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OLAADEGBU: Man Shot in The Head For Refusing to Deny Christ

This man, Habila Adamu, was shot in his head after he refused to deny Christ by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. But he survived and is here to share the love of Christ to the world.

Boko Haram is an Islamic jihadist militant organization based in the northeast Nigeria. The group came to Adamu because he is a Christian.

"They wanted me to deny Jesus. They want to ‘Islamitize’ Nigeria. That is why they are targeting Christians," he said in a CBN video posted on YouTube.

“If you agree to deny your faith you will be safe. If you don’t agree to do it, they will kill you,” he added.

And that is how he answered why he chose to stand his ground and refused to deny Christ.

“What can separate us from the love of Christ? Is it hardship? Is it persecution? Is it sword? No. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ,” he said.

"Christ did something for me and all the people in the world. We are sinners! We are condemned criminals! We are supposed to die! But He took all these burdens! He paid for our debts! He died for us! Why can I not submit to Jesus? That is what I did. I stood for him!"

http://ipost.christianpost.com/news/man-shot-in-the-head-for-refusing-to-deny-christ-12461/

Gold2Naira.Com:
Lil kid keep quiet and stop talking trash.

mantraa: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-910282

damerry: The Blessed Virgin Mary has been loved and
honoured by Christians from the foundation
of the church, from the time that our Lord
gave us His Mother from the cross: “Behold
your Mother!” (John 19:27) They have called
upon Mary for her prayers, knowing that
there is no one closer to Jesus in heaven
than she is, no one who can plead for their
cause more effectively than she.
Evidence of this can be found in the
catacombs of Rome where the early Martyrs
of the church were buried, and later, where
pilgrims would go to pray, asking for their
intercession. Images of Jesus, ‘The Good
Shepherd’ stand along side those of the
Prophets and Mary. Mary is shown either
with the Christ Child in her womb or upon
her lap (the Mercy Seat); there are close to a
hundred images of Mary – a sign of the early
church’s deep reverence for their Mother.
The other evidence of early Marion devotion
is to be found in the writings of the Early
Church Fathers, of which the following
pages contains just a few.
But first a few words on the Churches
teachings on Mary:
The New Eve:
St Paul tells us, “The first man Adam became
a living being; the last Adam became a life-
giving spirit.” (1 Cor 15:45) The early
Christians knew that if Jesus was the ‘New
Adam’ then Mary is the ‘New Eve.’ In the
Gospel of St. John there are two occasions
where Jesus calls His mother ‘Woman,’ a title
denoting respect. The first is at the wedding
at Cana where we see Mary’s first act of
intercession. (John 2:1-11) The second
occasion was from the cross (John 19:26).
In calling Mary ‘Woman’ many of the Early
Fathers see a clear allusion to Genesis 3:15.
God tells the devil “I will put enmity between
you and the woman, and between your
seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head
and you shall bruise his heal.” The Early
Fathers called this verse the
‘protoevangelium’ (the first Gospel) as it
expresses how the devil would strike the
heel of the Christ (upon the cross) and how
the Christ would crush the serpents head,
defeating him (from the cross).
The Fathers would also see the ‘woman’ as
their ‘Queen of Heaven’ described in (Rev Ch
12), ‘and a great portent appeared in
heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with
the moon under her feet, and on her head a
crown of twelve stars.’ The chapter goes on
to describe ‘the woman’ giving birth to a
‘male child, one who is to rule all the nations
with a rod of iron.’ (Rev 12:5) This is the
Christ Child (See also Isa 66:7 and Ps 2:9).
Perpetual Virginity:
There was never any question of Mary
having further children after Jesus, she was
the Spouse of the Holy Sprit, the immaculate
temple of God. Early writings tell us that the
“brethren” mentioned in scripture were
children brought to the marriage by St
Joseph, whether these children were his
own, or again, just part of a wider family
group is unclear (the word, “brethren” in
the language of that day encapsulated a
wider family circle i.e. cousins etc.)
Early Christians called Mary “The Window of
Heaven” because through her God poured
the “True Light” upon the world..

ayoku777: Personally I think its unfortunate that we are debating IF Jesus Christ is GOD, when EVEN the Church is GOD. And yes, you read me right. I believe that the root of the problem is because we don't understand the meaning of the word GOD or ELOHIM. God or Elohim is not a person, it is a title and a nature, under the Law, the old covenant, it was a title owned by and/or conferred by the LORD (YHWH or Yahovah) on people he sent with His word or He gave the right of judgment, then under the new covenant it became a nature imputed to those born of His WORD.

In Exodus 7v1, the Lord said to Moses 'See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh'. 'God' there is the hebrew 'elohim' and the LORD conferred it on Moses after He sent him with His word. Then Exodus 21v5-6 'And if the servant shall say I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go out free. Then his master shall bring him unto the judges... The word 'judges' is also the hebrew 'elohim'. And it was conferred on people given the right of judgment by God, eg Priests and Elders in Israel. Also check Exodus 22v8-9.

