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JoannaSedley:
Your post are always divisive. From compulsory tithing to this.......what the hell is wrong with you. Because a woman is working to help herself and family you are quoting and writing unreadable epistles. If we didn't, you call us unprintable names at the same time quoting proverb 31.

You seem to disagree with the Proverbs 31 woman. I don't blame you, she seems too good to be true right?
Probably no woman has lived up to her standard. But just as man is pursuing the image of Christ, I believe wives are also to pursue the nature of a virtuous woman.
They say, if we chase Perfection close enough, we would attain Excellence.

My submission, is that nothing stops a woman from being an excellent career woman and an awesome wife and mother. Women were created extraordinary. It seems however not all women know this.

To answer the OP. Cooperation is key.
If you can get a maid, please do
If you can't or don't want to, it will only require more flexibility and sacrifices from both husband and wife.

gohamburg:
You are one understanding husband! Your lady is lucky! I do all the housework alone, raise the kids alone, go to work over the weekends, go for lectures during the weekdays, attend the kids appointment, take to church, take them for their friends birthday parties, do everything alone! I am always driving around the whole city like one crazy girl. It's so annoying . The husband is always forming busy. Being married to a Nigerian man requires special training o...Good thing is, God has blessed me with wonderful kids. They are my helpers, always asking if I need help and my oldest is just 12years. Sometimes, I wonder how I have survived 13 years of living abroad without help....Marriage sef! Overrated bullshit!

I feel your pain. I can only imagine.
But please, present it to God in prayer.
Just pray for God to intervene in your home. To perfect your home according to His Will and to have His way in your home.
Stay persistent in this. You will be amazed that God will touch both your hearts in ways your never expected.
Please, always remember Solution begins, continues and ends with prayers.
Your home is blessed in Jesus name.
Amen.

JoannaSedley:
The op said couple not wife alone.
Imagine a wife working in the island going back to pick her kids in mainland then returning to work in the island then going back to mainland at the end of the day. That's like how many hours of shuttling to and fro ....kikikiki. Most of the time this is done on a public transport while Oga goes to work with the family car. Taking your kids to your place of work ...I wonder how many bosses can accept that.
The wife will do all this things then come back wash, cook and clean and then be expected to fvck all night long. Marriage is becoming less appealing as the days go by. This is no longer the era when you have relatives from all angle flooding your house.

Lol don't see marriage as unappealing.
Marriage is a beautiful thing. Know that yours will be.
But as always try to be perfecting yourself into the best type of mother and wife you want your husband to meet.

obembet:
Guys I believe many of you have experience this and handled it with maturity. How do you end call you're tired of without sounding rude?

Just be honest.

Can we talk later?
I'm tired at the moment.
Please, I don't feel like talking right now.

Sometimes it would come off as rude but then it will also do your interlocutor a service/favour by not wasting both your time.
If you realise the person starts acting weird, you could call and apologise later.

But sometimes, your time could mean a lot to the person, so you just have to make the sacrifice. You never can tell what people are going through.

obembet:
Guys I believe many of you have experience this and handled it with maturity. How do you end call you're tired of without sounding rude?

Just be honest.

Can we talk later?
I'm tired at the moment.
Please, I don't feel like talking right now.

Sometimes it would come off as rude but then it will also do your interlocutor a service/favour by not wasting both your time.
If you realise the person starts acting weird, you could call and apologise later.

But sometimes, your time could mean a lot to the person, so you just have to make the sacrifice.

HaileSelassie:
N.B If you never smoked marijuana or have a close experience, I can smell your judgmental ass already .. Please Stay Off as your comment isn't welcome

I completely love the life, having a spliff at the end of a long day at work, clearing my mind off the sundry worries of life, Brainstorming and getting ideas for the next move.
Or Just simply toking and gulping my fav vodka, listening to some Damian Marley and Chilling with Bae on the weekend,
Perfect Trips...

But I have gotten to this point were i want to go without smoking for some days, Just a little break, I just can't ... 5 years down the line, i hate it when i cant seem to put it under control.. lets say smoke like thrice a week.

