Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Spiritually & Morally Right ??? by Kobojunkiee: 9:22pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
BluDesk: I find it out rightly ridiculous and offensive to the cross of carvery, yes, they desire to do good but to sit on billions and appoint our mothers in 60s to sweep the church for 25/40k per month salary which they know isn't adequate in today's modern world... Yet I administer billions of funds. Am I alright. Am I still sane or.. I don't get it So, they lie to you that they desire to do good and you believe them?  You don't get it? God is trying to wake you up from your slumber is what is happening...sadly, I will not be shocked if on Sunday, you go, wake up talk say you dey go church again to "worship God" in the name of your pastors.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Spiritually & Morally Right ??? by Kobojunkiee: 9:19pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
BluDesk: See.. I got stuck one day at around midnight in a location far from my house. I looked for a church to pass the night.. Vigil I found one. A church in planks. I worshipped with them love the ministrations they received and welcomed and prayed with me. They called for offering at the close of service. When I got outside by dawn I was shock the car I saw the pastor driving was worth 2.2 Million.. The church he was ministering in was planks not worth more than 80k a year.... I couldn't shake it off my head and mind... Why not sell the car for the sake of the Love for the kingdom and fix the church up and grow from there Am I overthinking? Why should he sell the car when his church is his business to make money from?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Spiritually & Morally Right ??? by Kobojunkiee: 9:15pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
BluDesk: Don't get me wrong. I'm also a Minister and called to serve at the pulpit. I don't think I have the desire to oversee 100 Billion and I will have members with little needs financial resources can meet and deliberately choose to look the other way That one no be your concern... na business issue between business owner and the business shareholders to deal with.  BluDesk: This disturbing thought has been hunting my soup this evening and I can't seem to find peace in my soul I will be on the pulpit as my training season comes to an end. I pray I don't become such a man ever. Ever and ever. Interesting!  So, you will be on the pulpit but you don't even know what the Bible says of your churches and your many pastors?  If you don't know the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, what makes you believe you are even a follower of Jesus Christ - not a follower of your pastors and their church, mind you?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Is It Spiritually & Morally Right ??? by Kobojunkiee: 9:12pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
John 10 vs 7-20 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. So Jesus said again, “I assure you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All those who came before me were thieves and robbers. The sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will be able to come in and go out. They will find everything they need. 10. A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good. 11. “I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. 12. The worker who is paid to keep the sheep is different from the shepherd. The paid worker does not own the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he runs away and leaves the sheep alone. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. 13. The man runs away because he is only a paid worker. He does not really care for the sheep.
14-15. “I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep. 16. I have other sheep too. They are not in this flock here. I must lead them also. They will listen to my voice. In the future, there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17. The Father loves me because I give my life. I give my life so that I can get it back again. 18. No one takes my life away from me. I give my own life freely. I have the right to give my life, and I have the right to get it back again. This is what the Father told me.” 19. Again the Jews were divided over what Jesus was saying. 20. Many of them said, “A demon has come into him and made him crazy. Why listen to him?” |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 9:06pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: Sorry i even wasted my time...you no go school at all or you just suffering from cognitive dissonance... That is funny coming from someone who posts falsehoods and conjures up ideas in his mind which he posts as facts.  Rather than attempt to tackle my rebuttal, you continue to think that an attack at my person is the best strategy, and you believe I am the cognitive dissonance case here?  sonmvayina: Check for the meaning of propaganda in the dictionary. Thats a good place to start. Bye bye. If asserting God's own decree, as is found in scripture, is what you consider propaganda, then color me guilty!  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 8:50pm On Apr 14, 2021*. Modified: 9:33pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
LisaAnneMia: Just like I told the other guy, I'll tell you. Just cos the facts don't suit your belief doesn't make it false. Every number and story and alphabet have their meanings. The writer of Genesis purposely put grace before Noah was declared righteous. If you can't see that, then goodnight. Thank God anyone with Bible will see what came first. It is no longer a fact if you have to resort to a bend-and-twist game like yours.  What is fact is instead what is stated and comprehended as presented in the passage...  Genesis 6 vs 1-10 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, 2. the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. 3. Then the Lord said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.”[a] 4. During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
