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hi Joe
Pls this reality evangelism what is it all about?

TisaBone:
God is the color of water. When the sun touches this clear liquid, all colors of the rainbow are visible.

hmmmmmmmmmm interesting, any prove?

This has always been my concern with those who come up with post judging and speaking wrong of men of God, ok when are we going to have a pastor that we all wouod agree that such a person is a man of God or a true prophet or are there none?
if there is/are pls l would imploy these critics to let us no.

The aganda is not the wrong speaking rather it is a mastered minded strategy to totally discridit the church and christiany on the long run and most of these critics don't even know that they are being used by satan to carry out his agenda. Sadly, this is where most European nations and America have found themselves

davidylan:
these are no "expository" teachings by any means. Anyone who bothers to read the bible at all will find the answers there quite clearly. For example:

WILL EVERY CHRISTIANS BE RAPTURED? WILL THERE BE LEFT BEHINDS? - Easily found in Rev 7:14

ARE THERE STAGES TO BECOME A FULL FLEDGE CHRISTIAN?

IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE BABY CHRISTIAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? - Seriously? Baby stage (1 Peter 2:2, 1 Corinthians 3:2), Hebrews 5: 12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13For[b] every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil[/b].

. . . and many many more. The only reason these "teachings" seem to be needful is because unfortunately the truth is no longer taught in churches. We only go there to learn about money and how to make more money.

so whatz your point?

^^^^^ interesting question

You know when l was growing up, my mum made us fast alot but the insteresting thing was that she almost made us dislike the exercise because sometimes times she'll so fast most of which were "dry fast" for days that at a certain point she is so weak she could bearly speak at this point she is almost always on the bed. But inspite of this apparent weakness when it's time to pray boy! she'd sound so strong and fit that except you look you wouldn't know she had been so weak on a bed all day.

e-activist.com/ea-action/action

IRAN: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s life still hangs in the
balance
As we wait for the formal written verdict to come through,
Pastor Nadarkhani’s life hangs in the balance. CSW calls for
continued urgent international action to prevent his execution,
which could still happen anytime.
CSW’s sources in Iran have firmly denied reports that a verbal annulment of
the charges and death sentence had been given. We are urging everyone not
to draw conclusions until a formal written verdict is received from the court
within the next week. In the meantime we need to keep up pressure on the
Iranian regime to prevent his execution.
Pastor Nadarkhani received a death sentence for apostasy (abandoning
Islam). Pastor Nadarkhani is currently on trial in Rasht. He has appeared in
court three times this week and was asked each day to renounce his faith to secure an annulment of the
apostasy charge and a lifting of the death sentence. He refused each time.
Over 50,000 people have already emailed the Iranian embassies around the world –
add your voice to theirs and support Pastor Nadarkhani.
The facts:
- Pastor Nadarkhani was repeatedly being asked by the
court in Rasht to renounce his faith in order to avoid
execution and that the last chance he was given to do so
was Wednesday 28 September, after which he could be
executed at any time.
- Pastor Nadarkhani has been charged, and faces
execution, solely on the basis of his adopting Christian
faith. As such, the Islamic Republic of Iran is violating its
obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 18 includes a provision for
the right to “have or to adopt” a religion, which has been
interpreted authoritatively by the UN Human Rights
Committee as including the right to change one’s religion.
- Iran’s constitution sanctions Christianity as a legitimate
minority faith and asserts that Christians are allowed to
freely carry out their religious rites. Article 23 asserts that
no one may be “reprimanded simply because of having a
certain belief”.
Requests:
- You should address your email to “Your Excellency, the
Ambassador of Iran” and don’ t forget to thank him for
passing on your appeal, as a sign of respect.
- Express concern over the latest developments in Pastor
Yousef Nadarkhani’s case.
- Express your hope that the Iranian judiciary will cease to
pursue their current course of action against Pastor
Nadarkhani and will acquit him of all charges, in
accordance with Iranian and international law.
- Request that the Ambassador passes your appeal on to
the Iranian Government as a matter of urgency.

