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I have heard that it is bad to eat in the dream, as you could suffer spiritual poisoning.
If you had a dream where you were in a party and they were sharing food, but you weren’t given., Is that a good dream or bad dream?

scholes0:
I ave noticed that the Ilaje, Owo, Ikale and to certain extents, the Idanre, Ondo and Ekiti dialects are infacts very very similar.
with Ilaje-Owo being most similar even though miles apart.

* These dialects have the presence of the fricatives
"Gh"...... which has been condensed to just 'W" in standard Yoruba
"Gw", "Kh",



* Words beginning with "U" which in standard yoruba would be an "I" like:
Ule - Ile, Isu - Usu, Use - Ise, Ugbo - Igbo, Etc

* Use variants of Dede, Kete and Gede to refer to an entirety ... like
Aghan oma Ilaje Dede (All the Ilaje children) , Oma Ekiti Kete (All Ekiti children) , Oma Ogho gede (All Owo children) Etc

* All have slower and more "melancholic" / "melodic" forms or kinds of music which involves a slow chanting, and calculated step orientated movement like the Binis-- with rhythmic swaying of the body from side to side, and graceful leg movements.

It is said that these South-Eastern dialects, are the most original form of Yoruba.... not the Oyo influenced generality that we all speak today.

And Et cettera.

Scholes you are aware that the fricatives gh, kh, gw, are standard bini consonants?
I was brought to this thread, because I was listening to random Nigerian songs, and a song came up which sounded like garbled Edo music, and I later found out it was an ilaje song. Looking at their cultural attire as in the video above, it is safe to assume that their origin is closer to Benin than Ife

Sultan should take several seats.
Was he not the one who ran to adamawa to cry when the people carried out reprisals against his rampaging herder grandchildren?

Where was he when the entire security architecture under Buhari were headed by northern Muslims?

Small emi lokan and tears everywhere. Make he no worry, pear still Dey boil, he will chop corn and pear this season, then his state governor go put small coconut on top

Of course they had to choose the ‘6th’ month.
Everything God created was good, it was only what he created on the 6th day that rebelled, and became imperfect.

In the last days, the mark of the beast will be 666

Do you know any genuine Christian school in Nigeria where Children can learn in an environment devoid of these modern day abominations?

My ideal school should have day and boarding facilities, excellent academic performance, sports and music, and the school curriculum should be audited periodically.


Fun fact: Christian schools in the UK are now oversubscribed, even unbelievers are rushing to enrol their children, and it’s impossible for most people to get a slot.

We would definitely see the japa generation returning in the next 5 years to look for schools for their children

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Beloved friends and seekers of truth,

Can you submit to Jesus?

submit
/səbˈmɪt/
verb
1.
accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.
"the original settlers were forced to submit to Bulgarian rule"

Can you submit to Jesus rules applying in and over your life? Taking away your independence? or is that too much?

a few minutes ago, I stumbled upon an article that stirred my spirit. It was from the BBC, an institution that stands as a vanguard of anti-Christian sentiment. This article was about christening and naming ceremonies in the UK.

In their worldly wisdom, they testified that non-Christians and atheists are having their children baptized and christened in churches just to secure spots in already oversubscribed Christian schools. This is true, but it also raises the question of why atheists who are desperately antichrist, want their children to attend Christian schools. Are secular schools not good enough? And why is the BBC testifying?

But what truly troubled me was the report that the Church of England is considering modifying its baptismal language. The powerful, soul-searching question, "Do you submit to Jesus?" is now seen as too inquisitorial or strongly worded. I will not discuss the doctrines of the Church of England.
But I will ask you the same question, ''Do you submit to Jesus?'' Are you also threatened by the question?

Christianity means total submission to Jesus as Lord, and Saviour, to surrender; to give him all as he gave all on the cross, surrendering your time, skill, attention, influence, resources, and everything you have for his will and glory. Surrender is a stronger word than submit, yet it doesn't describe accurately enough our total acquiescence to Jesus.