5. The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they thought only about evil things all the time. 6. The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart. 7. So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.” 8. But Noah pleased the Lord. 9. This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good(Righteous) man all his life, and he always followed God. 10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. In the passage, you are told that God was not pleased with the people on the earth, and sort to destroy them. Then later, you are told that God was pleased with one man called Noah, whom the writer adds lived a righteous existence all of His life. From that, we know that the reason why God, who was displeased with all the others, was pleased only in Noah was that Noah lived a righteous existence apart from the others.  What is so hard to comprehend in that?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 8:45pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: So what have i been saying all along. Well let me oblige you.. From the beginning God created man from the dust of the earth and blew into his nostrils the breadth of life and man became a living being. Man is dust of earth and breadth of God. (Death is just back to default) breadth back to God and body back to dust. It is God who created us with the ability to make choices. He only gave us lawsto keep to make our life more enjoyable and fruitful. The same laws he gave all mankind. God established a Law in the beginning which He may have given to all of mankind, but we are no privy to all of the details of this Law. However, we also know that the same God mades separate Laws with peoples... Noah, and then Abraham, for example, and eventually the Children of Israel. So, there is the Law that applies to all of mankind, and then the Laws that apply to specific cases and peoples even.  sonmvayina: The jews developed it and built stories round it. The same God they call Hashem is the same God Igbos call Chukwu is the same God yorubas call Eledumare. He is the creator of the universe, They rightly told you in numbers 23:19 that God is not a man or a human being. Chukwu is not a human being. It is the personification of the totality of the conciouseness of the universe. ...The universe is governed by laws and principles . the personification of the laws and principle is what the yorubas call orishas and the bible calls Angels or sons of God. God already told us all through the old testament that he will forgive us if we sincerely repent. "A contrite hearth you will not spurn"... No human sacrifice no need for jesus. Anybody coming to change Gods laws should be killed. Or exocised from the community... God gave a Specific Law to the Children of Israel.. and the details of that Law is expressed beginning in the book of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy- All comprise the Law/Covenant/agreement of Moses, given by God specifically to those of the blood of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  Deuteronomy 30 vs 15-20 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15. “Today I have given you a choice between life and death, success and disaster. 16. I command you today to love the Lord your God. I command you to follow him and to obey his commands, laws, and rules. Then you will live, and your nation will grow larger. And the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take for your own. 17. But if you turn away from your God and refuse to listen, if you are led away to worship and serve other gods, 18. you will be destroyed. I am warning you today, if you turn away from God, you will not live long in that land across the Jordan River that you are ready to enter and take for your own.
19. “Today I am giving you a choice of two ways. And I ask heaven and earth to be witnesses of your choice. You can choose life or death. The first choice will bring a blessing. The other choice will bring a curse. So choose life! Then you and your children will live. 20. You must love the Lord your God and obey him. Never leave him, because he is your life. And he will give you a long life in the land that he, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Note that even the other direct descendants of Abraham, and his other descendants, Isaac and his other descendant were and are not covered in that agreement either - they are gentiles as far as that Law/Covenant/agreement is concerned. Leviticus 24 vs 7-20 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Put pure frankincense on each row. This will help the Lord remember the gift. 8. Every Sabbath day Aaron will put the bread in order before the Lord. This must be done forever. This agreement with the Israelites will continue forever. 9. That bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat the bread in a holy place, because that bread is one of the special gifts to the Lord. It is Aaron’s share forever.” Throughout the books the record of the Old Covenant Law of Moses, God drops hint after hint, to make it clear that the agreement He was making was specifically between Him and the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and that the agreement was an eternal one with them too. Leviticus 26 vs 41- (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41. Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. These people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble[a] and accept the punishment for their sin. 42. If they do, I will remember my agreement with Jacob. I will remember my agreement with Isaac. I will remember my agreement with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
43. “The land will be empty. The land will enjoy its time of rest. Then the survivors will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules. So, it is only out of ignorance that you claim that this Law/agreement/Covenant, is from God to all of mankind. God, through His prophet Moses, made certain that no one can even attempt such an argument of such in this.  sonmvayina: It was Emperior constantine who wanted a single religion for his empire that gathered all the diffwewnt religious leaders to Nicea and after arguing for almost two years they finally created the jesus character as their God.. I am afraid you have your history lessons turned upside down. Constantine showed up about 300 years after Jesus Christ - he certainly did not invent or create Jesus Christ.  At that time, Christianity, the Jesus Christ movement, had been in motion for well over 3 centuries. He, Constantine, came in, pretending to be a Christian himself, to resolve, in his own way, the issue of persecution that had plagued much of Christianity before and during some of his time He also sought to assert his power over the division that had also formed at that time between the many power greedy bishopricks, I like to call them, fighting for control over the movement at that time.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 7:57pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: Dont be daft...consult real history...not the one the people who created him are saying.. Listen to what pope leo the 10th has to say. I didn't take you that can be easily deceived by the fake items available on the internet... many of which a quick search of the same internet would reveal as false https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/30416/did-pope-leo-x-say-that-christianity-is-a-fableAs to Roman's creating Jesus Christ, well, if you had bothered to read the accounts in the Bible of Jesus Christ, and compared it to the idea of Jesus Christ that the Roman church supposedly worships, you will find that they are completely different in all ways, confirming what I said to you earlier that the Roman's rejected the Jesus Christ, the one spoken of in scripture. 
