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Scofield?
Die?

Purgatory is as real as Father Chrismas's North Pole residence.
Oladdegbu, are you in theology school or what?

@topic
Hell is real,because the Bible says so. Striving to prove everything; therein lies the way to madness. There's nothing wrong with faith. People have to worship something, and Science is the 21st Century God. I have no doubt science will still corroborate most of the Bible.The Bible says God created a man and a woman, and we are all descended from them. So far science has declared all humanity is descended from 'a single female in antiquity.' This hasn't been disproved yet,and it's been over a decade.You'd think this would give the atheists pause.

Mad_Max:
@chris
Ah, I get you now. You don't want emotions, you want incendiary rhetoric and scapel's edge intellectual arguments to persuade you into searching for God yourself. There's a debate,the Christians are losing, they simply aren't trying hard enough. Oh dear,whatever are we going to do? Chris's decision rests on whoever wins.  

You can tell I'm uninterested in the thread's debate. I'm interested in you,though,because we seemed to lose our religions at about the same time. You want guidance from men on where to look? So did I, at first. I began with the incomparable Aristotle, and was deeply submerged in my favourite Catholic of all time: Thomas Aquinas.I'm reading the minds of everybody now, from the Pythagorean school to Descartes to Jacquis Maritain to CS Lewis. No one has ever proven the existence or otherwise of God to anyone else but himself. I still think you should embark on a search yourself and arrive at your own conclusions. If you then decide there is no God, your agnosticism/atheism won't be the tattered but fashionably worn hand-me-downs one sees so much of. You won't be displaying,second-hand, other men's disbeliefs,just your own.

I know I won't stop HATING organised religion. Pentecostals with their control-freak pastors, screaming Die! die! at everything, seeing witches in children, so much hate and paranoia and vengefulness you wonder how they can stand it.  Catholic Popes insisting every sperm is sacred,none of the little suckers must be left out in the cold,all must find a home,hat in hand,like little Orhan Annie. Attributing divinity to Mary and formally dedicating the world to whatever they saw at Fatima, like the world was theirs to give away,gift-wrapped. Coming up with a well-intentioned but arbitrary and absurd list of new sins to guilt themselves back into relevance in the lives of diminishing faithfuls. New SINS? My mind boggled. Having wandered about quite a bit and been awed by chapels and cathedrals and attended mass and listened to boys' choirs so indescribably beautiful you'll think your soul has left your body, I couldn't help wondering how they could know so much beauty and be missing so many essential parts. I'll never return to insidious organised religion in any form,but I will search until I find. And I have absolutely no doubt I will find: Everything or Nothing.

Perhaps I am emotional. Perhaps I should give you  thundering theologically and intellectually sound arguments. But I mentioned I discovered I really didn't know as much as I thought, and you'll notice I post less and less here; there seemed little point. I'm embroiled in my own turmoil,in looking for my own answers,because 'God' is an intensely individual question.It's too important for other people to answer.

I can't give you the arguments you want, but  I do urge you again to attempt an original search yourself.

@Madmax
You're reading men, are you reading the Bible? You're concerned for another, but have you secured your own salvation? I suppose God calls us to himself however he wills, and the paths to His door are many and varied. May the Lord be with you as you look for your answers. I pray He finds you. I shall be praying for you.

You have given me everything, and have kept me alive to enjoy all you have given me. I thank You Lord,Mere words cannot express my gratitude and my love.
Praise His Holy Name.
He is ever faithful. He is strong. Truer words have never been spoken, that those who trust in You are never put to shame.
I praise You, Lord.

May the Lord lead your genuine heart to where you will best serve Him. Many people feel as you do, that hypocrisy lies at the very heart of churches, and it is overrun with politics and pretext .
Keep praying and asking the Lord to lead you. He is faithful and will surely do so. Didn't Christ meet with hypocrisy and religiousity in his day? It's not new. Don't be discouraged.

vescucci:
Mama Mia. I'vebeen quite good but I'm not so thrilled by the prospect of the next few days coming up. How've YOU been? Plus where? Forget that dude. He was embarassing Willis who happens to be a favorite of mine. Seems like Pan's Labyrinth made a great impression on you. You used to see things when you were a kid, Max? Tell the truth!

How did I embarrass Bruce Willis? You don't own him. He's my best actor. Please get out.

Mad_max have you watched Tropic Thunder? It's a Ben Stiller film. Funny. What is vulgar about Knocked up and 40 year old virgin?Very very funny films

Watch Angelina Jolie in The Changeling. You will not be sorry. She's now the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts and others have their pay falling.

Dhoom 2
Bipasha was hot!

Kung fu panda
Lion King
Ice Age 2
Finding Nemo

Heroes
Prisonbreak

Worst
Bankgkok Dangerous
Babylon AD
The Mummy 3

Best
TDK
Iron Man

I am tired of the series but I must watch it to the sickening end.

Nokia.
No contest

HEBREWS 1:1-14

1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say,
“YOU ARE MY SON,
TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”?
And again,
“I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM
AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME”?
6 And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says,
“AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP HIM.”
7 And of the angels He says,
“WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS,
AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE.”
---
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said,
“SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES
A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET”?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?


