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He is an old man already.
Will he live here forever?

Poster
I believe you are a Christian lady.Please listen to what i have for you:
Please look for the book titled ' His Beauty For My Ashes' by Tomi Ikomi and read it

I want you to imbibe some hard bitter truths difficult to swallow but that is the key to your victory and testimony in this challenge.
They are as follows:

1)Start praising and worshipping God who says in the Bible that we should rejoice in all situations whether positive or negative.He is the one who works out everything for our own good.He is the All Knowing God who knows the beginning from the end.He knew it would happen and He allowed it to happen for a purpose not known to you now but known to Him.The Bible says that we shall live by faith.That this happened to you does not mean that God has abandoned you.Remember Paul and Silas in Acts 16?.They were thrown into prison for preaching the Gospel and they had all the reasons to accuse God for forsaking them.They prayed and praised Him instead and God delivered them that night by a miracle.Same applies to us today if we can trust Him in whatever situation of life we find ourselves.
God is Sovereign,Mysterious,Unpredictable,Unquestionable.

2)Do not murmur against God.All those Jews who murmured against Him in the wilderness perished in the wilderness and did not get to the Promised Land.Murmuring against God is extremely dangerous.

3)Do not seek revenge.Leave vengeance to God(Psalms 94:1).Allow God to fight for you by handling over the battle to Him as directed in Exodus 14:13-14.If God fights for you,you will laugh last and laugh best.If you fight for yourself,you will be the loser.That is sure.

4)Exodus 23:4 says we should love our enemies.Leviticus 19:18 says we should not bear grudge and to love our neighbor as ourself.Show love to your husband and his 2nd wife.Relate with them as before as if nothing happened.Forgive them though difficult,but do it.1 Corinthians 13:1-10 details the type of love God wants us to demonstrate.By so doing,we heap coals of fire on the head of our enemies.Do not see them as enemies to be dealt with but as neighbors to be loved.Welcome the wife and relate with her as a sister.

5)In this life,winds of adversity will blow.Storms will rise against us.Every man on earth will walk across a wilderness whether we like it or not.Our wilderness journeys come in different dimensions,different times for different durations.It must happen and is a fact of life we must accept and live with whether christian or not.Attimes,it could be a test of faith.it could be that God is shaking us out of our comfort zones to draw us closer to Him(Leviticus 26:14-39).Some do not take God and His Word seriously until God brings adverse winds their way.it is then they begin to walk closely with the Lord.If God shakes you out of your comfort zone as He did to me few years ago,it is a demonstration of His love and mercies and you should be thankful to him for that.He said in His Word that'I will show mercy unto whom i will show mercy,compassion unto whom i will show compassion'. That means that though He is a merciful God,His mercy is at His discretion,not automatic and not for everyone.If he shows mercy and love to you by shaking you out of your comfort zone in order to make you come closer to Him,worship Him for His Kindness.Many have lived carelessly, died without Christ and have gone to Hell.Abraham,Jacob,Isaac,Joseph,Jabez,Jephtah,David,Mordecai,Paul,Elijah and many others went through adversity,triumphed in it and are examples for us to follow and learn from.

6)The Book titled 'His Beauty For My Ashes' is about a Nigerian Christian lady's wilderness experience.It is a true life story and the author is still alive today.Every Christian should read this wonderful book.This is not a Bible age story but present age occurence.
It is about one of the most harrowing,most tragic circumstances that can befall any woman on Earth.Before the tragedy that befell her,she was a devout,devoted christian,walking closely with God and hearing from Him directly.Yet tragedy of an immense proportion befell her which God saw coming and He allowed it because He had a will and purpose for her which had to manifest through the tragedy.That we are righteous does not exempt us from unpleasant experiences.Yet she came out of that harrowing experience a champion and today her experiences is an inspiration to millions across the world including me.Look for the book and read it.Then you will see reasons why you should be thankful to God for your own situation which you think is the end of the road.
Christianity is not bread and butter.Matthew 11:12 says 'from the days of John the Baptist,the kingdom of God suffreth violence and the violent taketh it by force''.Christianity is pain before gain,the Cross before the Crown.To enter into the Kingdom of God requires violent faith,violent determination,violent worship etc.We have a price to pay which is stated in Mark 8:34-36

