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dingbang:
Will you keep shut.. What the heck are you doing with your pastor's phone? And how come did you become so close to him? Or are you sleeping in his house?,

MsBliss:
Please I Need Matured answers Here. I just Found out that My Mentor/Spiritual Father Whom I love, Respect and Admire so much is Into Pornography. This is the third time I am seeing the deleted Videos on his phone Recycle Bin. His Phone happens to have a folder in the Gallery where Deleted Pictures and Videos are stored Incase you Change your Mind. I am seeing it for the third time. I couldn't believe my eyes until I went to his Opera History and found out he downloaded them himself.
This Just Shattered me. I am beginning to think that this whole Christianity thing is just a facade and its Happening now that I have made up my mind to follow Christ fully. Its making me look at him in a completely different light now and I'm confused at the moment. Please what will you do if you are in my shoes??
Matured Comments Pls.

NwaAmaikpe:



Someone should give her first aid.

Is she really dead?
I am confused because one eye is open, one eye is closed.

Evablizin:



Her reply is 100% OK.....

johnydon22:
Did this scientist reveal possible reasons why NASA may have opted to hide this evidence from the public?

What does NASA stand to gain from this secrecy?

Ubenedictus:
Abraham isn't about making stupid demands, it was a command that was never going to be carried out, it was a foreshadowing of what God himself will do to show his love for us.

he will give us his son, his only son who he loves, he himself will provide the Lamb, the true sacrifice, it wasn't about Issac is was about Jesus.

CAPSLOCKED:

THAT WAS HOW ONE REV. FR. GOT A FREE KIDNEY BACK THEN IN OUR DIOCESE.

"YAHWEH SAYS I SHALL NOT DIE FROM THIS KIDNEY INFECTION. HE SAYS YOU MUST PROVIDE ME A DONOR WHO HE WILL BLESS RICHLY ".

COME AND SEE HOW PEOPLE WERE BATTLING WHO'S KIDNEY SHOULD BE TAKEN.

THEY HAD TO DEBATE AND EVEN VOTE, BECAUSE ALMOST ALL THE PARISHIONERS WANTED THE MAN TO HAVE THEIR KIDNEYS, IN EXCHANGE FOR GOD'S SPECIAL BLESSINGS.

butterflyl1on:
Martinez19 I am still waiting o or was my line of questioning too deep and too tough for you?

butterflyl1on:
With each new answer you give you keep adding extras.

First you said it was through reasoning, intuition and your senses.

Next you added logic

Now you are adding moral compass which you claim is "biologically ingrained" in us.

It's like you are not even sure how you arrived at your position because all I see are confused and unsure words coming from you

I already cancelled out reasoning, logic, senses and intuition from your list so let's deal with your "biologically ingrained" moral compass shall we?

Let's start from the very beginning. Emotions are said to be intangible until when expressed so in a nutshell, emotions cannot be proven until when acted upon. Until we act on what we are impressed upon to feel then our emotions do not exist. Morality is the expression of our emotions.

How could our very origin of no control and no meaning, bring about something as meaningful as emotional expression or even controlled emotions which result in our morality or lack of?

Saying morality is biological is like saying the universe is the earth. It is a non sequitur.

butterflyl1on:
You still don't get it. I never claimed TO KNOW. YOU DID!

so I am simply asking you to show me the infallible way you arrived at your truth and knowing?

Or was this not your claim when you said and I quote




You said all you needed to do was sit down and think so can you guide me through the process you used when THINKING that made it an infallible one which caused you to arrive at truth and to also believe that your view of the world IS AS IT SHOULD BE?

butterflyl1on:
Logic is an endless loop and not a conclussion.
Reasoning is individualised so not definite.
Senses are limited so not trustworthy

So these are obviously lacking. You are yet to answer my question.

butterflyl1on:
Now logic comes into play. How are you sure that your intuition is right?

Not all facts are tangible so our "senses" are limited to their perception hence not reliable.

So how sure are you about your senses and Intuition. Intuition is often fueled by experiences and since experiences vary from person to person so is the likelihood of intuition.

