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The Bible did not say anything about this(none that I know of)
I think I've explained enough

Dayvhid: why because the "Bible,"says so let's live beyond fairy tales.

But you cannot compare Christianity to Islam, Judaism, etc

Dayvhid: same thing pastor Chris teaches Christianity is not a religion but the life of god in you but calling Christianity a religion is correct e.g pink, blue, yellow =colour Hinduism, Islam, Christianity =religion general name no true religion and fake. praize jizz-us .

I agree, Adichie is a truly gifted writer. Purple Hibiscus gave an exposé of what goes on in seemingly perfect families that are going through the torture of abuse.
Unfortunately, many women who go through abuse do not leave their partners because of their kids, 'love', or because they just don't have the balls to leave....

This year.Last semester in EDS, we were taught a topic about Nigerian entrepreneurs or something(I wasn't really paying attention) and in the examination we were asked for the owner of Nairaland and guess what? I failed the question That prompted me to google Nairaland, and now I'm a member

Sorry for the late reply.
As far as I'm concerned, religion is a terrible concept
Religion teaches man to 'work out' his righteousness; religion says that for ever man's misdeed, there is a terrible consequence and punishment awaiting him
Christianity tells me that I'm made righteous with Christ because of his death, tells me that His death has made me clean
That I'm dead to sin, so no matter what I do, I can still stand blameless and holy before God
That's why sin can't get a believer into hell
In the times before Christ came, the people of Israel were bound by the yoke of the law and religion
They were given a set of rules to live by(not only the 10 commandments,the book of Leveticus further expands the law)
They had to keep all these rules to appear 'right' before God
It was not humanly possible for them to abide by all those rules, they had their weaknesses
So God sent His son to break the yoke of the Law, and to bring the Gospel of grace
Which says that I'm free... and clean
That's was why Paul asked in the book of Romans:
'Shall we continue in sin so that grace so that grace may abound?'
Religion is man's attempt to find God..
While Christianity is God's search for man
I'll end with a quote from Jefferson Berthe
"Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrums,
One is the work of God one is a man made invention,
One is the cure and one is the infection.
Because Religion says do, Jesus says done.
Religion says slave, Jesus says son,
Religion puts you in shackles but Jesus sets you free.
Religion makes you blind, but Jesus lets you see."

Apatheist: Mstik, what's your definition of religion?
How come others are "religions"?
Why isn't Christianity a religion?

*rooaarr*

pyyxxaro: Aunty you Talk this one ooo ........ You must be a LIONESS

OITNB

Did Jona pay the witches

Are you confused? Because you're sort of confusing me
I thought I was Making an argument about Christianity not being a religion?
How did it derail to the existence or non-existence of God?
And you're not an atheist?

kolawaxxy: A religion, as well as God will always be true to its followers. I'm sure you know there are over 2,000 Gods; so, there are over over 2,000 true Gods

I really do not know what else to say
Or maybe I do, but I just think it'll be a waste of time to go say anything else
Because your mind and heart has been made up
By the way, where in the Bible was Christianity called a religion?
Religion was formed by man, it's not Biblical
So I wonder what exactly you were 'digging' for in the Bible?

atbu1983: I used to accept dis statement then as a student in Uniben and believers love world about 10 years ago. Because at that time I was going with d trend. There is no revelation or scriptural backing for dis statement. it is just a sweet statement people want to hear. it was my digging and study of d bible with guidance of d holy sprit that give me d awareness. Christianity is not a drug that get people high to say anything that is sweet. The fact that d statement is sweet doesn't not make it true. Let God and d bible be ur standard. not what is trending and sweet.

Lol
After my bro was born, my dad started calling me by my name and it sounded just so strange

emusmith: So on point! I still call my younger sis who is in the university, Baby. I'm trying to start calling her by her real name sha

trash

Dayjhihannon01: only if I know what bangs are..

Alright, then. Thanks for the correction

hifaif: What do you know about Buddhism? If you know nothing, then you shouldn't attempt to compare.

There is a parable of Buddha, 'The Parable of the Poisoned Arrow' to be precise, that suggests that Buddhism is not a religion but a philosophy or way of life.

hifaif: Bulk of Jesus' teachings do not sound like religion but bulk of Christian teachings (especially the faith and eternal punishment aspects) makes it a religion.

[quote author=hifaif][/quote]Can you explain your concept of religion?

The true God

kolawaxxy: here we go again. Which of the Gods?