I begin Some days and I am like I aint gonna smoke after work.. but find myself getting to that point where i need the herb to ease my self..

I have a very understanding GF and we do plan on getting married some day, she doesnt have a problem with the herb, but She wants it under control, something i seemingly cant do

Have you ever Quit Marijuana, Pls share some tips, your story might just be what i need right now

Thank You

Sorry I had to break your instruction. Sue me later.lol
I was also addicted to alcohol, sex and masturbation. I don't know which was stronger- the alcohol or the masturbation.
What I'm getting at is that addiction is the problem regardless of the substance or habit your addicted to.

Self-control is the ultimate goal in life.
We always think we are in control or we can control things until the chips are down and we realise we have lost control.

How did I overcome my addictions?
You guessed it. By changing my addiction.
Doctors and Therapists will ask you to channel your addiction to nicotine gum or working out, etc.

But I can only guarantee one sure solution.
Choose to pursue the Knowledge of Christ, not with any ulterior motive but simply with a curiosity and the intention of knowing who this Christ is and what He can do.
This journey will lead you to faith as you will come to believe in Him.
This journey will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.
This journey will help you love God more than every thing else.
Your hunger and thirst will change from the wrong ones to the righteoness of Christ.

I am only saying what the bible says, and only because it is my testimony. Jesus Christ is your Solution.

My first suggestion is to ask yourself some real and right questions.

Why can't you just stop?
How long can you continue like this?
Will you love to raise your family like this?
Will this not eventually kill you?

All the best bro.

When I lost faith in God and drifted away, I stopped fearing God, which was easy. And I also stopped fearing the devilI, which was a bit more difficult.
I realized my vast knowledge and self professed wisdom became less productive.
And my external was OK but my internal was dying.
I had to resort to drinking and immoralities to stay sane.
I also realised my knowledge and wisdom made me cocky, proud and argumentative. This certainly pissed people off.

However when I came to realize that only God gave true wisdom, I suddenly grew an awe of Him.
And when I experience the rebirth in Christ, and He delivered me of my habits and other fears of the unknown, I developed a major fear and awe of Him.
That strengthened my conviction and faith in Christ and it humbled me. This produced access to the deep things of God.

I may not be completely fearless yet, but my faith in God has drowned most of my fears. Now people and even I can't believe my calm in the midst of stormy situations.
Truly the fear of God is primary to everything in life.

Title: FEAR

Key Definitions:
Fear: A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
-Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns

Songs:
Tremble- Mosaic MSC
No Longer Slaves- Jonathan David
Oceans- Hillsong Worship

Key Verses:
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Isaiah 41:10

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 2:17

The Message
There are two kinds of fear;
Godly fear and worldly fear.
Worldly fear is the product of false beliefs. It results in unbelief and doubt in God. It results in lack of faith in God.
What you fear is a reflection of what you have heard or seen or what you think and which has formed your belief and conviction. It is a product of the senses.
Most of our fears (if not all) are false. Most of our fears are unreal. We only make them real because we believe them.
Some of us have even created self-customized fears and phobias. Some examples are fear of the future, fear of unknown, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of height, fear of embarrassment, fear of falling, fear of attention, fear of crowd, fear of people, fear of settling down, fear of darkness, fear of light, fear of food, fear of clowns, fear of animals, fear of heart break, fear of loneliness, fear of marriage, fear of children, fear of growing old, fear of death, etc.

Once you substitute the fear of God for anything else, and you let in worldly fears, there's no limit to how much fears you keep creating for yourself.

F- False
E- Evidence
A- Appearing
R- Real

Only one fear is key. Only one fear is real. Only one fear is admissible and permissible by God. Only one fear conquers all.
And that is the fear of God Himself.
When you have the fear of God, you begin to value and hold Him, His Word and His Presence in high esteem.
When you have the Fear of God, Everything He says through his Word becomes the only thing that is REAL to you. When you have the Fear of God, congratulations, you have true Wisdom.

