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SalC:
Thank God it's you.
I can't even say long time.....it's been eons

How are you?

I'm doing well my dear.
How u been?

Ubenedictus:
Kamsified where u go? i think say you don jand, abi u go retreat for monastry for 1 year

My brother , na stress dey rush me since
But I'm back now

SalC:
Am rolling on the floor. Are my eyes deceiving me?

You seeth clearly ma.
Kamsified it is

When I type syncan, my phone will change it to 'duncan', and ubenedictus changes to 'benefits'.
Abeg I'm not typing any more names.

Happy New Year brethren

He is risen. Alleluia

Happy Easter brethren

Ubenedictus:
I do not how many of us has doubts about what the church teaches about mary or will like to deepen the knowledge on mariology and see how it connects perfectly with the bible.
Anyway i found a beautiful online free course that anyone can enjoy during the few lenten days remaining, it is beautifully biblical, doctrinally sound and i hope will effect our spiritual life positively.

It is by Dr Hahn, the writter of rome sweet home and i heartily encourage everyone to at least glance through it. It contains invaluable resources.

Here is d link
https://stpaulcenter.com/studies/lesson/lesson-one-a-biblical-introduction-to-mary

Finally got the chance to go through the link.
Very good one

hurricaneChris:
Happy birthday to me

Happy belated birthday dearie.
May you grow on every side in this new year. Amen

Good morning and Happy new month brethren

SalC:
3:17am?

Then go back to kitchen and find heat

Nah i only woke up to drink water
until easter before I go back to that kitchen again

SalC:
Because we are waiting for you to heat it up

Me that gave up the kitchen for lent. Where will I see heat

Good morning brethren

Why the house quiet like this?

FrancisTony:
I've be around..

Thanks!

You're welcome dear.

FrancisTony:

And he answered.
HI dear how have u bn? So nice to see u

SalC:
Believe me, this question is not just for the elders but for all of us.

You see, every now and then i see people preaching or at least striving to do God's will and worship him.
At closer observation i noticed it's usually for two main reasons.
1) Because we want to please him and thereby obtain the good things he promised those who serve and worship him here on earth and also to inherit his kingdom in the hereafter.

2) Because we are scared of disobey him and ending up in hell or being eternally destroyed as the case maybe.

Now my question is,..What if God never promised us any reward especially inheriting his kingdom or eternal joy. What if he never said anything about eternal damnation but only demand we do good and worship him because he created us and is deserving of our love obedience and worship.

Can we truly worship him if the above is the case?
To re-phrase, can we worship God without expecting anything in return?

I need personal answers.

I think number 2 is d koko. The same God that gave us the commandments also gave us the liberty to keep or not keep them. But there has to be consequences for the latter at least.
If there was no consequence(s) for not following the law, there might as well be no law in the first place.
Imagine a world where a church member is free to kill another church member for disagreeing with him over the church building project and be sure nothing will happen. That will be confusion and God is not an author of one.

If there was no consequence for over speeding, more people would've died from road accident. At least jnrbayano only reduces his speed once he sees law enforcement agencies. Ok na continue. Even Rich4god won't put on his seat belt unless he sees road safety officials.(you think you're doing me, you're just doing yourself). Salc that is asking this question will wake up any time she likes, say around noon and after lazying around till 3pm, she'll go to work by 3pm and close by 5pm and expect her salary at the end of the month without delay. U go dey alright u hear?
Francistony won't even read, he'll just carry like the lecture textbooks or handouts into the exam hall.

Oh Btw Kamsified would've bn the only one that'll remain a good Catholic girl come rain come shine

Why should i continue coming to work at 8a.m and SalC that comes in at 5pm gets the same paycheck?
If there's no reward for coming in at 8 daily and no consequence for coming in 7hours later, that will be confusion.
So remove 1 and 2, I see a world so chaotic that we can't even differentiate right from wrong again; And the aim would be totally defeated

To your question in bold, I'd say no cos I won't even know how

SalC:
I have this question that has been on my mind.

But.......

Good morning brethren and do have a grace filled day

Go ahead nne.
I know d elders are not far away

Sighting Syncan and SalC with my big old binoculars

*listening to*

Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.


Refrain:
Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher every day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious, holy Word.


Deeper, deeper, blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus,
And His perfect will.


Deeper, deeper! though it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.



Deeper, higher, every day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.


