Twitter apparently echoing Jack Dorsey sentiment talked about the low hanging fruits, (i.e. saw Ghana, as a champion for democracy, a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet) no mention was made of our high hanging fruits
Now listen to this Suffering and smiling! Every day my people dey inside bus Every day my people dey inside bus Forty-nine sitting, ninety-nine standing Them go pack themselves in like sardine Them dey faint, them dey wake like cock Them go reach house, water no dey Them go reach bed, power no dey Them go reach road, go-slow go come Them go reach road, police go slap Them go reach road, army go whip Them go look pocket, money no dey Them go reach work, query ready Every day na the same thing Every day na the same thing Every day na the same thing Every day na the same thing
You didn't include the other part of this song:
You Africans, please listen to me as Africans And you non-Africans, listen to me with open mind
Suffer suffer suffer suffer Suffer for World Na your fault be that Me I say na your fault be that Suffer suffer for World
Enjoy for Heaven Amen Christians go dey yab* Amen " In Spiritum Heavinus" Amen Moslems go dey call Amen "Allah wa Akbar" Amen
Open your eye everywhere Archbishop na miliki* Pope na enjoyment Imam na gbaladun*
Archbishop dey enjoy (with ) Pope self dey enjoy (with ) Imam self dey enjoy (with ) My brother wetin* you say? (with ) My brother wetin you say? (with )
My sister wetin you go hear? My sister wetin you go hear? Archbishop dey for London Pope dey for Rome My people – them go dey follow Bishop Amen Them go follow Pope Amen Them go follow Imam Amen Them go go for London Amen Them go go for Rome Amen Them go go for Mecca Amen Them go carry all the money Amen Them go juba* Bishop Amen Juba Pope Amen Juba Imam Amen Them go start to yab themselves
Suffer suffer for World Amen Enjoy for Heaven Amen Christians go dey jab Amen " In Spiritum Heavinus" Amen Moslems go dey call Amen "Allah wa Akbar" Amen
How many many you go make Many many Suffer suffer for world Amen
providence338: False enlightenment is the only explanation of Africans BEGGING to have a business like Amazon in their country. A business that clearly has shown it's allegiance to satan. Most top global companies serve the Beast system to some extent, but they're not as bold. Not yet.
Amazon Go, Amazon Fresh, Amazon One, many stores, but all serve the same purpose. No check out lines, no cashiers, everything CASHLESS (quiet as it's kept, this means less jobs too. AI will replace humans).
Just use the QR code on your smartphone (or your palm), and you're good to go. Only the unwise, undiscerning and unwell would think it good to have such a store in their midst. Pay close attention from around the 14:50 - 15:50.
petra1: God was not afraid of the Tower of Babel. He was agaisnt their motive. The tower was built in revellion against God. God had just finished punishment of flood on the earth. they rebelled and made bricks with bitumen . so that if God bring flood again the building woukd be waterproof anf would be taller that the flood level.
This is hilarious. So the god whose flood dwarfed the tallest mountains would have been thwarted by a water proof human building? LMFAO!
According to the bible no need for anyone to come back from hell because the bible exists but here we have a christian contradicting it in broad daylight. LMAO! SMH at how can they not see all these contradictions and wonder.
hupernikao: But you know you are only picking what you want to respond to, you aren't sincerely discussing what I posed.
Why has the Bible and its character been under persecution all through its ages.
Why was the over 40 stories of the Bible recorded over 3000 years span saying the same thing. From Abel to Jesus, same story, actions, same opposition, same purpose.
Bible is a collection of books and most of the author never met each other. Yet the story of each, aligned to the same story of the messiah. His suffering, his glory seen in man's events from Abel to all the prophets. How is such intelligence position. Not even a trained AI or neural network code can deliver such accuracy of repetition of same facts in over 400 events.
I am summarising your most important points and responding to that, I really can't spend a lot of time responding to each and every of your sentences.
hupernikao: You didnt read my post well. I never said there is no inspiration any other place. Read this below again.
We know when man writes, we know when man is inspired to write, and we know when God inspires man to write.
