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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by peeta89(m): 5:39pm On Jul 15, 2015
malbro:
Wetin concern me. I be virgin naaah
Virgin Atlantic abi.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by laudate: 5:39pm On Jul 15, 2015
manie:



Adoption homes that are owned by churches were closed down because they did not allow gay couples to adopt children from them. A hotel owned by a christian was sued because they did not allow a gay couples to lodge in their hotels.

Can you imagine??! shocked shocked

God will not allow them to export such nonsense to Nigeria!
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by emperorchedda(m): 5:40pm On Jul 15, 2015
laudate:


In homosexuality, the parents of the homosexuals and siblings who have a straight orientation are definitely unhappy that their son or brother is gay. This situation has torn apart a number of families. sad

Imagine!

I'm over 18 now my parents who are probably no longer feeding me will tell me how to live my life? You know that isn't possible

Some of these gays no longer have parents, what will you say about them??

Immediately they attain adulthood their parents are no longer tied to teaching them a way of life anylonger

Same cannot be said of marriage where two people sign a contract to be ONE
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Bimpe29: 5:41pm On Jul 15, 2015
US is actually a devil's advocate.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by manie(m): 5:41pm On Jul 15, 2015
manie:



Adoption homes that are owned by churches were closed down because they did not allow gay couples to adopt children from them. A hotel owned by a christian was sued because they did not allow a gay couples to lodge in their hotels.








http://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=41680


KNOXVILLE, TN (Catholic Online) - As of June 1, 2011, unmarried heterosexual couples and homosexuals will be able to legally adopt children and become foster parents in the state of Illinois under its new civil unions law. In response to this new law, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockford has announced that it will discontinue adoption and foster care services immediately.

Some believe that the new civil unions law will not effect religious organizations such as the Catholic Church. And some homosexual advocates are claiming that the Church's decision to shut down its adoption and foster care services is a sign of intolerance. But when a bill, SB 1123, was proposed to amend certain language in the law in order to protect religious liberty, the amendment was attacked by homosexual activists and defeated by one vote.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by ayd91(m): 5:41pm On Jul 15, 2015
unclecycs:


if to say we dey d same axis i for buy you drink ... you are your fathers son
grin[size=8pt][/size]
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:42pm On Jul 15, 2015
A sensible reasoning to a delicate matter, you nibbed it right at the bud. We all have our personal opinions about people with a different sexual orientation to the norm, in this case it depends on what you define as the norm. No one made anyone a judge of others. People who condemn them and are always eager to incite hate, ask yourselfs what exactly have they done to you? Me, nothing!!!

HungerBAD:
The first time i saw two men kissing was in London, specifically at the St James's Park on a cool summer day many years ago. I still remember the shock and revulsion i felt.

I stood transfixed, staring at them for about 5 Minutes and was just turning my head around like AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING this,and then it hit me, i was no longer in Africa and even if i had been living in the US, i was yet to see two men kiss. It was a cultural shock for me to see two men make out.

I hated gays.

Then one day in Church, at a bible study. Somebody asked the pastor that if the Church preaches a lot of things about repentance and acceptance,why then do they still find it hard to accept gays?the pastor's reply was an eye opener.

And then it hit me. Why do i exactly hate gays?they don't bother me, they sleep with each other,they marry each other,they pay their own bills,i don't even know them.

As i grow older, i have learned to be very tolerant of others. I have also learned to mind my business with how others handle their lives, that is why i do not judge married women/men when they cheat in their marriages, i am not in their marriage so don't know what lead to the infidelity.

While i do have my personal reservation about the gay thing, i have come to accept the fact that my feelings will not stop people from being gays, or stop them from loving each other. i have also come to accept the fact that no matter what, there will be others that will have sexual orientation that is different from mine.

In Nigeria, there have been instances where men have been caught making love to goats and chickens. Nairaland even carried some of those pictures.

So what am i saying?people should let other people live their lives the way they deem it fit. what you cannot correct, leave alone.



Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by laudate: 5:42pm On Jul 15, 2015
emperorchedda:


Imagine!

I'm over 18 now my parents who are probably no longer feeding me will tell me how to live my life? You know that isn't possible

Some of these gays no longer have parents, what will you say about them??

