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ahnie:
I knew I must find you here.your cans of worms go plenty o.

One of the greatest tragedy a man can have is to be in the dark and yet not know it. I pray that you find the light before it is too late.

This is what happens when the government is not paying attention to the agricultural sector.

The white man will plan the same tomato and export it to us at a price far cheaper than what we sell it here.

When are we going to have leaders with brains?

Zonefree:
Stop patronising laziness and entitlement.

The Church, mosque and people should come now and be helping him in his farm so they can get a portion of his proceeds.

Most Churches and mosques got alot of lands in their premises, if watermelon dey hungry them, they should plant and enjoy anyhow they want.

It's a spiritual principle. It is acknowledging God as the source of all that you have. And when you acknowledge him, he will do more.

This is why the wisest man that ever lived on earth said;

Proverbs 3:9-10.
9. Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

mtngloetiartel:
In his letter to the holy ones (Anointed Christains) in Rome, the Apostle Paul revealed that the Holy Spirit bears witness to them confirming that they are Anointed for heavenly call. Rom. 8:16, 17: “The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children. If, then, we are children, we are also heirs: heirs indeed of God, but joint heirs with Christ, provided we suffer together that we may also be glorified together.”

I already stressed earlier that God himself is the one who chose or anoint a Christain for heavenly purpose. It is not like it is compulsory for a Christian to be chosen for heavenly purpose. This is a privileged calling that exclusively belong to God to decide. It doesn't even make an Anointed better than any other faithful Christains who were not chosen. Both the Anointed and the millions of other faithful Christains have the same gift of everlasting life. One is spending his everlasting life in heaven as part of God's heavenly Kingdom organisation while the other is spending everlasting life here on earth as part of the subjects of God's Kingdom. Now, how do we identify Anointed Christains?

On the night of Nissan 14, 33 C.E., after celebrating the Lord's Evening meal Jesus made a Kingdom covenant with his faithful apostles. There were 11 of them (Judas was dismissed). Jesus promised them that they would sit on thrones. (Luke 22:28-30) Later, he showed that this promise extend to all spirit-begotten 'conquerors.' (Rev. 3:21; see also Rev.1:4-6; Rev.20:6) This covenant has been operative from that night between Jesus and his associate kings till date. The Passover meal his disciples ate that night is what he used to activate the special covenant and he instructed them, "keep doing this in remembrance..." (Luke:22:19) The disciples and the early apostles has been following this instruction in the same pattern that Jesus instituted it. It is only the Anointed that can partake of this commemorative meal. The scriptures say that God will provide, thru his holy spirit, evidence and assurance to those qualified to partake of the emblems. (Romans 8:14-21) This is where we identify Anointed Christains. It is an occasion that bring together true Christains. It is a sacred occasion such that anyone who partake of it unworthily will fall sick. (1Cor.11:20-34)

Well, you have not really said anything. None of what you said is true.

The New Testament Saints are every believer in Christ. Everyone who is saved or born again is a Saint in the eyes of God because they have been washed by the blood of Jesus.

This is why Apostle Paul addressed the believers as Saints in most of the letters he wrote to the churches.

There is no single verse in the New Testament that differentiates one set of believers from the other.

He calls us fellowheirs. He said that we are fellow citizens. There is no second class believer.

In his letter to the brethren in Rome, he wrote;

Romans 1:7
TO ALL THAT BE IN ROME, beloved of God, CALLED TO BE SAINTS: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus CHRIST.

Notice the phrase, 'to all that be in Rome'. He is referring to all the brethren in Rome.

He said that they are all called to be saints.

Please, delete all that Rutherford and Russell has programmed into your brain. Otherwise, you will die in ignorance and end up in hell.

These two leaders were Satan's messengers disguised as ministers of light.

Just accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and you are automatically a Saint.

The glory days are gone unless we have young men of integrity in charge of NFF.

Corruption is killing Nigeria football.

Players are usually imposed on the coach instead of allowing the coach to scout for the best players.

Reluctance to invest in training even when money has been budgeted for it.

May God save Nigeria from the cancer of corruption.

mtngloetiartel:
Good question!

According to Roman Catholic teaching, saints are those who died and are now with Christ in heaven and who have been given recognition by the Church for outstanding holiness and virtue. The Tridentine profession of faith states that the saints are to be invoked as intercessors with God and that both the relics of saints and images of the saints are to be venerated. Other religions, too, invoke the help of saints. Certain religions teach that all of their members are saints and are free from sin. The Bible makes many references to saints, or holy ones. It refers to Christ’s 144,000 spirit-anointed followers as being such.
But we are to stick to what the Bible refers to as Saint if we want to get the truth. The Bible said they are anointed or chosen by God. (2Thes. 2:13,14) Appropriately, they are called Anointed Christains or Spirit-anointed Christains.

Furthermore, it is important to note that being a Saint or an Anointed Christain is for a heavenly purpose. And what is that purpose? To serve along the Christ as king and priest over mankind in the coming Kingdom of God. (Rev.20:6; 1Cor.6:2; Rev.5:10; Daniel 7:27)

So, how can you identify the anointed Christians on earth?

And the second question is still not answered - How does one become a Saint?

Friday, May 12th.

The Importance of Walking in Divine Love - 12. (It's One of The Secrets of Church Growth).

"And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."(Acts 2:46-47).

Walking in divine love aids church growth. The early church demonstrated divine love to the point that most of the brethren liquidated their assets and parted the proceeds to all men, as every man had need. This is love in action. And the result was continuous and daily church growth.

Everyone wants to be in an environment where love is demonstrated. And there is no better place to demonstrate love than the church. The scripture says that we are the light of the world. One of the reasons most of our churches are not growing is because divine love is hardly demonstrated.

