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lesbiconverter:
you are the proof of ignorance. The OP was writing from EXPERIENCE and yet you're still demanding. Clown!

Writing from experience?

ROFLMAO

pamcode:
Six years on. Anyway read the below

That write up does not change the facts of this which again is...

It is a sin to celebrate, in the name of God, that which God never commanded to begin with.

However, it isn't a sin to celebrate It as the pagan( with no connection to God) that it is.

LongBig:
That’s one example of a bad gift I made mentioned of

So, the 10,000,000 children abandoned on the streets are "bad" gifts?

johnsonpal:
1. I grew praying for unmerited favor - Getting Jobs, Contract and so on that you are not qualified for nor deserved.

2. Look around you a lt of people are in a position that they are least qualified for, how do we expect progress then? And isn't this unfair to people who have worked hard to be qualified ? Is this not encouraging laziness and mediocrity ??

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Let;s discuss

1. The program does not stem from the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ but from the doctrines and traditions of men(and their churches) which you adopted in place of Jesus Christ's Truth.

2. Jesus Christ said those who follow Him will cease to work for food that perishes and instead work for food that sustains to eternity which only He provides - John 6 vs 25 - 44. So, when you are busy praying for your contracts, your jobs etc., you are actually going against God's commandment and so are following your own selfish desires instead.

pamcode:
I don't believe it wrong as long as no part of the scriptures is broken when celebrating and it is done With a pure heart and urge to grow closer to God and other humans. As for me i and my family will celebrate christmas

It is a sin to celebrate, in the name of God, that which God never commanded to begin with.

However, it isn't a sin to celebrate It as the pagan( with no connection to God) that it is.

LongBig:
Well children been an achievement is not true, I will rather use the word ‘gift’ there is good gift and there is a bad one, is what they later turn in life will determine what they are either good or bad!

Even the word "gift" no work at all with over 10,000,000 of said gifts wandering homeless on the streets of the same Nigeria.

Dindondin:
What I m telling you Junkie is that a child is an achievement to whoever has it. If you are responsible to yourself, family and society and you desire to marry and v a child, it's an achievement.

Even the most irresponsible among us can have a child. Considering the Nigerian society and poor welfare system, those who choose not to have children are instead achievers.

HushNews:
Men that wash plates don’t prosper. Stop it — Evangelist Ebuka Obi counsels men who engage in extra sexual activities which are frivolous and as a result hinder them progressing financially

See as pride dey take tie people down so. Jesus Christ came to offer then Salvation from the curse. They claim to accept him but refuse to die to self - ego because they are fueled by pride.

As for those who listen to these pride-driven charlatans, Jesus Christ talk am say na for the same pit wey your blind teachers go fall enter una go follow enter.

Dindondin:
The person raiding children & asking money from you is practicing irresponsibility.
And if you claim to be so sound, people without children ask for assistance too. Will they die or just cease to exist?
There are lots of single fine-beggars online & in our private lives.
The crux of the matter is to be responsible to your tasks.

Asking for money isn't the problem at all. Taking on a burden and hence a responsibility you are ill-equipped to cater to is.

Nigeria does not have a welfare system to provide support for children in the event that the parents are unable to and so it is the height of irresponsibility for anyone to choose to have children without first ensuring that child's future is near guaranteed.

Vyolet:
It is funny how men are the ones that cry that they don't want kids or they are ok with one or two kids while at the same time, they keep several girlfriends and bang them raw, they even support polygamy
You advise a Nigerian man to go for a vasectomy rather than the woman using drugs and all, he will never agree to it, bro thought you don't want more kids, what are you afraid of?

Not all men are like that Just as not all women want to pump out babies as is a calling!

StJohnofChrist:
I'm sorry, you've gotten it all wrong.
I have no fear of such.
Neither will I be tempted to read such again.
I've read the necronomicon and keys of solomon to some extent.
All are without substance and life.
A waste of time.
Away with the fear preaching.
There's no fear here.

