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Kobojunkie:
1. By attacking him you prove some of his points correct which is that many of you are blind to see that what Paul speaks of in his letters aren't exactly the very same things taught by Jesus Christ in His Gospel of the Kingdom of God.

Me Enlightened social media propagandists/ champion, do you think you will shape opinions through a faceless platform where you cannot be held accountable.
At least Paul we know, Who are you?
Go get a life. As far as this platform is concerned, Seun Osewa is most relevant as he is a face we know and hence we can make accountable.

MrCodeSolo:
Ask a Christian a question about Jesus, and he might answer you with a quotation from Paul. But who tells us Paul speaks for Jesus? Why do we need Paul to speak for Jesus when Jesus speaks for himself? Why do we need Paul to speak for Jesus when Jesus himself warns us: “Be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time?” (Mark 13:23). If Jesus has told us all we need to know, why do we need someone else to add to, or subtract from, what he said? What was Jesus divine message according to the synoptic gospel?

How did Paul's teachings differ from Jesus?
Jesus teaches the works (not grace) that make for our salvation in the Beatitudes (Matt 5,5&7, Lk 6:20-49) and most elaborately in Matt 25:31-46 but Paul preached that salvation is by grace (unmerited gift) in Ep 2:8-9, a concept that Jesus never mentioned or even implied

Paul Contradicts Jesus in so many ways as listed below;

On how one becomes a child of God:

Paul says:
Rom.8
[23] and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Gal.4
[5] to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

Jesus says:
John.3
[3] Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is begotten from above,* he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[6] That which is begotten of the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten of the Spirit is spirit.
[7] Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be begotten from above.*

* John 3:3 and 3:7 are the author's translations. These differ from the RSV only in the expression "begotten from above" that replaces "born anew' in the RSV. "Born anew" does not represent the fullness of what Jesus is stating here, and does not correspond to the literal translation of the Greek, anothen (a()nwqen).

On the number and identity of teachers:

Paul says:
1Cor.12
[28] And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third, teachers,
Eph.4
[11] And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
1Tim.2
[7] For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
2Tim.1
[11] For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,


Jesus says:
Matt.23
[8] But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren.



On being justified:

Paul says:
Rom.3
[24] they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,
[28] For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law.
Rom.5
[9] Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.


Jesus says:
Matt.12
[37] for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.


On sacrifices to God:

Paul says:
1Cor.5
[7] For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed.
Eph.5
[2] And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Jesus says:
Matt.9
[13] Go and learn what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.'


On remuneration for preaching the gospel:

Paul says:
1Tim.5
[17] Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching;
[18] for the scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages.
1Cor.9
[11] If we have sown spiritual good among you, is it too much if we reap your material benefits?
[12] If others share this rightful claim upon you, do not we still more?


Jesus says:
Matt.10
[7] And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
[8] Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.




On the God of the dead:

Paul says:
Rom.14
[9] For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

Jesus says:
Luke.20
[38] Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living;


On the time of the coming of the Lord:

Paul says:
Rom.13
[12] the night is far gone, the day is at hand.


Jesus says:
Luke.21
[8] Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name,
saying, . . . `The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.




Christians are indoctrinated, that the Good news means the whole new testaments, despite Paul didn’t preach the good news of the kingdom gospel, but the Grace of God gospel.
Christians are indoctrinated, that everything in the bible is from God, nothing else but truth , despite God said, Job friends spoke falsely about God.

Christians are trained to accept everything in the bible , doubting and questioning the validity of the teaching are considered heresy , Those whom dare to ask will be subjected to modern persecutions such as excommunicated, shunned, demoted, kick out from church ministries.
Church have no basic concept of truth and subsequently don’t know how to verify the truth, believing in contradictions is norm just like the ones mentioned above, for example: Christians believe it is impossible to be righteous, but at the same time also believe that Noah and Jobs are righteous persons.
Church encourage people to read the bible, but don’t have idea on how it should be read and learned, manipulated interpretations to fit man's made doctrines, Paul letters could contradict Jesus words

Main stream churches foundation mostly based on Paul teaching, criticizing Paul means criticizing the church, everybody get offended, they will perceive it as an attempt to destroy the church. Not realizing that God's truth can't be build upon false foundation. when you have actually come to the point of discerning the bible truth regardless of whether you believe that Paul teaches the same as Jesus, it is to me pretty clear if you compare them side by side. As listed and mentioned above.
And when you lay Paul and Jesus teaching side by side, It is definitely like comparing synthetic grass over real grass, we the non-Christians know synthetic grass is different than real grass, but a Christian would blindly agree that synthetic or real grass are still grass and so is the pauline-doctrines to Jesus true and divine message.

