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nogragra:You are the one the truth is staring in the face but chose to believe your governing body instead of the bible |
You can't claim to be a Christian and not forgive, and you can't forgive and still pray for them to die by fire |
Most testimonies you hear in churches are organized crime, if they can arrange a miracle in public view, what's hard in paying a good talker to hype the ministry |
Nothing new here....npf should try and update their intel |
RIP Sir! |
The real men have gathered.... |
SERAP Sharap |
Amosun? |
Assassination will be in order, if only Hitler was shot dead the day he tried his failed revolution now movement, the world would't have seen WWII and the holocaust |
Mrexcell:no one is protecting him, he was tried by Obasanjo's government but came out innocent.... |
naija rice shaa.... |
I think there's an inherent problem within a people with poor sense of reasoning, everything to them is always us vs them, we against the world, etc. Someone on Facebook, an acclaimed law graduate was advocating to excuse Allen Onyema (air peace owner) from any investigation simply because he is a successful Igbo business man, that Igbo's should learn to protect their own just like Yorubers protect Tinubu. This explains why money makes everything right in that part of the world, it doesn't matter if the rich man sell out his entire villagers, doesn't matter if you do drugs or steal public funds, just get the money (Ego mbute) Nnamdi KANU speaks for majority of Igbo youths and his views represents their thoughts. |
Nice to observe |
The hate speech bill only underscores the joblessness of our lawmakers, because existing laws are sufficient to address hate speech. Instead of addressing the issue of Nigeria's growing debt profile and make laws to reduce cost of governance, these clowns are busy trumping up laws to shut the masses from crying out. |
Nice to observe |
Mindfulness:Well, you seem to have a STRONGER ARGUMENT than me on the subject matter, but my major struggle with ideologies is that it can easily go sideways for thesame reason Africa is still struggling with DEMOCRACY. In the end we both want a better society for the country that will create jobs, infrastructure development, uphold the rule of law and protect lives and properties..... |
Mindfulness:For the most part we seem to agree on the complicated nature of ideologies [with regards to political parties], but in the tail end you made your point clear that A political party without ideals is useless, that is a very strong worded statement. But here is the thing: imagine the bitterness, anger, and cyber war going on between PDP & APC supporters in Nigeria, those are political parties without IDEALS or any difference apart from acronym (i might add), just what will happen if there is a hardline dividing both parties in terms of lifestyle, capitalism, socialism, facism or even communism, the results will be catastrophic because this is Africa. But for what its what, both parties tend to lean towards liberalism. |
Ideologies are not necessarily a good thing, sometimes it lead to needless hardliners within a country. Its the strong Nazi party ideology by Adolf Hitler that led to WWII and the Holocaust. Its better political parties in Africa focus on winning elections and less of pushing for an ideology that could lead to a radical change. It might shock you to know that many political parties that are founded on strong ideologies later metamorphosed into terrorist organizations, eg Hezbollah, Nazi Germany, Jamaat-ud-Dawa group (JUD) of Pakistan etc. You should kindly note that not all ideologies turn out badly, but this is Africa, a continent forcing democracy on herself. |
kumulus:its more of RELIGION than GOD, but it kinda complicated because there's no religion with God! |
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Maximus69:Continuation.... If the words that Daniel was told to write down "are made secret and sealed up until the time of the end," can we expect anyone to correctly understand them before Jehovah's appointed time? Jesus' disciples were eager to get to know about these things, having been familiar with Daniel's prophecies, and yet Jesus told them: "It is not for you to become acquainted with and know what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice and authority and personal power." (Acts 1:7, Amplified Bible) Clearly, there are things concerning God's prophecies that we will not understand before God's due time. It is not for us to become acquainted with them ahead of that time. Or, as the New World Translation puts it, "It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction." Just as Jesus' disciples were eager to get knowledge of these things so too countless others throughout the centuries since then, have tried to decipher the secret and sealed words of God. Often they professed to have been granted special insight by God to do so. Many succeeded in gathering large followings after themselves, but eventually time exposed them as frauds. It is in connection with prophecy that we are most vulnerable to fall victim to deceivers. That is why Jesus warned us against false prophets, for he said: "False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones. But I have warned you ahead of time." (Matthew 24:24-25 CEV) The apostle Peter adds further words of warning: 1But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They'll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other--biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They've put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, 2but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can't tell right from wrong. They give the way of truth a bad name. 3They're only out for themselves. They'll say anything, anything, that sounds good to exploit you. They won't, of course, get by with it. They'll come to a bad end, for God has never just stood by and let that kind of thing go on. (2 Peter 2:1-3, The Message) Interesting way the Message Bible words it. Yes, there will be lying prophets, lying religious leaders among us. It takes time to expose