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[quote author=Atheist:-D]Arent there enough around. Do we need more? There are almost as many pastors as there are Christians. The market is saturated [/quote]Which market? We need more laborers in God's vineyard.

You may think we have much, but I dare to say many are wolves in sheep's garments. We need those who are truly there for God.

God said to Jeremiah, I knew you before I formed you, and before you were born I have appointed you to be a prophet.

This sounds to me like Jeremiah doesn't have to choose a destiny since his destiny has been mapped out for him.

Jean Paul Satre said" Man's coming into the world is purposeless rather man achieves a purpose in life by exercising his freedom"

Applying the above in the case of Jeremiah won't just work since Jeremiah's coming into the world was not without a purpose.

What am saying in essence is that no man's creation is without a purpose, at least you are created to love and serve God, you may also have been created to bring consolation to the broken hearted. Destiny must not always be something so big like becoming a professor or being the most influential person in the world.
Little things which might not really mean much to us, actually has meaning.

To be continued...

Superior1 just can't help it. Trying hard to prove what you don't understand?

@italo You said it well, he should go and argue with the Holy Spirit. St Paul, Prophet Jeremiah and co.

Tobetoe: Wow, am so,so happy o.. Double celebration in d air.. First today is ma bday and d feast of d assumption... And am a praticing catholic.. And i say to all nairalanders, happy ,happy feast day, .. Hail holy queen ,mother of mercy, hail our light ,our sweetness, and our hope, to u do we cry .o poor banished children eve......

To you do we lift up our sight, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then most gracious advocate, thy eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus. Oh clement, Oh loving, Oh sweet virgin Mary Amen.

Happy birthday dear and many happy returns.

*Following*

ladepete: God bless you doctor. All u said is just what I read online. I started jogging morning and evenings on sunday. And taking a lot of water, got an immune booster IMMUNACE. I take 1/2 daily. I will add fruits as you have said now. But honestly since I started to exercise, asides the body pain as a beginner...I have been really fine. I know the pains will stop as I continue the exercise. Thanks and God bless you!

God bless you too.

I enjoy referring to our blessed mother as Mater Admirabilis. Happy feast day brethren. Try and attend holy mass today.

Happy assumption day brethren. Hope you attended mass today? May the blessings of God be upon us as we rejoice with our mother whom God assumed to his abode, let's emulate her life of humility and acceptance of God's will that it may be well with us.

Once again happy ASSUMPTION DAY!

ladepete: Thank you very much doctor. I have done all of this test several times. The last was just a month back. Mp -ve. Widal:very low typhoid. FBC normal. I have done HIV test 3ce from nov last year to date. I did hbv test too just last month. I just finished halfan and amoxyl beecham 500mg.(20 capsules) used 1/3 daily and halfan 2tabs 6hourly.this I took ust 3 weeks ago. I must add, I drink approximately 8 bottles of heineken a week. With this medications less than a month ago; I went clubbing last week friday and had some hot drink and white wine. Now I have fever feelings again.never fully recovered from the hangover. Sont know if this can help u in helping me better. This reoccuring fever is killing my social life plz help.thanks

If what you wrote up there is the case then I will advise you to...

Increase your fruit and water intake.
Reduce your alcohol intake.(I've seen rare cases of people who breakdown whenever they take alcohol )
Make sure you always get enough rest.
Refrain from loading your system with excess antibiotics.(It has its own adverse effect).
Take simple analgesics like paracetamol whenever you have such feverish feelings.(Except it is confirmed that you have malaria at that particular time)
Do little exercises but not so much work.
Hopefully this will help.

Richieboyn: Wow seriously? Hmmmmm, am jst gettin to kw ds frm yu nd peppy. de actually ask weda u reject d saints and @ d same tym name deir ministries after saints?

Exactly.

Happy birthday to you both and many happy returns!