Immediately they attain adulthood their parents are no longer tied to teaching them a way of life anylonger

Same cannot be said of marriage where two people sign a contract to be ONE

Ok, bros. I know that you are definitely gay. But don't compel me to accept your ridiculous wedlock, because of your deviant orientation! angry

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:46pm On Jul 15, 2015
laudate:


Ok, bros. I know that you are definitely gay. But don't compel me to accept your ridiculous wedlock, because of your deviant orientation! angry




Asin ehhhhhhhh, u still get time. I wish I can kill him the way I joined in Killin a gay last year
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by emperorchedda(m): 5:47pm On Jul 15, 2015
Mobsync:


You have a very valid point. But then, the question is; would you allow your son to marry a man? Would you be happy if your brother married a man? How would you feel if your father divorced your mother and then married a man to be your step-mother? Would you be proud to point to your father and say "that's my father" and then point to the man beside him and say "that's my mother?"

You might feel you are not affected but then, you are. Everybody is affected. Even if you don't marry a man, how would you explain it to your children that the two "uncles" living in the neighbourhood are husband and wife? The bottom line is: a man should marry a woman and vice-versa. If all men married men and all women married women, we all could have never been born.

PS: i hope you do not take offence in me mentioning your father, divorce and son. I only wanted to drive home my point.


I won't be offended if my brother or sister who is above 18 decide to love and marry same sex...It's their lives. Even my father!

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:49pm On Jul 15, 2015
emperorchedda:
So the gays in Nigeria aren't humans that have their rights huh??

America don't care what Nigeria's culture or whatever are they only care about letting humans like you exercise their rights. They didn't force anyone to be gay

Now go back then read slowly,the comment I quoted, read my response and tell me how it correlates with what you wrote up there?

Jeezz!!!

You don't just jump in the middle of a discourse like that else you miss the point.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by emperorchedda(m): 5:49pm On Jul 15, 2015
laudate:


Ok, bros. I know that you are definitely gay. But don't compel me to accept your ridiculous wedlock, because of your deviant orientation! angry
cool
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:50pm On Jul 15, 2015
i will start wearing my iron pant the minute dem legalise gay sex for naija.will protect my yansh from these boooty bandits angry angry
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by manie(m): 5:51pm On Jul 15, 2015
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:55pm On Jul 15, 2015
OkparaJesus:

And ure called OKPARAJESUS!!!! Xtianity is overhyped in dis parrt of d'world! Jesus don suffer choi!! Crappy people



LOL.... Tradition? So homosexuality is human right? Well the fact remains, where I stay we detest gays so much that we killed one last year. They can go to US say speak but let them come down here. Such a pity. I am eager to shoot a gay now.... SO furious don't let me think you are gay cause I hate chatting with them gosh....... Mm
and u call yourself. OkPARAJESUS.. Xtianity is overhyped in dis part of d'world!! Proud to kill 'being' and still open ur mouth and splits out crap!! Jesus don suffer!! Fucking coward!!
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 5:58pm On Jul 15, 2015
[quote author=chinoasa post=35898513][/quote] proudly to kill a gay.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by TheNature: 5:59pm On Jul 15, 2015
Maintech:
If it was Jonathan i would have said maybe but with Sai Baba... you better have another thought coming because with his Islamic background that is a no-go area. He wont even seat across the table to have such a dirty, inhumane, dehumanizing, adulterous, morally-depraving, ignominious, sadistic, devilish, barbaric, demonic, and gory discussion with anyone including Obama, the killer of Osama.

are you talking about osama the chief and founder of terrorist.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Ifebazz(m): 6:00pm On Jul 15, 2015
USA, una father... no una dad! Whatever...
They can continue in their quest for fleshy sins, but why can't they just leave non conformists alone? They can go ahead and degrade lower than dogs and goats and rats but let them leave us the heck alone.
What's with Americans and homosexuality? Those guys are sickeningly sick.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by nkemjacob2(m): 6:03pm On Jul 15, 2015
if buhari tries it. He is goin to kastina dat very day
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by grammarcop(m): 6:03pm On Jul 15, 2015
HungerBAD:
The first time i saw two men kissing was in London, specifically at the St James's Park on a cool summer day many years ago. I still remember the shock and revulsion i felt.

I stood transfixed, staring at them for about 5 Minutes and was just turning my head around like AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING this,and then it hit me, i was no longer in Africa and even if i had been living in the US, i was yet to see two men kiss. It was a cultural shock for me to see two men make out.

I hated gays.

Then one day in Church, at a bible study. Somebody asked the pastor that if the Church preaches a lot of things about repentance and acceptance,why then do they still find it hard to accept gays?the pastor's reply was an eye opener.

And then it hit me. Why do i exactly hate gays?they don't bother me, they sleep with each other,they marry each other,they pay their own bills,i don't even know them.