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Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 7:46pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: Do you really read what you type and try and make sense of it before you click submit? I sincerely doubt it... Meeeen, that your drugs dey do you shege?? Change am abeg.. Why not go into detail about it is you believe I got wrong instead?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 7:45pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
MightySparrow: Go and study more sister. Get back to me when you are able to stay on topic instead!  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Where Would You Worship If You Can't Find Your Denomination by Kobojunkiee: 7:43pm On Apr 14, 2021*. Modified: 12:26am On Apr 23, 2021 |
Myer: Honestly, I don't have anything to add or delete from this. Cos Jesus did say no one should be called Father except God which Paul and John contradicted.
But about leadership, I will still believe it is impossible to have a church without a leader or leaders stewarding for the head, Christ.
According to Ezekiel 18 which you quoted, God is against human leaders leading the church and shepherding the flock. But you have rightly also said, in the mouth of two or more witnesses is a truth established. Is there any other verse in the Bible that confirms this? Ezekiel 34 is instead where God declares that He is against Shepherds.  Jesus Christ indeed confirms God's declaration in Ezekiel 34. John 10 vs 7-20 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. So Jesus said again, “I assure you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All those who came before me were thieves and robbers. The sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will be able to come in and go out. They will find everything they need. 10. A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good. 11. “I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. 12. The worker who is paid to keep the sheep is different from the shepherd. The paid worker does not own the sheep. So when he sees a wolf coming, he runs away and leaves the sheep alone. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. 13. The man runs away because he is only a paid worker. He does not really care for the sheep.
14-15. “I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep. 16. I have other sheep too. They are not in this flock here. I must lead them also. They will listen to my voice. In the future, there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17. The Father loves me because I give my life. I give my life so that I can get it back again. 18. No one takes my life away from me. I give my own life freely. I have the right to give my life, and I have the right to get it back again. This is what the Father told me.” 19. Again the Jews were divided over what Jesus was saying. 20. Many of them said, “A demon has come into him and made him crazy. Why listen to him?” Do compare what Jesus Christ states above to what God declared in Ezekiel 34, to see that it is indeed God's proclamation. Ezekiel 34 vs 9-16 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. So, you shepherds, listen to the word of the Lord! 10. The Lord God says, “I am against the shepherds. I will demand my sheep from them. I will fire them. They will not be my shepherds anymore. Then the shepherds will not be able to feed themselves, and I will save my flock from their mouths. Then my sheep will not be food for them.” 11. [color=#990099] The Lord God says, “I myself will be their Shepherd. I will search for my sheep and take care of them. [/color] 12. If a shepherd is with his sheep when they begin to wander away, he will go searching for them. In the same way I will search for my sheep. I will save them and bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. 13. I will bring them back from those nations. I will gather them from those countries and bring them back to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the places where people live. 14. I will lead them to grassy fields. They will go to the place high on the mountains of Israel and lie down on good ground and eat the grass. They will eat in rich grassland on the mountains of Israel. 15. [color=#990099] Yes, I will feed my flock, and I will lead them to a place of rest.” This is what the Lord God said.[/color] 16. “I will search for the lost sheep. I will bring back the sheep that were scattered and put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. I will make the weak sheep strong, but I will destroy the fat and powerful shepherds. I will feed them the punishment they deserve.” There is also the passage in Matthew 20 vs 20 -28, where Jesus Christ outright declares it a sin for His followers to set themselves up as authorities/leaders/masters over the others, declaring that instead they serve the others as servants and slaves , like He, Jesus Christ, did. When you put it all together, you quickly realize Jesus Christ taught against what you call your church authorities/leadership and any other kind among those in His Kingdom, declaring that His followers are all equals instead - no man above any other.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 7:24pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