May God produce in us His reverence as we truly know Him more and Love Him for Who He Is. For His Power, His Might and His Majesty. For His Mercy, His Love and Grace.
The fear of God extenuates, extinguishes and consumes every other fear that holds man in bondage.
The Holy Spirit whom we have received does this inside us.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

Not expressing worldly fear is an expression of Faith in God.
Fear is inevitable, it is just like every other emotion. It has its advantages when properly harnessed and directed to whom it is due.
Fear is like a force of resistance, without which there can be no controlled intelligent motion. Fear is like gravity, without which there can be no flight.
Fear is only good enough to help us turn and cling on to God and rest in Him. That is what produces Godly fear- the Knowledge that the Salvation power and Majesty of God is above all, no matter the situation. Until you eventually get to the point of trusting God beyond everything, even in the face of death.

Hence, do not dwell or meditate on worldly things that cause you to fear.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7

Rather Meditate on the things of God, His wonderful works, His promises, His precepts, His statutes, His Goodness, His Love and the Good things about and around us. This assures you of the capacity of God to overcome all your challenges. This puts you in a worship and thanksgiving mood causing an inexpressible Joy and Peace of Mind inside you.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9

Worldly fear is the opposite and antithesis of Faith in God.
As such, fear comes and permeates the mind the same way faith comes.
How does faith come?
By constantly and perpetually hearing the Word of God. Romans 10:17
Hence, fear comes by perpetually hearing the words of the devil via the world viz, superstitions, toxic conversations, miseducation, profane contents from movies, news, music social media, etc
What you expose yourself to and spend more time listening to or watching determines what you fear.

Pay more attention to God, to truly experience more of Him, to believe Him with conviction and truly fear Him more.

A fearful life cannot is a dangerous bondage. A fearful life is a faithless life.
A life without faith limits and grounds one from fulfilling purpose.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

Let us meditate on what the Word of God says about the Fear of God, what it produces in us and how expedient and priceless it truly is.

“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
It cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

“From where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
And concealed from the birds of the air.
Destructionand Death say,
‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’
God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And sees under the whole heavens,
To establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.
When He made a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
And to man He said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.'"
Job 28:12-28

Declaration:
Heavenly father I cast all my fears and burdens unto you. I know you are bigger than all my worries, all my cares, all my fears. I choose today your Wisdom even as I choose today and always to Fear You, Obey You and Love You with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind and with all my strength in Jesus name.
Amen.

Closing Verses:
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10

JMAN05:
Go and download a book entitled "Mankind Search For God". Speaking about all the major religion in the world is a search that will take a long time. I did make such research in the past. I tell you that it is best you do such research yourself. But that book is a better start.

This book though.
It will either make you an atheist or a strong believer.

XxSabrinaxX:
I posted these questions to one of the threads under the religious forum. But I found these questions interesting and I decided to dedicate a thread to answering these questions. Some of these questions are questions that have haunted me way back when I was still a christian:

* Why does geography seem to have far more to do with one's religious choice than actual free will?
* How can you say God loves and cares about everyone if some people suffer while others prosper?
* Even if we assume that one particular religion is true, doesn't the existence of many religions at least prove that mankind likes to make up religious stories, and that people have a tendency to believe them? How do you know yours isn't one of those?
* If everyone actually believes in the Christian god, why would highly religious non-Christians purposefully following the wrong religion, especially when that religion is more strict or just as strict as any sect of Christianity?
* If Adam and Eve only knew good and evil after eating the fruit, then why did God assume when he told them not to eat it that they knew it was "wrong"?
* Why do we inherit sin from our ancestors, but salvation has to be an individual choice?
* If god is omniscient, (all knowing), why do you need to pray to him?
* If god is omniscient, (all knowing), why does he need to test us?
* If god is omnibenevolent, (All Loving) why did he create evil? In Isaiah 45:7 the scripture reads as follows: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
* Please explain the difference between a "Claim" and "Evidence" and after doing so, please show me the evidence for your god.