7)My sister,do not allow depression in your life.Arise,move closer to God.Read the Bible,Praise Him,worship Him,serve Him the more.Go out evangelize to people,attend church services,listen to christian tapes by Adeboye,Oyedepo,D.K.Olukoya and Kumuyi.read their books,pray to God,Go to work,attend to your business and show love,not hatred, to your husband and his 2nd wife.If you can do all these,you will see How God will move in your own life.

Submit to the divine wisdom of God.Do not submit to worldly wisdom or wisdom of men.At a time like this,people will come with all kinds of worldly solutions.You will even be advised to do Juju or to attack/fight the lady,pack out,divorce him,seperate from him and all such nonsense.Please do not do such silly things because it will definitely backfire and your situation will be worse off and your advisers will be nowhere to be found then.As long as your life is not in danger,stay in your home.You said you still love him despite what he did.I am glad about that.Build it up.Then God will convert the ashes in your life to beauty according to His word in Isaiah 61:3.

9)Always trust God.God is infallible.Man is fallible because man is limited.If you trust God,you will not be shaken whatever the gravity of the adversity that blows.With the little knowledge of the Scripture that i have,my little knowledge of God and His ways,and the fallibility of men and ugly experiences i have suffered in the hands of men,if my wife of 15 years should spring a deadly surprise by absconding tonight and marrying another man tomorrow morning,i will not be shaken by His Grace(Psalms 56:11).
Put your trust in the Lord,not men.(Psalms 56:4). Cast your burden on the Lord (Psalms 55:22).

That is not our business,please.

Poster,
Quite sad.i do not know what to say in this instance.
i am shedding tears in my heart for you.
Some men can be so heartless,so mean,so wicked!
To impregnate your own employee and marry her,to live in the same house with you?
Is this a home video or real life experience?
When some men suffer in future and do not know the cause and people pity them or blame a witch or wizard somewhere,one of the cause is when a man deals treacherously with the wife of his youth which the Bible warns against in Malachi 2:14-16.God is a merciful God but also a consuming fire.(Hebrews 12:29).

Please forgive him though difficult it will be and hand over the whole matter to God who is a God of Vengeance(Psalms 94:1).As long as you have been faithful to him and have not committed adultery with any other man since you married him,God will fight for you.Attimes,its when it appears that the world is crashing on our heads that God does His wonders.Put your whole trust in the Lord.He will surely make a way(Isaiah 43:18-19).

Do not fight them oh,please.Just be calm and be praying to God.
The whole episode will surely work out for your good and the devil will be put to shame.Attimes when such problems arise and it looks as if the ground should open and swallow us up,tis then God will do a divine turnaround that makes way for a testimony.When Daniel's enemies plotted against him for evil and threw him into the lion's den,God turned the whole matter around and the enemies were eventually destroyed by the lions while Daniel was promoted above all others in the Kingdom.

When Joseph's brethren plotted against him and sold him into slavery,they did not know that they were going to end up crawling before him for food.From the position of slave,he became Prime Minister in the same land he was a slave.

When Haman prepared a gallow to hang Mordecai on,the God of Mordecai turned matters around and Haman was hung on his own gallows while Mordecai became a noble in Haman's place.

There are countless other examples in the Bible.One thing is certain is that God knew it would happen and saw it coming and allowed it to happen.God is not a wicked God but has a purpose in everything happening under the sun.He knows the end from the beginning.the whole thing is an attack from the Devil but have total faith in God who is able to do all things.I have the belief that you will laugh last and laugh best but do not know what shape it will occur.You will have a resounding testimony soon.