Here are more synonyms for surrender;
give in, give (oneself) up, yield, concede, submit, climb down, give way, defer, acquiesce, back down, cave in, relent, succumb, crumble, be beaten, be overcome, be overwhelmed, lay down one's arms, raise/show the white flag, throw in the towel/sponge, accept defeat, concede defeat, give up, relinquish, renounce, forgo, forswear, cede, abdicate, waive, forfeit, sacrifice, hand over, turn over, deliver (up), yield (up), capitulate


surrender
/səˈrɛndə/
verb
1.
stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.
"over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities"
2.
give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand.
"in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden"

As you can see, ''surrender'' means to stop resisting an enemy and submit to their authority. The bible clearly says that we as sinners are enemies of God.




How do you submit/surrender?
1. Confessing the authority of Jesus aloud and believing it


2. Confessing and forsaking sins in prayer.


3. Guarding your thoughts and what you see/hear
This is an important step, you must avoid certain things, sit down, and write a list of people you spend time talking to, and things you spend time on. People and things that draw you back to where you don't want to be, have to be deleted and blocked from your life.
It is better to offend them than offend God and your destiny.



4. Daily prayer in faith, word study and meditation.
A bible verse a day is better than none. If you do not have a hardcover bible, you could get one from a bible believing church around you. Or you could download Bible offline app, I personally use the one by Mr Rocco on Appstore or Google Playstore, it is lightweight, doesn't need the internet and reminds you during the day to take some time off to pray or sends you a bible verse as a notification.
Open your bible, ask God to reveal himself to you, read a verse or chapter, study it, memorize a verse and say it aloud all day.



5. Ask God for wisdom for life - your job, health, family, education, marriage, finances, leisure, even apparently trivial things like shopping, deciding on which bus to take, what shirt to wear etc. No question is too trivial to ask your father.



Jesus is waiting for you. Shalom.

Kobojunkie:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Spoken like one who is merely ignorant in his own religion!
Scenario 1: Numerous examples exist of people who never tithed even once being successfully and remaining so even until their deaths
Scenario 2: You have the handful of religious cases who claim to be tithers who claim to have been successful as a result of their tithing
Scenario 3: You have numerous examples however of religious people remaining poor even after tithing for many years, some for more than a generation

Only a religious man would conclude even then that his tithing is a sure way to success... 🤣🤣🤣

You carry the matter for head like world cup 😂😂😂😂😂

I wan Dey pay. You no pay. Why the wahala?
I follow bible and pastor, you no follow? Why the wahala?
I no force you, I no complain give you , I no beg you, why you come Dey cry under my testimony? You be devil?

livebullet:
You simply don't know what is working for you. You may as well say it's the fact that you eat rice often that is working for you. Or maybe because you board bikes often . Ignorance is healthy to the ignorant

Me too o. It appears I don’t know what’s working for me, but do I tithe? Yes. Do I want to find out if it’s working or not? Not at all

Michael547:
Who are those people? Christians or ancient isrealites?

Are Christians entitled to the blessings of Abraham?

Lighthouse50:
Thank you sir for answering my question. You are right. Internet today is a chea way to do the work of evangelism. Every christian should show love by helping the needy around them. Is that not better than tithing?

Most of the unsaved cannot relate to messages on the internet for various reasons - language, internet literacy, lack of time to come on the internet, more pressing physical needs, and oversaturation .

freshboi88:
Abel Damina has debunked all these lies you put up there

I listed 7 points, which of them did Pastor Damina debunk specifically?

Akalia:
There is no such thing as kingdom wealth. God gives to all without finding fault- James 1:5.
The reason people are impoverished is as a result of indolence, environmental factors, and spiritual factors too.
Have you not seen people who pay tithes often, lead a life of righteousness, work hard, free from foundational problems of poverty but still yet struggle financially?