How did you arrive at the perfection of yours which led you to truth and that your view of the world is true?

butterflyl1on:
I asked a question and instead of answering you ask me a question instead?

Do you atheists ever have answers to anything you are asked or you simply just enjoy asking others questions instead?

Kindly answer my question please. Be brave enough to try.

You are a claimed freethinker, I am not so do not redirect a question I specifically asked you to me.

butterflyl1on:
I asked a question and instead of answering you ask me a question instead?

Do you atheists ever have answers to anything you are asked or you simply just enjoy asking others questions instead?

Kindly answer my question please. Be brave enough to try.

You are a claimed freethinker, I am not so do not redirect a question I specifically asked you to me.

butterflyl1on:
This is freethinking 101 why not give me a crash course on it.

1) What is truth!
2) How do you know that the world you are seeing is actually how it is?

butterflyl1on:
1) What is truth!
2) How do you know that the world you are seeing is actually how it is?

budaatum:
I was never shy. One hell of a big mouth on me. And living amongst predominately traditional worshippers albeit in Lagos, you might imagine what it was like telling an Egungun, a supposed spirit from the dead, "Sikiru, if you dare touch me with that your whip, I will tear off you spirit dress! Spirit from the dead my ass!". A recipe for not having lots of friends I recall.

The adults were not much better with their constant beatings to try to make one believe as they do. I guess if I'd kept quiet I wouldn't have got beat up so much. But I was never lonely. I spent my time reading. You'd be amazed how one can invoke spirit into characters in a book.

I was fortunate in not having my mind polluted by my parents and was brought up to question. I became an atheist at 12, so I guess I have loads of practise.

johnydon22:
I don't either. I'm just recanting the beginning of my journey

corpershun:
Wow...what I know deep down is that Christianity is not a religion...We (human beings) chose to clarify it as such.
Christianity is a way of life... The people at Antioch saw the way the disciples behaved like Christ and called them Christians.

This in a nutshell, Christianity is being Christ-Like, How was Jesus Christ like? He was Loving, compassionate, tenderhearted, would give his life for others, would not let his neighbor suffer hunger, would suffer not the little children...I could go on and on.

Now to the video I just watched, I am delta so I talk from my interaction with igbo Christians who still believe in Osu, who believe in not allowing their kids marry other tribes because of ancient strife... Just to mention a few.

If 90% of Christians are really Christ-Like and not religious, the world would be a better place. And not to start any war il rather be a Christian than be of any other thing.

Besides op this is front-page worthy, stumbled on it cos I was stalking Se-un's posts.

johnydon22:
My journey have been weird or perhaps an incessant evolution that have seen my faiths and doubts dashed against cold hard truths of reality. I have questioned everything i know at every turn, i have been arrogant in my ignorance, condescending in my teachings, aggressive in my defense, unteachable in my debates - I was a young atheist, i just newly agreed or found out that i didn't believe in God.

Yes it was a lonely journey.

First i had lots of questions, when i asked people recoiled away from me, they feared to answer. My questions were daring and true, i yearned so hard for someone to bring forth answers that could satisfy this curiosity.

the world was changing right before my eyes and nobody else around me could see this change.

I lost awe in the faith of creation by "let there be light" it suddenly was not sufficient enough, it could not account for the depth and intricacies of the world around.

they must be more, they had to be more.

I'd throw subtle questions at Papa, Mama, Siblings, friends or anyone else that i could. ever careful to mask the full intent of my questions to avoid the possibility of an inevitable backlash.

"Why do you think God started to create the world?" I'd ask
"Do you really think humans are just clay sculptures given breath by God?"

"Don't question God, John" Papa would say with a glaring look that discouraged me from any further questions that danced on the edge of blasphemy.

It wasn't enough, there must be more to it than just this. But i was alone in my thoughts.

The courage of my questions were met with strict castigation. You are playing with fire young man.

I recoiled to my shell, spent more time alone. Prayed and read and for a moment i found a perfect blend between God and me, between my quest to know and my faith.