Even if you are right, who are You? What are you doing that is life changing/ revolutionary? Nothing! You are just “One Pothole Digging nonsensical saying Wannabe” who will be remembered for nothing while Paul whom you attack will continue to be known decades after you are long gone and forgotten.
Mr go and get a Life, certainly Paul is never your problem, Nigeria is more of a problem for you while alive.

Zimri:
More like a bizzare animal porn but they're facts.

If you think porn’s messed up then frankly you should check out some of the dubious sexual practices that go down in the animal kingdom.

Grab a seat

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You are probably an apostle of homosexual living, since you choose to concentrate on homosexual tendencies

The meaning of a name has consequences. President buhari- In Yoruba the name when broken into syllables has evil connotation
Bu- Decayed or decaying
ha- Tightness or stuck
ri- Experience
Under Buhari “the common man in Nigeria have experienced a profoundly new level of being stuck in situations of hopelessness and extensive damage/destruction of lives and property”.

Should we decide to settle with another Fulani under Atiku boubachar whose syllabic connotation is
A- We
ti- are
ku- dead
Under Atiku” we may all be dead to experience any difference in current circumstances”. Be wise and do not use your PVC to stab yourself fatally by choosing another Fulani man.

Nigerians born after Abacha years need to be enlightened about the horrors of leaving through those years, I think you will do the new generation a great service by reviewing the highlights ( plus the evils perpetuated by the regime). In light of the current evils buhari mahammad, gcfr, administration is spearheading against our general interests.

jonili:
I've seen numerous topics in the past about toxic workplaces but I never thought I was going to find myself in one of them. Share your experience and how you were able cope till you left.

I'll go first.

My current employers are indians, I've heard stories about them and how toxic they are, but I am not the type to generalize, I always believe most of those people who complains were just unlucky to meet mean indian bosses but my perception about them is changing, between Dec 2022 and Jan 2023, more than 8 people have resigned, some left without resigning just to have peace. Salaries are paid towards the end of another month, no confirmation for staffs, no appraisals, no promotion or salary increase, no good process, people are always assigned tasks that aren't their responsibilities, bosses always nagging, with narcissistic tendencies.

They lack good leadership skills, their only method of communication is to yell at you, they would try to intimidate you, blame you for their mistakes, they also believe they can always get away with anything. I feel the only I feel the only way to manage the situation is to get away from the toxic environment.
Now I feel like resigning just to clear my head but I can't quite just to sit at home and they are very much aware of the high unemployment rate in Nigeria, that gives them even more confidence to mistreat Nigerians.

Share your experience on how you were able to cope before getting another opportunity.

Before you blame an employer of toxicity, try to fix the toxic environment of the country you live in. That is the best way to deal with the problems associated with toxicity.

Omahleigh:
It's the way you handpick what to believe and what to discard for me. This same science is what tells you the time, tells you the weather, tells you your heart rate, tells you how to navigate when driving and helps you through your daily life! Science, using these very principles, figured out how to lift a massive 800,000 metric tonne iron and get it to fly you from one continent to another in a couple of hours! You trust it with your life when it dispenses cash from an ATM to the point that you don't even bother counting the money. Even the phone you used to type this crap is a testament to the brilliance and reliability of science.

But when that same science on who's principles man has been able to achieve god-like feats tells you that Dinosaurs roamed this earth 65 million years ago, or that carbon dating can accurately predict objects that are billions of years old, your stupid ass suddenly becomes a smart ass because one fictional story book written by archaic men who thought that the earth was flat tells you that you haven't been here that long.

Religion is truly for small-minded simpletons, this is why Africa is the laughing stock of the rest of the world. A continent overcrowded with stupid people!

The bible never supported the flat earth assumption. Argue with evidence not sentiments stored in your heart.

