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Christianity EtcRe: Atheism Is Irrational. by Joshthefirst(m): 9:41am On Oct 14, 2013
Logicboy03: Your link isnt working
Works fine for me..try it again


http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n4/geologic-evidences-part-one
Christianity EtcRe: Malaysian Court Bans Non-muslim From Using Allah. by Joshthefirst(m): 9:37am On Oct 14, 2013
FOLYKAZE: The equation is very simple.

Roman government invented Jesus and christianity to wage mental warfare on mars and bring the world under the empire rule.

Vatican created Mohammed and Islam to wage militia warfare against Jew and other christians.

Islam is a great allie of catholic.....still looking forward to the time they will fall by their sword
grin

Egbami. grin
Christianity EtcRe: Atheism Is Irrational. by Joshthefirst(m): 8:58am On Oct 14, 2013
Logicboy03: There is empiraical evidence that there couldnt be such a worldwide flood.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html#flood


Simple commonsense question- where did all the water go? Why dont mountains show similar levels of Erosion if the flood was global at the same time?


The dimensions of the ark could never fill couples from all types of animals
these are the evidences of the flood.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n4/geologic-evidences-part-one
Chai!
Why are fossils of marine animals found in high mountain regions today?
Christianity EtcRe: Atheism Is Irrational. by Joshthefirst(m): 8:27am On Oct 14, 2013
JMAN05: The creation account is never a myth. You can never compare the account with what is stated in islam and hindu religion.

who told you that the sun was created before the earth? sory for you.

If that is the writing of men, then they are supermen, for they wrote what took science years to discover. and are yet to discover.
don't mind him. Even the dimensions God gave to noah, a 'primitive' man, to build the ark' are still being used in modern science today. He's embarrasing himself
Christianity EtcRe: Religion Section 'awards Night' by Joshthefirst(m): 8:03am On Oct 14, 2013
Mr Troll: you want to cry again abi? undecided
huh
Wetin you dey tok?
Christianity EtcRe: How To Become An Atheist by Joshthefirst(m): 7:53am On Oct 14, 2013
[quote author=david_hume]The fact that God NEEDED to create is an attribute of imperfection.
To create is to bring about "change".
ANY sort of change to a perfect state of being is an embellishment.
Therefore, God is not a perfect entity to begin with
.[/quote]chai!
The foolishness of man...thinking themselves to be wise, they became fools.
Just to discredit God.


create
| Definition | Thesaurus |
cre·ate  (kr-t)
tr.v. cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing, cre·ates
1. To cause to exist; bring into being. See Synonyms at found1.
2. To give rise to; produce: That remark created a stir.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:11am On Oct 14, 2013
CHARLOE: [b][/b]
@ d op, i am a xtian but i have to agree with u on d bolded above, still bothers me. To be frank, i've bin doing some thinking recently and have come to realise dat i might have belived a lie all my life. Threads like dis have opened my eyes to a whole lot of tins in d bible i took for granted, tins i assuned were ok/credible but are not, dont want to say much for now so as not to derail d thread, will open a thread soon on what am going thru.
I must advise u tho not to be too hard on religous folks if u want to pass ur message across, cos they'll simply switch to defense or attack mode. Also i dont think u're an atheist, but u just don't belive d biblical god (esp d 1 of d old testament) is d 1 true god, but d god of d israelites, just like all pples of d earth have their own gods, am i right? then i think u have a point.
@ my fellow xtians, i have a problem with been told to accept something, no matter how weird or evil, just becos it's written in a book. I am told to belive what i know is not possible just becos it's in d bible, it's called FAITH, and without dis faith (beliving without proof) it's impossible to please God. I give an example; in our homecell meeting we were asked if divine health is possible, if some1 can live on dis earth without falling sick at all, and i said its impossible, needless to say , i was d odd 1 out, every oda person said yes just becos it says so in d 'good book', and in oder not to look out of place, i guess.[b][/b][i][/i][font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][/color][color=#550000]
yes. It is impossible to please God without faith. You have faith for plenty of things, but when it comes to believing God, you refuse. You're tending to rebellion against God. And I am not a religious person.

