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jeruzi:
please remove the scriptural analysis from your post.

jeruzi:
Greetings fellow believers.
As Christians, we all have been taught many stories from the Holy Bible as a child, we also have grown to read them on our own.

I want to ask a question and I want you to drop your answer without checking the Bible.

After you drop your answer, then you can confir from the Bible.

Question
By what means did God take Elijah to heaven?

A) Chariot of Fire
B) Whirlwind
C) Angel
D) Disappearance

Try not to modify your answer.
Answer: 2Kings 2:11

petra1:
But thats how it has always been even in the old testament.
every one has the choice to do or not to do.
no one put a gun on the head of another

Statsocial:
Lol the way some people talk about this tithing thing as though it is a Nigerian invention never ceases to amaze me.

pesty100:
When did pastors become actuaries

Emmanystone:
Good sermon, thank you very much. BUT, your sermon seem to dwell on monetary wealth only.

Wealth is not necessarily the cash one has or poverty the lack of it. They are very wealthy people who are not as rich monetarily and they are very wealth men who do not have cash.

In the Kingdom of God, things are not the way they are in the secular world.

If you ask me, i'd say, the Rich man didn't end up in hell or Hades because he didn't feed Lazarus, Yes, he should have, but that was not his only fault. What was his motive for not doing it? Motive is what YHWH will primarily use to judge us. Why did you do it?

I'd say, he didn't do it because of his PRIDE OR HAUGHTINESS.

When you consider yourself better than the next person, then you have a problem with YHWH. If it were just a matter of giving, am sure if a man or woman of his status showed up in his house while at table, he'll insist that the person joins him. But, Pride was his undoing.

The Issue is Pride. His condescending attitude did not allow him consider that Lazarus was human just as he was.

And, Listen, when you stand preaching the Gospel but take a position to condemn another preacher, you invalidate your position. because, you are not called into that ministry by the master. Anyone who stands on others to be seen, will eventually fall.

If you take time to listen to the so called Prosperity preachers, you'd understand that, they try to go beyond 'the life of Jesus' which was offered as a propitiation for us, to the PRINCIPLES OF JESUS which he taught us what to do and how to do it to occupy this earth until his return.

If you decides to end at 'the Life of Jesus' without applying 'the Principles of Jesus', then be okay with that, instead of criticizing those who goes further.

The Rich man didn't go to hell because he was Rich and Lazarus didn't end up in the Bossom of Abraham because he was poor. All of them had attitudes which propelled their actions while alive, and that determined where they both ended.

As much as Jesus said 'The Poor shall not cease in our midst', we as Christians are also enjoined to work with our own hands. The Bible says 'A lazy man should not be given food. He that does no work, shd not eat.

Why was Lazarus poor? Was he sick hence, could not work with his hands or just lazy? I believe in Lazarus's case he was sick, so can be excused. But if not, he had no right to go to the rich man's house to beg.
Bottomline, poverty is not a mark of Holiness, for poverty is a spirit and it is evil.
Jesus said, 'Let the poor say i am rich'.
Why is that?

Emmanystone:
Again, Riches or wealth is not a mark of Sin.
Anyone who workd hard will be wealthy. A believer or an unbeliever. Sowing and reaping happens to both.

There's no father of faith who was poor and a begger.
Is it Abraham, or Jacob? ot Joseph, or who?

Stop preaching a wrong gospel pls.

If we work hard, especially if you are rightly planted and in a good soil, doing what pleases God, He'll prosper you and you'd leave substance for your offspring.

Poverty is sin.

Shalom.

Emmanystone:
Poverty is sin.

Shalom.

Ishilove:
But he was drag racing with a super expensive power bike?
That doesn't seem very austere to me.
What an irony.

Your white washing job doesn't quite fool me, woman.

Any how, I wish him speedy recovery, his father's sins notwithstanding

Samusu:
there are Powerbike groups in Abuja,
and they hire bikes to their members

Troblem:

Three things i observed obviously,
1)Emotions_
2)Religion
3)Cowards
that man lost his life for these 3 reasons up there

Op why where you petrified over the death of a man who should have stug at his forehead for being so unmeticulous.

Death comes to us all.
The very purpose of life is to end, it takes different forms
and there are multitudinous ways to die, i just don't get why so much emphasy is laid on its transit mechanism.
Why cry, wail n grief over the death of any1 tha was once alive.

WORDWORLD:
Your comment has only added to its review as so far what you have read. Thanks for sharing your view lol.

