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zelnababa:
God created whites above us they re knowledgeable than us they re less corrupt. They have laws and obey it, they show empathy. God really bless them.

This is not true AT ALL. This is like looking at the last 2 minutes of a 24hr day and judging by it.

zelnababa:
oga till enternity white will always ahead of Black in every aspect of life. Simple, legalize Gun for Nigerians for just one hour and see what Will happen

It is not a matter of black and white. Every household used to have a dane gun for hunting in the old days and nothing happened.
But I am against legalizing guns though

MaxInDHouse:
According to Jesus everyone is your neighbor.

The Jews believe that only fellow Jews are their neighbors that's why Jesus used the illustration to show them that anyone can prove to be a neighbor whether you know him or not.

But a brother is someone with whom you share something in common which will make the both of you feel attached to one another.
My colleague at work is my brother in business.
My relative is my brother because we are from the same background.
My fellow believer is my brother because we both share the same line of thought.

Your assertion that only those who try to be nice are neighbors is wrong that's not what Jesus meant you can prove to be a neighbor just as the Samaritan did.

He can't even see he's contradicting himself. Anyone can PROVE to be a neighbor. Everyone is your POTENTIAL neighbor, but not everyone is your neighbor. Exactly what I told you - the question of "neighbor" does not arise between you and someone living in Russia with whom you'll never interact.

As for brother, you keep repeating what GB fed you like a robot. That person living in Russia is my brother in a broader sense, as a member of the same human family!

Eranetic:
I think I'll take my chances with the two-year-old


But you win... I give up

Good move. Had it been you came here castigating your uncle for being a philanderer, everyone will support you. But you came making it sound like being 70 and poor is a big sin, forgetting that just being 70 and healthy is an achievement in itself, and that anybody can be short of money and not necessarily because they didn't work very hard!

Originalsly:
The court ruled it is unlawful. Victims of the assault need to sue the State .... it will be a win win. The State is giving away money ... people need to go to court to collect instead of wailing online and in the streets.

In Nigeria things control things. You kmow who controls the courts??
See how that big idiot just hit that small woman. I'm sorry for his wife

Eranetic:
This is off point. We are talking 30year now vs 70year now

Not what I will be tomorrow or next 40years

If you talk of what I will be next 40 years
Then talk of what he will be next 40 years


Cheapest answer : I'll be alive and kicking in a futuristic world of AI and space travels.

And he would be as dead as a door nail

....
I can do this all day🇳🇬

That's the whole point - there is no basis for comparison. He's had a full life. He's healthy, didn't commit suicide, or murder, or million other heinous crimes, didn't get killed in accident or by armed robbers , or a stray bullet, or a million other things, managed to survive this wicked world intact till the age of 70.
Comparing you to him is like comparing you to a two-year-old

MaxInDHouse:
If this is your own definition of neighbor and brother that's yours as for me you are my neighbor we both live on this planet together that's why we are chatting now as NEIGHBORS talking about my BROTHERS it's only those who are RELATED to me either through birth, business or beliefs! Matthew 12:46-50

You are not making sense. You are just regurgitating GB deceptive position. There has to be a basis for things, you don't just pull them out of your head. What are the basis of your definitions? You keep citing the same story in Mathew 12 which clearly pertains to only Christ - otherwise you won't be saying your non-JW birth brother is your brother.
In case of neighbor, good Samaritan clearly defined what Christ added to dictionary definition of neighbor - "someone who has been kind to you no matter who they are". Where did you get the definition that someone living in Russia with no connection with you whatsoever is your neighbor?? Please tell us WHERE neighbor is defined as such

Eranetic:
Better in sense that I have 40 years more to correct a mistake

And if I die this hour.. I die without a lifetime worth of regrets and failure

I live a perfect 30

You also have 40 years to end up in jail or totally disgraced even for something you didn't do. You could also travel and disappear, unlike your uncle who at least came back!

If you die this hour you'd die as nothing, stuck in the ground and quickly forgotten. Compare to when your uncle dies.

You have nothing talkless of perfect. Otherwise you'd have said so. Of course you could lie but you'd have to live with your conscience.

