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MaxInDHouse:
Dressing is part of EXPRESSION, even though Christians are FREE to express ourselves under human right laws today we do not misuse such freedom to cause a stumbling block for others who may become irritated due to the way we choose to express ourselves!
But when Pharisaic doctrines is the root cause of such irritation we shun it and express ourselves freely!

You're speaking as a religious person. These are the tenets of religions. Which is why Jews, Muslims and Religious Christins agree on these.

But the truth is God through Jesus and the leading of the Holyspirit doesn't nake such religious views sacrosanct according to the bible.

olayiwola4u:
The dress codes churches, of this generation, mandated for their members are mostly based on culture and not necessarily the Bible standard. Good people have been misjudged due to their dressing style. You can't judge a book by its cover. If we are to judge the righteousness of people by what they wear, we will misjudge people like Elijah, John and Jesus in the Bible.



The look of most prophets in the Bible will shock you. Some don’t appear as people who live in luxurious places like the way our prophets, nowadays, put on nice suits with expensive shoes that sparkles all the time...continue reading in the link below...


https://www./364092228701882/permalink/371907511253687/

The problem is people hardly spend time to study the bible.

These are the only requirement of a Christian. As James was led by the Holyspirit and agreed upon by the apostles including Paul and Barnabas.

Acts 15:28-29
For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements: that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”

Jerryherd:




Greedy opportunist Africans

TB Joshua's Next of Kin, his immediate family, his kinsmen, and extended family made a brutal mistake, and the scavengers pounced in immediately

The moment TB was pronounced dead they needed to drop all sentiments and have a meeting with Head of the Family, Wife and Next of kin, to immediately secure TB Joshuas personal effects, cloths he died wearing and other important stuff

TB Joshua lacked Business / Organisation Leadership skills, and he ran his church like a family gathering and not a serious organisation..

Nobody in the hierarchy of RCCG or Winners would try such, as they all know their position in the organography




.

Meaning RCCG doesnt depend on the Holyspirit leading but organogram?

Then you're telling us RCCG is a business entity and not a spiritual entity.

MaxInDHouse:
That is the sacred secret behind all these agitation. Why don't you ask them to go out there, find a better performing group than JWs ,forget this group and move on with their lives? Well that's impossible because Satan is their father who keeps instigating them against Jesus and his government!

So my friend, no religion on this planet apart from JWs is bowing to Jesus in the right sense, all of them are against his government as long as they failed to support Jesus' brothers The Governing Body of JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES! Matthew 25:31-46

God bless you and may you have PEACE!

Does it mean even your organisation is wrong and you're the only one that is right?

Because attached is your organisation's response to the same question. And they do not claim sole ownership of salvation.

Seems you need to go back to your foundational classes. Just an advice.
Even the organisation you're defending has denied you here.

SATELLITENET:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sx9JbMSZ4

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTwIOWBArPN/?utm_medium=copy_link

I'm just happy for her cos she really dodged a bullet.

No shes not perfect and she's probably still a drama queen but she's improving on herself which is very difficult to do.
So she doesn't deserve that disloyal guy.

achorladey:
This obviously proves that God is not exclusive to any organisation but to those who believe in him and have placed their faith in his son Jesus Christ........ Myer

According to Max God is a property housed in WTBTS headquartered in New York.

I understand the fact that JW gave you the avenue to know God and serve God more. But that does not mean it is the only avenue to know and serve God....Myer

Do you have to even explain to someone that brags about the scriptures and still don't understand the term WHOSOEVER that believe the SON have life and will not be JUDGE.

I'm just waiting for his response. As usual I know he'll find a way of still making the gospel exclusive to JW only.

MaxInDHouse:
If you're not worshiping with Jehovah's Witnesses there is no way you can be a true witness of Jehovah and Jesus Christ!

