IGBOSON1:


Hehehehehe

You must have thought you're living in a civilised country!

What system of gov't you ask? Nigeria is running 'democrazy' which should not be confused with democracy...the real McCoy! Our own variation is a demonstration of craze (apologies to Fela)!

it is really painful that we are still in this type of society.

SugarMuffin:
I see no reason why busola would grant the interview if she wasn't sure about what she's getting herself into,her husband is a public figure, so I don't think they'd stoop so low because of attention and dent their reputation. I really hope they get to the root of this matter because this allegation is too huge to be ignored.

you would be surprised. It's her word against his. The story is not very straight.

jwillng:


Bros- I don send money already na. I don dey hustle before I even comot for plan. Nairalanders in Yankee are good people. They helped a lot.

which part of America you dey?

This is not an attempt to disregard every point you raised. But as humans living in the 21st century, we should be grateful for the level of freedom or free will currently being enjoyed. Religious beliefs or sentiments should not be forced on us, neither should an adults decision that would affect only their live be branded a taboo. We were born free, and it is only normal for us to live free, without fear of being judged by the same people who would even take worst decisions if they find themselves in the shoes of the person they criticize.

Adviseasister:


Thanks. It is a long distance relationship, I don't mean Lagos to Abuja, but different countries, continents. How do we see the counsellor? What do you think is wrong with him? I feel he has drifted.

I would advice you move on. It may not be the best advice, but I'm telling you as a guys who understands the situation.

mekaboy:
Considering the number of Nigerians dangote trucks kills on a daily basis, do you think dangote would still be this rich if his trucks killed that much in America?

you forget to consider the sophistication of the roads in the u.s. if he were to be in the u.s he would not need to use the trailers for very long routes because there will be other means to transport the goods.

AZeD1:
Not everyone who celebrates Easter is a Christian.
Not everyone who celebrates Christmas is a Christian.

can you hear yourself? Not everyone who celebrates the death and resurrection of christ is a Christian.

helinues:
Where was God/Jesus when the terrorist was about to detonate the bombs?

RIP to the dead

I wanted to tell you to please shut up, but then I realized that I'm a proud supporter of free speech and free thinking.

CreepyBlackpool:
Christianity is the largest religion on earth.


But for some reason christians always seem to believe the entire world is against them


Funny how no one ever talks about the christian crusades

people talked about the crusades but that is not the issue right now. The issue is the violence carried out with the name of islam.

JeffreyJames:
Something they cannot try with Islam.

and is that a good thing? I'm guessing you like sharia law as well. Christianity have gone through this autocratic route and nothing good came out of it.

Samfigo1:
It's just beyond me! If it were drama it would have been another thing, but comedy? Haba!!! This is absolutely not acceptable!

did Jesus reach out to you that he is fazed by the fact that comedians joke with his name?

lonelydora:
They are very wrong. Christians are really their own problem.

Muslims made it a rule not to joke about Mohammed, and all Muslims abide by it. Why then do Christians make joke about their maker?

Even here in Nairaland, we are not allowed to comment on Muslim thread without accepting their oath. And the mods here allow every Dick, Tom, and Harry to comment on Christian threads. Hy


Just watch out, this my comment will be deleted

so you like the fact that muslims cannot joke with Mohammed's name abi? Even Peter threw a joke when Jesus wanted to wash his feet. and besides who made Yul a Jesus spokesperson?

Ahmed0336:
no matter how hard you explain many youths will never see it from that perspective.

it's all good!!

Akon is only massaging the ego of these African leaders to get favor. Its these unfounded theory that make most African leaders to denounce free speech and the free press. If atrocities are not exposed, how would leaders sit up and how do you have an informed citizenry?

youghs:
is it dollar dat we are spending...dat estimate is only useful if u want to engage in foreign trade

almost everything we need to survive in Nigeria are imported. From television, phones, laptops, cable TV etc.

It's time to pass a bill compelling every public office holder using government resources to only drive made in Nigeria cars. This will definitely fasten the growth and innovation of the industry.

Xaos:
I think you should apologize.

You have to do this not because you are fault but because you are a wise woman who priorities her families happiness over her own ego.

Make peace while it is in your power to make peace.

if she apologizes, then she is so insecure and incapable of making the right decision. How can one ask a married woman to go outside and get card for him? So insulting.