The church needs to be reawakened to the need to walk in love as instructed by our Lord Jesus. Consciously make budget for the poor and needy brethren in your local assembly. The church should have a welfare department that is set to attend to the need of the brethren. And everyone should be encouraged from time to time to give towards the welfare scheme.

It could be money, food, clothes or household items. It should be noted here that items given outside money must be in good condition. Don't give clothes that are faded or worn out. Remember that the scripture says that you will reap what you sow.

And when you give, do it willingly and cheerfully for God loves a cheerful giver. One of the reasons some people don't experience any form of blessing when they render help is because they do it grudgingly.

It's important to mention here that you must be careful not to deliberately let people know what you gave or did for someone in need. Thus, our Lord Jesus said; "But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly." (Matthew 6:3-4).

The church needs a revival of love. Let's begin to take interest in the welfare of our fellow brethren. Do it to the point that you can sell a valuable asset to help the poor. It won't make you poorer. Rather, it opens doors of favour and launches you to great riches and wealth. When we do this, the church will grow continuously and great joy will fill the hearts of the brethren to the glory of God.

Prayer: Everlasting and Merciful Father, I give you thanks for another wonderful day. Be thou exalted above the heavens and let your glory fill all the earth. I pray for a fresh revival in the church like it was in the early church where there was fervent love among the brethren such that they sold their possessions and goods to help the poor and needy. I declare that financial and material blessings is coming to me so I can be of blessing to others in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: Acts 5:14, 1st Corinthians 16:1-3, 2nd Corinthians 9:7, Galatians 6:10.

mtngloetiartel:
You need to pay attention to the scriptures you have quoted to support ur points below. I know this is what you will think and that is understandable. Recall that I draw your attention about getting to know the background, context, setting or circumstance of each bible book thru their introductory verses? I mean the first or first 2 verses of thier first chapter? I asked you to try read them and find out about thier settings and context. It is very important for you to always have them in mind when meditating on any verse you read in each bible book.

You see, most of the bible books in the new testament are letters written by Apostle Paul addressed to either a congregation such as Corinthians or an individual fellow Christain such as Timothy, Titus, Philemon e t.c. Some are addressed to his fellow anointed Christains (Saints). For example, Phillipians, Colossians, Ephesians, e.t.c.

Now, let me show you how Ephesians 2:18-19 should be understood accurately. The first thing you need to ask is that to whom was the letter originally addressed to? A closer look at the first verse of the first Chapter would help us. Ephesians 1:1 read (from different Bible translations):

Berean Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Berean Literal Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints being in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

King James Bible
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

New King James Version
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

New American Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

NASB 1995
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

NASB 1977
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Legacy Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Christian Standard Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus.

Notice that Paul's letter was directed to the Saints (Anointed Christains) in Ephesus. Such letter, when recieved is usually like a directive or instruction. It can also contain some encouragement or comforting message to the saints and can form the basis for teachings in the congregation. So, you need to bear in mind that Ephesians 2:18-19 you quoted is part of a letter addressed to the Saints (Anointed Christains) in Ephesus. Like I explained in earlier response, Anointed Christains are the secondary seed of the woman in Gen.3:15. They are the Chosen ones by God himself thru holy spirit. They belong to the heavenly realm. When they dies, they are resurrected in the manner of Christ (Spirit body) to join him in his kingdom set up. They are the set that undergoes the first resurrection. Read verse 4 and 5 of the same Ephesians Chapter 2.

Moreso, if you meditate on the letter to the Ephesians, you will discern the tone of Apostle Paul as being encouraging them because he was in Prison in Rome. The letter focus attention on an administration that results in peace and unity with God thru Jesus Christ. For instance, Ephesians 1:8-14 highlighted God's plan for an administration (a way of managing his household affairs) by which he would unite with himself thru Christ those chosen to be in the heavens and those who would live on earth.

Furthermore, the letter also make reference about thier citizenship. Yes. This is to remind them that their heavenly citizenship doesn't distinct between whether they are Jews or Gentile. That reminder was appropriate because those Christians back then has natural distinction among themselves as to whether Jews or Gentile. That attitude doesn't foster unity. So they are to learn to unite as one with Christ. (Verse 13, 14)

What is the lesson for us today?

Whether you are an Anointed Christain or part of the faithful millions of Christains (Rev.7:9; Rev 14:6), by all mean, you should resist any divisive disposition as prevalent in this world. All true Christains are to be united as one body or Nation irrespective of background, race, culture, tribes e.t.c. One Lord, One Christ, One faith, one hope, one baptism, one God and Father. This is the will of God. because, that is how he is uniting his people (household).

Who is a Saint? And what makes one a Saint?

manutdrichie:


Time: 4.39am

These guys dont sleep, Obi's case is watery, Obi's case will be dismissed before 10.am, yet they do not sleep

Online judge. It will shock you.

OLAADEGBU:
I remember one so called prophet giving excuses when his prophecy missed the target. May 29 is not far away.

I understand. I am aware that there are false Prophets. Personally, on the basis of justice, Peter Obi should win the case. I monitored the election and I know he won. And I hope he is given justice. At least, it will reduce the persecution of Christians.

Thursday, May 11th.

The Importance of Walking in Divine Love - 11. (It Builds Trust).

"When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!."(John 19:26).

Walking in divine love builds trust in relationships. Our Lord Jesus had twelve disciples but he loved John the most. This is probably because John also sold out his life for the ministry of our Lord Jesus. He was also among the three closest disciples to our Lord Jesus. On an occasion, he was said to have leaned on the bosom of Jesus - John 13:23. This is why John is often referred to as the disciple whom Jesus loved in five places in the Bible - John 13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7 & 21:20.