Frank Herbert's Dune series, JRR Tokien's Silmarilon fall within the second category (man inspired to write)
I then wrote:We know when God inspires man to write.: This is the scriptures and that is the difference. God's inspiration.
Hence, Inspiration can come from anywhere and anything, but this word of God, is God's breath to man, the very essence of God himself communicated in man's language for man.
Frank Herbert's Dune series was never in dispute for over 2000 years. It was never opposed nor the reader oppressed and persecuted for reading it. The readers never hear nor claim to see God through it. But this word of Life, the one you hold in hands yet despised, has been in this very contention since the creation of man. That same word of God is what Cain persecuted and killed his brother. And the same spirit of Cain is seen all through the ages even unto this day.
The same spirit of persecution spoken of in the scriptures, written when there is yet to be any civilization, that same word, rejected, despised, persecuted even unto this day.
The uncivilized world persecuted it, the civilized world did and doing the same. Yet it endure all through the ages. Whether civilized, uncivilized, incivilized, oncivilized, precivilized, procivilized, the opponent actions and deeds remain the same and predicted with all accuracies by writers who existed over 3000 years ago.
Dont you think such book is different?
No, such a book is not different because there are books that precede the bible and are much older which have endured such treatment.
hupernikao: You call it imagination, Bible called it inspiration.
We know when man writes, we know when man is inspired to write, and we know when God inspires man to write.
When you see the systematic presentation, intelligence and theological wisdom delivered in the scriptures spanning over 44 writers, 4000 years timeline. Who mostly never saw each other nor know one another yet saying the same thing, same message seen in all events.
Then if that is man's imagination, such men (the writers) would be the best of men that ever existed and should be listened to.
I told you to read Frank Herbert's Dune series you'll see inspiration by the bucket load. Also read JRR Tokien's Silmarilon, plenty of inspiration there to.
On a serious note, I will truly want you to actually try read the Bible with the mind I explained above. I know you do read the Bible, likely for criticism but that's not actually an issue. All scholarly document must be subjected to intelligent scrutiny. But I only desire you read and treat it with same open mindedness you use to read other literatures. You don't have to be a Christian to see what God did through the scriptures. You only need an open mind in your research and findings.
Don't forget, God's love is still the same even today, that is, his ability to suffer long and wait for you even if you draw him to the lowest point of your desire and make him useless in your thought.
He waits patiently not in anger but in open embrace and love you the more as his grace continues in search of you. And I am persuaded, he will find you.
Remember, God's grace is more available and abundant anywhere He is much rejected or opposed. Romans 5:20
The reason for the gif is cause you are doing yourself "jedi mind trick". You are believing that something someone wrote out of the abundance of his imagination contains a message for you even though it is just a figment of that person's imagination.
Bro. Man's disposition to knowledge has been proven to always be in direct proportion to the chronology of the earth.
You can't feign ignorant of that.
There was a time the world believes...
... That the earth is flat. ... That the sun revolves ... That man can at the edge of the earth to bottomless pit.
... That slavery is good ... That twins are evil... And so on.
These are based on man's exposure to knowledge.
So to claim that man's limitation of how evil comes implies there is no God is close to saying, because a baby who never had knowledge of what evil is, and and continually smile at a thief that comes around to steal at home will implies that there is nothing called thief or evil but only good men.
Man increases in knowledge to understand his environment better. Same with the knowledge of who God is and God's word. Man is limited in knowledge, hence will have to know things over a period of time. This exactly is also the limitation of science. That isn't God's limitation but man's.
The Bible clearly presented to you that even though man knew God as early as his creation, he still had to learn who God is and what God can do and not do.
So, man's limitation is the key indices here not God. A god who wants to show himself and wants man to know him in a single swoop has left the domain of love to selfishness and self interest. It's like a lecturer who wants a year 1 student to become a professor of law in 5days mind blowing teaching.
You must not loose focus of the fact that all God's action that seems to present him to you as weak are the expressions of his love to man, and to you. His lowliness is because of you and for you. Imagine, he came and wore the same tabernacle of sin, the sinful flesh, yet remain God.