Tofax:
In a world that celebrate material things over self dignity and self Worth. Alex, it'll be difficult for a lot of people to believe that you actually refuse a 2018 range rover. But, I know a lot of girls like you still abound and I'm very proud of your decision not to compromise. No man in Nigeria will give you such a gift without any ulterior motive, or them no see any guys in BB Niger to give out such a gift to? I'm a fan of yours and i'm Proud of You.

trust stories coming from celebrities at your own risk. These guys do anything to be in the news even if it means cooking up stories.

alBHAGDADI:
There's currently a movement out there which wants Christians to throwaway the old testament part of the Bible and just stick with the new testament alone. Those behind this movement are mostly those against tithing. They say we are not to obey old testament laws because Christ has freed us from the law. They say those who obey the old testament laws are under a curse. Below are their favourite verses

Galatians 3:10 KJV
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

James 2:10 KJV
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

They quote the above verses when you tell them that tithe is very much relevant today as it was in the days of the children of Israel. They immediately quote tonnes of old testament laws which are very difficult to follow, and tell you that you simply want them to be under the curse of the law if they dare break any of them.

The problem with such people is that they don't understand the Bible because they lack the Holy Spirit which guides into all truth. That's why they have thrown away a whole portion of the Bible and have stick with the New Testament. Even the new testament which they claim to follow, they do not believe in it.

Now, is the old testament to be thrown away? No, because it is as good for us today as it was for those of old.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

As seen above, all scripture is profitable for doctrine. It doesn't say the old testament is not profitable nor does it say it is only the new testament that is profitable. It says all scripture. God gave us the old testament so that we can learn a lot from what happened before our time because such lessons will help us during the end times.

1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Now, concerning keeping old testament laws. We are to continue keeping them until Jesus Christ who died on the cross tells us otherwise. Now, he's not going to tell us otherwise because he's already stated what we need in the Bible, we just have to look therein. S, what did Jesus Christ himself said concerning the law? Let's hear him speak.

Matthew 5:17-20 KJV
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.


Did you see where Jesus said he has thrown the law into the refuse dump? No, you can't find such. Rather what you'll find is him saying he came to fulfill it. He even said not one jot shall pass away. To show that what he said back in the old testament still stands, he placed a loss on whoever shall break one of the smallest of the commandments and even go ahead to teach men to do the same thing. That's why I pity those who say they won't tithe and go about teaching people against tithing on social media.

You may ask, if the laws of the old testament still stand, how come people no longer offer animal sacrifices and other practices of the old testament like ablution, keeping the Sabbath day etc?

Before I answer those questions, let me first of take you on a ride for understanding. Read the below verses.

Deutoronomy 22:5 KJV
The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Leviticus 18:16 KJV
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their unclothedness: I am the LORD.

Both verses are Old Testament laws against incest and cross-dressing. Now, the people who say we should throw away the old testament and those who say we shouldn't obey the laws of Moses are so foolish in that they do not see the error in their saying. According to them, Jesus Christ has died to set us free. Did he died so that we can now cross-dress like homosexuals and sleep with our sister or mother? An old testament law also says we are not to bow down to idols. What these people are saying is that we can now bow down to idols because Jesus has set us free. These people don't know what Jesus set us free from, they just parrot junks which they heard a social media liar say. They might even say we don't need the law to teach us what is right from wrong because the Holy Spirit living in us will do that for us. That foolish statement made them throw away the old testament. But wait, let's see who the Holy Spirit is:

John 14:26 KJV
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Spirit will bring to remembrance all what Jesus told us in the Bible. Now, how will you be able to remember what Jesus said in the old testament when you've thrown it away? Or don't you know that the entire Bible is about Jesus right from Genesis chapter 1 to the last chapter of Revelations? Jesus speaking:

John 5:54 KJV
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

To be honest with you, it is not every law in the old testament that we are to obey as Christians. But how do we know which to obey from those we aren't to obey? It is by listening to Jesus, listening to what he said back then in the old testament and now in the new testament. That's how we know that the laws on ablution and Sabbath have changed.

Concerning the law against idol worshiping, did Jesus change that the law in the new testament? No he didn't. That's why we still obey that law today. What about cross-dressing and incest? Those laws still stand because he didn't change them.

Now, there are some laws which he changed in the new testament. Remember he stated through Apostle Paul that since the Levitical priesthood changed, there came a change of the law. It doesn't say the law was thrown out, it only says it changed.

Hebrews 7:12 KJV
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

The law which talked about not eating certain animals got changed in the new testament when Paul said we can eat all things.

Romans 14:2-13 KJV
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Remember the law against eating blood? That law still stands.

Genesis 9:4 KJV
But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Acts 15:29 KJV
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

You see, whatever Jesus doesn't want us to continue with he clearly states it in the new testament. Now, whatever he didn't change about the old testament laws still remains. It means whatever he said back in the old testament must still be followed. If he didn't tell you to stop, you are not to stop. Since he hasn't told you to stop obeying the anti-cross dressing, the incest and so many laws of the old testament, why do you feel you can just wake up ome morning and stop obeying them?