IRAN: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s life still hangs in the
balance
As we wait for the formal written verdict to come through,
Pastor Nadarkhani’s life hangs in the balance. CSW calls for
continued urgent international action to prevent his execution,
which could still happen anytime.
CSW’s sources in Iran have firmly denied reports that a verbal annulment of
the charges and death sentence had been given. We are urging everyone not
to draw conclusions until a formal written verdict is received from the court
within the next week. In the meantime we need to keep up pressure on the
Iranian regime to prevent his execution.
Pastor Nadarkhani received a death sentence for apostasy (abandoning
Islam). Pastor Nadarkhani is currently on trial in Rasht. He has appeared in
court three times this week and was asked each day to renounce his faith to secure an annulment of the
apostasy charge and a lifting of the death sentence. He refused each time.
Over 50,000 people have already emailed the Iranian embassies around the world –
add your voice to theirs and support Pastor Nadarkhani.
The facts:
- Pastor Nadarkhani was repeatedly being asked by the
court in Rasht to renounce his faith in order to avoid
execution and that the last chance he was given to do so
was Wednesday 28 September, after which he could be
executed at any time.
- Pastor Nadarkhani has been charged, and faces
execution, solely on the basis of his adopting Christian
faith. As such, the Islamic Republic of Iran is violating its
obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 18 includes a provision for
the right to “have or to adopt” a religion, which has been
interpreted authoritatively by the UN Human Rights
Committee as including the right to change one’s religion.
- Iran’s constitution sanctions Christianity as a legitimate
minority faith and asserts that Christians are allowed to
freely carry out their religious rites. Article 23 asserts that
no one may be “reprimanded simply because of having a
certain belief”.
Requests:
- You should address your email to “Your Excellency, the
Ambassador of Iran” and don’ t forget to thank him for
passing on your appeal, as a sign of respect.
- Express concern over the latest developments in Pastor
Yousef Nadarkhani’s case.
- Express your hope that the Iranian judiciary will cease to
pursue their current course of action against Pastor
Nadarkhani and will acquit him of all charges, in
accordance with Iranian and international law.
- Request that the Ambassador passes your appeal on to
the Iranian Government as a matter of urgency.

please make una no vex na my network o

Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

My brother hmmmmmm

Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

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Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

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Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

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Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

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Prince344:
still thinking the same, it's just silly

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Please this is simply a concern, are there any justifications based on the provisions of the quran for the promiscuous use of violence and wasteful cruelty against non-converts to such a degree that wasting a human life looks so easy and effortless requiring only a group of fanatical islamic extremists under the disguise and camouflage of fighting for God; does God now need humans to fight for him, then it is possible he has ceased from being God and even if he hasn't ceased from being God it would be a disappointment to discover that this God is so blood thirsty that he doesn't complain over these wickedness been carried out "in his name" all over the world including Nigeria, in countless figures many of which are untold but the sad reality is that with every act of voilence a living light is put off never to glow again, then what kind of God would he be or let me paraphrase what kind of God is islam or muslims marketing to us. Pls l have set up this discuss because l have been trying to download the quran for android but to no avail.

Islam hmmmmmmm

Christian family ambushed in
Nigeria by Muslim Radicals
Mary Bulle, Davou Bulle, his wife, and their 10 children each
climbed into the van, exhausted from another full day of
work on their family' s farm. He started to pull away but was
soon jarred to attention by the sound of gunshots hitting the
tires. They were being ambushed because of his faith! The
Muslim attackers soon aimed their weapons at the driver, in
hopes to first kill the Christian "infidel" then kill his entire
family. In an attempt to protect his father son Gyan lunged
at the bullets to shield him but the bullets found their way to
their intended target, killing Davou. Gyan trying to help his
father took 14 bullets during the ambush. Davou's wife
Mary was hit in the eye during the attack. Mary was taken
into surgery immediately. She lost one of her eyes as a
result of the attack. Son Gyan was also operated on
removing all 14 bullets from his body miraculously he
survived! Davou left behind a wife and 10 children.
More than 10,000 Christians have been killed since 1999 in
Nigeria and nearly 1,000 homes and churches have been
burned down by Muslim radicals - all because of their
faith in Jesus Christ. VOM has opened up a center in Jos,
Nigeria for the purpose of helping Christian widows who
have lost their husbands at the hands of Muslim fanatics.
This center will help these widows develop a trade in sewing
or computers.
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newmi:
Proverbs 4:20
20 Dear friend, listen well to my words;
tune your ears to my voice. (msg)