No wonder John also experienced uncommon protection. He survived boiling oil when Roman emperor Domitian ordered he should be thrown into it. He was also forced to drink poison and he survived it. After attempts to kill him failed, he was banished to the Isle of Patmos thinking he wouldn't survive the wild animals there. But he did and it was in that Isle he received visions of what was going to happen in the last days. These visions are contained in the book of Revelation.

The intimacy between our Lord Jesus and John the beloved was strongest amongst all the disciples of Jesus. On account of this, Jesus entrusted the care of his mother, Mary to John. He knew that John will take care of her as though she was his mother.

In our journey of life, there are very few people that can be trusted. A lot of people have been betrayed by people they trusted so much. But when we walk in divine love, it is much easier to have trust for one another.

In a fellowship where divine love is absent, people are afraid to discuss personal matters with even their fellow brethren. Even when they are very hungry, they find it hard to ask for help for fear that they will be despised. So, they will prefer to endure the hunger than being humiliated.

Whether we like it or not, people know those they can go to in difficult times but they are not easy to find. Even Apostle Paul said during his missionary journey that Timothy was his only trusted son he could commit certain responsibilities to - Philippians 2:19-20.

The church needs to be awakened to the need to walk in divine love as we ought to. When this happens, trust will be built among the brethren. And you will be able freely approach a brother or sister and share your thoughts and challenges with them.

Prayer: Dear Father, I bless your holy name. I thank you for your faithfulness and unfailing love. I have full assurance that you will fulfill the good pleasure of your will in my life. I pray that this same love will be in the hearts of everyone in your vineyard so we can build stronger relationships that will translate to trust in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: John 14:1, 15-16, 1st Corinthians 2:9.

mtngloetiartel:
Good question. First of all, the secondary seeds of the woman need to be in place before the destruction of the devil's work begin. (Rev.7:2,3) They are coruler with Christ the primary seed of the woman. They are going to serve along side King Jesus, as Kings. And as priests with Jesus being the Chief Priest. (Rev. 5:10) The secondary seed are chosen (or anointed) by God from among mankind and they are to be 144,000 in number. Read Rev. 14:1-4.

Now, regarding the above group of people, a 'first resurrection' is ongoing thru which they are installed in heaven with King Jesus until they complete. Rev. 20:4, 6: “I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. . . . Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.”

You will now wonder, if limited amount of people are to be chosen for heavenly purpose thru the first resurrection, what about the rest of millions of faithful followers of Christ who had died?

Answer: They would be resurrected back to life on earth. At Rev. 20:12, 13 we read: “I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. But another scroll was opened; it is the scroll of life. And the dead were judged out of those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds. . . . They were judged individually according to their deeds.”

Their kind of resurrection was demonstrated by Jesus when he was on earth. For example, let consider the account at John 11:11, 14-44: “[Jesus said to his disciples:] ‘Lazarus our friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there to awaken him from sleep.’ . . . Jesus said to them outspokenly: ‘Lazarus has died.’ . . . When Jesus arrived, he found he [Lazarus] had already been four days in the memorial tomb. . . . Jesus said to her [Martha, a sister of Lazarus]: ‘I am the resurrection and the life.’ . . . He cried out with a loud voice: ‘Lazarus, come on out!’ The man that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: ‘Loose him and let him go.’” (If Jesus had thus called Lazarus back from a state of bliss in another life, that would have been no kindness. But Jesus’ raising Lazarus up from a lifeless state was a kindness both to him and to his sisters. Once again Lazarus became a living human) Do you see the point?

Millions of those who had died would be judged to be resurrected back to life on earth just like Lazarus was raised back to life. To get the sense of these two resurrection scenario, Those raised to heavenly life would put on a heavenly body. (they would be in spirit form) While those raised to life on earth would be in flesh and blood but in a perfect state. Apostle Paul explained this at 1Cor. 15:40, 42-44, 47-50

Saying that only 144,000 are chosen to make heaven contradicts the scripture.

The scripture says that we all have the same rights as citizens of God's kingdom;

Ephesians 2:18-19.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but FELLOWCITIZENS with the saints, and of the household of God;

In addition, it says that there is no distinction between the Jews and the Gentiles anymore;

Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both (Jews and Gentiles) one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.

In addition, in the letter Paul wrote to the Philippians church, he said;

Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. (New English Translation)

Remember that this church is from a Gentile nation.

So, the Gentiles will be in heaven also.

OLAADEGBU:
19 more days for us to know whether his prophecy is of God or from his carnal mind.

He wasn't the only one who gave such prophecy. Another man of God who is not a Nigeria made almost the same prophecy.

There are times prophecy can be genuine but it can fail based on higher principle at work.

For instance when Isreal and Judah went to battle with the Moabites, they sought a word from Elisha. And Elisha said that Moabites will be delivered into the hands of the Israelites.

The battle turned that way at the beginning but the King of Moab offered his son who should have reigned in his stead as sacrifice upon a wall. And the battle turned against Isreal. And Isreal were forced to retreat.

Will you now conclude that Elisha was not a true Prophet of God? Certainly not.

