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IkpuMmadu:Dude where are you getting this trash from? |
IkpuMmadu:OK let me ask you the same question "have you ever heard him say he's not Yorùbá"? |
IkpuMmadu:OK let me ask you the same question "have you ever heard him say he's not Yorùbá"? |
IkpuMmadu:Stop being condescending Ogbeni, if you have no job go get one I guess the picture on thta his dress is the picture of sultan of Sokoto or probably its the head of Aguleri. |
IkpuMmadu:So whoever is not in Afenifere is not Yorùbá? What is wrong with this dude sef. You saw his picture dressed as one of them yet you still want to live in denial, this alone showed that you lied about meeting people who reject the name you called them |
gentlegenius:Why do you Atiku keep begging him even after obj has written terrible things about Atiku? Your excuse of signatory to the government account is useless and baseless say something else |
More dollars to his babanriga ![]() |
TOPIC: Hypocrites in the Church MEMORY VERSE: “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.” – Matthew 23:27 BIBLE PASSAGE: Acts 5:1-16 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch. 13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. 16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. INTRODUCTION: A person, who pretends to be something that he really is not, is a hypocrite. It is not just making a mistake but a deliberate plan to pretend, deceive or cheat. He is dirty inside but clean outside (Joshua 7:1, 8-12; Matthew 23:27). A person in a drama representing someone else explains this. He could imitate the speech, mannerisms and conduct of the character portrayed; but in real life he is a different person. LESSON OUTLINES 1. Forms and reasons for hypocrisy 2. Consequences of hypocrisy FORMS AND REASONS FOR HYPOCRISY Hypocrisy can take two forms: that of professing belief in something and then acting in a manner contrary to that belief (Isaiah 29:13). The other is that of looking down on others when we ourselves are flawed (Matthew 7:3-5; Romans 2:1). Jesus described hypocrites as wolfs in sheep’s clothing (Matthew 7:15), white-washed tombs (Matthew 23:27), snakes and broods of vipers (Matthew 23:33) and graves (Luke 11:44). There are several reasons people engage in hypocrisy. These include; pride of life (1 John 2:15-16), undeserved desire for the honour of men and a feeling of insecurity (2 Corinthians 10:12). They want to be respected in the church as being holy but in secret, committing sins (1 Samuel 15:13,20,25-30). Ananias and his wife wanted the praise given to Barnabas when they were not as faithful (Acts 4:34-37; 5:1-10). Some people pretend to be who/what they are not in order to cheat (Genesis 27:20-22). People who declare false records and inaccurate tithing fall under this category (Proverbs 11:1). Self-indulgence may be another reason for hypocrisy (Romans 16:18 ). CONSEQUENCES OF HYPOCRISY God knows all things including the secret deceit of the heart (Psalm 44:21; Jeremiah 17:9-10; 1 Samuel 16:7) and all the ways of man (Job 31:4; Psalm 1:16). No one can hide from Him or deceive Him. He will repay every man according to his works (Revelations 22:11-12). The consequences of hypocrisy may include: 1. Bad leadership (1 Samuel 15:13,20,25-30). 2. Shame and disgrace (Jeremiah 13:25-26). 3. Punishment (Proverbs 11:21). 4. Curses (Isaiah 29:15-16; Job 15:34-35). 5. Untimely or spiritual death (Job 27:8; 36:13-14; 1 John 5:12). CONCLUSION The same way fornication is a sin against God, so also is hypocrisy (Galatians 5:19-21). The only solution is repentance (Isaiah 55:7). QUESTIONS 1. Mention 4 reasons for hypocrisy. 2. What are the consequences of hypocrisy? 3. How can we stop hypocrisy in the church? |
rafindo:How many ministers are we gonna have if we should follow this your logic of ethnic ministries? Nigeria has well over 200 ethnic groups so if we are to give ministry to every tribe and ethnic group then we'll be having almost 300 ministers, the few ones we have has already proof to be wasteful talk more about too many ministers |
