KingAzubuike:
So far he washes them clean afterwards you're good to go.. if you can't help the poor man with some money to get new sugarcanes , you can just ignore and move on

E no fall for gutter ooo, e dey wash am for gutter!!

I see most of y'all saying tjis man was loved. Man wasn't loved shit. Most of these people there are terror groups affiliated to Iran and their families brought in from all over the middle East. Citizens are being forced to join the processions. This man kills even Iranians for the fun of it. He wasn't loved one bit.

TPAND:
Cuppy is the world's first and only virtual DJ

. aaaah.....my lawd.

Throwback:
I thought Christianity don't allow divorce, talkless of the remarriage of a divorcee?

Christianity is its own very hypocrite from clergy to the laity.

oga when you thought something,try very your thought biko. Christianity no say make people no dey reason rationally abeg. so what if the husband died? the woman can remarry. If the husband was unfaithful to her,she can and should leave....etc.
abeg unthought your thought biko.

Papanwamaikpe:
After using her for ritual abi?

congratulations,you have won the stupid person of the year...I know it's early but what can we do? ,your stupidity is just too superb. congratulations once more.

CaptainJeffry:
Honor and recognition is how much in naira?

. no let me swear gee you ooo...my ribs don dey pain me now.

xarookqh:

What are you saying oga
You catch anybody's destiny for CNN's hand?
There are just reporting the truth as it is

. truth my ass. they report what they want you to hear,see and know not the truth.

2chainzz:
We don't date bag of beans too.

. Ah, God wee judge you .... ah.

2chainzz:
We don't date bag of beans too.

. Ah, God wee judge you .... ah.

lol.... person when no fit hold marriage,I get am before na property?? yeye dey smell.

GrandFinale2017:
it's obvious u graduated in the 60's. Ekosodin is now peaceful

. peace fire.....if I hear. osasogie na it try peace small.

#2,500:00k.

Good evening, so I am hoping to gain admission to study Geology in Unilag but to my surprise,I found out I won't be admitted because it my UTME subjects do not correspond to what they require for Tha course. Now I have to do a course change and i don't Kno what course I could study with a UTME combination of Maths, English, Physics and Geography. please,I need help and fast.

I can't​ believe this guy's​ trying to justify this idiotic action.

shey na like this we go dey dey?

wunmi590:
From my Catholic point of view,

The earliest Scriptural reference to prayers for the dead comes in the second book of Maccabees. The books of Maccabees were among the latest written books found in the Old Testament. They recount the struggle of the Jewish people for freedom against the Seleucid Empire, around 100-200 years before the birth of Christ. They are written from an Orthodox Jewish point of view. The second book of Maccabees tells how Judas Maccabee, the Jewish leader, led his troops into battle in 163 B.C. When the battle ended he directed that the bodies of those Jews who had died be buried. As soldiers prepared their slain comrades for burial, they discovered that each was wearing an amulet taken as booty from a pagan Temple. This violated the law of Deuteronomy and so Judas and his soldiers prayed that God would forgive the sin these men had committed (II Maccabees 12:39-45).

This is the first indication in the Bible of a belief that prayers offered by the living can help free the dead from any sin that would separate them from God in the life to come. It is echoed in the New Testament when Paul offers a prayer for a man named Onesiphorus who had died: “May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day”(II Timothy 1:18). The cavelike tombs under the city of Rome, which we call catacombs, bear evidence that members of the Roman Christian community gathered there to pray for their fellow followers of Christ who lay buried there. By the fourth century prayers for the dead are mentioned in Christian literature as though they were already a longstanding custom.

The practice of praying for the dead is rooted first in Christian belief in the everlasting life promised in Jesus’ teachings and foreshadowed by his disciple’s experience that God had raised him from the dead. After death, even though separated from our earthly body, we yet continue a personal existence. It is as living persons that God invites us into a relationship whose life transcends death.

Praying for the dead has further origins in our belief in the communion of saints. Members of this community who are living often assist each other in faith by prayers and other forms of spiritual support. Christians who have died continue to be members of the communion of saints. We believe that we can assist them by our prayers, and they can assist us by theirs.