I didn't get this from any preacher as you think
And your problem is that you are too comfortable with what you've been brought up with, you can't accept any sort of distortions to your belief,
And that is a wrong attitude
New light has been revealed on this issue, but you don't accept it because it goes against everything you've been told
I know how you feel, you're thinking "how can she say Christianity is not a religion?" It sounds so absurd to you, so strange, like a doctrine from the pit of hell
But I implore you set aside everything that you your mind and heart believes, and think about this deeply.

atbu1983: Go and read my post again. I hv not finished when u replied. The problem with many christian is dat once one popular charismatic pastor say something, they just take it in and swallow it without proper study of d scriptures. I know very well d basis for d assertion. But it is not from d Spirit of God. I know popular America pastor that started d assertion b4 some American wanna be nigeria pastors copied it and spread it. If u have d spirit of God in you, you will know that the statements originate from d devil and not God.

Christianity is not lawlessness. Christ came to fulfill d law. Thus christianity is d perfection of d law. Check d link below

www.dictionaryofchristianese.com/christianity-is-a-relationship-not-a-religion/

Absolute bangs...

Atheist much? lol
God is real, He's not just some made up entity

kolawaxxy: why are you afraid of stating the obvious? The realistic alone might be real you know...?

If I do, that means I'm trying to explain why people believe in a God they cannot 'see'
That implies I'm trying to give reasons why people come up with the idea of a supreme being
This will culminate in long stories and several theories
But as a Christian, I believe in a God that is 'invisible'(according to non-christians) because of faith

kolawaxxy: though I sound like one, I'm not an atheist. Try to see religion from the psychological angle

look at this critically
Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc are all religions
Can you compare them to Christianity?
All what you mentioned are true
And all these differentiate Christianity from religion
I can't group Christianity under religion
because Christianity preaches about grace, our righteousness with Christ and our redemption
religion is about rules, laws, regulations and punishment for breaking one of these laws
try and think outside the box, outside what you've been brought up with.

atbu1983: All u said is just academic argument. I am a christian. Christianity is a religion. Because d decision to accept Jesus christ as our lord and savior is an active individual decision. That is y every believer is referred to in d bible as brother and sister. Which means as christian you are in a fraternity led by christ. You are separated from d world. You belong to a group. thus makes christianity a religion. What do u want to achieve by saying christianity is not a religion. What does it change apart from self serving gradiosity of superiority complex which is not of God but mere rhetorics

That's among the reasons why Christianity is not a religion.
You speak from an atheist's point of view
You don't even believe in God in the first place

kolawaxxy: they adhere to doctrines



I would answer this in reference to Sigmund Freud's oedipus complex; religion was invented to saitsfy man's need for forgiveness and comfort.

On the contrary, it is.
So, what do religious or rather, people involved in religion do? Is it to just create symbols and doctrines? What is the basis of religion? It is to seek God, or who they ascribe as the supreme being.

kolawaxxy: I totally disagree. Like a said, it is a symboic expression and response to whatever you affirm as the supreme-being. Religion is neither a search nor a quest for God

lack of love is worse....
Remember money can't buy you happiness, so you might be rich and still be miserable
Lack of love will turn you into a miserable, angry,hateful, emotionally messed up zombie
Lack of money will just leave you in poverty...
But if you're poor and in love, you really won't give a... damn

It's just a nickname
just the same way last-borns are called baby
I remember I was called baby for a long time before my baby brother was born

To create more money for 'the boys'


That is, the vultures at the top

Christianity is Not a religion. Religion is man's search and quest for God, Man's 'efforts' to appear right before God. Christianity on the other hand is God's search for mankind. Yes, God actually came down in flesh to draw men to him, to save humanity. Christ died for us and cleared ALL of our sins, the ones we've committed and the ones we are yet to commit. Jesus was made sin on the cross, and now we are made righteous before God, not by our actions, but by Christ's death on the cross.
You talk about rituals, practices, blah, etc, but that does not define what Christianity is about. It's not about what we DO, not our EFFORTS, but by HIS grace that has saved us.

wow, sagamite, two of your topics making front page at the same time?

don't judge me

BoboYekini: This isn't funny, it's heartbreaking. But I forgive you because kids can be mean like that.

Is it your business?

question for Zeus....
death, it is

where all the girls at

At that age, I also hated school so much.. I really don't still like school now. I don't think anyone can come out and say 'I love school' lol

samflexxy: lol mine was happy but seriously don't know why kids hate school now

The question should be
Is it any of your business??