TemmyT002: Taking Nigeria as a case study, if you are not a Jehovah’s Witness, you must have heard from some pastors or some other Christians like you about how the Jehovah’s Witnesses teach the wrong gospel. You must have heard them say that they use the wrong Bible. They must have told you to kick them out of your house or never let them in. They might have even told you that listening to them could lead you to Hell Fire.
My view about them changed when I related with one of them during an external tutorial class. There was a single guy among the rest in a mixed class of Christians and Muslims. This guy was the only Jehovah’s Witness. We all had a lot of fun bullying him. We made jest of his bag and made jest of the fact that he was a Jehovah’s Witness.
Despite all these bullying, he never retaliated. We were still kids back then and our knowledge of the Bible was what we were taught in our different churches. We argued over some verses in the bible and the guy took pains to explain some topics based on what he had been taught. We all shut him down, of course.
Years later, I had the opportunity to visit one of their Kingdom Halls. I had read a lot of their FREE publications and I wanted to see what they did there. I was wowed. I have been to many other churches but this Kingdom Hall was different.
The surprising part was that after the service, I met this guy again and he was so happy to see me. I was surprised. I thought he would make jest of me and ask why I was there. Instead, he and the other people there showed me love.
How are the Jehovah’s Witnesses better Christians than the rest of us?
1. THEY FACE MORE PERSECUTIONS
The Bible says “Blessed are thoseNJ NJ who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”- Matthew 5:10
John 15:18- “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.”
2 Timothy 3:12 – “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.”
You will agree with me that Christians in Nigeria also get persecuted but the persecutions occur mostly in the Northern part of Nigeria. Jehovah’s Witnesses, however, are many all over the world and they are persecuted more than all other Christians of different denominations. The recent one occurred in Russia.
The Southwestern part of Nigeria, which is full of the Yorubas is considered to be full of people who are tolerant and accept you into their society no matter your status or religion. However, Jehovah’s Witnesses still get persecuted there most of the time.
I watched an American movie about the Second World War and at the end of the movie, some statistics were listed based on the number of people who were killed by Hitler’s Soldiers. Apart from the Jews, the homosexuals, and blacks, I was surprised to see Jehovah’s Witnesses listed among them too.
2. DONATIONS ARE VOLUNTARY
Unlike in other Christian churches where people are forced or even threatened to make donations, donations in Kingdom Halls of the Jehovah’s Witnesses are quite voluntary. When you walk into one of their Halls, you will see a box right at the entrance calling you to make voluntary donations.
In other churches, publications are not free. Pastors and General Overseers write a lot of books. Some churches even produce a lot of books for the benefit of their congregations but these books are not free. This is different with Jehovah’s Witnesses.
In each Kingdom Hall, at least the ones I have been to, there is a special place where lots of books and publications are arranged. You can pick any book depending on the language you want for free.
You might have seen them giving out books on the streets and they would never ask you to buy them. They would instead ask you to make voluntary donations. Even if you don’t have money, you can go ahead and pick. They are more interested in making sure you gain the knowledge of God’s word.
3. MEMBERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Do you know a Jehovah’s Witness who doesn’t ‘preach’ on social media? When Jesus was leaving the earth, he asked his disciples to go all over the world and preach the gospel.
Thankfully, we are in the jet age where you can share information that can reach people all over the world. Unfortunately, today’s Christians rarely make use of this opportunity to preach the gospel.
There are lots of Christians who have huge followers on different social media platforms but unless they are pastors, you would rarely see them post anything related to the gospel on their accounts. Instead of sermons you will see them posting their beautiful pictures.
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ members post different topics on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Pinterest, and so on. Whatever they learn in their Kingdom Halls or conventions, they make sure they share them online.
Other Christians prefer to share nonsensical topics and topics that won’t touch your life positively in anyway. They are supposed to share the sermons they learn from their different churches every Sunday but they would rather share posts concerning Big Brother Nigeria or other nonsense.
4. EVANGELISM
This is one of the things they are known for. Apart from the social media, radio and other modes of evangelism, the Jehovah’s Witnesses preach the gospel by walking from house to house.