Deeper, deeper in the faith of Jesus,
Holy faith and true;
In His pow’r and soul exulting wisdom
Let me peace pursue.


Good morning brethren and Have a blessed week

easymancfc:
Wonderful piece Uben... It is indeed Grace that sustains us.. and this grace flows from the sacraments (reconciliation and the Eucharist) and scripture ... May this grace continue to strengthen us to do HIS will and as 1 Peter 1:2b says May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Amen Amen I say

Aizenosa:
Thank u bros Uben for this explicitly detailed piece, I learned something new today. Thank u, may the good lord give us the grace to truly be that which he has made us to be inwardly and outwardly. Amen.

Long time bro. How have u been?

Ubenedictus:
3. The key to this transfiguration into the image of Christ is to contemplate(look at) his face with unvieled eyes.

During lent we usually try to aviod maybe one sin or maybe practice one virtue... But maybe we are missing the full picture of lent... Maybe it isn't just about trying to avoid sin but about trying to look more intently on Christ and this gaze of love is what transforms us until we drop our imperfections for the perfections in christ Jesus?

Any way let us continue, st paul says we already have a new self but it needs renewal until it is totally transformed then he says: 2 Thessalonians 3:5 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.Then you will be able to test and approve what
God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Here he tells us the renewal transforms our mind not really our bodies, actually he says our body may be wasting away but our mind is been renewed so as to descern God's will

Thank u so much bro. God bless u real good.
I'm very happy I joined in calling u out.
The message in bold is well received.

hurricaneChris:
Hehehe Kamsi nwanyi oma. Iwe ewela unu.

I thought I succeeded in appearing in ghost mode, didnt know I was visible to mortals .

Good afternoon my brothers and sisters.
i'm just here waiting for who will ring my line, to come eat sunday rice.

Ehmm SalC, (in John the Baptist's disciples' voice) are you the one cooking rice for us today, or should we expect from another person?

I'm happy i caughteth thou red-handed peeping
Nice to hear from u bro.

HurricaneChris my brother, if u say good morning to us,
your mb won't finish

Happy Sunday bros

SalC:
Giving up kitchen is a way of getting back at food

what won't i hear

nne u won't understand as e pain me reach
Just found an opportunity to send a strong message to food.
Like; who u epp?

Syncan:
Nne the lent is working on you I see

Lol just like Uben, I'm enjoying the period as well. Imagine upon all the food I've bn eating for the past 10 years, I've not increased in height one bit . Na that one pain me pass
Giving up kitchen is a way of getting back at food

Rich4god:
not choosing.... Except wen it is solid food...

Ok tomorrow we're having 2 solid food options so u can chose 1.
I'll let you know after mass. It's going to be a surprise. Ok?
Be expectant inugo? Just sleep for now

Looking for Francistony and bluerange

Ubenedictus:
Time is a constraints besides, i no even do anything interesting this lent, no serious reading or penance, just the basics...the usual. i no get sumtin to tell wey u no sabi already.

Excuse rejected with 2hands

Most things we hear in church are usually things we've heard before. So they should assume everyone knows it n close church
Besides, those messages are not necessarily for Syncan or SalC, random people visit some of these threads and could get blessed by a message as simple as 'Jesus loves you'


On a second third thought, Syncan is equally guilty here mtchew

Rich4god:
Who activated the mortification mode....

Ash Wednesday did

Rich4god:
You didn't even tell me to tk all, but to choose one...

Lol sorry na.
Today's menu is apples and mangoes. Two each.
Choose one ok?

On a second thought, Ubenedictus used to be very generous with us. Sharing the things he's learning about lent and all. Now he's so stingy with the gospel. Mtchew

easymancfc:
Hello Everyone, am Easyman (Ezekiel).. Am really happy about this thread, although am sad am just discovering it today... I think some of you might have seen my posts and response to anti Catholic claims on nairaland... I am familiar with Ubenedictus, Syncan and italo as I have seen their own response on said posts... Am just happy to be among fellow Catholics and I hope we help each other grow in the faith...

thanks

You're very welcome to this family bros
This is indeed a complete house. We have it all. So feel free to say hi, ask questions, join the conversations going on, send prayers etc
Welcome again

It's about to go down again

Ubenedictus vs Syncan

*grabs a bowl of popcorn but then remembers this is lent and drops the popcorn sharply*


Just watching with nothing