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PetrePan:
what about acts 1 verses 5 that said water baptism is not compulsory

Acts 1:5 says: For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

This passage never said water baptism was compulsory or not nor did I in my post. It was instead about Jesus informing His disciples that although John the Baptist baptized with water they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit soon.

If Jesus said water baptism was not important why we're the disciples baptising before and after His resurrection.

Water baptism IS important and desirable WHEN possible. It does not nor can prevent entry into heaven.

PetrePan:
what about acts 1 verses 5 that said water baptism is not compulsory

Acts 1:5 says: For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

This passage never said water baptism was compulsory or not nor did I in my post. It was instead about Jesus informing His disciples that although John the Baptist baptized with water they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit soon.

If Jesus said water baptism was not important why we're the disciples baptising before and after His resurrection.

Water baptism IS important and desirable WHEN possible. It does not nor can prevent entry into heaven.

PetrePan:
I'm not a bible scholar or know much bible verse and i may make bible reference without verses..

The question is 'is water baptism really necessary to fufil all righteousness?'..

There are great men in the bible that are righteous and didnt do baptism(e.g abraham,enoch was righteous that he didnt even die,job etc)..Peter also said that 'be baptize in the name of holyspirit...'

And jesus christ also did baptism b4 starting his ministry..

So the question are:do we need water baptism before we are save?..if i dont have water baptism,am i still a devoted christian?..if i dont have water baptism,we i still make heaven?..so many question to ask buh will stop there..

I'm sure all those men i mentioned up there are sure in heaven(and they didnt do baptism)...
Pls,i need answers..

Important. Very important.
Every Christian should have water baptism because he / she is saved already. It is a public confession of one's salvation. It should be done ASAP after getting born again e. g. the Ethiopian eunuch and Cornelius household.

But if someone dies before getting water baptized he / she still goes to be with the Lord! For example the thief on the cross who got saved on the cross and never had the opportunity to have water baptism.

Anuoluwapo23:
Wearing of trousers by Nigerian ladies has generated a lot of controversies. People have continued to argue if the practice is sinful or not.
Ladies on trouser?

While some churches welcome and promote it, others preach against it. Those who are against it base their stand on Deuteronomy 22: 5, which says: “The woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”

Churches, which do not condemn wearing of trousers by women, believe that grace has put an end to such law.

Some people, especially young females, decide the church they will attend based on whether wearing of trousers is allowed or not.

NO, IT IS NOT A SIN FOR WOMEN TO PUT ON TROUSERS EVEN TO CHURCH.

THE SCRIPTURE QUOTED IS NOT RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSION FOR 3 REASONS:
1) IT IS LIMITED TO THE O. T.
2) CULTURE IS DYNAMIC. SO, IS IT ASSOCIATED DRESS CODE.
3) DRESSING MEANS LITTLE TO GOD. IT IS PRACTICALLY OF NO SPIRITUAL VALUE.

THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH WHEN THE DRESSING IS SEXUALLY PROVOCATIVE, INTENTIONALLY OR NOT.

WE SHOULD BE MODERATE IN EVERYTHING WE DO INCLUDING IN OUR DRESSING. THE SPIRIT OF GOD WILL GUIDE IF ALLOWED.

[quote author=BobHIGHNESS post=54941574]all the characteristics are present in christianity, they worship gods in the name of jesus and mary, they bow to image of these mentioned gods, they preserve a special dress in some churches, you'll hardly find a christian love others out of his faith, but lets leave that aside, what's the way to serve

That's still the religion I described.The christianity envisioned by Jesus is lived by few.

BobHIGHNESS:
are you telling me christianity is not a religion? The same thing muslim will say. Pls define religion and tell me new thing

Let me tell you first about Christianity wrongly assumed to be religion.

