₦airaland Forum

Syncan:
Believe me, He's doing a good job on you ...don't ask me how i know.

MariaGoretti:
Hahahaha....its okay.

I believe he is indeed not only to me but every one of his children.

Syncan:
hmm...ok, Abeg you see jnrbayano?

MariaGoretti:
No o!
Does he stay in my area??

Syncan:
Am sure he's closer to you than me...no tell am say I talk o.

SalC:
Amebor

MariaGoretti:
oh, guess he will soon report in here.

Ma'm Sal, greetings to you!!

Syncan:
Teacher

MariaGoretti:
oh, guess he will soon report in here.

Ma'm Sal, greetings to you!!

Syncan:
Ok no wahala, Miss anyi (SalC) say make we dey ask about our brethren.

SalC:
Lol ....for your mind

SalC:
How you dearie?

Syncan:
Na wetin you talk o.

MariaGoretti:
Kamsi o, pls permit me to add the birthday celebrants in my family to your day...i.e tomorrow being 10th of May ( Dad and Elder sis)

And also join me to welcome the new addition to my family, Baby Onyinyechukwu Christine, born on April 28th

SalC:
May God bless her and your family

MariaGoretti:
Kamsi o, pls permit me to add the birthday celebrants in my family to your day...i.e tomorrow being 10th of May ( Dad and Elder sis)

And also join me to welcome the new addition to my family, Baby Onyinyechukwu Christine, born on April 28th

SalC:
Aizenosa good morning

SalC:
Welcome Kamsified

Syncan:
Today's First reading Acts 15:22-31

The apostles and elders decided to choose delegates to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; the whole church concurred with this. They chose Judas known as Barsabbas and Silas, both leading men in the brotherhood, and gave them this letter to take with them:
‘The apostles and elders, your brothers, send greetings to the brothers of pagan birth in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We hear that some of our members have disturbed you with their demands and have unsettled your minds. They acted without any authority from us; and so we have decided unanimously to elect delegates and to send them to you with Barnabas and Paul, men we highly respect who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly we are sending you Judas and Silas, who will confirm by word of mouth what we have written in this letter. It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle you with any burden beyond these essentials: you are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols; from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right. Farewell.’
The party left and went down to Antioch, where they summoned the whole community and delivered the letter. The community read it and were delighted with the encouragement it gave them.


I just had to post the whole passage dear brethren so as to drive home the beauty of the message. Beloved, don't you often hear people claiming to have been anointed by God in the night and they start a "church" in the morning, and they tell you that their authority is the word of God. Hahaha, did we just read something different above or isn't this passage in their scripture? The apostles and elders said..."they acted without authority from us..." Ha, so authority was needed from men, na wa o. Can you imagine what they even wrote..."It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves..." what Impetus! What Audacity! Note that those who went without their authority were "some of our members", they were "born again" yet it didn't confer on them the authority to make doctrines. the authority lies with the apostles and elders, who Jesus had earlier told Peter to "feed my lambs"Jn 21:15-17 and to "strengthen the faith of your brothers" Lk 22:32. juzzybabe,that is why when the leaders of the church made the doctrine of no circumcision needed; in about 35AD, they said "It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves". When their successors declared the doctrine of the Trinity in 325AD, Jnrbayano, they said "It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves". When they canonized the books of the bible as scriptures as early as Hippo 393AD; Aizenosa, they said "It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves". Papist, When they declared the blessed Virgin Mary "God bearer (Theotokus); in 430AD, they said "It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and by ourselves". Frodobee, this is the authority of the One, Holy, Roman, Catholic, Church Instituted by Christ upon the rock "Peter" and which the gates of hell shall never overcome.

My faith! My pride!

Good day brethren, a splendid day ahead to all.

MariaGoretti:
And also join me to welcome the new addition to my family, Baby Onyinyechukwu Christine, born on April 28th

Kamsified:
Sorry I didn't get the chance to read this earlier. So inspiring n eye opening.

Imagine the impetus really. 'Decided by the Holy Spirit and ourselves'

My faith my pride

MariaGoretti:
Kamsi o, pls permit me to add the birthday celebrants in my family to your day...i.e tomorrow being 10th of May ( Dad and Elder sis)

Juzzybabe:
I will take 15th. Thanks

Kamsified:
Eiyaa tell them the honorable secretary says 'happy birthday' to them'

Nne I think it's easier to have you and your family the same day. Maybe you can take the 10th or we can pray for you all on the 11th. We have many old folks like Syncan n Ubenedictus among us Let's not task their memory too much.inugo Nnem?

Pls advise so I can send the update.

Syncan:
Chai...good daughter, taking care of the aged.

Step2002:
Fix me anywhere pls.