John 14:15 KJV
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Where did Jesus command you that you shouldn't pay tithe any more? You will never find. The closest you find is him even upholding the law on tithing three times in the new testament. Since he hasn't told you to stop, who are you to stop paying tithe? What he said back then still stands and must be obeyed. If you go about disobeying it and telling people to disobey it too, then you will be the least in the Kingdom of God.

For all those who love to say Jesus has set them free from the curse of the law, so they are not going to obey the law, such people don't even understand that particular verse they quote. Jesus didn't set you free from the law so that you won't obey it any more. Rather, he set you free from seeing it as a means to eternal life. If you say you want to make heaven by not sinning at all i.e obeying all the law, then you will end up in hell fire. You will end up there because you can never succeed in obeying the entire law. It even becomes worst for you if you pass all but failed in one. You will be guilty of even the ones you passed.

James 2:10 KJV
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

Since no man can pass the whole law without failing one, Jesus had to come and make it easy for us to make heaven. He came, passed the law without sinning or failing any. When he died, his righteousness was taken from him and given to us who believe in him, while our sin was given to him.

2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.


All we just have to do now is believe in him and Eternal life is ours.

John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


We are saved by Grace, not by the works of the law.

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Does that mean since we are saved we can now bow down to idols, commit incest, not pay tithe, coveteousness, steal, cross-dress, murder etc? No, because it will mean we are disobeying the laws of the one who saved us. Guess what? we will receive spanking from him if we do such.

Hebrews 12:6 KJV
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If you don't want God to keep spanking you, then get back to obeying his commandment which is a sign of love for him.

John 14:15 KJV
If ye love me, keep my commandments.


Obey his laws because he is...

Hebrews 13:8 KJV
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Amen

you should strive to make the world a better place in anyway you can. Let's focus on how we can improve the world we live in.

Omooba77:
If you were to die today, will you make heaven?

if you were to die today, what legacy would you have left behind? Let's talk about earth first before talking about heaven.

obembet:
Never mock God.

Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil );
During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency.
Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died .

The man who built the Titanic:
After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said: “Not even God can sink it”
The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic .

Please... If you don't have any proof.. Keep quiet

do you think God is that petty? If he was that petty, the humans would have been no more.

adonismuller:
He is like four more years of looting is secured.

Baba God more tithe for you.

I know right..... being in the U.S has increased my dislike for our politicians.

NOETHNICITY:
Poverty is very dangerous

Even nija celebs ve been ravaged by the poverty syndrome

Just look at just how surprise she looks and you will understand what am talking about

that is how normal people react when they get a gift that they never expected.

sacx:


I saw the flaw in his argument myself, but I can answer your question.

Man was created as a distinct being whose life form is different from any other created being. Due to his nature, he had the capacity to have authority over every other created being within his earth domain. He was therefore given dominion over them.

When he sinned, he fell from a height of civilisation he had attained and all creation to which he was given dominion fell with him. This is the truth. This is the reason plants die, and animals too.

The first man lived for a thousand years not because he was less sinful. In fact there is nothing like being less sinful. If you are in sin, you are in sin. He lived for a thousand years because he still had the knowledge of that civilisation from which he fell in the core of his being. But as he moved further away from Eden, the potency of that knowledge was gradually eroded by the knowledge of sin.

This was why Christ came. He first removed the nature of sin from man and put the nature of life I'm him, in other words, the full capacity of manifesting as God. He expects man however to fellowship with the knowledge of life in his spirit until his body is transformed to inherit incorruption. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

first, I do not think man attained any height of civilization before they sinned. They were only following instructions and maybe there was a fruit that renewed their longevity every once in a while and as they left eden, they no more had access to the fruit.

In as much as your write up was nice, it still lacks the answer to the complex nature of life and death. According to the bible, God was scared that if man remained in the garden, they could eat from the tree of life and get everlasting life.

Thirdly, why do you think almost every living thing fear death and value life including mosquitoes, fowl, snakes e.t.c. What do they have to lose if they die or live?