The verse you quoted doesn’t say that. It says God gives WISDOM to all, without finding fault. Not wealth.

observanc1:
same you that created another thread threatening to divorce your wife because she doesn't agree with your tithe scam

Nowhere in that thread I wrote 2 weeks ago, did I mention or hint at divorce

Lighthouse50:
@ poster, pls pardon me to ask you this? 1. How do the apostles use the donations they received in the acts of apostles?
2. Why do this generation of pastors focus on building mighty cathedral, enjoying luxuries, travelling here and there while members have no basic needs (food, cloth, shelther)

Distribution for the needs of the poor and the church.
Today’s focus on building large cathedrals at the expense of the sheep is unscriptural. But it takes nothing away from the point that God’s work MUST be run with the resources he has given us.
The message is for God’s children though.

Mom007:
You guys need to shush about this kingdom wealth business for once and refocus on restoring the sheeple back to righteousness and Godly living! For the fast almost 20_25 years that the focus of preaching changed from 'where will you spend eternity ' to 'acquiring kingdom wealth ' Christians have become poorer both morally, materially and spiritually more than before! Our nation is in shambles, with every corner being overun by the heathen and yet you will not see that God only blesses a holy and sanctified people... you that posted this, how rich are you? God is not a get rich quick formula! He said "seek first my kingdom and its righteousness and every other thing will be added to you". You coming to God because you want money or attending church because you want breakthrough, you are just deceiving yourself because God is not your local pastor that's just marking attendance. He sees your heart and the motive therein... you will receive nothing!

Read point number 1

GoodBoi1:
Personally, I think tithing as done in today's church is optional. If you insist on paying tithe, since you are in the diaspora, can't your employer deduct tithe from your tax as charity donations and send it to your church?

We need to do a thread about this. Most people are not aware

InvertedHammer:
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I think that the fact that you are tithing should be a ground for divorce. As a supposed leader of a household, your wife has more common sense than you.

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😂😂😂

Michael547:
So you are saying that Christians are still under the mosaic law right?

What modifications did Jesus make on tithe?

What I have stated above in several posts is that Tithing predates Mosaic law

OMEGA009:
Pls expatiate on the above so we can judge the matter better. Did you invest your savings or you gambled and won?

Not gambling. A bank reward for people with deposits, like a lottery system

Michael547:
When did the mosaic law become obsolete, was it before or after Jesus death?

Mosaic law did not become obsolete, Jesus came to fulfil the Mosaic law. Jesus said one dot or tittle will not pass away until the purpose of the law has been fulfilled.

My counter question is this, why did Jesus not wait till rising from the grave before making declarations on Adultery, on eating defiled meat and other mosaic laws? Or are we suggesting that Jesus broke the law by healing on the sabbath day? Or by refusing to stone the adulteress?

But tithing is before the law of Moses, and Jesus did not shy away from issuing modifications on these laws because he is God, who made the laws in the first place. He could have said, don’t pay tithe !

GoodBoi1:
Personally, I think tithing as done in today's church is optional. If you insist on paying tithe, since you are in the diaspora, can't your employer deduct tithe from your tax as charity donations and send it to your church?

Is is possible

THE Purpose of Kingdom wealth is for the propagation of the gospel. Money is needed to organize crusades, rent stadiums, print tracts, do TV broadcasts, and also supply physical needs of the sheep such as welfare, schools building and renovation, medical outreaches, community youth programs. These involve money, God owns ALL silver and gold, and chooses his friends to be custodians.
Will any of you give your estate to your enemy to run?
The principal thing remains seeking God and his Kingdom first, and all other things shall be added. That is why they are arranged in order of importance, but people are focused on Tithing! When last did you send money to your parents? When last did you go out for evangelism? When last did you fast and pray for people to give their lives to christ? When last did you fast and pray for a revival?

Children of God, let’s not be babies! Our God is the same God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, he doesn’t change!

The purpose of wealth is not to oppress people, it is for the advancement and propagation of the gospel. John D Rockefeller should be our role model.