Meanwhile, I sent you a mail. Waiting for your response.

mtngloetiartel:
Before u can grasp the visionary message in Revelation, you need to first grasp the theme of the whole bible. The Bible’s first book, Genesis, tells of “the beginning” and describes God’s creative works, including his crowning earthly creation, man. Genesis also sets out the first divine prophecy, uttered by God himself in the garden of Eden some 6,000 years ago. A serpent had just been used to deceive the first woman, Eve; she in turn had persuaded her husband, Adam, to join her in violating God’s law by eating from “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” In passing judgment on the sinful couple, God said to the serpent: “I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.” (Genesis 1:1; 2:17; 3:1-6, 14, 15) That prophecy sets the theme for the whole Bible, including Revelation.
After God uttered the first prophecy, what happened to our first parents? What questions arise concerning the first prophecy?
You see, Immediately after uttering d prophecy, God expelled our 1st parents from Eden. No longer could they look forward to everlasting life in Paradise; they would have to live out their lives in d unprepared earth outside. Under sentence of death, they would produce sin-laden children. (Genesis 3:23–4:1; Romans 5:12) What, though, does d Edenic prophecy mean? Who are involved? How does it link up with Revelation?
What message does it have for us today? In order to gain personal relief from d effects of the tragic event that led to God’s uttering that prophecy, it is of vital concern that we know d answers to these questions.

Please, learn to present your points in paragraphs. They are too crowded. And you are not focused on specific points.

mtngloetiartel:
The first prophecy in d bible, Gen.3:15, relates to all d other books of d bible. Just as d spine of a printed book binds all d pages together, d words recorded at Genesis 3:15 bind d content of every book of d Bible into one united message, namely, that a Deliverer would be sent to destroy d Devil and all his wicked followers.
Now let pay a close attention to that prophecy. The characters in d account recorded at Genesis 3:14, 15 include a “serpent,” d “offspring” of d serpent, a “woman,” and d “offspring” of d woman. The Bible helps us to identify each of them. Let us begin with “the serpent.” A literal snake could not have understood what God said in d garden of Eden. So d object of Jehovah’s judgment must have been an intelligent creature. Who? Revelation 12:9 leaves no doubt on this matter. There “the original serpent” is clearly identified as Satan d Devil. But who make up the offspring of d serpent?
When d Bible speaks of offspring in a figurative sense, it is referring to those who think and act like their symbolic father. So d offspring of d serpent is made up of spirit creatures and humans who, like Satan, resist God and oppose His people. That would include d angels who abandoned their assignments in heaven in Noah’s day as well as wicked humans who behave like their father d Devil.​—Gen. 6:1, 2; John 8:44; 1 John 5:19; Jude 6.
Next, let us identify “the woman.” She could not have been Eve. Why not? Consider just one reason. The prophecy states that d offspring of d woman would “crush” d serpent’s head. As we just discussed, the serpent is the spirit creature Satan, and no imperfect human offspring of Eve’s would have d ability to crush him. Something more was needed. The identity of the woman mentioned at Genesis 3:15 is revealed in d last book of d Bible. (Read Revelation 12:1, 2, 5, 10.) This is no ordinary woman! She has the moon at her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head. She gives birth to a most unusual child​—the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom is heavenly, so the woman must also be heavenly. She represents the heavenly part of God’s organization made up of his faithful spirit creatures.​—Gal. 4:26.
God’s Word also helps us to identify the primary offspring of the woman. This offspring was to be a natural descendant of Abraham. (Read Genesis 22:15-18.) True to the prophecy, Jesus was a direct descendant of that faithful patriarch. (Luke 3:23, 34) But the offspring would have to be more than a human because he was to crush Satan the Devil out of existence. Accordingly, when Jesus was about 30 years old, he was anointed as the spirit-begotten Son of God. At his anointing, Jesus became the primary part of the offspring of the woman. (Gal. 3:16) After Jesus’ death and resurrection, God “crowned him with glory and honor” and gave him “all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth,” including the authority “to break up the works of the Devil.”​—Heb. 2:7; Matt. 28:18; 1 John 3:8.
But there would be a secondary part of the offspring. The apostle Paul identified this part of the offspring when he told both Jewish and Gentile anointed Christians: “If you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham’s offspring, heirs with reference to a promise.” (Gal. 3:28, 29) When God anoints a Christian with holy spirit, that person becomes part of the offspring of the woman. So the offspring is made up of Jesus Christ and his 144,000 corulers. (Rev. 14:1) All of these reflect the spirit of their Father in heaven.
Now that we have identified the characters mentioned at Genesis 3:15, let us briefly review how God has progressively been fulfilling this prophecy and how we are benefiting.
According to the prophecy of Genesis 3:15, the serpent would strike the woman’s offspring “in the heel.” That was fulfilled when Satan incited the Jews and the Romans to put the Son of God to death. (Luke 23:13, 20-24) Just as a literal heel wound can temporarily cripple someone, Jesus’ death temporarily put him out of action and he lay lifeless in the grave for parts of three days.​—Matt. 16:21.
If the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 was to be fulfilled, Jesus could not remain in the grave. Why not? Because according to the prophecy, the offspring would crush the serpent’s head. This meant that Jesus would need to recover from his heel wound. And indeed he did! On the third day after his death, Jesus was resurrected as an immortal spirit creature. In God’s due time, Jesus will crush Satan out of existence. (Heb. 2:14) Those who will rule with Christ will share in ridding the earth of all of God’s enemies​—the offspring of the serpent.​—Rev. 17:14; 20:4, 10.
This is d theme message that the book of Revelation is all about.

If Jesus was raised as an immortal spiritual creature, how are we his followers going to be resurrected?

LegendHero:
He actually won Plateau by 1 trillion votes.

They need to present all this evidence in court too so that the Appeal/Supreme court can just declare Peter Obi the winner asap coz if they subtract 1 trillion votes from the current Tinubu votes, Obi would be the winner.

Mpukumririi overdose is really bad. Buhari should do something about it asap.