Once you take God at his word, it means you believe he is real and credible and can do what he says he will do. Simple. You do not experience his personal reality in your life and you now tend to disbelieve him? I'm sorry, but I don't like false brethren. When I'm preaching to atheists, I know its atheists I'm preaching to. When they want to listen, they'll listen. Stop claiming christianity and trying to discredit God because of unbelief. We believe God. And we've seen the impossible fulfilled in our lives. We've seen God heal and save and change lives. We see his work and interventions around us. We come to God on his terms. He'll work with us. We believe his word and his word is fulfilled in our lives.

We believe he heals, he heals. We believe he protects, he protects. You cannot blame God for not intervening and saving and moving when you don't believe he has the power to do so. When you doubt his abilities. That is childish and foolish.

Faith is what makes us peculiar and gives us the power of God. We are the justified. And the justified shall live by faith.
PoliticsRe: Ogun Set To Build A $150m Cancer Institute by Joshthefirst(m): 10:07pm On Oct 13, 2013
Omexonomy: Clown do you remember the story of that lizard that claimed he fell from the ceilling and nobody said any thing about it only for him to go about praising himself
grin grin chai
PoliticsRe: Ogun Set To Build A $150m Cancer Institute by Joshthefirst(m): 10:02pm On Oct 13, 2013
Sincere 9gerian: @Omexonomy..,you won kill person with laughter for dis thread?
hmmm.
Never knew sincere9jerian had a sense o' humour

grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 9:58pm On Oct 13, 2013
woky: jst joining.. Hop am nt late
you aren't my brother. Welcome. Good evening.
You'll be received better tomorrow morning.
Have a blessed night
Christianity EtcRe: Religion Section 'awards Night' by Joshthefirst(m): 9:51pm On Oct 13, 2013
Mr Troll: undecided

Naptu2 should be part of vote counting...

I want to be part of the panel/planning committee.
lol
I don't think you're allowed to nominate yourself. Go and sit down nwokem grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 8:30pm On Oct 13, 2013
ATMC: goodnight
goodnightmadam ada. Stay blessed

Goodnight everyone.
Grow in Christ.
Christianity EtcRe: Religion Section 'awards Night' by Joshthefirst(m): 8:20pm On Oct 13, 2013
Ishilove: Ahem... undecided
grin grin

Take it easy madam.
I believe...or hope it was just an honest gesture from oga strikytly grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 8:11pm On Oct 13, 2013
Damex333: hahahaha, dont mind me, i forgot to put it.
always thought you were a she. cheesy

Good evening sir
grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 8:09pm On Oct 13, 2013
Damex333: she? Her? Ayaf died. Am a He o.
shocked
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:56pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: I bet if I told you what I did as a christian,you'll tell me I didn't serve him genuinely or another weird thing.

You can't hold a meaningful conversation without thumping the bible, when Annony and Enigma were more active in this section I loved their conversations.
it's not what you did as a christian, its who you are.

I'm sorry to dissapoint you and others who think me a dumbass sir.
I'm a bible person you see.

God's word changes a man. I wish above all that we would have a conversion in which you would be convicted of God and feel and accept his power to save. That is my earnest and heart-felt prayer for all with whom I speak. From those who insult and demean, to those who are a bit nicer like you.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:52pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: Why do keep assuming you can tell other people their reality? Is it a form of superiority complex?
no sir. It is not a form of superiority complex. It is genuine factual words from someone who knows and experiences you see.

Oya just tell God to appear in my dreams today,if he does I'll sure share the testimony!!!! I didn't say give me a job ohh before you tell me He is not my puppet.

If he so loves me,let Him appear in my dreams...

Dalu
it doesn't work that way you see. Those who come to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. If you're genuine sir. You'll see. You'll be saved from sin once you truly speak to him and seek him with a genuine heart. He'll reveal himself to you. I've said it before.

Ndeewo
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:34pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: I don't know this God because there is no evidence for him,not in my life or the world!!!

I cannot walk with a God that will want to see me surfer. Lol

Anyway I like your zeal but as for me,no amount of talking will convince

Besides those killings in the old testament,really really bugs me, I can't wrap my mind around it and there is no justification I've heard for them that sounds plausible.

Besides there might be a God but the God of the bible? Who I once served is a lie perpetuated by Jews to grab neighbouring lands and all
and how can you say you did not know God and you served him? You only serve people you know. Know God sir.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:32pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: I don't know this God because there is no evidence for him,not in my life or the world!!!

I cannot walk with a God that will want to see me surfer. Lol

Anyway I like your zeal but as for me,no amount of talking will convince

Besides those killings in the old testament,really really bugs me, I can't wrap my mind around it and there is no justification I've heard for them that sounds plausible.