As i grow older, i have learned to be very tolerant of others. I have also learned to mind my business with how others handle their lives, that is why i do not judge married women/men when they cheat in their marriages, i am not in their marriage so don't know what lead to the infidelity.

While i do have my personal reservation about the gay thing, i have come to accept the fact that my feelings will not stop people from being gays, or stop them from loving each other. i have also come to accept the fact that no matter what, there will be others that will have sexual orientation that is different from mine.

In Nigeria, there have been instances where men have been caught making love to goats and chickens. Nairaland even carried some of those pictures.

So what am i saying?people should let other people live their lives the way they deem it fit. what you cannot correct, leave alone.




Those hating on the homosexuals don't have any sensible reason to hate other than the fact that it is written in their holy book.

They break the commandments and other rules guiding the behaviour of a Christian, yet, be the first to judge and reprimand others doing the same(or less)
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by ghananotnaija(m): 6:03pm On Jul 15, 2015
Even though I'm Ghanaian living in Nigeria, I think I can speak for Nigerians: We'd rather have Boko Haram bomb us everyday in every city than to have this abomination legalized in the country.

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:04pm On Jul 15, 2015
grammarcop:


Those hating on the homosexuals don't have any sensible reasons to hate other than the fact that it is written in their holy book.

They break the commandments and other rules guiding the behaviour of a Christian, yet, be the first to judge and reprimand others doing the same(or less)





Is It Right to Judge?
How many times have you heard someone whine, "Judge
not, that ye be not judged?" This verse of Scripture from
Matthew 7:1 is often quoted out of context by people who
are terrified at the idea of someone preaching against sin
or pointing out any form of error in anyone, especially in
themselves.
As I stood in a voting line one day I overheard a woman
justifying her foolish choice for president by saying, "Well,
we aren't supposed to judge." Imagine that! Choosing NOT
to judge a political candidate on election day! No wonder
our nation is in such a mess!
As for Matthew 7:1, the context (verses 1-5) allows judging
after you have first judged YOURSELF. Jesus did not make
a blanket statement against judgment. He simply pointed
out a RULE for judging.
Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth,
judging, judgment, judges, etc) is found over 700 times in
God's word. One whole book of the Bible is titled "Judges"
for it was written at a time when God raised up judges to
lead His people.
As we are about to see, God EXPECTS His people to judge.
In fact, you are sinning against God if you refuse to judge!
(Read that again, please)
God Expects Us to Judge
"The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of judgment." (Psa. 37:30) A righteous
person will talk of judgment. He will not REFUSE to judge.
He will talk judgment.
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the
LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have
spoken. Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish
judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts
will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph." (Amos
5:14-15) How can you hate the evil and love the good if
you refuse to judge? You can't. You are SINNING when
you refuse to judge.
Our generation is well described in Isaiah 59:8: "The way of
peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their
goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever
goeth therein shall not know peace." People have refused
to judge, so there is no peace.
Paul said in I Corinthians 1:10 to ". . . be perfectly joined
together in the same mind and in the same judgment."
Why would Paul make such a statement if judging is
wrong? In I Corinthians 2:15 Paul says, "But he that is
spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no
man." Judging is not a sin; judging is a characteristic of
being a spiritual person! Satan has been lying to us, hoping
that we will NOT judge, because he knows that the right
kind of judgment PLEASES God and betters our lives and
Christian service.
Someone says, "But should we judge PEOPLE?" Yes, we
certainly should. Paul actually REBUKES the Corinthians
for NOT judging: "Dare any of you, having a matter against
another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the
saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the
world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye
unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that
we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain
to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining
to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in
the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is
not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able
to judge between his brethren?" (I Cor. 6:1-5) If judging is
wrong, then Paul needs to confess and repent for
misleading these Christians! He clearly told them to
JUDGE PEOPLE.
If judging people is wrong, how can we obey Romans
16:17-18? II Corinthians 6:17? II Timothy 3:5-6? I John
4:1? Friend, if judging is wrong, then God has contradicted
Himself and His words cannot be trusted!
Notice Malachi 3:18: "Then shall ye return, and discern
between the righteous and the wicked, between him that
serveth God and him that serveth him not." WOW! Does
that sound like it is wrong to judge?
What about Revelation 2:2? " I know thy works, and thy
labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear
them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say
they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:"
Why would the Lord be pleased with these Christians if
judging was wrong? Is it not impossible to find someone a
"liar" without judging them?
If the Bible is clear about anything, it is clear about the
importance of judging on a regular basis in order to
properly serve and honor God. To ignore this fact is to
ignore all of the Scripture just presented and also the rest
of the Bible. God expects us to judge.
God's Rules for Judging
Now I do not wish to imply that we should spend all of our
time judging. Sometimes people judge when they have no
business doing so. In John 7:24 Jesus tells us to judge
RIGHTEOUS judgment. This can only be done by following
the rules that God has established in His word. Here follow
seven good rules from Scripture:
Judge Scripturally
Isaiah 8:20 says, "To the law and to the testimony: if they
speak not according to this word, it is because there is no
light in them." Our standard is God's word, not our
feelings, our traditions, or our opinions. Right and wrong
should always be determined by God's word.
Don't Judge When God's Word Is Silent
If God's word is silent about a subject, then you may not
have to judge at all. Don't rush to judgment on an issue
when the Bible says very little or is silent about it. Don't
make more of a matter than God makes of it. A good
example of this is found in Colossians 2:16: "Let no man
therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" That
is, these are not subjects of great importance today, so
let's not make these great issues of judgment.
Pray for Good Judgement Ability
When Solomon received his kingdom he asked God to
"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge
thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for
who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" (I Kings
3:9) James 1:5 says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him." We should pray for good
judgment ability.
Don't Respect Persons
Proverbs 24:23 says, "These things also belong to the
wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in
judgment." Treat all parties fairly without favoring anyone,
such as family members or friends. A truly fair judge is
blind and deaf to any outer influence. (Isa. 42:1, 19-21)
Judge in Truth
Do not judge another when you do not have all the relevant
facts. Jeremiah 5:1 says, "Run ye to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in
the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be
any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I
will pardon it." A true judge is one who seeks the truth. If
you must judge, be sure and get all the facts. A Japanese
proverb says to "search seven times before you judge."
Judge Mercifully
Remember the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:2: "For with
what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
You'll reap what you sow (Gal. 6:7-cool. If you are swift and
harsh in judging others, then God will see to it that you
receive the same from others. Has God not been very
merciful to you, even though you deserved it not?
Likewise, you should exercise mercy toward others.
Don't Forget to Judge Yourself
I Corinthians 11:30-31: "For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge
ourselves, we should not be judged." If you are a true
Christian, then you belong to God. You are God's child. If
you refuse to judge and improve yourself as a child of God,
then God will take it upon Himself to judge you. Many of
the troubles that we face in life are nothing more than
God's way of judging us since we often neglect to judge
ourselves.
Wouldn't it be amazing if every Christian actually took time
to judge themselves before judging anyone else? In
Matthew 7:4-5, Jesus says, " Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and,
behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first
cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's
eye." A good judge will not fail to judge himself.