WORDWORLD:
Al-masseh is a title its not a name in essence

WORDWORLD:
Lol, laugh wan fall me down "UNIMPRESSIVE REVIEWS".
Okay o..lol. well its there and there is nothing you can do about it.
Why the vexation about posting reviews about a book you by yourself choose to read.
Is it out of contempt your are reading the book or interest?
well as i told you the remaining one million find it impressive.

WORDWORLD:
Someone who is shallow, and superficial will always interprete his or her reading supperficially ignoring DETAILS.
A profoundly deep person approaches it with profundity, trying as much as possible to grasp the message and more than the message to understand the MOTIVE.
An arrogant person approaches his readings with arrogance and looks for passages or sentences to justify his or her arrogance.
SEEKERS AFTER TRUTH approach a book or writing with the TRUEST, PUREST LIGHT their heart can give and INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, hence with CONSCIENCE and are CONSCIETIOUS.

WORDWORLD:
Do have a good read.

WORDWORLD:
Yes it is necesssary.
Why because THE FORUM is not all about me and you but a million and one people.
so if you think its not necessary as the one individual am discussing with directly, I FOR ONE HAVE IN MY MIND THAT THE REMAINING ONE MILLION DO, AND ARE SO GRATEFUL

WORDWORLD:
And sure the name Jesus is not the ORIGINAL Hebrew but Yeshua.
And in Arabic he is call Issa.

WORDWORLD:
I like the solace which laces your response full of tranquility.
Unlike they FANATICS and LUNATICS i come across in this sections. I havent visited this section for a long while.
All that i know is that Jesus is mentioned in Matthew along as his purpose which is to save his people from their sins.
The purpose but not the meaning

WORDWORLD:
Here are some reveiws of the book: Islam and the Destiny of man.

WORDWORLD:
I get you clearly. Which i must ask this question.
What about the remaining parts of the world. Were there nobody sent to them but only the Jews.
While we are all created by the same God. I mean before the coming of Jesus Christ.
Its like the Bible is all about the Jews alone, which is more like a monopoly of faith.

WORDWORLD:
You are not answering my question

WORDWORLD:
Am honestly here to learn

WORDWORLD:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHANGE MY PERSPECTIVE.
I read a book tittle: Common grounds between Buddhism and Islam.
And it really got me thinking how we so much have missed seeking to understand each other.
And also another book by a former Agnostic.
Islam and the Destiny of man. THESE ARE GREAT BOOKS TO READ.

WORDWORLD:
Well, why should we turn this to a guessing game

WORDWORLD:
When i intentionally asked you to back your answer up with an authenticity from the Bible in order to make you answer not a fantasy but a FACT.

WORDWORLD:
So why should it become a game of conjecture.

WORDWORLD:
Because the Jews are his first point of contact. I get you now.
You see if only we work hard towards understanding one another we will all live in peace.

WORDWORLD:
Mutteylaff what is the meaning of the name Jesus. Honestly I DONT know.
Please kindly tell me with reference pleases from the Bible like Emanuel is defined as "GOD IS WITH US". I will be glad.
TRUTH BE TOLD THERE IS NO HANKY-PANKY HERE!!!
Its a quest to sincerely increase in knowledge.

WORDWORLD:
You mean the criteria is because Zacchaeus is the son of Abraham?!

WORDWORLD:
Guys am still seeking to know your views.
Please is the believe in Jesus dying for the sins of mankind and EXCULSIVE concept called SALVATION.
That is unless he dies for the sins of mankind there is no salvation?!
muttelylaff, enilove, petra1, anonyNymous, twosquare, butterflylion, adepeter2027, dohgon, emmanystone, ferisidowu.

My reason for asking is because of these verse in the Book of Luke in the Bible about a certain Zacchaeus.
I want you to note what Jesus said to him in verse 9.

Luke 19:1-9 New International Version (NIV)
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
¹Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
²A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
³He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
⁴So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
⁵When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him,
“Zacchaeus,. come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”
⁶So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
⁷All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
⁸But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”
⁹Jesus said to him,
“Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham

Jesus didn't say SALVATION will come to this house after I die.
But "TODAY" while he is still alive.
Could it not be that SALVATION is NOT an exclusive concept that unless one believe Jesus died for the sins of mankind that one is saved? SALVATION AS FROM THE LIPS OF JESUS SAID "TODAY" WHILE SPEAKING WITH ZACCHEAUS, FOR ZACCHAEUS WAS OF GOOD CONDUCT.
Am trying to understand please. NO INSULTS. And if anyone finds the question to be silly they should bother to answer.
Thank you very much for your patience.