Cheer up and get closer to the Lord who is our refuge in times of trouble.I want you to call upon Him(Psalm 50:15) and He has promised to answer and deliver us in the day of trouble.The Bible tells us in Job 14:1-2 that 'few are the days of man but full of troubles''.
In this world,we are all going to walk through a wilderness whether we like it or not.I am walking mine now and it is a real experience but i know that i will not die in this wilderness.Maybe your wilderness journey has started.You need to ask God for the grace to sail through it successfully.

My sister,you have every reason to appreciate God despite what happened to you (Psalms 103:2).Many are in the hospitals crying in terrible agony,many are in detention,in psychiatry,prison custody,in the grave,on the way to the mortuary now.Last Sunday,we went for Police Cell Evangelism.I gave great thanks to God that at least i am not in a place like that police cell where we went to preach the Gospel to detainees.You alive today, are not better than them who are dead.We are alive now by His grace and mercies.Trust that He will make you laugh again,convert your tears to laughter,your reproach to honour and glory(Isaiah 61:3)

Elijah and John the Baptist are not the same.In Luke 1:17 when an angel came to prophesy the birth of John the Baptist,the angel said that he will come in'the spirit and power of Elias'.Elias refers to Elijah.Elijah was a 'strange'prophet operating in the wilderness in his days.Likewise John the Baptist was also a wilderness prophet.
In John 1:19-24,the Pharisees asked John the Baptist to confirm his identity.the Pharisees were the custodians of the law(then known as Judaism).As versed as they were,they did not understand the prophecies relating to the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist.John the Baptist told them that he was neither Jesus the Messiah nor Elijah.He told them that he was the ''voice of one crying in the wilderness...''(John 1:19-24). The Baptist stated clearly that he was not Elijah.

In Matthew 17:10-13, Jesus Christ made two statements.In verse 11, he said that Elias will come and restore all things. in verse 12,he said that Elias has come already but was not known. His comment in verse 11 refers to the future coming of Elijah recorded in Revelations Chapter 11. Jesus comment in verse 12 refers to John the Baptist who had already come in the spirit and power of Elias and had been killed by Herod.

Revelations 11 talks about 2 witnesses who will come prior to the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ.the two witnesses are Enoch and Elijah.they were human beings who walked on earth and did not die natural deaths as they were translated bodily into Heaven.they have a mission to fulfil on earth in the endtime before the 2nd coming of Christ during which period they will go through the natural death all men go.Malachi 4:5-6 identifies one of the two witnesses to be Elijah and he will be coming to ''turn the hearts of the fathers to the children''.It is clear from Scripture that Elijah is yet to come as predicted.

The issue of whether Elijah has come or not or whether Elijah and John the Baptist are the same is an unnecessary controversy.
The two have made heaven already.why are we flexing muscles about their identities or whereabouts?we should focus on how to reach that same Heaven first,then when we get there,the two of them will tell us who they are.these debates are originated from Hell to make one lose focus.There are too many of such unnecessary debates in Christendom .the Bible is always clear about its messages but the Devil inspires people to twist and distort them to derail the faith of many.CASE CLOSED!

