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Politics / Re: Caption This Saraki And Remi Tinubu Photo by ravgach: 7:45pm On Nov 24, 2015
Saraki: Madam, I am very sure you thought I will be asking for a hand shake as usual, that is why you held your file tightly with your left
hand.

Tinubu: Well, you know very well, I can't shake hands with an usurper!

Saraki: (smiles with a mumble) I no get big eyes o...
Politics / Re: Stop Hating Other Nigerians If You Want To Produce President –Okorocha To Ndigbo by ravgach: 2:21pm On Nov 04, 2015
Okorocha is simply saying that if the status quo remains like this, his aspiration for the presidency in 2016 will be in jeopardy. But who cares!
What has be done exceptionally since he took on the saddle of Imo State. People have not been paid for more than 8 months and he is thinking of being president. I do not just know how someone like this man, who enjoyed the goodwill of the people and the favour of God, throw all these to the dogs without looking back?
Okorocha knows very well who hates who. He should close his mouth if he does not know what to say. The people are disappointed with him.

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Health / Re: How St.nicholas Hospital Doctors Killed Chaz B By Chinyere Roselin Chukuma by ravgach: 11:21am On Oct 20, 2015
4bobo:
I THINK THE GUY WAS BATTLING WITH KIDNEY FAILURE BEFORE. SHE SHOULD JUST FORGET AND MOVE ON INSTEAD OF ATTACHING EMOTIONAL TRAUMA FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU CANT CONTROL.
PEOPLE MISQUOTING MY STAND SHOULD UNDERSTAND ME BETTER
IT HAS HAPPENED, SO VERY PAINFUL. I REALLY MISSED THE GUY, BUT SHE MUST MOVE ON. SHE MUST NOT ALLOW SUCH THINGS TO WEIGH HER DOWN BEING A WOMAN. SHE MIGHT INJURE HER SELF EMOTIONALLY AND NOT REALLY GOOD FOR HER HEALTH ALSO.IF SHE KEPT NURSING THE PAIN LIKE THIS. IT IS PAINFUL FROM HER TONE BUT SHE MUST BE STRONG FOR NOW, UNLESS DEPRESSION WILL SET IN , AND YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CAN LEAD TO.
SOMEONE SAID BECAUSE I DIDNT LOSE CLOSE ONE, THAT IS WHY I TYPED LIKE THAT. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE LOOSING BOTH PARENTS AND A BROTHER WITHIN FEW MONTHS INTERVAL. MY MUM CASE WAS EVEN WORSE, IN THE HOSPITALS WE WENT THROUGH. I KNEW WHAT I WENT THROUGH. I WAS SUICIDAL AND NEARLY DIE OF HBP BEING A TEENAGER THEN, SERIOUSLY DEPRESSED AND NEARLY RAN MAD. THEN I GAINED ADMISSION THEN TO UNIVERSITY AND GOD TOOK CONTROL.
CAN I CHANGE THE PAST....NO
CAN I MOVE ON..... YES
.....GET MY POINT.

My brother, get some empathy! You can kill this sorrowful woman with this unadvised comment. You must learn how to speak to people with sorrowful spirits. Some tragedy has happened to someone and you talk like this to her? You may be ignorantly doing this but YOU HAVE NOT DONE WELL AT ALL! It would have been better you do not say anything than to add to someone's sorrows.

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Politics / Re: Remi Babalola: I Left Jonathan’s Govt Because Of Financial Mismanagement by ravgach: 9:32am On Sep 02, 2015
searching4love:
undecided

I DONT KNOW WHY THE IGBOS WANT TO KILL THEMSELVES OVER BUHARI'S APPOINTMENT. THIS MAN PROMISED CHANGE AND IF IGNORING FEDERAL CHARACTER IN THE APPOINTMENTS DOESN'T EQUATE TO CHANGE FROM OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS THEN WHAT IS CHANGE Y'ALL SHOULD KEEP CRYING AND WEEPING. WE THE YORUBAS INVESTED SO MUCH IN HIS PRESIDENCY BUT WE ARE NOT SCREAMING MARGINALIZATION. IF HE LIKES, LET HIM APPOINT CAMEROONIANS IN ALL POSITION WHAT MATTERS IS THE FULFILMENT OF CAMPAIGN PROMISES AND AN ENABLING ENVIROMENT FOR EVERYONE TO THRIVE. YOU IGBOS VOTED FOR GEJ IN MASS AND YOU ALL SHOULD EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN. Y'ALL ARE A CONFUSED BUNCH. TODAY U WANT Biafra, THE NEXT DAY U SCREAM MARGINALIZATION FROM THE SAID ZOO AS PROCLAIMED BY YOUR SUICIDE MISSION LEADER NNAMDI KANU. BUHARI CAN CHOOSE 100% NORTHERNERS. NOBODY CARES undecided

Selfishness personalized! Deceit in human skin.