Jehovah introduced Himself to Abraham and promised to keep the Covenant between Him and Abraham forever. Then God promised the nation of Israel that the best King will come from that race {Isaiah 9:6} then that King will have co-rulers all of them must be Israelites but the nation as a whole proved to be faithless so after chosing the first set of co-rulers from Israel God began selecting the rest from other nations to complete the required number 144,000 Revelations 7:5-8; 14:1

Now Jehovah chose Jesus {Matthew 17:5} and handover the Kingdom to him so that all authority both in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus {Matthew 28:18} Jesus hand over the authority to his Apostles {Matthew 16:19} ever since then the Apostles became the Governing Body or Branch through which Jesus rules over the earth {John 15:1-8} all these did not manifest because Satan immediately began sowing falsehood in the group Jesus established {Matthew 13:25 compare to 1John 2:18} Jesus promised that a time will come when he will command his angels to separate the false Christians from his true followers {Matthew 13:30} by then the Kingdom will gradually begin taking the shape befitting God's promises. Isaiah 2:2-4

So if anyone is not under that umbrella today i'm sorry such a person is not safe because soon Jesus is coming to destroy all those criticizing his government {Luke 19:27} Today Jehovah and Jesus are both in heaven but the Governing Body is partly in heaven while the remaining ones (remnant) are on planet earth gathering the other sheep.
The sheep are all over the earth today preparing for the renovation of this planet as the Governing Body is feeding them on how to get ready for the renovation work ahead to make the earth beautiful after all enemies of God's Kingdom are gone. Revelations 11:18

This is the sacred secret that's hidden from billions today. All these people criticizing JWs are blinded by Satan who knew all of these {2Corinthians 4:4} so whoever is not with JWs now is as good as DEAD in the hands Jesus and the impending forces! Luke 9:60

So now is the time to choose wisely! James 4:8
PEACE unto you!

Do you know that Paul and Peter belonged to different groups?
Paul was an apostle to the uncircumcised (Gentiles). While Peter was an apostle to the circumcised (Jews).

This created a form of argument between their followers. Does that mean Paul's followers were not Jehovah's witnesses or that Peter's followers were not Jehovah's witnesses?

Do you also know that in Revelations, God addressed 7 different church groups? Revelations 2 and 3.

This obviously proves that God is not exclusive to any organisation but to those who believe in him and have placed their faith in his son Jesus Christ.

My point in all this is simple- you will do well to see that God's children and witnesses of Christ are beyond JW organisation.
Even when Elijah thought he was a special one, God humbled him to realise he had 7000 more like him. 1 Kings 19:18

I understand the fact that JW gave you the avenue to know God and serve God more. But that does not mean it is the only avenue to know and serve God.

Peace.

achorladey:
Watchtower of November 1,1917, published a year after Russell’s death,
contained an article titled: “A Tribute to the Seventh Messenger.” In part,

it said:
The great drama of the Gospel Age opened with the apostle Paul as the chief messenger, or angel, to the Church. It closes with Pastor Russell as the seventh and last messenger to the Church militant. For the other five epochs of the Church, the Lord provided messengers in the order named;

St. John, Arius, Waldo, Wycliffe and Luther.

Each in his turn bore the message due to be understood during the epoch he represented.

*The two most prominent messengers, however, are the first and the last: St. Paul and Pastor Russell*

Arius, Waldo, Wycliffe and Luther

All these names starting from Arius to Luther too are JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES. All they need is to come and DENY IT or support it. Just wait for them.

You did not answer the question sir.

jesusjnr2020:
It must require the height of ignorance not to know that the brains used to make hospitals work or to be able to fix anything that needed fixing were made by God.

Moreover, God didn't make anything that needed fixing. Anything that needed fixing was what man made out of the perfect things that God made in the beginning.

Genesis 1:31 (KJV)

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

If God gives you a perfect world and you turn into the disaster it currently is, it's completely irresponsible to blame God and not yourself for the outcome.

Meaning you agree that what God created needed refixing by man.
If that is not mistake then I wonder what is.