In the Bible,there is a clear distinction between wine and strong drink.Wine goes through different phases.
The Hebrew words for wine is Yayin and Tirosh and are the main words used to describe wine in Bible days.
However there are other words describing wine such as Enab (Hosea 3:1),Shekar (Deut 14:26)and many others.
When the wine is fermented,it becomes an intoxicant and is known as yayin which is generally used to refer to older grape juice.
When the wine is freshly pressed from grapes,not yet fermented,it is tirosh which was required for tithes,drink offerings and first fruit offerings to God in Bible days(Exodus 29:40)(Ex 13:2)(Ex 23:16-19).
Yayin,(fermented wine)makes one drunk and was the wine that someone took in Gen 9:21-24 and committed incest.Yayin was never used as tithes in Bible days.When the wine is still in the cluster,it is known as wine (Isaiah 65:.When pressed out,it is known as new wine or sweet wine before fermentation(Matthew 2:22)(Matthew 9:17)(Luke 5:37-39).
The wine is not the same as the strong drink talked about in Luke 1:15 or Leviticus 10:9 or Deut 29:6 or 1 Samuel 1:15.
The wine before fermentation has medicinal properties (Luke 10:34)and Timothy was advised to use a little quantity in 1Timothy 5:23 to treat an ailment.This wine is capable of turning red and its use when it turns red is strictly forbidden (Proverbs 23:31)
The Bible condemns drinking(which we know as alcoholism today) in Romans 14:21, Proverbs 23:29-35, Proverbs 31:4-7, 1 Tim 3:2-3, Isaiah 5:11&22 and in many other verses in the Bible.No drunkard will inherit the kingdom of God(1 Corinthians 6:9-11)(Gal 5:19-21).
Even in Leviticus 10:9 the consumption of wine(unfermented)is forbidden.
The Bible is clear about it.God the All Knowing God is not an author of confusion.I do not understand what the noise on this thread is about.The Bible is an open document available to all peoples everywhere to read.It is not hidden or restricted as many of the other religions do.Even if any pastor tells you anything from it,you are expected to go to the Bible to crosscheck and confirm or reconfirm.It is unfortunate that many christians carry the Bible about but do not know what it contains yet can engage in useless,baseless arguments.if anyone has a contrary opinion state your opinion intelligently with proper references to enlighten the forum,not baseless sentiments.As for me,CASE CLOSED!

The Complainant should be traced as well as the Police IPO.
IPO deserves an outright dismissal.
The Complainant must have bribed the IPO to carry out this wickedness
Does the girl have no relations who should have cried out?

The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1& e Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic or JW can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome

I am not a Jehovah Witness member.Stating my denomination here is totally unnecessary.
Christianity is not really about denominations because there are no denominations in Heaven.Entrance into God's kingdom is not determined by one's christian domination on Earth.We shall be judged by our compliance with the Word of God.The Word of God(The Bible) has its own doctrines and beliefs which make up the true Christian faith.
I am a student of Comparative Religion and understand the doctrinal basis of most of the christian sects or denominations and some of the other religions.That is in comparison with the doctrines of the Bible.
The Jehovah Witnesses(JW) is a false christian sect.its doctrines are at total variance with the true doctrines of the Bible.
The J.W was founded by Charles Tassel Russel(1852-1916) and were known as the Russelites until 1931 when the name Jehovah Witnesses was adopted. They have numerous publication but the major ones are the Watchtower Bible,Watchtower Magazine and Awake.
Their assembly is known as kingdom halls.They believe that all religions,churches and governments are organizations controlled by Satan.Their doctrines are at total variance with the doctrines of the Bible.

Examples are:

The JW deny the Deity of Christ saying that the Christ is the archangel Michael,therefore a created being and not God and no virgin birth.The Bible refuttal is clearly stated in Micah 5:2,John 1:1,John 10:30,Phil 2:5-7

The JW deny the personality of the Holy Spirit. they say that the Holy Spirit is not a person but an ''active force'',not God in their JW Bible.The Bible refuttal is Zech 4:6,John16:5-7,Acts 5:3-4,1 Corinth 3:16

The JW deny the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ saying that he resurrected only in the spirit
The Bible refutes this wrong doctrine in Luke 24:36-46,Acts 2:23-32,1 Corinth 15

The JW deny the existence of a Hell and the eternal punishment of the wicked and say that the soul of Man is mortal
The Bible refuttal is in Isaiah 66:24,Matthew 25:46,Mark 9:43,Rev 14:9-11,Rev 19:2-3,Rev 20:10-15

The JW deny the Trinity which the Bible affirms in 1 John 5:7. If you read the Bible's 1 John 5:7,the content is different from that of the JW Bible's 1 John 5:7. The JW Bible's 1 John 5:7 is a polluted or distorted version of the Bible's 1 John 5:7

The Bible curses anyone who adds to,or removes from the Bible in order to distort its messages (Revelations 22:18-19)
As it is established now that the foundation of the JW is false & their doctrines are false and at variance with the true doctrines of the true Christian faith,then everything about them is totally false.Arguments are unnecessary.