adenine02:You just need to do a little bit of research and see if I was wrong to write that more Jews in the time of Jesus speak Greek or Aramaic than they speak Hebrew. You went and brought one picture of a papyrus written in Hebrew or whatever, if you have said or confirmed that this was written by Jesus himself I would believe you. Remember even the gospel (the book of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) was written almost a 100 years after the resurrection of our Lord Sir I did not say that Jesus never spoke Hebrew what I wrote earlier was that the language spoken mostly by people around that country was Greek or what some writers call Koine Greek and Aramaic which also is like the Hebrew language [quote author=]Aramaic was the primary language of the land, Greek was the language of business, education, and for communication with foreigners (because it was a wide-spread language), and Hebrew was the religious language of the Jews and was primarily reserved for prayers, religious teaching, and communication with other Jews. But why did they choose Greek? Well, first, we don't have the originals of any of the texts, but it is likely that most were written in Greek, however, there is some debate over a few of the books, just for your information. The primary reason would be portability. Greek was a very wide-spread language. Hebrew and Aramaic were not. Further, after Peter had an encounter with Gentiles that had him declare that the message of Christ's resurrection was for the Gentile too, it became an international matter that all hear the Good News. So he ordered that they [Gentiles] be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Acts 10:48 Greek was the language that made sense. It was wide-spread, it was for the foreigner, and the Jew knew it as well. Greek was the language that would affect the most people.[/quote]Please sir check this links because I don't want us to miss out certain things https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_the_New_Testament https://israelstudycenter.com/new-testament-written-hebrew/ |
adenine02:How many Jews of the time of Jesus do you think speak Hebrew? Go and read the book of Nehemiah and Ezra then you'll know that they don't even understand their own language any longer. The predominant language in the days of Jesus was not Hebrew that's a fact people then speak more of Greek language. The language in which the new testament was written was Greek. Stop delving into what you do not know. Talking about an Ibo living in southwest Nigeria I have a bunch of them around me here in Lagos the children can't even speak their language they mostly speak Yoruba. Besides that, their names being called by a Yoruba person can not be exactly the same way an Ibo person will call them. The written language in England sometimes ago is French and Latin this is why you find many words in English language today that has Latin or French roots. Stop being mischievous Mr man Grace to you |
NwaAmaikpe:NwaAmaikpe you are such a killjoy |
adenine02:You are almost right until you begin to say the word was related to them in one language and we should speak that language to God? So you mean God does not understand our languages? Why would God give us a language he will not understand? You did not even say anything concerning the points I raised you just want to shovel your thoughts down my throat? Even in Israel some call Mephiboseth as Mephibosheth yet you are here trying to make me do things the way you feel it should be done? The tribe of Judah has a way they speak that distinguished them from other tribes. Why do you think the people accused Peter during the trial of Jesus? When they say his speech betrayed him, definitely there's a way they speak in Nazareth that differ from other places in Israel Peace |
He claimed the Jews have no sound J in their language and for that reason the J in Jesus is invalid but the same J in the word Jew is valid right? This guy is disturbed by the spirit of Antichrist |
Seun:Maybe you don't know that even your name is Ṣeun (shey-hun) in some quarters in Yorubaland and Seun (say-un) in other places in the same Yorubaland. The voicing of a word changes within a culture not to talk about distanced people. People will call your name the way they are able to pronounce it, if you're available you may have to correct them on the way you are called if not nothing happens. James Rodriguez is pronounce ames by the Spaniards but the English call him James. Vincent is pronounced vansont by the French does this change his name? I wonder what type of weed that idiot freze is taking and you what usually come over you when you see antichristian stories on nairaland |
Seun:Maybe you don't know that even your name is Ṣeun in some quarters in Yorubaland and Seun in other places in the same Yorubaland. The voicing of a word changes within a culture not to talk about distanced people. People will call your name the way they are able to pronounce it, if you're available you may have to correct them on the way you are called if not nothing happens. James Rodriguez is pronounce ames by the Spaniards but the English call him James. Vincent is pronounced vansont by the French does this change his name? I wonder what type of weed that idiot freze is taking and you what usually come over you when you see antichristian stories on nairaland |
