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Fashion / Re: The Hairstyle That Pleases God As A Believer. by paprika212(f): 4:54pm On Dec 14, 2023
pansophic:
Do you ever consider at this time we are that God is very concerned about how we dress ourselves as his children, right from the very hair on our heads to the sole of our feet?

God is very interested in your appearance if truly you belong to him and he seeks your total obedience to his word he has given us. Here are some of the things God said to us in the Bible.

He said;

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2

And also;

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them." 1 John 2:15


These verses highlight the distinction between believers and the world, emphasizing the challenges and choices faced by those seeking to live in accordance with their faith.

The very "world" the Bible is making reference to are the ungodly things we find around us. From the latest trends to the latest fashion, to the new gadgets, to the glorified beauty norms and products and even to the lifestyle of the world, Our jealous God doesn't want us in any form to be one with them. Thus, he gave us those instructions.

Loving the world and the things in it only brings enmity and separation from God. As followers of his word, we need to understand this and make our adjustments where necessary if we ever desire to be where he is. This may be hard for us to accept but it is necessary and rewarding to our souls. By the guidance and support of the Holy Spirit, we shall conquer all there is to conquer.

Thereby, the issue of hairstyle comes in. What manner of hairstyle do you (if you have a good level of discernment) think Jesus had when he was alive here on earth? What manner of hairstyle do you believe the apostles and godly women in those days put on? If you are a honest person within yourself, you will know that it definitely has no resemblance with the arrogant and lustful appearance of today.

I'm speaking about hairstyles such as

1. Afro, Fade, Galaxy, Phunk, Sports Waves and the like

As true believers in Christ, the names of these haircuts are supposed to irritate us alone compared to wearing them. They give the vibe of worldliness and canality and do not speak of or glorify God at all. Their design is of the ungodly world of which God himself is enemy to and shouldn't be put on, practiced or admired by anyone who claims to belong to him.

Remember Leviticus 19:27 (NIV): "Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard."


This scripture emphasizes on the detestable appearance of hairstyles which involves the cutting of the hair at the sides of the head such as those mentioned above. Most boys and men alike today act contrary to this verse by cutting the corners of their hair and leaving the middle to be full. This will only bring God's judgment upon us as we are being disobedient to his word in that verse. You may feel, "this is far stretched and insignificant today" or "it applies to only a specific set of people".

Dear friend, it applies to all God's children. God doesn't seek half obedience or service but a total of our personality ranging from the heart, to the mind and even our bodily appearance. You need to accept this message as many has fallen and been judged because of it.

2. Attachments, Tinting, relaxing, stretching and perming of the hair:

1 Peter 3:3-4 (NIV): "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight."

1 Timothy 2:9-10 (NIV): "I also want the women to dress modestly, with DECENCY AND PROPRIETY, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God."


A deep research on the origin of these things will reveal that these things are from the ungodly world and the devil, not from the Father who chose us. They are the vices of the devil to trap as many women as he can to fall with him to destruction and putting them on will make this a reality for you when you leave this world.

The Bible urges women to be decent in their appearance as God wants there to be a stark difference in appearance between his own daughters and that of the world which by design tinting, relaxing, perming and attachments to the hair won't give. Yes dear reader, this is true though you may be told otherwise, accept the truth and make adjustments where necessary as a daughter of the Lord you are - to be natural in your appearance as he had created you. Keeping your hair long, neat and well dressed without any forms of artificial beauty attached to it. You're beautiful in the eyes of the Lord just the way you are and making artificial changes to your appearance will only separate you from God and puts you up for his judgment.

Romans 12:1 (NIV): "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."

3. The total scraping of the hairs on the head or keeping of long hair as a Man.

Ezekiel 44:20 (NIV): "They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed."


Scraping your hair until your scalp appears is detestable unto God just as the style of keeping a long hair as a man. God spoke his mind, his very heart of what he desires for his people in that verse and other verses in his word. If he had no issues with such, he wouldn't have made it known as God never gives empty words or speaks to just to fill the silence. You need to understand that you aren't just any ordinary individual but one who is chosen by God through salvation as a priest unto him forever. Thus, you have to live your life in accordance with that which pleases him as this and only this is your true service to Him. Doing otherwise will only make you a rebel and a sinner before him.

1 Peter 2:9 (NIV): "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

An Ending Message For You

If you're reading this, it is because God wants you to. You're blessed by his grace to be here. Do not abuse or waste it. You don't belong to this world and you're surely going somewhere beyond this world. You may go tomorrow, next year or the other years to come. By the mercies of God, be wise enough to make corrections through the Holy Spirit as you are loved by Christ who died for you and I. Accept this truth from him with your heart and live by it genuinely. You are a precious soul to Jesus who died for you and that is why you're privileged to be alive to read this. Make wise use of this privilege to correct your errors as only the truth can save you if you apply it to your life. Grace of the Lord be with you.




