goat, he has forgotten that his father is nolonger the president.

To me i think the greatest problem is not knowing what to in the midst of options, problems. please one wrong decision can set you up for lifetime failure, what do you think?

@bindex
There is nothing that the present church is doing that is not biblical( all christians use the bible to defend their beliefs), christianity has never really been one since the beginning the founders have always had their differences, How do you expect the religion to survive in a fast changing world? christianity has to function and survive in a modern society if it wants to stay its course and continue to be a religion that draws many followes, if it doesn't change it will die off. All religions have to adapt or interpret their texts to fit in with reality. For example the moslems and facing mecca when praying, all kinds of interpretations and excuses have been provided to make it look rational for people that live in other parts of the planet. Holding on to strict doctrine is an ultimately not tenable, since the doctrine has demonstrably been changing all the time and what exists now is clearly not that which existed at earlier points in time.

Don't be deceived in believing that there are no sound christians available ; there are, I promise you. That is why I say SEEK for them. It helped me in my years of similar confusion. Don't allow the devil to lead you from your state of confusion to total hatred of the people of God. I t will be from frying pan to fire- a BIGGER SPIRITUAL COMPLICATION and TRANSGRESSION. You can still love whoever deceived you. However pray earnestly to your Father in heaven for better instructions and guidance.
Remain Blessed.

As i said i would still fellowship with beleivers but it would be hypocritical of me to continue attending churches that i believe their practises are contrary to the teachings in the bible.

I agree with your submissions above in the fact that it is necessary for beleivers to gather together and fellowship. however what is going on in the churches today is a marked departure from what the apostles taught and practised.

As i said i would still fellowship with beleivers but it would be hypocritical of me to continue attending churches that i believe their practises are contrary to the teachings in the bible.

In the early church they shared and discussed the word every man was allowed to talk and ask questions it was a real fellowship but today you must just accept what the pastor says whether he is wrong or right you are not even allowed to ask questions or disagree with a pastor's doctrine. Also the early church always shared meals when they met but today our churches are only interested in collecting our money. the early church attended to the material needs of their brethen but today's churches cannot be bothered they would just tell you to go and pray whilst the church leadership spends the church's money on their own excesses. I can gone on and on but then,