Michael547:
What verses in the Bible does God demands Christians to pay him 10% of their income. You are yet to quote the verse

1. Tithing is not the first point raised in the write up, nor is it the only point, so I’d rather we didn’t dwell on it.
Tithing is not a question of percentages but a question of obedience and faith.
But I’ll post clarification this one time which should suffice for other people asking similar questions.

The Bible is very clear in Leviticus 27:30 where it says “A tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, is the Lord’s, and is holy.”
God’s people were not even to think of the tithe as theirs to do with as they pleased. It was the Lord’s, and they were to automatically give it back to him.

The first tithe made in the bible happened in Genesis 14:19-20. The first person to do so in the bible was Abram. Abram (more well known as Abraham) returned from battle and was met by Melchizedek. During their encounter Melchizedek attributes Abram’s victory to God and he blesses Abram. Abram responds to the blessing in gratitude and gives Melchizedek a tenth (aka tithe) of all his possessions.

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

This happened long before the Mosaic law. Jesus came and said he didn’t even come to abolish mosaic law. Even when he challenged the Pharisees he didn’t condemn tithing, he said it was as important as other points I gave in the original write up. This, Jesus upholds the tithe in Matthew 23:23 (cf. Luke 11:42).
Compare with Mark 7.19 where Jesus goes against Mosaic law by stating that you can eat any food, and it isn’t food that defiles a man.
So if Tithing was wrong or obsolete, Jesus would have told his disciples to not bother.

Finally, there is nothing compulsory, it is a matter of choice. I like to use this verse for summation:
2 Corinthians 9:6
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Nukilia:
Do you have an explanation for those who did not do all these things you put up there and they are blessed?

Good question.
There are levels.
Riches are different from wealth, of which the highest is Kingdom wealth - the wealth that comes from the blessing. There are levels in this thing.

The bible makes it clear that there is a wealth that endures, the blessing that makes you rich without sorrow.
Thus, we can imply that there is riches with sorrows, either present sorrows or future sorrows. We see the external appearance of their riches, but they know the price they pay or have paid or will pay. People of the world around us know this already, so I won’t go into it.

Of course, God causes it to rain on the good and evil, but that daily rain cannot take you into Kingdom wealth. When you are in this level, your ways and path continue to shine brighter and brighter! When there is general economic downturn, you are exempted. Shalom!

Do not be deceived, the word of God cannot be broken. There are specific rules for Kingdom wealth ~ this is wealth that defies logic and explanation. Here are the keys. The points below are for children of the kingdom of God only. Thanks.

1. Seeking God. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and ALL other things shall be added unto you.
To seek God means to devote time for the study of His word, consciously walking according to his dictates, living your life as a representation of him on earth (living as the salt of the earth), and pursuing the advancement of his Kingdom via establishment of souls.
“Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish the covenant with he sware unto thy fathers ‘’
God is looking for people who would use their positions to evangelise for God. There are billionaires who are sunday school teachers, who are ushers, who go out for evangelism. People who would sponsor free medical outreaches under the name of Jesus. You must live your life in a way that people are confused about if you are a professional or a pastor.

2. Having a handiwork. God blesses the work of our hands, God does not reward the lazy. When you have a handiwork, then God’s power becomes a force multiplier, he makes things to happen for your sake, mistakes for your benefit, government policies for your sake, being at the right place at the right time. What people sometimes get as ‘luck’ would be what you constantly get as grace.

3. Honoring your father and mother. Honoring in this context doesn’t mean greeting them in morning, or standing up so they can sit, but TAKING care of their needs financially and materially. The bible forbids neglecting your parents with the excuse that you have given the money to God. The commandment to honor your father and mother is the only one that has a promise amongst the 10 commandments.
It doesn’t matter whether your parents took care of you or not, it is their right, it is a universal law. It is not transferable to your spiritual father or pastor or prophet.
If your parents are late, then the person who played the role of your parents is who you owe. Because your parents retain the power to bless or curse.