LisaAnneMia: Just answer. Was it before or after? Stop this pull-a-verse-out-of-context-to-get-my-truth game of yours... It does not where the contextual facts are concerned.  Again, Pay attention.... Genesis 6 vs 1-10 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, 2. the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. 3. Then the Lord said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.”[a] 4. During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times. 5. The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they thought only about evil things all the time. 6. The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart. 7. So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.” 8. But Noah pleased the Lord. 9. This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good(Righteous) man all his life, and he always followed God. 10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. You are told that Noah served God ALL OF HIS LIFE...He was Righteous all of his life! God was pleased with him ... there is a why. :- |
Christianity Etc › Re: Christians Beware Of These Wolves by Kobojunkiee: 7:19pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
poeticsoldier: I am glad you read all through.That shows you are not weary of reading long post unlike some who comment without reading. On the part of comprehension,if you observe keenly,I am on the side of justice and the common people.It is not for me to call GO's names.We cannot rebuke them but only advice them. Whatever you call them is your opinion not mine.Overall,I'm glad you got the message as per wolves which I used literally.Thanks How can you be on the side of the people if you only warn them of the leeches that come at them only during an election period, but the black mamba's that they bow to every day of their life?  Jesus Christ rebuked the Pharisees in His day and warned His followers against the many false teachers and false prophets, including the blind ones, that will come to them in His name. He taught them to warn others against them. Why then do you think you cannot rebuke them in His name?  What "advice" do you intend to give them?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 7:13pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
LisaAnneMia: One question to you two. The verse where Noah found grace, was it before he was referred to as righteous or after? Pay attention.... Genesis 6 vs 1-10 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, 2. the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. 3. Then the Lord said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.”[a] 4. During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times. 5. The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they thought only about evil things all the time. 6. The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart. 7. So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.” 8. But Noah pleased the Lord. 9. This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good(Righteous) man all his life, and he always followed God. 10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. You are told that Noah served God ALL OF HIS LIFE...He was Righteous all of his life! God was pleased with him ... there is a why. :- |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 7:10pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
MightySparrow: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Titus 2:11 Kobojunjie, this is the second time we will meet on a thread you criticize Paul. Anyways, there is nothing you can do about it. He was commissioned by Jesus Himself. Paul said all things he taught and wrote were from the Lord Himself. Gal. 1: 12 I am afraid you deceive yourself if you believe that I "criticize" Paul alone in this. I criticize every view expressed in Scripture that is against the declared commandments of God. You have chosen Paul as god to you and that is fine for you but don't for one minute think me as small-minded as you in this.  As for the commissioned, according to Jesus Christ, everyone of His followers is commissioned to go preach His Gospel of the Kingdom of God to the World, not just to the Jews. Matthew 28 vs 16-20 (ERV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. The eleven followers went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to go. 17. On the mountain the followers saw Jesus. They worshiped him. But some of the followers did not believe that it was really Jesus. 18. So he came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me. 19. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20. Teach them to obey everything that I have told you to do. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of time.” MightySparrow: You are not more informed than the Paul. If you don't understand his writings why not give time to study? Even Peter, had respect for his writings. I don't think you know more than Peter who learned directly at the Master's feet. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 2Pet.1: 16 ∼ 17 and And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 2 Pet. 3: 15 ∼ 16. Peter's acknowledgment of Paul in His letter, does not serve as full endorsement of the views of Paul's letters that you should consider Peter a witness on behalf of all of the views expressed by Paul. According to the Law of 2 or 3 witness, by the accounts of 2 or 3 witnesses, shall a truth(not every truth) be established. And since Peter never in fact points to a particular "truth" of Paul's that he endorsed, I am afraid Peter's acknowlegdement of Paul in his letter amounts to nothing.  Now, that you can get back to the topic MightySparrow: Grace is an avenue provided by God for man to reach Him after the Fall. God located Abel, Seth( in his time men been to call on God), then Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Israel, then the whole world through Jesus.