Quote from: TV01
Temples built with hands, duh!
In John 4, the Lord encounters the woman by the well. In conversation The Lord at once disabuses her of her misunderstanding and at the same time gives her insight into Gods intention. (Worship of God would no longer be mandated to a to a place or location).
21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
The Lord prophesied the ending of temple worship
Matthew 24:1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down." And that was immediately after he had cried out in lamentation. Matthew 23: 37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! 38 See! Your house is left to you desolate;
Why was Stephen martyred?
Simply because he declared the system of temple worship redundant; Acts 7:48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: 49 'Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the Lord, Or what is the place of My rest?……………
Acts 7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. A post-conversion Saul (Paul) was later to echo these words to the Athenians. Acts 17:24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
All the high traditions of church have been there. The beauty of some of the Catholic cathedrals is breathtaking. St. Peters Basilica in Rome may well move you to tears (http://www.ewtn.com/gallery/sp/sp1.htm), but God is not there. I have visited Anglican churches with frescos that would make you weep. But God is not there. Some traditional church buildings are architectural masterpieces, rightly listed as cultural heritage sites, but God is not there. So, converted light industrial units, re-cycled cinemas and multi-million building projects are all passé, they are religion. God is not there. Truth is, Jesus does not have a (physical) house!
Church is not something you go to, it’s not something you attend, church is something you are. Welcome to Gods Temple. Built with living stones (1 Peter 2:5). It’s transportable, reproducible, easily erected, adaptable, nimble and organic. IT’S ALIVE! Buildings, which are acquired at great cost and barely used, are redundant. The Bible says “Daily” (9 times in the book of Acts alone!), church is everyday in every place, where Gods people (Temple) are. The Church of England is flogging buildings hand over fist. And their own records show that majority use for most of the buildings that remain is for non-church activity. God is not there.
How many times? How plainly? And how blindingly obvious, could the Lord make this truth? ~ NO PHYSICAL BUILDINGS AND NO PHYSICAL OFFERINGS! (Physical sacrifice maybe, but who preaches that?) Resources that should be used to nourish the living temple of God are diverted into physical temples. Money moves in response to need in the body, or to the needy outside (a form of Christian love and witness) full stop.
Mindless temple building is the epitome of pagan worship. Almost all ancient religions had their temples, male/female high priesthoods, temple prostitutes, sacrifices, arcane rituals and a busy sideline in merchandise. A physical church (organization) will ultimately become a den of thieves and a habitation for unclean things. The only thing that awaits these carnal physical structures, along with the attendant man made traditions is desolation.
Matthew 21:12-13 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves. 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.
So when they say “we are trusting God for a building”, what they are really hoping is that they can wheedle enough money out of you to acquire one. At best they are misled and misleading, and at worst they are just religious hucksters, preying on peoples faith and ignorance. They are either blindly treading a well-worn religious path, or simply making merchandise of you in order to acquire an expensive backdrop for their vaulting ambition. It’s business (Industry – Entertainment, sector Religion, sub-sector Churchianity).
The plethora of functional titles, administrative hierarchies and reporting lines are reminiscent of corporate entities (which is essentially what they are. See if you can spot the multinationals, the franchises and the one-man businesses). There’s a spirit behind
this, manifested in hierarchies, departments, budgets, programs, schedules and such idolatrous concepts as of “my pastor”, “my church”, “my ministry”.
Take the dozen or more levels between the congregation and head of the Roman Catholic tradition for example. From the pope, cardinals, archbishops and bishops down to the “faithful” there exists something like fourteen different levels! You can call it what you please, but it’s a mediatory priesthood, just with a different name. If it walks like a duck and it quacks! All the other traditions have their equivalents.
The newer traditions do seem to have a penchant for bombast (probably explained by the fact that they lack the historical weight and theatrical wardrobe of the so called “high traditions”). Hence, the love of titles like “GO” (the ambitions of some would suggest that the “G” is for galactic!), “Covering Apostle”, “Prophetess to the Nations” and my personal favourite “Armour Bearer”. I guess cheap suits and bad (or just badly dyed) hair, will never acquire the “ecclesiastical chic” of an intricately embroidered mitre and robes.
Church traditions, denominations, sects, communions, synods (or just plain old “membership”) and the like mean nothing to God and have nothing to do with true Christianity. The bible clearly states that; “Christ knows those who are His” (2 Timothy 2:19). None of those things will make your calling and election sure. Hebrews 12:23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect. The only membership that counts is being in the book of life of the Lamb! Whether one is spiritually mature enough to discern it or not, becoming a member, joining a sect, the various ordinations, sacraments and pledges all co-join you with spiritual harlotry (More on this in a later WIT).
Church is simply accessed by faith in Christ. The assembly comprises of all who through time, have placed their faith in the completeness of the Lord Jesus Christ’ saving work. And another thing, written constitutions, creeds and codes are an utter fallacy. Mission statements for Christians, as much as they exist are all to be found clearly stated in the Bible. Think about it, the only reason an addendum would be required is because it contains something not in the original document. So pray tell what’s missing?