He is not in haste to wait for man until he can comprehend him, this is what the Bible called God's longsuffering.
You must see this attribute of God always and hold it central to your knowledge of God and Bible theology. His love for you will make him give and do all for you. This is the God of the Christian Bible
Apologies for the delays. Weekends are usually busier.
I mentioned to you that you cant interpret scriptures in pockets, this is same for any literatures. You have to read all events, instructions, words, actions to be able to conclude on the attribute of a character. You are still interpreting God's actions in pockets.
Recall, i also mentioned to you that culture, history and language are very key to interpretation of literatures.The Bible is a literature book, It has its own history, culture and languages used across the history.
This will call that you must interpret within the scope of its language, culture, history, knowledge available to people then and their way of life.
So, for proper bible interpretation we must pay attention to
1. The language of the audience and writer/speaker 2. The prevalent culture of their time 3. The history and development of the culture and language overtime till our own time 4. The available secular knowledge of their time
You cannot use the knowledge and language or 2021 to interpret a book written over 2000 years ago. That alone is a platform for error.
All the above will limit the ability of the speaker or writer just as it is today for us.
I will give you an instance.
USAGE OF CHARIOTS OF FIRE FOR ANGELS IN THE BIBLE In describing the operations and appearance of angels, Bible writers used fire and chariots. What we call chariots of fire[b] (2 Kings 2:11, Isa 66:15)[/b]. These are languages, man's language not God language.
Observe the elements used (Chariots, Fire). Remember that in their time war was prevalent and the strongest element in war in their time was a Chariot. Infact only the general rides the chariot. It is a sign of strength or valor.
Observe also, that fire typified speed, Bible used flame of fire (Hebrews 1:7). This shows speed, something sporadic. Hence the reason they used it for angel.
Why? Because angels are known for strength (Ps 103:20), massiveness and speed. The only way the writer could explain is to use the elements available in their time. Chariot is description of Strength, Fire is description of Speed.A writer in our own time will use Speed of Light and Rockets. Like Rockets of Light. That will be the language of our days,
Why all these
This is to show you that literatures are confined within the limit of the knowledge and culture of the writer.
Now to answer your question, i will tell you to do a research on contemporary and secular writing that falls within the same chronology of the time of the OT writings and then lets discuss this again.
The contemporary and secular writings will show you the prevalent language and knowledge of God and culture around that time. Hence that will guide how you read and interpret the Bible writers within the same period.
One basic thing you will find out is this.
They all ascribe to God or their gods, everything that ever happens to man in their time. Either good or evil, killing or making alive. They believe no other being exist to be able to do such act. Hence the reasons you see them worship their gods so that he will not do evil to them or kill them. You wont see any mention or description of a Satan or Devil acting separately from the gods.
This is also well documented about African culture.
Hence, why did the writer of the event you wrote did so. Prevalent culture and knowledge is what guided him.
Dont forget i have emphasized this all through our discussion, that God will not manipulate but[b] use man's language, culture, history, disposition, opposition, faith, unbelief, actions and inactions, he will work through it to still achieve his purpose.[/b] He needs not change man's language or force man to do things for him to achieve his will, This is why He is God.
Do you understand that you just made the Bible out to be nothing but a work of human imagination? If they are merely ascribing to god all these things then we can be certain your god doesn't exist.
shadeyinka4: What kind of evidence will show a blind man that a cup is BLUE?
Will you accept the same kind of evidence for spiritual things?
The kind of evidence that will allow him to know the cup exists and that the light from it is registering on the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to the colour blue. I would accept the same class of evidence for the afterlife.
shadeyinka4: It is not possible for a blind person to understand the concept of colours.
Sight is needed to understand the concept of colours.
You can explain to a blind person that some electromagnetic waves are visible while others are not. But how do you explain colours to a blind man?
It's exactly the same way: the difficulty of explaining the spiritual to one who is Spiritually Blind.
Wrong. You don't need sight to understand concepts. We have never seen quarks and other subatomic particles yet we understand them. Why would a blind person not understand that different frequencies of light produce different effects.
