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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Gwangwadangwa77: 1:21pm On Nov 06, 2016

Mujtahida:
I was born into a Christian family. Just like most of everyone I drifted away and during that time I mocked Christians for being hypocrites. I later became born again and to my chagrin found myself being as hypocritical as much as the pharisees. I abandoned Christianity. Now I know why it is almost impossible to be a Christian without being hypocritical
1. Christianity is unnatural and not even supernatural. It is not organic in the sense that it imposes beliefs, strangles you with imperatives and commands that do not come from within and have not place from the mainspring of genuine action:the heart. It condemns and tags everything natural as sin.
2. The Holy Spirit who is supposedly the one to help Christians in living the christian life is unknown to most Christians in their spiritual experience both individually and as a body(church)
3. Christianity is based on a book called the Bible subject to interpretation, personal views and opinions.
4. Every Christian expects the other Christians to act in Christian ways. This creates an incredible amount of pressure. Hypocrisy is the natural human response in the face of such overwhelming yet false expectation.
5. Christianity treats Souls en mass, treats people as an indiguishable lump yet each individual is unique and different and carries in his heart the genius of his life. In Christianity the individual finds himself submerged in a plastic sea that swallows his own soul, he finds himself in a place where his true self cannot find expression.
7. In Christianity there's no transformation, no metanoai, no true and deep spiritual change because the word(preaching) comes in an abstract way from a pastor standing afar on a pulpit preaching to people he barely knows. No! The word that transforms must be an intimate word coming like from a loving father to a son.
8. Though Christianity hinges on the belief that Jesus is alive, the holy Spirit is present etc yet the atmosphere in most churches is cold and dead. In other churches especially pentecostal churches there's a lot of noise, excitement, dancing and entertainment but it's all empty. God is absent or at least his presence is almost never felt.
9. Most churches are religious factories churning out religious products and they are always in a hurry to meet production deadlines hence we have first service, second service, third service.
10. Relationships among Christians lacks true human authenticity. Christianity even with all the talk about grace creates demands. Demands create pressures. Human beings are not relationally wired to live by demands even in the name of God!

I heard so many talk the way you've talked. Ive had them as colleagues and friends. I went to school so I can reason rationally too but I thank God that before every other doctrine started hitting me I had already known the holy spirit and understand the answers to secrets and questions that put God in a bad light. Ive had both physical and spirit manifestations that that has made my Christianity an experience. you have logical points and facts in ur statement but the answer to those facts are deeper than the knowledge your judging them with.......how I wish you stayed longer in Christ and understood how to judge times

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Mujtahida: 1:25pm On Nov 06, 2016

Gwangwadangwa77:
I heard so many talk the way you've talked. Ive had them as colleagues and friends. I went to school so I can reason rationally too but I thank God that before every other doctrine started hitting me I had already known the holy spirit and understand the answers to secrets and questions that put God in a bad light. Ive had both physical and spirit manifestations that that has made my Christianity an experience. So please I have logical points and facts in ur statement but the answer to those facts are deeper than the knowledge your judging them with....... We speak wisdom among them that are spiritual for the natural man doesn't discern the mind of God

Learn to communicate effectively. You are just rambling.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Gwangwadangwa77: 1:37pm On Nov 06, 2016

EternalBeing:
You are a typical Holier than thou Christian. I'm sure you didn't read the remaining part before u suicidally concluded . By His Grace, I don't commit fornication at all. In fact, I've made the a MUST to watch and screen the thoughts I allowed into my heart let alone pondering on them, talkless of transforming them to action. "Guide your heart with all diligence, for out of it proceeds the issues of Life" Proverbs 4:23. If you had the opportunity that I currently have (girls continually wooed and toast me on Whasapp, etc.) you'll be celebrating thinking you are lucky, but by I realized that is the easiest way to submit my Destiny to destruction; hence I always flee. I don't act superman that cannot fall; I simply don't allow them into my Privacy. Just yesterday, I blocked another girl from my whasapp for disturbing me. This is not to boast but to show people like you that thinks abstinence can only happen because of lack of opportunity. Pray that GOD should open your eyes: when you've seen where GOD Almighty is taking you to, you'll do anything to protect your Destiny.