As a gospel believing christian i have always yearned to know God better and to understand his perfect will for my self and his purpose for the existence of man. over the years i have studied various countless christian literature both biblical and historical i have sort to understand what exactly the gospel of christ was all about and i realize it has always been their very obvious in the bible glaring at us all in the face yet we all conviniently choose to ignore it and the so-called church that is meant to mentor us in the understanding of the word is obviously to busy promoting the agenda of it's promoters to point out this obvious truths to us and let us grow in spirit the way it was taught in the bible.
To cut the long story short i have come to the realization with a renewed conviction that there is no church i am aware of today that is doing the will of our lord Jesus christ and the churches we have today are a marked departure from the churches founded by the apostles. That is apart from the fact that church buildings[temples] were done away with in the new testament. I know i would never be fully able to explain the reasons for my decision to people on this forum but i can asure you it is 100% biblical for now i would leave you guys with this write up with my brother TVO1 shared with me

More blessings to you. Indeed, one may never find the "right" church (it all depends on what criteria makes a church 'right' and suited to one's taste). However, even when there are certain things that surprise us sometimes, we can look to God and proceed with caution. As you pray for His leading, you will be blessed and refreshed constantly. Jesus is Lord.

Hmm! Interesting. Pilgrim1 has given you a good advice. Mine wouldn't have been that gentle. Did I hear you say 'pray'? I have another four letter word you could use: 'flee'

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Gongo Aso,

Ají sebí Òyó làárí,Òyó kìí se bi enìkankan,

When you allow criminal acts to go on for too long, it becomes like a norm to the people.
That is the case of this advance rent. Why shouldn't I be able to rent a house for just two months?

The criminal act had been allowed for too long and various generations have come to grow to meet
the nonsense. Now it seems normal and people are even finding argument for it on nairaland

Call a spade a spade. Its another sensible one from Gov. Fashola, the God sent for Lagosians

They wives cannot afford or no nothing abt contraceptives.
They want more kids to help make more money. . . .hawking,farming,begging.etc
After a tiring day,the couple have no other means to relax except to keep making love Undecided
bad for the ecnonmy,bad for the kids from such union,bad for the nation.

Whether men of God or not, bible says "Judge not that you may not be judged, ". Only God is in the position to judge any man.

I don't see anything wrong with the appointment. It is akin to having a consulting professor.
Such appointments help bring an industry view to academia and provide needed mentoring to students.

what Sunny Ade brings to the table cannot be learned from tenured professors. Its like learning business strategies from likes of Dangote,Coscharis, Otedola instead of tenured pros.

Please to d virgin poster, i hope u realize that there's a huge curve between selected n elected. u help someone u have selected because u gave he or she an S that has made d person fit 4 d position whist someone without d S would have 2 prove himself fit 4 d position by being DULY elected , 'd question here is were these legislators elected or selected? when u answer this question u have also answered ur topic for this thread!

Am all for looking ahead and being positive as you will see from my future articles.However, as far as God's Word is concerned, the standard is unchangeable.
Civilizations will come and go; nations will rise and fall; human philosophy would evolve and crumble; heaven and earth will pass away; but God's standards for His Church will never change.

It is permissible for the Christian church to evolve new strageties, come up with new programmes, and apply modern methodologies to confront modern challenges, but it is impermissible to alter,dilute, or change the essential characteristics of our faith.Holiness is still holiness.Justice is still justice.Righteousness is still righteousness.Consecration is still consecration.If God demanded these from us yesterday,that demand is still as urgent today as it was yesterday,and ever will be until we leave this side of heaven.

In view of the above, continuous self examination in the light of God's standards is an imperative for progression.The Lord Himself challenges us to: "REMEMBER therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee ," Revelation 3:3.
Also see: Jeremiah 6:16 "Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the OLD paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein."

As usual, we are carried away again, really will still strike us if we are not careful. The truth is Amodu is not technically sound, win against france or not. Lets hope the name NIgeria will take us to the world cup. For the records, we were not spectacular, just better than we had played in a while. Lets savour d victory aniway. We still need creativity in the mid field (Not Mikel o, he is a defensive mid fielder now) lol.

the nigerian team really surprised everyone and it can only get better and better and they can go to the highest level with beating their african opponents. infact all the so called old and big boys should retire

Your last statement about devilish ambition is apt for those who demonise pastors to justify their own pseudo-spirituality.

On the contrary it is more apt for those who twist the word of God to de-fraud his children. It is also apt for those who defend this evil them as well.