It continues in that vein until verse 14.

Who knows who came to down to earth,all abalze with lust?They weren't angels. God says he doesn't call angels 'son', Are they not ministering spirits sent to minister to the children of grace? Or something like that,in the New Testament. God even challenged any angel or person to come forward and declare when He has eversaid to an Angel, "You are my son, today I am your father."

So those things that came to earth might not be angels, and since they like booty, which isn't a characteristic of angels, who knows? And their offspring weren't yabbed, they were called Nephilim, men of reknown. The devil had rebelled and been thrown out of the presence of God with his Demons long before men were created. So they didn't see girls, lust and then leave heaven to come and have sex.

As for astrology and zodiac signs,when I was younger I found that the traits associated with my zodiac signs were eerily accurate. I think it fell into disrepute because it was inculcated into occultic practices.

I remember during the riots in Kaduna,people took refuge in Winners Chapel. These bloodthirsty almajiris carried canoe and wanted to attack though the river behind bishop's court,since the gates into the huge premises were barred. They started climbing over the walls and the people taking refuge in the church started screaming. The bishop or somebody ordered guards to shoot anyone who tires to come over the wall, and the gurads opened fire at the almajiris. Within seconds they have turned their canoes and arrows and knives around and disappeared. They did not return again. Maybe this is turning the other cheek. It was the bishop's duty to care for and protect the people there, and he did what he had to do. He did not go out into the streets to attackl, they were the ones who came into his church to try and slaughter christians and other people who ran there out of panic. The Biblke doesn't say I should watch while someone tries to kill my wife and child. I have a right to defend myself as a man, and to protect my family.

Besides,Christ did not resist because he had an agenda. He was on earth to save the world, and he acted in accordance with the plan, and did not do anything that would jeopardise his death and salvation. Ehn. So Peter cut off someone's ear and Christ healed it. So they can continue on their way na. What if those soldiers had fled, and they had left Christ alone out of fear of his disciples. No pilate. No cruxification,no salvation. Dude had a plan jor.

I will defend my family o. Almajiri bring your madness to my house I will kill you o. Chike na.

prince84:
all posters are funny really funny

yakubu can be 40 years old for all i care, but he scores goals, highest scoring african in the premeireship, one of the most consistent performers

he has faults yes, don't we all

moyes his coach is praying for him to heal fast so is all evertonians, me included plus the young man has papers

how many of you dumb posters have half his achievements,wealth or fame i bet most of you are older than him
please get a life, this goes to all the dumb posters

How do you know we don't have his wealth?You're nairaland's tax accountant? See his black sanctimonious ass.

Bruce Willis just saved someone's life in India. Yes. The best actor of all time came to the mind of a tourist at gunpoint, he remembered Die Hard, and acted accordingly and it saved his life.
Bruce Willis you're the greatest. Ignore The Bitch Called Demi and move on and on and on. She was never the star you are.

Purgatory isn't in the Bible. Chike na.
Purification from what?Inclination to sin where? Pick up a dollar where? The person is already dead. Do people sin after they're dead, or are they waiting for judgement? Why don't you direct your purgatories to men and purify them while they're still on earth,like other Christians at least try to do, instead of holding out a false hope when they're dead and can't do a turnabout if the teaching happens to be wrong. I agree with the poster who says you people should be certain of your doctrines where a man's fate in eternity is concerned.

You and this Bond guy. Na wah
Saw Quantum of the Solace
It was action-packed. I like it better than the previous one, the one where they were all sitting down and playing cards throughout.

Stop teasing him. You know what he meant.
Brosnan is my man any time any day. Look at Goldeneye and Die Another Day.
The new James Bond only does adverts. Seriously. Pierce is the bomb.
I have seen Quantum of the Solace and it was nice,but too violent. He's the most violent Bond. Ha-ba. What's chasing the guy sef?
Brosnan is like a more refined version of Roger Moore.Harder but just as sophisticated. Though there are some great Moores. One his Bond movies is already on your list. Thunderball should be on any list of good Bond movies. And From Russia With Love.

How persin go know say you sabi na?
Post clip of yaself acting on the thread first,and let nairalanders decide if you can act before shouting star

I watched it o. It could have been beta. But maybe they wan save money.

Don
Welcome
Namastey London
Fanaa
Ka Ho Na Ho

Wondaful.Keep it up!

I liked BBA. But there were now so many of them, and they are not all good. I think they shouldn't be more,but Nigeria should focus on quality programs. Reality shows just immitate better American products

Angelina and Willis!
Willis and Angelina!

Has anybody watched Quantum Solace,the latest Bond movie?

Hancock. Black Superman. Didn't enjoy it.

Any Bruce Willis Role

Denzel Washinton, for keeping it real, for his humility.
Matt Damon, he's too cool for this world.
Bruce Willis, my favourite actor,the best thing that ever happened to American movies.
Billy Crystal, for his humour.
Natalie Portman, she's beautiful and smart and complicated, my kind of woman, and a great actress to boot.
Angelina Angelina Angelina