Our prayers for the dead begin at the moment of death. Often family members will gather in prayer around the bedside of the person who has died. The Order of Christian Funerals includes a Vigil Service for the deceased, which can be held in the home, in the church, or in a funeral home chapel, the funeral Mass and the Rite of Committal (which generally takes place at the burial site). The prayers express hope that God will free the person who has died from any burden of sin and prepare a place for him or her in heaven. Death remains a mystery for us–a great unknown. Yet Christian language evokes a hopeful imagination in the presence of death, an assurance that our love, linked to Christ’s love, can help bridge whatever barriers might keep those whom we love from fully enjoying the presence of a loving and life-giving God.

cc: Optional1 and other catholic faithful

According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia by newadvent.org , purgatory is “a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God’s grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions.” By the Decree of the Union drawn up by the Council of Florence and the Decree of the Council of Trent, “the souls therein are helped by the suffrages of the faithful.” Thus the belief is held that prayer for the dead contributes to afterlife purification. There are two types of sin in Catholic dogma. The first is venial sin or forgivable sin. It is a lesser sin and does not result in a complete separation from God or lead to eternal damnation in Hell. It does not break one’s friendship with God, but rather injures it. The second type of sin is mortal or unforgivable sin. Mortal sin “does not set us in direct opposition to the will and friendship of God” the dogma says. The distinction between the two types of sin can be blurry however. According to catholic.com “deliberate hatred can be venial sin or mortal sin depending on the seriousness of the hatred.” Masturbation is also said to be an example of venial sin. It is “serious enough to be gravely immoral,” but it lacks one of the three essential elements of mortal sin: the matter must be a grave matter; it must be committed with full knowledge, and there must be deliberate consent.” There are also considerations of mitigations like “immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety, or other psychological and social factors.” The doctrine is convoluted to say the least, being dependent on a gradient of severity of sin. Wikipedia will on its own define purgatory as “an intermediate state” after physical death in which those destined for heaven “undergo purification, so as to achieve holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. But the use of “Purgatory” as a noun appeared perhaps just between 1160 and 1180AD. It is argued however that the concept dates back even before Jesus Christ, to “the worldwide practice of caring for the dead and praying for them, and to the belief, found also in Judaism, which is considered the precursor of Christianity, that prayer for the dead contributed to their afterlife purification.” It’s even traced to “medieval Chinese Buddhist practice of making offerings on behalf of the dead, who are said to suffer numerous trials.” Since we’re talking Christianity however, our authority must be the Bible, not culture.
The Biblical parapet upon which the doctrine of purgatory is anchored is 1 Corinthians 3:10-15. The passage is cited as “evidence for the existence of an intermediate state in which the dross of lighter transgressions will be burnt away, and the soul thus purified will be saved.” Matthew 12:32 is also cited in support of existence of mortal sin. Do these passages support the doctrine of purgatory? Let’s look at the main passage, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15. Here’s the background.
The Corinthian church had all sorts of problems. It was an incredibly endowed but immature church. There were problems of envy, and there were factions and wrangling. So divided was the church that some claimed to belong to Paul while others said they followed Apollos, the oratorically gifted preacher (though not on Twitter!). Paul needed to sort out a lot of things in that church and so he sent a letter ahead of his visit. Both he and Apollos are no more than servants, he wrote in his letter, God is the One that matters: “I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters that is at the centre of this process but God, who makes things grow.” So we see Paul using a horticultural analogy to drive home his point. “You happen to be God’s field in which we’re working.” Thus he likened the people to a planted field. (1 Corinthians 3:5-9 MSG) It will be remiss of us to imagine that Paul was speaking literally, calling the people vegetables and produce for instance. He was just using a figure of speech.
Then he proceeds to use another analogy, this time building construction: “Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful… For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:10-11 NLT, AMP) But then Paul extends and progresses the building construction analogy, stating that those who choose to build on the foundation also have to be careful about the quality of materials used because God will do material inspection: “If you use cheap and inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous.” (1 Corinthians 3:12) The materials used must be fire retardant because fire will be used for the test: “Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials – gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But on the judgement day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames.” (1 Corinthians 3:12-15 NLT) Note he didn’t state the builder will escape fire. He said the builder will be LIKE someone escaping fire. This passage is not talking about physical fire. Fire is just used analogically to drive home a point since different types of building materials are employed to drive home the illustration. God’s scrutiny is actually the “fire.” But what is the work of building Paul was talking about? It’s actually doctrinal teaching. We find this answer a few verses down in 1 Corinthians 3:17 (AMP) and 1 Corinthians 4:1. To set off the answer Paul resorts to the use of an architectural analogy – a temple. He likens the Corinthian church as a collective to a temple (1 Corinthians 3:16): “If anyone does hurt to God’s temple or corrupts it with false doctrines or destroys it, God will do hurt to him and bring him to the corruption of death and destroy him.” (1 Corinthians 3:17 AMP) In other words, those who preach false doctrines are in danger of physical harm or ailment leading on to death. It’s why he goes on to admonish