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Authorities and Friends
If we truly obey God and submit to His will we must obey and submit to earthly authority. God ordained authority and demands our obedience and submission to it. Ecclesiastes 7:19 strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. We have the followings for discussion: Dealing With Injustice; Obeying Authorities; Benefits of companionship

Dealing with Injustice: Injustice is found in all places and can bring about unexpected reactions in the society. Such reactions can be to express displeasure or put up a defence that can spoil interpersonal relationships. Injustice can also result in disobedience to the authority. Christians should respond to injustice with the scriptural principle; our reactions should promote justices, build relationships and help the authority realize faults and adjust.

Misplacement of justice has turned the world upside down, wickedness and iniquity are commonly seen where correct judgment and justice are expected (Ecclesiastes 3:16-17). Likewise immorality and evil are often discovered where righteousness and morality are expected. Willingness to satisfy selfish desires hinders justice even in an environment that promotes justice. We should rely on God and ask for His grace and wisdom to act rightly and do justice. Christians should not loose hope when justice is turned down, God is still in control and will bring wrongs unto judgement. He will resolve all issues and overrule injustices. Those who receive God's offer of forgiveness and redemption will be given the grace to faithfully serve Him.

We can easily be discouraged as a result of oppression and injustice done to the poor by the rich and influential and think nothing is worth pursuing again on earth (Ecclesiastes 4:1-6). Instead of being overwhelmed and loosing interest in making progress we should pursue life of inner peace and contentment which can give hope, joy and happiness.

Obeying Authority: God commanded people to obey authorities. Our obedience to the authority is to recognise and honour God as the Source of authority (Ecclesiastes 8:1-5). Irrespective of the injustice and oppression in the society we must recognise and obey the authority. But we can disregard the authority if it makes it difficult or impossible to do the will of God. In such a situation we need to apply God's wisdom and follow righteous living. Obedience to human authority is obedience to God provided it is possible to pursue godly and righteous living. Our testimony as Christians will be judged based on obedience to lawgivers. All people appointed, elected or employed to leadership positions must be recognized, respected and honoured. God demands our submission to the authorities (Romans 13).

God has the ultimate authority and will bring all things to His divine judgement (Ecclesiastes 8:11-13). In the society today there is growing leniency toward evil and minor punishment is served to brutal crime. This has caused widespread moral breakdown. We should not be discouraged, we just need to put trust in God and have it in mind that He will judge the evil and condemn the wicked at His own time. Those who are saved must received the divine mandate to share God's word and lead others to Him.

Benefits of Companionship: A meaningful and purposeful life is a life shared with others (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12). It is not profitable for a person to live a life that offers no benefits to anyone. Life is well lived if others are helped and supported; lonely and hardworking life with huge success amounts to nothing if it doesn't touch lives of others in such a way to receive love and gratitude.

For greater success and prosperity people should go beyond lonely and self-serving lives to lives shared with others. Life that embraces partnership makes it possible to share skills and embark on any task for greater returns. Also, the life shared with others hastens recovery when difficulty arises. As Christians, companionship makes it easier to pray for one another and provides greater chance of victory over discouragement, temptation and oppression. To God be the glory. Lesson texts: Ecclesiastes 3:16-17; 4:1-12; 8:1-5;11-13).

Tribal South Africans are the most backward people on earth with their attacks on fellow African partners. If they continue to attack fellow Africans like this which country again will want to rise to their aid or defence if they are troubled in the future? THEY ARE BEHAVING AS MUMU PEOPLE OF AFRICA.

SOUTH AFRICANS... YEYE PEOPLE OF LOW ESTEEM. LAZY AND INDOLENT PEOPLE CREATED VIOLENCE TO KILL AND DISPOSSESS FOREIGNERS OF THEIR WEATLH, RESOURCES AND MONEY.

Education and health care delivery esp for the North which has refused to develop for years.

Industrialization in which he has attracted many industries and working to create enabling envt

Free and fair election and the need for loosers to emulate him and prevent unnecessary court cases and post elections violence.

