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Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Myer(m): 10:32am On Oct 16, 2023 |
kettykin: God's kingdom's focus is not materialism but spiritual. God can bless you materially but that's not the focus. Romans 14:16-19 16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17[b] for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.[/b] 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. The reason Nigeria is not prospering financially is simple, we have not proven to be faithful/trustworthy even in the little money (unrighteous mammon) God has given us. A little money and we start misbehaving. Money easily reveals people's true nature, even pastors. Luke 16:10-12 10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own? Besides, it's obvious most churches preach the prosperity (financial/money) gospel and it is not the Gospel. You cannot serve God and Mammon. You have to choose one. Godliness is not for gain but for the salvation of the soul and pursuing the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. 1 Timothy 6 What God has charted for each person is the BEST WILL/PLAN/DESTINY for them. Unfortunately, we do not know/trust God's plan. Only God can reveal this as we learn to follow Christ through the Word and the leading of the Holy Spirit... Faithfully. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by sirley(m): 10:33am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Every delayed-unanswered prayer is a blessing at the end Arda1000: |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by MrCuteking(m): 10:37am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Atheistic post |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by wirinet(m): 10:43am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Angelfrost: Apologies. I thought you were the same moniker spewing insults up and down. I just quoted your post without looking at the username. About your question about religion before slavery and colonialism; yes our ancestors were theists (and in fact at that time 99.99% of people in the world were theists) but the brand of theisms was not the violent, exploitative and forcefully imposed variety. Our own religion was tailored towards helping us understand and cope with our harse environment and challenges. That's was why a tribe never imposes its own religion on a neighbouring tribe, not to talk of a neighbouring country or race. Even the Jewish religion from with Islam and Christianity got their roots was a tribal religion, they never tried to impose yahweh on neighbouring canaanite tribes, their conflicts were mainly fights over pastoral lands within the desert. The Roman Christian religion and Arabic Muslim religion was a political tool, a political tool for conquering and controlling other people's and races, so much so that the battle line became Jerusalem and southern Europe. In Africa, the Muslims conquered Africa - all the way from the North to the West until the European coming from the coast stopped them. At the end of the day the Muslim ruled northern parts of most countries in west Africa while the Christians ruled the coasts. Religion was an effective weapon (even more effective than guns) in the colonalisation of Africa. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by MN07: 10:46am On Oct 16, 2023 |
Major7: Clearly people like you are beyond saving. That's why we find ourselves in this mess. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by KingOfAmebo(m): 11:03am On Oct 16, 2023 |
ovieigho: Yes it is prayer that turned Dubia into a beautiful city....you can as well pray that NEPA shouldn't take light for the next six months. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by waice6571: 11:10am On Oct 16, 2023 |
jaephoenix: Turn around without prayers? O easy gann! Prayers will not take a place of hard work, that can't be compromised but there are forces of life that makes things to bear.... I had a project sometimes in the past, it was going on well until government policy frustrated it. Some stuffs are not ordinary bro. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by waice6571: 11:29am On Oct 16, 2023 |
jaephoenix: You have said so many things here. Your in-depth analysis of COVID-19 timeline is apt but the details is not necessary..... You know why? COVID-19 is not one of our problems in Nigeria, likewise prayers. Our problem is bad people in government. Holding God responsible for our general negligence and perfunctory leadership is the reason for our backwardness. Work and pray or pray and work... Just make sure you are not lacking in both. Lastly, I appreciate your comments and the Bible passages quoted. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Arda1000(m): 12:08pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Dancebreaker:am non religious |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Angelfrost(m): 12:38pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
wirinet: This makes a lot of sense...! In all these, religion should never get in the way of common sense and industry. It shouldn't serve as a tool for control and manipulation of people like we see today. It's a good thing this younger generation is waking up and renouncing religion in its crude forms. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by nairalanda1(m): 12:59pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
hopefulLandlord: Therefore...Christians bad. That's why I don't care. There are far more complicated reasons why Nigeria is not developed than 'We pray too much'. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by wirinet(m): 2:28pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
nairalanda1: "We pray too much" is in fact the most important reason for Nigeria's underdevelopment, and the statistics presented in this thread confirmed it. The amount of man hours and resources spent on prayers in Nigeria is enormous. If we expend the same energy on knowledge, skills and productive work, we would be a first world nation just like China. Moderate amount of prayer would not have much negative impact of production and development, but excessive prayer as done in Nigeria is antithetical to development. In Nigeria Christians have church activities act least 5 times a week, whole Muslims go to mosques or prayer grounds 5 times a day. There are two types of societies - faith based and knowledge based society. Faith based societies consists of churches/mosques/shrines, priests, juju, prayers, witches, spirits, etc., knowledge based societies consists of libraries/research centres/museums, scientists, inventions, gadgets, etc. Faith based societies send people on pilgrimages, knowledge based societies send people to the moon and other planets. Faith based societies are almost always poor while knowledge based societies are almost always wealthy. There is alway a war between Faith and knowledge within each society. When faith wins poverty and ignorance prevails, but when knowledge wins prosperity and enlightenment takes over. Good examples were Greece during the golden age of plato/socrates and aristototle, Egypt during the time of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Europe during the renaissance. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by nairalanda1(m): 4:08pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