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Religion / Re: T.B Joshua Returns Elderly Woman’s Half-a- Million Naira Tithe by ravgach: 9:18am On Jul 06, 2015
emperorceaser:
Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.


I thought tithe Is meant for God and nt man...

why did he nw returned it back to d woman... and if na me b dat woman I go tell am say na for God so na God's blessing I dey find and nt man's blessing...




Make I Dodge b4 TB josuha brothers fire me......


All na true talk cool cool


Na fear-fear dey spoil things. You are correct. Tithes are not meant for any pastor. He was not supposed to know if the woman paid anything or not. The woman herself is either ignorant or looking for attention.

WHAT I CAN SAY IN ALL THESE IS THAT THE MONEY WAS NOT FOR GOD BUT FOR THE PASTOR. THAT IS WHY HE ASKED THE WOMAN NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE HE IS A RICH MAN.

WHEN YOU GIVE GOD TITHE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING HER "GOOD MEASURE PRESSED DOWN AND RUNNING OVER" WHO WOULD NOT LOVE THIS. SO SHE GAVE TO AN ALREADY RICH MAN AND THE MAN POLITELY TURNED IT DOWN. HE IT WAS GOD SHE GAVE TO, NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT.
Politics / Re: Region Of Director-General's Of SSS since 1999-till date by ravgach: 12:08pm On Jul 03, 2015
ihustler:
So where is the change from the norm that was preached then by the Pro-GMB group?

There is definitely no change at all. The same pattern is being followed and even worse now because all the appointments so far are headed north and Daura in particular.

Buhari is a Northern Candidate used to return power to the North! He will serve and implement Northern Agenda.

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Politics / Re: Buhari Recalls Kinsman From Retirement, Appoints Him DG SSS - Premium Times by ravgach: 9:46am On Jul 03, 2015
victoreltemur:
mr,buhari has done notin wrong.for d past twenty yrs plus,every president has employed somone from his zone as SS DG,so y are we all crying foul here now,...pls calm down abeg

Have you really been watching the pattern of his appointments since he assumed office? You have to be honest at times.

Let's kontunu to wash him. We are lukin.

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Celebrities / Re: Before And After Pictures Of Majek Fashek by ravgach: 6:41pm On Jun 29, 2015
endeedike:



listen to "I am not afraid by Majek Fashek" This man is a legend..not wizkid

WHAT CAN THEN BE DONE TO ASSIST HIM? THIS IS A NATIONAL ICON LEFT TO ROT LIKE THIS. PLEASE LET US DO SOMETHING
ABOUT MAJEK. IT IS GOOD TO EULOGIZE HIM. IT IS GOOD TO SYMPATHAZIE WITH HIM. IT IS OK TO PITY HIM. BUT IT IS NOT GOOD TO STOP AT THAT. LET US DO SOMETHING TO ASSIST HIM. I KNOW WE CAN!

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Celebrities / Re: Basketmouth Transformed Into An Old Man and Old Woman (pics) by ravgach: 11:48am On Jun 15, 2015
abohrandy:
[size=28pt]See Nose oh!!![/size] shocked shocked shocked

This guy must have taken his mother's resemblance. He looks like a woman there!

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Celebrities / Re: Nairaland User Joseph Edgar Narrates Ordeal With Majek Fashek This Morning by ravgach: 2:30pm On Jun 12, 2015
Nickymezor:
Hmmmm, na wa. .. I rem wen I saw him on d island last yr or so...He actually looked lik a shadow of him self... Mehn let dat man stop killing himself slowly nw sad

What can be done to assist him? He is a national icon. The Nation should not allow him to be wasted. Please let us see how to assist him get restored.

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Health / Re: Please Help Ring Worm Eating My Leg For Two Years Now by ravgach: 9:59am On Jun 12, 2015
babadem2much:
Please help ring worm for over two years now has been eating my leg any doctor in the house should please help.
Drs have prescribed FULCIN, KETOCONAZOLE antibiotics n antifungal creams, still no improvement. thanks and God bless you

You can also try alternative medication. My younger brother had a similar challenge some years ago. The doctors gave him appointment for surgery but I was scared because the challenge affected his big toe. This fear led me to give alternative medicine a trial before keeping the doctor's appointment. It was actually a home remedy. After two weeks of meticulous application, a lump fell off the toe and the challenge was solved permanently. Here is the home remedy and how it was done:

1. Three (3) cloves of garlic
2. One tea spoon of original honey (Please ensure the honey is original one. This is very important)

Application:

1. Mix hot water in a bowl add a disinfectant (a bit more than warm)
2. Clean the affected part thoroughly with this water using a very clean towel
3. Crush the garlic (I used a clean white bread nylon paper) so that the juice can be extracted
4. Harvest the juice into a tea spoon or any clean container and mix with the honey
5. Apply this to the affected part three times daily (Do this daily do not keep juice more than one day)
6. Do the first application after taking your bath
7. Repeat the cleaning each time you want to apply this 'cream'
8. Ensure the affected part is not exposed to dust or germs. Cover with plaster etc. Do not use each covering twice

Please first see a dermatologist to determine what it is actually. If it is not cancer or any other serious ailment, this remedy will help a lot.