On the above,i stand to be corrected by any JW member who can provide solid,incontestable facts to the contrary, not sentiments.

There is no Purgatory anywhere
The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&e Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

There is no Purgatory anywhere
The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&e Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

There is no Purgatory anywhere
The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&De Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&e Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&e Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics are a false christian sect which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

I am not a Jehovah Witness member.Stating my denomination here is totally unnecessary.
Christianity is not really about denominations because there are no denominations in Heaven.Entrance into God's kingdom is not determined by one's christian domination on Earth.We shall be judged by our compliance with the Word of God.The Word of God(The Bible) has its own doctrines and beliefs which make up the true Christian faith.
I am a student of Comparative Religion and understand the doctrinal basis of most of the christian sects or denominations and some of the other religions.That is in comparison with the doctrines of the Bible.
The Jehovah Witnesses(JW) is a false christian sect.its doctrines are at total variance with the true doctrines of the Bible.
The J.W was founded by Charles Tassel Russel(1852-1916) and were known as the Russelites until 1931 when the name Jehovah Witnesses was adopted. They have numerous publication but the major ones are the Watchtower Bible,Watchtower Magazine and Awake.
Their assembly is known as kingdom halls.They believe that all religions,churches and governments are organizations controlled by Satan.Their doctrines are at total variance with the doctrines of the Bible.

Examples are:

The JW deny the Deity of Christ saying that the Christ is the archangel Michael,therefore a created being and not God and no virgin birth.The Bible refuttal is clearly stated in Micah 5:2,John 1:1,John 10:30,Phil 2:5-7

The JW deny the personality of the Holy Spirit. they say that the Holy Spirit is not a person but an ''active force'',not God in their JW Bible.The Bible refuttal is Zech 4:6,John16:5-7,Acts 5:3-4,1 Corinth 3:16

The JW deny the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ saying that he resurrected only in the spirit
The Bible refutes this wrong doctrine in Luke 24:36-46,Acts 2:23-32,1 Corinth 15

The JW deny the existence of a Hell and the eternal punishment of the wicked and say that the soul of Man is mortal
The Bible refuttal is in Isaiah 66:24,Matthew 25:46,Mark 9:43,Rev 14:9-11,Rev 19:2-3,Rev 20:10-15

The JW deny the Trinity which the Bible affirms in 1 John 5:7. If you read the Bible's 1 John 5:7,the content is different from that of the JW Bible's 1 John 5:7. The JW Bible's 1 John 5:7 is a polluted or distorted version of the Bible's 1 John 5:7

The Bible curses anyone who adds to,or removes from the Bible in order to distort its messages (Revelations 22:18-19)
As it is established now that the foundation of the JW is false & their doctrines are false and at variance with the true doctrines of the true Christian faith,then everything about them is totally false.Arguments are unnecessary.

On the above,i stand to be corrected by any JW member who can provide solid,incontestable facts to the contrary, not sentiments.

The Catholics too are a false Christian group that have too many distorted versions of the true doctrines of the Bible. There are at least 30 of them but i will state three of the false doctrines here

1)The Catholics believe that there is a place called Purgatory after death,which exists for the expiation of the venial sins of believers. That the souls detained in Purgatory can be helped by the suffrages of the Catholic faithful (Creed of Pope Pius IV.Art 6)
That the souls that will go to Purgatory are those who ''depart with venial sins or that have not fully paid the debt of temporal punishment...''(The Cathechism 107)
The Bible refuttal is in 1 John 1:7,John1:29,Acts 4:12 which affirms very clearly that there is only one mode of expiation which is by the Blood of Jesus Christ.

2)The Catholics believe that some sins do not deserve the wrath of God.They claim that such sins are venial sins and do not incur spiritual death to the soul.their examples of ''venial sins'' include lying and stealing small things.(Dens Theologia,tom 1&De Peccatis No.154)
The Bible states that every sin deserves the wrath of God(Romans 6:23)(Gal 3:10)(Ezekiel 18:20)
Revelation 21:8 states that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire

3)The Catholics believe that the Church of Rome is infallible,that ''the Pope cannot err and is infallible in defining matters of faith and morals...''.The dogma of Papal infallibility was defined at the Vatican Council which states that anyone contradicting this is a heretic.(Pope Pius X Compedium)(Cathechism of the Council of Trent,Ques Xvii,Part 1,p.100.

