Myer:
■ I opened this pseudonym some years back after I backslided. I had been very vocal of my salvation and journey as a Christian via my original account-pressplay411. So it came as a shock that I could backslide, worse still I could not explain the reason for my backsliding. I dud not fornicate or commit any of the obvious sins, I just felt a spiritual drought- I stopped experiencing the presence of the Holyspirit in my life.
I struggled with this for months, but instead of getting better, it was getting g worse. When I noticed I had started rubbing off my doubts on those close to ke, I decided it was best I left the church for a while. Luckily the nature of my job allowed me to travel across the nation so my pastors and church friends mostly assumed I was on official capacity as usual.
Eventually, I isolated myself and eventually went back to my vomit- drinking, masturbating, fornication, etc. It only got worse with time. This would continue for about 3 years. I enjoyed the first half of backsliding. But the next half was hell on earth. Everything came crashing, including relationship, job, business, family etc. I hit rock bottom when my health could no longer sustain my lifestyle. I started to develop liver issues cos I had lost control over drinking.
I felt hopeless. I would attempt to go back to church occassionally but it just didn't feel the same. The darkness had a claim to my soul that the light could not extinguish. Or so it seemed. My mom, my angel was depressed. It hurt to put her through all this. Yet I had no way out. The thought of her son drifting off before her eyes was unbearable. I knew I had to try for her. She cried, I cried. She would eventually invite me through her friend to MFM and I agreed. Let me give it one more try. I went through a 3 day prayer and fast at the prayer city. God back home feeling something had happened but scared I needed to find a good MFM church to help me continue in the faith before I samk back into my habits. God had other plans I would eventually end up in a small church close to my house. And the rest they say is history.
I rededicated my life to Christ early January this year and God has been faithful. Please thank God for me. I moved to tears that I can find salvation once again. The story of the prodigal son hits different when i read or hear it now. I don't know if anyone reading this has lost hope in life, people, God, etc. Please know that hope is all we have. Just have hope. My hope is in Christ. And he saved me once again.

Kobojunkie:
These long epistles are unnecessary because at the end of the day, what matters is whether you have actually started the journey in Jesus Christ or just playing religion round #2 or is it round #10. You rededicated your life to Jesus Christ, you claim, but where is the evidence that you were once born-again — born of water AND born of the spirit — and that you are even today? Where is the proof that Jesus Christ said all those who are born of Him will have? What is it? Do you have the proof that Jesus Christ said everyone who is born-again will have? Or do you like over a billion who equally claim to believe in Jesus Christ simply hear a voice on the inside of your head that you conveniently tell yourself belongs to the holy spirit?

Myer:
I opened this pseudonym some years back after I backslided.

I had been very vocal of my salvation and journey as a Christian via my original account-pressplay411.
So it came as a shock that I could backslide, worse still I could not explain the reason for my backsliding. I did not fornicate or commit any of the obvious sins, I just felt a spiritual drought- I stopped experiencing the presence of the Holyspirit in my life.

I struggled with this for months, but instead of getting better, it was getting worse. When I noticed I had started rubbing off my doubts on those close to me, I decided it was best I left the church for a while. Luckily the nature of my job allowed me to travel across the nation so my pastors and church friends mostly assumed I was on official capacity as usual.

I isolated myself and eventually went back to my vomit- drinking, masturbating, fornication, etc. It only got worse with time. This would continue for about 3 years. I enjoyed the first half of backsliding. But the next half was hell on earth. Everything came crashing, including relationship, job, business, family etc. I hit rock bottom when my health could no longer sustain my lifestyle. I started to develop liver issues cos I had lost control over drinking.
I felt hopeless.

I would attempt to go back to church occassionally but it just didn't feel the same. The darkness had a claim to my soul that the light could not extinguish. Or so it seemed.

My mom, my angel was depressed. It hurt to put her through all this. Yet I had no way out.
The thought of her son drifting off before her eyes was unbearable. I knew I had to try for her. She cried, I cried.
She would eventually invite me through her friend to MFM and I agreed. Let me give it one more try.
I went through a 3 day prayer and fast at the prayer city. Got back home feeling something had happened but scared I needed to find a good MFM church to help me continue in the faith before I samk back into my habits. God had other plans
I would eventually end up in a small church close to my house. And the rest they say is history.

I rededicated my life to Christ early January this year and God has been faithful.
Please thank God for me. I am moved to tears that I can find salvation once again.
The story of the prodigal son hits different when i read or hear it now.

I don't know if anyone reading this has lost hope in life, people, God, etc. Please know that hope is all we have. Just have hope.
My hope is in Christ. And he saved me once again.

Please thank God for me.
Jesus Saves.
Hallelujah!
I

pressplay411:
■ Get thee behind me.