Agricultural Transformation Agenda, reimbursement and subsidizing farm inputs through e-wallets and physical movement of farm inputs to farmers in their communities.

Massive construction of good road network across the country

Resuscitation of railways and construction of mordern railway and introduction of fast trains.

Youth empowerment program through which federal and states schemes of youth recruitment to public services were introduced eg SURE P, YES O, O YES THINGS and the rest.

Accessing to funds for improvements on private enterprises.... YOUWIN program comes to mind

Total clamp down on boko haram as being currently witnessed and many more.

Hope I will come back and recommend your services to someone else. Let honesty and prompt response be the guiding principle.

So South African blacks are morally backward, uncultured and uncivilized groups of people in the continent. Their ladies also have hands in killing foreigners and stealing their properties. The same foreigners that fought tirelessly to save them from apartheid. They are ingrates and backward fellows in Africa. Now they own the land and fully in control the next thing is to descend on foreign nationals and send them out of the country. What of their people and ccompanies based in other countries? Abi they believe the next thing is to live in isolation. As big as China and India are and as numerous their people are they don't go the way of these barbaric and brainless South Africans.

megacity:
The PM need Jesus too, every one does!

For righteous living and salvation of souls. God wants as many as possible in his kingdom. After enjoying everything on earth and he discovered that all is vanity, the Prime Minister might have just started his working relationship with God, the beginning and end of all things. May God redeem and save his soul for His Eternal Kingdom. Though qualification for God's kingdom is not by politics or, it is by God's grace and mercy, and turning the right attitude and commitment to His service.

Beehshorp:
Buhari wins the election

Bokoharam turn peacemakers



And shekau gets influential




I smell foul play

Not only you. I was confused to read that bad and terrible personalities are being mentioned as famous people

If South Africa could hate and treat foreigners like that the country must also stop all economic activities with other countries.

President Jonathan wants to do an unusual thing which will promote peace and strengthen unity in the country. Many had expected that he would extend his stay in office but surprisingly he has shortened the time. That shows he wants peace more than anyone could think of.

Such is life. Now the trend has changed. Someone needs somebody to become someone. Ladoja has helped someone to achieve that but in the end the story changed. This reminds me of an adage "if you dig a pit for an enemy, don't make it too deep because you might be the one to fall inside". This reminds me of Ladoja role that put an end to reelection of Akala for second term in which he lost by a slim chance. Four years after Ladoja seems to have been pained more. The matter now calls for calm and final resigning to fate. Up the super three!

So pathetic,

Fulani and trail of violence always following them! Going to the market with dangerous weapons. To fight innocent people or to sell for people while they left their animals behind? Hope they are not remnants of boko haram fighters sha finding their ways to integrate with unsuspecting communities. I think they are passing the signal, everyone should be watchful and study behaviors of strange faces.

zendy:
Of course everyone knows that what Umeh is saying is true. The North have wanted power back since Obasunjos first term. Had Buhari lost,there would have been widespread violence in the north. There was a gang up against Jonathan. Unfortunately for the North, real power lies in economic power not political power and that's why no matter how long the North has power, they will always be economically subservient to the south. Today, no sane international investor will put his/her money anywhere in the north due to there perceived volatile nature. The North held power for over 30 years and did nothing with it while the regions that didn't have power moved economically. Oh well, if this election hasn't taught the south-South that the only real friends they have are the Igbo and that the SS/SE are better of leaving the unworkable Union called Nigeria, I don't know what will.

I pray they understand and change attitudes. Those Alimajiris they are using today as instrument of violence and terror will rise against them in the later years and disturb their peace until they are provided with what they really need.

philips70:
Plenty stories. How about we do same violence to our own people and land to cause confusion and discredit Buhari's government? Is it too much to ask for?

Because we are glorious people, hope of the future. We don't need to inflict injuries that will take years to heal. Reasonable people will question benefits others can derive from the power of our intellect. We can't be living in a strenuous and rejected old age nah, at this computer and information age. That's reason we have been struggling to develop since 1960, some are trying to build others are destroying. What a pity!