a false prophet, for it takes time to prove that their false predictions were just their imagination, as they failed to materialize. Many feel that it is a good thing to try to unravel the secrets of the future as written in God's word. Their need to know shows great spirituality. But for every hundred who interpret the hidden things of God's word there are a hundred differing interpretations. Jehovah has "made secret and sealed up" his words for a reason. As Jesus said, "it does not belong to us" to understand the things God "has placed in his own jurisdiction." Why has Jehovah seen fit to do it this way? Besides deciding to keep some things to himself, as was the case with the identity of the seed, it could also serve as a test for us. (see Deuteronomy 13:1-3) Will we put faith in those who present themselves as having special insight into God's word, claiming to understand details that God has hidden from everyone else? Will it blind us to the things God actually does tell us? Are we to be dependant on any one person to understand God's word? Has Jehovah chosen anyone special to whom he would reveal matters that he would keep secret from his other servants? There have always been some who presumed to speak in Jehovah's name, causing his people to wander because their message was not from him. (note Jeremiah 23:30-32; 27:14) The book of Revelation particularly attracts much attention among calculating interpreters. It contains much in the way of symbolisms that many feel can be unlocked if only one digs deep enough into it. "A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. And he sent forth his angel and presented [it] in signs through him to his slave John. . . Happy is he who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and who observe the things written in it; for the appointed time is near." (Revelation 1:1,3) Since it says that those who read aloud and hear and observe the things written in this prophecy are happy, are we to conclude that we must understand it? No, for the revelation consists of the two types of prophecies I have been considering. To observe the things written in it refers primarily to Jesus' letters to the seven congregations. In them he mentions some serious problems which needed addressing if his disciples were to receive the crown of life. (Revelation 2:1-3:22) When you read those letters you will see that they are not written in signs but rather straight forward language that his followers could understand. They had to be able to understand them for their everlasting reward depended on acting on them. This is like the first type of prophecy mentioned above. But for the most part the book of Revelation is about what God is going to do in the future. There is nothing we can do to influence that outcome. And there is nothing written in it that we need to understand in order to act that has not already been recorded elsewhere in the Bible. For example, we do not need to understand the identity of the beast with the number 666 in order to avoid receiving its mark. (Revelation 13:17,18) James already clearly explained that the "the form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself without spot from the world." (James 1:27; John 15:18,19) The book of Revelation is designed to give us hope. In it Jehovah brings all his promises together, as an assurance that his word is faithful and reliable, and he will do exactly as he has foretold. But the details of how he will go about carrying out his word he has seen fit to keep secret, until the time of their being fulfilled. As has already been mentioned earlier, the command to get out of Babylon the Great is clear enough. The description of her helps us to identify her. Therefore, it is disturbing to see so many different explanations of what Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots, is thought to be. Since we are commanded to get out of her in order to avoid sharing in her fate, failing to recognize and apply what God says about her identity could cost us our life, for how can we obey if we are confused about her identity? Listening to false interpretations can prove disastrous. Jehovah's prophets have always desired to understand the things they were inspired to write about, making "a careful search" and "investigating what particular season or what sort of season" God was indicating to them. Yet, all that Jehovah would reveal to these prophets was that their prophecies did not involve them, prophecies that even the angels desire to peer into. (1 Peter 1:10-12 NWT) When the time comes for God to act on his "secret and sealed up" prophecies, and we come face to face with their fulfillment, then we will all be able to understand. All of us. Even the angels have to wait until then, and then there will be no need for Jehovah to raise up any individual prophet to explain and interpret what is happening. The apostle Paul looked forward to a future time when we would understand all things: "For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection [of reality as in a riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection comes] we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood [by God]." (1 Corinthians 13:12, Amplified Bible) It is hard to wait patiently, isn't it? We are inclined to look for anything that might give us some glimpse into the future. Anything that might give us an advantage. Perhaps we feel we would be better prepared for what lies ahead, or we need the encouragement to know how much longer until the end as we are trying to cope under severe living conditions. As the apostle Paul notes, "For we know that all creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now." (Romans 8:22) But Jehovah has not revealed to any of us anything beyond what we need to know, and those are the things we need to act upon. What he is telling us is to exercise patience. "Dear brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who eagerly look for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They patiently wait for the precious harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. And take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near." (James 5:7,8; New Living Translation) In harmony with this, The Watchtower of July 15, 1976, pp. 433-434, under the heading "Keeping a Balanced View of Time" states: "So, when Jehovah God makes known a certain time for the outworking of some feature of his divine purpose, his faithful servants can rely implicitly on the exactness of the published schedule. But when he has not made such announcement, then it remains beyond their ability and power to determine the time of the realization of that purpose. That is the case with the timing of the outbreak of the “great tribulation” that God’s Son foretold, a time of divine judgment that opens the way for the start of the thousand-year Kingdom rule, which will bring untold blessings for this earth and its inhabitants.