The word 'religion' appears only 5 times in the Bible all in the New Testament. 3 times it referred to the Jewish religion based on the Old Testament but modified for personal gain by the religious, political and business leaders of the time who often were one and the same. They added to and subtracted from the word of God in the Old Testament and placed a heavy religious burden on the people while they excused themselves. It was this matter that angered Jesus against them and it was His condemnation of their hypocrisy and corruption that made them got Him killed.

The remaining 2 occasions in James' letter written to Jewish Christians James used their knowledge of the religion they knew to let them know that true religion, if christianity was to be considered a religion, has to be one that cares for the poor and needy and one under much self control. None of these can be achieved and acceptable to God without having genuine love powered by the Holy Spirit.

To understand Christianity you must understand what happened in the garden of Eden. There was no religion in the garden. Instead God and man had intimate fellowship in the 'cool of the day'. Sin entered and the relationship was 'lost' and so was man. JESUS CAME TO RESTORE THE RELATIONSHIP. Yes, family relationship based on love.

Religion was the counterfeit in various regalia to deceive humanity and keep us from entering that relationship called salvation.

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION:
1) Use of special gowns and regalia.
2) Use of images.
3) Worship of angels.
4) Food taboos.
5) No love for non members and real and perceived enemies.
6) Salvation is based on moral deeds.
7) Defective Christology.
Use of candles and incense.
9) Repetitive prayers.
10) Formulas and rituals,
11) Venerated people, gods and goddesses, seasons and days, etc

Jesus is Lord. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The door, light and bread of live. The Savior. He awaits you!

BobHIGHNESS:
do you know i can be pious without being religious? I was born a human not a sheep, why will i be sheeple to yahoo minisry now in my matured age? I'm not an atheist as it may seem but a deist because i believe in God, only that i disbelieve in religion because God can't be a God of confusion. We have thousands of religion all claiming to be true, all have false evidences for their claim, which one are you encouraging me to join? Can God be so confused? If so, then devil is better than Him.

To be 'sheep' is not literal.
Yes, you can be pious and not religious.
Jesus did not bring religion. On the contrary He fought it, rejected and condemned it.

We have created religion out of the Christianity that Jesus envisioned. But you can be one of the 'few' He talked about. You don't need to be more than 2 or 3 to be 'church' which has practically no need of a dedicated building, organisation with departments and units, tithe paying and routine offerings, etc.

Religion has taken over the church and new generation of High Priests, Priests, Pharisees and Saducces have arisen fleecing the sheep and immunising people like you against Jesus.

New Testament Christianity IS NOT a religion! Come to a personal saving knowledge of Jesus.

BobHIGHNESS:
By fire by force, i must buy private jet unless african sheeple pay no more which i know very sure that the glue in their eyes will never open. Churchpreneurs will forever pay till millenium years to come, i know poor will never wise, 80% African are in bondage of religion while they're moving backward. Call me deist,atheist or whatever you like, i'll never fall the prey.

You can be in Christ without being part of any sheep fleecing church. You must not allow any man, church or ministry block your way to heaven. That won't be an excuse on the day of accountability.

When we get to heaven it will be clear whether Christians are expected to be paying tithes or not and whether we are to be giving offerings as a matter of routine.

I don't find in the Bible any scripture demanding Christians to pay tithe, first fruits or give offerings routinely. But I see clearly in scripture the need to support the poor, the needy, evangelism and missionary work.

Each of us will give account of our stewardship on that day.

Jesus is Lord!

WriteBoy:
The Northerner finds it hard to manage his emotions. That to me is a sign of a primitive culture/civilization.

The rule of power, of settling disputes but with force, of pulling daggers at the slightest provocation, of explosive anger without just cause is the language the Northerner understands.

The Northerner is highly impulsive, he cannot mask his emotions in the face of a disagreement.

The Northerner has no compunction about spilling blood, hence the reason why he draws first blood to settle any scores.

The Northerner is a religious fanatic, religious fanaticism is a blanket term for insanity.


The Northerner will not change in the next 100 years unless there is significant culture shock in the Northerner's community. The chances of which are, slim.