Then Proverbs 4:21
21 Keep my message in plain view at all times.
Concentrate! Learn it by heart!
The scripture "concentrate" which suggesses the presence of something else soliciting and canvassing for our attention so He says "concentrate"

God's voice like a radio is on a particular frequency but no thanks to distractions most times we are unable to decode signals from the encoder consequently, communication becomes unsuccessful

[quote author=PAGAN 9JA link=topic=811959.msg9655354#msg9655354 date=1322567715]christianity is nothing other than sweet poison. it kills slowly.[/quote]So to whom do we owe this "definiton", is it to your experience(s) or to the scholarstic view point of a daft theologian

Proverbs 4:20
20 Dear friend, listen well to my words;
tune your ears to my voice. (msg)
Just the same way we fine tune our transistor radios carefully adjusting the nub back and forth in other to achievement clearity on a particular frequency, we can fine tune our ears to the frequency of God's voice and one way to achieve that is through fasting which almost always goes with prayer (prayer and fasting)

Then Proverbs 4:21
21 Keep my message in plain view at all times.
Concentrate! Learn it by heart!
The scripture "concentrate" which suggesses the presence of something else soliciting and canvassing for our attention so He says "concentrate"

Fasting helps to cut down and out the amount of distraction that we are confronted with on a daily basis thus adding strength to our focus and concentration on him who is the author and finsher or faith.
Hebrews 12:2
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of[ our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

,Fasting helps to strategically position our spirit in such a way that it becomes much easier to hear and recognize the promptings of the God's Spirit as we anticipate to getting instruction, direction, guidience, insight etc with regards to a specific matter.

Acts 13:1
1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. ,
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid[ their] hands on them, they sent[ them] away. ,

gotizsata:
@newmi
North Korea is a theocracy. So Kim is just like Jesus. It is a good idea to refresh yourself world affairs.

ok does it justify such despicably inhuman and gruesome treatments directed towards fellow human beings?
Imagine killing a child in front of the mother as she painfully and helplessly watch her child die; such  an horrendous, horiffic, and trumatic sight. These people as "citizens of the world" have their rights protected on the grounds of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations specifically, in Article 18 and The Republic of Korea as one of the 194 member states is bound by that provision and is obligated by consent to comply accordingly

Article 18.
"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience
and religion; this right includes freedom to change his
religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community
with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion
or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance"