Besides there might be a God but the God of the bible? Who I once served is a lie perpetuated by Jews to grab neighbouring lands and all
my zeal is born of knowledge of this God who is mighty to save. You cannot say there is no evidence of God sir. Surely you cannot say that.

If you really served God, then you would know him, and we won't be having a preaching discussion, we'd be having fellowship. Knowing God is a beautiful thing sir. Knowing his love. You need to be saved sir. From sin.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:14pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: You preaching prowess is not half mine!!!

Since I removed God in my life,its been easier accepting the realities of the job sector in Naija which I have faced for one year now. I don die? No

I stop wasting praying,or hurting when I get a No afetr an interview or test, I just learn from my error and push on.

God could not do that for me,infact I was more depressed as a christian
you need not face life without a father. You need not be a slave of sin. Man needs God. Man needs love.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:13pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: You preaching prowess is not half mine!!!

Since I removed God in my life,its been easier accepting the realities of the job sector in Naija which I have faced for one year now. I don die? No

I stop wasting praying,or hurting when I get a No afetr an interview or test, I just learn from my error and push on.

God could not do that for me,infact I was more depressed as a christian
then sir, you did not know God. God carers for his children. Oh man. I wish I could speak with you in person. We would talk about this God I know. If you truly knew God, you would be saved from sin, and you would know that he has a plan for your life. And you would know that he yearns to bless us. Know God sir. Be free from sin. Dance in his light and life. Walk in reality
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 7:10pm On Oct 13, 2013
The Way of Love

1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2 If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head, Doesn't force itself on others, Isn't always "me first," Doesn't fly off the handle, Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, Doesn't revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

8-10 Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.

11 When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.

12 We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

^thats first corinthians 13

Love is when Jesus died. The greatest act of love. When he died to save you from sin and wrath and hell. He knew you would reject him and do damage to his church. He knew you would curse and insult him and spit on his face everyday. He knew you would persecute his children and continue in sin to try and mock him. He knew you would keep in rebellion.
But he still died you see. So that you might choose one day to respond to his love. Yes. He knew one might respond one day to love and be saved. He knew one might get to know God one day because of his selfless sacrifice. That is love. My friend.

Be part of those who would respond to Gods love today. Who would truly know God. When you know God; Love, you will not sin anymore. The love of God will constrain you. You would begin to truly explore life and eternity in reunion with God in righteousness

Love gives you see. That's true love. Love prays for enemies. Love sacrifices for enemies

For the wages of sin is death, but the FREE GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus

God freely gives eternal life to those who accept him. He doesn't impose. God is love. God is reality.

Blessed be the name of the lord!
Hallelujah
Bless God for the priviledge of knowing his love and showing it to mankind.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 6:59pm On Oct 13, 2013
GeneralShepherd: Here comes the chief Pharisee my Chibuebem himself. Jisie Ike
I'm sorry sir, but I really wish you guys could know God. Then you would know what love truly is. Blessed be God. God is love.

Oh! You don't know what's going on in my heart as I preach to you guys everyday despite the insults and the curses and the anger. You don't know what happens when I preach to a thug. You don't know what happens when you are in a true christian home or community. There you will see love. There you will experience love. God is love. In nature. The love of God is in my heart. The love of God compels me to keep away from sin. The love of God and compassion only God gives moves me to pray for the sick and to give to the poor. Do not speak of love sir.
Christianity EtcRe: Stop Kidding Yourself. You Do Not And Cannot Love God. by Joshthefirst(m): 6:45pm On Oct 13, 2013
plaetton: Religious folks often profess unconditional love for god, and also, as expected, confess great hatred for Satan.

If nothing else, this professed love for god is the best proof of the hypocrisy, shallowness and self-serving nature of religious faith.

Unless the word love has a different meaning in theology, it is not possible to love an invisible being whose presence we only imagine when it suits us.

Take Satan for example, no one has seen or interacted with him on record, yet every Christian claims to hate Satan purely based on unsubstantiated hearsay. In other words, Christians claim to hate Satan because they are expected to. Satan is the imaginary fall guy for the many failings or contradictions of an omni omni god.

Same hypocrisy applies for the so-called love we profess for god.
We love the idea of a god, our personal body guard and provider. We say we love god because of our selfish expectations of him.
Selfish expectations and our fears and anxieties. These are the basis of our faiths.