Despite the fact that a lot of people reject them, they still keep on. Everything in their minds is looking for one or two people whose lives they can touch positively. You see them walking in the sun, with their umbrellas and bags, with no shame. They prefer to follow God’s instructions and they do this at least twice in a week, walking long distances.
5. TESTIMONIES
Their testimonies are different from those of other Christians. While other Christians give testimonies about what God has done in their lives, most of the testimonies usually involve material things of the world. This is good but there is always something missing.
Other Christians testify about the new cars they just purchased, the new child they just had, the new house they just built and so on. The testimonies of Jehovah’s Witnesses involve turning over a new leaf, giving their lives to Jesus and becoming a model example.
They have different stories on testimonies like these. When you read about people changing and turning over a new leaf, you will be encouraged and you will want to have the same experience. In one of their publications, I read about a Japanese Kamikaze soldier who fought in World War Two and then became a Jehovah’s Witness and began to preach the gospel. I was wowed.
6. THEY ARE ORDERLY AND CALM
Have you ever walked into a Kingdom Hall? As you approach the place, you would believe they are not holding any program because you won’t hear anything. It is only when you enter into the Hall that you will realize that there is a program going on after all.
Other churches love the use of loud speakers. You could be far away and you would hear the different speakers from different churches booming and screaming. Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Halls do not pollute the air with noises.
During their programs, they never compete for Bible reading. We all know this. In Pentecostal churches, when the pastor calls a Bible verse, you see fifty people trying to read the same verse at the same time. You would think the fastest reader would be paid for it.
The ‘winner’ is usually the fastest reader. This usually causes fracas among the readers after church services and you may sometimes see two ‘readers’ keeping malice against each other.
The reverse is the case in Kingdom Halls. When a Bible verse is called or when a question is asked, people would raise their hands in order to respond. Everything is calm and quiet. You feel peace in your heart. You forget your problems.
7. SHOW OF LOVE
Many churches in Nigeria love to welcome newcomers. Some churches serve them foods and drinks and collect their phone numbers. The choir members sing a song of welcome and then some top leaders of different groups walk over to the newcomers to shake their hands and welcome. That’s all.
At the end of the program, everyone leaves and forget the newcomer. This occurs in most churches. When a newcomer’s phone number is gotten, all the church want to do is to make sure the newcomer becomes a member and comes always.
In Kingdom Halls, this is different. After the service, almost everyone walks over to you to shake your hand and welcome you with beautiful smiles. Then they politely ask if you would want free Bible study.
There are so many other ways by which the Jehovah’s Witnesses are better Christians than the rest of us and we need to emulate these qualities. There is a very big difference if we are being sincere with ourselves.
Showing love to one another is the key to peaceful nation. Despite the number of churches in Nigeria, in different states and in different streets, corruption is still rampant. Ethnic bigotry and tribalism is till rampant. Something is wrong somewhere and it is all in our hands to change things.
Emulating the qualities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is the key.
Zhuhilat: How Do I Deal With This Level Of Disrespect From My Husband
Dear all
I and my husband are just 2years in marriage.
Every time we have issues concerning anything, he is always telling me to pack my things and leave his house or he will say things like you are off no importance to me and you bring me no value and stuff and stuff. But after a while he will apologize and say he doesn’t mean it.
Last month, what caused our fight was because my mum sent some food stuffs to us because she traveled and got them cheaply. He was angry because he felt that was disrespectful. And the argument degenerated to him telling me to leave his house,
i got tired, called his bluff and left the house but everyone advised me to go back and make it work., well except my dad. Mind you, this was the 5th time.
On my return, we talked about it(like we always do) and i thought it was genuine, and i said i was going to give it one more try.
Today, we had an argument because of baby food. I told hime to buy on his way back. I couldn’t go out because the whole road was terribly flooded .
But he didn't buy it, and that lead to an argument. And the next thing he told me was to fuc.k off and leave. Or he is leaving. As a matter of fact, he just left the house now 12:00am.
I am actually tired of it all. and right now, i don't think i have any love left for him or this marriage. I think he is cheating on me and for some reason i am beginning to look outside and crave attention, love and respect from someone else.
I don't want my child to grow up seeing me treated like this but most importantly , i don't want her to think it is okay to accept being disrespected and under valued like this.