wow good to hear that. but mind the kind of comments you make so as not to make people weak in the faith to derail. Thanks

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Unsad(m): 1:38pm On Nov 06, 2016

Mzyouzee1:
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. Pretty. How do I say fine girl in igbo cheesy

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Adekanyeope(op): 1:38pm On Nov 06, 2016

Greatzeus:
You lied. This is what the Op is talking about being narrow or close minded and pride. I can't explicitly say I do any of these things but has a human being I could,so I just learn from what is written,and try to write them on my heart so as to overcome them when the temptation to do anyone of them arises.
Stop being hypocritical, you are not a christian because you scored high in morality but only because you believed in Jesus ROM 5:1 ,ROM 3:20-25.

And that is why Religion should stop judging morals, that someone smoke and you don't doesn't make you better than the person.
Salvation is free,all we did to get it is Believe, why then give many laws, many do and donts and judge people base on their moral values?

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Gwangwadangwa77: 1:50pm On Nov 06, 2016

I'm amazed at how people hate Christianity but the truth is that true children of God will remain irrespective of the hatred for Christians and absence of the fear of God in peoples heart. I'm proud to be an obedient child of God

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by MrMacinterchi1: 1:56pm On Nov 06, 2016

virginboy1:
Are you poor? As in, very poor or being very very poor before?

U can help me answer that by evaluating urself.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by EternalBeing: 2:53pm On Nov 06, 2016

Gwangwadangwa77:
wow good to hear that. but mind the kind of comments you make so as not to make people weak in the faith to derail. Thanks

You welcome my brother. We are all in the same struggle as humans. Sin and hell are hell-bent on enslaving every soul, and many are succumbing and giving up the fight bowing down to satan. By JESUS Christ has shown us that Holiness is very possible if we are resolute, deternined and never bow down or give up the fight. May you excellently fulfill your Glorious Destiny with ease IJN.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by 2000viewsNg(m): 3:52pm On Nov 06, 2016

lifezone247:
Hmm, but which one be Overcomplicating?
Is that an English word? Just asking

Learn, Unlearn and Relearn.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Gwangwadangwa77: 3:54pm On Nov 06, 2016

EternalBeing:
You welcome my brother. We are all in the same struggle as humans. Sin and hell are hell-bent on enslaving every soul, and many are succumbing and giving up the fight bowing down to satan. By JESUS Christ has shown us that Holiness is very possible if we are resolute, deternined and never bow down or give up the fight. May you excellently fulfill your Glorious Destiny with ease IJN.

.thank you

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Origin(f): 4:50pm On Nov 06, 2016

They need to stop:
If cockroach fly na witch.
Black old woman na witch.
Barren woman na witch.

You are not rich =someone is doing you.
You don't have a good job= it must be generational curse from your mother side.

When I hear some prayer points, I lol. You pray more for your enemies than for your own success.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by hope4life: 9:55pm On Nov 06, 2016

lifezone247:
Hmm, but which one be Overcomplicating?
Is that an English word? Just asking

You made me laugh

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Billygee2u: 1:08am On Nov 07, 2016

Adekanyeope:
Source: http://www.2000viewsng.com/2016/11/6-bad-habits-christians-have-to-drop.html

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by nurusystem(m): 7:48am On Nov 07, 2016

adultrers generation,

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by poik(m): 10:20am On Nov 07, 2016

Adekanyeope:
Source: http://www.2000viewsng.com/2016/11/6-bad-habits-christians-have-to-drop.html

Your post is okay, not surprising, and exactly what it is: an attempt at watering down the import of how and when the teachings of Christ should affect and shape the Christian, by vain and intellectual spectacles viewing the Christian life. You have some valid points actually, I will admit.
One is either a Christian, or not. Forget claims. A christian hinges his belief squarely on the Scriptures, undiluted and raw as it is. And it will be foolhardy to infer that the Word of God, which is God, is not capable of covering every shade of wisdom. What form of exclusivity are you then referring to?