So you see, just attaining 70 and healthy is an achievement in itself. Every other thing is bonus

Eranetic:
Like I said, I'm almost 30 an I'm better. Any other thing you saying, is out of the point

We just want you to define "better". Better in what sense? Do you have 8 children or 3 wives? How exactly are you better?

Eranetic:
I'm heading 30, and I'm already better...

Go figure

How many houses have you built? No vex
And by the way you still have 40 years to maintain that "better" which can disappear in a twinkle

MaxInDHouse:
So am i your neighbor?
Am i your brother?

"Neighbor" doesn't really apply between you and me until we interact - unless you consider the closeness of being from same country. Eg, we didn't know if the Samaritan was neighbor until his conduct.

"Brother" on the other hand is universal but has degrees. Your closest brothers may be JW. But I'm also your African brother, your Nigerian brother, and your brother as a fellow human being as stated below!

MaxInDHouse:
Going by the OP i asked you just one question:

Who is not your neighbor?

To me everyone is my neighbor though only JWs are my brothers.

So answer the question:

Who is not your neighbor on this forum?

Easy, a bad Samaritan is not a neighbor to an Israelite. The good Samaritan was neighbor to the robbed man due to his good deeds. If he had been the one who robbed him he wouldn't have been his neighbor.

But you are to love EVERYBODY not just your neighbor:
Matthew 5:44: "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". Luke 6:27-28: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you".

zelnababa:
everyone choose how to do his stuff, not by force.

But we didn't choose, we blindly copied. We copied American powerful presidency without having all the countless things that keep their president in check. Everybody has a gun over there. Here only Tinubu controls all the legal guns. Every small area has their own police force and security details. Here Tinubu controls the entire police force and can withdraw any security details if he wishes. Try to remove an elected official over there and term it emergency and see what will happen. There are no federal universities or schools. Each state's law is superior and the president can't pardon anybody on state crimes including himself, etc!

OP joke is on you. Is his father still alive?? Funny guy, his big crime is poverty when jails are full of people? His only crime is sleeping around if that's true, otherwise shut up and see if you'd reach 70 and if you'd be better than him!

MaxInDHouse:
NO!
The same applies to all his disciples they are to follow him in thoughts, words and actions! 1Peter 2:21
When Mary became a Christian Jesus told John that Mary has become one of John's mothers! John 19:26-27 compare to Matthew 19:29-30


According to Jesus, YES! Matthew 12:46-50

1) So how many of them said "before Abraham, I am", and how many of them chased traders from the temple. Christ was obviously unique

2) Did he tell John that his biological mother stopped being his mother?

3) So if your mother doesn't join JW she's no longer your mother?😅

zelnababa:
Una dey craze someone that doesn't stretch his hand in respect for the President, una dey talk another thing.

So are you saying others don't respect the president.
But Nigeria President is waaay too powerful. See how they're all bowing. We copied American Presidency without copying things that go with it.
Not even local council official will bow to Trump like this.

Maybe he reduced his Alpha Beta wayo payments a little bit

MaxInDHouse:
The matter just dey pain you and there's nothing you can do about it!


You love arguing blindly and aimlessly!

Jesus never called everyone his brother because to Jesus only adherents of his teachings are his brothers {Matthew 12:46-50} that's what makes all his disciples brothers including himself {John 20:17} but when talking about NEIGHBORS Jesus explained that anyone is neighbor whether good or bad ones.

Your grievances won't change that you brought this upon yourself.



Next time don't mention my name when you don't know what i believe everyone is my NEIGHBOR but only JWs are my BROTHERS!

You are the one arguing blindly (fear of GB!)
See him, deceptively changing to Mathew 12😆. Is that not the same story as in Luke 8??
Jesus Christ was obviously talking of HIMSELF. Are YOUR only mother and brothers Jehovah's Witnesses? Obviously not!

Once again there is no place in the Bible where Jesus says that only his disciples are brothers and that they should not associate with other jews. And, contrary to your assertion, there is also no place in the Bible where "when talking about NEIGHBORS Jesus explained that anyone is neighbor whether good or bad ones".

My initial post was to draw you out so I can set you right about all this (so you don't continue being deceived), and that I have accomplished!

MaxInDHouse:
I have made my point so you know what i believe:

Everyone is my NEIGHBOR but only JWs are my BROTHERS.