That it was a waste of your time is no reason for you to then set yourself on a path to deprive others the chance to decide for themselves the worth of the same information. What you do, pretending that you do so in the name of God is in fact against God aka sin, this because God never included in His Law to us, Jesus Christ, a law against the acquisition of any kind of wisdom to begin with.

StJohnofChrist:
It's a broad question, I helped pinpoint to the right light.
There's a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Which has good in it.

And there's the knowledge of the tree of life.
Which is God's own good.

When we say good, we are careful to say it within the context of scriptures.

There is nothing broad about the question at all.

You don't seem God is the Only creator in this here world space is what it seems.

StJohnofChrist:
What fear? Who's afraid?
It's simple, the bible is clear on its instructions and I follow. Which fear?
I'm genuinely curious.

About not reading the Sixth and Seven books of Moses?, or the Keys of Solomon?, or the Necronomicon?

If you were genuinely curious, you would pick up the book rather than write us epistles on why you shouldn't read it.

If you had no fear of what is between the covers of the book in question, you would be here writting essays on why you think it bad for you to open and learn from it what is contained.

So yes, fear of the unknown is the only reason here since God Himself never said you cannot open the book to read from it.

StJohnofChrist:
Just to make something clear
Now we must know, "good" is relative.

By that I mean there's the Good of this world(according to the system of this world)
Good to some can be having illicit sex, drinking alcohol, reading every and any book there is, touring the world, driving fast cars.

To make one thing clear also, some of the good of this world are not bad in itself as we see in the scriptures God's desire to provide good things that we require for survival and life in the world. God who blesses the just and the unjust, causes rain to fall on the righteous and unrighteous.

To the Christian we look in the bible to find the good God does and instructs we must do.

God being 'good' refers to being holy, pure and righteous.
It's not just what God does, it is who he is.

Pay attention to the question that was asked up.

So, are you insinuating that God only created, and hence have control only the good in this space called the world?

helen4:
the fact remains that they have a sane country.

yes, Common sense is indeed major key.

StJohnofChrist:
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.
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It's not that God will cause evil to befall one but what happens when you don't choose God's good.

The evil befalling one is the Judgement on the devil.

So, are you insinuating that God only created, and hence have control only the good in this space called the world?

Dada4me:
The knowledge of the book has grave consequences.

There are millions of books that will give any desired knowledge. It doesn't have to be the seventh book of Moses.

What is grave about what is written in a book for Pete's sake?

StJohnofChrist:
Please what's your reference to what you claim, since you believe all knowledge belongs to the same God I believe in.

God is creator of all things, good and evil, is He not?

StJohnofChrist:
Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:21,"Prove/Test/Examine all things; hold fast that which is good."
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In conclusion, we see that not All knowledge is of God.

Again, All knowledge belongs to God, the same God that you claim to believe. He has not put any restrictions on any one who follows Him as far ss acquisition of knowledge and wisdom is concerned - none. So it is ignorance to put chains on oneself where God Himself has placed no such bondage on one.

Surely you know you cannot examine all things if you continually chose to live in fear of most things?

Freestainworld:
It's not about population, appreciate the fact that the place is so safe.

Population has something to do with it too. It is easier to provide that level of security when Population is low.

StJohnofChrist:
My point is God's desire for man and not the audience.

1. Tell me, what is the knowledge of life and the knowledge of good and evil as mentioned in Genesis?

2. Why would God present two kinds of trees to Adam and Eve knowing all these "belong" to him?

1. There is no knowledge of Life. Life as spoken of in Genesis referred in eternal life which we now have access to in Jesus Christ.

The knowledge of good and evil is God's Truth and Law, Jesus Christ, God's New Covenant Law in the Kingdom of God. And Jesus Christ places no restrictions on us as far as knowledge and wisdom is concerned.

2. God has His reasons and He created man to obey Him no matter what. Since man failed, it no longer matters that reason as what now matters is whether we will submit to the second change He has for us through Jesus Christ, who again, has set before us NO Restrictions where knowledge is concerned except for that which He gives us as regards sin.

StJohnofChrist:
Just like a child knows to avoid fire as it is bad for his skin, Christians know to avoid any spiritual book that doesn't edify, build up spiritually unto the stature and fullness of Christ.