The talk of ominous prophecies makes me laugh. When that kings aide doubted that food would be so cheap just the next day, the question is, did it happen, or not, exactly as it was said or not? When Noah predicted the deluge, did it happen, or not? When I also say that anyone who has relations in the Force should NEVER encourage them to go when the allied forces of the world team up against Israel, because they WONT come back, watch and see. Is God our classmate?

The line between corrective love and being judgemental is a slim, fine one, if we want to be sincere. Else there should be no preaching....of course what we even have in churches today is motivational talk.. No sound repentance oriented gospel. John the baptist called people brood of vipers. I won't do that today, but the burden of preaching requires bluntness and crudity as the Scriptures calls it. I wont call homosexuality being gay. I won't call an armed robber a business mogul.

What else should I use my social media account for, if not to tell friends about the pure love of Christ that prompted Him to atone for our sins, and the consequences of rejecting it? What else, exactly? When according to Ecclesiastes our primary duty here is to keep Gods commandments?

I agree that presentation matters in everything, but a lot of people are building fortresses with blocks of such trivialities to avoid facing the realities of their spiritual dispositions.
Mine.

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by poik(m): 10:36am On Nov 07, 2016

Greatzeus:
The original writer of this post is an educated being.He/She didn't just pass through school, school passed through him/ her.
Intelligent and educated for the open minded. God bless you for this.

No one goes to heaven for being educated. But by believing and obeying Gods word. Just saying.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by poik(m): 10:49am On Nov 07, 2016

[quote author=ndcide post=50810716]All I see from the topic and the various posts are people who want to be Christians and still carry the world with them. They don't want reprove, They don't want to be judged, they want to accommodate sin. They don't want the depth of the move of God. They don't believe God reveals things to his children.
They want to be Christians, yet fornicate and tell you that it's impossible to keep the word of God. The want to be Christians, talk like 50 cent, dress like 50 cent, think like 50 cent.

They want to be Christians and don't want to be different.

They don't want to understand Luke 9:23, that whoever will follow christ must deny himself and take his cross.

They don't want to be hated by the world. They want the world to love them. They forget
Matthew 10:22 (KJV) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. And John 15:18 (KJV) If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

They dilute the calling of Christ. forgetting that Galatians 5:13, says we shouldn't use liberty for an occasion to the flesh.

They also forget Titus 2:11-12 (KJV) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

IN ALL OUR ANALYSIS NEVER FORGET.

Matthew 7:13-14 (KJV) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

MANY WILL GO THROUGH THE WIDE GATE.

If you Want eternal life with God, Narrow is the way and few will find it and go through it.
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You nailed it. Spot on. The fact that there's fakeness everywhere means in fact that it was copied from the original. And to these people bemoaning what Christians are just NOT, they will still face the music for their own lives, God will not pardon you, a sinner because the Christian didn't show good example to you. Everyone will still answer for himself or herself.

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Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Mzyouzee1(f): 5:56pm On Nov 08, 2016

Asa nma

Unsad:
Looool. Baby girl . Pretty. How do I say fine girl in igbo

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Anas09: 11:40pm On Nov 08, 2016

lifezone247:
Hmm, but which one be Overcomplicating?
Is that an English word? Just asking

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Nobody: 5:38pm On Nov 18, 2016

Mzyouzee1:
PPease leave masturbation out of dis....it is helping a lot of us!

lemme come & help u wit d masturbation ho.r.n.y

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by chubbyswit(m): 4:24pm On Nov 22, 2016*

Daewoods:
Guy never knew you were this awesome, been following you here and you're a blessing to UNN and all it stands for including the dept of E.E.
your wisdom and open mindedness is beyond comprehension.

fixed.
jeezzzzz, easy lion, don't eat me alive, I can feel the intensity of your anger and hate over here which shouldn't be. I'm not surprised you know me; who doesn't in the whole faculty? lol, now take it easy and breed in slowly. the post you quoted must have hurt you pretty bad to spew this venom, I'm happy to meet you and introducing yourself would be nice. also are u an atheist or a Muslim?