Thanks to Doctors for salvaging premature births. For Caesarians sections. For blood transfusions. For tooth and brain surgeries. SS chidren, Leukamia patients, Etc
Not to talk of haemophrodites and Siamese twins.

Mind you several successful doctors don't believe in God but the efficacy of science.

MaxInDHouse:
We are no denomination of any Organization, we stand alone!
Before 1914 Jesus allowed his true followers to be enslaved under false religious groups who were all claiming Christians. Matthew 13:24-30
But after his return Jesus and his invisible angelic forces began the separation work which lasted for decades until 1931 when the group has started taken the shape befitting pure worship (true Christianity) then JEHOVAH adopted this group as His people and called them by another unique name: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES! Isaiah 65:15

So don't think we are part of them {John 15:19} the separation work has been done {Revelations 18:4} all those outside JW aren't worshiping our own God. True worshipers of our own God share the same line of thought globally! John 17:20-23

Am I right that according to you Jehovah's witnesses are only those who belong to the JW organisation?

So no matter how much Faith one has in God and
Jesus Christ and lives according to Christ as long as the person doesn't belong to your organisation they are not true witnesses of Jehovah and Christ.

MaxInDHouse:
The one and only true Christian group!

You did not answer the question. Is it your denomination or group named Jehovah's Witness?
Or anyone whose life is a witness of Christ?

Rossycee:
And Ebuka put Pere on the spot

But he handled it well. Patriots representing.

MaxInDHouse:
I've told you times without number that this book (Bible) belongs to Jehovah's Witnesses, if you want to know what God requires just come humbly and learn from them. I was a Muslim until i discovered that this book is about them and their heritage so you can't understand the book unless you learn from those whose heritage you're trying to grasp!

When i say "audacity" i mean it's totally unacceptable because angels are around during our worship {1Corinthians 11:10} and when anyone goes against stipulated rules regarding our heritage the angels won't hesitate to strike such a person!

Uzziah was a King in Israel, he made this same mistake, the priests warned him but he ignored them. Guess what happened to him? Well instantly the angel inside the most holy struck Uzziah and he became a leper and that's how he spent the rest of his life! 2Chronicles 26:16-21 compare to 1Corinthians 10:11

So learn today that it's our heritage that's why we know everything about it all other groups claiming Christians are misinformed Churchgoers, they can't understand our book because Archangel Michael (Jesus Christ) is not working with them! Daniel 12:10

May you have PEACE!

Who are Jehovah's witnesses?
Is it those who belong to the church denomination named Jehovah's witness? Or those who proclaim Christ through their life?

NwaAmaikpe:




Calling this Calabash a model is an insult to Male models like Tyson Beckford.

I guess to you only skinny girls should be called models too right? Even when you know you're more attracted to curvy girls.

Whitemoney being a model is not about 6 packs but his personality and the confidence he exudes in his skin. And yes, he looks good and knows what suits his looks.

Learn not to let the media define your perception.

Lamasta:
All I can say is may God strengthen and guide her in this new journey

I can't say I'm surprised by this development.
However I'm a bit disappointed.
I really praised this woman for not jumping on the stage of her husband ministry for the limelight while he was alive. I assumed (though now erroneously) that she was not after the glory.

But as it is with most self-owned ministries, it was obviously a family business.
This brings to mind Benson Idahosa whose wife also took over his ministry only for it to lead to another Ichabod- the glory left.

I do hope this is an adhoc measure till they hear from God on who should succeed TB Joshua.
Or else, like all things, only time will tell.

jesusjnr2020:
Was she the one I was told was left in the dream, because it had the impression of a woman?

Time would tell.

When the Holyspirit speaks, it's clear and precise,no guess work.

When Jesus chose his disciples it was clear.
When the Holyspirit chose Paul and Barnabas it was also clear.

So I can tell you categorically that you didnt hear anything from God because even you aren't sure of what you thought you heard.

You only dreamt because your mind was fixated on the issue of SCOAN leadership. Your mind revealed that to you not God.

WriterNig:
Premier League

Crowned by Budweiser though, not EPL.

shadeyinka:
I don't even have the gift of tongues l.

