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QuietHammer:
The deistic God is so poorly defined, it id untestable, unfalsifiable. It is a 'nothing '.

What possible justification could you have for believing that "oh, there is something, but I don't know what it is". Aren't you at that point claiming to detect the undetectable?

I hope deism goes beyond "well, I just can't believe that there is nothing, so there must be something ".

PLANETOFBETS1:
I will fund u 1st
Reason cos u prayed for me

winner01:
First and foremost, I'm happy that you believe in God. I'm also happy that you're open minded.
It is true that whatever decision you make about the existence and personality of God will affect how you live life here on earth and even determine your beyond. It is the most important decision in the life of man.

I want you to know that we all have questions. I have my questions about my faith. No human can ever claim to have answers to all questions, christian or not. Even the most intelligent of men cannot claim to have all the answers to lifes questions. Its all too complex and our life time is too short to understand a fraction of it.

I quite agree with you on the terrible atmosphere of christianity in Nigeria. I was not a christian myself as an undergraduate. During NYSC in the east, I was gradually becoming a devout christian, there were few churches I tried attending. I attended a winners chapel branch in awka, anambra state one sunday and my heart broke. It was a money showoff right in the church. The testimony givers had to be those whose favours ranked up to millions of naira. I couldnt even listen to the message, how could I? I attend another branch, it was the same. I attend Redeem too, it was the same money focus. Being a New convert, this things put me off.

Leaving out churches and its leaders, even the body of the church (individuals) are also guilty. Many people are only christians on sunday, they live as though they do not believe in God for the rest of the week. Its heartbreaking. I've personally experienced the self-righteousness and hypocrisy of many christians and pastors.
It seems as if the church is turning people away from itself.
Admist all these negatives, I like to think of the church as an hospital, which accomodates the sick. I like to think of the congregation as people who are sick, some who are responding to treatment e.t.c.
What I wont do however is to dismiss the credibility of the hospital and its founder. And you shouldn't either.

The Bible made some extraordinary claims. Jesus is one of those claims. Its why skeptics must try to dissmiss that Jesus ever existed. Jesus made claims no other man made, He claimed to be Son of God, He claimed to be there in the inception of our world. He claimed to have all the power in heaven and in earth. He claimed to be the only way to God. Most importantly, He claimed to be CHRIST, the saviour of the world.
At first, many of his disciples had their reservations about his person.
Well, I wont want to go into the validity of those claims, but Him being the only way to God is one which I want you to consider. For there is no salvation in any other.

Deism, the belief in a God who has abandoned his creatures does not appeal to me. I like to think of men as gods. We strive daily to imitate God. We create beauty and rule over it. What man wont do, is to create beauty and abandon it.
I dont think you can serve Christ, the saviour of the world, and a God who has abandoned his creation. It negates the worldview of christianity.
I accept there are many questions surrounding the universe, many controversies surrounding the christian worldview, and this is what we should expect.
I mean, if we understood the fullness and entirety of God our Creator, then what does that make us?

The most important thing as I strive to understand this strange place i've found myself is Jesus Christ. I believe He will also make your paths straight if you acknowledge Him in your journey of life.

I have something that might help you, something that might answer a good part of your questions. You can send me an e-mail, so we can interact better.

Pidggin:
God bless you brethren. The word of God says "Thou shall not forsake the fellowship of brethrens"

You cannot follow God on your own without an affiliation with a community of God's people because this is God's blue print for Christians.

The main reason for this is because when you follow Christ you become an enemy of the world and its ruler. You cannot be effective on your own as the saints have been given gifts to help uphold the Church and advance God's Kingdom on earth.

otemanuduno:
This has been prophesied by Knoliud, the Knowledge of Almighty God millions of years back.

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BlissP:
Yea, i need ur help folks! I was sick of malaria for over 4days! I took some medications and God successfully healed me... d problem now! I have been having bitter taste tongue' feel like throwing up on every meal I take; pls, experience physicians' is there any remedy to salvage this situation? I am feeling so uncomfortable. Thanks

cloudgoddess:
And god could not prevent these shambles because....?

God2man:
I really pray so, but people hate this sermon with perfect hatred.

No wahala, time will tell.

God2man.

Olu2nde:
Am i the only one facing internal storage problem?my PC can even detect it? Pls somone should help out...

Thespecialone:
yes shortly. This particular one has been in transit for a little while and the former owner requested for a refund. so it's available for immediate pick up once it arrives.

NmaGOD44: and u did?