Nikita1:
, I meant it when I said I will make you deactivate your account.

Read my comment again and make sure you understand it
With your details down there�, back off me now!
I don't want to see your mention again!

And who the Bleep do you think you are? So because he disagreed with you on an online forum you want to kill him abi?

Are you the girl in question? From the story even the family of the girl are against the marriage, so what is your own? Can't you leave what happens online, online?

I ask again who the Bleep are you?

Victornezzar:

Bro I swear ur very wicked
I pray ur daughter face d same fate dat is more worst

Please forgive me for saying this but you are very wicked and stupid.

If you are trying to support women, is his daughter not going to be a lady?

Why will you be cursing an innocent girl before she's born because of her father?

Can't you curse the guy if you must curse someone?

smartty68:
The father wants to use the walking stick on the other side, probably thinks there's life after dead in the other realm.

Blackman and superstitions matter tire me...

This is very shallow and shows that you have inferiority complex.

So only black people believe that there is life after death

Incase you don't know, there are billions of white Christians, Muslims and others who believe in life after death. And there are also Nigerians who don't believe in it.

obanqua:
Pls acknowledge receipt.

Thanks and enjoy: sent 6 books

Please send it to me too. adezharmy@gmail.com. Thanks very much

Werehkpe:


We need to stop abusing others who do not share our views. If you dont agree with Op's views, then just say so and support your view with Scriptural backing.

What I know is there is a reason why Catholics when praying say "Mary INTERCEDE for us" and "God have MERCY on us" From these two its quite evident who is being worshiped as a Supreme God and who is being respected.

Again we need to understand that the prayer said to d Virgin Mary is TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE BIBLE.

Lastly, I dont see y all these argument exists. Protestants pray directly to Jesus and He answers them. Catholics pray THROUGH MARY to Jesus and HE also answers them. So what is all the trouble about

Tell me how this is not praying directly to mary and show me which Scripture it was taken.

I can't count the number of times I've seen Catholics kneeling before an inage of mary and praying directly to her.

Is she omniscient like God to hear all those request made to her from all over the world?

Zither:


Lol. Like seriously? I believe agape love is a more accurate description of her expression.

Never listen to those who tell you tithing is not for Christians. They tell you that it was commanded in the Law but that we are no longer under the Law but Grace as a result of the sacrifice Christ made on the cross.

What they refuse to tell you is that it was in practice long before the Law was ever given. Melchizedek practiced it and guess what, Christ is a High Priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

They don't tell you that the Ten Commandments - thou shalt not lie, kill, fight, covet thy neighbour's property, love your neighbour as yourself, etc are part of the Law but none will tell you they have been done away with through Grace. If that is so why did they do away with tithing - a universal command - but still observe the Ten Commandments? Because it was also included in the Law?

They will not tell you that even Christ Himself said "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God. So how does this apply to tithing? God said in His Word "The earth is Mine and the fullness thereof" "The gold and silver are Mine. The cattle on a thousand hills are Mine." Everything belongs to God. He commands we return ten percent of our earnings to Him because it belongs to Him. Not doing so is tantamount to robbing Him of what is rightfully His. Stealing is a crime that attracts punishment. However, obeying the command attracts blessings.

I am very glad you have determined to walk the narrow path. I suggest you read many Christian books to help you in your journey. The answer you seek may have been lived by someone else. Shalom.

What kind of tithing did melchidezek practice?

Did Abraham ever pay tithe from his own personal possessions?

You have no basis to use Abraham to justify tithing because he paid it only once and it wasn't even of his own personal possessions.

Should we also pay tithe once and forget about it?


Now about the law, tithing is not among the 10 commandments, it is with the other over 400 laws given to the isrealites.

Do you still obey this more than 400 laws listed in the old testament? Or you just made an exception for tithing? Do you even know all the laws listed in the old testament, or paying tithe is the only important one?


If tithe was so important, why didn't the early apostles collect tithe? Or you're more knowledgeable than them?