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by akinz4u(m): 6:05pm On Jul 15, 2015
HungerBAD:
The first time i saw two men kissing was in London, specifically at the St James's Park on a cool summer day many years ago. I still remember the shock and revulsion i felt.

I stood transfixed, staring at them for about 5 Minutes and was just turning my head around like AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING this,and then it hit me, i was no longer in Africa and even if i had been living in the US, i was yet to see two men kiss. It was a cultural shock for me to see two men make out.

I hated gays.

Then one day in Church, at a bible study. Somebody asked the pastor that if the Church preaches a lot of things about repentance and acceptance,why then do they still find it hard to accept gays?the pastor's reply was an eye opener.

And then it hit me. Why do i exactly hate gays?they don't bother me, they sleep with each other,they marry each other,they pay their own bills,i don't even know them.

As i grow older, i have learned to be very tolerant of others. I have also learned to mind my business with how others handle their lives, that is why i do not judge married women/men when they cheat in their marriages, i am not in their marriage so don't know what lead to the infidelity.

While i do have my personal reservation about the gay thing, i have come to accept the fact that my feelings will not stop people from being gays, or stop them from loving each other. i have also come to accept the fact that no matter what, there will be others that will have sexual orientation that is different from mine.

In Nigeria, there have been instances where men have been caught making love to goats and chickens. Nairaland even carried some of those pictures.

So what am i saying?people should let other people live their lives the way they deem it fit. what you cannot correct, leave alone.



seun abeg where u hide d Dislike button for dis forum.. Cos e blike say dis manchy Don forsake kpekus for Ojimba

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by ifysweetty(f): 6:05pm On Jul 15, 2015
The way this present administration has been and are still chasing after the united states gives me a lot of concern.

from the time of campaign till today.