Then Psalm 82v1-2 'God standeth in the congregation of the mighty, He judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly...'. 'God and gods' is the same 'elohim' in that verse. And then the very popular verse 6, 'I have said Ye are gods'. Same 'elohim' there. Some christians might say it is small letter 'g' god in all these verses. But let me blow your mind wider. Small or big letter 'g' is purely english, in hebrew, 'elohim' is 'elohim', no small or big letter. So when the scriptures call people elohim, it uses the same letter it uses when it calls 'elohim' in other verses, even for big letter 'G' GOD. All these shows the way elohim was used under the law as a title conferred; before it now became a nature imputed under grace, we will go there shortly. Then this is a verse that best shows this difference between YHWH as a person and elohim as a title, 1Sam 2v25 'If one man sin against another, the judge (Elohim) shall judge him. But if a man sin against the LORD (Yahovah), who shall intreat for him'. This shows the difference between the person of the Father and the title elohim, which is used by the LORD and also conferred by Him.

Then when Jesus came He said 'I and My Father are one' John 10v30. I've heard some christians say he was talking about oneness in terms of purpose and mission. Emphatically NO! He was talking to jews who knew the scriptures in Deut 6v4 'Hear, O Israel, The LORD our God is one LORD (YHWH)'. So when Jesus said I and my Father are ONE, he meant I and my Father are JEHOVAH (The Self-Existent One). So Jesus didn't even call himself elohim, He called himself YHWH. Calling himself elohim would have even been bearable to the jews 'coz there were people who God conferred the title on under the law, but to the Jews calling yourself YHWH was going too far. That was why the Jews wanted to stone him. So God is even a title too little for Jesus, that's a title for the Church (those born of the Word), Jesus is Jehovah, just like the Father.

Moving on, the Jews reply Jesus in John 10v33 For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy and because that thou being a man, makest thyself God'. Jesus replied them and said in v34-35 Is it not written in your law, I said Ye are Gods? If He called them Gods unto whom the word of God came, and the scriptures cannot be broken. In other words, if those sent with the word of God are called Gods, how much more those BORN OF THE WORD (the church)? And how much much much more THE WORD HIMSELF (Jesus). So hear this, The Father, The Word, The Church (through the Spirit) are Elohim. But only the Father and the Word are Jehovah or YHWH (Self-Existent) as stated by Christ in John 5v26 For as the Father hath life in himself (Self-existent), so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself (self-existent).

Some might argue that if Jesus is God, how come he still prays to the father. Simple! If God is a title then it will definitly be in heirachy. The authority and Godhood of the one who begat (Father) will definitely be above that of the one begotten (Jesus). And the authority of the first begotten will also be above the others begotten (Church). Even though all of them are Elohim. Its like a pride, in a pride all the males are lions, but there are daddy lion, Sons lion and baby lion. Maybe even grandpa lion, they are all lions but authority-wise they differ. Christ is elohim, and even, Jehovah like the Father but he's still subject to the Father, just like the church is elohim (by being born of the word) but also subject to Christ. That's why Jesus said in John 14v28 'For my Father is greater than I'. The Father prays to no one, Jesus prays to the Father, and the Church, through the Spirit, prays to the Father in the name of Jesus. All elohim, but different authority levels.

So let's rest this debate of whether Jesus is elohim or not. Jesus is more than elohim, he is Jehovah, like the Father. What we should be debating is whether the church is elohim or not. And we are by the way, so let's even rest that as well.

vickyO: i love those picture illustrations.... muslims ain't speaking no more?

nnofaith: there is no answer you can give na! what excuse can you give for allah for allowing his faithfuls to be slaughtered?!

nnofaith: so what was allah doing when all those muslims were being slaughtered? why did allah allow it?

Toluwarni: shut up! and stop spamming

sanniemoe: My guy,pls choose ur words carefully. Boko Haram at this time isn't about who or what U serve. Even Muslims are killed,northerners themselves can feel the wrath of hell burning. It's wrong for U to point fingers at anyone,Christian,Muslim or satanist,it's very wrong

peppy luv: Those two ladies were muslims!! Infact they are ur sisters!Female suicide bombers they are evry whr especially in Iraq nd Islamisbad!!we see it on Aljazeera or are they anti-islam too like CNN cuz that's what u pple always say.
Murderers and hypocrites!! U will rot in hell!!
I gues CAN is also d founder or hezbollah,al qaeda and all d terrorist organisation in d Arab world !! Yes they are d cause of d crisis in Egypt and other parts of d Arab world!! Oh sori 1 4got US and Isreal is d cause of those ones!! Murderers always looking for who to blame for the abominations taught and written in ur unholy book!
No Rev Fr will do that rubbish u said on ur cooked up story!even my parish priest 4rm a strong muslim family in sokoto but broke free,do u want to knw his name?sori murderer I won't tell u so u pple will not come and kill him 4 us( we hv many of them and they dnt go close to their families,they live in fear!religion of peace indeed!)or u v 4gotn d prest that donated his kidney to a muslim(thank God d story was put up on this forum by ur muslim sister)or is d 1 beheaded last wk in syria??
And who told u pastors only preach materialism?brain washed fool!
Just shut up if u hv notin to say !shaytan like u!Devil