99.999% of those who pray in tongues do not have the gift. The GIFT operates mainly in
1. Evangelistic Ministries
2. Apostolic Ministries

The Gift of Tongues operates in diverse ways
1. Ability to Acquire and be proficient in a Foreign Language in a very short time for Apostolic and Evangelistic Ministries
2. Ability to Speak in a known language (e.g. English) which gets interpreted in the ears of the Hearers in their own local dialect (e.g. Fulfude)
3. Ability to Speak in glossa which gets interpreted in the ears of the Hearers in their own local dialect
4. Ability to speak an unlearnt foreign language for Apostolic and Evangelistic Ministries


If glossa is the tongue referred to, it is just a prayer language and not a spiritual gift.
If dialectos is the tongue referred to, it is most likely a spiritual gift

I appreciate your honesty and wisdom. May the gifts truly be made manifest in the lives of true believers that the body of Christ may grow in the fullness of Christ and the purpose of the gospel will be truly achieved both ndividually and corpporately even as a church.

MaxInDHouse:
Of course that's equivalent of a queen!
Note that during the time of Kings in Israel God separated the duties of a King who serves as judge in Israel from that of Priests who lead during worship!
So Deborah is a judge the equivalent of a Queen but that doesn't give her the audacity to lead during worship!

Audacity you say? That sounds familiar.
You sound like the Pharisees who wondered who qnd what gave Jesus Christ the "audacity" to preach and teach with such authority as he did.

Anyway, my point is simple.
Yes the bible doesn't make provision for women to be pastors or copastors. But then God often goes beyond what is written in the books because he cannot be boxed.
The reason most Jews till date do not believe in Jesus Christ is because he went against some of what was written about the Messiah. They were expecting someone from a royal family according to their interpretation of Isaiah 9:6.

RiyadhGoddess:
Till date, I don't believe in the word 'Female Pastors', I will rather call them Church Mummies!
This news isn't surprising. This is what happens when the 'Daddy GO' dies. The woman immediately changes cabinet and that is usually the down fall of such churches. Check the history of churches whose founder (husbands) died and their wives took over, check what's left of them. It's usually not always the same ever. Another Bethel loading...

This is why I do say this with my full chest that 98% of these Female Pastors are ONLY Pastors because their husbands or the man they are crushing on are Pastors. They are Pastors because of the need to support their husbands ministry. Some of them even became born again, active in the church so as to win the Pastor into marriage which earned them an automatic 'Pastor Mrs'. When their husband dies, you will see the true color of Mummy GO / Pastor Wife. Mummy loves me, mummy supports my ministry, die first we go confirm am.

Many workers and pastors who have toiled and labor in the church will be thrown into 'Oh God' and 'it is well' and mummy's excuse will be, he or she never liked & respected me when my husband was alive, they are stealing church money bla bla bla.

Woman no dey born again finish ooo Fear Woman!

Considering you're a lady, I think this is quite real and true.
But does it mean even the Holyspirit couldnt change their innate woman-nature?

I can't even imagine what would happen if my former pastor died (God forbid) cos his wife is fire and brimstone all in one.

tctrills:
Sorry, it was a mistake I meant to write Jesus Christ

And you still haven't corrected it?

omowolewa:
I don't understand?

Was there no agreement that the salaries be paid monthly? Why would the employer be aware of an enjoyed service but not the obligation to pay?

The problem with employees may be that of moral understanding with employer. The employer should not over enjoy it.

The wages of a laborer is due to him before the sweat drys abeg.

OP's point is that Employees encourage the salary delays when they do not take necessary actions such as voicing out or any other form of protest legally allowed. They keep mute out of fear of losing their job.

MaxInDHouse:
See confusion!
Please humble yourselves and come to learn from JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, if you say Bible doesn't support something yet you doubt if God support it, then ask yourself:
Did you understand what the Bible stands for?

Well let me help you out here.