What is grace? Unmerited favour. That is the popular definition. Yes through. God took man as they are initially, then made.a covenant with Noah, then Abraham and Israeli. These are also Grace because God designed them to reach Him. What is the purpose of grace? 1. Reconciliation 2. Restoration 3. Riches 4. Revelation 5. Restitution 5. Resurrection Unmerited favor from a God who is not a God of favor where He is concerned? The doctrines and traditions of men are there to trap you in lies that have nothing to do with God.  God poured out His grace on all of mankind from the very begining... every human being you see is walking around today with the grace of God on them- no exception. However, the righteous men, have even greater grace given them from God, this again, from the very beginning.  MightySparrow: ....And more as many things as lost in the Fall to bring man back to the original plan. The Law though a form of grace, is to make man know the gravity of sin committed. The grace of Jesus is like a cushion effect because the Law itself failed to bring man to perfection. If you are given to science, I would liken it to a resistor called`shunt` this resistor took about 99.9% of effect of current on the instrument. According to you, the Law failed to bring man to perfection yet when Jesus Christ showed up as a New Law? Matthew 11 vs 27-30 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Again, according to you, the Law itself failed to bring men to perfection yet when Jesus Christ showed up, He declared that the New Law was not for those who were already made perfect by the Old Law but for the sinners instead?  Mark 2 vs 16-17 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. When some teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with such bad people, they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17. When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “It is the sick people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy. I did not come to invite good(righteous/perfect/holy) people. I came to invite sinners.” There were many Righteous men and women living in the time of Jesus Christ, and at least 6 of them are listed in the Gospels. Perfection/Righteousness was very much attainable through trust and obedience of the Old Covenant Law of Moses - God never said there was anything wrong with the Old Law, neither did Jesus Christ. Only God sent His New Law to ease the burden on those who felt the burden of the Old laws too heavy for them to bear - the poor and weary for example.  MightySparrow: Don't mind me Someone else can explain to you better but the summary is in Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I was with Him on the cross spirituality to meet the needs of Justice. He bore the pain, but I the gains. Gosh! This is why I discourage folks from reading the letters of Paul which were largely written to Christians of a Jewish background! Many of you don't realize the meaning behind the words he uses, but you wedge your very soul against what he wrote. it is ridiculous!  MightySparrow: So, Grace of the Lord Jesus could be given as an scronym: 1. God` s Reconciliation at Christ`s Expense 2. God`s Restitution at Christ`s Expense You could insert the test as re ∼ is to bring back.etc. I am so sorry, I am a bit lazy typing I would have loved to insert many scriptures. Somebody, please contribute to shed more light for this brother and me Al's to learn. Thanks What Jesus Christ brought to you was a different agreement /Law/Covenant for a different Kingdom- the Kingdom of God. The grace you have in Jesus Christ is differently designed for Jews(coming from the Old Covenant) and for Gentiles(born dead to God's Law)but it is the same grace(eternal life) for all in the Kingdom of God(Heaven or Hell) without the former requirement that one first become righteous in order to obtain it.  Yes, eternal life existed to the righteous of Old... Abel, Abraham, Noah, etc., and even those of the Old Covenant. That is why God when He abolished generational curses in Ezekiel 18, redeclared that only the one who sins will die(perish in the grave). The righteous do not perish in their graves but live on eternally. This why Jesus Christ declared that Abraham, Isaac, and the others were not dead(did not perish in their graves) but are instead living, albeit sleeping in their graves.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 6:46pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
Mystery9: Even the walk of Abraham with God was of grace Yes, Abraham received God's grace(eternal life), this as a result of His righteousness - he obeyed the commands, statutes and rules given him by God.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 6:32pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
LisaAnneMia: I'm sorry o, I just had to chook mouth ...but wasn't Noah's time before the law of Moses was given? (Noah was in Genesis and the law was given in Exodus)
And didn't Noah find grace before God called him righteous? (He found grace in Genesis 6:8 and God called him righteous in Genesis 7:1). Doesn't that mean when we receive His grace we'll be seen as righteous? And it was after he received God's grace that God directed Noah and told Him all he must do to save his life and family's life...oh and the animals too.And twas after he found grace in verse 8 that the Bible said he was perfect and just among his generations. God's grace, in the Old Testament was obtained by those who lived according to the commands, statutes, and rules of God.  Genesis 6 vs 1-8 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, 2. the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. 3. Then the Lord said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.”[a] 4. During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
5. The Lord saw that the people on the earth were very evil. He saw that they thought only about evil things all the time. 6. The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made him very sad in his heart. 7. So the Lord said, “I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them.” 8. But Noah pleased the Lord. 9. This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good(Righteous) man all his life, and he always followed God. 10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah was no exception to this. He was a Righteous man all of his life because he followed God. LisaAnneMia: So if the coming of Jesus will be like Noah's time, that means that those who received grace first like Noah and then became righteous in the sight of God (cos of the grace they received first), does it mean it's these set of people that'll make heaven? Pls explain. I am sorry, what?  The second coming of Jesus Christ is what is said will be like the coming of the floods like in the time of Noah. Luke 17 vs 26-37 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26. “When the Son of Man comes again, it will be the same as it was when Noah lived. 27. People were eating, drinking, and getting married even on the day when Noah entered the boat. Then the flood came and killed them all. 28. “It will be the same as during the time of Lot, when God destroyed Sodom. Those people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building houses for themselves. 29. They were doing these things even on the day when Lot left town. Then fire and sulfur rained down from the sky and killed them all. 30. This is exactly how it will be when the Son of Man comes again. 31. “On that day if a man is on his roof, he will not have time to go inside and get his things. If a man is in the field, he cannot go back home. 32. Remember what happened to Lot’s wife[c]!