preachers not to use “worldly discernment.” (I Corinthians 3:18) “For this world’s wisdom is foolishness, absurdity and stupidity with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:19 AMP) So we do know from the foregoing that there’s a reward system for preachers, that doctrinal teachings will be scrutinised and judged by God, to determine the soundness. What parameters will God use to judge soundness of teaching? Paul gives us the answer. Ministers, he wrote are nothing but “guides into God’s sublime secrets… The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge.” (1 Corinthians 4:2 MSG) In other words the reliability and accuracy of the teaching of a man of God is what will determine his reward. A teacher of the word must be exact, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. Which is why Paul admonished Timothy, “Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analysing and accurately dividing, rightly handling and skilfully teaching the Word of Truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15 AMP) In this regard, Hymenaeus and Philetus “missed the mark and swerved from the truth by arguing that the resurrection has already taken place.” In other words, there would be no future resurrection when the dead will hear the voice of God and rise from the grave. (John 5:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). Their teachings will spread like cancer and gangrene Paul predicted, “undermining the faith of some.” (2 Timothy 2:17-18) And they violated their consciences. Their teachings were not backed by godly lifestyle. Exercising his apostolical authority Paul handed them over to Satan so they learn not to blaspheme God, for “all who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.” (1 Timothy 1:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:19)
Clearly, using Paul’s analogy Hymenaeus and Philetus built with hay, wood and stubble. They will suffer loss. But God not only judges the quality of teaching, he also judges motivation of the heart of the preacher: “Don’t get ahead of the Master and jump to conclusions with your judgments before all the evidence is in. When he comes, he will bring out in the open and place in evidence all kinds of things we never even dreamed of – inner motives and purposes and prayers. Only then will any one of us get to hear the “Well done!” of God” (1 Corinthians 4:5 MSG)
The doctrine of “purgatory” is based on a wrong interpretation of scriptures. An analogy was taken literally. The passage is one of three analogies used by Paul in that chapter. The passage is talking about the quality of teaching of ministers, not the judgment of the lives of Christians in general. It’s not talking about the sins of the saints. Neither is it talking about purification of saints in the afterlife. According to Bible every Christian is a saint, be he dead or alive. Paul referred to the Corinthians as saints. They weren’t dead. (Cf. 1 Corinthians1:2) The word “saint” is derived from the Greek word “hagiazo,” meaning to set apart or sanctify, or make holy.
The doctrine of purgatory therefore rests on a false foundation. It cannot stand.
But the doctrine also runs into other theological challenges. These are the implications of the doctrine:
1. Holiness can be attained after death
2. The prayers of the righteous can help the saints undergo purification so they enter into Heaven
3. Man is saved by works and morality
4. Sin has gradations
These derivatives butt against the foundational doctrines of Christianity:
1. There is nowhere it is taught in scriptures that holiness can be attained after death, or that there is purification after death. Hebrews 9:27 states, “Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences.” And the story of Lazarus and the rich man negates the doctrine. (Luke16: 19-31) Some quote 2 Timothy 1:18 as justification for praying for salvation or purification of the soul of the dead. In that passage Paul had expressed a sentiment that God show mercy to Onesiphorus for all the kindness the gentleman bestowed on him. He even visited him in jail. But Onesiphorus was already saved according to Romans 10:9-10, therefore Paul couldn’t be praying for the salvation of his soul, or he contradicts his own doctrine of salvation. It was just a sentimental expression. Scholastic honesty demands we hold it so. Paul didn’t know he was writing the Bible. He wrote a letter, expressing basic human sentiments. And by the way, there is nothing in 2 Timothy 1:18 that says Onesiphorus was dead, so we can’t infer that Paul was praying for the dead. Those who preach the doctrine of purgatory recourse to the Apocrypha – books written primarily in the time between the Old and New Testaments, as well as additions to the books of Esther and Daniel. These books are contested as canonical scriptures. The New Testament quotes the Old Testament hundreds of times but nowhere quotes or alludes to the Apocrypha. The only instrumentality of salvation is personal faith in Christ Jesus expressed while alive: “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
2. Man cannot be saved by works or by morality. Salvation is by grace. “It is by free grace – God’s unmerited favour – that you’re saved, delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation through your faith. And this salvation is not of yourselves, of your own doing, it came not through your own striving, but it is the gift of God; not because of the Law’s demands, lest any man should boast. It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 AMP) The theology of salvation is that we’re sinners because we came from the genetic stock of Adam not because of what we do. (Romans 5:12) We sin because we have a sin nature. Jesus died to redeem us from that nature. It’s why the Bible says, “If any person is ingrafted in Christ the Messiah he is a new creature altogether; the previous moral and spiritual condition has passed away. Behold the fresh and new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP) We’re saved not by our own morality or good works but by what Jesus did on the cross.
3. Lastly, the Bible does not teach gradation of sin for determination of venial or mortal sin. Sin is sin before God. “For whosoever keeps the Law as a whole but stumbles and offends in one single instance has become guilty of breaking all of it.” (James 2:10 AMP) Because there’s no gradation of sin, there are no degrees of salvation. Unforgivable sin is the sin of rejecting the witness of the Spirit concerning the sacrifice of Jesus the Son of God. (John 1: 32-34, 1 John 4:2-3) If the sacrifice of Jesus is rejected, clearly his blood can’t cover you, hence “unforgivable sin.” There’s no other instrument of redemption.