The Northerner is the scourge of the Southerner. The Southerner fears his explosive anger and thus walks on eggshells around the Northerner.

You're speaking in general terms. The northerner is heterogeneous not homogeneous. Please be specific!

Gone to the winds!!
Will get worse over time.
The evolution:
1) Naked not ashamed in innocence. 2) Naked, ashamed in sin. 4) Naked, not ashamed in sin.

yemimajid:
you do not need holy or divine anything to make your livelihood depend on the gullibility of some people, you only need to be a good talker, amongst other things.

Those ones are 'pastors' doing personal business. not pastors after God's heart in the service of Jesus Christ. God knows who is truly is His appointed pastors.

yemimajid:
wake up

Be sure I was wide awake when I made my post.

Plaintainboy:
Best post so far!
Corruption vs Corruption my brother. Saraki and his gang think they are the head of government..let them play the game, they all know the rules...who be fool nah! Let the enemies of the country fight!

I enjoy your 'plantain'!!!!

Good actor but pastoral work is not by personal choice or by certification. It is by divine calling and appointment.

Anarchy brewing. Corruption versus Corruption.

The practice contributes to cancer and other debilitating diseases in women and affects the foetus.

Fela called it 'Yellow Fever'. It is an expression of the black female discontent with natural self. Black women bleach. White women tan!

Good PR but risky healthwise.

Didn't see the other arms and legs!

1) Avoidable death.
2) Morbid servitude.
3) Part of our do or die mentality, perhaps to be in corridors of power at all cost even when our health says 'no'.
4) Powerful lessons on healthy living through health promotion and disease prevention.
5) Unfortunate!

May God comfort the family.

Bollinger:
The biggest problem in Nigeria is poverty and Religion. They go hand in hand.

The greatest problems in Nigeria are the evil couple: Corruption and Religion.

Religion, not the Bible nor Jesus.

stephenduru:
Comfort is a student of Jaiyee University Ghana, she is in her 3rd semester. She lost her mum while father merchants in alcohol.

When The Oracle of God called her out by prophecy, it was greeted with so much salutations as she is widely known.She is a fervent christian and devoted member of the OFM Ghana headquarter church in Accra.

All these were and 'maybe' known by her friends and fellow members, except for the next few issues.

Sometime ago as revealed by God she gave 1000 Ghana cedis to the church as a seed which was supposed to be her house rent resulting in her sleeping inside the church for months.

This gladdened the heart of the Man of God who declared that her time has come to Comfort.Comfort could not hold her tears hearing her secret pains being openly spoken about by the Prophet of God.

The servant of God in his usual self announced to help her settle all her fees as tuition and accommodation which summed up in thousands of Ghana cedis.

At the end, the Man of God gave her 2,000 US dollars through his wife, Dr. Lizzy Johnson Suleman.



Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/03/apostle-suleman-gives-ghana-student.html?m=1

Unbiblical, unlike the new testament, unlike Jesus.

Are they only to pass rule only for FCT?

joshboss:
Good day y'all. I'm a fresh graduate of Unilag with a pass degree. I studied mathematics and statistics. Any idea what type of job I can do with my certificate. Serious ideas pls...

First, it may be better to add value to your CV

1) Go for a Masters degree in Maths / Stats.
2) Go for BSC or Masters in Actuarial Science.

OR

1) Set up lessons for secondary school students in Maths / Stats.
2) Open shop to provide statistics support to undergraduates with their projects: data management.
3) Seek employment with:
- Federal Bureau of Statistics
- States' departments of Research, Planning and Statistics
- National Population Commission
- Research Centres

Good luck to you!

The real prophesies are in the Bible. Others are thrash, like these attention seeking and distracting ones from a fake end time prophet.

Toks2008:
Each time I hear people talk about getting married as one big task I just shake my head at their ignorance.

Ask any single guy or lady of advanced marriageable age why s/he is still single and you are certain to hear words like..."I'm taking my time,can't rush in and rush out,I need to be sure I'm with the right person...." but the question is ;"Does the fact that you are extremely careful in choosing a spouse guarantees a happy marriage?