2ru-talk:
. sharap, Ewu! Don't bring the name of God into this kind of rubbish statement next time. In a saner society, u and ur co-boko haram sponsors should have been rotting in jail by now. Just remember that the blood of innocent Nigerians who died by your bombs are crying for justice. Should they be denied justice, u and ur accomplices will never know peace

CAMEROONPRIDE: Muslims clerics should place a fatwa on their stinking destructed behind. spit on these animals/

Youngzedd: Source

kikuyu1: It had nothing to do with China/homos/democracy or the search for energy resources despite the opinion of every 'expert' political analyst within reach of a computer monitor. It seems they were coming to pay homage to the supreme leader of planet earth.

http://karanjazplace..com/2013/07/what-led-2-ex-and-serving-american.html

onila: I will truly miss my Hausa/fulani pple despite their religion problems/bokoharam in the north. .they are some of the nicest well mannered and honest Nigerians ever

I will miss my other friends from other parts of Nigeria, we will still be friends but no more from the same country, will be awkward and sad

I will miss our music

and also miss the fact, when u go abroad there wont be many Nigerians like the way it used to be. .I like the fact we are many abroad, i get to have many Naija friends and help from my pple
I cant count how many times I have been helped by naija pple i just met randomly at the airport, street, mall etc

mykeandre: @kabiru, w@t are u still doing in dis world? U should hv been GONE by now. The NPF has taken some innocent lives b4, xo ur own will nt b different.

Omen100: Interesting one Kabiru. Kabiru Sokoto’s statement is like the case of an heavily pregnant lady who claimed to be a virgin, claiming never to have had s3x in her life & she is 9months pregnant just like the dress the pregnant lady in the photo below has portrayed & please nobody should bring the VIRGIN MARY story here this morning.

dannysteve99@ya:
If this guy is Innocent,that means every nigerian is Innor.

mooregan: B4 nko, Who go accept say Him dey Guilty Also, na when SSS go kneel down de beg am him 4 come accept?? Na this same people shouting Fair Trial go be de 1st to condemn Government n Judiciary when he is freed.

crackhouse: yes, he should be innocent since their religion supports killing of Christians. So in their religion, it's not a sin because they have got his back and he acted according to their scripture. he is right. Nonsense

SLIDE waxie: Kabiru, kabiru, kabiru....ur fada!!!

adepojuot: Like prophet Muhammed,like his followers,so what do you expect.hisssssssssss.

Decryptor: Are Michael and Gabriel female names?

Decryptor: Are Michael and Gabriel female names?

Olamyyde: God pls even if i die, let dis hurricane manage to hit the north and destroy all members of boko haram

saintneo: Women are the biggest flip-flops.

A friend was trying to arrange some weekend-boôty, then he got a girl on phone; below is their conversation:

Friend: Babe, I've been trying to get hold of you, where are you?
Girl: I was in the church, Charismatic prayer meeting.
Friend: I missed you.
Girl: Your woman nko?
Friend: You know every na. Come around this Saturday, let's groove usual place.
Girl: Towards evening time, my boyfriend is around.



I was really angry at this girl, first she was just at a charismatic prayer meeting, she has a boyfriend. And she is hitting it off behind her boyfriend. To be candid, it will be much easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to find a good girl in the church.


God help us.

Chiilove: Have u ever askd ursf y majority of d Angels mentiond in d bible were al men? In church on earth, men are scare but in heaven women are scarce and men are numerous because of our dressing. May God help women 2 serve God in obedience..

sexsinners: I know women are more naturally emotional.Yet,their certain step that women take and sacrifice to serve God. Like' when i am at church it is majority women who sing along ,and get involved.Hardly do i see their husbands there with them doing the same thing. I only see the women and children there.Also it's rare for me to hear of my Nigerian brothers fasting ,and if they do it will be a short fast with little prayers.They are also not faithful to what they say ,they often see no harm in dishonesty ,and don't see no harm in adultery.They rather work work all the time,eat, and sleep,but do not give at least an hour of their day to pray.

I tend to come across Nigerian men who claim to be christian but behave like an atheist.They play God by, requesting for an abortion ,when they get a girl outside of marriage pregnant.They take demand into their own hands instead of following the word of God.And sing praise Jesus ,even if they got their money illegally or with sin ,example (D'banj).

You see you may yell at me or insult me pastor sexsinners ,but it's the truth.Repent now and start following God.