Wsdm:
The South-South where Jonathan hails from are even extremely more matured than their counterpart in the South East. It seems Jonathan has been used to a point of despiration by these people- the reason they are so pained. Governor Nyako had said that the war against the Boko Haram by Ihejirika led army was a retalliation of the civil war against the north. I am begining to see this as true. Anyway, let us wait for a sane government to take charge; who knows, there may be much that we have not heard. The greatest enemy of Jonathan are the Igbos and Jonathan may soon realise this fact. When Buhari and the save Nigeria Group were busy protesting against the Yar'adua cabal, where were the Igbos?

omenka:
The foul smelling trash coming out of the SE lately is becoming too irritating. The elections have been won and lost, why can't they accept that and perhaps start fine-tuning plans on how to ensure Jonathan win's in 2019 since they believe he's the best leader Nigeria's ever had.

A wise man once said: people fail to make progress in life when they keep staring at a door that had been shut against them not realising that which has been swung open right in front of them.

They say Northern leaders conspired against him, let us assume they are right. What happened to Southern leaders? Didn't they "conspire" to ensure his victory?? Why didn't their own conspiracy bear fruits??

What a load of crap.

philips70:
Can Jonathan and our leaders down south do same and vow to make the country ungovernable for Buhari also? At least we can start by killing anyone on sight in Bayelsa and Rivers, kidnap girls from Rumeme Girls High school, rape and traumatize them for one year. Throw bombs in mosques, markets, churches and motor parks. Go to Government College Ughelli and kill all the boys in the hostel. Annex all the communities in the riverine areas and chase away all our parents and children to refugee camps in Portharcourt and Warri.

How about we start now so that Buhari can fail in his government also?

The man raise issues based on his observation on attitudes of northern elders towards Jonathan administration and if we are to be sincere some of the elders really played disastrous roles. These reactions showed that you people closed eyes to those issues and tried to give wrong impression about cicumstances surrounding violence in the North which was meant to cause confusion and discredit Jonathan government. All people cannot be fooled all the time.

It was easier to conspire and destroy than to come together and build.

pretydiva:
My method of cooking beans..

Put d beans in d pot add water 2 it n allow 2 boil. Wen it starts boiling, u bring down n drain d water away wit a sieve.

Put d beans in d pot again then add fresh water n allow 2 cook. Dis method soften d beans very quickly. Try it op n tnk me lerra

And this method... OK...

Jackeeh:
You must have added salt to it while it was still hard. Doing that will guarantee it remains hard no matter how long u boil it. Next time add every other ingredient except salt. Salt is added last when ur beans have become softened.

You mean doing this works for beans.... If so I am learning a new thing. I like beans but I hate long time it takes to soften. I would like it to be well done like the ones sold by food vendors. The ones that change from white to brown afte cooking.

The man Tinubu is resilient and focused and that paid off at last. He wasn't like other colleagues who are always making themselves relevant through defection after being fully raised in a particular party.

lanrefront1:
First, "Jesus Lord" is an exclamation remark, but I want to believe that you already know; you just trying to misxheavous, and if u really don't that's just sad.

Then, you're are proving what I had said about comprehension skills of most members of this blog were right on point . You just demonstrated your lack of comprehension skills.


What I wrote has nothing to do with defending or not defending any lies . My grouse is that the news article is totally uncorellated with topic of this thread. Nowhere in the article the Kwankwaso qutoedly said anything that resembles the topic of this thread which so many empty heads here are reacting to. Unfortunately, you seem to be one of them.

When many have seen and investigated a lot and known the truth of all happenings - their game and conspiracy long before Kwankwaso's action or reaction. Pictures of underage voters casting votes trended on net and they have been documented.

You pretend as if you are ignorant of that.

lanrefront1:
Jesus Lord, I can't believe this: no doubt about it now, majority of people on nairaland are kids. Not just kids, very dull cards. Very dull and having zero comprehension skills. And perhaps some are lazy that stupidly make their comments based on the topics of thread.

