Imagine an all knowing god...never mentioned the brain in the bible...
Like why??
The CONTEXT in which the Bible used the heart in the passages is not in the sense of a physical organ that pumps blood. It is the inner man. The Bible teaches that man is made up of body, soul and spirit, or the inner man and the outer man. As a man loves God INSIDE, that's the heart context used, or thinks INSIDE, in his spirit. It refers to something you probably don't even believe in, not in the cardiovascular organ. The Bible refers a lot to the human mind which is in the soul, that's your brain in case you are still looking for it in the Bible.

its like coldness is absense of heat...
Grabhuh
Atheism is like coldness is absense of heat? i don't grab, sorry.

na wa..
Is yes and no that scarce?
Simple..are you going to be you?..or another person?
we shall all be changed, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be. But you cancelled it, why? You don't like the answer to your question. You really don't want there to be an answer, do you?

**facepalm**
NVM



What you brought just slapped you in the face...i said atheism's benefit is truth..the rest is open mindedness..
You didnt even go through what you sent..
Atheism's benefit is truth? What is the benefit of that truth, you are going in circles. You say the benefit is openmindedness, Selfdepedency, U control and take responsibility, you become human and charitable. Again like i insist, you do not need to be an atheist to have all that. Any nominal christian can have all that and still be a christian, so no benefits in other words.


Correct!

oh!!..but in the case of atheism it becomes as a result of being atheists?
Is there any honesty here?
Yes, the trend is clear. You have also said it that you do not really basically value human life. If given the powers, you would do same. Same ideology, same devil.


lol..words of jesus from people who didnt even know jesus..okay
So the Bible is not relevant in discussing christianity? You really need to shake your head at the pathetic thing you wrote, i can't do the shaking for you my man.


yes..its a one -time achievement
..
That's it again, no flukes.

hitler an atheist?
My God
Are you a christian?

you could be a pantheist..u never can tell.
Can a christian be a pantheist?


romans?...etc does it strike any bell?
No bell at all, more of an alarm. Christianity never reigned in Rome in the sense you say. Christianity is following Jesus, being like Jesus, principled and guided by the Bible as it were. Not that a ruler says he/she is a christian. Fashola was a muslim governor in Lagos, but islam did not reign. i hope you can understand that. Buhari is a muslim, but Nigeria is not governed by Islamic way despite all the cries of the alarmists. It is not so, at least not yet. That someone in power claims to be a particular religion does not mean that religion is ruling. But when the Bible becomes the constitution, the order that is followed, like in Sharia states where they try to use the koran. That is what i am asking you to present example of. CHRISTIANITY has not been in state affairs control and brought catastrophe.


u may be a worshipper of krishna...u never can tell
You don't seem to know what worship means.

i told you...it is misleading
No it is not. Is agnosticism misleading? Agnostics commit suicide all the time, does that prove anything is misleading or there is no afterlife?

na..wish what you want...
Wouldnt make it true though..
God said mine, who said yours? No one but you. But you affirm yours to be true, so i ask. What makes your wishes righter than any other person's?

ok..who judges the life of animals?
How do they give account for their sins?
So you accept that i did not say so subtly. Animals are useless compared to humans, i do not hold your position that they are basically the same. If you feel so interested in judging them, you are welcome.

sure means...happy?
Okay, a happy implantation. What does that mean?


God made you mr man, whether you like it or not.
your belief...
truth=my parents mated to make me
It is not a repeatable process, is it?

Knowledge is not a contrast to freewill. If i know you, does it mean i forced you to be what i know?
are you all knowing?
Did you create me?
Knowing you or creating you does not translate into forcing you to be what I know.



i say again, Jesus IS coming. He said it after Peter died for Pete's sake literally.
Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book.
Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
is jesus on african time or something?
Wtf is quickly?
Are you in daniel,,peter's generation?
He's on God's time which is eternally long to us but not to Him. See how that flew right over your head? If He uses man's language, you complain, if He uses His language, you still complain.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 10:30pm On Sep 05, 2016
hahn:
Let us take into consideration a situation where a Christian gets struck by a deadly disease and refuses to visit a hospital because he believes god will heal him. He prays, doesn't take any medication. Then dies.

Then someone else who doesn't look to an imaginary being to help, gets the same disease and takes medication and lives as a result of the medication he took.

Do you now see why wishful thinking is deadly?
I'll take into consideration the situation where you tell me the problem and the solution to the problem. That's what i asked. If following God provides the false psychological cushion, what does ungodliness provide?
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 4:29pm On Sep 05, 2016
hahn:
Religion provides a false psychological cushion for those who subscribe to wishful thinking. Regardless, wishful thinking is synonymous to fooling your own self because you know it won't change anything but you act like it will.