Osagyefo98:China is also among those countries the op did not include China maybe because he did not copy it well from wherever he got it from |
Freeze is an unlearned and an uncultured fool that has been seeking for attention I have no issue with him but those idiots that take him serious |
Seun:Seun you are here again? For the sake of those who may be in doubt in this matter let me drop this here A minority of Christian voices through the centuries have insisted on stressing the Jewishness of Jesus.1 Already in the New Testament, we learn that some Christians were retaining Jewish customs and doctrines in an attempt to create a hybrid religion. These attempts met stern apostolic criticism (e.g., Galatians 5:2; Colossians 2:16). Generally, as Christianity transitioned from a majority-Jewish to a majority-Gentile religion, these voices were steadily muted. However, a resurgence of the Jewish Jesus movement has led a number of people to allege ecclesiastical conspiracies to “cover up” the Jewishness of Jesus. Among the sensational claims is the alleged “change” of the name of God’s Son from Yeshua to Jesus. Before we analyze the rationale and legitimacy behind the question of the name, let us affirm two incontrovertible truths. First, Jesus was a Jew. Scripture is clear that the New Covenant was not inaugurated until the death of Christ (Hebrews 9:16-17). Therefore, Jesus (or Yeshua, if you like) lived His entire life as a Jew under the Law of Moses. The name has nothing to do with His Jewishness. Second, His name in Hebrew was indeed Yehōshūa‘, or more likely in Aramaic Yēshūa‘. Growing up in the Galilee region, Jesus would have almost certainly spoken Aramaic, and He would not have heard His name as “Jesus.” Indeed, the Syriac translations of the New Testament spell the name Yēshūa‘.2 The New Testament, however, is not written in Aramaic or in Syriac, but in Greek. And the English name “Jesus” is a transliteration based on the Latin, which is based on the Greek, which is in turn based on the original Aramaic. ALLEGED REASONS FOR THE NAME “CHANGE” “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” This maxim is taught to third-graders and college students alike. Still, it doesn’t seem to sink in. People continue to read Web sites that propagate fictional conspiracy theories to allege the name of God’s Son was changed from its pure Hebrew form to its current corruption. And here are a few of the most common reasons why. First, it is alleged that early Christians—even the authors of the New Testament!—were racists. They wished to erase the Jewishness of Jesus from the record in an effort to make Him seem “Christian” and “Gentile.” This simply isn’t true. First, every author of the New Testament seems to possess a Jewish background of some kind, and most were born Jewish (cf. Galatians 2:15). Second, Paul can boast not only of his Jewish lineage (Philippians 3:5), but also claim, “I am a Pharisee” (present tense!) long after his conversion (Acts 23:6). Third, where there is racism in the New Testament, it is usually against Gentiles rather than Jews (Galatians 2:12-16; cf. Romans 2:14). Second, some would never lay such an allegation as racism at the feet of the Apostles, but they have no qualms about hurling this insult at the Catholic Church. They believe the early church falsified manuscripts of the New Testament in order to erase “Yeshua” and insert the more Western-sounding “Jesus.” There is no evidence for such a claim. We have nearly 6,000 manuscripts of the Greek New Testament, and approximately 19,000 New Testament manuscripts in other early languages, such as Syriac, Coptic, and Latin. In addition to these direct copies, we have tens of thousands of pages of early Christian writings, some of which are from Jewish-Christian groups. The name of Jesus occurs hundreds of thousands of times collectively in these ancient documents, and none of them speaks to a conspiratorial name change. If the “change” from Yeshua to Jesus was an early Catholic conspiracy, it is the best-executed cover-up in world history. Third, it is occasionally alleged that the name Jesus is an attempt to insert paganism into Christianity. A few (very, very few) argue the name “Jesus” means “hail Zeus.” I suspect someone somewhere noticed the pronunciation of the name, especially in a language such as Spanish, sounds strikingly like “Hey-Zoos.” This must be a furtive nod to the chief god of the Greek pantheon, right? Not in the slightest. The New Testament was not written in English or Spanish, but in Greek. In Greek, “hail Zeus” would be chaire zeu, which bears absolutely no