GoodMuyis:
Restitution is one of the cardinal principles of the Bible, call it doctrine. "Restitution is making amends for wrongs done against our fellow men, restoring stolen things to the rightful owners, paying debts, giving back where one has defrauded, making confessions to the offended and apologizing to those slandered so as to have a conscience void of offence towards God and man. Genesis 20:1-8; 14-18; Exodus 22:1-7; Leviticus 6:1-17; Numbers 5:6-8; 2 Samuel 12:1-6; Proverbs 6:31; Ezekiel 33:14-16; Mathew 23:24; Luke 19:8,9; Acts 23:1-5; 24:16; James 4:17; 5:6."

The Purpose of restitution is to clear our conscience from condemnation, so as to receive justification from God. There are people in the bible that made restitution:

Herod return Abraham's wife with apology
David apologized for cutting King Saul Rob
Zacheous return three-fold of what he wrongly collected.
Paul apologized for insulting the high priest.
Etc

The above shows that restitution is important and shows maturity in the Christianity we profess. But it’s a pain in the heart when I read online the number of people who return their WAEC certificate in the process of restitution, and how we the same Christian who should be happy and applaud them for a bravery action went about insulting them.

The same happen to Juliana Olayode (aka Toyo Baby), who came out to make amendment of her wrong, she went as far as publishing a 150 page book just to make peace with God and please him, yet we that we label ourselves children of God will be among the people who condemned her, this is unjust. We should be happy to see Christian who publicly raised the banner of true Christianity, as for me I congratulate her for that action … and am happy for her.

David said through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (Ps 32)
1. ...Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

We cannot justify ourselves, God is the only one that can justify us. After genuine repentance, it is expected of us to make any amendment of any wrong done this will clear our mind from any condemnation whether from self or satan, also this will show that we are genuine children of God.

Restitution will not hurt you, rather it create prestigious reflection of you to the world. In all the case I did restitution, to Muslim or Christian, none of them had ever condemned me. If you did yours God will be happy with you.
It is better to pleased God always …. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile….

