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Yes there is freewill.
For you to open, read and/or comment on this thread is an exercise of freewill.

And it ends there, because If you take a step into religion or church, I doubt.

Let's try something...

Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."

I guess those that claim to "believe" in Jesus did so using their freewill. Using your freewill, can you say the quoted verse is fulfilled in you?

We have used our freewill to elevate the works Jesus did beyond what any other person can or should even attempt to do.

How can one do greater works than Jesus when the exercise of freewill is more or less emasculated in today's churches?

If you exercise your freewill and question some things you will be called an atheist.

In the church, there is nothing like freewill but "conform-will."

PS:
Church as used here refers to any form of organized religion.

Statsocial:
All of them but the Christian. That there are five options in an exam doesn't mean there is no answer amongst it.

there are exams that all the given options to a question are wrong, in which case we make "none of the above" the answer or leave it blank.

@bolded, is why wars are fought, lives lost, and the reason for this thread by the OP.

That guy is running on noot-steroid.


Ps:
@seun, I have seen too much of the attached, it's becoming a nuisance.

ivolt:
I hope you don't follow her advice because she won't be there when you reap the rewards.

The life I live is as a result of the choices I made, I understand that, so i don't seek for sympathy even if/when the reward is negative; because all in all, what matters is the experience

Lubyna:
I believe every religion is a conduit to reach God. I am a christian and I regard the claims of Christianity as legitimate. But your reply doesn't address my question.

Meaning any conduit outside religion that reaches God is illegitimate. Right?

Now to your question, which was:
I have noticed that most of the threads on this board are anti-christian threads that try to descredit Christianity and invalidate the existence of God. Why?

I don't think that is entirely true. I believe those that do such are trying to make others (Christians in this case) to think outside the confines of religious doctrine and dogmatism, which itself is a valid view point.

I for instance, if most of my comments are viewed from the conventional dogmatic Christian point of view would sound like ....
Lets say somehow.

I realized everyone wants to be right, but that shouldn't be the case because.....
Lets take the atheist view point for instance.

He believes in the Force. Absolutely he is right.
For instance, Gravity is a Force.
Does he worship Gravity? Of course not.
Does Gravity demand anything from him so that he can step off a cliff without consequences?
I doubt.

Look at a bird, it jumps off a tree top without consequences, why?
Because it understands and works with another Force: Levitation.
Does that make Levitation good and Gravity evil?
Of course not.

It is the interplay of these two forces that enable us fly and land airplanes safely.

Does that mean we don't have plane crashes every now and then?

Does it mean pilots make "sacrifices" to appease the Force of Gravity or Levitation to fly an airplane safely?

The answer maybe "yes," in the safety checks of the plane prior to flight, in line with the training they underwent.

Would you board a rickety looking plane with smoking engines based on faith though the pilot is licensed?

Would it be safe to say on board an airplane the pilot plays the role of the pastor in church, taking the people safely to a destination (end of service?)

Lubyna:
I have noticed that most of the threads on this board are anti-christian threads that try to descredit Christianity and invalidate the existence of God. Why? Don't these people who create this threads know that God loves them? Why are they allowing the devil to use them as instruments to undermine the authority of God in their lives? Please let's stop channeling our energy towards actively condemning God and Christianity and instead funnel our energy towards showing love to others, which is the primary message of Christianity, and being the best we can be.

Hhhhhmmmmm

Don't see it as hate (except that is your view point), because we are merely looking at or experiencing the same thing from differing perspective.

A Christian looks at God and sees Yahweh
A Muslim looks at God and sees Allah
A Hindu looks at God and sees Vishnu
An Atheist looks at God and sees Force

Who amongst them is wrong?

Certificates are just pieces of paper that are always filled away.

Emphasis should be on character, peace, love/care, productivity, not a piece of paper nobody remembers after the wedding day; Because if one can't deliver on those the certificate counts for nothing.

that question was addressed here:
https://www.nairaland.com/1850383/nigeria-zip-postal-code-confusion

ndiko:
U r correct. Same way mild sinning doesn't make u a bad person but a sinner.

that is because you were conditioned that way, to see certain actions or behavior as sin.

who made it a sin to express ones affinity for sexual intimacy with more than one partner and why?

sin is just a concept to keep us under control.

she is saying the truth, though our societal conditioning won't let us see it that way.

I watched that episode of myth buster that debunked the myth of cell phone causing fires at petrol stations. The myth busters proofed rather that more fires are started by static electricity resulting from contact between our clothes and the car seat.

Thankfully, in Nigeria we don't have serve-yourself petrol stations needing the driver to work the fuel pump, thereby carrying the static electricity close to the fuel fumes.

If only our people could be sensitized more about this than use of cell phones at petrol stations.

Jackossky:
Laughs, when I saisaid 'we'
I am talking about the positive impact Lagos had on them,and also it's illegal for an immigrant to usurp the land owners...Thank God the indigenes of Lagos are accommodating..

Unlike the northern part,war might break out if they perceive any threat from people they harbor

Lastly,Lagos has been a nice host....

And my earlier post was just for the fun of it.

Issorite!

Let the fun continue.

GavelSlam:
Dino playing the trump card of most Nigerian politicians
...Religion.

You took the words from my mouth.

The easiest way to manipulate Nigerians is to align your case on the side of religion.

9jakohai:
Don't scare people o.

But on a more serious note...so long as we 'know' more than any AI we create...we will be safe...till they become self-aware, or something...then we get worried.

It's the same thing the gods that created man did, can you see the cycle repeat?

Seun:
Dear Nairalanders,

This is to inform you that Nairaland is experiencing a serious problem. The infrastructure that powers Nairaland has become unusually slow and unstable, which has led to a lot of downtime. The cause of this slowness and instability is unknown to me, but I am doing my best to figure out what's going on and fix it.