I know that bargaining with the devil is never about wat u want but how he can destroy u.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:07pm On Jul 15, 2015
OkparaJesus:
proudly to kill a gay.
really!! And is dat wat christ taught u..
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:08pm On Jul 15, 2015
HungerBAD, go, tell that to God. God hates homosexuality! And i do!!
I don't care how the world and the media paints homosexuality, it is a great sin, deserving of eternal damnation in the lake of fire.
Period!
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by grammarcop(m): 6:09pm On Jul 15, 2015
OkparaJesus:






Is It Right to Judge?
How many times have you heard someone whine, "Judge
not, that ye be not judged?" This verse of Scripture from
Matthew 7:1 is often quoted out of context by people who
are terrified at the idea of someone preaching against sin
or pointing out any form of error in anyone, especially in
themselves.
As I stood in a voting line one day I overheard a woman
justifying her foolish choice for president by saying, "Well,
we aren't supposed to judge." Imagine that! Choosing NOT
to judge a political candidate on election day! No wonder
our nation is in such a mess!
As for Matthew 7:1, the context (verses 1-5) allows judging
after you have first judged YOURSELF. Jesus did not make
a blanket statement against judgment. He simply pointed
out a RULE for judging.
Now, the word "judge" in its various forms (judgeth,
judging, judgment, judges, etc) is found over 700 times in
God's word. One whole book of the Bible is titled "Judges"
for it was written at a time when God raised up judges to
lead His people.
As we are about to see, God EXPECTS His people to judge.
In fact, you are sinning against God if you refuse to judge!
(Read that again, please)
God Expects Us to Judge
"The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of judgment." (Psa. 37:30) A righteous
person will talk of judgment. He will not REFUSE to judge.
He will talk judgment.
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the
LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have
spoken. Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish
judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts
will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph." (Amos
5:14-15) How can you hate the evil and love the good if
you refuse to judge? You can't. You are SINNING when
you refuse to judge.
Our generation is well described in Isaiah 59:8: "The way of
peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their
goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever
goeth therein shall not know peace." People have refused
to judge, so there is no peace.
Paul said in I Corinthians 1:10 to ". . . be perfectly joined
together in the same mind and in the same judgment."
Why would Paul make such a statement if judging is
wrong? In I Corinthians 2:15 Paul says, "But he that is
spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no
man." Judging is not a sin; judging is a characteristic of
being a spiritual person! Satan has been lying to us, hoping
that we will NOT judge, because he knows that the right
kind of judgment PLEASES God and betters our lives and
Christian service.
Someone says, "But should we judge PEOPLE?" Yes, we
certainly should. Paul actually REBUKES the Corinthians
for NOT judging: "Dare any of you, having a matter against
another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the
saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the
world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye
unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that
we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain
to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining
to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in
the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is
not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able
to judge between his brethren?" (I Cor. 6:1-5) If judging is
wrong, then Paul needs to confess and repent for
misleading these Christians! He clearly told them to
JUDGE PEOPLE.
If judging people is wrong, how can we obey Romans
16:17-18? II Corinthians 6:17? II Timothy 3:5-6? I John
4:1? Friend, if judging is wrong, then God has contradicted
Himself and His words cannot be trusted!
Notice Malachi 3:18: "Then shall ye return, and discern
between the righteous and the wicked, between him that
serveth God and him that serveth him not." WOW! Does
that sound like it is wrong to judge?
What about Revelation 2:2? " I know thy works, and thy
labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear
them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say
they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:"
Why would the Lord be pleased with these Christians if
judging was wrong? Is it not impossible to find someone a
"liar" without judging them?
If the Bible is clear about anything, it is clear about the
importance of judging on a regular basis in order to
properly serve and honor God. To ignore this fact is to
ignore all of the Scripture just presented and also the rest
of the Bible. God expects us to judge.
God's Rules for Judging
Now I do not wish to imply that we should spend all of our
time judging. Sometimes people judge when they have no
business doing so. In John 7:24 Jesus tells us to judge
RIGHTEOUS judgment. This can only be done by following
the rules that God has established in His word. Here follow
seven good rules from Scripture:
Judge Scripturally
Isaiah 8:20 says, "To the law and to the testimony: if they
speak not according to this word, it is because there is no
light in them." Our standard is God's word, not our
feelings, our traditions, or our opinions. Right and wrong
should always be determined by God's word.
Don't Judge When God's Word Is Silent
If God's word is silent about a subject, then you may not
have to judge at all. Don't rush to judgment on an issue
when the Bible says very little or is silent about it. Don't
make more of a matter than God makes of it. A good
example of this is found in Colossians 2:16: "Let no man
therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" That
is, these are not subjects of great importance today, so
let's not make these great issues of judgment.
Pray for Good Judgement Ability
When Solomon received his kingdom he asked God to
"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge
thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for
who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" (I Kings
3:9) James 1:5 says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth
not; and it shall be given him." We should pray for good
judgment ability.
Don't Respect Persons
Proverbs 24:23 says, "These things also belong to the
wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in
judgment." Treat all parties fairly without favoring anyone,
such as family members or friends. A truly fair judge is
blind and deaf to any outer influence. (Isa. 42:1, 19-21)
Judge in Truth
Do not judge another when you do not have all the relevant
facts. Jeremiah 5:1 says, "Run ye to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in
the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be
any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I
will pardon it." A true judge is one who seeks the truth. If
you must judge, be sure and get all the facts. A Japanese
proverb says to "search seven times before you judge."
Judge Mercifully
Remember the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:2: "For with
what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
You'll reap what you sow (Gal. 6:7-cool. If you are swift and
harsh in judging others, then God will see to it that you
receive the same from others. Has God not been very
merciful to you, even though you deserved it not?
Likewise, you should exercise mercy toward others.
Don't Forget to Judge Yourself
I Corinthians 11:30-31: "For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge
ourselves, we should not be judged." If you are a true
Christian, then you belong to God. You are God's child. If
you refuse to judge and improve yourself as a child of God,
then God will take it upon Himself to judge you. Many of
the troubles that we face in life are nothing more than
God's way of judging us since we often neglect to judge
ourselves.
Wouldn't it be amazing if every Christian actually took time
to judge themselves before judging anyone else? In
Matthew 7:4-5, Jesus says, " Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and,
behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first
cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's
eye." A good judge will not fail to judge himself.