peppy luv: My brother Stop decieving ur self,every christian denomination believes in the trinity and that does not mean that Jesus is God! Thou d Anglicans don't deny that they beliv in the trinity.
U all steal our doctrines and try to make it look different from the catholc way! I cudnt stop laughing when an anglican frnd said the sign of the crosss is not 'a catholic thing" and this frnd is so anti catholic and says I carry it on my head lol how? becos I can't stop displaying hw proud I am of it on bb?I hate religious arguement evn thou am bein forced to cuz I get provoked. Crazyman a moderator banned me from NYC section simpy becos I said I was proud of NACC(national association of catholic corpers)meanwhl NCCF were praising their own and immediatly I said somtin they attacked me and whl trying to defend myself(without insults!God wil bear me witness,I was banned till feb 15th 2014! So I wudnt say or promote NACC till I finish my service year!Y d hate for catholics
somtyms our xtian brothers say d unimaginable and I keep wondering "y d hate"?we acknowledge d fact that some of our clergies hv made mistakes and gone astray but who are we to judge if God has forgiven them. Are your clergies innocent or is it becos d catholic church is popular and for that notin is hidden. I dnt hv time to start posting crimes commited by other demonination's clergy just to start an un necessary argument here. All orthodox churches(who later produced the protestants) came out from catholic and we all say d creed together which includes beliving in d holy catholic church till date!
I knw them especialy anglicans to take our doctrines and try to make it look diff.eg they dnt belive in d saints but they name their churches after a saint! Point of correction we dnt worship them but we see them as role models for the life they lived. "There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future"- st Augustine.
This was one of d reasons why a convert(an elderly yoruba man in church of assmuption asokoro and his 2nd reason was becos of my ex parish priest fr George Ehusani whose preaching he watched and followed closely evry sunday on AIT) came back to the church,he said the anglicans "plucked d fruit witout knwing how it was planted" so he came back to the farm to knw more abt d fruit and how its been planted"! A marriage nearly ended when an Anglican Rev askd a bride(who was catholic) do u reject calling d name of d saints in prayers(don't argue this cuz I hear protestants calling on the God of Oyedepo and Abioye and their demi god pastors!),the grl said NO! Do u reject d Rosary? she said "NO!I married my husband cuz of love not religion" meanwhl d church was bearing the name of a saint!! If u dnt acknwledge them(saints)then y bear the name leave it for the catholics that declared them saints. My mum cudnt stop sighing cuz they dnt knw they hv planted a seed of division in that home!if the bride had made up her mind to submissively follow her husband to anglican forever she may not want to do it again!
I dnt want us to start arguing about new converts here cuz evryday silently,those who hv gone from the church come back. Our doors are open for whoever wants to walk in or out,we dnt need customers to pay tithe. D church has enuf!
That aside, ur pastors bless u and end prayers with "in the name of the father, son and holy ghost!" Abeg is that not the trinity or is it becos u dnt do the sign of the cross u now feel its not the trinity u r acknowledging by saying that? Wake up from ur slumber man,u think u knw d bible more than a jnr seminarian not to talk of the Pope! Lol *smh for ur dumbness*
WITHOUT THE CATHOLICS THEIR WILL BE NO BIBLE! A fact that only fools argue, so if u r one come on then
I knw ur next arguement wil be that we worship mary lol don't worry we are ok with that ok. Let it b our headache.
Some of u say u want to save the catholics from hell *lol* u hypocrite! Save ursef 1st! Deliver ursef from ur uncountable lies,fornication,adultery,abortion,injustice, man's inhumanity to man,bribery and corruption, theft,backbiting,hate,gossip,envy,jealousy,anger and so on! Then when u r clean only then will u be worthy of saving 2billion pple from hell!!

Enough of d battle of supremacy btwn christians and muslims after all there are so many world religions. I always told my frnd that if I wasn't a catholic I wud hv been a Buddahist! Yes u heard me.
If u wanna knw y go and do a research about them and u will knw y!not trying to search for negative things after al evry religion has something questionable abt it! They do! Or do u want me to start picking out verse from the bible and koran that will make u ask and wonder if God really said and did all this? Especially in the old testament!
That is y I dnt blame the aetheist (not this fake ones in nairaland that are frustrated but scholars,successful men and women who didnt fast and pray or pay tithe to become who they are!those ones who have studied in and out of that book u think u knw better and with what is happening in this world they keep asking does God really exist)
but I stil beliv in my creator cuz I didn't bring myself into this world.
Religion will not take me to heaven but it guides me. I believe in PEACE(truly from d hrt laying aside all grudges and mistakes like the pope is asking),SERVICE TO GOD AND HUMANITY(not like a pharisee or hypocrite) as my greatest means of salvation!
I really dnt care what anyone's opinion is after reading this. I made my point not trying to argue or start a war of words with anyone. LEAVE CATHOLICS ALONE all u haters!
PEACE! SHALOM!!

I couldn,t have said it better.
On the Anglican marriage issue, I've seen where the marriage did not hold because of this issue and I don't just get that madness.

haykaylanre: as the pope has spoken assuming in holiness I expect you to follow suite instead of labelling the jihadist in ignorance. The celebrated legendary's of this world shall dwell in hell with regret in the hereafter except they die as a muslim.

I never wanted to comment on this thread, but seeing erroneous post as this compelled me to post. The worst mistake one can make is not to give priority to what deserves it, I don't see any reason why a sensible person should keep chasing shadow while ignoring the substance itself.