SirWere:


Whatever rocks your boat bro.


We both know who ignored the OP's explanation

How do you know that he saw the Op's explanation?

Even for an atheist this is somehow.

You don't have to attack Christians all the time, sometimes, you just have to relax and enjoy life.

ayoolanr:
Hopefully she will find peace! I can't even judge people that commit suicide because I don't know what kind of hell they must have been going though! That been said, even if you will commit suicide why do it in a painful way!? Men, if I ever find myself at that breaking point my method will definitely be pain free!

Please for my research, what are the painless ways of committing suicide? Thanks

spacetacular:



I do not know how to respond to your comment or if it was even meant to be directed at me. I have never mentioned Africa or the west in any of my comments so how you chose to make a sudden comparison leaves me befuddled. I am in England by the way. I hope that helps in your comparison.

Sorry about that. It wasn't meant for you, love that post I quoted though.

CatfishBilly:
I'll pass on this one, before the medics and paramedics come for my head. It's shameful that scientists are lending credence to this charade. Whatever happened to evidence based medicine?
Mental slavery at its finest.

How come the so called mental slaves are more successful than the free ones.

Or do you think miracles only happen in Africa? Do you know how many miracles happen in the United States alone every year?

spacetacular:
In my line of work i witness miracles happen a lot. Impossible saves and all. Can those criticizing this kindly look at these videos and give me their honest opinions


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI-bQhfRUQk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTx6AxHB-Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4JLHnRX1WE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQJjUb_kD4

How come the so called mental slaves are more successful than the free ones.

Or do you think miracles only happen in Africa? Do you know how many miracles happen in the United States alone every year?

5solas:

Unfortunately all of them are not given this incentive. So the assumption does not hold. What is clear is that all who grab the opportunity will always be of that 60%.

Wow! So why then do we have to preach to people if those that are destined to be saved will be saved irrespective of our preaching to them?

This is a very dangerous doctrine and surprisingly am hearing it for the first time.

An2elect2:
I am who I am by the grace of God

Then how do you explain this verses.

Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.

Note that it says all men.

1 Timothy 2:4

 4  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

The Who here is God. So if according to you, the will of God in salvation supercedes our own. Then why is it that when God wants all men to be saved, all men are not saved?

Still valid

Mujtahida:

What sin(s) have I committed that would warrant God dying for me? That I steal, lie, kill, fornicate etc now means God will now go and die? I cannot believe in a God that can physically send his son to die for my sins but cannot physically speak to me himself or to the congregation of believers. I used to believe all that crap for so long but no more. Let me go to hell. And here's an explanation of what your Bible says regarding one man dying for the sin of another http://www.whatjewsbelieve.org/explanation1.html
See also this detailed explanation: http://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/articles/leviticus-1711/

God speaks to believers regularly through the Holy Spirit, but most times it's our flesh that hinders us from hearing Him.

Mujtahida:

The same common sense rules we apply to everything in life that makes our lives liveable are suspended when it comes to the God matter. If you judge the christian God by his own words, Bro, he fails. For example he says love your enemies and do good to those who treat you ill but him nko what does he do or proposes to do? Cast them his enemies into hell. Yeah so much for loving your enemies.

Dude God died for his enemies (including you and me). What other love do you want? God hates sin but he became sins for our sake.


Do you think what will take people to hell is committing sins (which God hates)? NO.

what will take people to hell is not believing in Jesus and rejecting this great sacrifice.

An2elect2:
Oh the ignorance!!! The beginning part of 1Corinthians 10 is talking of how some of the Israelites lusted after evil things, were idolaters, fornicated and were slain by God in the wilderness. Paul wasn't saying not doing these things would save us (how could he contradict himself when salvation is by grace). He was saying they were pointers to how we ought to live as Christians. We who have been saved by grace have no business with such lives anymore as such things are opposed to the character and holiness of God. We are not to follow their ways or continue in sin else our salvation becomes questionable.