—Matt. 24:21, 22; Rev. 7:14-17. Should we think it strange that God would retain certain knowledge for himself in this way? As far back as the time when the Israelites were approaching the Promised Land, the prophet Moses recorded these inspired words at Deuteronomy 29:29: “The things concealed belong to Jehovah our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons to time indefinite, that we may carry out all the words of this law.” Yes, all that we really need to know to serve Jehovah God faithfully, and that we need in order to sustain us in our hope and conviction, this, God reveals to us. But where it accomplishes his purpose better, he can also conceal matters, with no hurt or lack to his servants." Accordingly, none among Jehovah's chosen, anointed ones today have any special insight into the detailed outworking of his prophecies that have been made secret and sealed up, as if such ones are specially blessed. God no longer uses prophets like he did in the time of Israel, for now he uses his Son to speak to us, and his words are recorded for us in the Bible. (Hebrews 1:1,2) To understand prophecy we can only be guided by what we see at present. C.T. Russell did that from 1879 until his death in 1916. Rutherford revised Russell's expectations in his time. The Society has continued to do the same over the years, revising interpretations according to present understandings based on present world situations, and revising again as these change. But when our interpretation of prophecy fails to materialize does that not hurt our credibility and detract from the simple message we have been assigned by God to preach? Is it not also a matter of adding to God's Word things that he has not told us? Proverbs 30:6 warns: "Add nothing to his words, that he may not reprove you, and that you may not have to be proved a liar." If what we foretell about future events does not transpire the way we predicted, does that not make us liars? The Watchtower, September 1, 2005, under the heading "God's Word Safeguards the Congregation," on page 31, says, after quoting Proverbs 30:6: "Yes, those who tamper with the Bible are really spiritual liars—the most reprehensible liars of all!" This does not apply only to matters of doctrine but anything that is not taught by Jehovah in his Word. There is no such thing as a harmless lie. There are always eventual consequences. (John 8:44; Romans 3:4) If Jehovah has "made secret and sealed up" certain prophecies, no one will be able to unlock the interpretation of them before God's due time. (2 Peter 1:20,21) And why has Jehovah kept his prophecies secret from us all? According to him: 3 I declared the past events long ago; they came out of My mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred. 6 You have heard it. Observe it all. Will you not acknowledge it? From now on I will announce new things to you, hidden things that you have not known. 7 They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not claim, "I already knew them!" (Isaiah 48:3,6,7; Holman Christian Standard Bible) http://perimeno.ca/Prophecy.htm#nothing |
Maximus69:Prophecies We Can Do Nothing About There is a type of prophecy which does not require us to take any action. There is nothing that we can do to influence the outcome. The purpose of which is mainly to prove that Jehovah is the true God, that there is none like him, and that he can do whatever he wants in order to carry out his purpose. "Remember the first things of a long time ago, that I am the Divine One and there is no other God, nor anyone like me; the One telling from the beginning the finale, and from long ago the things that have not been done; the One saying, ‘My own counsel will stand, and everything that is my delight I shall do.’ (Isaiah 46:9,10) These prophecies magnify Jehovah as the only true God and build faith in him. They give hope to those looking to him for salvation. Since no action is necessary on our part in this case, he has not clearly made known the understanding of such prophecies in advance but rather kept the interpretation secret until the time when the prophecies undergo fulfillment. The first such prophecy was given back in the garden of Eden, in response to the rebellion that had just occurred. In Genesis 3:15 God said, "And I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel." Although Jehovah would add further information to this prophecy as time went by, he kept the explanation of it a secret until the time of its fulfillment or even later. He said much in few symbolic words. A detail he later added was that the seed would come through Abraham. There was much speculation throughout the centuries about the identify of this seed and what it would mean for mankind. The promise of the seed was so well known that practically every nation had its own version and interpretation of it. Jesus, of course, turned out to be that seed. (Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:16) But in spite of all that Jehovah had foretold concerning the Messiah his own people, the Jews, did not recognize him. Yet, those who did accept him and became his disciples did not comprehend everything either, such as the part of the prophecy that said the Messiah would be bruised in the heel, meaning that he would have to die and be resurrected. That part was not understood until after it was fulfilled. (John 1:11; Matthew 16:21-23; Luke 