The Bible states that no person or church on earth is infallible.(Ezekiel 7:26)(Isaiah 56:10)(Acts 20:29-30)(1Tim4:12)(Matthew 15:14)(2 Thess 2:3-4)

Submission: The Catholics and The Jehovah Witnesses are false christian sects which doctrines are at variance with the doctrines of the true christian faith.If any Catholic or JW can dispute the facts above with solidly grounded and undeniable facts devoid of sentiments,you are welcome.

I am not a Jehovah Witness member.Stating my denomination here is totally unnecessary.
Christianity is not really about denominations because there are no denominations in Heaven.Entrance into God's kingdom is not determined by one's christian domination on Earth.We shall be judged by our compliance with the Word of God.The Word of God(The Bible) has its own doctrines and beliefs which make up the true Christian faith.
I am a student of Comparative Religion and understand the doctrinal basis of most of the christian sects or denominations and some of the other religions.That is in comparison with the doctrines of the Bible.
The Jehovah Witnesses(JW) is a false christian sect.its doctrines are at total variance with the true doctrines of the Bible.
The J.W was founded by Charles Tassel Russel(1852-1916) and were known as the Russelites until 1931 when the name Jehovah Witnesses was adopted. They have numerous publication but the major ones are the Watchtower Bible,Watchtower Magazine and Awake.Their assembly is known as kingdom halls.They have one of the largest printing press in the world.They believe that all religions,churches and governments are organizations controlled by Satan.Their doctrines are at total variance with the doctrines of the Bible.

Examples are:

The JW deny the Deity of Christ saying that the Christ is the archangel Michael,therefore a created being and not God and no virgin birth.The Bible refuttal is clearly stated in Micah 5:2,John 1:1,John 10:30,Phil 2:5-7

The JW deny the personality of the Holy Spirit. they say that the Holy Spirit is not a person but an ''active force'',not God in their JW Bible.The Bible refuttal is Zech 4:6,John16:5-7,Acts 5:3-4,1 Corinth 3:16

The JW deny the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ saying that he resurrected only in the spirit
The Bible refutes this wrong doctrine in Luke 24:36-46,Acts 2:23-32,1 Corinth 15

The JW deny the existence of a Hell and the eternal punishment of the wicked and say that the soul of Man is mortal
The Bible refuttal is in Isaiah 66:24,Matthew 25:46,Mark 9:43,Rev 14:9-11,Rev 19:2-3,Rev 20:10-15

The JW deny the Trinity which the Bible affirms in 1 John 5:7. If you read the Bible's 1 John 5:7,the content is different from that of the JW Bible's 1 John 5:7. The JW Bible's 1 John 5:7 is a polluted or distorted version of the Bible's 1 John 5:7

The Bible curses anyone who adds to,or removes from the Bible in order to distort its messages (Revelations 22:18-19)
As it is established now that the foundation of the JW is false & their doctrines are false and at variance with the true doctrines of the true Christian faith,then everything about them is totally false.Arguments are unnecessary.

On the above,i stand to be corrected by any JW member who can provide solid,incontestable facts to the contrary, not sentiments.A JW member should be able to state what 1 John 5:7 in the JW Bible says exactly and post it here.