Being realistic will lead one to seek for a solution to the problem and not depend on imaginary help from an imaginary being
A allegedly false cushion is better than none. What is your cushion, where is your solution? Is seeking an imaginary being mutually exclusive to solution to The problem? What is the problem?
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 4:21pm On Sep 05, 2016
HardMirror:
So why did your god allow them to be born to suffer or even die as babies in some extreme situations? Or is it the atheist's fault now?
You missed the point. The reality of the suffering and the solution to the suffering is what is important and should be priority. Atheists spend their lives trying to convince that the suffering is either unreal or unfair. They have no solution as usual.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 4:14pm On Sep 05, 2016
HardMirror:
You are the confused being here. Can't you read between the lines to understand that I am only saying your god is as unreal as Zeus. How can zeus died when he never existed. Saying he died is only a figure of speak to say believe in zeus died.
Funny you think you are intelligent.
i have never mentioned being intelligent, do you suffer from inferiority complex? Speak plainly, why should i have to read anything i wish between your lines. You said zeus died, you talked about its actions in present tense, now you ask me how can it die? Are you okay?
Christianity Etc › Re: Do You Have Any Questions About God , The Bible Or Christianity? Bring Them Here by Image123(m): 1:26pm On Sep 05, 2016
raphieMontella:
but the bible isnt?
And what proof do u have?...
i said that "None of the gods you speak of claimed to create the world and all humans." The expectation is that you show proof otherwise, not present articles that state clearly that what is being said is a myth. Show us proof that any of your closet gods created the world and all humans.

hian..so God must fit in your own personal view before he/she/it becomes God?...lol...
It is your claim, not mine. Why is the earth a god? Is it still a god? What are the tangible proofs that it is a god

u believe it was made up..but the bible etc sent(dictated) by god..ok.
No Beginning?...Did the initial God have a beginning?
The Bible was not dictated. All the stories you brought can be made up and have no tangible proof or stand to show. The Word of God remains unshaken and undisputed.


boxed in a corner ke?
How then did i know of them?
Who is the devil pls?
By going to the corner, how else? The devil is satan, the fellow that tells you to type rubbish and not give your life to Jesus Christ.

likewise the greek gods...they gave the sacrifices for all to follow
How, WHERE?

sure right..im an agnostic but it doesnt change the fact that there are other hells...sure hells..
Sure but you don't believe. Okay. i'll send in a prayer for you.



ABC..
Thats much more common than contemporary evidences for jesus..
Whatever. Many people know Jesus without the ABC.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 1:14pm On Sep 05, 2016
Zellie:
Did I ever claim to be an atheist? Besides I said "Most persons"


Their creator I guess, didn't he know them before they were born?
Did i ever claim to be human for you to know that i am? Were you born into your current thinking?
Are they predestined to be poor and to suffer all their lives? Do they need a way out of their reality, or some atheist to try to convince them that their situation is unreal and unfair?
Christianity Etc › Re: Do You Have Any Questions About God , The Bible Or Christianity? Bring Them Here by Image123(m): 1:10pm On Sep 05, 2016
raphieMontella:
thats exactly how it is...non-sense


they say what their God says...
Next time, don't say "SAME". Find out the menaing of words before using them.

the islamic religion is proof..
You are not making any sense, they do not compare. No god surpasses God in power, wisdom, coverage, worship, precision and relevance. You cannot take ANY other god to the bank. Jehovah God is the ONLY God that calls the multitudes in their hundreds and they troop in. 2nd, 3rd or whatever position is not 1st. i'm talking real things you know of, when i bring out data and proof now, you will show that i wasted my time by saying that the numbers do not mean it is the truth. What evidence do you want exactly, faith or unseen?


doesnt make it true..
Oh oh, just like i predict above. It shows it UNIQUE. What do you want to use to measure seeing spiritual things are a challenge for you? i try to help you with physical, you accept but do not feel it makes it true. What makes it true? What kind of evidence do you need exactly?


oh dear..i said converts happen in all religions...
Whats the ignorance there again?
But you just said that i am the one that FEELS so, that the adherents do not FEEL so. Why are you so confused? i talked about regular consistent massive conversions. This happens everywhere and every week. It is not a feeling, it is reality. That naira sells for over 400naira/$ is a reality regardless of feelings. Same with conversions that are visible in crusades and evangelism campaigns.

i said...evidence that yours is the true and real god...
And u started bringing an argument ad population...huh
Same as above, what sort of other evidence do you want? You rejected biblical evidence, you rejected physical evidence, what do you want?

thats the foolishness of the afterlife..thats the better analogy
Your mistake and your views/analogy are a proof that there is no afterlife. You must be a genius, don't you think?