My brother you are on the right track, do not loose your faith and trust in God. Well done

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: I Am Sending 10,000 Naira To An Anonymous Nigerian Every Week. by paprika212(f): 1:44pm On Oct 19, 2023
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Palmpay

Thank you and God bless
Foreign Affairs / Re: Joe Biden's Dog, Commander, Removed From White House After Biting secret Agents by paprika212(f): 3:29am On Oct 07, 2023
[quote author=Hemeenworth post=126215361]

Haha the mercy that didn't save forty thousands people that died in Turkey earthquake
Hahah

Oh the mercy pastor suleiman was aware of and yet run into a bullet proof car
While his gullible followers like you perished that very day because those ones relied on mercy of





This mercy of God you ridicule will save your ass oneday, you will willingly surrender, keep claiming atheist etc, till then i leave you with the love of
Foreign Affairs / Re: Joe Biden's Dog, Commander, Removed From White House After Biting secret Agents by paprika212(f): 2:03pm On Oct 05, 2023
Hemeenworth:
Hmmm...
Commander doing a nice job

Preemptive

Trust no one

I love animals very intelligent and their sense of organs very enhanced

But what baffles me is how humans still claim they are the most intelligent of all animals! Name top ten intelligent animals humans will not make the top ten.. cat is so smart that even if falling down from any height it will never fall awkwardly and break neck. Dog sense of hearing is too sharp reason a dog was able to detect the vibration sound of Turkey earthquake and started backing a day before the earthquake
Something our so called prophet, native doctor and pastor could not see with their yeye spiritual eye

Humans are very dull. The only animals whose mind can be conditioned to believe In the existence of one supreme being up there in the sky called God that does not exist. Ask humans what is keeping them alive. They will tell you grace of God. So what now happened to the forty thousand people that died in Turkey earthquake? Or rather the people dying everyday...Oh maybe God those not give a fuckkk about them! Hahah




May God have mercy on you
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Fed Up With My N45k/month Job. by paprika212(f): 8:34pm On Jun 09, 2023
FairlyUSEDpussy:


Op..........do u stay in Lagos??
I'd advise u to save up and start Mobile clinic.........

U'd be making close to 90k to 100k on good day.........even on bad day sef u cud make 20k or more daily Oooo........

That's what have been doing since I finished my nysc..........



Pls I'm interested in this mobile clinic, what is it all about
Celebrities / Re: “DNA Reveals Popular Nigerian Celeb’s Son Isn’t His”: Daddy Freeze Spills(video) by paprika212(f): 12:20pm On Apr 14, 2023
updatedws:
I have always suspected Teddy A' s first child... I hope he's not the one



If na the one wey bam bam born for am u dey talk abt biko na girl she be. And teddy A no too get followers like that nah
Celebrities / Re: Joseph Yobo & His Wife, Adaeze Celebrate 12th Wedding Anniversary (Photos) by paprika212(f): 9:37pm On Jan 01, 2022
Iyaebe:
This is all I ever wanted.I'm even more beautiful than Adaeze,I'm definitely going to marry a footballer

I thought u said u are a sixty something years old woman, nawaoooooh

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Celebrities / Re: Joseph Yobo & His Wife, Adaeze Celebrate 12th Wedding Anniversary (Photos) by paprika212(f): 9:36pm On Jan 01, 2022
I thought u said u are a sixty something years old woman, nawoooooh

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Romance / Re: A Fine Man Cancelled His Facebook Friend Request He Sent Me by paprika212(f): 9:43am On Oct 29, 2021
Maybe he mistakenly clicked on it, then cancelled as soon as he realized his mistake.

He might be fyn with an ugly character. Just move on
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 4:12pm On Sep 25, 2021
TheMan3:
their embassy is in Cairo, not Abuja

Ok
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 7:41pm On Sep 23, 2021
sliksusan:


it is good for business when you get there find our Africa brother there them will explain for you as l was saying never visited Bolivia before but l have friend play football for there club there