24:25-27) Much of this "sacred secret" concerning the seed, the Christ, came to be understood in the time of the apostles, especially at the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, just as Jesus had promised. (John 14:26; Colossians 1:26,27) The sacred secret in connection with the Christ also has to do with the kingdom of the heavens that he was preaching. Jehovah used his prophet Daniel to write about this kingdom. He tells us how the kingdom would be established, who would be rulers in that kingdom, how the world powers leading up to that time would exert an influence over God's people, and how at God's due time this kingdom would replace all other kingdoms on earth. (Daniel 2:44; 7:13,14, 18, 21,22, 27) Since there is nothing that God's servants, or anyone else, can do to influence the outcome of God's foretold purpose in connection with his kingdom he did not need to provide detailed information, beyond what we need to understand in order to preach it. We know that it constitutes "good news" as it means deliverance from the tyranny of man's rule. (Matthew 24:14) Although the prophet Daniel received much detailed information concerning the time leading up to the establishing of God's kingdom Jehovah couched his prophecies in signs and symbols. Why? Because he saw good to keep the information to himself until such time as his servants needed it. That is why Daniel writes: Now as for me, I heard, but I could not understand; so that I said: “O my lord, what will be the final part of these things?” And he went on to say: “Go, Daniel, because the words are made secret and sealed up until the time of [the] end. (Daniel 12:8,9) SOURCE: http://perimeno.ca/Prophecy.htm#nothing |
Maximus69:Any time you try to make point, it some how points back to the 1914 CONTROVERSY! That judgement began in 1919 according to the Watch tower is based on the wrong prediction that in 1914 Jesus's invisible presence began. So you can now see the error in your submission here, JUDGEMENT IS A FUTURE EVENT, not something some group of over zealous bible students declared in 1919! |
Maximus69:You said one needs accurate knowledge to gain everlasting life, actually knowledge can not save anyone, it is by doing the will of the Father and exercising faith in the Ransom sacrifice that brings salvation. Even the so called accurate knowledge has not been that accurate, the watch tower have admitted to being inaccurate in many occasions which mean JWs witnesses cannot be saved because they don't have accurate knowledge. |
Maximus69:God's people were never obsessed with timing and date, it was an innocent QUESTION the apostles asked Jesus with a simple answer: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only The only group obsessed with DATES are JWs. Now let me analyse how their obsession have ruined lives over the years: From 1966 to 1975, the Watchtower regularly implied that Armageddon would arrive in 1975, during that period members were told to prepare for the new world and discard their earthly possession, many left school, jobs, and some even gave away all their possessions as the Watch Tower left no doubt in their minds that the end is definitely 1975. That explains why the growth rate in same period spiked. When 1975 came and gone, Armageddon did not happen, the system continued but then thousands have already lost all they had and halted all plans they have for the future. Many were depressed and some left the organisation out of frustration, lives were ruined in the process and there was chaos and confusion as a result. 1 Corinthians 14:33 says: For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. There is no way that situation can come from Jehovah, it definitely came from the author of confusion and father of all lies.
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Maximus69:A sterling point from this write up is the reference you made to the "little flock" and "Christ's anointed brothers", which the watch tower CLAIMED were appointed in 1919! Again that brings us to the CONTROVERSY OF 1914 which have effectively proved false your claim of the existence of the "anointed brothers" with your organisation. Your claim is all based a distorted view of scriptures, John 14:6 says: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me [KJV] Jesus is the only way to salvation, and not through the "little flock", "anointed brothers", "the governing body" or any other organisation for that matter. |
Maximus69:On the issue of date, no one authorized the watch tower to set dates and timelines for God's kingdom. Matthew 24:36 says: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. So why exactly do they have to set any date in the first place? A date that even the angels in heaven do not know. Again, the supposed kingdom of peace you talked about is yet to come, JWs are just another sect of christians trying to be different with many errors. |
Jozzy4:No need for name calling sir! just face the issue at hand, why would any reasonable christian believe a group of man made organisation who have been wrong many times only to readjust when the OLD TRUTH can nolonger be defended? |
Maximus69:To begin with, the term "governing body" can not be found anywhere in the bible, so it is a man made leadership role at best... which makes them fallible and prone to errors. So there's no basis to call the first century apostles "governing body", neither is their any basis to compare them with your governing body. When you want to prove watch tower is anything close to God's organisation on earth, atleast try to back it up with scriptures and not with lots of inferences. |
Janosky:The preaching ministry can also be broadcasted, I am glad you finally admit that. It almost seems that your house to house preaching (can also calk it office to office preaching) is the only way to preach the goodnews of the kingdom. JWs are only minority in the preaching ministry, they didn't bring Christianity to Africa, the missionaries did. Respect others in Christianity, just as you would want to be respected in your views, that is the way of peace. |
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