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JW insist that Jesus Christ came back to the world in 1914. Yet, the Holy Bible speaks of His visible return in Mark 13: 26 "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory."

So, JW in the house, what do you have to say?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100127094828AATC8ny

frosbel:
Confusion.


Show us a verse anywhere  in the bible ,  since your quran cannot validate itself, where Muhammad was mentioned. NEVER !

Jesus talked about the coming of false prophets, it seems he know what Satan was up to.

He knew beforehand, not "It seems"

OLAADEGBU:
In response to opening post the quote explains their differences in the article below and the difference is clear.

MOHAMMED VS CHRIST

In his article “Self Hate, Revisionist History and Christophobia in the Movie Kingdom of Heaven” Dr. Ted Baehr notes some of the differences between Mohammed and Christ:

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[li]“ Mohammed was the prophet of war; Christ is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7). [/li]
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[li]Mohammed's disciples killed for the faith; Christ's disciples were killed for their faith (Acts 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:7).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed promoted persecution against the "infidels"; Christ forgave and converted the chief persecutor (1 Tim. 1:13-15).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed was the taker of life; Christ is the giver of life (John 10:27-28).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed and his fellow warriors murdered thousands; Christ murdered none but saved many (John 12:48).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed’s method was COMPULSION; Christ’s aim was CONVERSION (Acts 3:19). [/li]
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[li]Mohammed practiced FORCE; Christ preached FAITH (John 6:29, 35).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed was a WARRIOR; Christ is a DELIVERER (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess. 1:10).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed said to the masses, "Convert or die!"; Christ said, "Believe and live!" (John 6:47; 11:25-26).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed was swift to shed blood (Rom. 3:15-17); Christ shed His own blood for the salvation of many (Eph. 1:7). [/li]
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[li]Mohammed preached "Death to the infidels!"; Christ prayed "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed declared a holy war (Jihad) against infidels; Christ achieved a holy victory on Calvary's cross (Col. 2:14-15) and His followers share in that victory (John 16:33).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed constrained people by conquest; Christ constrained people by love (2 Cor. 5:14).[/li]
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[li]Modern terrorists derive their inspiration from Mohammed and carry out their despicable atrocities in the name of his god; Christians derive their inspiration from the One who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9).[/li]
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[li]Modern day disciples of Mohammed respond to the terrorist attacks by cheering in the streets; modern day disciples of Christ are deeply grieved at past atrocities carried out by those who were "Christians" in name only (the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc.).[/li]
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[li]Many Muslims are peaceful and peace-loving because they do not strictly follow the teachings of their founder; many Christians are peaceful and peace-loving because they do strictly follow the teachings of their Founder (Rom. 12:17-21).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed called upon his servants to fight; Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight . . . but now is My kingdom not from here" (John 18:36)[/li]
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[li]Mohammed ordered death to the Jews (see A.Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad, Oxford University Press [1975], p. 369); Christ ordered that the Gospel be preached "to the Jew first" (Rom. 1:16). [/li]
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[li]The Qur'an says, "Fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them" (Qu'ran 9.5); Christ said, "Preach the Gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). [/li]
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[li]Mohammed's mission was to conquer the world for Allah; Christ's mission was to conquer sin's penalty and power by substitutionary atonement (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 3:18).[/li]
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[li]Mohammed claimed that there was but one God, Allah; Christ claimed that He was God (John 10:30-31; John 8:58-59; John 5:18; John 14:9). [/li]
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[li]Mohammed's Tomb: OCCUPIED! Christ's tomb: EMPTY! ” [/li]
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http://www.frontline.org.za/articles/crusades_all

Excellent!

I was against bride price initially, (https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-12487.0.html) but now, I am in support of it. As long as it doesnt cost an arm and a leg, because it cements the man's role as the provider and the head of the family. My only complaints about it is when it becomes very expensive. Think of the bride price as an equivalent of a dowry. It's basically an exchange of gifts. Then man pays the bride price along with the traditional requirements for the marriage ceremony. In turn, the brides family fees the visiting guests and 'send off' the bride with household items. Isnt that an exchange of gifts?

What would you say of the western world where it is the norm for men to shower their brides with expensive diamond rings. Those who cant, face the derision of not only the bride but her friends too. Theirs is too materialistic.

Have we not heard these promises before?

Stay out of their wahala.

hackney:
[b]Ah! i remember visiting a friend of mine who lives on the other end of the estate.
meanwhile there was this very ferocious dog (like a lion) that terrorised even motorists.

I got there and another friend was already there so we strolled out to the main road and then came this dog,
We all took off and this giant dinosaur dog was after us!!! (we were all like 9yrs old)

fortunately, i and one of the friends veered left and the boy we went to visit went right and the dog
pursued him!!!
see shouting!!!!!!
passers-by helped ward this monster dog off but by then my dear friend had peed his pants!!!!
we laughed all day.
Gosh!