Jayhazard:

The inevitability of death supports biblical submissions.
Why do we all die, no matter how much we avoid death?

and who wrote the bible? Humans that already knew what it means to live and die. Have you ever asked yourself why even animals fear death? Nature blackmailed every living thing to fear death in order to appreciate life. I believe in God but I have been battling to understand the meaning of afterlife.

theoriginalgood:
Why is it that all humans die someday? Even the Christians say “Jesus” died, but not: “God” died. In the Bible, Mark 10:18 says only God is truly good. I can believe this because all humans die and God does not. Humans are beings. God is a being. One dies, the other doesn’t. If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll know you’re not really a good being. Otherwise, you’ll never die. It’s undeniable. Then it should be no surprise to know that humanity is on the verge of extinction; there’s a war between Good and evil behind the scenes. Goodness should have just deleted evil at the beginning, but strangely, evil has enough power to prevent its immediate death. This is why humanity STILL exists today. But by definition, good is stronger than evil; Goodness will win the war and finally vanquish humanity after striking ENOUGH killer blows to evil.

Now, how come humans don’t exist in a perfect abode like what you could call Heaven? A place where there is only peace, one is always strong and healthy, no hatred, no dishonesty, no filth etc.

You are what you create! God is only good and thus cannot create anything that isn’t good. It is known that existence is full of many infirmities and rubbish. Who created those? Definitely not God! This therefore means that humans are actually all the sin, evil, bad, wrong, flaws etc in existence. Yes, there is a human out there who embodies bad breath, initials: BB = Barry Borden, who embodies body odor, initials: BO = Benjamin Oliver, who embodies weakness, initials: WN = Winifred Newton etc.

Good is stronger than evil, therefore God cannot be limited and is already omnipotent and omniscient. He can do absolutely anything good, but there is no such thing as purifying humanity. Making a change to a being means changing identity. Purging humanity would mean deleting the old identity of sin, and somehow creating a new one of purity. That deletion means death. They call it sinner, but that sinner is actually a sin itself!

The fact that humans die means humanity is not good. Accept it. Therefore there’s a higher power ensuring that existence will one day be purified. Too bad no one here will be there!

your argument is so flawed and lack any ingredients to sway any one. Why do plants die? Why do harmless animals die? Why did the first men live close to a thousand years? Were they less sinful?

wetdick:


some of them have to go but we have many good stuff in our culture that need to be protected because it is who we are.

The Japanese were able to protect their culture, they killed everyone who came to their shore to sell them religion or anything, they discarded some cultures and improve on those that are important, today they are the powerhouse of the world even with their core culture, even the Chinese did that.

i was watching a video of queen Elizabeth accepting royal families of the world in her palace, and the Japanese king and his wife were given the mutual respect because the British couldn't conquer them. even during communism, the Russian communists respected the Chinese because they had their own brand of communism.

but here in Nigeria, prince charles was here and all our royal families lined up to see the prince, it was because they conquer us by simple stuff not even with by war. there is no place the black man is respected because we accept anything, no identity, no language, nothing, once we go abroad, we call our language nonsense, our culture nonsense, our african religion, we can developed-evil-hahhah, how will they respect us. We have nothing that is unique.

we are both saying the same thing. But I think the reason blacks still lack the respect of other countries is because we have not been able to improve beyond how we were left in 1960. Canada was colonized but are respected today, even the United states was colonized but they are arguably the most respected country in the world.

It's a nice piece that should be applauded.
But your usage of "cultural identity and its protection" is what I'm not a fan of.

You protect what is meaningful and proven to have added value.
We both know that while some of our cultural heritage are good and should be promoted, most of them have to go if it will mean greater prosperity for all.

tesppidd:
On Monday Februarry 18th 2019,

The weeping and grinding which will hit the land shall be of rapturous proportions.

Quite simply, there are only 2 groups of people who actually think that Atiku has got a chance against Buhari.

1. Wailers.
2. Idiiots.

hope you are happy calling your fellow countrymen idiots because of their political inclination.

Deicide:
What do you think would happen in the next 1000 years, 100,000 years 1,000,000 years? Do people actually think about this stuff?

funny enough I do.

GenSpecifics:
But the monopolist will get subsidy from FG on crude oil

Dangote is NOT in any way a business genius but a crafty govt contractor who depends solely on lobbying and govt patronage.

If you think otherwise, then ask why his net worth dropped when Nigeria went into recession?

when share prices plummet, what do you think will happen to the shareholders? Do you know how many billionaires in America will lose money if America goes into recession?

joseo:
Crazy tins just dry happen everyday..... How can an beautiful, educated and young lady be happy being a baby mama to the extend of showing off the pregnancy......this one just tire me.

the freedom to be who you are without fear of judgement is what adulthood means. Nigerians are too judgemental.

BLESSMME:

I dey tell you...I was just looking at her with sadness

why sadness? She is an adult and free to make decisions for herself. If she I happy, who are you to be sad for her? #individualsovereignty