33. “Whoever tries to keep the life they have will lose it. But whoever gives up their life will save it. 34. That night there may be two people sleeping in one room. One will be taken and the other will be left. 35. There may be two women working together. One will be taken and the other will be left.” 36. [d]
37. The followers asked Jesus, “Where will this be, Lord?” Jesus answered, “It’s like looking for a dead body—you will find it where the vultures are gathering above.” Jesus Christ's statement, seen in the passage above, had nothing to do with God's righteousness and grace(eternal life) at the time of Noah.  LisaAnneMia: The hall of faith in Hebrews 11, it was by faith Abel became righteous, and it was also by faith Noah became the heir of righteousness in verse 7. I really don't mind explanations for all these  Abel, we know, pleased God through His obedience, and was declared righteousness as a result. Noah followed God, all of His life - He lived in obedience to God all of his life, and was declared a righteous man by God as well.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Era Of The Law Was Also Era Of Grace: "But Noah Found Grace In God's Eyes" by Kobojunkiee: 5:55pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
MightySparrow: Grace is an avenue provided by God for man to reach Him after the Fall. God located Abel, Seth( in his time men been to call on God), then Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Israel, then the whole world through Jesus.
What is grace? Unmerited favour. That is the popular definition. Yes through. God took man as they are initially, then made.a covenant with Noah, then Abraham and Israeli. These are also Grace because God designed them to reach Him. What is the purpose of grace? 1. Reconciliation 2. Restoration 3. Riches 4. Revelation 5. Restitution 5. Resurrection Unmerited favor from a God who is not a God of favor where He is concerned? The doctrines and traditions of men are there to trap you in lies that have nothing to do with God.  God poured out His grace on all of mankind from the very begining... every human being you see is walking around today with the grace of God on them- no exception. However, the righteous men, have even greater grace given them from God, this again, from the very beginning.  MightySparrow: ....And more as many things as lost in the Fall to bring man back to the original plan. The Law though a form of grace, is to make man know the gravity of sin committed. The grace of Jesus is like a cushion effect because the Law itself failed to bring man to perfection. If you are given to science, I would liken it to a resistor called`shunt` this resistor took about 99.9% of effect of current on the instrument. According to you, the Law failed to bring man to perfection yet when Jesus Christ showed up as a New Law? Matthew 11 vs 27-30 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Again, according to you, the Law itself failed to bring men to perfection yet when Jesus Christ showed up, He declared that the New Law was not for those who were already made perfect by the Old Law but for the sinners instead?  Mark 2 vs 16-17 (ESV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. When some teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with such bad people, they asked his followers, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17. When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “It is the sick people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy. I did not come to invite good(righteous/perfect/holy) people. I came to invite sinners.” There were many Righteous men and women living in the time of Jesus Christ, and at least 6 of them are listed in the Gospels. Perfection/Righteousness was very much attainable through trust and obedience of the Old Covenant Law of Moses - God never said there was anything wrong with the Old Law, neither did Jesus Christ. Only God sent His New Law to ease the burden on those who felt the burden of the Old laws too heavy for them to bear - the poor and weary for example.  MightySparrow: Don't mind me Someone else can explain to you better but the summary is in Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I was with Him on the cross spirituality to meet the needs of Justice. He bore the pain, but I the gains. Gosh! This is why I discourage folks from reading the letters of Paul which were largely written to Christians of a Jewish background! Many of you don't realize the meaning behind the words he uses, but you wedge your very soul against what he wrote. it is ridiculous!  MightySparrow: So, Grace of the Lord Jesus could be given as an scronym: 1. God` s Reconciliation at Christ`s Expense 2. God`s Restitution at Christ`s Expense You could insert the test as re ∼ is to bring back.etc. I am so sorry, I am a bit lazy typing I would have loved to insert many scriptures. Somebody, please contribute to shed more light for this brother and me Al's to learn. Thanks What Jesus Christ brought to you was a different agreement /Law/Covenant for a different Kingdom- the Kingdom of God. The grace you have in Jesus Christ is differently designed for Jews(coming from the Old Covenant) and for Gentiles(born dead to God's Law)but it is the same grace(eternal life) for all in the Kingdom of God(Heaven or Hell) without the former requirement that one first become righteous in order to obtain it.  Yes, eternal life existed to the righteous of Old... Abel, Abraham, Noah, etc., and even those of the Old Covenant. That is why God when He abolished generational curses in Ezekiel 18, redeclared that only the one who sins will die(perish in the grave). The righteous do not perish in their graves but live on eternally. This why Jesus Christ declared that Abraham, Isaac, and the others were not dead(did not perish in their graves) but are instead living, albeit sleeping in their graves.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: CCC..... Celestial Church Of Christ (oil And Soap Bath) by Kobojunkiee: 5:30pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
lyrical: Please am not really religious but was raised in the Catholic Church, I even attended a seminary school for about 5 years, after my university education, I was frustrated as started following the “yahoo trend”... Now for 7 years, I have been working but nothing to show off just sustenance and eating fee.... no house no cars nothing... now some of my friend into this same thing has told me about going to bath cele soap , one even advise to go meet Alfa or native doctor to make your clients pay forever and be subjected to you! Now my friends am staying with recently went on to Lagos to get soap and oil perfume in our names including mine, but am skeptical of using the Soap, though it’s white with honey on top and oil perfume...