Simple as ABC!

Of course you have no answer. Very good.
So this has now been finally fully resolved.
So next time JW GB (Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body of 11 men in USA) tells you that only JW can be your brother, pretend to go along with them, but know at the back of your mind that they are LYING to you for their own selfish interests - so that that it will be extremely difficult for you to leave their cult and the only "brothers" you know!

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Maximus692:
You and your OP friend can continue deceiving yourselves after writing that all humans are neighbors both of you now discovered JWs have something far better that we share so both of you wish to ridicule it by claiming everyone is your brother shey? AngelahFlo
Hi no dey work for my side o!

All humans are neighbors but brothers are people who share the same line of thought that's what Jesus taught! Luke 8:21

Jesus' teachings binds believers together as ONE {John 17:22} and makes us BROTHERS {Matthew 12:46-50} that's the secret of true LOVE! John 13:34-35

You raised the issue unknowingly to you that Jesus has given us something special which is far better even much more than just being neighbors!

orisa37:
ANY HUMAN THAT YOU COME ACROSS OTHER THAN YOURSELF.

(I posted this long ago. I didn't know anti-spam bot deleted it. I just assumed Max didn't reply because he finally received sense!😆)

(You've already been told JW GB are lying to you. There is no place in the Bible Christ says only his disciples are brothers. The only thing you keep citing is Luke 8. And you've already been told Jesus was talking of HIMSELF not you - HIS mother and brothers are those listening to him!)

Bros, can you please tell us on what basis you can say all humans are NEIGHBORS. Is it on the basis of dictionary definition or on the basis of the Good Samaritan parable? So you see, either way you are WRONG (though I know it is not you talking but JW GB)

On the other hand, I can say all humans are brothers based on their shared humanity, their shared heritage as children of one ancestor (Adam and Eve), the fact they’re all part of the same human race, the spiritual connection that prevents them from eating human meat, and the fact they're all created in the image of God!

Again, on what basis are they all NEIGHBORS??

Oblongata:
When you JAPA, don’t come back to Nigeria because you have made small money or thinking you will do a business or invest etc…

It took me a decade to correct this mistake 😔

If Tinubu, Gbajabiamila, or Dapo Abiodun, took this advice they'd still be in jail in US, instead they are currently president, chief of staff, and governor, respectively😆

Orubebe01:
Release those birds pls

illicit:
Why u go cage bird...?

Benoxvals:
You are killing dem birds..They don’t exist to be caged.How could one claim to be in love with a creature that he imprisoned?

Exactly!
Shame on you!
How would you like to be locked up in such a small cage when God gave you wings to roam the open skies??
Release those poor animals!!!

"Deep connection" my foot, I bet those birds hate you to the depth of their souls, and wish you same fate you've given them!

AngelahFlo:
The Muslims and Atheists etc you mentioned are not your NEIGHBORS rather, they are your brothers whom you should love as Christ loves them cos He cause the Sun to shine on the good and the evil regardless of their personality. Your neighbor is that man, woman, boy or girl you share a personal space with (roommates), share a flat with (flatmate), share a street with (streetmate) in short everybody you share a close proximity with I'm terms of space. Regardless of the person's religion or familial ties orisa37

You really try!😀 That's exactly the dictionary definition of neighbor. But Christ put a different meaning to it. All Jews consider themselves brothers and don't even speak to Samaritans, talkless of live near them (so they can't be their neighbors in the dictionary sense). But in Christ's definition of "neighbor", a Samaritan who has been kind to a Jew is more his neighbor than a brother Jew!

MaxInDHouse:
Even Jesus no gri call Pharisees who are Jacob's descendants his brothers rather he called them Satan's children! John 8:44

Shame no let your fellow church people come chuk mouth for the matter again.

Well you can go and convince your fellow churchians that members of Boko Haram are your brothers because they are Africans but for me only individuals who are related to me either through birth, business and most importantly by faith are my brothers!