The evidences are there. Just relax and see the results of youth revolution against our polithiefians who have turned this country from bad to worse.

When people saw the massive support for Peter Obi online, they called him online president.

All sample elections before the main election saw Peter Obi winning all, they called us dreamers.

When campaigns started, the support across the country was massive and it sent panic to the ruling party and PDP.

Now, the election came, Labour party swept most of the polling units as posted online. All of the sudden, the server was shut down. INEC refuse to transmit the results at real time.

The final outcome was manipulations they could not justify.

Ojoro that left their finger prints behind.

Now, the reality has dawned on them that it's difficult to defend the purported victory.

Even the 25% demand for FCT is enough to nullify the win of Tinubu.

The ruling party even lost in the Presidential villa.

What a record set by the new obedient movement.

The revolution is real. Even the judges will be careful not to truncate justice.

The world is watching.

It's either we have a New Nigeria or continue with the old Nigeria that has a faulty foundation.

When a ship sinks, even the captain will not survive.

God bless Nigeria. #justiceforperterobi

mtngloetiartel:
I had been saying it that people like you don't know how to read the Bible. I showed u a simple verse, you keep making incoherent argument about it. The opening verse of the book of Revelation made it clear that it is a vision the writer (Apostle John) recieved from the Lord Jesus thru an angel. Is this hard to comprehend?
Read it again here in another translation:
A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. And he sent his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave John
What is the headache in this verse? All the Books of the New Testament from Mathew to Revelations begins with introductory verses that show the settings under which they where written. They thus help to understand the context, perspective, motives, or circumstance from which the word of God can be understood. This is what you are missing. I will advise you do this today, read the first or first 2 verses of the first Chapter of all the New Testament books (Matthew to Revelations) Read and meditate on each of them. You are going to learn one or 2 things you had never thought of before
Bible reading require paying more than usual attention. You ought to reason from the Bible perspective.
I asked you earlier, what does the wild beast as described in the book of Revelations stand for? Have you ever seen or heard such animal in existence before?
Again, at Revelations 12: 3,4, John saw in the vision a sign in heaven. He described it as a great fiery coloured dragon, with seven heads and ten horns. How do u understand that sign? Are you going to think of it literally?

I am a student of eschatology. The four beast before the throne are not literal beast. Their identity were revealed in Revelation 5:9. They represent the church in different dispensation.

The beast that looks like a lion is the early church.

The one that looks like a calf is the church during the period idolatry crept into the church.

The beast that looks like a man represents the church during the reformation period. That was the era Martin Luther started a reform and petitioned the Roman Catholic church. They were described as mere man because they lacked the power of the Holy Spirit.

The last beast that looks like an eagle is the present day church. And it is this church that will witness the rapture of the church.

Now, concerning the beast in Revelation 13 with seven heads and ten horns. The ten horns represents the ten European countries that will form a confederation which will be the new super power on earth after the church age is over.

I could go on and on.

If you don't have the spirit of God, you won't understand all these things. But I do and most of the symbols used in the book of Revelation can be understood.

OLAADEGBU:
Is this not Bishop who prophesied that Obi would be the next President?

I am not concluding that the allegation against him is true. Even if it is, it doesn't stop the operation of the gift of prophecy. The scripture says that the gift and the calling of God is without repentance.

Remember that Apostle Paul commended the Corinthian church for the gift they have but rebuked them for their carnality.

mtngloetiartel:
Pls pick up all Bible translations you have at your disposal or go online and browse Revelations chapter 1 verse 1 (Rev.1:1) the opening verse of the book of Revelation. Note how it show that the book is a vision as communicated to the Apostle John from Jesus thru and Angel. By the time you go further and read the entire book, you will agree that the message was passed symbolically or with signs. In other words, it is not literal! For instance, is the wild beast described in the revelation account, literal?

Berean Literal Bible
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants what things it behooves to take place in quickness. And He signified it through having sent His angel to His servant, John,

King James Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

New King James Version
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

NASB 1995
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

NASB 1977
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

Legacy Standard Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His slaves the things which must soon happen; and He indicated this by sending it through His angel to His slave John,

Amplified Bible
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave Him to show His slaves what must quickly take place. He sent it and signified it through His angel to His slave John,

American Standard Version
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Revelation of Yeshua The Messiah, which God gave to him, to show his Servants what had been given to soon occur, and he symbolized it when he sent by his Angel to his Servant Yohannan,

And in most of the verses, the symbols were explained.

In some, he did not use symbols.

For instance, John saw Jesus. Is Jesus a symbol? Certainly not.

You must determine within the context of the passage whether it was a symbol used or not. And also find out if the symbol was explained.

You don't just jump into conclusion that everything used is symbol. If God gave us a revelation and makes it difficult to understand, then he should not given it to us. But, the message is clear and when symbols are used, they are explained in most cases.

mtngloetiartel:
Listen to what the Bible is saying. You are not paying attention to the scriptures. The account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah city was a real event that happened thousands of years ago. The fire that burn that city also ceased burning since then. But the effect of that fire has been lasting; the cities have not been rebuilt till date (go and verify). God’s judgment, however, was against not merely those cities but also their wicked inhabitants. What happened to them is a warning example for us today. Now this is a lesson for us that the Bible remind us at Jude 7. Even, the name Sodom has become the basis for the word “sodomy,” which usually designates a homosexual practice. Compare Genesis 19:4, 5, 24, 25.

So, you agree that the fire was literal. So, if God used a literal fire to destroy the cities then, what makes you think that he can't use it again?

Of course, the fire has ceased burning. But the one in hell does not cease. Jesus said, 'the fire is not quenched'.

In another place, it said it is an everlasting fire.