Ok
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 6:15pm On Sep 23, 2021
sliksusan:


do you travel to Bolivia before why you write that Fry pan to Fire Bolivia is , country of west-central South America. Extending some 950 miles (1,500 km) north-south and 800 miles (1,300 km) east-west, Bolivia is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest and west by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru.
the country is good and it is not too far to Peru never visit there before but l have visit Peru Brazil Ecuador Chile costa Rica mexico Nicaragua l can tell you Bolivia much better than Nicaragua or El Salvador or Guatemala l have friend live Bolivia Santa Cruz he from Abia states and play football in Bolivia last month just got citizenship after have been live there for 5 year
Bolivia is good country with small Economy many Nigeria Cameroon and many Africa live there and work like teacher and doing some business and many play football there and lhere iliving good lam live Panama City also l have resident permit panama



Thanks for ur input, but pls is it good for business
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 6:13pm On Sep 23, 2021
sliksusan:


if you want to go Bolivia you can go there many our Africa brother work there like teacher football some have business there you should not listen for comment on line just make your choice and mind and pray to God


Alright, thanks
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 6:12pm On Sep 23, 2021
sliksusan:


if you want to go Bolivia you can go there many our Africa brother work there like teacher football some have business there you should not listen for comment on line just make your choice and mind and pray to God

Ok thank u
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 6:11pm On Sep 23, 2021
sliksusan:


Currently, there is no Bolivian embassy in Nigeria you can only get visa Bolivia embassy in Cairo Egypt




Ok,Thank u
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 4:39pm On Sep 23, 2021
daddytime:
Fry pan to fire...

I'd rather move to Maiduguri

Why did u say that
Travel / Re: Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 4:39pm On Sep 23, 2021
expertman:
Bolivia is a cool country thinks their embassy is in Abuja .

Search Google for embassy address

Sure? Thanks
Travel / Jakpa To Bolivia by paprika212(f): 3:14pm On Sep 23, 2021
Good day nairalanders, a friend of mine reached out to me that he wan jakpa from this country with his family. He is looking at Bolivia. I will greatly appreciate your insightful comments on this, people who have gone there before, or lived there, ur comments will be greatly appreciated.
Family / Re: Her Parent Threatening To Abort My Child. by paprika212(f): 6:52pm On Sep 19, 2021
Easy nah, gosh grin grin grin

Bitter truth my brother, laugh wan finish me





You see why her mom said you're a tout?

You want to take boys to their house to constitute nuisance.

Gbola = Active
Sense = inactive[/quote]
Health / Re: Help! My Younger Brother Is Going Mad by paprika212(f): 9:17pm On May 08, 2021
My dear u don't need to see any pastor, look for this good, battle of the midnight by IG NEWMAN, u will know what to do, goodluck
Celebrities / Re: Victoria Inyama Slams Etinosa Idemudia For Joining The Babymama Gang by paprika212(f): 5:37pm On Dec 26, 2020
Victoria forgive nah haba
Victoria ahbeg drag her more rubbish
Wetin concern me concern Nigeria celebrities and their dick and totoh story, mtsheew

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Art, Graphics & Video / Re: Makeup Artist Turns Herself To Fela Kuti, Obama, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Pete Edochie by paprika212(f): 5:33pm On Dec 26, 2020
Raw talent

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Politics / Re: Inside Niger Delta Creeks Where The Youths Are Raking In Millions by paprika212(f): 11:35pm On Dec 05, 2020
Kpo fire

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Religion / Re: Christian Songs We Might Have Been Singing Wrongly by paprika212(f): 12:33pm On Oct 04, 2020
phelonrays:
shocked

But your 3 ain't correct..

Was told .... It's

O singer sing On, Praise The Lord

I might be wrong tho...

Correct, that's the right way
TV/Movies / Re: Erica, Laycon, Dorathy And Nengi Childhood Throwback Photos by paprika212(f): 1:00pm On Sep 24, 2020
Erica's innocent look is inborn, nengi na forehead chair mamaooooh, Laycon hasn't changed a bit, dorathy hmmm, they all look alright as kids
Family / Re: Lady Gives Birth To Triplets ... Shares Lovely Pictures by paprika212(f): 8:15pm On Jul 14, 2020
Wowzy congrats, this is great, God ahbegi I no go Vess if you give me this, thanks

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Politics / Re: Precious Chikwendu And Triplets Celebrate Their Birthday by paprika212(f): 4:38pm On May 25, 2020
Cute kids, beautiful her keep shining

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Career / Re: N5 Million Cash Or A 100k Job? Help Him Decide by paprika212(f): 9:01am On May 11, 2020
Let him collect the sum, I have a lucrative business that if u invest on will give you 7-8 million before December. Just send me a message if you are interested.
Celebrities / Re: Mercy Johnson Welcomes Her 4th Child, Divine-Mercy Ehinomen Okojie by paprika212(f): 9:21pm On May 04, 2020
Fyn baby welcome

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