Please I need your undiluted truth especially from CCC members as regards bathing soap and use of oil, what is it’s significance? Because I believe every young boy using that is just to make money! I ask again? Does this really work? And would I have to use it forever though I wouldn’t want to be a Cele number!
Please give me your advice from experience not from what you heard! Shalom You again? Why not go post this on Facebook instead? I am sure you will find the cele page on there.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: 7 Pastors With The Most Expensive Private Jets In Africa by Kobojunkiee: 5:29pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
Obioma3310: 7 Pastors with the most expensive private jets in Africa. Number 1 will shock you Watch full video here � Which one of them be number one abeg?  |
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Christianity Etc › Re: Christians Beware Of These Wolves by Kobojunkiee: 4:57pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
poeticsoldier: It is time Christians wake up from their slumber and stop being pawns in the hands of these politicians who are wolves in sheep clothes. I am afraid you are still slumbering if you think the wolves in sheep clothings that Jesus Christ warned you of are the guys in the batch that says "politician" on it.  poeticsoldier: They start fraternizing with the General overseers and great men of God just to gain relevance.They come to church and identify with your religion and every of your doctrines playing dumb just to get the pie and once it reach them,the rest is history. Some of them are christians,some are muslims and some are atheists.They never have any good intentions for the masses,they only want to ride us like horses. Your General overseers(GOs) and "great" men of God(Mogs) are it! They are instead the wolves that Jesus Christ warned you of. They are the ones who teach you doctrines and traditions of men, lies, instead of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God as taught by Jesus Christ. These lies in turn deceive you away from God and into their control, after which they are better able to use you in furthering their own personal and political gains year after year, election after election. These wolves build their kingdoms, here on earth, on the backs of all the lives of those to whom they feed their lies to.  poeticsoldier: 2023 campaign has started and we have seen them paying homages to men of God whose advices they never respect all these whiles. They have started flashing their burnt teeth,fetish teeth and waving their hands that have shed blood to shout hallelujah which they will not want to hear when they attain positions Christians, don't let any man of God pushes you against your conscience.Dont be cajoled to adopt candidates rejected by heaven all in the name of our father in the lord says. Your GOs, and Mogs are the wolves who feed daily from you, warming you up regularly with lies so you are unable to reject them when they come at you with even bigger lies. What makes you think you can push against them when they have taken the place of God in the lives of many under their spell(lies)?  poeticsoldier: Remember Simon the sorcerer how he was disgraced by Peter for his pretence.If our fathers in the lord are being so diplomatic by not acting like Peter who call a spade spade and we can't judge them for who they are,we can at least be wise and use our discretion. See, an example of the lies already showing. Jesus Christ told you it is a sin to call any man in Christ "father" but note that you don't even care what Jesus Christ, the New Covenant Law of God decreed, since you have been filled with lies by your GOs and Mogs that it is ok to ignore what Jesus Christ teaches.  And here you think you can break away from the wolves by running away from the scoungers, the politicians, who are just cayotes/foxes, come to pick up any pieces they can from the feeding frenzy that of the wolves, this only during election period?  poeticsoldier: We are to be wise like the serpent and gentle as the dove.Dont repeat failure!Don't repeat hypocrisy!That someone identify with the church doesn't means he or she agrees with the church.The robes never make the monks. If you were indeed wise like the serpent, you would not swallow the lies of any man, not even the real wolves who you have instead allowed deceive you and yours for so long.  Gentle like Doves - unfortunately, when you are under the control of the wolves, it seems.  poeticsoldier: We are the light,let's stop shoving people into darkness by following dictates that are not heavenly but born out of selfish interest and accolades and not for the masses liberation and God's love. The light Jesus Christ spoke of shines instead for the world to see, not just for politicians and other scavengers to see and rush to get their share of the loot.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Chairlady Of Mami Water Finally Exposed Odumeje And Cause Of Ada Jesus Stroke! by Kobojunkiee: 4:20pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
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Christianity Etc › Re: Ashe Incision On Lip Repercussion by Kobojunkiee: 2:37pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sarjam05: You must be really wise Wise about ritual incisions? Nah...just an inquisitive soul!  |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 2:36pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: You are still going to ask them...why dont you do it now.. Realize this, God is not a fool! Read Ezekiel 18 for an example of How God goes about changing His mind, and this is in the case of just one law in His Covenant.  Now imagine what God changing His mind about those who can be a part of His agreement would read like.  God is not an idiot that He would rectify a whole contract simply in one "suggestive" statement through His Prophet. If you know Him, you would know this of Him.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: My Opinion About Church Marriage by Kobojunkiee: 2:19pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