P.S I want to appeal now before its too late. If you're a christian and the only thing you're going to do in this thread is hurl insults, I'd advise you to reconsider and stay away from this thread. Lets try our best to keep a civil argument

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Good questions.
I can't wait for the day you yourself will have the answers.
A curious mind is a beautiful thing to God.
It leads to the Truth.
And Christ is the Truth, The Way and The Life. He'll tell you all there's is to know about God.

I could give you some answers but it will only lead to further arguments. You can only experience it for yourself as you choose to know and understand who Christ is.
Grace and Wisdom to you.

CAPSLOCKED:
FINALLY IT'S TIME FOR FOLKS TO YIELD THAT THEIR BIBLE AND STORIES TOLD OF THEIR RELIGION IS NOTHING BUT THE WORKS OF THE PRIMITIVE MEN'S IMAGINATION.
IF THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN IN OUR TIME IT'LL CONTAIN STUFF LIKE TABLETS AND ROBOTS INSTEAD OF MUSTARD SEED AND SCROLLS.



YOU SOUND REAL STUPID WITH THIS CLAIM, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED.

THINK. WHAT DOES YAHWEH NEED PRECIOUS STONES FOR? FOR FASHION OR WHAT?

STACKING RICHES, PLANTING TREES, ENJOYING TRUMPET TUNES AND JUDGING PEOPLE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING A MORTAL MAN WOULD DO.

I am actually not only very stupid, but very foolish too when it comes to God. And that's what makes Grace abound to me and unfortunately that's what makes God resist you.
Who loses? You who is so wise and lost or we who are foolish about things of God and have Rest.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 1 Corinthians 1:27

At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Matthew 11:25-27

You just said God is beyond the universe meaning He has custody of everything inside and outside the universe. Should Gold not be among the least of the precious stones He has?

Please do yourself a favour and just delete this thread. Don't publicize your ignorance.
Seeking proofs is your problem.
Rather seek the Kingdom. Just believe it's true and seek it.
You know there's more to life than what you sense physically. If only you'll be honest.

PastorDavidAwuj:
Lol. Guess what? Satan is the power behind sickness and death and I have him perpetually under my control, so there is no such thing as me dying. I can say this because I operate in faith. I wish you’d learn how faith works, and be free from fear of sickness, death and Satan for life. Faith is all you need to defeat Satan at every step of the way.

Eph 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

You never need to suffer again bro, only if you could embrace faith.

You've done so much justice with your replies. He that has ears, let him hear.
More Grace and Wisdom to you sir.

HardMirror:
you ended up saying nada! And yet you claim this is the easiest question you have had to answer all year? You are a joke.

So cos of the sin of man, your god has stopped healing people. So why were you telling people that god would heal them in your thread? So you were lying to them?

Interesting thread.
What amazes me still about you is that you've once handled this truth, you've once benefitted from this faith. But some how, you lost it. You stopped believing. You quenched the spirit.
My best guess, you let in Pride inside you.
You didn't give the glory to whom it is due- God.
Your motive was tested and iniquity was found in you.

I've been there.
I once held this truth before too but let it slip off in my case ignorance was my undoing.
I "stumbled" on Christ again during NYSC while I lodged in a church lodge for half of my service year At the end of the service year I obtained favour from God and got a dream job.
Unfortunately the spirit kept pointing me to go for the church foundation school. But the job became a priority, choking up my time that I eventually made excuses and never got to go for the foundational classes.

I was walking in quintessential grace, I knew something was no longer normal about me. I knew things I was never taught. My intelligence quotient spiked higher than sky scrapers. I was extraordinary.

But Alas, there was no foundation. I didn't even know I had received the Holy Spirit and He was operating in me.
When I eventually didn't grow spiritually, my faith dwindled and fear set in.
I lost the job and my downward spiral began.
I questioned God and his existence.
I questioned divine favour and saw it all as fate and luck without any God.

I experienced the damning wilderness for the next 4-5 years then being tossed up and down by the wind. Until I came to recognise the existence of God and chose to believe in Him and His Son once again. I realised only God gives wisdom, and I knew I needed His wisdom.
This time around He directed me and placed me in the church I could concentrate to grow in Him.
I went through the Foundation class, started to serve Him in a department and chose to know Him and Hear Him more.