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by ScienceWatch: 12:54am On Nov 23, 2016

Adekanyeope:
Source: http://www.2000viewsng.com/2016/11/6-bad-habits-christians-have-to-drop.html

Lets see what Christ has to say to real pastors on emulating him.

Jesus says to all pastors, ministers and evangelists in Joh 14:12 Truly, Truly, I say to you, He that believes me, the WORKS that I do will you also do; and greater WORKS than these shall you do; because I go unto my Father.

A pastor, minister, evangelist will be know by their WORKS so that fake pastors can be separated from the real pastors. The wheat is separated from the chaff. Only the WORKS bear witness of a real pastor, not their elaborate speeches.

What are these WORKS that Jesus always refer to ?
They are the miracles, prophecy, signs and wonders. Jesus also instructs all pastors, ministers, evangelists to do the same, He says to them,”As my father sent me, so send I you.”
Jesus say clearly in these biblical refs that these WORKS that he does bear witness that the Father has sent him.

There can be no more tragic expression of human foolishness and perversity than the Jews rejection of The Messiah. In spite of hundreds of years of waiting and studying their scriptures concerning the coming of Jesus Christ, they dismissed him and instigated his destruction. The Jews plan failed, Jesus is risen from death. God will not be mocked !

Jesus Christ’s birth, His miracles, His mastery of satin, His cruel death, His forgiveness of his murderers and His resurrection from the grave was needed as verifiable evidence of the mystical, supernatural creation nature of God.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. On our journey to discover scientifically verifiable evidence of Jesus’ miracles, we found a very powerful, scientifically verifiable source. It is the Scoan Church on Emmanual TV and youtube.com

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by ScienceWatch: 1:03am On Nov 23, 2016

eezeribe:
Majority of Nigerian Christians are Religious but Not Righteous.
They can quote the Bible from Genesis to revelation...

But they know nothing about virtues like compassion and kindness... When it comes to unforgiveness and wickedness, they are the "best" in the world.

Even the Devil occupies the front seat on Sunday morning.

See what happens to the DEVIL if he tries to sit in the front seat of the Holy Scoan Church Nigeria. I see loads of scientifically verifiable evidence coming from this incredible church. After two thousand years the Book of ACTS has come to life in this church.

Jesus says to all pastors, ministers and evangelists in Joh 14:12 Truly, Truly, I say to you, He that believes me, the WORKS that I do will you also do; and greater WORKS than these shall you do; because I go unto my Father.

What are these WORKS that Jesus always refer to ?
They are the miracles, prophecy, signs, deliverances of demonic spirits and wonders. Jesus also instructs all pastors, ministers, evangelists to do the same, He says to them,”As my father sent me, so send I you.”
Jesus say clearly in these biblical refs that these WORKS that he does bear witness that the Father has sent him.

A pastor, minister, evangelist will be know by their WORKS so that fake pastors can be separated from the real pastors. The wheat is separated from the chaff. Only the WORKS bear witness of a real pastor, not their elaborate speeches.

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by Daewoods(m): 5:45am On Nov 23, 2016*

chubbyswit:
fixed.
jeezzzzz, easy lion, don't eat me alive, I can feel the intensity of your anger and hate over here which shouldn't be. I'm not surprised you know me; who doesn't in the whole faculty? lol, now take it easy and breed in slowly. the post you quoted must have hurt you pretty bad to spew this venom, I'm happy to meet you and introducing yourself would be nice. also are u an atheist or a Muslim?

Re: 6 Bad Habits Christians Have To Drop With Immediate Effect by chubbyswit(m): 6:00pm On Nov 23, 2016

Daewoods:
guy forget all this blabbering and learn to keep an open mind.. your way, other people way none is above the other, that's the truth!
Maybe one of this days will run into you in Enugu and put to test how much of the religion you carry for head and think to know,, guess I would be disappointed as most Christians make me! So prepare very nicely

i'm just attacking an ideology not you or anyone so stop getting worked up over it, calling a spade a spade is what i term it. now can you please stop blabbering (as you put it ) and remind me who you are!

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