It is well with you.

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Politics / Re: Remy Tinubu Snubs Saraki At Swearing-in Of Pro-Lawan Senators - TheCable by ravgach: 1:42pm On Jun 10, 2015
tinuolababy:
Okay. It is allowed. She has a right to ignore his handshake

Why does Saraki want to shake her hand? Does he not know she knows it is haram for a Muslim man to be shaking women? Saraki but you are a Muslim!
Religion / Re: Buhari’ll Deliver On Campaign Promises – Kumuyi by ravgach: 5:10pm On Jun 08, 2015
tete7000:


My brother when a respected man of God concluded that the president and his vice were ordained by God and then went on to use the word 'will', he is inadvertently prophesying. Of course implicit in the prophecy is optimism. Optimism because it has to do with good omen. Maybe our christian men of God need to be discreet in their use of words. I personally would have chosen should/can over will except I distinctly heard from God. My humble submission.

Bros, their is no ambiguity in what the man is trying to say if you had truly read the story with open mind. Do not twist his words. I am sure you will not like someone to twist your words.
Religion / Re: Buhari’ll Deliver On Campaign Promises – Kumuyi by ravgach: 1:49pm On Jun 08, 2015
tete7000:



See you self dey laugh. Na wa for you o. I WILL kick you if I should meet you. Be 100% sure I will do that. That's my own understanding of the word. I no dey sure say na grandpa education you get. grin grin grin

If you read the story well, well, sef you for see say the journalist wey report the matter call am OPTIMISM and Kumuyi sef used the word I BELIEVE.

Kumuyi, who spoke with journalists at Kaduna Airport weekend after presiding over a revival crusade, said he hinged his optimism on the two men’s past achievements.

He said: “With the past records of the President as well as the Vice President, I believe they meant what they said during the campaigns and I want to say they will really focus on the drive to bring the change they actually spoke about and I believe we will see change.


Na this kin misrepresentation cause Tunisian uprising wey lead to Arab Spring. Make u so re o. grin grin grin
Religion / Re: Buhari’ll Deliver On Campaign Promises – Kumuyi by ravgach: 1:32pm On Jun 08, 2015
tete7000:


By using the word 'WILL', it becomes a prophecy; except you don't understand english language. The word 'will' connotes 100% certainty. Baba didn't tell you to misinterprete his statement for him, if he wishes to clarify he will do himself.

Bros, na adult education class you attend? Which teacher teach you dat kind nonsense. "Will", no be prophesy o and e no mean 100% o. "Will" na statement of optimism. If I say for instance that I know that you will respond to this clarification, it does not mean that for sure you will respond. It only shows that I am speaking from the point of optimism. grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Politics / Re: Lawyers Drag Gbajabiamila To Court Over Speakership Position by ravgach: 2:30pm On Jun 05, 2015
Johntobi56:
TINUBUS is so bent on Saraki & Gbajabamiala not clinching the ticket


This APC government will cause wahala for this country o. This one na Hausa/Yoruba domination of the country. Yoruba people sef
wan chance Hausa to put the national assembly for pocket through the back door.

Buhari - President - Hausa
Osinbajo - VP - Yoruba
Gbajabiamila - HOR - Yoruba
Bukola Saraki - Senate - Yoruba

The should not cry in future when other parts of Nigeria dominates the country o! U know say na Yoruba sabi cry pass.
Politics / Re: Lawyers Drag Gbajabiamila To Court Over Speakership Position by ravgach: 10:35am On Jun 05, 2015
Johntobi56:
TINUBUS is so bent on Saraki & Gbajabamiala not clinching the ticket

This APC government will cause wahala for this country o. This one na Hausa/Yoruba domination of the country. Yoruba people sef
wan chance Hausa to put the national assembly for pocket through the back door.

Buhari - President - Hausa
Osinbajo - VP - Yoruba
Gbajabiamila - HOR - Yoruba
Bukola Saraki - Senate - Yoruba

The should not cry in future when other parts of Nigeria dominates the country o! U know say na Yoruba sabi cry pass.
Politics / Re: Femi Fani-kayode Reacts On Suicide Bomber Who Screamed ‘sai Buhari’ by ravgach: 4:45pm On Jun 04, 2015
apolonius:
The drug addict is still living in the cave of addiction with his insinuative rubbish.