My Faith, My Life, My World experienced everything the bible promises. And yes, i stopped falling sick. I received a permanent healing. If I have a headache or expose myself to mosquitoes, I simply prayed about it and the next day I'm restored, whole again. My colleagues who knew how frequently I used our HMO, testify to my divine healing. This God, this Faith is real. All you need is not proofs, just personal experience as you genuinely believe.
I can't wait to see what God is going to make out of you, me and everyone else this year, even as we believe, trust and focus on Him more.

Your wilderness is over, once you humble yourself to recognise, you need help from God and Jesus is the Way.
God bless you.

If only Mourinho would set condition for his own pride and attention-seeking.
Great coach, bad attitude.
And Attitude is everything, beyond skill.
All the best to him.

Clinolit:
This is some deep stuff! God bless you Sir wherever you are.

I do hope that I can love like Him above everything else.

To know Him is to love Him. For He himself is Love.
Seek to know Him through Christ and your life will never be the same. John 17:3

ichuka:
Nice one OP

Thanks sir.

oboy81:
Tell that to The adulterous Jehovah's Witness Elders

People should not be your focus or standard.
Focus on Christ, choose to rely on His Word.
Everyone is on his or her growth process.
Focus on what God is doing with you.
Trust His process, submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Yield and obey His instructions.
Help one another, exhort one another, encourage one another, rebuke and correct one another in love.
God help us all.

This post has been taken down by the op due to renewed faith and intent not to mislead anyone.

Thank you for your understanding.

You are very right.
I've seen financial breakthrough lead so many members astray. It suddenly turns believers away from God. I've seen fiery believers who started very well, but the moment the got financial breakthrough, their business/job became more important. It eventually has a way of dousing the fire.and quenches the spirit cos soon they start to meddle in sin.
I couldn't agree with you more on the last paragtah.
Seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness is primary, and truly as soon as one is truly saved and his soul begins to prosper as a matured believer worthy of meat, God starts revealing the keys to wealth and making such an attractive magnet of favours.
Then, he would have overcome lust, become contented and kingdom oriented.
He will be one who God blesses to be a blessing to His kingdom, an answer to people's prayers.
He would certainly be a threat to the kingdom of darkness not one who lives in darkness.

May this understanding be unveiled all over the Body of Christ that Salvation is the most important thing, salvation of sin, death and all bondages.
May we all prosper even as our souls prosper in Jesus name.

XxSabrinaxX:
If you knew enough about the laws of physics, and you had a powerful enough computer, theoretically you could perfectly simulate the entire universe from start to finish. When I say perfect, I mean perfect. In our simulation, every thing that has ever happened in this universe and ever will happen in this universe will happen exactly the same way in our simulation. Every thought that every living being has ever had, every action that every living being has ever taken, will occur in exactly the same manner every single time the simulation is run.
That means that no matter what, all of your thoughts and actions you've ever had and will ever have, have been predetermined by the laws of physics. Nothing you do or think can possibly change that fact because you were always going to have those thoughts and were always going to do those things. Everything you do is because the creator determined that's what you have to do when he set the laws of physics into motion with the Big Bang. You do not have a choice. Free will is an illusion because we are bound by the laws of physics.

The only circumstance in which we wouldn't be bound by the laws of physics is if the creator admitted that his creation was flawed from the start and needed to be modified, so he intervened at some place and time to cause a change in events. In which case free will would still not exist.
Rejection of Yahweh as the demiurge is not something I have chosen. He predetermined that I would be born under the circumstances that I was, and that the chemicals in my brain would react a certain way to cause me to feel this way, and that I would sin.

Taking this argument to its logical conclusion demonstrates that nothing anybody ever does is "evil" because they never had a choice in the first place. It wasn't Hitler's fault that his brain didn't work right and caused him to kill all those people and then himself. The creator forced him to do all of that, so the blame for all evil in the universe can be placed squarely on the creator.