I am not a Jehovah Witness member.Stating my denomination here is totally unnecessary.
Christianity is not really about denominations because there are no denominations in Heaven.Entrance into God's kingdom is not determined by one's christian domination on Earth.We shall be judged by our compliance with the Word of God.The Word of God(The Bible) has its own doctrines and beliefs which make up the true Christian faith.
I am a student of Comparative Religion and understand the doctrinal basis of most of the christian sects or denominations and some of the other religions.That is in comparison with the doctrines of the Bible.
The Jehovah Witnesses(JW) is a false christian sect.its doctrines are at total variance with the true doctrines of the Bible.
The J.W was founded by Charles Tassel Russel(1852-1916) and were known as the Russelites until 1931 when the name Jehovah Witnesses was adopted. They have numerous publication but the major ones are the Watchtower Bible,Watchtower Magazine and Awake.
Their assembly is known as kingdom halls.They believe that all religions,churches and governments are organizations controlled by Satan.Their doctrines are at total variance with the doctrines of the Bible.

Examples are:

The JW deny the Deity of Christ saying that the Christ is the archangel Michael,therefore a created being and not God and no virgin birth.The Bible refuttal is clearly stated in Micah 5:2,John 1:1,John 10:30,Phil 2:5-7

The JW deny the personality of the Holy Spirit. they say that the Holy Spirit is not a person but an ''active force'',not God in their JW Bible.The Bible refuttal is Zech 4:6,John16:5-7,Acts 5:3-4,1 Corinth 3:16

The JW deny the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ saying that he resurrected only in the spirit
The Bible refutes this wrong doctrine in Luke 24:36-46,Acts 2:23-32,1 Corinth 15

The JW deny the existence of a Hell and the eternal punishment of the wicked and say that the soul of Man is mortal
The Bible refuttal is in Isaiah 66:24,Matthew 25:46,Mark 9:43,Rev 14:9-11,Rev 19:2-3,Rev 20:10-15

The JW deny the Trinity which the Bible affirms in 1 John 5:7. If you read the Bible's 1 John 5:7,the content is different from that of the JW Bible's 1 John 5:7. The JW Bible's 1 John 5:7 is a polluted or distorted version of the Bible's 1 John 5:7

The Bible curses anyone who adds to,or removes from the Bible in order to distort its messages (Revelations 22:18-19)
As it is established now that the foundation of the JW is false & their doctrines are false and at variance with the true doctrines of the true Christian faith,then everything about them is totally false.Arguments are unnecessary.

On the above,i stand to be corrected by any JW member who can provide solid,incontestable facts to the contrary, not sentiments.

In the Bible,there is a clear distinction between wine and strong drink.Wine goes through different phases.
The Hebrew words for wine is Yayin and Tirosh and are the main words used to describe wine in Bible days.
However there are other words describing wine such as Enab (Hosea 3:1),Shekar (Deut 14:26)and many others.
When the wine is fermented,it becomes an intoxicant and is known as yayin which is generally used to refer to older grape juice.
When the wine is freshly pressed from grapes,not yet fermented,it is tirosh which was required for tithes,drink offerings and first fruit offerings to God in Bible days(Exodus 29:40)(Ex 13:2)(Ex 23:16-19).
Yayin,(fermented wine)makes one drunk and was the wine that someone took in Gen 9:21-24 and committed Inbreeding.Yayin was never used as tithes in Bible days.When the wine is still in the cluster,it is known as wine (Isaiah 65: .When pressed out,it is known as new wine or sweet wine before fermentation(Matthew 2:22)(Matthew 9:17)(Luke 5:37-39).
The wine is not the same as the strong drink talked about in Luke 1:15 or Leviticus 10:9 or Deut 29:6 or 1 Samuel 1:15.
The wine before fermentation has medicinal properties (Luke 10:34)and Timothy was advised to use a little quantity in 1Timothy 5:23 to treat an ailment.This wine is capable of turning red and its use when it turns red is strictly forbidden (Proverbs 23:31)
The Bible condemns drinking(which we know as alcoholism today) in Romans 14:21, Proverbs 23:29-35, Proverbs 31:4-7, 1 Tim 3:2-3, Isaiah 5:11&22 and in many other verses in the Bible.No drunkard will inherit the kingdom of God(1 Corinthians 6:9-11)(Gal 5:19-21).
Even in Leviticus 10:9 the consumption of wine(unfermented)is forbidden.
The Bible is clear about it.God the All Knowing God is not an author of confusion.I do not understand what the noise on this thread is about.The Bible is an open document available to all peoples everywhere to read.It is not hidden or restricted as many of the other religions do.Even if any pastor tells you anything from it,you are expected to go to the Bible to crosscheck and confirm or reconfirm.It is unfortunate that many christians carry the Bible about but do not know what it contains yet can engage in useless,baseless arguments.CASE CLOSED!