Does the fact that the ISIL and Boko Haram terrorists shout Allahu akbar mean they are on errands for Prophet Mohammed?

YES!
Religion / Re: If Christ Is The True Only Way To Heaven, What Of These People ?? ( Must Read) by ravgach: 1:45pm On Jun 02, 2015
Maximus85:


Show us just one verse that Jehovah's witnesses have changed. I will take a snapshot of the manuscript from the library of Congress and the English translation and what we have in the new word translation for the world to see.

You are the ignorant here. I wonder why Jesus didn't say hallowed be thy NAMES when he was teaching his disciples how to pray.

You must be the one who gave God the millions of names. Simple English, is "God of Abraham" a name? God has but just one name - Jehovah which mean I am or he causes to become whatever he wants to make his will come to pass. I am John. That is my name. I am the son of my father (like God of Issac) is that a name or a title. Part of God's glory is his name, he doesn't and will never share with anybody not even Jesus.

Why have your people removed Jehovah from the Bible and replaced by titles, Lord? Bros, do you know that God is not a name?
Even king James admitted to removing the name. He gave a very flimsy reason though. Jesus said he came to make God's name (not names) known. Brother in christ, what is that name?

I will show you one as you requested. In the book of John Chapter 1 verse 1, the Bible recorded this: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." The Jehovah's Witnesses in their own Bible, translated it this way: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god." Compare this with John 10:34 "Jesus answered them, "Isn't it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods?"; [/b]John 14:30 "I will not speak much more with you, [b]for the god of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me." and 2 Corinthians 4:4 "Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe..." What is the difference between god (Jesus) as translated by Jehovah's Witnesses, god (men) and god (Satan)?

It is only in their Bible and those of their offshoots that you will find this type of translation. There are many of these misrepresentations all over their own Bible. Please note that the translators of the King James Bible are people everyone know their names and professions. They are highly certified, world acclaimed translators. Guess what? The translators of the New World Translation (Jehovah Witnesses Bible) are faceless! Their academic qualifications and professions are shrouded in secrecy. One of the translators who God delivered from this secrecy, confessed that most of them were not skilled in Greek and Hebrew languages. What a revelation!

My brother, do not allow religious bigotry make you lose your sense of good understanding. That your religious organization is called Jehovah's Witnesses, should not make you so much fall in love with the name of your religious organization to the extent of not knowing that names do not matter. Some people call themselves Jesus and they are atheists. Some call themselves Paul and they are armed robbers. Be careful that names do not deceive you.

God has many names. Jehovah definitely is one of them but that is not His only Name.
In Isaiah 9:6 the Bible records: "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
In Exodus 6:3, the Bible records: "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty (El-Shaddai), [/b]but by [b]my name JEHOVAH [/b]I was not known to them." (KJV).
In Exodus 3:14, God told Moses His Name: "God said to Moses,[b] I AM WHO I AM
. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: [b]'I AM [/b]has sent me to you."
In Exodus 20:2, God said: "I am the[b] LORD [Yahweh] [/b]your [b]God [Elohim], [/b]who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”
In Matthew 6:9, Jesus taught His disciples to pray thus: "[b]'Our Father [/b]in heaven, hallowed be your name..."

There are so many names of God but from the foregoing, we can deduce that God's Names are:

1. Wonderful
2. Counsellor
3. The Mighty God
4. Everlasting Father
5. The Prince of Peace
6. El-Shaddai
7. Jehovah
8. Elohim
9. I AM
10. Yahweh
11. Our Father in Heaven
12. Adonai

Yes in some translations, the word JEHOVAH has been replaced with LORD. This is one and the same thing. One is in the original language the other is in the English Language. No one can take God's Name away from Him! If you are a believer in God, you should have known this. Many other translations retained the word JEHOVAH in their translations. Moreover, there is no place where God commanded that we should only call Him Jehovah or any prayer made without the name Jehovah, will not be answered. He asked the people in His time, "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" It means that what God is so much interested in, is obedience to His commandments. He has many names according to his attributes. He will answer, whichever one we call Him as long as we are His true children and do what he has commanded us to do. All these religious bickering are not his headache at all. Whether it is Jehovah, Yahweh or Yeshua, He will answer as long as we do what pleases Him. All these accusations you are making about removing the name Jehovah, is needless, unfounded and diversionary.
Religion / Re: If Christ Is The True Only Way To Heaven, What Of These People ?? ( Must Read) by ravgach: 4:21pm On Jun 01, 2015
Maximus85:


I am so glad that you know the Bible this much.

In revelation where Lake of fire is mentioned what is said to be the meaning of that Lake of fire? Revelation 20:14. 21:8

Concerning the change of God to Jehovah. It's those other translators that removed Jehovah and replaced with God and Lord. These are not names but Titles. And these translators gave their reasons for not using the name Jehovah.