I wish to appeal to everybody to please bear with me, and please note that I may not be able to process any orders until this issue has been diagnosed and fixed.

Best regards,
Seun Osewa.

For the first time, an official FYI thread is commented on.

I guess a man only looks up when he is down.

Sex with a minor, though against the law, is not always rape.

thiruarasu2515:
My training philosophy is simple. Following an old Chinese Racing Wins Review saying "if the student has failed to learn the teacher has failed to teach". Put in other words make sure you don't give up on a new employee until they give up on themselves.

I hired a young lady out of high school to work the day shift. In the interview it was clear that she had high values, and a tremendous work ethic. There was only one issue I had concern about, she spoke so softly that I could barely hear her. She assured me that she would speak louder so I hired her. As I suspected the customers could not hear her. She was very shy and reserved.

Uncharacteristically my wife said that she should be let go because she would "never make it". Determined that she not fail at her first opportunity for a full time job I started to work with her. My ploy was to talk to her very quietly right during the height of lunch rush. I would walk by and whisper a very funny joke. She would giggle a little bit, and then walking by her again I would say positive things about her. I strived to create a vision in her of what I saw. Slowly she came out of her shell.

The end result was 6 months later I had an awesome opener who was honest, always showed up on time and totally dependable. She was a phenomenal asset in that store for more than 8 years. Was she worth the time I invested to bring her along. The answer is a resounding yes.

http://www.binaryforexacademy.com/racing-wins-review/

And what has this got to do with credit card and fraud?

Jackossky:
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Lol,Hope you read that born and bred in Lagos part
.

ThAt is to tell you that Lagos don't like to vaunt....
His alma mater ..LAGOS
WHY DONT YOU THANK LAGOS FOR SOMEONE LIKE HIM

@Bolded, why then are you guys not happy when the igbos claim Lagos because they were born and brought up there?

9jakohai:
Now that's scary,

In other words, the guy wants to build brains that might decide eventually that they are superior to humans and decide to take over.

Naa....don't want that.!

It's funny, some people that are congratulating him doesn't see where this will led yet they are very religious...

All I can see is the movie "Transcendence" loading...

OLAADEGBU:
Why did Abraham banish Ishmael (Genesis 21:14)? What was the source of the conflict between Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and Ishmael?

We are made to believe it's because of the covenant Abraham made with God, but in ancient Egyptian and Sumerian practices of that time, an heir must be born of a spouse who is a sister, half sister, or cousin. This most times creates hereditary tussle if the first born is from a spouse who is not a blood relation with her husband.

Was the wife of Isaac not his cousin?
What of the wives of Jacob?

If it was the will of God for Ishmael to be banished from his father's house, why did God appear to and save Ishmael from dieing of thirst in the desert?

hahahahahahahahahaha

what is all these about?
bride price? make that groom price.

hello, welcome to gender equality.

onatisi:
This is politics. Where foes can gqng up to finish a common enemy. Dont forget that the sitting governor stilll has snme power of incumbency and the tinubu faction of the apc are not favorably disposed to dino. Osinbajo is the key man here and he also belongs to the tinubu faction, the presidency and the governor can influence the recall of dino easily. This isnt the senate issue and saraki may have very little influence in helping dino. What may however happen is that dino may go to court and obtain an injunction order to temporarily halt the recall process

i guess he was voted into the senate by the court.

obataokenwa:
Law Student has gotten a good practical case of a law that has not been practised before in Nigeria. Good academic exercise.

Smart Adeyemi is just too desperate to take over from Dino Melaye. Will follow up the case for my knowledge and that's all about it cos nothing will come out of it. Thanks to Yahaya Bello the most dumbest/visionless governor in the history of Africa for this academic exercise.

The process the governor applied in getting the signature is entirely wrong in law and I doubt if an unbiased judge won't throw it out.

I wonder who is his legal adviser... more reason he's not successful as a governor.

how did you know the recall did not follow due process?

since you said the governor is a failure, may be this recall will be his singular achievement.

it depends, because i pee a lot if the weather is cold or i stay too long in an AC environment (whether i drink liquid or not), else i can pee like once or twice a whole day (if i don't drink liquid).

sometimes when i read write-up like this i wonder why we are so preoccupied with the concept of "following God" or "seeking God" to the extent of losing sight and getting lost in the matrix, forgetting the axiom: "man know thyself."

our journey in life is one of self discovery and mastery, yet we are comfortable talking about the mastery of Jesus and do nothing about ours.
today everybody is expected to conform to church doctrines and practices yet forgets that the Jesus we claim to be followers of was not a conformist to the doctrines and teachings of his day.

yes, there is nothing wrong leaving ones church in the pursuit of self discovery, not just to assuage the church going ego.

if Jesus quoting Psalm 82 said, "Ye are gods," and in another place it is written "your body is the temple of god," what does that tell us?
Have we come to know the god that we are, living in this temple of flesh or still grovelling in a church building?

Why are we always responding with insults instead of facts?

This man, whether he is right or not, is making claims based on facts available to him, why can't we refute his claims with facts also instead of insults?

Sssssshhhhh!

Don't mention lest bad Belle people get heart attack.

Lifestone:
Class act. Vintage PMB

That is the man I voted for.

All those writing eulogies to their fathers here are wasting it except their fathers are on nairaland and knows their moniker.

I thought smoking is fun and part of enjoying life that I am missing out?

The way I see it, habitual smoking creates a path in the body, and as with all paths that are no longer in use, it takes time for nature to reclaim it, and even longer if the path was tarred (in this case with nicotine.)

So some people go to church to connect to camera while others go to church to connect to God?

The next thing you will hear is, "is it your child?"