wirinet: I disagree. Many European countries were deeply religious when they were developing into industrial powers. Plus, becoming an atheist country does not mean development. The old Soviet Union advanced very well...for some time, but was always far behind the arguably religious USA for most of its histroy. Then it collapsed in 1991. And they were not religious at the time...state athesim was the offical philosophy We are underdeveloped because we think we can make a living from selling the large amounts of nattural resources we have. We haven't grasped that these resources are finite. Japan (Shinto) and South Korea (Buddhist, Chondoist, and Christian) are developed because they realized their resources were limited and immediately commenced measures to develop themselves. I',m tired of people blaming religion, or even atheism for a country's collapse...the Soviets collapsed because , they thought they could develop utopia without profit. Their abandoning religion did not change that flawed idea at all. The US IS DEVELOPED, despite the high religion in that country, NOT BECAUSE IT IS GOD'S OWN COUNTRY, or because God favored them...but because they took the idea from Europe that resources are finite, and developed accordingly. Then the largeness of the country forced them to do things like develop communications and transport....not for nothing that things like the telegraph, TELEPHONE, satellites, the internet, and airplane were developed in the US. Countries develop when they wake up to the finitness of their resources. Simple and short. Blaming religion or prayer or anything else is just humbug. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by achimendy(m): 4:53pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
kettykin: Hahahahahahahaha, the thing sef tire me o. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Mayeldah(m): 5:18pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
There is nothing wrong in praying, The problem with Nigeria is that we pray for what we should work for and work for what we should pray for. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Ofreaps: 5:50pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
I didn’t even see Saudi Arabia or Israel there yet we in Nigeria carry the matter for head and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it. When you pray and you are a wicked and evil person this is the result of it. Majority of Nigerians are very wicked and evil yet they pray always lol jokers. Check my signature for solutions to any issue on properties in Abuja. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by EmekaBlue(m): 5:55pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Ofreaps:Exactly Selfish prayers for themselves and their family missing the main thing Jesus preached which is love thy neighbor as thy self but a typical Nigeria pentecostal church like mountain of fire them na kill my enemies which is their neighbors The average Nigeria is frustrated and wicked and Dem no fit face the polithiefcians putting them in shambles Such an unfortunate country 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Ofreaps: 6:00pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
EmekaBlue: Very unfortunate country indeed. Honestly the situation really looks hopeless but I want to strongly believe Nigeria will be great,”someday”. It is well. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by EmekaBlue(m): 6:17pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Ghana suppose dey this list na |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Stallione(m): 6:36pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
It depends on the kind of prayer and the kind of heart and God they pray to. U can imagine listing iraq and afghanistan as one of the prayerful country, a terrorist country. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by MomohMrMoore: 6:46pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
Lol.. and the same time the most devilish country on earth.. the most corrupt country on earth. A country deceiving itself. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by victorazyvictor(m): 6:54pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
jaephoenix: Buddhist is their gid. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by Ginomel(m): 7:33pm On Oct 16, 2023 |
jaephoenix: Don't be deceived. They still pray. But not for security, good road etc. But as for prayer, they still. And they pray to God every time, every day. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by sunnymaster(m): 5:10am On Oct 17, 2023 |
Good morning Beloved in Christ. I didn't know but I'm sure someone will come across this post this morning I'm in a serious and critical condition right now and I need the sum of #50,000 which I must pay in the next 24hours. To as many that are reading this post and as God touches your heart, please help me with any amount. 2075068068 UBA. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by NothingDoMe: 9:49am On Oct 17, 2023 |
wirinet:What you listed are the the components of Righteousness 1. Transparency 2. Equity 3. Justice 4. Honesty Righteousness exalts a nation. Not prayer. This isn't saying that prayer is bad. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by wirinet(m): 10:18am On Oct 17, 2023 |
NothingDoMe:Then answer the question, is Nigeria a righteous nation? If not why, inspite of having the highest number of churches and mosques in the world, inspite of being the second most prayerful nation in the world. Why are we then highly religious but at the same time highly unrighteousness? We have become do loathed that no country wants to let a nigerian into their soil. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by richboy7(m): 10:37am On Oct 17, 2023 |
Upon all the prayers they're the poorest. Faith without work is dead. |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by jaephoenix(m): 6:53pm On Oct 17, 2023 |
BigDawsNet:1. This 'living god' only seems alive to you and some deluded folks only. No one ever sees or hears him. 2. The population of atheists are spiking daily in the US. More and more people are realizing your god is a nice scam and don't pray. That is why you don't have any stats to present to back your false claim up. The stats from this OP says it all 3. Same Yahweh that hardened Pharaoh's heart so he can have an excuse to murder all the Egyptian first born? Besides if the heart of the King is in Yahweh hand, why can't he direct ordinary Nigeria president to govern without corruption? Its 63 years of prayers and Yahweh is powerless to change a mortal's heart 4. Yahweh actually said pray and it shall be so. Havent you read them verses? Or you need me to quote the several verses he said so? All these work and pray rubbish is contradicting what Jesus said |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by jaephoenix(m): 6:54pm On Oct 17, 2023 |
Acidosis:The verses contradict what you said |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by jaephoenix(m): 6:55pm On Oct 17, 2023 |
Acidosis:Translation: I'm talking gibberish and I don't know how to explain this rubbish I feel you |
Re: Nigeria Is 2nd Most Prayerful Country On Earth by jaephoenix(m): 6:58pm On Oct 17, 2023 |
ufotunang:Lol Do I have to keep on quoting your buybull for you? Righteousness exalteth a nation, not hard work. This is according to your Bible. Not me. So unless you feel your bible is lying, you guys have nothing to say |
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