andre45: if church can decline a prospective pregnant bride from getting marriage in there church, why do they allow non prospective virgin bride to get marry. is the vows before marriage non broken as well that say a woman should remain pure until wedding night. if non virgin could marry in church I don't see any reason why pregnant woman should not get married in the church. First thing you need to understand is that your churches are nothing but social businesses/clubs under the rules set up by the business owner, typically referred to as Pastor or overseer in some cases.  God never commanded His followers to set up churches or install themselves as authorities, teachers, etc. over anyone on His Kingdom, so they, your churches have nothing to do with God and the Laws set by God.  As for your weddings, that too has nothing to do with God. You need to realize the separation between the traditions of men and the Law as far as God is concerned.  What did I say all this to say? Well, since the pastor is the business owner, you who want his service need to bend to his rule. If he says he does not want pregnant gals in his church, then you have to abide by his rules and find yourself a church that will allow you do what you want instead. This is simple business 101.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 2:02pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: Jesus was created by the romans...has got nothing to do with God or the jews... The Romans who you think created Jesus Christ did not since they also rejected Him - history tells us they never really did accept Jesus Christ either.  So how come rejected by the Jews and the Romans, Jesus still lives?  By the way, who was I supposed to ask what now?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: You Offended Me Greatly, So Take My Son And Kill Him, And I'll Forgive You by Kobojunkiee: 1:52pm On Apr 14, 2021*. Modified: 2:28pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
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Christianity Etc › Re: Jesus Didn't Come For The Sinners But To Call Sinners To Repentance by Kobojunkiee: 1:49pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
sonmvayina: The jesus character was created out of a jewish concept of a messiah that was taken out of context by the romans. You are saying the old convenanat is for the jews only. But you foolishly clinging up to jesus.
And you still think you are normal...?
If you dont see your mumu, then am sorry, you are far lost than i expected. you do indeed have a script for these things after all.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Existence Of The Creator Is Best Discussed Face To Face. by Kobojunkiee: 1:46pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
elated177: El Elohe Yahshrael! Job 38:38 Then YHVH spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: 2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
Let the one who thinks he/she can make a mockery of the Scriptures of YHVH ALMIGHTY reveal his/her identity. If you are going to say all sorts of derogatory things about the Word of YHVH Almighty, the one and only true God, the Creator of heaven and earth, why not stand on an open platform and say them? Don't hide on a faceless platform and utter foolish things.
The Word of YHVH Almighty is the Bread of Life. If you, the atheists, are going to spit into the Bread of the saints, servants and messengers of Yahushua the Messiah, at least do it face to face. Yes, let us know your identity.
El Elohe Yahshrael! Hallelu Yah! What will their making the same declarations face2face do for you or to anything?  You think God is going to smite them or killed them right on the spot or something? Or do you expect that you are sanctioned by God to smite them on His behalf?  God already sees and knows there faces even as it remains hidden from you in this - He knew them from before they were born. He sees them make their declarations day and night... He sees their very thoughts even more they speak or type it. Yet, God does nothing to them, ever cared to learn why?  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Is There A Rules To Fasting? by Kobojunkiee: 1:40pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
fineboynl: be specific with what you are saying because the verse didn't answer the question. You lie!  The entire Chapter is God's message about fasting and there are only 14 verses for you to read and learn from.  |
Christianity Etc › Re: Is There A Rules To Fasting? by Kobojunkiee: 12:28pm On Apr 14, 2021 |
fineboynl: if you think there are rules to fasting kindly help to list them.
this are my observation. during 6am to 3pm or 6am to 6pm fasting. some people wakeup very early between 3am to 5:30am to eat before 6am. so the fasting start by 6am.
there are other thoughts that the stomach needs to be completely empty before embarking on a fast. if there is already food in it then fasting became is a none and void.
I want to know if this fasting is valid? if one eat before 6am.
also there are some thought that during fasting it's not a must to pray. but others believe you must pray, and read bible and also pray hardly before breaking it.
kindly sheer your views Isaiah 58 is God telling you the kind of Fasting He wants instead.  |