Married people is this one of the challenges in marriage or what?
Why cant we have an argument that doesn’t lead to leave my house, i dont need you, you bring me no value and all
Also we are very very comfortable, i work and he works too.
Emotionally, i am done.
Ure a Muslim I guess, can I talk to him,he need to be talked to no that he will came down totally
It was recently published that Lagos state generates 50 billion per month as Internally generated funds. With its weak pension payment structure, delayed promotion to workers and stipends given to state workers we wonder where such amounts of money goes into.
Don't ask me. I'm sure you K ow whom to think of. The critical issue is with suchofty amounts on a regar basis, why is there no decent part of the state without good roads
Towards Ota is a menace. Ikeja destroyed. The oshodi express way has been reduced to an experimental rubbish that causes displeasure to the eyes
Lekki Ajah flooded
Bogije Awoyaya flooded
Enroute Ota flooded
All the satelitte towns of ikorodu has reduced to 1950 roads, from ijede to igbogbo to Asoll Isawo all flooded
Go TO Surulere, crying for help
Lawanson Ijesha destroyed. Oshodi disaster
Ajegunle boundary thrash
Agege Iyana ipaja egbeda ikotun All calamity
Isolo Iyana Isolo nonsense
Enroute Magboro Oh my God
Akute Alagbole ojodu ogba crying for help
Pen cinema. Ijora Costain phew
Go on and keep celebrating thrash. Learn to know what you deserve and place a demand. And stop being disillusioned by public appearances of people you parade as gods but are. Charlatans
Pettyprincess: There is this guy i met on 2go long time ago when i was fourteen years old, we exchanged contact and since then we have been talking and he did usually call me everyday just to hear my voice,he is way older than i am.
After sometime we lost contact, and we reconnected back on facebook and we started talking since then, he has always told me he likes me blah blah but still waiting till i am mature enough.
So when i clocked 18, he told us to meet which i agreed and we actually met at a bar and he finally told me about his feelings physically and said he would love us to date but i declined because i actually had no feelings whatsoever for him but i said we can be friends.
So since then he has been calling me every single day, everyone in my family knows him because of his constant call and one day he told me he is at our area that he would love to see me i actually agreed even if i never wanted because people at my area will think i am dating this guy and i know he is not my type moreover after my first (unserious) bf that cheated on me because i didn't give him chochie i decided never to date Nigerian guy no more, but this guy that is crushing on me will not let me go.
After that first visit he now wants to turn to it to routine to always visit me whenever he is in Lagos which i am not comfortable with but i dont know how to tell him because he is really nice caring and has been there for me financially when i needed him but still it doesn't change my feelings.
Nw i gat a serious bf, although he is not Nigerian but he is also caring, honest, nice, very handsome and very tall and those are the features i like a guy to possess, especially I love when a guy is very tall because i am petite AKA portable ND this non Nigerian guy has already talked to my mum and my mum seems to like him a lot although they couldn't speak well because my mum not so fluent in English.
So this guy crushing on me still wants to be visiting me again after i told him i have gotten a boyfriend but he insisted that he will still visit me which i told him okay.
So later he called me that he is almost at my area but b4 he could call me later i quickly blocked his number, he has probably called me many times with his number but later he called me with another number but the moment i had his voice i pretended as if the connection was really bad and we actually didn't see that day.
I know what i did was bad which i have been feeling quilty of bt i dnt wanna give him false hope that we can still date.
So later he sent me a message on whatsapp asking if i blocked his number which i deny because he would be really hurt if i had told him the truth.
Even after denying i blocked his number he has been calling me with another number and my boyfriend got to know this guy nd told me to tell him the truth bt i can't because i know it will very hurtful for him.
Nw i need advice on how i can let this guy to know my bf doesn't want him to be disturbing me with calls or try to visit me no more without his feelings getting hurt.