Kobojunkie:
First of all, you can only use that on Satan, and second, only God has the power to rebuke Satan, that is why even the angels of God dared not do so directly.

On that note, it seems safe to conclude that what you are back again on is the religious train. How many times has it been now? #2? #10? or is it biannually? I mean the so-called backsliding?

Myer:
■ Prov.24.15 - Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place;
Prov.24.16 - For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Prov.24.17 - Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Kobojunkie:
1. Are you somehow under some weird idea that you are already righteous? LOL...

Actually the wicked are the unrighteous while the righteous are those who have through continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ have not only sought and found the Kingdom of God (holiness) but have also been approved righteous by God Himself. From your story, you are yet to be certain that you are born-again I hope you are not already thinking to compare yourself with the righteous.

Myer:
■ 2Cor.5.20 - Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.

2Cor.5.21 - For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Kobojunkie:
Well, even Paul urges you to do as God commands in order to become that which God desires of you. So first make certain you are at least born-again or you will gain absolutely nothing in the end.

Myer:
■ Rom.8.33 - Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
Rom.8.34 - Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Kobojunkie:
First of all, you can only use that on Satan, and second, only God has the power to rebuke Satan, that is why even the angels of God dared not do so directly.

Myer:
I opened this pseudonym some years back after I backslided.

I had been very vocal of my salvation and journey as a Christian via my original account-pressplay411.
So it came as a shock that I could backslide, worse still I could not explain the reason for my backsliding. I dud not fornicate or commit any of the obvious sins, I just felt a spiritual drought- I stopped experiencing the presence of the Holyspirit in my life.

I struggled with this for months, but instead of getting better, it was getting g worse. When I noticed I had started rubbing off my doubts on those close to ke, I decided it was best I left the church for a while. Luckily the nature of my job allowed me to travel across the nation so my pastors and church friends mostly assumed I was on official capacity as usual.

Eventually, I isolated myself and eventually went back to my vomit- drinking, masturbating, fornication, etc. I even started smoking loud, but smoking was never my thing.
It only got worse with time. This would continue for about 3 years. I enjoyed the first half of backsliding. But the next half was hell on earth. Everything came crashing, including relationship, job, business, family etc. I hit rock bottom when my health could no longer sustain my lifestyle. I started to develop liver issues cos I had lost control over drinking.
I felt hopeless.

I would attempt to go back to church occassionally but it just didn't feel the same. The darkness had a claim to my soul that the light could not extinguish. Or so it seemed.

My mom, my angel was depressed. It hurt to put her through all this. Yet I had no way out.
The thought of her son drifting off before her eyes was unbearable. I knew I had to try for her. She cried, I cried.
She would eventually invite me through her friend to MFM and I agreed. Let me give it one more try.
I went through a 3 day prayer and fast at the prayer city. God back home feeling something had happened but scared I needed to find a good MFM church to help me continue in the faith before I samk back into my habits. God had other plans
I would eventually end up in a small church close to my house. And the rest they say is history.

I rededicated my life to Christ early January this year and God has been faithful.
Please thank God for me. I moved to tears that I can find salvation once again.
The story of the prodigal son hits different when i read or hear it now.

I don't know if anyone reading this has lost hope in life, people, God, etc. Please know that hope is all we have. Just have hope.
My hope is in Christ. And he saved me once again.

Please thank God for me.
Jesus Saves.
Hallelujah!

Kobojunkie:
Indeed, it is only God who can approve a man righteous and He made clear that only those who seek first the Kingdom of God(Holiness) and then God's righteousness, will be considered for approval by Him. As Jesus Christ made clear, without God's righteousness you can't have all these things — the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God(including answers to prayers) — added onto you. So, you better get to work and stop thinking you can magic your way into God's righteousness.

FRANCISTOWN:


Where and when did your bible ever say only god got the power to rebuke the devil?

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. - James 4:7

Read your bible.

FRANCISTOWN:

And you've not put into consideration that there are several others who are in that your god and his Jesus yet they've not been able to break free from their addictions.

Man! What saved you was your own willingness and effort to quit. Whatever you felt was a psychological consequence.

Your god and jesus have been nonevidential since this current civilisation.

They are as useless as the J in marijuana until otherwise proven.

pressplay411:


Get thee behind me.

FRANCISTOWN:
■Where and when did your bible ever say only god got the power to rebuke the devil?
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. - James 4:7
Read your bible.