Also i remember my elder sister coming home with bruises and lied that she had been attacked by dogs on
her way from maths lessons.
it turned out that she fell in the gutter while trying to pluck cherries from a neighbor's hedge.
(my elder sister told our mum because mum was arranging to go to the hospital for anti-rabbies injections).

see back hand slaps dey reing like fire.my sister cried all night.


Or was it when i went to climb guava trees with my bunch of friends from the same street.
we saw a snake in the trees and all jumped from the tree ; one of us sprained his ankle.
when we got home, his mum came to my house and told my mum,
men!!!! my mum can slap eh!! kai
the first slap threw me on the floor and when i got up she fired another left and right.
infact im lucky not to be needing therapy right now.
The age of innocence was a lorra fun!!! [/b]
this thread will fill up if i recount all the tales,
or was it when i threw a stone that cracked our car windscreen,  i blamed it on my younger sister
and she cried like,  well a baby.

Childhood memories are great, it's the real reason why I wanna move back home. Do such memorable activities occur? We lived in a rental compound with other neighbors, it was quite a close knit neighborhood and fened with semi- high walls. Across the building was one ferocious dog called Billy. You know say people keep dogs to ward off thieves. And my elder brother told me that dogs only bark at thieves because they smell. So, before heading to their house (the guy was my brother's friend), I will bathe, so that the dog wont bark at me, because my brother liked to play games with his friend. Prior to the erection of walled fence in our compound, two brothers at another neighborhood (still friends of ours) and a neighbor taunted Billy. They would see Billy and yell, "Billy, Billy, Billy . . . and billy go run after them, and they will run away. They reappeared again, and Billy ran after them. Koko was about to be bitten when he shoved Emmanuel my neighbor, and Emmanuel then shoved Eteyen (Koko's brother, the youngest of the group and the ring leader)

Billy lacerated him with his teeth. Come see screams, "Adom miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-o. He was rushed to the hospital where he was treated, Still, he never learnt a lesson, he would taunt the dog after his trip back from the hospital

My own: I wanted to skip school, so I made up a false story that I was attacked by a boy who was rumored to have mental problems. I even gave myself scratch wounds and all that, and said that he attacked me. The neighbors sympathized with me but my mother did not give a hoot. Reason was that she had come by earlier from work, and I did not come inside the house to greet her. Thank God she did not take any actions, because it would have been a false accusation on my part on this innocent boy.

Another time: Same compound, before the walls came up, there was this guava tree that shared a boundary with a different neighborhood. My friends and I (little kids) would argue with the woman in that neighborhood that the guava tree belonged to ours. It was serious and any of you can attest that landownership is a contentious issue in Nigeria. So, we would argue (I couldnot have been eight at that time) and this woman was about my mom's age mate. Usongenying. So, she had a daughter who was ill, and I cruelly would make fun of her. One day, this woman timed me and grabbed my hands and asked me why I was always taunting her daughter. Since I had this deep resentment towards her, I was just hoping that my mother would appear on the scene and blow her off (my mother would never have done that, she was a peacemaker) but I talked my way out. Later on, that guava tree was solved in a diabolical way. I came back from school to pluck it, and one of my friends, Eno, warned me not to. Then she showed me a bottle hooked on one of the stems of the tree. She said it was mbiam aka juju. I dont know how true it was, but I took her advice and refused to pluck guava. Eventually, the landlady erected high cement walls on the building, but despite my fresh memories of Nigeria, I dont know what happened to that guava tree.

In front of our compound, the cement walls were nicely padded that one could sit on it comfortably. When I came back from boarding house, in my Jss2, my elder brother told me a trick he had been playing with pedestrians on the streets. He showed me. So, every evening, both of us would tie a piece of paper and attach a thread to it. When we see pedestirians approaching, we would throw the piece of paper and they would get scared, they would assume it was a snake, while we the instigators would be cracking up.

Family wise: I had a younger brother who was very fond of me when he was a baby. He died in 2002. As far as I can recall my younger ones, perhaps all of them were always scared of teddy bears when they were babies. Dunno why. Now, this boy was handsome and usually preferred my company over other family members, including our mother. He would crawl to my side while I was watching TV and would lay on my chest. While I loved him, at times, I was quite a mean fellow. I would beckon to him, and he would crawl by my side, then I would shove the teddy bear and he would crawl back to a different place. Guilty conscience would prompt me to discard the teddy bear temporarily and he would crawl back. The boy grew up and sometimes was stubborn. At a Christmas party my primary school was hosting, he refused my mother's orders. So, mom threatened to have him stay at home, but I pleaded and pleaded on his behalf and finally she relented. Out trooped all four boys to the party. My senior brother carried him on the way, while I walked behidn them with another brother. The boy repaid my kindness to him by sticking his tongue at him, so I circled my face at him that I was gonna deal with him when we got home.

When we arrived home, I called the unsuspecting boy to our bedroom and when he approached me, I shoved him the teddy bear again. He looked at me and said, "Akerebo ke nya afehe? (Do you think I will run away?) He slapped the teddy bear, and I ran after him angrily but he evaded me. My siblings find the episode funny.