It is utterly illogical and silly to profess undying love for an invisible skydaddy, while neglecting to love and show real love to our neighbors.

"Love thy neighbor, and do unto others as you have them do unto you"
Bingo!
Someone actually did try to point the way of true love.

You cannot love god if you do not have real unconditional love for your fellow man, your fellow living creatures, the earth and everything in it which god supposedly created.

If you hate Hausas, Igbos, Yorubas,etc, then you cannot love god.

If you hate any race of humans, then you cannot love god.

If you hate snakes, cockroaches, spiders or any living creature, then you cannot love god.

If hate our mother Earth, if you consider her unclean, if you anxiously await her destruction because some wacko has told that it will come to pass, then surely, you cannot love god.

Every one professes unflinching love for god because it seems a lot easier than making even the smallest attempt to love our fellow humans and neighbors.
Loving god is easy. All you have to is repeat it to yourself a few times, and viola! You love god.

Loving our neighbors, on the other hand, is difficult and challenging, and entails great sacrifices.
In loving our neighbor, we have to overcome so much of our prejudices, insecurities, petty jealousies, etc. And of course, unlike god, we don't expect our petty selfish desires to be met by our neighbors.

So, the next time someone says" I love god", you know you are looking at a liar, a hypocrite and a sycophant.
you do not know love because you do not know God. God is love. I tell you I love you guys and I have your best interests at heart. I never insult you guys, I always preach to you from my heart. But you are selfish, godless and insultive. You said yourself that you enjoyed sin. You cannot love and enjoy sin. Do not speak of love. Human love is selfish and arrogant and easily provoked. But I have love. I have God.
Love is patient and kind and is not arrogant. Love does not insist on its own way. Love does not envy, does not keep record of wrongs. You do not know about love.
You speak from the mundane point of view. You cannot speak of things beyond what you can see or touch. I speak with the power of God. You do not know love sir. Your life bears witness.
Christianity EtcRe: Religion Complaints Thread (sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 1:36pm On Oct 13, 2013
psky: Anyway, as a well meaning nairalander, I would have to confess that your "this is not a chitchat "stuff makes you sound like a village headmaster. Please consider stopping it.
grin grin grin
Chai...
Christianity EtcRe: Paul's Honourable Example We Should ALL Emulate. by Joshthefirst(m): 12:46pm On Oct 13, 2013
@op
Thank God for the word.
Christianity EtcRe: What Part Of The Bible Has Been Twisted By People For Selfish Gains? by Joshthefirst(m): 12:42pm On Oct 13, 2013
I think one part of the bible grossly misinterpreted in our religious nigeria is the fact that most people think the main and much sought after blessings of God are mainly material and financial. Yes, God blesses financially, but he is not an idol or a goodluck charm. Get to know God's word people and get to know him personally, so that you'll be truly spiritually blessed. Blessed are the doers of God's word.

If you look carefully, you'll see that Christ and the bible didn't even bother much with the material and financial. The physical and material were treated dismissively in God's word. The real blessings elaborated upon were the spiritual blessings and inheritance of the people of God.

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

^the verses say its a blessing to be able to stand before God blameless in love. That's REAL blessing. Spiritual blessing. The physical is needed yes, but it isn't primary. Let's get our minds renewed with Gods word.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:
James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

It's a blessing to walk in God's word
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 12:29pm On Oct 13, 2013
Lordlexyy: Thanks. Noted.
afternoon. Have a wonderful sunday.
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 12:28pm On Oct 13, 2013
HumbledbYGrace: Great thanks, at your end?
it was nice too. Thank God.
Have a wonderful day. Have a lot of rest ma'am, and keep preaching the gospel with your life and words!
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by Joshthefirst(m): 12:24pm On Oct 13, 2013
HumbledbYGrace: Hello Joshthefirst
hello. How was service?

Good afternoon everyone.
Christianity EtcRe: Will Everyone Watch Our Life History On Judgement Day by Joshthefirst(m): 12:14pm On Oct 13, 2013
We know all will stand before God and answer to him. To those who have done good, the reward is eternal life in God's kingdom. To evil doers, the reward is eternal death. Seperation from God. This is certain and true.
God is a just and holy and he cannot allow sin to go unpunished.
So as far as you have never sinned in your life, you're innocent. But as far as I know:

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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