. A precise understanding of the Bible is required for a successful Christian walk. It’s why the Bible enjoins us to rightly divide the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15) The Amplified translation says we must correctly analyse the Word of Truth. Restitution is a very big subject in certain Christian circles. Unfortunately many people have not taken time to study the subject and so they’re uninformed about what the Bible actually says. Some Christians don’t take time to study the Bible for themselves. In this article we will lay out the truth about restitution plain and simple.
Contrary to widely held belief restitution is not a moral philosophy. It was a plank of the legal system of the Law of Moses. Under Mosaic law restitution is a system of civil compensation for economic felonies – fraud, stealing, misappropriation (including appropriation of lost but found items), and loss of economic asset occasioned by negligence. In essence, restitution was treated as a tort in the property law of the Mosaic judicial system. The passages on restitution under Mosaic Law are Exodus 21: 33-34, Exodus 22: 1-15, Leviticus 5:14-16, Numbers 5:5-7 and Leviticus 6:1-7. We find references and applications in 2 Samuel 12:5-6 and Proverbs 6:31. Exodus 22 lays down different scenarios, while Leviticus 6 focuses on financial crimes like malappropriation of securities for deposits, stealing, fraud as well as lost but found properties. Compensation and the atonement accompanying restitution are discussed in Numbers 5:1-8.
The idea of restitution under Mosaic law is very simple: a thief, fraudster or misappropriator must not be allowed to keep what he took. Otherwise property rights will make no sense. And the man who suffered loss of asset by fire occasioned by the negligence of his neighbour must be compensated for his loss. Same for maimed livestock. A civil loss or tort must be compensated. Moreover, a civil penalty in the form of percentage of value is also attached to disincentivise fraud, misappropriation and negligence.
Now, ancient Israel was a theocracy. Even though these felonies have been dimensioned into civil liabilities the fact remains they were still offences against the State – God. God was the head of government. God was the State. And so these torts and criminal liabilities were also deemed sins against God. Therefore the State (God) mandated absolution. For that very reason, a restitution offering must be made. Blood was required to absolve sin hence the law specified that “unblemished ram from the flock” must be offered to the priest. In this way the priest will make atonement on behalf of the culprit “before the Lord, and he will be forgiven for anything he may have done to incur guilt.” (Leviticus 6:7) The “unblemished ram” of course points to Jesus the Christ, the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. (John 1:29) In Leviticus 7 restitution offering is equated to sin offering.
Restitution under Mosaic Law is therefore a statutory provision for loss of economic assets. Now, here’s the problem: we have expanded the idea of restitution beyond the contemplation of Mosaic law, and in the process generated contortions. Our extensions and extrapolations are beyond the purview of the Law of Moses. The problem with these extrapolations and extensions is that they often lead to convolutions, inconsistencies, importations and absurdities. How for example do you restitute sex? And how do you restitute murder? These were not contemplated in the original statutes. They’re not economic crimes. And so we’ve had to resort to creative convolutions and contortions, leading to uneven application of the principle. Now, we talk of restitution “where feasible.” But it’s either the law applies across board or not. We can’t pick and choose, or the law is no longer objective, it is subjective. In any case, we as Christians are not subject to Mosaic Law. We’re not under the jurisdiction of the Law; we’re under the dispensation of grace. (Romans 6:14) No one can find justification under the Law of Moses. (Galatians 3:10)
The one instance of “restitution” in the New Testament is the case of a rather diminutive figure named Zacchaeus. (Luke 19:1-10) That passage has somehow morphed into a very extensive and pervasive doctrinal scaffolding because we struggle with grace. Zacchaeus was a tax collection agent for the oppressive Roman Empire. He had the designation of “Chief Tax Collector.” The public relations equity of Zacchaeus was understandably miniscule, shorter than his height some might say. So much so the people referred to him as Notorious B.I.G. Okay, that was a joke but the Bible records the people referred to him as “notorious sinner” and since he was a BIG player in the tax collection business… Never mind! Zacchaeus offered to give half of his immense fortune to the poor. This is akin to the Giving Pledge initiated by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, two of the wealthiest billionaires in this age. They and about 128 others have pledged to give more than half of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable causes either during their lifetime or in their will. Zacchaeus would have joined their rank were he alive today. Zacchaeus also offered to return illicit gain from tax extortion. In fact he pledged to give back four times what he extorted, referencing Exodus 22:1 about restituting four sheep for each sheep stolen. It is to be noted that Jesus referred to Zacahaeus as a “son of Abraham” for this magnanimity of spirit. We’ll soon see why.