So why is he going to send anyone to a place of eternal torment for everything he forced them to do in the first place? It sounds like he is a sadist who gets off creating beings, forcing them to suffer in this universe, then forcing most of them to experience an incomprehensible amount of suffering in Hell for all eternity after death, and those who are left will be forced to go to "heaven" to be with this maniac for all eternity with the knowledge that their loved ones are experiencing an incomprehensible amount of suffering forever and ever.

Change my view that free will doesn't exist and that Yahweh is actually the Satanic Demiurge.

You're pretty deep though I'll give you that.
Guess you've listened to so many Simulation theorists, perhaps you have a crush on Elon Musk? Lol

But truly, your exposure to so much knowledge is the problem.
Knowledge is the most dangerous and also the most liberating phenomenon.
Everyone's problem and solution can be traced to certain knowledge or the lack of.

In your case, you have more of the knowledge of the world than knowledge of the word.
I also noticed you have little or no fear of God in you hence calling him names.
I will hence not bother to preach to you. I can only urge you to know that Wisdom is only gotten from God.
Wisdom supercedes all the intelligence of the world.
And to come into wisdom requires the Fear Of God.

Please, there's so much I wish I could tell you but until you develop the fear of God, I might as well type in ebonics cos it would make no sense to you.

The knowledge of Christ produces the knowledge of God, which brings you to the knowledge of both life and your true self.

PS: About free will being an illusion. Yes, you're right.
Although the Will is yours to decide. You can only choose between Good or Evil. You have no option of your own.
Hence you'll either do God's will or the Devil's will.

God bless you.

This is deep and comprehensive.
I hope to peruse all and digest soon.
Thank you for your stewardship sir.

Grace and Light multiplied in you and through you to the world.

Uyi168:
And we have been praying these prayers for aeons now..
Na where we dea, we still dea..
Abegii

Please, don't lose faith in prayer.
The truth is every problem in the physical has a spiritual undertone.
But are you born again?

paxonel:
you are diverting to something else.
I didnt say christ, i say born again .
What is the benefit of suffering all that stress you suffer which is associated to born again when christ didnt ask you to suffer?

You go through the stress of going to church, pray, fast, not having sex, pay tithe, evangelíse, etc.
But me that do not go through all that. I enjoy my sex, i pray less, i go to church ones in a blue moon, i dont pay tithe. I am in the same heaven with you i didnt go to hell fire simply because i believe in christ just like you have done, there is no difference between you and me before God.

Is that not unfair?

This is a very exhaustive discussion. Perhaps we should discuss on WhatsApp. Kindly PM your number.

But the understanding is in John 3.
The difference is what disambiguates religious Christianity from True Christianity.

sonmvayina:
He just told you the truth, but your years of indoctrination cannot just be thrown away.. Because the story is just too astonishing not to be true... Because jesus has to be real because you fill him in your heart.... I know how hard it can be to give it all up.. Too hard and it's painful.


Trust me, jesus is a roman invention.. To deceive you and mock the creator of all..

Ok sir.

paxonel:
does this born again experience worth anything at all?

Why do one need to go through all the stress?

I mean, christ has done everything or are you all not aware?

If you're fine with the way your life is, I doubt it can benefit you.
But for those of us who have realised we're helpless, hopeless and useless without God, we run and hold on to Christ.

tommyken:
keep your ignorance to yourself because the blind will never see the light when they have convinced themselves that darkness is light. You were talking about Jesus whom I so much believe and admire but you forgot to ask yourself why the religious elders were against him, have you ask yourself that question?
Jesus was telling them the truth and reality about how the universe operate but they knew such message will make the masses to see the light and what religion does is to make you believe in illusions. Jesus was actually God sent.
Now let me tell you what you don't know about your Christianity religion, it is a fabricated opium set by the powerful elite of Rome. a cut and join religion, let me stop there, as for Islam that one is another bullshit script which I don't want to talk about here.
There is a very powerful God who is the master of the universe which I think is different from the one religion talks about.