Naija was truly fun!

diigirl:
My people the trend of the posts shows that Nigeria is in big trouble. We are talking about 'tapping' money that we didnt work for. We will still turn around to call our politicians thieves and all that. May God save Nigeria.

Exactly: Here is my earlier discourse on the subject: "Some people are writing that they would take off with the money, yet, arent they the same ones who would boldly condemn corruption in Nigeria?

Tasteless.

Em, how about books from our area that one can read, like "Sidibe," Mutanda Oyom Namondo, one book by E.N.Amaku and the rest like "Akpaneka aman ata?" Those were solid Efik and Ibibio books. Where can one get them at?

http://www.maobongoku.com/maobong_mypeople_efiklang_orthography.htm

Honestly, I am a Nigerian at heart, and irrespective of the problems she faces, I still envision moving back home someday. There are millions of Nigeria who are surviving back home despite the plethora of problems like electricity, crime, water and all that. Truth is, sometimes, people back home, despite the challenges are happy and live a fruitful than those out here with lots of amenities at their disposal.

JW have repeatedly denied the Divinity of Jesus Christ and His physical Resurrection. I almost joined the group, but I am glad that I didnt. Where is it in the Holy Bible that Jesus Christ came in 1914 as upheld by JW? Even when the Holy Bible has clearly stated that all eyes shall see Him on His second coming.

Outstrip:
I agree with you totally though I just came from Nigeria and even though people do not beat up their housemaids anymore (for the most part I think)  I still feel that it is wrong to employ someone and there are no clear hours of work set. You can't have her working around the clock. That was my observation when I was in Nigeria recently. The same goes for the drivers. If you are going to have them work saturday and sunday then you shouldpay them more and they too should have a set time for when they park the cars and go home. Any additional hour should be paid as overtime.

Applause: Those people are beast of burden! I just cant imagine working around the clock while getting a miserly pay. Unfortunately, the Nigerian system encourages that. We can change that injustices in the society.

I will never accept my future wife abusing our maid, but then again, I wont reprimand her (my spouse) in the maid's presence.

Some people are writing that they would take off with the money, yet, arent they the same ones who would boldly condemn corruption in Nigeria?

A crying shame that our education is in shambles!

What of Federal Govt Colleges? I know Ik has a strong network in the UK and Naija.

It's also common in my culture. I think men in those days choose to abide by it, because by spending the night at your father inlaw's house, he is basically your oga, temporarily, which most men find condescending.

LadyLocs:
My fiance is Nigerian, and my family originates from S.A. Got engaged last month and the wedding is in Sept.  We love each other, have alot in common, blah, blah, blah,  we`ve travelled alot together and Moz is our favourite destination. We want our wedding there. His family wants a traditional Xhosa wedding in SA  and a traditional Nigerian one in Nigeria, on our tab mind you.

My family has lived in London since before I was born and are not traditional. He`s lived in London since he was 16  and is very western. Btw, he`s 32 and am 30. They dislike me to bits. They even called me a `wicked non woman`, and believe I used voodoo on their son. My crime: I can only speak English, I can`t cook but can speed dial take out better than any pro. Am career orientated and child less.

I wanted to make a good impression but all of this is taking its toll on our relationship.  I expect him to stand up for me but clearly his allegiance is with his family. He just can`t stand up to them and that pisses me off. He says I could try to act the way the want, but how?  He knows I don`t front so why is he expecting me to sell my self out.
Am slowly losing respect for him over this. They expect me to cook Naija food and be all domestic. FFS! He only ever eats pasta and we have a helper.

The wedding preps just might turn out to be our breaking point. Please advise,

From reading your post, it appears you and your fiance have different expectations on what would constitute a married life. And as such, I'd say, call off the wedding and the relationship to spare yourself some headache and embarrasment. You will be better off in the long run if you do so.

wunmexoni:
this happen about six years ago.
in the early hours of a working day around seven o'clock one danfo with passengers suddenly developed fault .
passengers come down and started asking for thier money, 
u wount believe that the conducted because he didnt want to return thier money he removed he clothes .
his unclothedness scared people away and they gave up the money,

IMAGINE,

Speechless!

Do you honestly think that this is a new fad, that spouses never cheated on each other before, or you are simply trying to blame the white man for starting this trend?

Lagos is full of drama.

See a dermatologist.

Deep Soul:
Regardless of how distant you are, if u like be my 100th cousin.

As long as ther's proof we are in any way related, it's unthinkable!

Well, you might remain single, because all humans are biologically related to one another.

What a question! This takes the cake of all the most frivolous topics asked on this board.

blank:
Both my first name and middle name are native names. Funnily enough, everyone in my immediate and extended family has the same.
Including those born and raised abroad.
I will definitely do the same cos i believe a name is a prophesy for the kid.

Not necesarrily true. There are kids named Uwem (which means life in Ibibio) who are mortals like all of us.