4. Your tithes and offerings!
Can a man rob God? Yet we rob God by withholding his tithes! According to King David, it is a privilege for us to be able to give unto God, because all we have and acquire are from/for God. 10% of your income is God’s money. Babies in Christ find this aspect very controversial. So I will take you back to the Old Testament, offerings and tithes were the best crops and animals, and they were dressed, garnished, burnt and the smoke ascended up to heaven as their offering.
I am sure the Israelites burnt dirt and refuse every other day, with the smoke rising up into the air, but there was never any controversy about if the offering smoke actually got to heaven or if it was like any other rubbish incinerated. God is not looking at the smoke or the 10% you have brought, he is looking at the OBEDIENCE and FAITH in bringing in your tithe. How much are you willing to let go off in obedience to God? Same example is giving in Abraham almost offering Isaac, his only son, the son of his old age! If you cannot release 10%, can you release your own life for God to use?

Thus focusing on what the tithe is used for is beyond our pay grade, that money has been offered to God, 10% is statutorily God’s money. We are fortunate today that the money is often spent on running the church office, evangelism, crusades, tracts , care of the needy in the church etc. Because if we were still agrarian offering burnt offerings, ‘’leading researchers’’ would have told us how it was physically impossible for smoke to go past the atmosphere up to the heavens, and how our smoke from offerings was rapidly depleting the ozone layer, while jet fuel from private jets were not. But thank God we are not talking about laws of physics and chemistry.
I have written so much about this point, because the devil actively targets believers by deceiving them, even using false prophets in our midst, leading to a situation where some believers pay tithes and offerings grudgingly thus missing out on the reward.

5. Giving to the Poor: Whosoever ever giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord, and he will surely repay. The word of God also says that when we give our bread to the hungry, then in our darkness (or lowest point), we would be shining as the noon day, our barns or bank account will burst with plenty, and the glory of God will be on everything we do.
Even unbelievers know this fact. Taking care of orphans, widows, prisoners, disabled, the elderly, children and other vulnerable groups are acts that God cannot ignore. When you do these deeds, you have to do it anonymously if possible, so that God will reward you directly. Alms giving with cameras flashing is hypocrisy, there is no reward for that.

Ancillary points worth mentioning.
A. God honors covenants. In establishing Abraham, he made a covenant with him and swore by himself, and all through his walk with the children of Israel, God always refer back to his covenant he made with Abraham, reaffirmed with Jacob, and again via Moses and Joshua.
Some people have ancestors who have made covenants with demons of poverty, mortgaging their future generations in exchange for short term benefits such as long life, or protection from enemies- not just in Africa but in the western world too. This leads to their generations struggling without limit, you could see families where no one has built a house, no one has a car, or no university graduate - or the person who almost gets out of the cycle dies mysteriously. Those are demonic patterns. Or having strange expenditure as soon as money arrives.
There are people overseas who are known to have incredibly bad luck, there is usually a covenant in play. If you have done all the above diligently and still struggling, then you need to address foundational covenants of hardship and poverty. How?
a. Completely giving your life to Christ
b. Intense fasting and prayers
c. Meditating on and verbally declaring God’s promises of wealth and abundance. There is power in the spoken word of God.
d. Deep deliverance - Fasting, prayers, deliverance exercise. No matter how dark that covenant is, engaging the power of fasting and corporate deliverance (praying as a group) is able to dismantle those satanic deals. Even the lawful captive shall be delivered, let alone you who inherited deals you didn’t sign up for. I will not shy away from recommending MFM Prayer City.

B. Honouring the office of the priest, pastor or prophet. It is controversial, but it is true. Sowing in the lives of your spiritual parents attracts spiritual rewards. You will always receive a prophet’s reward, if you honor a prophet for the sake of God.
There are special circumstances where prophet can overrule certain negative decrees operational in your life. Most notable example was Jacob cursing Reuben, and Moses overturning the curse on Reuben.
Today we have people with diabolic parents who have placed curses on them, and these curses are frequently overturned by men of God. The word of God says ‘’no causeless curse shall stand’’, and ‘’there is no condemnation for them which are in Christ Jesus’’.