I am not asking you to explain anything, I am asking you for evidence.
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shadeyinka4: How can a blind person understand what colour is? It takes being sighted to understand the concept of colours. How do you presume a blind man will understand the concept of colour Blue?
Of course, there is no visible colour at 3 MHz meaning that frequency is a wrong yardstick for a blind man to understand colours and what colour blue look like. We can only tell him that sighted people call the narrow band of frequency of the electromagnetic waves of about 6.66E14 Hz color blue. It doesn't mean the blind can comprehend what blue even mean.
Do you think blind people see blackness or whiteness or redness in their sightedness?
Meanwhile when would you be able to provide evidence for us to understand your supernatural speculations? Whenever your spiritual state changes from blindness to sightedness! LOL!!
I already wrote how a blind person can understand the concept of the colour blue. The same way you understand the concepts of all the things you cannot see with your eyes but have evidence for.
The lower limit for visible light is 4.29x1014Hz so I dunno why you are pointing at 3mhz and saying there is no light there.
Yeah sure keep dodging the fact that you have no evidence to present. When you are ready hit me up.
shadeyinka4: Sorry sir! The frequency of electromagnetic wave is not what defines colour Blue: it is the other way round. Color Blue (as seen by normal sighted humans) is defined by its place within the electromagnetic spectrum.
A colorblind person even though can see, does not visually discern what color blue is!
I can understand why a blind man cannot comprehend what colour blue look like is a valid statement. What evidence does a blind man need to describe color blue? BTW, can you answer what colour is 3 MHz electromagnetic wave (hope you get the point)
Read what I wrote again, I didn't say he would visually discern the colour blue, I wrote he would understand it.
I don't know what point you are trying to make but there is no visible colour at 3mhz.
Meanwhile when would you be able to provide evidence for us to understand your supernatural speculations?
shadeyinka3: It is understandable when a blind man doesn't understand the meaning of colour BLUE!
Colour Blue does not have a weight, smell, size or physical dimensions other than through the visuals!
Wrong, it has a frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum that a blind man can get to understand whether he can see it or not. After life speculations remain that, speculations, not a single shred of evidence to support the existence of any of it.
shadeyinka: Any religion that doesn't do justice to evil and righteousness after death is nonsense. Should a powerful murderer escape punishment? Should influencial rapists escape judgement? Should gross wickedness by the high and mighty go unpunished? Should goodness, kindness, love end without a positive reward after this earth life?
From your acclaimed number of 4,199 only three pass and the rest complete are complete failures.
That's why justice is essential while we are alive, wishing that someone gets punished after they are dead is nothing but a pipe dream.
triplechoice: What is racism? Do you know the meaning? Or maybe you have your own definition because I fail to see how any of those you mentioned above contribute to racism.
If you think they do, please give instances of how
NewSoul: I actually stumbled on the popular post of that guy from 2016. "From pastor to atheist". It shook me. But I noticed he has been off for more than a year. Is he alive? Hope he's not dead and in hell.
I want to tell you something I noticed. You see those old thread that talks about atheism. I found out those people supporting the motion, their "last seen" is always like 3 years + and the ones trying to convert them are still active or is it me just imagining things?
I like the concept of atheism but I'm still afraid of hell because all my life I have heard things like "heaven and hell is real" "sinners shall burn in hell forever and ever"
Why did those atheist suddenly disappear? Did they die because God got angry with them? Though I still see some from years back still active like HopefulLandlord (maybe God likes him and wants him to change)
and is it true the CEO of Nairaland is an atheist too. Because I'm sick and tired of religion, prayers, Bible reading and fasting and my life hasn't moved forward. I like the Idea of being responsible for yourself and getting things done without praying and fasting to an invisible being. I don't just want to die and wake up in hell and please I'm not looking for a way to sin. Morally without pride I'm much better than some pastors... I just don't want to die like a chicken and wake up as a roasting barbecue in hell. Help me get rid of this fear o have been brainwashed with right from birth...
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