Getting married is the easiest task anyone can accomplish and far easier than complicated courtship but we tend to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

You can't be too careful or careless when it comes to your choice of spouse because there is no good or bad choice but what we have is "YOUR CHOICE". Good people can turn very bad and a great courtship is no guaranty of a great marriage so take the risk and stop wasting your time in the name of "being careful"

So if you are a man or lady who is really interested in getting married then read this.

1.For the guys :

Ask yourself some vital questions about the type of woman you want,her tribe,physical attributes as well as inherent attributes and so on and don't just try out every lady in skirt.

Understand that whatever pleases your eyes will inadvertently please your soul so go for a lady that catches your fancy physically, ask her some basic questions about her persona,do a quick background check on her and if you are ok with your findings just take the risk as long as you can feed yourself and one more person and also have a place of your own.

If you can afford a lavish wedding then go ahead but if not talk to your woman about doing a small wedding by paying her bride price and going to the registry while you both plan for a bigger wedding.

If she refuses then help her foolishness by enjoying wify duties from her while she continues to wait but if she accepts your plan please go ahead and marry her and try to work out your differences...

Remember that you can never know a woman but you can only try to understand her gradually only when you start living together.

And remember that though GOD hates divorce,there is always an option of walking away from the marriage if needs be.

2.For the ladies:

Save your self the bull poo of dating and courtship...it's a total waste of time cos it's no guaranty of a happy union.

Except you are a teenager or in your adolescent when dating is mostly just for the fun of it,if you are really interested in a purposeful affair then you don't need to court any guy for more than a year.

If you see a guy you have strong desire for and he says he wants you,...do a quick background check on him and if you are ok with your findings..take that risk and go for it...

Stop complicating your life about doing an expensive wedding by fire by force...you can always do that latter but if the money is available then go ahead with the wedding of your dreams

I have seen many guys and ladies despite their over Sabi and meticulous courtship still break up with their spouse so why fool yourself.

If you like continue to waste your time looking for the ideal man and fooling yourself in the name of courtship while actually getting used by the guy.

Dating and long courtship is for boys and girls who just want to catch fun.
No matter how hard you try and how long you court a man, you can never truly know any man until you start living with him and a guy that truly wants you as a wife does not need any yeye long courtship with you.

Marriage is overrated so stop killing yourself trying to be in the best marriage...just take the risk...if it favors you,stay and if it becomes unbearable,take a bow so why waste your time trying to be too careful when you can never be sure of getting an ideal man or woman no matter how careful you may be.

My take.

Useful. But not that simple. Thanks.

Poli-tricks!

IamJix:
It's either this Lady is lying or the So called apostle had something with her.
I refuse to be carried away with religion.
too fake to be real....

Religion kills. Jesus saves.

Long overdue!

Babawo50:
how can d son of God be God re u ur fada.pls no insults jst common sense.

If God is a mystery common sense can't really analyze Him because He must be a very complex being.

But let me ask you. Which is the egg? Yolk, white or shell? - All is egg. Each is egg.

Which is the sun? The star that is 93 million miles physically away from the earth or the light from it or the heat it generates? All is sun. Each is sun.

The Father is the 'star far away'. The Son is the 'Light' reaching us. The Holy Spirit is the 'Heat'. No one can get to the Father. It is impossible. So He comes as Light and as Heat to give life biologically and spiritually.

But really the message is not about the divinity of Jesus but that all men needs Him for salvation. He didn't come to prove that He was God. He made plain that He came to save mankind from sin and it's consequences now and after physical death.

finalboss:
is Jesus God?


where are the Christians, this sacrosanct plebeians are just flustered ...


am not startled thou...

Actually Jesus is alive. Direct the question to Him. He may answer you. I pray He will.

But the most important question for a human being shouldn't be about whether or not Jesus is God, but WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?