Why do you find it difficult to believe what Jesus said?

Who damaged your brain?

Why happened to your reasoning faculty?

Wednesday, May 10th.

The Importance of Walking in Divine Love - 10.
(It Preserves Your Health and Also Brings Healing - 3).

"And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous." (Numbers 12:9-10).

The opening text was the judgment passed on Miriam for speaking against Moses. She became leprous. Prior to this judgment, the scripture said; "And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it." (Numbers 12:1-2).

When you speak evil against your fellow brethren, you are not walking in love. And such evil speaking could expose you to receive affliction from the devil. It is far worse if the person you are speaking against is a minister of the gospel.

Aaron and Miriam accused Moses of marrying an Ethiopian woman. The scripture did not give us details about who this woman was. The only wife he married that was mentioned in the Bible was Zipporah who was the daughter of the priest of Median, Jethro. Even if Moses did marry an Ethiopian woman, it would have been before God called him. God does not use your past against you. So, the accusation does not hold water. It could also have been before the law was given. And the scripture says; "...where no law is, there is no transgression." (Romans 4:15).

Even if Moses was guilty in the eyes of God, Aaron and Miriam do not have the right to judge Moses. Just as Apostle Paul wrote; "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand." (Romans 14:4).

So, we must be careful how we talk about servants of God and even our fellow brethren. Don't be too quick to believe what people say about others. Even if it's true, you don't have the right to condemn him or her. You are not even supposed to be involved in spreading such rumours. If you do, you are opening a wide door for you devil to afflict you and even cut short your life.

This is why Apostle Paul wrote; "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and EVIL SPEAKING, be put away from you, with all malice." (Ephesians 4:31). Peter also said; "Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all EVIL SPEAKING."(1st Peter 2:1).

Prayer: Great and Mighty God, may your name alone be glorified. Have mercy on me in ways and manners I have spoken evil about my brethren and even servants of God. I refrain from such act from this day henceforth. I love my brethren and your servants you have placed over me. I will continue to walk in love towards them and everyone called by your name in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: Titus 3:2, James 4:11, Psalms 101:5.

mtngloetiartel:
Those two men you mentioned (Russell and Rutherford) actually based their bible research on the scriptures. Your argument is not in harmony with the entire bible message. You are not handling the word of God aright. For instance, you are saying that Sodom and Gomorrah still burning till date. You are not to take Jude 7 literal because that verse mentioned Sodom and Gomorrah as a warning example. Jude 7: In the same manner, Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah and the cities around them also gave themselves over to gross sexual immorality and pursued unnatural fleshly desires; they are placed before us as a warning example by undergoing the judicial punishment of everlasting fire. The Bible is not here saying that the fire of Sodom and Gomorrah is still burning till this day. It is only remind us of the impending judgment that is to met on the wicked ones using Sodom and Gomorrah as example. The destruction by fire of those wicked ones back then was everlasting or final. Anything destroyed by fire is irredeemable. Thus this imply that there is no hope of resurrection of the wicked ones. Thier destruction is eternal. Mind you, in the bible, fire is symbolically use to imply destruction. This harmonize with some other bible text with regard to the fate of the wicked ones and in contrast to that of the righteous ones. See Psalms 37:9-11 for instance.

Was the fire used in destroying Sodom and Gomorrah symbolic?

mtngloetiartel:
Do you know that Satan is not even in the lake of fire now? Instead, Satan is actively roaming about the entire inhabited earth seeking whom to devour. (Rev.12:7-9;12) In fact, he is the ruler of this world. Hence it condition. (1John5:19) So, the time is coming, when Satan would be destroyed in totality (or forever). This is what is symbolically portrayed in vision by the Apostle John at Rev. 20:10. Note here that Satan would be cast into a lake of fire. What would you expect of paper thrown into fire? Is it redeemable?
All these are symbolic. They are not to be taken literal yet the message is clear.

You can't just jump into conclusion that a word or event in a story is symbolic especially when the description in the event says otherwise.

It's a must stupid position to make such assumption.

iSense247:
I never understood the much difference between the use of two important conjunctions i.e. AND & OR until I reflected on what I have been teaching my students in Logic, Probability and Concord classes. Today I want to use my knowledge of Logic to prove that it is mandatory for a presidential candidate to win one-quarter of votes in FCT before he/she could be declared winner. So as to make my explanation short, simple and straightforward, I would be using Probability and Concord for further explanation at a later time.

Firstly, what does the constitution says:
There are two (2) conditions for determining a winner of a presidential election:

1. A presidential candidate must secure the highest number of votes cast at the election

2. He/she must secure not less than 25% of votes cast in at least two-thirds of all the States of the federation and FCT.

The main cause of argument is at the bolded (and).

In Logical Reasoning, AND & OR are not synonymous. These two words have distinct meaning. While AND is a CONJUNCTION, OR is a DISJUNCTION.

In set notation the intersection of two substatements represent the conjunction of every statement. A conjunction is true only if both of the substatements are true.

True + True = True
True + False = False
False +True = False
False + False = False

Also, in set notation the union of two substatements represent the disnjunction of every substatement. A disnjunction is true if either of its substatements is true or if they are both true (it is only false if they are both false.

True + True = True
True + False = True
False + True = True
False + False = False

My thought

The second electoral criteria above consists of two substatements separated by "and." For the whole statement to be true (fulfilled), the two substatements must be fulfilled.

I think those who drafted the constitution intended to use OR but mistakenly use AND out of ignorance. Their motive was to use OR instead of AND after all the people living in Abuja are not more special than the people living in other parts of the country. So the only condition by which Tinubu can win this argument in court is if the supreme court judges decide to help him out by looking at "technicalities'' instead of what Nigeria Constitution actually says.