But why did Zacchaeus make this giving pledge? Was it in diffidence to the Law of Moses and all those commandments on restitution? The answer is no. Zacchaeus’ offer was technically not restitution under the Law of Moses. Note that he didn’t state he would make a sin offering to the priest. Restitution in the Old Testament was accompanied by guilt offering. (Leviticus 5:15, 6:7) Zacchaeus was ACTUALLY responding to the sermon of John the Baptizer (aka John the Baptist, though he wasn’t a member of the Baptist Church.) John was the fiery eccentric preacher who took on the Establishment of ancient Israel and literally lost his head. He was beheaded by Herod the Tetrarch. John the Baptizer was the forerunner of Jesus.
John had told the people who came to hear him preach: “Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, “We’re safe, for we’re descendants of ABRAHAM.” That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.” (Luke 3: When Jesus called Zacchaeus a “son of Abraham” he was also referencing John the Baptizer as a follow up to the reference made by Zacchaeus. The passage goes on: “Even now the axe of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.” The crowds asked, “What should we do?” John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share with those who are hungry.” Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?” He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.” (Luke 3:8-13) Zacchaeus was acting on this teaching by John the Baptizer when he made his extraordinary proposal to give half his fortune away to the poor, and offered to return the proceeds of corrupt enrichment and extortion. Zacchaeus was apprehensive of the dire warning of John the Baptizer – “The axe of God’s judgment is poised.”
John’s sermon was in turn based on the writing of Prophet Ezekiel: “If I tell a wicked person, “You’ll die for your wicked life,” and he repents of his sin and starts living a righteous and just life – being generous to the down and out, restoring what he had stolen, cultivating life-nourishing ways that don’t hurt others – he’ll live. He won’t die.” (Ezekiel 33: 14-15) No wonder Jesus declared salvation has come into the home of Zacchaeus! His life was spared. At best this is anticipatory salvation since Jesus had not gone to the cross.
The following questions arise from the Zacchaeus story:
1. Is restitution a basis of new birth salvation? The answer is no. The New Testament doctrine of salvation is predicated on Romans 10:9 (NLT): “If you openly declare Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you’re saved.” Restitution is not a condition precedent for salvation.
2. Is a Christian REQUIRED to do restitution? Restitution is a legal provision under Mosaic Law. We are not under Mosaic Law. (Galatians 3:10) Or we will also need to make a sin offering in the form of a ram for any restitution we do. Jesus already did restitution for us on the cross. He was our sin offering. He paid the wages for our sin with his death. He was the unblemished Lamb of God who became the ram sacrificed for our sins. “For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid by mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days has been revealed for your sake.” (1 Peter 1:18-20 NLT)
3. Should a Christian seek to make restitution? There’s a difference between remorse and restitution. Remorse is not restitution. Saying “I’m sorry” is not restitution. It’s just expression of remorse. You can’t have restitution without atonement. It’s why restitution under the Law of Moses (which was limited to economic tort) entailed the shedding of blood. A ram was killed as restitution. Christ did restitution for us by shedding his blood. (Hebrews 9:13-14) It’s why the writer of Hebrews cross-referenced the blood of animals shed in the Old Testament with the blood of Jesus. The blood of animals could not cleanse guilt AND conscience. Could only cover sin for a limited period. (Hebrews10: 2-3) The Christian who wants to do restitution for his sins must be prepared to go to the cross – a physical, time reversal and conceptual impossibility since such a person must be sinless and spotless. The very IDEA that a Christian can seek to make restitution for his sins is utter ridicule of the sacrifice of Jesus. Restitution is not mandated or mandatory in the new birth. Most people do to clear their conscience. But that guilty feeling for past sins post salvation is not of God. Not according to scriptures. The writer of the Book of Hebrews addressed the issue of guilty conscience vis a vis atonement. Unlike the blood of bulls and goats under the Law of Moses the blood of Jesus cleanses you from all sins and cleanses your conscience once for all time: “The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshippers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared. But instead those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year. “ (Hebrews 10:2-3 NLT) “If under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of heifer could cleanse people from ceremonial impurity. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our conscience from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.” (Hebrews 9:13-14 NLT) You need not carry that guilt anymore. The sacrifice of Jesus has cleansed your conscience. “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun.” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT)
4. Will a Christian go to hell if he does not do restitution? The answer is no, a Christian will not go to hell for not doing restitution. Eternal life is not a conditional gift. It is a free gift from God: “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT)