The nail will be applied to the coffin of Nigeria if Tinubu or Atiku becomes president that is sancrosanct. Afterall one departed literist signed out with his book titled “ There was a country “
Obi lacks capacity to resurrect dead country but then the older other men are not options either way

Gift96:
Election has never been a solution to Nigeria problems for a long time unless a miracle happens

If the people of Nigeria say No to consensus arrangements then lo and behold we are headed the Somalian/Afghan route.

Gift96:
Election has never been a solution to Nigeria problems for a long time unless a miracle happens

Now that is a major concern. Do you know what is occurring daily is almost similar to what I have seen before while I was an optimist about Nigeria improving. Now it is happening in a more bizarre manner and I have no hope it gets any better.

What is happening in Nigeria
The global economy is headed towards recession.
In an election year, Nigerian economy is headed towards recession and government is promoting the economic slide through all manner of gimmicks, some of which are:
1. The prolonged fuel scarcity and crisis
2. The massive debt funding for 2023 budget
3. The scarcity of currency in the economy
4. Kangaroo census scheduled for the year
5. Continued massacre nationwide with particular focus in kaduna and Niger states
6. Underperformance in government
7. The winding down of businesses and high unemployment rate
8. The chaos with terrorists in the south-east

Unfortunately a number of people think the immediate solution will come from the upcoming elections. Remember rigging is possible under any system in a regressive nation like ours. Humans can manipulate even computer systems to their advantage (remember “Garbage In and garbage Out”)
Why is/are there no consensus to shake things up ingeniously? !!

At some point in 2023, Putin will be dethroned and put down.

annayawchee:
Honestly..

Life has never been this hard.
Inflation is just high,
Standard of living is just high,
Landlord choose this period to increase their rents.

Nothing is cheap, not even food..

Xmas is just 3 weeks away.

I've reduced my expenses to be barest but e still choke ...

How una dey cope??

Rewarding the nincompoop President with a second term brought us to this point, may it not get as bad as when his one time master, Abacha ruled the Country.

....

Sixfiguresmart:
Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 453:

Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir:

I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal. I said to Jabir, "How can you swear by Allah?" Jabir said, "I have heard 'Umar swearing by Allah regarding this matter in the presence of the Prophet and the Prophet did not
disapprove of it."


Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 37, Number 4317:

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir told that he saw Jabir ibn Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn as-Sa'id was the Dajjal (Antichrist). I expressed my surprise by saying: You swear by Allah! He said: I heard Umar swearing to that in the presence of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), but the Apostle of Allah did not make any objection to it.

Those who swear are 99.9% liars, why bother? The islamic “allah” is 100% a liar

Seeker2014:
At least, no where in the Bible where it is written that Jesus laughed or smiled. Probably because heavenly race is a serious matter not to joke with.

You certainly are a SADIST!!

A matter that is very clear is “Righteousness cannot be legislated” people will do what they want if they have persuaded themselves to do so.

Kobojunkie:
Those of you who pay tithes/taxes in the name of Jesus Christ deny yourselves sonship with God by your acts of disobedience
As Jesus Christ made clear, the Children of God do not pay taxes/Tithe in His name. So, do we ignore Jesus Christ so we can instead follow the doctrines and traditions of men(and their churches) instead?

Stop messing up people’s head about the less important matters of the Bible. Anyone one who cares to be informed has easy access to read for himself, enough from all manner of manipulators on social media and pulpits. (Including NAIRALAND in particular!)

Editor's Note:
Mark Galeotti is the executive director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence and an honorary professor at University College London. He is the author of several books on Russian history, most recently "Putin's Wars: from Chechnya to Ukraine." The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.

Despite some frenzied speculation around Russia's loss of the occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson this week, it is still too soon to predict when and how President Vladimir Putin will surrender power -- whether it will be because he is ousted, retires or simply dies in office.

However, what we can already see are some of the processes which may shape and prompt that departure. More to the point, even clinging on to power, Putin will never live up to the image he had created for himself.

Especially in the early months of the war, there was much excited speculation about his health, with claims that he had everything from blood cancer to Parkinson's. Much of this has subsided, especially as the puffy aspect and odd twitches that were fastened upon as proof seem to have passed.

It was unsurprising that this would attract such interest, offering something of a deus ex machina for Western governments eager for a quick solution to the dilemmas of the conflict.