2Thessalonians 3:1-
Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord
will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with
you; 2 and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil
men; for not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, and He
will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Men and brethren there is somuch work to be done.
For us presently living in less hostile environments our liberty and freedom is a seed for those who have delibrately by choice or inevitably by the design of certain circustance found themselves in hostile environments as we bend our knees and raise our voices in suplication and intercession for them strengthen them in prayer that the light of the gospel in these will not be put out.
Romans 1:8
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA
For the third straight year, the isolated
communist nation of North Korea remains atop
the annual Open Doors International "World
Watch List" of countries where Christians are
persecuted.
"Christianity is observed as one of the greatest
threats to the regime's power," the 2005 World
Watch List report states. Exact figures are
difficult to obtain, but it is believed that tens of
thousands of Christians are currently suffering in
North Korean prison camps, and at least 20
Christians were shot or beaten to death in 2004
while in detention.
"North Korea is the most repressive nation in the
world, .it certainly deserves its shameful ranking
on the World Watch List," says Open Doors USA
President Dr. Carl Moeller. "It breaks my heart to
hear some of the atrocities against our brothers
and sisters there. The government will arrest not
only a suspected dissident but also three
generations of his family to root out the 'bad'
influence. North Korea is suspected to detain
more political and religious prisoners than any
other country in the world.
"Yet we hear reports of how the church in North
Korea continues to grow. Let's continue to lift up
the needs of our fellow believers in North Korea
and in all the countries on the World Watch
List."
The annual list ranks countries according to the
intensity of persecution Christians face for
actively pursuing their faith. Five of the top 10
are Islamic-dominated countries, four have
communist regimes in power, and one country,
Bhutan, is dominated by Buddhism.
Saudi Arabia again held the second spot on the
list, followed by Vietnam, Laos, and Iran. Other
countries listed on the WWL's top 10, from No. 6
to 10, include: Maldives, Somalia, Bhutan, China
and Afghanistan. Newcomers to the top 10 are
Somalia and Afghanistan. Dropping out of the top
10 are Turkmenistan (No. 12) and Myanmar (No.
17). Somalia moved up four places to seventh in
the rankings primarily because "Christian
converts from Islam are paying a high price for
their new faith, especially in rural parts of this
most lawless country in the world."
The desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia requires all
its citizens to be Muslims. For a Saudi to convert
to another religion, the consequences can be
severe. The legal system is based on Islamic law
(sharia) where apostasy - conversion to another
religion - is punishable by death. Even foreign
Christian guest workers have been imprisoned
and deported for quietly practicing their faith,
despite government assurances that foreigners
can worship privately. In 2004, Indian citizen
Brian O'Connor was sentenced to 10 months
imprisonment and 300 lashes. He was released
and deported after seven months in prison.
New to third place is Vietnam, rising one
position. One of the few communist nations in
the world, Vietnam considers Christians to be a
hidden enemy. Authorities fear that Evangelical
Christianity, suspected to be connected to the
United States, is being used in a peaceful
revolution against the communist system.
Although the constitution provides for religious
freedom, the government considerably restricts
unrecognized religious activities. A new law on
religion was introduced during the past year and
bans any religious activity deemed to threaten
national security, public order or national unity.
The new ordinance is used to prohibit
unregistered church services in private houses.
The situation deteriorated for Christians in the
East African country of No. 16 Eritrea, where
more than 400 evangelical Christians are
currently in prison for their faith and subjected
to harsh conditions, including being locked in
metal shipping containers in severe heat.
And while Christians in Iraq - ranked 21st - enjoy
more liberty than under the regime of Saddam
Hussein, they are experiencing increased
pressure from fundamentalist Islamic groups.
"Written threats, kidnappings, bombings and
murder by Muslim extremists continued to drive
tens of thousands of the minority Christian
population out of the country," the World Watch
List report observes.
On the positive side, Christians in Sudan, ranked
No. 19, are hopeful that a new peace accord will
lead to greater access to goods and services
previously denied. Under the latest accord, the
mainly Christian and animist south will remain
autonomous for six years. It's estimated more
than two million people have died in Sudan
during 21 years of civil war.
No. 11-25 on the World Watch List are: Yemen,
Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Comoros, Uzbekistan,
Eritrea, Myanmar (Burma), Egypt, Sudan, Libya,
Iraq, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Brunei and Nigeria
(north).
Rounding out the list are Nos. 26-50 : Cuba,
Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka,
Djibouti, Mexico (Chiapas), Tunisia, Qatar, India,
Nepal, Colombia (conflict areas), Indonesia,
Algeria, Turkey, Mauritania, Kuwait, Belarus,
United Arab Emirates, Oman, Syria, Bangladesh,
Jordan, Kenya (northeast), Ethiopia and Bahrain.
The World Watch List is based on evaluation and
testimonies obtained by Open Doors' indigenous
contacts, field workers and from members of the
Persecuted Church.
An estimated 200 million Christians worldwide
suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for
their faith in Christ, with another 200 to 400
million facing discrimination and alienation.
Open Doors, celebrating 50 years of service to the
Persecuted Church in 2005, serves and
strengthens the Persecuted Church in the world's
most difficult areas through Bible and Christian
literature distribution, leadership training and
assistance, Christian community development
and prayer and presence ministry.

