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I want to be rich and serve God like father Abraham

poverty is bad, badder, badest. that tin is wickedly wicked

Joeblack01:
Op all i can say is..

u shud av added graphic nw

dave06:
The human brain is done in such a way that some memories r kept forever. If someone does wrong to you, there is a tendency that that particular thing will come flashing back even if you don't want it to. Truth is, if you hv forgiven someone, you may not forget that thing but if you still harbor hatred or ill feelings because of what he/she had done to you, then there is a problem.

tnx sir.

There are lots of things that people do to hurt another. The christian leaders preach that we Should always forgiven and forget. In my own case I easily forgive but I don't forget whatever you have done either to hurt or to impress me.

Does the fact that I don't forget mean I have not forgiven the person that hurt me.

Is it even possible to forget?

lacum:
Ubenedictus have done much justice to the topic. I will advice the op not to see confession as a burden. I believe he is like this because of his background but he should try to join the church fully and practice it because its just the natural means a Christian is forgiven of his sins even if we can still pray for Gods forgiveness. Confession gives us the assurance that our sins are forgiven because it was instituted by Christ. For one to make proper confession, he must have true contrition for his sins, confess his sins, receive absolution from the Priest and then satisfy all the penances given to him by the Priest. The Church is not teaching anything contrary to the scripture but as its custodian it helps Gods children understand it even better.

tnx. but are u saying sins cannot be forgiven without confessing to priest

oyetpel:
I think they still follow the old testament rules where people will confess their sins to a chosen priest (Aaron was the first), then the priest will offer sacrifice to God on their behalf. The priest must be blameless though if not, God will smack the priest to death and he will be drag out of God's holy tent with chains wrapped around his ankle.

But when Jesus died on the cross at calvary, the temple veil was torn (Matthew 27:51) which signifies that everybody can go straight to God without going through any priest.


But denominations still practice some laws and religion in old testament.

I am not Catholic but i urge you to respect their doctrine.

And as you said that you are a part-time Catholic, it's your choice if you think you don't need to go to their priest.

Don't mock them

tnx. I'm not in any way mocking Catholic. only trying to knw if dere is any spiritual implications of not going to priest fr confession.

asuustrike2009:
There's nothing wrong in confessing to a priest afrerall in Pentecostal churches people do confess to their pastors.

I never said its wrong, I'm only asking if its compulsory or if dere are negative effects of not doin it with priest but to God directly. its a doctrine in Catholic to make confess to priests.

must we go through priest bfr our sins be forgiven

Ubenedictus:
must we be baptised?
Will someone who accept Jesus but will not be baptised receive the promises God made about baptism? Maybe , maybe not.


But this much i know. The ordinary means of justification on the new testament Church is repent believe and be baptised, the ordinary means of forgiveness of SERIOUS sins is confession.
As many who do this receive grace as promised, if you are knowingly dodging them and hoping to receive same grace, that is God's business to decide.

its obvious that u HaV no ans to the question sir.

must we go to priest for confession?
can't pray to God fr the forgiveness of our sin?

you can lay ur hand on Thursday 27 Daily Trust news paper for details.

Realdeals:
Unserious dude everywhere, you guys just got deluded everytime. Yaya Bello was not yet a Governor as at Ramadan 2015 and no Minister has been appointed as at then. Ramadan started 18th June 2015, just 3 week after Buhari inauguration.

this is true, yahaya assumed office in Jan.2016

NwaAmaikpe:



Lere is a fool for such a shabby forensic analysis.
Oyegun has a trench coat on. The cloth underneath is the same.
Rochas's clothes are the same too and that of the others.


Fayose and Lere should forget controversy and propaganda and concentrate more on removing those goats that sleep all over the Ikere-Ekiti roads and provide water to Ijero-Ekiti

abeg take a gud look on the pix. in fact, zoom it and u will observe that oyegun was on coat in both pix

Joeblack01:
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Both of them are equally potent to influence somebody to sin.