Backing out depends on whether the exchange of vows has been conducted?
Is it before,during or after the wedding?

That is not a ground for divorce,please.
There are some things every husband must learn to accept about his wife.
One of them is talkativeness.

Unnecessary baseless fears!
This fear is one of the major reasons why some wives have mother-in-law conflicts in marriage through pre-conceived notions that mothers-in-law are evil. They read meanings into everything the mother-in-law says or does which makes the conflict become inevitable.

The fact that a woman wears a weddding ring does not mean she is infidelity proof.
With the wedding ring on her fingers,many of them are toasted by men and many wives commit adultery with the wedding ring on their fingers. The wedding ring only identifies her as a married woman but does not keep the wolves away.The wolves know a married woman whether or not she wears a wedding ring but will still woo her.
Some churches frown at the use of wedding rings.Their members dont wear wedding rings on the basis of doctrine.
A wife who has determined not to commit adultery does not need a wedding ring to say so.
I have not worn mine for 14 years.I do not know where it is now.I've not set eyes on it for years but my wife wears hers always.
I find wearing things like wedding rings and wristwatch a burden.I've not worn my watch for 8 years.

Nairaland has run out of worthy topics.

Appeal to her mother to allow peace to reign and not be a stumbling block to her daughter's marriage.

A Complex Mess! But there is a way out of this mess.
The fiance's family position is right that the ceremonies be done in her father's house.I stand by that.Thats the right way.
Appeal to her mother to let bygones be bygones and for the sake of her daughter,allow the ceremonies to go on.
There are many of such cases in our african society where men and women live as married and have kids without any marriage ceremonies conducted.
(If you are a woman in this kind of situation 'married' to a man,having children for him without the man fulfilling the traditional obligations,the fault lies with your own family who did not enforce &compel him to do what is right).
Her mother should absorb the insults and inconveniences for her daughter's sake.She has seen the worst and should not at this point destroy her daughter's chances.Her father is still her father and she can have only one father.Prolonging the matter will give the fiance's family an impression that their son is marrying into a wrong or troubled family.
There is just nothing a mother cannot endure for her children's sake.
Appeal to her mother to give peace a chance.

Very strange! Can this be happening?
How long was the courtship?
How come this lady did not know the man's educational background before the wedding?
If she didnt know this,what then did she spend the period of the courtship knowing?
Is courtship all about visiting fast food joints and eateries?
Is courtship all about picnicking?
Bachelor and Spinster yet to marry,please open your eyes wide before you venture into marriage.
Look for the book titled 'Mystery of Marriage' by Dr Funso Omowo.
One of its chapters talks about Discovery and Acceptance.
It is sad,very sad to hear that in the 21st century a woman will go as far as marriage with a man without knowing his educational background before the wedding? Unbelievable!Preposterously Unbelievable!How can this be? There is no excuse for this!
Spinsters,if you think that marriage is the type of fantasy experience you read about in Mills & Boons,please have a rethink and start facing reality.If you are African, you need to open your eyes and ears even wider than the European.

To the affected woman
You are now married.Stay married and face the situation.
No backing out(Romans 7:1-3)(1 Corinthians 7:1-16)(Malachi 2:14-16)
Cry unto God in prayer.With God,nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37)
Do not write him off and dont condemn him.
God can change anyone.The thief on the cross,who was condemned by men was pardoned by Christ.The thief got to heaven ahead of his accusers who probably went to Hell at the end of their days.
You are his helpmeet in marriage.You have to play your role as a helpmeet or dont you know what helpmate roles & functions are?
Take it as a storm and if you cry unto God,He will calm the storm for you.