1 Corinthians 10:6-11
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

What does Paul mean by [u] Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall in vs 12? First It doesn't mean when we sin we lose our salvation. We can't lose something that is dependent on the grace of God. We were not granted salvation because we "stopped sinning" Salvation was given as a free gift with no conditions to be met by the sinner. Therefore he can't lose it on condition of sin.

Paul was saying let no man think he can't be tempted because he is in Christ. We are not beyond temptation and can still yield to our body of sin.

But here is the promise and assurance of the believer right in vs 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that yet may be able to bear it

The Christian's life rests upon the faithfulness and promises of God not his weak will and sinful flesh. And since God cannot fail, we are assured of our salvation.




Scripture should interpret itself.
"Sin no more" is the tone of the law, our school master that points us to the saviour. It tells us what to do and not do but has no power to make us righteous or "sin no more"

Its only Christ that has this power. Hence, Christ was leading the man to himself because if that man must "sin no more" he would need only Christ to do that

True! Those who do the will of the Father are those who believe in Christ not their righteous will or self And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day John 6:40.

Isn't this enough reason for anyone to give up on self righteousness and embrace Christ alone? Today you keep the law, tomorrow you break it. The one you failed to keep would void the ones you kept. We have 613 laws, and the only way to keep the law perfectly is to not break any one at any point of your lifetime. (The Law comes as a whole. You break one=You break all)

Therefore you have been asked to turn away from evil but you can't. You have no power to do that. Your Saviour and power is Christ

You got your doctrines wrong sir! You have the cart before the horse!

Love you for this.

Which pastors do you listen to? (just curious)

bizme:
It wasn't the Church service of today that made me decide.
It was rather several pieces of disappointment and dashed expectations that forced me to make up my mind today.

Following my conversion years ago, I had spent a substantial part of my youthful life in the service of God. No amount of discouragement from my Dad and peers would slow me down in the pursuit of the love and service of God my Father. At a point I had approached my parents that I was considering opting for pastoral school instead of University admission. I had at the time been offered an admission into one of the leading federal universities in the country. Eventually my dad's voice of reason prevailed and I went to University. In University, I lived and conducted myself as a man whose singular hope and passion was the pursuit of God, roving from villages to villages every week, preaching and pastoring village churches. Away from the demands of my studentship.

But in the real world, the popular promise that God always has my back has been no more than a sale's man's quip which is often far from the reality on ground. I have asked fellow Christians questions, but they have failed to provide me with answers that don't refer me back to the usual call to patience and perseverance. If I do not enjoy God's promises in the time of my youth, what then is the point? What is the point in repetitively making the same requests for years without answer from God?

I consulted widely, reading books and studying other peoples' experiences and I have come to this conclusion: that I am on my own in this world. That God probably finished His part when He created me; that the entirety of my fate and experience will hereafter depend on me and my societal factors. That all the praying and singing and clapping in the church are no more than a desperate attempt for most of us to believe in a God who has got no better job than bailing us out of our miseries...

Well, it has been years now and He hasn't bailed me out. My life, the experiences of it, has not been any better than that of those who have refused to acknowledge God or to serve Him. Henceforth, I'm going to turn my time and attention to more product things than church attendance. My woman isn't going to like this, but I feel like a fraud sitting there in Church today and refusing to say the prayers since all those I had said these past years don't seem to have been answered.

This is no feast for atheists. I don't have enough faith to be one. This is simply my step of courage to step outside profitless religion into personal effort to take my own matters into my own hands. And you don't have to agree with my conclusions, if you look at it carefully you will realize that I have no obligation to live my life based on others' experiences. Just mine.

Do you have the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues?

If yes, how many minutes do you spend speaking in tongues daily?

If no, then you started on a faulty foundation.

God has already blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places, all you have to do is use faith to apply them to yourself?

delishpot:

Don't understand, are you in support or against it?

michaelwestern:
One of the reasons why christians find it hard to win souls is that they dont preach the gospel. Most christians dont even know the meaning of the gospel all they go about doing is preaching condemnation and scaring people with hell fire.