There was no where in the article that there is a quote from Kwasmkwanso that implies anything even remotely close to what the OP is attributing to him. In short, he never said so. The topic is a complete fabrication that has nothing to do with the article.

Yet you see people rushing here saying all sorts of things. Nairalanders are seriously dullards.

Also what kind of moderators leaves such a mischeavious lieing thread to continue indefinitely.

Why inviting Jesus Lord to defend scandalous case? He never subscribed to fraud, injustice, greed, lies, hypocrisy and all sorts of evil while he was on earth and delivered God's sent message to the world. Instead of defending lies you can do all you could to let the North know her fault so that people out there can respect rights of others irrespective of tribes, religions and ideological differences.

mrvictor:
Kwankwaso and co...

You use almajiris to vote out Jonathan
You use almajiris to fight
You use almajiris to populate bokoharam
You use almajiris to cause havoc

When will almajiris use you to get good education?
When will almajiris use you to get better healthcare?
When will almajiris use you to get a better life?

May God save Nigeria; the same caliber of leaders and people now successfully graduated from pdp to apc. May God save Nigeria

raumdeuter:
PDP is a scam

All sensible Nigerians reject PDP

May God save Nigeria and guide us right. It's unfortunate that we don't have the right parties and most of the time we don't have right leaders, and the major parties are a big SCAM. We have all seen they are for scam. Honestly speaking their foundations are based on scam, esp pdp and apc

Those who formed and destroyed pdp make the majority of governors, reps and senators of apc in the northern parts. And majority of voters they used to secure votes were underage.

What of the governors who diverted the State funds for their campaigns and in the process couldn't pay salaries for months?

Hottestdaniel:
God will never forgive GEJ!!!!!!!

And the Northern leaders and their religious fanatics that introduced boko haram and created terrorism are forgiven. ONLY GOD KNOWS WHEN SOME PEOPLE WILL KNOW THE TRUTH.

justi4jesu:
Let the Jubilation begin....

Fayose resounding victory is good for democracy. To every strong government in power there must be strong opposition to put unexpected behaviors in check. For good of Nigeria, defection of political prostitutes should be discouraged. Those who should have stayed where they are and shed light to darkest sides of policies of government in power would prefer to join the majority and cover evil. I salute Fayose's courage and pray he will take his State to greater heights.

AIZubair:
Proudly Almajiri

For all evils? That's serious. The North is in urgent need of deliverance!

If the North will continue to do like that the region will remain a big fraud and disaster to the country. They used underage voters, they used the miscreants as boko haram to cause untold hardships because of power.

Slynonny:
You need to unseat the Most High God before you agents of darkness can unseat me.
#Ayo Fayose to APC.

Hahaha. Ayo Fayose has taken it so far... mentioning unseating God before he could be unseated. He could have referred to Idanre hills or Olumo rocks nah. Anyway he is an iron man that commanded respect of Ekiti people. He will soon be like Tinubu of Lagos in terms of strength and fame, he also will shake the power that be and have his way thru. He was alive in the midst of storm, weathered it and emerged victorious. Fayose, Congrats.

SAMBARRY:
As for me i will break Guinness book of records mi will trek from lagos to London. I hope i will be getting 50 billion dollars a rolyce roys from the queen of England

You can't even trek round your state. Trying that would be an uphill task and too much for you. I think the trekking man can be employed in the search operation for Chibok girls who are missing exactly a year ago.

How are people so sure the man trekked without being assisted by motorised devices. The distance coverd would be how many kilometers and his trekking speed? How he managed to secure his life from unexpected attacks during the night hours in the bush?

spiralwedge:
the total number of votes of civil servants is insignificant to elect anybody. With the card readers and use of NYSC, that myth has disappeared. Civil servants can't rig like in those days.

APC governors are better administrators. Lazy, incompetent, corrupt, rude, outdated civil servants won't like them.

you didn't make any reasonable point here.

Stanislaus17:
I've been using airtel 250 mb for N300

How?