If you've ever had the grace of seeing the real Bible manuscript in Greek and Hebrew, you will note that Yhwh (Jehovah) was mentioned in more than 7000times. Have you ever wondered why the name of the Bible's author was removed?

As to where hell fire is mentioned in the Bible, you simply can point to anywhere it is mentioned. What the Bible say is Lake of fire that means the second death. Do you know what the second death is? What it means will nullify all your previous explanations.

And that some people will return to earth with Christ, first, flesh and blood doesn't enter the heavens. And once they lose the flesh, and Go to heaven, they can never have it back. Even Jesus himself submitted his perfect body to God immediately he go back to heaven.
The Bible said Jesus will come "in the cloud" this is pure English. In the cloud, does it means a physical presence. Plus the book of Jude never mentioned Jesus coming with anybody.

One thing you must note is that there is a curse on anybody that adds or remove from the Bible. So I don't know if any sane person will do what you have accused Jehovah's witnesses of doing. We have been before all these churches came into existence since the 1880's and we stick to the same believe.

How can God says "I am the Lord and that is my name"? Can Lord ever be a name? We refer to Jesus as Lord, Sarah call Abraham Lord, in court the judge is called Lord. So The almighty is sharing his name with ordinary human? What the Hebrew scripture says is" I am Jehovah and that is my name till time indefinite"
So who has changed what?

So many things you need to know. You're a Jehovah's Witness yourself.


The meaning of Lake of fire in Revelation 20:14. 21:8, simply means what Jesus called it in Matthew 25:41 "...Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING FIRE, prepared for the devil and his angels." Lake of fire is called everlasting fire. It is the final place of the lost sinners, the devil and his angels. Hell fire is the temporal place of the lost (dead) sinners awaiting the final judgment.

There is no controversy about the name of God. No one should make issues out of it. God has many names. He told Moses that His name is I AM. He called Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God's name is Jehovah. His Name is Jesus. He is also Everlasting Father. He is Father. Please do not tell us that unless we call Him by the name you prefer we have not called His name. This is religious arrogance! Infact, people are free to call God by the name they like as long as it is hallowed. Jesus taught us to say HALLOWED IS YOUR NAME.

Please do not confuse us with religious jargons! Second death is going to hell (lake of fire) and lake of fire means second death simple.

When the Bible say that "Every eye shall see Him." Rev 1:7; Luke 21:27, what does that mean? Can you see a spirit? When the angels of God announced that "This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven", is there any ambiguity in it? Since Jesus resurrection in Matthew 27:52-53, people go to heaven on a daily basis. It is not surprising that there will be saints who will be returning with Him at His second coming. They will of course have angelic bodies, the type of body that Jesus had when he resurrected and was still visible and touchable by his disciples.

You must be writing to ignorant people if you say Jehovah's Witnesses have stuck to one teaching. Infact they change teachings so frequently. For instance the teaching of hell fire, whether Adam and Eve are in heaven or not, head covering, blood transfusion/eating blood, whether Jesus is angel Michael, etc. has changed many, many times over since the death of T. Russel. Sticking to a belief, is not a virtue, if the beliefs are erroneous!

I'm happy you know that those who wrest scriptures will incur God's wrath. Jehovah's Witnesses have done this over and over again.
Religion / Re: If Christ Is The True Only Way To Heaven, What Of These People ?? ( Must Read) by ravgach: 12:54pm On Jun 01, 2015
Iamsynord:
The Bible says No one can reach the Father except through the Father and that unless A Man accepts Christ as his personal Christ and Saviour ,such a person shall not make heaven of have access to Eternal life ( John 3:16) .

My question is,What happened to the Likes of Abraham,David ,Solomon and all these before Christ was born?? What was the Criteria for their own salvation since Christ was not born at the time??
Were they saved By the Good works day did ?? If so,why Do we need Christ in d First place when The People that were born before Christ still made it to Heaven.??

A confused fellow here..Answers are needed pls ??

The generations before Christ were judged according to their consciences (faith). "When outsiders who have never heard of God’s law follow it more or less by instinct, they confirm its truth by their obedience. They show that God’s law is not something alien, imposed on us from without, but woven into the very fabric of our creation. There is something deep within them that echoes God’s yes and no, right and wrong. Their response to God’s yes and no will become public knowledge on the day God makes his final decision about every man and woman. The Message from God that I proclaim through Jesus Christ takes into account all these differences." Romans 2:14-16

Those who believed, who lived by faith, and lived in obedience to God according to their limited knowledge depending on the times in which they lived, were finally redeemed by Christ and where taken to heaven at his resurrection. "Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives." Hebrews 2:14-15.
"The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep (dead) were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.… Matthew 27:52-53.