[quote author=mercyviv post=82945416]DSS ought to invite him for questioning. If he can say this in public not minding the weight of the statement, then he's not just a sexual harasser, but one who's unrepentant and sees nothing wrong in the act! Shame on him, shame on his wife and children!! Meanwhile... Are you a teacher? Get FREE access to the best compilation of school lesson notes/plans, curriculum and
Y do u ladies dress anyhow have u been to that skool before and see what student wear
adebuk47: #SexForGrades: #UNIBEN lecturer, Prof. Okwechime Emmanuel defends lecturers, says they are being harassed by the way some female students dress. According to him, some female students want STD (Sexually Transmitted Degree)
Very correct iam a student, student dress anyhow to skool, the school shold correct that first, Unilag student dress like arlot,i see them Daily any one here can go see for yourself
Pettyprincess: They should have prevented by using condom,most ladies abort when the baby still foetus during early stage of pregnancy Please note that moment a lady egg is fertilized by the sperm anything done to to terminate it is abortion!
Even if it's in early stage in blood or not it's abortion
pocohantas: I thought I am the only one pondering this o. Maybe they all need to change their circle and/or lower their expectations.
I believe if you are a responsible person, it is only normal that you will be surrounded by your ilk na or at least, know where or how to find them. Abi?
What if Ure sorounded by ur likes and no one propose, me i like that ur Dp laps ooo
I went for an interview around August... I went through 3 interviews.. Had 2 with the company md.. And on the last day, he told me verbally that I'd been appointed... Man was congratulated.
He told me I would get the appointment letter via EMAIL ... AND till date I'd been a watchman of my mail with no message
What do you think is wrong?
I need help ���
Oga mail do hang,go to the company and ask u de houz de wait
pocohantas: Ornicus comes off like that married man wey go knack you finish, come dey gist you about the car he wants to buy for his wife. Right there on the bed o
Duggedised12: must be 32 years and above , must not be a Muslim, must not be a northerner,must have a source of livelihood that can two people can comfortably live on.
Duggedised12: i was told that Nigerian men over there don't like dating Nigerian ladies who live there except the ones they bring from back home , how true is this?
what i had is that once a Nigeria man Marries a Nigeria lady and get to USA or any foreign country they misbehave and devoice the man
MarjieJ98354: It's no picnic in the USA either. I've been married and divorced twice. No Children. Actually, not having children is even worse than never being married. At least in the USA, you can pretty much ignore you family if it gets to rough!
interested in you if u dont mind but i stay in Nigeria,EmaiL kazeemakeem@yahoo.com or watzap +234770364403 59
Duggedised12: hahahaha, see one of them . How many cases of depressed people have you seen roaming the streets, atleast if you wan yab me ,yab intelligently, I don hear this one before .
By the way,this "feminist" line is stale ,dont you think
frozen70: Go ahead if it pleases you, you are sure of an igbo lady faithfulness and loyalty, couple with commitment to the marriage
They hardly get married and mess around
Unlike the ofe mmanu that will be married and still keep men because they are not really sure if she will be the only wife
They are always having a back up incase the man decides to bring in another woman
Their men too are not helping matters, they will keep women in bariga, mushin and Agege, shuttling them as if their life depends on it
see u igbo girls mess around alot, they dash there pussy to men every where stop pretending joooor
When old age comes he will become stranded because non of those women will want to take care of him because he was a multipurpose man for so many women
When old age comes he will become stranded because non of those women will want to take care of him because he was a multipurpose man for so many women
frozen70: Go ahead if it pleases you, you are sure of an igbo lady faithfulness and loyalty, couple with commitment to the marriage
They hardly get married and mess around
Unlike the ofe mmanu that will be married and still keep men because they are not really sure if she will be the only wife
They are always having a back up incase the man decides to bring in another woman
Their men too are not helping matters, they will keep women in bariga, mushin and Agege, shuttling them as if their life depends on it
see u igbo girls mess around alot, they dash there pussy to men every where stop pretending joooor
When old age comes he will become stranded because non of those women will want to take care of him because he was a multipurpose man for so many women
Lovalovaphunmz: I dated one like dat o, this guy would tell me no sex before marriage but will gladly allow me use my hands on him till he cums...Pple sha��
Christianity Etc › Re: How The Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Better Christians Than The Rest Of Us by Kazeemakeem(m): 9:07am On Oct 20, 2019
i decided never to date Nigerian guy no more, but this guy that is crushing on me will not let me go.