P.S
When trying to make a point on an argument, don't bring religion into it.
The fact that you quoted passages of the bible hereby makes your notion invalid.
Please try again.

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Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:11pm On Jul 15, 2015
ZUBY77:



Your God just said they will pressurise you to accept something and you are here shouting that God won't allow it.

I am sure this will be very difficult for you to understand but I don't blame you. You will only accept it when your pastor says so. #pity.

As a black, you are very close to animals in reasoning.

You see how pple go begging for insults?

Dude, walk away.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:12pm On Jul 15, 2015
Excellentmind:


The preaching of this evil must be limited to your family whose value system is to adopt white man's culture and jettison yours, so that you will have no story to tell about your existence.

In case you don't know, quest for development of Nations never started on the same day and so can't be compared.
From your point,I could tell your family blood line is still as primitive,ignorant and mentally backward to conceive what is today called civilization and so when the revolution is at its peak,your ignant head of your blood line Would sure gather all of you and go live in a cave.

Now,speaking about the white man's culture which actually isn't culture but civilization cus culture is an identity of a defined people but civilization is the definition of modernism and post modernism whereby science and technology is at its peak. Funny when you wrote quest for development never started same day because you country hasn't started or maybe they might have started by at the pace speed of a snail and almost all what you know as civilization comes from the white man. Why do you go to the hospital when sick? Why do you use a phone to make call and not trek 2 miles for communication? Why do you type here on the internet I guess,your culture invented it? Why did you consider taking up western education eventhough you not as intelligent as a graduate and if you one please return the the Bsc degree,you not mentally certified to be a graduate and nothing different from the illiterate on the street who still hold on to culture.
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by bigtoyin(m): 6:12pm On Jul 15, 2015
As d lord leaveth ds we not possible for them in Jesus name, all dis effort we be in vain
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by Nobody: 6:13pm On Jul 15, 2015
Chigold101:
if GMB fails to accept, then G7 which he hoped & trusted to help him fight boko haram will back out.

The USA will mobolise CNN, NY TIMES & all their e-warriors against him & his government. They will also stop doing business with this Zoo... Finally there will be a crash...gbosaaaaaaa!!!

Then maybe we can go back to our roots and start being an independent country
Re: US: We’ll Compel Nigeria To Accept Same-sex Marriage by grammarcop(m): 6:13pm On Jul 15, 2015
Chi59:
HungerBAD, go, tell that to God. God hates homosexuality! And i do!!
I don't care how the world and the media paints homosexuality, it is a great sin, deserving of eternal damnation in the lake of fire.
Period!

Your God hates sinners, surely you sinned today, Your God hates you too,therefore, your space is booked in the lake of fire.
Cheers!!!!!

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