Those who lived in disobedience at this time, were given a final chance at the death (sacrifice for salvation) of Christ. Those of them that embraced the Saviour were saved and joined those that resurrected. "He went and proclaimed God’s salvation to earlier generations who ended up in the prison of judgment because they wouldn’t listen." 1 Peter 3:19. Some still refused just the same way some people on this thread has sworn to reject Christ even if He was the only way to salvation. There are people like that! They have decided their own fate. God gives opportunity for salvation for people in all dispensations.

At the rapture (when those that believe in Christ will be called up to go to heaven without being dead at the appearing of Christ and the trumpet sound), those who are left behind (sinners) will still be given the last chance to be saved! "And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters."…Revelation 14:6-7


So when The Bible says "No one comes to the Father except through Jesus" and that "Whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have Eternal life" ( John 3:16), it is true. You had better believed it and be saved today!
Romance / Re: Justifying Sexual Immorality In 21st Century by ravgach: 4:59pm On May 26, 2015
freecocoa:
Safarigirl dear. I agree that if a lady decides to have sex with a man then that's on her but I'm a bit confused.

Are you saying that, if one really doesn't want sex, she shouldn't be caught with a man in dark places or be involved in any form of intimate activity with a man?and why term sex "immorality"?

Sex is not immorality. Illicit sex is! When sex is abused, it becomes illicit. Sex between unmarried people or between people who are married but not to each other. Humans are not animals. Even animals like the eagles keep a life partner for life. We as humans ought to be better because we have better and greater intellectual power. How on earth is it that a woman or man in early adulthood has had sex with more than 100 different persons already! How is it that a man and woman who have never met before in their life, engage in sexual activity in just few hours of meeting? Let us be humans with dignity. "immorality" is not a religious term. It does not only cover illicit sexual acts. You must not be confused.

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Religion / Re: If Weed Plant Is From God Then Why Will It Be A Sin If You Use It by ravgach: 4:59pm On May 25, 2015
iluvweed:



Sorry, how old are you? You still believe everyone that smokes weed runs mad? in 2015?


grin grin grin Am an adult sir. Sorry I forgot we are in 2015. They do not go maaaaaaaaaddd grin but when they want to
say one thing, another thing comes out of their mouth and they see things differently from the rest of us!
Religion / Re: If Weed Plant Is From God Then Why Will It Be A Sin If You Use It by ravgach: 11:04am On May 25, 2015
podosci:
Smoking weed is not sin, there is no part of the bible that said smoking weed is a sin
Weed intoxicate has much has alcohol, so if the bible allows alcohol, logically it should also allow weed
But In ISlam the Quran forbids alcohol, and any substance that intoxicates or changes the state of mind of an individual, therefore logically smoking weed would be a sin. Althou people interprete that differently and so some musllims smoke while other don't.
I am not a theist, therefore I am not bound by any Religious laws, therefore I am free to do what I feel is right and what dosnt break the human laws of the land

...envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that... Gal. 5:21

If all the possible sins of man are written one after the other in the Bible, You will be taking a trip to where it is kept in a special museum that will take more than half of the world, to see it. The word "AND THINGS LIKE THAT" explains it all. Your conscience, if it has not been stifled, and the Spirit of God, if one has one, will direct the sincere seeker to know what is permitted and what is not.

That God created the devil does not mean we should serve and worship him. That God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
in the garden of eden does not mean it is good to eat. The fall of man has exposed him to so many deviant behaviors. It is not only weed that man smokes, man have devised means of smoking more dangerous things than weeds just to satisfy their ungodly cravings for happiness. The challenge is that we have left the source of joy and delved into the bush in search of things that do not last.

JESUS CHRIST gives lasting joy! Give your lives to HIM today.

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Religion / Re: If Weed Plant Is From God Then Why Will It Be A Sin If You Use It by ravgach: 10:42am On May 25, 2015
iluvweed:
Well....I am happily married with kids.....Been smoking since year 1 at the uni, thats over 15yrs!....And I still smoke EVERYDAY!...and what I noticed is that I have never been sick or admitted to any hospital in the past 15yrs of smoking!



BUT PLEASE DONT SMOKE IT IF YOU CANT AFFORD A GOOD FOOD!





One Luv my fellow ganja men......... wink


You may never be admitted in any hospital. Very soon, if you are lucky, it may be in a psychiatric hospital, that is if you are lucky, otherwise, it may be in your village market square unclad.
Romance / Re: Help Me I Think I Need Total Deliverance. by ravgach: 2:51pm On May 21, 2015
fredraf:
It all started since my secondary school days, influenced by bad friends we cultivated the habit of visiting sex workers popularly called (ASEWO) in my area. I found lot of pleasure in doing this dirty act to the extent I started bringing them home after my higher institution.