OK sir.

tommyken:
Its a tool for mind control. The powerful elite created religion and has a firm grip on them all.
They tell you to hope for a better life in heaven so they can have the earth for themselves. The day you remove religion doctrines from your heart is the beginning of your freedom and illumination. The Earth is govern by natural laws and an Almighty God created those law,so study the natural law that guides the universe so your existence will be meaningful.

Heaven and Hell start on Earth sir.
So many are already living in hell on earth why do you think depression and suicide rate is higher than ever?
Conversely so many are living in Heaven on earth.

Jesus Christ brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth.
Be guided.

I've been there. Yes, religion, even Christianity, can become a bondage if practised without understanding.
But Christianity truly is a relationship. A reunion between Father and Children, God and Man, Creator and Adam.

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 4:17

This post has been taken down by the op due to renewed faith and intent not to mislead anyone.

Thank you for your understanding.

paxonel:
And you too.

But does it mean that born again is a difficult life as you people are putting it?

Lol thank you for asking. I was just addressing this earlier on a different platform.

Telling someone to live the Christian life sounds impossible.
The truth is, it is impossible for man.
Don't have sex, don't lie, don't gossip, don't do this, don't do that, be generous to the poor, pay tithes, fast and pray, go to church regularly, evangelise and win souls, don't go to the club, etc

Some times I hear myself and I can't help but think this must sound scary to an unbeliever.lol Just as the Israelites were scared to enter the promised land or even draw close to God at the mountain but rather asked Moses to go on their behalf.lol
But truly, it is also not an overnight change. It is a growth process. A journey through the wilderness.
Which is why it is wrong to judge a believer still struggling with certain sin or unrighteousness. Rather exhort and pray for them.
God has probably worked on other aspects of his life and only that one sin easily besets him/her. And with prayer and yiededness, that too shall pass.

So truly, it is impossible for man to live righteously. But as a Christian, it is very possible to live righteously.
Which is what makes me trust and believe in Christ the more.
It is not you or me trying to fulfill any of these. We can't.
Once you come into Christ, you receive Grace to become like Christ- The Holy Spirit.
It is no longer you trying to fulfill all these righteous-living.
It is Christ living inside us, the hope of Glory. Colossians 1:27
Yes, it is impossible for man, but with God, nothing is impossible.

Christianity cannot be adequately explained, it can only be experienced.
Explanation has led many astray as they either will get scared of it or they misunderstand the explanation to their own detriment.
But once you come into the Light and submit to the Lordship of Christ and yield to the leading of the Holyspirit... You are no longer human (mere man).
Selah

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. John 14:6

anselm791:
the truth cannot be broken, and I believe this truth.
I repent, and sincerely hope it lasts.
I thank you for your effort,
and God bless you too.

Amen.

paxonel:
the african society and the church didn't define marriage this way.
The african society have it that unless the man pays the bride price and perform a ceremony he is never married.
But this definition you put here is very correct. That also means that if a bf formally declares his love for the gf and she accept it they have married like that.
Exactly!
Until the declaration is done they are not husband and wife, There must be agreement between the two parties.
And since bf and gf have agreed to love each other we dont need any further celebration or bride price to declare them husband and wife.
Celebration and bride price should be at the discretion of the couple(bf and gf) involve and not a demand from the society,parents and church.
married people fall as well and get divorced is it not the same thing?
ahh! Stop?
Stop for what?
Husband and wife never stoped having sex now, why will they?
there are no prove that everyone that are into bf and gf sex suffers this.
people that break up have this wrong mindset it should have a limit, they are not different from divorced married couple who at a point begins to think that the marriage should have a limit, lets go our seperate ways.
The african society and church should start seeing bf and gf as a very serious relationship which should be for people who are committed to each so long they are 18+
this theory has not been proven right.
is that so?
oh, there are so many of them including Joseph and Mary
Isaac and Rebecah never married. Infact the bible recorded that Isaac saw Rebecah from afar, and fell in love, and took her in.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing.

The life is a very simple life but religion and society are making it difficult for themselves

Until you are born again, all I'm saying will sound like hogwash.
Let that be your priority this year. To know what it means to be born again. To know who Christ is. To know what it means to be like Christ. To know and have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Have a blessed year paxonel.