There's a focus, the Christian life is a life of focus.

Again, All knowledge belongs to God, the same God that you claim to believe. He has not put any restrictions on any one who follows Him as far ss acquisition of knowledge and wisdom is concerned - none. So it is ignorance to put chains on oneself where God Himself has placed no such bondage on one.

helen4:
Imagine leaving your baby out there somewhere to run errands. Security is definitely key!

With a population as low as 366, 425, why not?

Dindondin:
That's not an achievement.
Am talking about having kids in marriage.
Children are one of the rewards of marriage.
However getting financially stable is now a priority in our present world. Wether you are married or not, don't put your responsibility on others.

That again is not a truth.

Children can be had in marriage and outside of marriage. They aren't a reward even for the marriage.

Financial stability is necessity of sorts for all, single and married alike. However it is irresponsible for any to embark on the burden of child raring without it.

The world has no need for more children. Society has no need for more of them given the population to resources ratio we suffer. That desire to have kids is a selfish one, making it even more ridiculous when people try to sell them as an achievement.

StJohnofChrist:
We see Moses in Deutronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...

That means God's desire has always been that man choose life, blessings.

Never read anything in scripture without paying attention to context. The verse in Deuteronomy which you quoted in instead where God ratified the Old Covenant Law and agreement which He, God, gave to the Descendants of Jacob. It has instead to do with the knowledge of good and evil as defined in His Law of which the Jacobites where instructed by God to learn and teach their kids.

God, again, made clear to you, this from the beginning, that all knowledge belongs to Him and so when you fear knowledge you do so in ignorance of God's Truth.

johncreek:
We hunted a squirrel and down it down with some palm wine.
This took place in Akropong, Eastern Region of Ghana.

People dey eat Squirrel too?

And see me, I just buried a dead squirrel out in the front yard only some minutes ago.

aboyaji:
Abacha wey no want wahala

ROFLMAO

Dada4me:
Curiosity is what gets some people into trouble. My advice is that you ABSTAIN totally from it.

I did not take a second look when I saw it on a neighbour's dinning table.

You mean rather than opening themselves up to knowledge and hopefully wisdom, they should instead make a prison of their minds by submitting fo ignorance?

WibusJaga:
As a Christian, you are free to read any book provided the teachings conform, & not at variance with Bible scriptures.

Conform to what? All knowledge, be it of good and of evil, belongs to God. It is up to you to decide whether your mind will be a prison for you or you will freely explore that which God has made available to you.

Mordecai:
Analogy 1

Athletics Federation flies you to Atlanta for a tournament. When you get there, you refuse to go for games. The Federation simply decides to send you back home.

Analogy 2

A man gets married to a woman he likes. After the wedding, she tells him she will have sex only once a month. He is not okay with it. He desires much more sex and decides to get a divorce, and walks away.



Now, it is clear you're being biased against the male gender. Nothing wrong in what he or she did. They're both adults playing a game in which she lost.

He paid for a trip with a willing escort, which is within both of their rights.
He asked for sex, which is within his rights.
She refused, which is within her rights.
He didn't pressure her. He respected her decision. She slept on another bed, peacefully.
He moved up her return date, which is within his rights and sent her the ticket, which she acknowledged.
She now turned around to ask him for sex, which is within her rights.
He refused to touch her, which is within his rights.
If she didn't want to return, she could have moved up the ticket dates and paid for it. It is within her rights.
She kept asking him for more favours, which he declined, because he has the right to.

Frankly, if he was all about buying sex, he would have accepted it when she turned around to offer it to him.

He did nothing wrong there. Love and sex is a game, not a battle. Everyone plays his/her hands. Some win together, some win while others lose.

You really need to remove that gender bias from your line of thinking. It's getting sick.

None of these has anything to do with the story we have here with is quite simple. Why you want to complicate it is beyond me.

placeofallure:
You have shot yourself in the leg!

Now I know where to place you intellect. You don't do social media and I come across that moniker here every now and then. I presume everybody on Nairaland is your kinsman then. Mtcheeew! Some people be forming what they're not!

Ok