A poor man can kill just to be wealthy Also a wealthy man can also kill just to maintain or keep his wealth.

It all depends on the individual.

on point

Joeblack01:
Both of of them can equally lead you to sin.

yea I knw, but which is more potent to influence somebody

swiz123:
Exactly

ur opinion though. I beliv its poverty

the dress sense of some sisters can make any brother to loose direction

chronic poverty is capable of making one to sin

Matthew 5:28
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

swiz123:
Wealth commands power and power corrupts

so wealth is more potent of influencing sin

As for me, poverty is more potent to influence sin but bible talk more on wealth as being capable to make u sin.


So what is your opinion?

Eeeee, see money!!! I will just pack my tinz leave this country first

God pick up my call too.


besides, how will one get paid if u are not online user, will they pay to the shop owner or u will go to lag, if u will go to lag, wht will u take along to lag

Greenbullet:
all itel phones are bullock , just coupled metal crap, PEOPLE OF NAIRALAND, I BEG YOU WITH NIGERIA ECONOMY, DONT BUY THIS PHONE.

if nairaland was a court, u deserve jail term for this ur fallacy. av u used up to 50% of itel product. ur point holds no water man.

Greenbullet:
It is you that is blind, PLEASE DONT LISTEN TO ALL THESE PAID POSTERS , IF YOU BUY THIS PHONE , OYO FOR YOU.

mtseew, av u used the fone b4, tel us y l8 is better. u are not the person to tel me the fone I will buy. tel us why u objected my position trying to compare l8plus and the fone.

Greenbullet:
Jesus abeg o l8 is not this phones mate oo.

kindly show the diff aside the one I have done.



don't argue blindly man. show us ur proofs

obinna58:
There z no God, God concept is all scam

so everytin dat happens is based on science.
bro, don't be deceived, God exists.

obinna58:
There z no God, God concept is all scam

atheist spotted.
now I rest my case

Ubenedictus:
This is like asking a protestant "why read the bible? Can we just get the holy spirit talk to us personally?"

Or asking a Lutheran Or a baptist "why do baptism as a part of receiving justification, is the giving your life to Christ by using the sins prayer not enough?"


In each of these cases a christian will say to listen to the holy spirit is great, to give your life to Jesus by saying the sinner prayer is beautiful, a catholic will say to confess to God is marvelous but God himself devised was by which we express our relationship with him.
Jesus give us scripture as a unique way of listening to him.
Jesus give baptism as a unique way of giving our lives to him by participating in Christ death and resurrection.

In a similar way a catholic, an orthodox and a oriental christian believe that confession is the unique way in which God express him forgiving love in the new covenant. Through it a true penitent receives unfailing assurance that him sinner is good.






Now on a lighter note will you talk a friend not to read him bible because the spirit of God can speak to him personally? Will you tell your friend to avoid baptism because he has given his life to Christ with the sinner prayer. The same way a catholic will take advantage of confession even though he can ask God directly. Because in confession he has the unfailing assurance of forgiveness, the peace of mind that follows, reconciliation with the people of God and the bonus of receiving matured christian advice on how to deal with the specific sins, encouragement, sometimes mini counselling.

tnx, but my question is still hanging in the air. all u just did was all about the importance of confession from Catholic perspective.

my question is must we confess to priest? can we just confess to God maybe in our room or in the church
if we confess to God and not the priest, will the sin not be forgiven?. these are my ques

obinna58:
when u start thinking and realizing the wrong sides of ur religion, that's the moment u gradually standing on ur own, and if u continue to use ur brain and question somethings, it will lead U to being nonreligious

God will lead us aright

Precial419:
Only God has d power to forgive sins. Jesus gave the apostles d mandate to forgive sins n by mandate to all men, i cant really say if d mandates is to only priests. But before u go for confession, its advisable u take a sober moment of reflection, if u r nt truly sori den u have wasted ur time.

can one neglect the issue of going to priests and confess to God directly??