phonetic resemblance to “Jesus.” HOW DID WE GET FROM YESHUA TO JESUS? Although Jesus probably grew up in Galilee hearing His name as Yēshūa‘, it is not the case that the Christian world moved from Yeshua to Jesus. This is because Yeshua and Jesus are not different names, but different pronunciations of the same name. Different languages hear sounds differently. The Hebrews of the Old Testament era heard the name of the Persian king as “Ahasuerus” whereas the Greeks heard it as “Xerxes” (compare ESV with NIV in Ezra 4:6). If your name is Peter in the United States or Great Britain, you are Petros in Greece, Pietro in Italy, Pierre in France, and Pedro in Spain. Did each of these languages change your name!? No. These languages simply pronounce the same name in different ways. And so it is with Jesus. The Greek Iēsous represents the Aramaic Yēshūa‘. But what about the meaning of the name? Those who argue in favor of the superiority of the name Yeshua insist that the Hebrew form means “salvation” whereas the Greek form is meaningless. This is true, and I believe every Christian should know the name of Jesus in Hebrew and Aramaic means “salvation.” However, Peter-Petros-Pietro-Pierre-Pedro means “rock” only in the Greek language. It is meaningless in the others; yet none of us seems bothered by this problem, and no one insists on a consistent, universal pronunciation as Petros. Second, Matthew already felt the need to explain the name of Jesus in his Gospel (Matthew 1:21). And it is routine in the New Testament to translate the meaning of certain foreign words (e.g., Matthew 27:46; Mark 5:41; John 1:38, 41). If the inspired writers were content to use the medium of the Greek language, while also providing explanations, is it wrong of us to follow their example? Third, there is more than one “Jesus” in the New Testament. In the genealogy of Christ a certain “Jesus son of Eliezer” is named (Luke 3:29). Then there is the Jesus also known as Justus (Colossians 4:11). Finally, the Old Testament hero Joshua is known in Greek transliteration as Iēsous, his name being indistinguishable in Greek from Jesus the Christ (Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8, KJV). CONCLUSION Technically, if the New Testament were written in Hebrew or Aramaic, Yeshua would have been the form the authors used. But it wasn’t. It was written in Greek. So the authors represented the name as it was known in Greek. The name “Jesus,” in fact, was well-established in Greek transliteration as Iēsous thanks to the Septuagint, where it is found over 250 times. The New Testament authors did not change the name from Yeshua to Jesus, nor did the early Catholic Church. Whenever modern theorists insist on the name Yeshua, they are contending for a position the New Testament authors themselves never took. The name of Jesus appears over 900 times in the Greek New Testament, every single time as Iēsous. If one travels to Israel, one will find the name of Jesus is still pronounced “Yeshua” today. But not in China, nor in Russia, nor in any European, North, or South American country will he or she find this pronunciation. The spelling and pronunciation of the name of Jesus is not a matter of conspiracy, but of culture. Courtesy : apologetics press http://apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=13&article=5602 |
Kenekingisback:Lalas wife just born the guy don go Sambisa forest to catch snakes for pepper soup to entertain nairalanders for the naming |
SternProphet:2000 tax on 10000? That is outrageous haba? If could government who claim to be helping the less privileged be deducting 2k from a loan of 10k? IMO : the 2k could have been deducted by those managing the fund Nigerians are too wicked to their own people nobody cares about the next person just their pocket |
edunwablog:Op you sef be one of them? Why did you use pdp picture? Can't you look for SDP or Adamu pictures on the internet? You're are promoting that dead horse (pdp) Kolewerk |
AmazingELixir:He joined on twitter lol you think that Deji no get sense? The guy dey calculate how much he go get from PDP you want him to goan face stray bullet from trigger Happy soldiers? |
nnachukz:You can not remove the federating unit's debt from the debt of a country unless you are trying to be mischievous if not you'll know better |
nnachukz:DMO statistics disagree with your illusion |
deafeyez:Sell freedom of speech to El zakzacky |
Nemesis001:Ask your hero the drunken sailor to tell you what he did on the second Niger bridge |
FlirtyGist:Hungerbad, meanwhile in Norway people give fruits to their neighbours |
kalvoken:Oshiomhole ke? � |
oshe111:Bad market |
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