like i said...do you dictate for yahweh?
Even jesus didnt know where he would be after his death...he both said he will be in paradise and in the earth(matt 12:40 and luke 23:42-43)
a lot more contradictions like Mo' statement in the bible..
We are talking about Mo's eternity, he clearly is not sure of it. i am sure of mine. Jesus clearly said He was going to Heaven to be with His Father, He said it too many times even a toddler is not confused. Unfortunately, you have chosen to be confused. Paradise is a place the spirits of just men go after death. Their bodies are on earth, Jesus is coming back for them. This are clear scripture teachings, it's a miracle that you choose to be confused about it.

are two humans on the earth the same?
Forgive my choice of words...I meant similar..like really similar
Next time, think carefully before you talk, instead of later coming to ask for forgiveness. You need God's forgiveness more.

to show you they are many
https://en.m.wikipeidia.org/wiki/Dying-and-rising_god
u believe the rest to be myths..but not urs...lol sha..
It is not my belief, your links said so, what is my own?

archaelogical evidence makes persons drift away from christianity oga
The same archaeological evidences that make many persons faith grounded. The fire that cooks my food will probably burn yours, no wahala.

are you trying to cop-out?
I actually think you should check the meaning of resurrection not me..
Jesus is the meaning. Who has the so called resurrections helped? You seem to be doing the cop out.



likewise other religions..
You asked for evidence, not me.


and youre still a christian but u want it the other way round..okay
i actually have it, not just want it. When you show me your counterfeit worthless valuables, and i show you mine, you likely want mine.

fell ke? Without predestination judas cannot betray jesus..i cant argue this evident shvt ni!
Speak english. You were predestined to glorify God but you are not.

yes..since you say yours is also literal..why cant theirs be literal?
So theirs should be literal BECAUSE YOU say so but YOU don't believe so? Make sense please.


should we both do the maths?
8 humans(noah's family) around 2400B.C committed incest to give earth's current populace?
For real?
Life is not LIMITED to mathematics. Abijah's father had 88children, not 4 or 2. At that rate, it is very possible.



so u mean their parents are dishonest?
They hardly said that their gods were the correct version, they simply claimed to be gods.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 12:04pm On Sep 05, 2016
Zellie:
this is one thing about religion confuses me. Most religious persons were born into the religions they practice, and they believe adherents of other religions are doomed. So everyone is pretty much doomed.


If Christianity is the true religion, then the fates of those born into other religions has already been predestined. They were already hellbound before they were even born. What kind of god would be so unfair ?

It's fvcked up angry
Were you born into atheism or what sort of poorly thought generalisation is this? Who do we blame for the millions of children born into extreme poverty in the slums? Are they predestined to be poor and to suffer all their lives? Do they need a way out of their reality, or some atheist to try to convince them that their situation is unreal and unfair?
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 12:02pm On Sep 05, 2016
HardMirror:
Zeus died when people realized that gods don't live on mount olympus.
Religion is dying as people begin to realize the claims of Gods can't be substantiated.
Zeus died, yet you refer to it in the present saying "So is Zeus, he only reveals himself to those who have eyes to see. Zeus is the father of all Gods". Do you know how confused you are at all?
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 8:59am On Sep 05, 2016
HardMirror:
Hehehehehe
So is Zeus, he only reveals himself to those who have eyes to see. Zeus is the father of all Gods, hope u know that?
Another ignorant lie that even zeus doesn't claim,neither is it aware of. Ever met a worshipper of zeus,or another sinner atheist deceived you as usual?
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m):
HardMirror:
You don't need it from me. Since it's the devil using me, why listen to what I say?
You never know, devil led Jesus to the holy city. How far can you go?
Christianity Etc › Re: Christians,was The Gospel Account Of Matthew Divinely Inspired? by Image123(m): 9:07pm On Sep 04, 2016
raphieMontella:
can this gospel account really be divinely inspired?..or its just another heretic account?
Yes it was, you wouldn't know if it was would you? It's like a blind man asking me how there's green colour in the Nigerian flag.
Christianity Etc › Re: Lessons I Learned From "My 6 Year Old Brother Does Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 8:28pm On Sep 04, 2016
HardMirror:
You mean indoctrinate a child in the way he should be indoctrinated. Do you even know the history of the bible you so much believe in? Start from there.
Tell us the history of the Bible you so much love to hate. See as devil is riding this fellow uncontrollably, simply no peace.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Did The Vatican Remove 14 Books From The Bible In 1684? by Image123(m): 10:22pm On Sep 02, 2016
Ranchhoddas:
Oaroloye disagrees.
The Bible agrees.
Christianity Etc › Re: Is There Something Inherently Wrong With Black Africans? by Image123(m): 10:07pm On Sep 02, 2016
KingEbukasBlog:
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The Op said religion stops you from reading other books and only wants you to read holy books . Have you heard anything more stupid today than that ?
Lol, that's what the devourer does to sinners. They need the Saviour badly.
Christianity Etc › Re: My Six Year Old Half Brother Doesn't Seem To Understand That God Is Real by Image123(m): 10:00pm On Sep 02, 2016
HardMirror:
Hehehehe
Smh
What a pity. Someone even suggested flogging the boy. This shows how many were indoctrinated. To believe in God is not a choice, it is a MUST in many homes.
Nothing wrong with that though it should be done in love and wisdom not in crudity. Important things usually need firmness for children, like eating, bathing, doing house chores, even going to school, academic diligence and discipline. These are not things left to choice.
Business › Re: We Buy Dollars From Government Officials — Bdcs by Image123(m): 9:48pm On Sep 02, 2016
A major sacking shakeup of many CBN top guns and their governor is the step in the right direction.
Christianity Etc › Re: Nobody Can Islamise Nigeria - Pastor Kumuyi by Image123(m): 8:34pm On Sep 02, 2016
sonofluc1fer:
Well, the country has already been taken over by violent foreign religions. And now both useless religions are done destroying our native religions, they now have to jostle for the top position.
May Jesus and Mohammed never know peace.
Jesus is the Prince of peace, Jehovah Shalom. Don't be a nuisance.
Christianity Etc › Re: Why Did The Vatican Remove 14 Books From The Bible In 1684? by Image123(m): 10:18pm On Sep 01, 2016
Ranchhoddas:
Thought-provoking I must confess.
You should know that if a book or verse was indeed the Word of God, nothing can remove it.
Science/Technology › Re: Annular Eclipse To Hit Nigeria Tomorrow by Image123(m): 8:22pm On Aug 31, 2016
Eclipse that will be inconclusive and devalued in this era, you never see something.
Christianity Etc › Re: FROM FAITH TO Facts:collection Of My Thoughts, Experience & Sojourn In Religion by Image123(m): 12:44pm On Aug 31, 2016
dankol:
[b]GOD OF DISUNITY
I know many professing Christians are familiar with the tower of babel story. But permit to tell you about my understanding about that passage. I recall some years ago when one pastor used the passage Genesis 11: 1-9 to preach with an emphasis on verse 6. (NIV) “The LORD said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, THEN NOTHING THEY PLAN TO DO WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM”.
My pastor said back then that, “that passage depicts the importance of unity in any organization, that even God could not STOP them because, they had resolved to build that tower.” I am sure many of you my dear readers have heard such messages.