You know, the really funny thing is that if tomorrow the JW governing body decides you can call your fellow clans men brother, they'd suddenly become your brothers again!😅

See my reply to OP above. So because Christ defined "neighbor" as such, does it mean you'd stop calling your wicked next-door neighbor your neighbor? Anybody who lives close to you, you'd still call them your neighbor despite the fact Christ put a different meaning to it!
Likewise, people in a group call themselves brothers - that's the sense in which Christ used it. All disciples of Christ were brothers. But so are all JW's, all people in a fighting unit, all black people, all people from your village, all people from your tribe, all people from one tribe of Israel, all Israelites, and ultimately the whole world. So GB telling you to stop calling all those "brother" is same as someone telling you to stop calling your wicked next-door neighbor your neighbor!
You get it now my misguided black brother?
(Also read below)

RodgersAkpafu:
I agree with the bolded
Like I read somewhere
China is on track to be A power
not THE power
Because the odds are still stacked against them

America/Western Countries can run on autopilot for one year and things go still dey move
We saw that with Belgium 🇧🇪 when they had their govt deadlock

Can the CCP try same?
Strong institutions will ALWAYS beat strong men

😆I've actually forgotten I even participated in this debate, yet at the time it seemed so important. We ought always remember that's how life is generally - things that seem so important today, you may not even remember tomorrow!

Back to topic, in real terms, taking everything into consideration, there is no comparison between US and China

MaxInDHouse:
All you need is to ask for understanding!

To grasp the difference between someone who is a neighbor and a brother is simple:

Brothers takes orders, instructions or guidance from the same source while neighbors don't each goes his or her own way!

Neighbors are people living around you they may not even know you or what you believe so when talking about orders a neighbor doesn't expect you to act the same way like him but a brother knows you both get instructions from the same source.

So if my brother does something wrong i have the right to call and remind him the rules or guidance binding us as one if he agrees all he needs to do is to accept he's wrong and tender apology but if he disagree i will call two other brothers with whom we all share the same line of thought to speak with him if he still disagree then the body of elders will intervene in the matter if he still disagree with the elders of our spiritual family from that moment he seizes to be my brother in Christ! Matthew 18:15-17

But what if he keeps committing blunder and coming back to me remorsefully admitting he's wrong Jesus said he still remains my brother no matter how many times he commits blunders i must not disown my brother! Matthew 18:21-22

Is Jesus a hypocrite for saying this?

NO!

Because this person is a sinner who is on the process of washing his dirty robes (working on his old personality) he remains obedient to the same rules that's why he keeps tendering apology because he knew and agreed that he was wrong. So he remains my brother.

But when someone doesn't share the same line of thought with me i have no right whatsoever to correct him on what he never agree to live by as rules so he is in no way my brother but neighbor!

Do you get it now?

MaxInDHouse:
When we come knocking on your doors you people will pridefully ignore our call now you are confused regarding who is your neighbor!

I can call my colleague at work brother because we are working under the same company so we will obey the same set of rules as coworkers.
Obedience to this same rules makes us BROTHERS.

I can also call a family member my brother because we will surely adhere to the same culture or tradition.

The most important is someone with whom i share the same line of thought regarding faith. Both of us will always be attuned to the same rules set by Christ Jesus.

But when you are not related to me by blood or business or faith in what way are you my brother?

Mr Quin said Boko Haram is his brother.
Abeg can you correct a Boko Haram member on any ground?
What rules binds you together so that you can call him to order on such rules?

Walahi talahi i'm proud to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses!

NEIGHBOR
My friend you are talking from your head while I'm talking from the Bible.
Luke 10:
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Neighbor is SPECIFICALLY defined in the Bible in Luke 10 so there is no room for argument about it. It'd have been much easier for the man to answer "everyone" but he didn’t. It'd also have been much easier for Christ to say "everyone is your neighbor", but he didn’t. Instead he gave a long parable!

BROTHER
My friend EVERY human being can be considered your brother in a broad sense. Just consider, human meat is equally just protein like any other meat, yet we don't eat it no matter how fresh. Not only that, we are ALL actually biblically descended from the same two parents whose names we actually know: Adam and Eve. We are ALL their children. Children of one parent are called brothers! Not only that, we are one species trying to survive on an extremely tiny planet. How tiny is our planet? See below. Note there are unlimited number of galaxies (2 billion+ are observable) and possibly unlimited number of universes.
Of course in a narrow sense, the definition of brother narrows. But either way, the JW GB are lying to you - JW are not the only ones you can call brother.
You get it now my African brother?