Stop trying to win souls by scaring people with
hell fire. The gospel is good news( direct
translation translation means "too good to be true
news" .

Jesus showed his love for humanity by dying for
the sins of the whole world. Jesus loved this
people you are scaring with hell fire enough to die
for their sins.

The gospel is that; Jesus Christ died for the sins of
the world while we were yet sinners. God is not
angry at sinners anymore, infact he loves them.
God has reconciled the world to himself through
Jesus Christ. We have been sent to preach the
ministry of reconciliation which is the good news.

Are unbelievers going to hell if they dont repent?
YES.

Is scaring people with hell fire the gospel( good
news).
NO.

Preach the GOSPEL not condemnation.

I give all thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ for bringing me back to the fold.

To add to this, the easiest way to win souls to Christ is to preach Christ through our actions and behaviour. The early disciples lived like Jesus which gave birth to the name Christian. Peace

Nellychinma20:
The best way to stop this drug is to avoid abrupt withdrawal.
am a health personnel, so I should know about this
start by reducing the dosage little by little till u wean urself of the drug after all u have been abusing it for long

Thanks for that, I got into a rehab centre so I don't really know the drugs they were giving me as substitute for the tramadol. But it helped with the withdrawal symptoms

I don't care if it's local or international, I just want an evangelical group that I can join and go on missions to villages and other places. Thanks

michaelwestern:
Wow! All Glory belongs to God, this is the fourth day of me not taking tramadol. I pray it continues that way in the name of Jesus Christ.

I just learnt a very important lesson in life, its very easy but difficult to get clean.

Even if you will take it don't take it every day except if its mild stuffs like alcohol.


I will continue updating my progress regularly. Thanks y'all

I give all glory to God as this is one week of me not taking tramadol.

gram:
That's her 24th grand slam. I'd rather she waited to beat the all time record. Congrats tho.

Please what's the record?

And how many does her sister have?

Wow! All Glory belongs to God, this is the fourth day of me not taking tramadol. I pray it continues that way in the name of Jesus Christ.

I just learnt a very important lesson in life, its very easy but difficult to get clean.

Even if you will take it don't take it every day except if its mild stuffs like alcohol.


I will continue updating my progress regularly. Thanks y'all

I thank you all for your advice. By God's grace I believe that I will stop taking tramadol permanently.

After having another seizure I was forced to a rehab centre and the withdrawal symptoms have been minimal.

My advice for anybody trying to stop taking tramadol or any other additive drug is to go into a rehab centre. Thanks y'all.

Modified

Lexusgs430:



Dizziness
Weakness
Sleepiness
Insomnia
Headache
Shaking
Heartburn
Panic attacks
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Itching
Sweating
Dry mouth
Fever
Hives, blisters, or rash.
Difficulty swallowing or breathing.
Hallucinations.
Agitation.
Lack of coordination.
Rapid heartbeat
Decreased pupil size (pinpoint pupils).
Slowed breathing.
Slowed or irregular heartbeat.
Cold, clammy skin.
Seizure

If this are not enough reasons to cut the addiction, I don't know what else is.....................

Haha, are you talking about the withdrawal symptoms? Because tramadol is bad but its not that bad. If all those symptoms come with taking tramadol then believe me, nobody will get addicted to it. I've decided to stop taking it though and I pray that God helps me in my endeavour.

By God's grace, starting from today(March 1 2017) I will completely stop taking tramadol.

I need you guys to continue to pray for me because the withdrawal symptoms are very severe. But by God's grace and your prayers i will successfully quit taking tramadol in the mighty name of Jesus.

I will continue to update with my progress regularly.

If God be for us, who can be against us? For in all things we are more than conquerors. Thanks guys.

Wow! This is a very nice thread, am surprised that people are not commenting on it. Keep it up Op, it's a very good thread.