Gradually i began to see a different God. gradually God became more for me than just a divine wrath seeking undiluted retribution and piety. God became more than a divine authority ready to dose out punishment at will. God became more than a constant reminder of my vulnerabilities as a human. became more than an authority i had to appease at every turn for my constant transgressions. God became more than a cosmic need for incessant praise. I lost faith in the logic that suggests i had to apologize everyday just for being human. I made nonsense of the doctrine that thinks i was dragged into a test for no reason at all. I refused to be a living condemnation over a supposed transgression at the beginning of creation.

But no one else saw this God with me.

I tried to paint a picture of this God but i'd get a cold stare, a fearful snub or a threatening admonition.

I was in the middle of a crowd, in the middle of loved ones but i was alone. My mind was filled up and ran over, i pined to share, i was nearing my limit and i felt i'd burst any minute.

Nobody could hear me scream, they shushed and snubbed.

My questions became even bolder. Became even more daring and if you will more courageous.

I dared to question the existent of God himself.

My mind lacked substance for God might be or what God is. The role of God in the cosmos was lost to me. There was more to everything than this earth, the stage was too grand for us.

I was losing my mind as well as losing God - perhaps because people told me that i was.

I tried to hold on but i was slipping.

I found holes in almost every word the preacher says. I could give him ten reasons why i thought he was wrong for every time he implied to know the mind of God.

I argued with evangelists. challenged Jehovah witnesses - Got an angry or pitiful look in return each time.

My loneliness was slowly turning into a burning need to challenge the status quo. To reach into everyone's mind and challenge their beliefs. But a pinch of fear lingered on when i was in the middle of loved ones.

So even though great many others knew what i had turned into, even though i already carved out a reputation among preachers as 'That intelligent boy that the devil is using'

i couldn't bring myself to show my family just who i was. How could i ever bring out myself as the "tool of the devil" before their eyes.

A lost soul.
fallen from grace.

That would kill mama, papa would literally send me out.

So before them, my piety was intact. I said every decade of rosary with that loud doubt, every mystery represented a question i hoped they would listen to and answer.

My loneliness persisted.

Finding succor only on the internet that became a pronounced part of my world during these times. I was fascinated by friends that shared my thoughts, friends i never met before, friends without face or voice but they gave me a little hint that i was not alone..


I am ranting now maybe i should cut this short.... The journey is very long

sunnysunny69:
Who no wan escape sh1t hole ?

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Jaydenjohnson:
First of all i have doubts about his result
cos i dont see why a 2:1 graduate of economics cants sit down, think and come up with a good business to do... there re lots of things out there that will require less capital than he used to acquire the tricycle.... if he cant create a good job as an economist then whats d diff between him and a regular unschooled keke driver.... he should go and burn his certificate cos he is a disgrace to education.....
he is an uneducated degree holder....

Imo1stson:
People should just stop overrating graduates. There is nothing so special that makes a graduate too big to ride keke.

tosyne2much:
7. Out of frustration, they become so tough and graduate into feminists and begin to throw tantrums online.

macville2:
Bro Good pm. I have read through you posts and i only have one prayer for; and that is that God should open your eyes.
The truth is if we go deep into your claims of once being a Christian we will see that you never truly was a christian but a *religious* person. If you actually got born again the right way, got filled with the Holy ghost you won't be saying this. But all the same my prayers are with you.

To the Op congrats. But trust me you need God now more than ever. I have seen intelligent students being withdrawn from medicine. so no think say to na to get admission na now way work start trust.
#Team medics#
repping unizik#

33bandit:
that's nauseating though ,some people just conclude without knowing a fraction of ones story so sad .

33bandit:
aptly written mi guy.
u rendered me speechless tho

Rachealoduah:
Hmm,just as I thought,you served God for what you could get from him,not necessarily because you love him or you see him as one worthy of your service,you don't expect him to reveal himself to you when your service to him is tied to conditions.All this questions and wrong notions are things the holy spirit reveals to you even without asking,I don't want to answer them cause I know you won't still believe,its like a waste of time.Anyway I didn't come to with you, the reason I came back is to apologize to the way I replied you earlier,its so Antichrist like despite the fact you caused it by calling me things I'm not.I'm sorry