In as much as I have no hatred for islam, and equally support the Pope for a peaceful co-existence and respect for peoples belief, I don't in anyway believe we all have to die as "muslims"

homesteady: My Most memorable day as a Mass server was during a station of the cross mass!
I just came back from school and I ran to church so that I'll serve Mass that day! I served as the candle bearer.
When we reached the 12th station, my body couldn't bear the hunger and tiredness! The glucose in my brain was exhausted!
When I woke up, I found myself at home I FAINTED

LOL @ bolded. Anyway weldone.

FOLYKAZE: Yes Matthew chapter 28 verse 8 to 20 was written and added by the church

Can you prove that?

lizzy95: (please i copied and pasted this from my orginal question)
Hello i'm elizabeth by name, a
friend of mine told me about
nairaland so i'm here to
discuss soime of my issues
with u guys
I've come to notice that many
things are going wrong with
me for a long tym now like: i'm
having alot of problem with
FOCUSING on task long enough
to get them done, Inability to
notice small
details And paying ATTENTION
(especially when in school, my
lecturer can say a million
words and i will just hold my
pen sterring @ him, @ d end
of d class i will berely jote half
a page whn odas hv written
abt 4_5 pgs),Being easily
distracted when i am doing
smth by noises,people, etc
irrational procrastination (alot
of people hate me 4 dis),
Disorganization and
forgetfulness.
inability to stay on one
topic at a time when leading
discusion or stay
focused while others
speak...hmmmm further more i
always move around restlessly
at times (i.e i just can seem to
be seated in a place 4 lon), i
think i'm also impatient
because i find myself
Constantly interrupting
others....the most painful part
is that no MATTER how i
prepare b4 reading (sleeping/
resting 4 hours) i cant study
for long because my head gets
weary and saturated on time
i.e if @ all i pay any attension 2
it.....please i really need you
help on this matter...because it
makes me cry when ever i
think abt it...[NB i knw i'm nt
dull, because i have a gud
understanding when ever my
attension is active BUT i 4get
most things on tym (e.g i can
explain a STATISTICS (math)
problem to a person that is
lost beside me but in d
evening i will go n meet d
person to explain 2 me again)
2. I dont hv any boy friend
now so am nt distracted by
any guy but rather by
ANYTHING)...please it took me
virtually d whole of today to
write and type this message.

Your case needs more of the attention of a psychologist than mere drug prescription, though you might still need to take some drug afterall but you need to see a psychologist.

ladepete: Hello drs in the house. Plz I served in a military barracks last year.around May when the the weather became cold and windy + a lot of bushes everywhere. I started having reoccuring fever.I fall sick every month and treat myself for malaria then I feel better.in about 3weeks symptoms surface again.I continued like that till I passed out Oct. I treated mysef with 2 diff malaria drugs @ the same time, one athemeter injections,then fansidar tabs around august and also took an anitbiotics (cypro category). Cnt remember the name.but sept, I still had fever again. When I passed out oct I was fine till dec. 3months after fever again.now it seems to be a monthly thing since May as the bad weather is back. Does that mean I now have a weak immune system. It takes more than a year for me to get ill before I served. I intend to join the military this year as an officer. I have a small body, with no bp issues, I weigh approximately 55kg. The fevers I have are not always very serious that I can't eat. I do eat well, but u can tell I'm sick mere looking at me.

Hi ladepete
From the piece of information you gave, it seems you only treated yourself based on what you taught was your problem.

There are many causes of recurrent fever which malaria and typhoid are among. And also it is possible your immune system is weak.

I advice go for the following tests. MP, widal, FBC, and VCT. Your test result can give us a better clue on how to go about your treatment.

Again try as much as possible not to expose yourself to mosquito bite and be mindful of the water you drink.

@ Peteregwu You mean u had to post a write-up done in the month of march now just to prove to us that Linda is fake because alexleo showed the double standard your pastor played.

Well I advice you not to bother yourself for God is in control. You don't have to wail like a child or. go to such extent to defend your church.

I can assure you that such testimonies cannot ruin your church if your church is of God. So stay focused on God and remain blessed.

Hmm

FOLYKAZE: How long will it take for you to realise that Mark chapter 16 verse 8 to 20 was written and added by the church?

And the church also wrote and added Matt28V19-20?

Back to topic.

@ Demerry where are you? We are waiting.

Syncan: O purest of creatures! sweet Mother, sweet Maid;
The one spotless womb wherein Jesus was laid.
Dark night hath come down on us, Mother, and we
Look out for thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea.

2 Deep night hath come down on this rough-spoken world.
And the banners of darkness are boldly unfurled;
And the tempest-tossed Church—all her eyes are on thee.
They look to thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea.