Shalom

Righteousness2:
You are a wise man and husband.
Continue to obey God , His word and pay your tithe.
Never let anyone not even your wife, cause you to derail from God under any story or grammar.

GOD ALMIGHTY is a God of Principles.
His principles of Struggless living are simple.
Seed time and harvest
Sowing and reaping
Tithings, giving etc


Life is not by Struggle.
Life is a Gift From GOD.
If GOD does not give you, you cant get . If you get it outside God you end up struggling and destroying yourself.

What do you think about dating a partner with different views concerning tithing and giving? Is it enough grounds to discontinue the relationship?

advanceDNA:
U already contribute more than her......when her family needs money, she still drags money from ur pocket..
Ur wife is a bit insensitive..... .she shouldn't harass u any further on how u choose to spend ur money developing urself...

Guy...try to dey send some of ur money to a nigeria domiciliary account, like this money u won......look out for urself man.....there is no crime in that...


Its nauseating when a woman thinks she entitled over everything I have just because we fvcking each other.... Spits..!!!!

She is saying that tithe is supposed to be a personal matter between God and I. So I asked a question that what if I have a 5% voluntary contribution to an overseas fund, and i kept it private, and one day she stumbled on my account statement and found out that I now have 30k in overseas contributions. Would she be happy I didn’t tell her, and she said of course, I would need to let her know.
This answer got me confused, because if tithe should be a private matter, why should my voluntary contributions from my 20% not be a private matter!?

Please this topic wants to tear the family apart.

We are doing well, each of us earns almost 85k per year, I'm in IT, she's in healthcare, and we both work full-time.
I am a Christian, I have never defaulted in tithing in the last 5 years. Not once.
She says tithing is my personal 'problem'. She uses the word problem specifically. She doesn't pay tithe.

This is the present sharing agreement, I bring 70%, she brings 30%.
This 70-30 covers the cost of living, groceries, nursery fees for our baby, and other bills.
before this sharing, we both bring equal amounts for the house mortgage and the car.
When her family needs money, she insists that we share it 50-50 based on her culture.

For my cybersecurity certifications, I pay from my less than 20%, but I have never complained. God has been faithful. My belief is that my tithe covers for the family.
The good news is that I won a large sum of money from my savings, tens of thousands of dollars. I intend to pay tithe, and channel most of the money to my professional development so I can earn more. I don't think I deserve that money I won, that money was from God.
She thinks otherwise.

What's your opinion?

fa636:
Thank you for the reasonable submission above.

I haven’t posted on Nairaland for years now, but felt the need to do so for this topic.

Anyone who has an autistic child that is triggered by loud sounds that lead to dysregulation of the child would’ve done the same thing. It’s a coping mechanism from what years of research has shown in the abroad.

Taking positions of this as an example of bad parenting (let’s be honest that’s what is being suggested here) is rather ill-informed and dangerous.

I implore us to be more widely read and expand our minds. The more we do that, the better our understanding of things around us.

Happy learning!

Both children autistic? That sounds like a case requiring God’s touch, the more reason their ears should be open to the power of God’s word. Or is the name of Jesus not higher than autism anymore?

seunayantokun:
I know this is for church minsters primarily but it is a blessing to all serious Christian parents. Young Christian children can also learn from it. God bless the writer and op who posted it here.

God bless you

armadeo:
Harry Potter was written for that age group. When should the child read it, at university ?

What age group is the bible for ?

Jokerman:
Not only on diaspora.

It happening even here in this country.

Children don't do bible study no more. No more sword drills, bible quizzes etc....

Parents always praying for blessings and blessings, while ignoring children growing up in the Lord

It’s ridiculous. They forget that it is the labour of their parents that brought them to this point of apparent plenty