[highlight]The BIBLE is God's word![highlight] 2Timothy 3:16; 2Peter 1:21

Was Deborah a leader (judge) in Israel or not?

shadeyinka:
I think you have mixed it up.
1. The Operation in tongues is for private use and edification
2. The Gift is for ministry to others and the body of Christ.

Every Christian can operate in Tongues (glossa) if and when they want. Like every Christian can give if and when they want without necessarily having the gift of Giving. Every Christian can encourage if and when they want without necessarily having the gift of encouragement. Every Christian can operate in Faith if and when they want without necessarily having the gift of Faith.
Every Christian can Teach if and when they want without necessarily having the gift and calling of a Teacher. Every Christian can Prophecy if and when they want without necessarily having the gift and calling of a Prophet.

As per gifts and calling, they are supernatural abilities given by the Holy Spirit for the Edification of the Body of Christ. None is for private use but Edification of others.

The Gift of tongues finds its use mainly in Evangelistic Ministrations where language is a barrier. The Gift also have several flavours within it. I can explain deeper on this if you want. The Gift is useless without interpretation (it must be understood by the targeted hearer)

The Operation in Tongues is for private edification

Do you have the gift of interpretation of tongues?

Seems everyone speaks in tongues but no one to interprete.

MightySparrow:
I was watching a YouTube in which the presenter was talking about the subject matter. Is it scriptural for a woman to co - pastor with her husband? The new trend is found all over the Christian world.

The bible doesn't support it. I did not say God, I said the bible. Because we don't see where God forbade it.

But Peter and Paul categorically spoke against female leaders in the church.
Paul also highlights the conditions of selecting church leaders- deacons and bishops. 1 Timothy 3:1-13
No provision was made for females leaders.

However, we have verses that seem also to support female pastors or co-pastors.
1. Deborah was a judge (leader).
2. The story of Aquila and Priscilla.
3. Also there's no longer male or female in Christ.

If truly God is using a female as a leader in a church who then can fight against it?

As much as I agree with this, the puzzling question is, the present Christians in politics are they not contributing to the corruption now?

AntiChristian:
Did Jesus Perform Any Signs? If He Did Then How Many?

There is a contradiction in the Bible. In one verse we read that Jesus said that no sign will be given to his generation:

Mark 8:11-13
11The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign (semeion) from heaven. 12He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign (semeion)? I tell you the truth, no sign (semeion) will be given to it." 13Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

However, in another place it says that his generation would be given the sign of Jonah...

Matthew 12:38-39
38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign (semeion) from you." 39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign (semeion)! But none will be given it except the sign (semeion) of the prophet Jonah.

Some Christians might try to say that Jesus meant that they would not receive a sign from heaven in Mark 8; however Jesus made it clear that they would not receive any semeion and did not specify which kind. Jesus said no semeion would be given to his generation. However, we don't see this in Matthew.

Now obviously when Jesus was talking about giving the people the 'Sign of Jonah', he was referring to his alleged resurrection. (What would be miraculous about him dying and being buried? And even at that Jonah did not die at all)

Another question that arises is the issue regarding all of Jesus' other miracles such as healing the blind, the leper, resurrecting the dead and feeding thousands with a little amount of food. Aren't all of these miracles considered signs?
Either there is a discrepancy between Jesus saying that he will give NO SIGN to the Jews except the sign of Jonah and him doing other miracles such as healing the blind and raising the dead.

Or the other option is Christians stating that Jesus' healing of the blind and his raising of the dead were not miracles or signs of his Prophethood. But that makes no sense. If they were not signs, then why would Jesus perform these miracles?
Someone might argue that Jesus meant to say that he would give no sign afterwards from that particular point in time. However, this could easily be refuted by simply reading on after that passage and seeing passages such as Mark 8:22-26, which show that Jesus healed a blind man or Mark 9:14-onwards, which show Jesus performing exorcism on a boy.