Myer:
■ You speak as if I need your approval to know I'm saved. You speak accusations. You speak condemnation.
■ Only a self-righteous person bears such fruit. I seek only the approval of God not of men especially not one from a faceless platform like nairaland.
■ If you have given up on being a Christian and making heaven, thaf is your own choice. Let others follow Christ as he leads them after all He died for us, not you. He redeemed us, not you. He is the author and finisher of our faith, not you. If we did not save ourselves, let the one who saved us continue to lead us, teach us and judge us.
■ Salvation is personal. Work out your own salvation, let me work out mine. And let everyone work out theirs, with fear and trembling as it is written. You should find now that nothing you say or do can separate those who God loves from the love of God. Satan failed and so will anyone who makes himself a vessel to separate the sons of God. Good bye.

Kobojunkie:
To resist isn't the same as To rebuke. You have a dictionary, don't you?

Also, the only way to resist the devil is through continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ — that is what Jesus Christ taught His followers - John 8 vs 31 - 44.

FRANCISTOWN:
Mark 16:17
Verse Concepts
These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;

Mark 6:13

And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

According to Wiktionary, another words for "rebuke" are reproach, dishonor, Disgrace or shame. Rebuke can also be used as putting someone to shame.

Isn't casting out devil, standing first against him until he flees tantamount to shaming and disgracing him? And according to Wiktionary, shaming and disgracing are tantamount to "rebuking".

Amplified Bible James 4:7
So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.
Do we really need to go this far?

Kobojunkie:
First of all, you can only use that on Satan, and second, only God has the power to rebuke Satan, that is why even the angels of God dared not do so directly.

On that note, it seems safe to conclude that what you are back again on is the religious train. How many times has it been now? #2? #10? or is it biannually? I mean the so-called backsliding?

Kobojunkie:
Again, To resist isn't the same as To rebuke. You have a dictionary, don't you?

Also, the only way to resist the devil is through continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ — that is what Jesus Christ taught His followers - John 8 vs 31 - 44. Also, read my first comment

jesusjnr2020:
Wow! This is really you, Myer?

Thank God all the same.

FRANCISTOWN:
■ Respectfully speaking, the bible verse that you quoted has nothing to do with what we are talking about. You said only god and jesus got to rebuke the devil, later on you said believers can also rebuke [/b]the devil thru continuous submission and obedience. News flash! You just contradicted yourself but I ain't worry about that. If you had a dictionary you can check whether "rebuke" is not synonymous to "reproach" which means to disgrace, dishonor and shame. What I posted up there was gotten from Wiktionary live and direct, no hanky panky.

Now, please check the additions that I made to my earlier post @modified. If Jesus got to rebuke the devil, then same as his disciples and everyone who believes in him according to the words of Jesus himself in John 14:12. Okay? Now! Please show me where it is written in the Bible that only jesus and god can rebuke the devil.
Until you can prove me otherwise, stay frosty.

Kobojunkie:
First of all, you can only use that on Satan, and second, only God has the power to rebuke Satan, that is why even the angels of God dared not do so directly.
....

Kobojunkie:
Again, To resist isn't the same as To rebuke. You have a dictionary, don't you?

Also, the only way to resist the devil is through continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ — that is what Jesus Christ taught His followers - John 8 vs 31 - 44. Also, read my first comment

FRANCISTOWN:

And you've not put into consideration that there are several others who are in that your god and his Jesus yet they've not been able to break free from their addictions.

Man! What saved you was your own willingness and effort to quit. Whatever you felt was a psychological consequence.

Your god and jesus have been nonevidential since this current civilisation.

They are as useless as the J in marijuana until otherwise proven.

Dtruthspeaker:


Even if you insult God all day, you will still be as useless and disposable as the "s" in debris!

Myer:


Yesso, I remember coming after you a couple of times. Forgive your lost brother.
And thanks for the prayers.

Kobojunkie:
1. Are you simply trying here to argue for the sake of it? Read again, what I in fact said. I know very well you don't even subscribe to God let alone Jesus Christ, so I would suggest you go find something else to spend your time on.

FRANCISTOWN:
🙄🙄 I don't subscribe to BS. I've got reasoning

Myer:


It is well with your soul and mine.

FRANCISTOWN:

I may not be useful to you, as a matter of fact, I'm useless to you but guess what? I am neither Omnibenevolent nor omnipotent, so I can't be useful to everyone.

But there are people I'm useful to.
Someone needs something urgently, they call me. They need an urgent financial advice , they call me, they want a piece of useful information, they call me. You need someone to talk to, they call me. Someone is feeling sad or happy, they still call me bro.
You can't know me face to face in 2 weeks and not perceive my usefulness. It's impossible. Yet I'm not Omnibenevolent and Omnipotent.

Your god created the world, made man. Man fell, cursed man. Became himself's son to redeem the same man from his own curses. Did all that and the devil is still roaming at large.

He can do all things yet he allows innocent people to suffer or what do you say about kids who are born disabled.
So yes, I'm not useful to you and I may never be able to be useful to you, the same way you are useless to me, just like the "s" in "island".