Image123:
It's already answered if you've been reading the thread and what the likes of nlmediator are saying. Putting Paul in bad light by claiming that he has greater light and greater truth, and that he came to show us the way to salvation, and that others are writing milk and unskilled quality is very childish and fleshly, if not progressing towards blasphemy and heresy.

Can you stop evading the question, the question l asked is not about the superiority or inferiority of Paul's teachings. Assume you need a recap:
". . .but what wrong would it do if the name of the apostle Paul
in mentioned in the success story, l don' t think it would change anything or would it"
pls would it change anything to recognize the achievements of the apostle Paul through the ministry of God's Spirit

WHY NORTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS?
Christians are persecuted around the world. What's so
special about the persecution of North Korean Christians
that makes North Korea the world's top persecutor of
Christians, indeed in a category all by itself?
North Korean Christians aren't simply killed for their faith in
Christ. They are pulverized with steamrollers, used to test
biological weapons, shipped off to death camps or shot in
front of children, while newborn babies have their brains
pithed with forceps in front of their mothers. Crimes against
humanity reminiscent of Auschwitz and Treblinka to which
the world declared "Never Again!" more than 60 years ago,
are being perpetrated today against the North Korean
Christians.
In six pages, North Korean Christians.com summarizes
the background to the present atrocities in North Korea, the
outlook , and the roles played by the three key players:
China , South Korea and USA.
The supporting evidences are presented via video clips ,
testimonies , articles , reports and links to websites . Also
presented are open letters to you, the North and South
Koreans, the Chinese, and contact details for the leaders of
China , North and South Korea, USA and the relevant UN
agencies.
Brace yourself, as the atrocities being committed against the
North Korean Christians are truly appalling, and their God-
given courage truly inspiring. So please read and watch, but
don' t stop there.
Do something to help them, bearing in mind that they aren't
asking us for handouts, but to help them fight for Christ.
Many of them risk their lives to escape from their hell into
China, receive the Gospel, and then volunteer to return to
North Korea as one-way missionaries. It is our privilege to
support these courageous Christian warriors in the Lord's
battle.

NORTH KOREA CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION
Christianity reached the traditionally Buddhist and
Confucian Korean peninsula (North and South Korea) in the
1880s .
A revival started in 1907 , particularly in the north. Three
thousand churches sprang up in the present North Korea
and Pyongyang, the present North Korean capital was even
called, "The Jerusalem of Asia."
Persecution of Christians started in 1910 when Japan
annexed the Korean peninsula and mandated worshipping
the Japanese emperor. Christians who bowed down to his
portrait were spared. Those who didn't were tortured,
imprisoned and/or executed. Despite the persecution,
Christians grew in number.
The Japanese persecution lasted 35 years until 1945, when
Japan surrendered to end the Second World War.
The respite was short- lived in, however, as the Communists
led by the Soviet-trained Kim Il Sung streamed into and
occupied the northern half of the peninsula. Backed by the
Soviets, Kim spent the next 5 years consolidating his power
in North Korea, crushing opposition, including from
Christians, and building an army of his own.
In 1950, Kim' s Communist army of North Korea invaded
the democratic South Korea. The ensuing Korean War killed
millions, leveled both South and North Korea , and ended
three years later in a draw, with the post-war border more
or less where the pre- war border had been.
After the war, Kim Il Sung intensified the persecution of
Christians in North Korea. Those who renounced their faith
and swore allegiance to him and his new " Juche" ideology
were spared, although relegated to the lowest levels of his
new social order. Those who refused were executed or
deported to remote concentration camps where they were
starved , overworked, tortured and/or shot to death.
By the 1960s, North Korea' s once ubiquitous Christians
were nowhere to be seen, at least not on the surface.

Image123:
^
Paul himself didn't give himself such flattery. The Word of God is 66books authored by God. One part is not more inspired than the other. No need calling names, Paul has his reward from God. If you want to call Paul in this story, then do diligence to call others too to the parti.

No doubt you have well said
but that does not answer the question or does it?