Right now i have met the woman I love and I wish to spend the rest of my life with, but I find it hard to stop visiting this sex workers despite she satisfies me.

I don't just know what to do keep my self from the ugly scene am planning to settle down.

I don't want a broken home.


See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance - Hebrews 12:16
[/size][size=8pt][/size][size=8pt]. Stop immediately! Your inheritance/right - GOOD
HEALTH, JOY, PEACE OF MIND, LIFE, FAMILY, REPUTATION, DIGNITY ETC - is going right before your eyes - KOROKORO like
that. Advise yourself bros!
Romance / Re: Help Me I Think I Need Total Deliverance. by ravgach: 2:43pm On May 21, 2015
gbengus17:
I SHARE THE SAME HABIT WITH THIS WRITER, IN FACT, TO ME PROSTITUES ARE BETTER. YOU ARE VERY FREE WITH THEM AND RELAXED THAN ONES WIFE WHO IS ALWAYS CALCULATING. PROSTITUTES ARE VERY EASY, JUST HOW MUCH AND THE DEAL IS OVER, UNLIKE YOUR WIFE THAT GIVES IN MOST CASES CONDICTIONS, AND AT TIMES IMPOSSIBLE MINIMUMS BEFORE GIVING HER CONSENT. FINALY MAN SHALL NOT LEAVE BY BREAD ALONE, HOW CAN I BE EATING ONLY BREAD FOR YEARS, IT IS GOOD TO TASTE OTHER FOODS, MOST EXPECIALY (HOW MUCH WOMEN/LADIES). BUT I TREAD CAREFULY AND AM HEALTH CONCIOUS TO AVOID HIV. SOME ARE EVEN MARRIED, BUT STILL PREFER HOW MUCHBUSINESS, MOST ESPECIALY WHEN THEY ARE BROKE AND SINGLE PARENTS WHO WANT TO PAY SCHOOL FEES/BUY NEW UNIFORM AND BOOKS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. AM ALWAYS VERY BUSY IN SEPTEMBERS/OCTOBER EVERY YEAR.

Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile... Revelation 22:11. [/size][size=8pt] Make you no stop you hear? CONTUNUO!
Politics / Re: Throw Back Picture Of Odimegwu Ojukwu And Wife Stella by ravgach: 4:31pm On May 12, 2015
humilitypays:
With all due respect sir, you are very wrong on what caused the Nigerian civil war.

Agreed, some Igbo military guys made some mistakes that triggered the counter-coup of January 1966 which led to the brutal murder of then Head of State- Aguiyi Ironsi.

What was the mistake some Igbo military officer(s) made?

Maj. Ifeajuna leaking the 1966 coup info to his cousin- President Nnamdi Azikiwe which made Zik to flee and avoid the military coup that led to the death of Tafawa Belewa, Akintola Williams and co...at least if Ifeajuna hadn't leaked the info to Azikiwe, Azikiwe would have been killed, and the Hausas wouldn't have seen that first military coup of 1966 as an Igbo-military coup to oust northern political leaders at the national level.

So I blame Ifeajuna.

Another Igbo military officer that made a big mistake was Maj. Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi by not listening to Ojukwu and went ahead with his national peace tour to re-unite Nigeria that was already on fire after the first bloody coup. If Aguiyi Ironsi had listened to Ojukwu and called that national tour off and focused on securing his Head of State seat first before embarking on unnecessary national reconciliation tours.

The imminent cause of the war was the 1966 pogrom in Nigeria. You can google it.

What was the pogrom all about? It was a mass killing of ordinary Igbo civilians, traders, businessmen/women and children living in the northern states for no justifiable reason...the north as we all can see till date have always enjoyed spilling of innocent peoples blood for no reason....courtesy of Almajiri system and their Jihad mentality and mass mobilization for everything.

Now, after the counter coup which led to the death of Aguiyi Ironsi, there was a pogrom (mass killing of Igbos living in the northern states)....and Gowon who took over power after Ironsi was murdered refused to call northerners to order in order to stop the mass killing of igbo civilians in the north.

Everyday, trucks brought back loads of igbo youths, men, women and children killed in the north by northerners...tears and cries became the order of the day in the south-eastern part of Nigeria between January 1966 - May 1966.

Colonel Ojukwu was the governor of Eastern region of Nigeria, and just like the Igbo leader...he called Gowon to call northerners to order and stop the brutal killings of igbos in the north and in military barracks, but Gowon couldn't do anything.

There was so much pressure on Ojukwu from the Igbos...Ojukwu summoned an emergency meeting of all Igbos at UNN Nsukka to seek for their opinion on the way forward...and they unanonymously agreed to secede from Nigeria and be on their own since the people they saw as their countrymen don't want them and kept killing them for no justifiable reason.

That was how Ojukwu with the support and encouragement of other top Igbo/Niger Delta leaders declared their interest to secede from Nigeria and form their own region- Biafra!