Ksslib:
Live updates.

Quick counter attack. Suarez beats one, beats two, then sends a through ball to empty space. Messi is furious with the Uraguarian. But a confused Suarez points to blank space "But I saw him". Messi asks, "Who?"

"Neymar" , said a visibly confused Suarez who can clearly be seen pointing at empty grass

. my cheeeest ooooo

it's obvious their mumu never do

LesbianBoy:
Nonsense! They should be going for summer lesson like their mates and not going to abroad

. E pain am ooooo

boondocks soundtrack. I am the stone that the builders refuse,I am the visual,the inspiration that make ladies see the blue, I am the spark that make your ideas bright, the same spark that light the dark so that you can know your left from your​ right. I am the ballot in the box, the bullet in the gun,the inner glow that makes you wanna call a brother son, the story that just begun, the promise of what's to come and I will remain a soilder till the war is won......

ShitHead:
He is too short to stand up to his promise.

God is watching you oo
kwantinue

fasterwell:


Ignorance indeed is a more deadly virus than ebola

That you have a son and a daughter with their sexual organs intact doesn't mean they are free or allowed to have sex before marriage.

Adam and Eve were still undergoing training when they were led astray to have sex before it was time for them to do it.

Telling them to be fruitful doesn't mean having sex because God could still have a yet to made known plan for conception of babies without sex.

Read your bible and see how the men of old produced children

Wow, so in your Bible, the men of old reproduced asexually​? Adam and Eve did not have sex before marriage ( where do you people get all this junk) . I don't know what you read but it's not the Genesis Story.

NwaAmaikpe:


This is wrong by all standards.

What is a drug addict doing in the house of the Lord?
Our Lord frowned against such in Matthew 21:13

"And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Jesus would have used a whip to chase this man out of that sanctuary.
Nonsense.
Majek Fashek is beyond redemption and should be nowhere near a church.

God, Jesus and the Holy spirit does not love your Pastor more​ than they do majek ...

fasterwell:


He said i should tell you that '' the letter( logos or written words ) killeth but the Spirit is life and peace.

The Bible did not mention sex but the Holy Spirit made it clear that sin was the sin Adam and Eve committed

All this shepples sef, be pragmatic In your reasoning please, God made man, told man to reproduce and fill the earth,then punishes him for obeying that command? how was he suppose to reproduce? mitosis?? Think now, Christianity is not an excuse to be gullible

fasterwell:


There is no sin more disgusting and barbaric to God than sex

Sex was the sin Adam and Eve committed that brought the wrath of God upon man

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of their sexual activities.

Sex is the only sin common among all class and level of mankind

Sex is such a terrible because our bodies used in doing this thing is originally designed to the HOUSE OF GOD

chai, I tire for you oo. which Bible tell you say the son when make Adam and Eve lose Eden na sex? chai, Bros abeg no dey ejaculate shit from your brain ooo. them eat the forbidden fruit,the fruit of the knowledge of good and bad. And before you say the forbidden fruit na sex, Study dendrology first.

Well, Paul wrote a letter containing instructions on sex to the Church at Corinth, and the way it was in those days, those letters had to be read openly in church. If God didn’t want the subject of sex broached in church, Paul’s letter would never have been read publicly. We tend to forget that God invented and innovated sex. How can the subject then be too “holy” for him?, you see, religious beliefs have made it look like God's attitude to it is 'thou shall not' . The Christian faith has nothing against sex,but it does frown against fornication, adultery and the like.

RIPEnglish:
That is one of the reasons these country can not got better. Nigerian police need to did better in the way they handles criminal.

so is your grammar

gberra:
These people no dey tire. Whenever things are gradually improving, they always choose to attach bad belle in everything.

Igbos always cry

. if I collectively curse you for all suffering Nigerians, your life no go remain the same.....