Questions That Christians Need to Answer
1) Why did Jesus say that no sign will be given to his generation in Mark 8:11-13, but said that one sign would be given in Matthew 12:38-39? Weren't Mark's audience misled by Mark's Gospel and understood that Jesus told the Jews that he will give them no sign?
2) If you were successful at harmonizing the difficulty above, then how do you explain the fact that Jesus told the Jews that he would only give them ONE SIGN and that is the sign of Jonah, while he did perform other signs such as healing the blind and feeding thousands with a little amount of food?

By Bassam Zawadi

Communication is still one of the major issues here.
English, just like the original Greek/Hebrew languages is very prone to misinterpretation and wrong translation.

Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

There are some basic questions to ask in order to understand this verse.

1. When did Jesus make this statement?
2. Who was he addressing and Why?

Let's go to the full context of the passage this was extracted from.

Matthew 16:1-4
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

Another account describes it below;
Mark 8:11-15
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, useeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 
13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 
15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

Now to my explanation;
1. When did Jesus make this statement?
He made this statement somewhere in the district of Dalmanutha. (Mark 8:10)
Just after he had fed 4000 people with 7 loaves of bread and few fishes. This was clearly a sign.
After making the statement he also went ahead to Bethsaida where he healed a blind man. Clearly another sign.

2. Who was Jesus addressing in this verse? And Why?
He was addressing the Pharisees and Saduccees (Matthew 16:1, Mark 8:11) because he knew their intention was to test him and because they were evil.
Jesus always woed them for their self-righteousness and evils Matthew 23:25-27.
In Mark 8:15 he specifically warned his disciples against the messages of the Pharisees and Herod. Though they did not understand what he meant.

Now, having established the fact that Jesus was not addressing everyone when he made this statement but only the Pharosees and Sadiccees I believe the bone of contention here is the word "generation".

As attached, the word generation has several meanings, the 3rd definition means a Race or Family or Breed (meaning a group of people who share certain things in common)
This is easily corroborated when we juxtapose it with the verse where Jesus and John the Baptist also addressed them as Brood of Vipers (children or family of snakes).

With this, we can say a better translation of the verse would be;

A wicked and adulterous (group of people) looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

With this explanation, I believe we can agree that Jesus performed many signs (miracles) many of which were not even documented. John 21:25

It was only to the Pharisees he did not perform any signs because he knew their evil intentions.

Over to those that hear from God.

What is he saying concerning this?

Sincerely curious.

unbitchable:
If Mendy could face legal prosecution, ronaldo should go defend himself in court or face the wrath of the law.
Being in Spain at the time of the allegation helped him dodge the case.
If he knew that his rape case was waiting for him, he would have ran to Psg to play as a goalkeeper.

Do you really believe Ronaldo committed rape?
If he committed rape then every guy is guilty of rape including you.

You have to understand that the term rape has now become complicated by the term consent. And this has created opportunity for blackmailers to exploit.

To avoid being termed a rapist now you have to ask and wait for the girl to tell you verbally that "you may now have sex with me."
God help you if she suddenly changes her mind in the middle of the sex.
Otherwise you can be termed a rapist.

This is insensitive to actual victims of rape.

CR7 has settled the case and it has been dropped so stop being a spoil sport and let old issues die.
We are celebrating a legend here.

mardis:
Your own con different, not bringing up the issue again? The bone of contention is 'forget' i can decide not to bring up the issue again that doesn't meant it has left my memory.

Did you read my post or only the bolded?

mardis:
There is forgive but definitely not forget. Infact anybody that says he/she has forgotten is a big LIER

English will still cause the next world war.

As you can see from the attached definitions. 4th definition does not mean you don't have the memory but you choose to stop bringing up the issue.
Forgetting here is a choice of not bringing up the issue next time.

So when they say Forgive and Forget, it simply means you have forgiven the person and you have chosen not to bring up the issue next time.

This is where most ladies need to learn.
Women never forget to bring up old issues. This is called nagging.

emmabest2000:
Park one side your time don pass jaree

Speak for yourself.
She hot as she is.