In conclusion, to be declared Presidential winner, a candidate must secure at least 1/4th (25%) of votes cast in 2/3rd of the entire 36 States of Nigeria (that is in 24 states). Also, the candidate must also secure not less than 25% of the votes cast at the FCT.

Does it require mathematics? The English grammar used is very simple. It does not contain any ambiguity.

Besides, a case has been previously judged concerning this. And the judge affirmed the 25% in FCT is required. And this judgment acts as a precedent to every other related judgment unless Nigeria judiciary wants to introduce anarchy.

This is man city opportunity. If they are beaten again, then Pep should just retire from football.

ahnie:
The cheap meal I prepared as dinnerwith just #500
Ingredients
2 sachet tomatoes paste
Ginger n garlic
One knoor seasoning used.
Sachet Benny
Groundnut oil
Crayfish(optional)
My fam is a sucker for crayfish.
Fresh tomatoes
8 cone of raw eggs
Fresh pepper
Fresh tomatoes.

Misleading headline. Did you steal the eggs? The eight eggs alone cost N800 in Port Harcourt. Or you just want to draw traffic.

mtngloetiartel:
What is the origin of the teaching of hellfire?
In ancient Babylonian and Assyrian beliefs the “nether world . . . is pictured as a place full of horrors, and is presided over by gods and demons of great strength and fierceness.” (The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Boston, 1898, Morris Jastrow, Jr., p. 581) Early evidence of the fiery aspect of Christendom’s hell is found in the religion of ancient Egypt. (The Book of the Dead, New Hyde Park, N.Y., 1960, with introduction by E. A. Wallis Budge, pp. 144, 149, 151, 153, 161) Buddhism, which dates back to the 6th century B.C.E., in time came to feature both hot and cold hells. (The Encyclopedia Americana, 1977, Vol. 14, p. 68) Depictions of hell portrayed in Catholic churches in Italy have been traced to Etruscan roots.—La civiltà etrusca (Milan, 1979), Werner Keller, p. 389.But the real roots of this God-dishonoring doctrine go much deeper. The fiendish concepts associated with a hell of torment slander God and originate with the chief slanderer of God (the Devil, which name means “Slanderer”), the one whom Jesus Christ called “the father of the lie.”—John 8:44.

You wanted scriptures and I have given them to you. Make your argument on the basis of those scriptures rather than quoting the lies of Russell and Rutherford.

You are talking as though there is no past judgment where God destroyed with fire.

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by fire including the children there.

And Jude 7 affirms that they are still suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

So, you either believe God's word or Rutherford. If you choose to believe Rutherford, you will end up in hell because that is where he is presently for bringing false teachings.

tungamaje:
So the community has no police or any security post to at least confront the bandits before calling for reinforcements? I am saying this because everybody knows that security in that region is volatile

It's only in the south you will see check points every 200m so they can make money. They won't do the same in the north where they are mostly needed.

richmond500:
it is not different from 2019 tribunal.
Atiku/Obi brought up one yeye result and uploaded it online, termed the website "factsDontLie.com". The judges thrashed the nonsense.
You can't just bring up figures and claim you did thorough work.
What I was expecting Obi to do is take each polling unit, upload their results and present it to the judges in Excel format.

In Atiku's time, they were denied access to the server because it was not mandatory to transmit results electronically then. But this time, the server is made available. And evidences from their own server will testify against INEC.

Imagine a situation where the results announced is different from what we have in the server.

Also, the polling unit result in the server is different from the polling unit results in the documented sheet.

INEC has many cases to answer.

What about the results announced in two states exactly the same. They couldn't even do a smart cheating.

Tuesday, May 9th.

The Importance of Walking in Divine Love - 9
(It Preserves Your Health and Also Brings Healing - 2).

"The LORD will be like a nurse to him when he is ill in bed. Every time that he is ill, you will make him well again." (Psalms 41:3, Easy English Translation).

The opening text reveals what happens to you when you render help to the poor. The psalmist had said in an earlier verse that; "Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble." (Psalms 41:1). The restoration of your health comes speedily when you minister to the poor.

Prophet Isaiah said the same thing after he rebuked the children of Israel for not helping the poor; "Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, AND THINE HEALTH SHALL SPRING FORTH SPEEDILY: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward."(Isaiah 58:7-.

On one occasion, Peter was sent for to raise a woman, Dorcas by name from the dead. When Peter came, all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them - Acts 9:39. And the scripture said; "...Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up."(Acts 9:40).

If Dorcas was a stingy woman, no one would have bothered to send for Peter. They would have even rejoiced at the news of her death. Add value to people's life through good works and giving alms to the poor. When you do so, you will find it easier to receive healing when you fall sick and even be raised back to life if dead strike like it happened to Dorcas.

Prayer: Dear Father, I thank you for the gift of life and watching over me through the night hours. I greatly rejoice for the opportunity to see a brand new day. Orchestrate my footsteps to connect with the right people in the mighty name of Jesus. Deliver me from wicked and unreasonable men and women in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: Isaiah 58:3-11, Malachi 4:2.

richmond500:
there is no concrete proof that he won, what they showed was some LGAs and number of votes they claim those LGAs gave each party.
That is not enough to discredit Tinubu victory, if you want people to believe u, calculate the polling unit votes on an excel sheet.
They had time to calculate LGA results but couldn't put it in an excel form for easy reading.

Who is decieving who?