3 He gazed on thy soul, it was spotless and fair;
For the empire of sin, it had never been there;
None ever had owned thee, dear Mother, but He,
And He blessed thy clear shining, sweet Star of the Sea.

4 Earth gave Him one lodging; ’twas deep in thy bre*st,
And God found a home where the sinner finds rest;
His home and His hiding-place, both were in thee;
He was won by thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea.

5 Oh, blissful and calm was the wonderful rest
That thou gavest thy God in thy virginal bre*st;
For the heaven He left He found heaven in thee,
And He shone in thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea.

Frederick William Faber, 1814–63

God bless you F.W Faber. Ave! Mariae!

GREAT!!!

Logicboy03: lol....and who was Jesus talking to?

THE JEWS

So, in short, Jesus was giving the Jews leadership over others. The Jews were in charge of spreading the Gospel.


Like I said, Jesus came for the Jews

That the gospel was first preached to the Jews doesn't mean it was for them alone. Mark 16v15 He said to them, Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to the whole human race.

You said Jesus was giving leadership to the Jews. Going by your stand, I don't see what is wrong in a Jew like Paul taking the gospel to the gentiles.

Logicboy03: What does that have to do with Jews

I least expect this from you. Seems you forgot easily. You said Jesus came for the Jews and Paul took his gospel to the gentiles. Now noblefada quoted from the bible where Jesus instructed that the gospel be preached to the whole world contrary to what you said and you are asking him what it has to do with the Jews?

The answer to your question is "It has everything to do with both Jews and Gentiles".

debbie: Remember your strength and power will fail you when you need it most! Its only through the grace of God we can live a worthy life......your knowledge is nothing! Pray that you may decrease and God increase will increase in you.
Now is the day of salvation.
Lord Jesus,the same yesterday,today and forever.

I am and always will be transformed by your grace Oh Lord.

debbie: Remember your strength and power will fail you when you need it most! Its only through the grace of God we can live a worthy life......your knowledge is nothing! Pray that you may decrease and God increase will increase in you.
Now is the day of salvation.
Lord Jesus,the same yesterday,today and forever.

I was and always will be transformed by your grace Oh Lord.

superior1: And who is the author of the book of Enoch?
Can you post Jude 1:14 and 1Enoch1:9 and let see if they are exactly the same?

I don't want to derail this thread but can I also ask you who is the author of Deuteronomy and Hebrews?.

superior1: If Enoch isn't the author, how can Jude be quoting him?

Nobody is disputing the fact that it was not written by Enoch.

Even if it was written in 200BC, there is no logical proof that it quoted Jude that was written after the birth of Jesus.

superior1: I just showed you the author of that book wasn't Enoch. Compare when Enoch lived and the period this book came to existence (It is no calculus). The following are from the link you posted

Most scholars share the view[5] that these five sections were originally independent works (with different dates of composition), themselves a product of much editorial arrangement, and were only later redacted into what we now call 1 Enoch.

The older sections (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) are estimated to date from about 300 BC, and the latest part (Book of Parables) probably was composed at the end of the 1st century BC.[2]


Jesus was born in 6 BC, Enoch was alive then?

Are you guys discussing the authorship of The book of Enoch and the year it was written, or are you guys trying to show us who quote who between Jude and Enoch?.

free2ryhme: which one be non-biblical scriptures ooo hia!

Catholics no go kill persin with heresy

chukwudi! chukwudi!! chukwudi!!!

Few examples of non-canonical scriptures...
1 The book of Enoch.
2 The assumption of Moses.
3 The book of Jashar
4 The book of prophet Iddo the seer.

I tried naming those that were quote in the bible but are not part of the canonical books.
There are other ones, but this wil give you a clue of what non canonical scriptures mean.

damerry: Thank you sister, this post is just spot-on. I was wandering where my fellow catholics were, living me alone to face these people who do not believe and do not want to believe, answering their questions paves way for more questions @ a point, i felt like giving them the pope's adress and phone number, anyway i thank God for dis post.

I must commend your effort so far. But the truth is they don't know and don't want to know therefore; trying to teach them maybe a waste of time but all you can do is keep on with your good work here not because of them but because of our fellow Catholic who will benefit from it.

Once again, WELDONE

May we always be compelled to do that which is beneficial not just to us but also to our fellow human beings irrespective of the race or religious affiliation.

What we lack in our world today may not necessarily be wealth or material possessions but LOVE.
If those whom God blessed decide to be a blessing to those whom they are better off than, our world will certainly be better than what it is today.

May God remove from us the heart of stone and give us the heart of flesh and may we always put God first in all we do.

"LORD REMOVE THE RICH FOOL SYNDROME FROM US"