Awolowo was in jail @Enugu...he agreed that if Igbos secede from Nigeria, that Yorubas will have no other option than to secede too....Ojukwu was happy that it was going to be a peaceful secession since Yorubas will be leaving as Igbos are leaving too.

Ojukwu then released Awolowo from jail and escorted him back to his home in southwest....Awolowo got home and changed words...because he got a political offer to become Nigeria's finance minister.

Gowon agreed that Biafra should go!

They went to Aburi Ghana...another topic all together...

Britain and America knowing that crude oil was recently discovered in Southeastern Nigeria, and knowing that Ojukwu was not ready to dance to their tone of allowing their BP, etc oil companies to operate, advised Gowon not to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria.

Britain and American then promised Nigeria military support to return Biafra back to Nigeria through military action.

That was when Gowon then declared war against Biafra to return them back to Nigeria, and the war begun.

Ojukwu never declared war against Nigeria...Ojukwu only did the will of the Biafran masses to defend their territory and become their own country, which Britain and America fought against using Gowon, (northerners/Middle Belt) and Yorubas to fulfil.

So stop saying the wrong thing just to make it seem fair to all that Ojukwu declared war.


Biafra had no formal military to declare war...all Biafran soldiers were volunteers who volunteered willingly to defend their falling fate.

So get it right: Nigeria declared war against Biafra for deciding to go in midst of mass killing and discrimination by their fellow countrymen.

If not for the 1966 pogrom that followed after the counter coup of 1966, there wouldn't have been the civil war.

Thank you Humilitypays, for this brief expose. I hope those who are ignorant have been enlightened now.

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Politics / Re: Throw Back Picture Of Odimegwu Ojukwu And Wife Stella by ravgach: 4:26pm On May 12, 2015
funkiebully:


He took poison n died after the d video of d coup He planned was shown to him. He chose d easy way to die.

Na wa o! Please sorry to ask which coup was this? If it is Buhari/Idiagbon, then the West better know that the killer of their father is now the King and that they are in a serious trouble.

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Politics / Re: Throw Back Picture Of Odimegwu Ojukwu And Wife Stella by ravgach: 1:01pm On May 12, 2015
funkiebully:


A coward would have ran away when d first gunshot was fired by d invading Nigerian forces at Gakem, ojukwu stood n defended his land.

It is on record that Nigerian army lost more soldiers than ill equipped biafran soldiers, a coward couldn't have killed more equipped soldiers. A case of one brave lion commanding several lambs.

A coward couldn't have fought gallantly for 3 years under heavy blockade.


The real coward is AWOLO-AWO THE TOAD EYE FOOL,THAT HIS EWEDU MOUTH WAS LEAKING ABOUT GOING IF BIAFRA GO, ONLY TO CHICKEN OUT WHEN HE SAW HAUSA SOLDIERS


THE DEFINITION OF COWARD IS AWOLOWOISM. MEANING DRINKING OTAPIAPIA TO DIE AFTER PLOTTING A COUP N NOT MAN ENOUGH TO STAND TRIAL.

AWOLOAWO IS COWARD PERSONIFIED, A GENE ALL YOLOBA INHERITED



I have heard that Awolowo killed himself. But I took as a joke. Please are you sure this guy killed himself?

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Politics / Re: Throw Back Picture Of Odimegwu Ojukwu And Wife Stella by ravgach: 11:02am On May 12, 2015
PassingShot:


This is very interesting but a question that I have not gotten any satisfactory answer for till today is, why was Ojukwu rejected by the Igbos when he ran for presidency in 1999? Not that he lost the elction is my concern but why did he fail to win the Igbo votes?

PassingShot: You have to realize that Igbos are by nature totally, finally, completely different from Hausas and Yorubas. Igbos are democrats by nature. Igbos are Republican. Igbos do not have follow-follow mentality. If an Igbo leader goes against the wishes of the people, it will be told him in his face. If Igbos hold anyone in high esteem and he goes the wrong way, depending on his standing the Igbos will let him know one way or the other.

The Igbos have told Ojukwu to leave active politics since his return in 1982, but he refused and joined partisan politics. His action though did not diminish the love the people have for him in anyway but the vote was like a protest vote against his decision. You must realize that he was not a perfect man. The love for him did not stop Igbos from disagreeing with him on some issues. That is who Igbos are. In one of his visits to Onitsha during his political days, there was serious traffic that made people stay on the road for many hours. When the people in the Market near the road he was using noticed, he was the one, they demolished the market to enable him pass and rebuilt the market. That is the extent he was loved!

Destiny has made him what he is today. If Igbos were like the Hausas or Yorubas, Ojukwu would have become a god to be worshiped. But Igbos are not like that. He will be their hero for a very long, long time!

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