AnonyNymous:
I thought the difference between sin and sins was that one is singular and the other is plural. The more you know, huh?

WORDWORLD:
Funny you.
Well i wish you the very best in your walks of life.
Do take good care of yourself.

hopefulLandlord:
of course, last I checked, he sent lying spirits to Ahab's prophets

WORDWORLD:
WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF JESUS DYING FOR OUR SINS IF MAN WOULD STILL BE PUNISHED FOR COMMITING SINS. OF WHAT BENEFIT IS HIS DEATH TO SINNERS WHOM HE HAS DIED FOR IF THEY STILL WILL BE PUNISHED?
I DONT GET IT REALLY!!! WHAT IS THE ESSENCE?
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT?
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND

purem:
God formed man by dust

God created man in his own image

Then God must have created himself by dust

Erm cracking my brain right now

asuustrike2009:
God is spirit( John 4:24)
To say that God is spirit is to say that God the Father is invisible. Colossians 1:15 calls God the “invisible God.” First Timothy 1:17 praises God, saying, “To the King of the
ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever.”
Even though God is spirit, He is also a living, personal being. As such, we can know Him personally. Joshua 3:10 speaks of God in this way, saying, “You will know that the living God is among you.” Psalm 84:2 declares, “My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God” (ESV).
God breath is spirit on mortal man to become a living being.
When mortal man dies his body goes back to dust
while his spirit faces judgment

OkCornel:
@ OP, nice work there. God bless you.

I am someone who does not believe the entirety of the Bible especially translated versions outside of Geneva 1599 and KJV in it totality.
Even Geneva 1599 and KJV would still have certain translational errors just like some of which you have pointed out.

I am really sad to see how the written TRUTH has been subtly twisted and corrupted over time...

A little of dosage of lies mixed with the TRUTH becomes a potent combination for deception.
This has been the strategy of the serpent since the fall of man.

The time for restoration has come... God help us all...

nicemuyoo:
True, I experienced such assemble years back during my NYSC service,
where we have fellowship everyone were of like minds no clergy/laity division.
People gave, laboured to encourage each other and spread the Gospel.
It was a lovely time.

Emmanystone:
Can you people say how religion makes these White Scientists kill the blacks?

Emmanystone:
I know, but you have a local assembly yeah?

holafloyd:
Dermatologist in the house kindly help on how to treat this serious skin condition. A lot of drugs and treatment has been prescribed and used and still no big changes.
I have used 20% SSA, Momento loratidin tablet, Nizoral shampoo, Ketoconazole cream to mention but few...please kindly help on a lasting solution to this unpleasant skin condition.

Emmanystone:
How does religion even come in here? So the rejection of God will be Africa's liberation against the white Man's imperialism?
Pls be real and share vital information and stop this God hatred.
I believe in God and i'm finding this information very vital. Someone said, dig your wells, and i agree. Do i need to hate God to see that i need to be aware and do what needs to be done?

I know there's a lot of Genetically Modified Foods in the market and they are very Cancerous. Now, do i need to hate God to know enough to stay away from apples or do a research to know what Genetically Modified Seeds are in the country right now to stay away from them?

Na wao for satan o. He attacks us through, sciencr, but turns around and wants us to reject God and turn to who nah.

Oga, reject God you hear? See how wonderful your science is doing for you.

delishpot:
So all what I said, just because you heard religion you believe that I reject God?
You can not distinguish between God and religion ba?
Have you not heard about people who support religion over love and mercy?
Those killing their family members for leaving the faith or those who wanted to stone the woman caught fornicating in the Bible,
what did they give as a reason for doing it? I detest hypocrites who are blinded beyond belief hiding behind religion.
Religion makes people do unspeakable things that their evil minds conceive. You sound wicked too.

yeyerolling:
Pastor pikin yet got pregnant in her teens. Rabbish gal

kennygee:
Salvation is a personal thing, its not hereditary.
Some pastors kids are taught and brought up well, they just go astray, cause we have the power of Choice, God gave us that.

emusmithy:
Don't mind him. Some people talk because they feel they have to say something.

Fesomu:
you still carry your foolishness enter new year. Why bro?

007author:
Waje is an Olosho

LoJ:
Thank you.
Let's make love for tonight.
We may continue war in 2018

Emmanystone:
No more fighting. It's A New Dawn.

Emmanystone:
Oh. Are you JW?