But can we be realistic about that passage, it reflected a lot of things about God, which I would like to project as questions
1. Why did God not allow them to build the tower? Because from my perspective, they wanted to build a legacy for themselves and moreover, they emphasized on being together. Verse 3-4 (NIV) “They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, SO THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME FOR OURSELVES; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”.

Now someone zealous religionist will tell me, it was against God’s will or plan for mankind in Genesis 1:28. Now, where is freewill in that?
Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Gen 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Freewill is ability to make decisions, not license to make foolish decisions. When a little child start climbing poles saying he is going to heaven, nothing wrong with spanking him never to do that. There should be no room or levity for folly to thrive. If there is unity to be foolish or unity to cause harm, such unity should not be encouraged. When thieves unite for instance to terrorise streets and neighborhood or to take over the jail, they should not be encouraged to be united. God said to spread all over because they are the ones to have dominion, instead of allowing animals to do the spreading and taking over everywhere. Animals did their work effectively without wahala, intelligent man could not, his intelligence is a problem for him as often.

2. Fine, ok, Oga creator does not want them to stay together because of his unknown selfish plan, verse 6 reflected one thing: GOD WAS SCARED of what they had achieved and what they would achieve if he let them be (freewill). Hence, for God’s will to be on track, he needed to override their freewill. Why did God not use that opportunity to reveal himself to the world, protect the unity of mankind and that of his mode of worship since everyone speak same language?
This is as foolish and myopic as saying that all english speakers are united and have the same mode of worship. Do you think at all before making foolish questions?

3. Did the all-knowing God saw this coming (the building of the tower) ? If he did it wont be in the scriptures.
Meaningless.

4. Did the all-knowing God know implication of the language dispersion now? i.e Ethno-religious wars such as the Bosnian ethnic cleansing, Holocaust, the one happening under our nose in Northern Nigeria, Sudanese ethnic war amongst others.


I just want to conclude by saying, when there is ethnic war, ethnic cleansing and all the tribal issues we are having throughout the world today. Remember, God is the cause because of his SELFISH AGENDA. I guess it is also part of his plan, - decimation of man by man.
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People from the same family, tribe, village, state etc fight and kill each other all the time like Cain. It is not language that makes people as foolish as you are proving to be. The millions of people displaced in the North East of Nigeria understand the language of Boko Haram just like the boko haram members. What are you saying self? This is what free thinking is like?

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