All those calculations have been done already before the petition was submitted. Labour Party did a very thorough work.

mtngloetiartel:
Where u are not getting it right is when you go beyond Bible teachings. U can't used imperfect man-made theology to give credence to what the Bible is saying. The word of God is superior to man's understanding. Know this first and always keep it at the back of ur mind. Ur explanation of soul doesn't fit in with what the Bible teaches. For instance, where does the bible state or teaches that there are 2 types of souls? Try support ur assertions with the scriptures. I never even give u all the examples where the bible refer to soul. Do you know that Animals too are refer to as souls in the Bible?
Gen. 1:20, 21, 24, 25: “God went on to say: ‘Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls* . . . ’ And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. . . . And God went on to say: ‘Let the earth put forth living souls according to their kinds . . . ’ And God proceeded to make the wild beast of the earth according to its kind and the domestic animal according to its kind and every moving animal of the ground according to its kind.” (*In Hebrew the word here is neʹphesh. Ro reads “soul.” Some translations use the rendering “creature[s].”)Lev. 24:17, 18: “In case a man strikes any soul [Hebrew, neʹphesh] of mankind fatally, he should be put to death without fail. And the fatal striker of the soul [Hebrew, neʹphesh] of a domestic animal should make compensation for it, soul for soul.” (Notice that the same Hebrew word for soul is applied to both mankind and animals.)Rev. 16:3: “It became blood as of a dead man, and every living soul* died, yes, the things in the sea.” (Thus the Christian Greek Scriptures also show animals to be souls.) (*In Greek the word here is psy·kheʹ. KJ, AS, and Dy render it “soul.” Some translators use the term “creature” or “thing.”)
“There is no dichotomy [division] of body and soul in the O[ld] T[estament]. The Israelite saw things concretely, in their totality, and thus he considered men as persons and not as composites. The term nepeš [neʹphesh], though translated by our word soul, never means soul as distinct from the body or the individual person. . . . The term [psy·kheʹ] is the N[ew] T[estament] word corresponding with nepeš. It can mean the principle of life, life itself, or the living being.”—New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Vol. XIII, pp. 449, 450.“The Hebrew term for ‘soul’ (nefesh, that which breathes) was used by Moses . . . , signifying an ‘animated being’ and applicable equally to nonhuman beings. . . . New Testament usage of psychē (‘soul’) was comparable to nefesh.”—The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1976), Macropædia, Vol. 15, p. 152.“The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of simple faith, and is accordingly nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture.”—The Jewish Encyclopedia (1910), Vol. VI, p. 564.

Just go through an excerpt from my ebook, The Total Man. It will help you understand my point backed up with scriptures.

Chapter 3 - The Soul of Man.

The word soul is used in two different context in the Bible. In the first, it means a person. So, the total man is sometimes referred to as a soul. In the book of Genesis, it said;

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” (Genesis 2:7).

The word soul here is translated from the Hebrew word, nephesh which means a breathing creature or a living being. Hence, the New King James rendered the verse above thus;

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and MAN BECAME A LIVING BEING.” (Genesis 2:7)

In another verse, we see where the word soul also translated from the Hebrew word nephesh which means a living being;

“And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, THAT SOUL SHALL BE CUT OFF from his people; he hath broken my covenant. (Genesis 17:14).

The bolded means that person shall be cut off.
The soul is used in another context to mean that part of man that lives on after death. This is translated from the Greek word, psuche which is the seat of feelings (emotions), will and mind. This part of the body just like the spirit lives on even after death.

The soul is the intellectual faculty of man. It is with our souls through the functions of the mind coordinating with the physical brain that we reason and make decisions on a daily basis.

At new birth nothing happened to your soul and body. It was your spirit that received eternal life. The salvation of your soul is your responsibility. Thus, James wrote;

“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, WHICH IS ABLE TO SAVE YOUR SOULS.” (James 1:21).

James wrote to the church to receive God’s word which is able to save their souls. He didn’t say, ‘which is able to save your spirits’ because our spirit man is already saved.

So, the soul consists of your mind, will and emotions. The mind is the coordination centre of the soul. It is with our minds we receive information, process it through thinking and make decisions. The mind also has the ability to store information. However, the information stored in the mind is volatile just like the RAM of a computer but that stored in the heart is permanent like he hard disk of a computer.

The carnal mind has its desires;

“Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND OF THE MIND; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” (Ephesians 2:3).

Our minds have both creative and destructive tendency depends on what you dwell your thoughts on. Evil men today are using their minds to fight against the will of God. They event or create evil things that turns people away from God. Thus Paul wrote;

“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, INVENTORS OF EVIL THINGS, disobedient to parents,” (Romans 1:30).
The Bible says the carnal or fleshly mind cannot please God or be subject to the Law of God;

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the CARNAL MIND IS ENMITY AGAINST GOD: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” (Romans 8:6-7).

The will of the carnal mind is usually contrary to the will of God. It seeks to fulfill its carnal desires. This is why it is important to renew your mind the moment you get saved so you can understand what the will of the Lord is and align yourself with it.

The soul is also the seat of feelings or emotions. There are positive and negative emotions. Some of the positive emotions are; joy, gratitude, hope, awe, surprise, affections and cheerfulness. Negative emotions include; fear, anger, depression, resentment, anxiety, impatient, and moodiness. If these negative emotions are not checked or controlled, it could ruin your Christian testimony and even cut short your life span.

Remember that it was impatient that made Abraham sleep with his maid, Hagar and gave birth to Ishmael whose descendant are still terrorizing the nation of Israel and the world till date. Moses could not enter the promise land because of anger and unbelief. It is therefore our responsibility to do something about the salvation of our souls which involves the renewing of our minds, aligning our will with the will of God and controlling every negative emotion that work against us. This will be discussed in details in the next chapter.