However, according to US intelligence officers who have studied the question, while Putin may well have recurring health issues -- he has long been known to suffer from back problems and may even be suffering from a condition that has compromised his immune system, explaining the extreme measures taken to shield him from Covid-19 -- there is no sign of anything likely to lead to his imminent death or incapacity.

Yet he is 70, and his health really has become an existential question for the system. After all, while the Russian constitution stipulates what happens if he dies in office -- the prime minister steps in as interim president until early elections can be held -- there is no provision in case he is incapacitated for any substantial length of time, nor is there a vice president able to stand in for him.

This is exactly the kind of political crisis which might generate an intra-elite struggle, which could bring down this regime.

After all, for now, the chances of a palace coup are scarcely greater than those of Putin being toppled by protests in the streets. Multiple security forces balance each other: in Moscow, for example, the military garrison, a special division of the National Guard and the Kremlin Regiment, all report to different chains of command. The Federal Security Service watches all three -- and the Federal Protection Service in turn watch them.

So long as Putin is able to control the heads of these so-called "power ministries" and they command the loyalties ofk their agencies, he seems hard to topple.

However, for all he looks firmly in control, what is happening is that his system is becoming increasingly brittle, losing the resources which in the past have provided the resilience to respond to unexpected challenges.

Obviously, this means financial resources. As sanctions bite and the costs of war escalate, money is getting tighter. Almost a third of the 2023 budget (more than 9 trillion out of a total 29 trillion rubles) will go towards defense and security. This leaves proportionately less to support regional budgets and keep struggling industries afloat.

However, it also means weakened legitimacy and the goodwill of the security services and local elites. Putin's approval ratings have always been artificially high, given that there is no meaningful opposition for him to be measured against, but they are nonetheless falling.

The National Guard, the key force charged with controlling protests in the streets, has been decimated fighting in Ukraine. Members of the National Guard are also angry that they were used as cannon fodder in a war for which glorified riot police were neither trained nor equipped.

Meanwhile, while the grumbling within the elite remains carefully muted, it is evident. Just as he did during Covid-19, Putin is dumping the hard and unpopular work of raising "volunteer battalions" and keeping the war economy running onto his regional mayors and governors. While some, like St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, have seized this as an opportunity to court Putin's approval, many others are quietly appalled.

All this makes predicting the future of Putin and his regime even more difficult. Even brittle and stagnating regimes can hold on for a long time. Tsarist Russia was arguably brain-dead by 1911, when the brutally reformist Prime Minister Petr Stolypin was assassinated, but it still lasted through three years of catastrophe in the First World War before crumbling in 1917.

However, it does mean that Putin's state is much less capable of dealing with the kind of unexpected crises that are at once hard to predict and yet ultimately inevitable. This could be anything from generalized rout in Ukraine to a cascading regional economic collapse at home, the security forces refusing to suppress protests on the streets or Putin falling seriously ill.

In these circumstances, as in March 1917 (February by the old Russian calendar), perhaps the commander-in-chief will be confronted by his senior generals and politicians and induced to step down for the good of the Motherland.

It seems hard at present to imagine such a scenario, but in the main the Russian elite, political and military alike, are not 'Putinists' but ruthless opportunists. They have supported Putin because it is in their interests; they continue to stay loyal because the risks in opposing him for now very much seem greater.

However, if they start to believe that he is vulnerable, they will likely distance themselves from him at speed. No one wants to be the last loyalist of a doomed regime.

Whatever happens, though, Putin's dreams of establishing Russia as a great power on the back of its military strength are over, and so too are his ambitions of securing a legacy as one of the nation's great state-builders.

His military machine is broken; his country's economy so scarred that it will take years to recover; his reputation as a geopolitical mastermind in tatters. Putin-the-man may still cling to power for years, but Putin-the-legend is dead.

omoalaro:
CBN decision to redesign the Naira is forcing people to bring out money hoarded in their homes.
A Twitter user has reported bales of money wrapped with Oceanic bank wrappers now in circulation. Remember, Oceanic bank was acquired by Eco bank 11 years ago.

One Fulani boy twitted a lie and you choose to believe him, suddenly everyone has become an economist.

This guys with their unnecessary social media displays of their personal life. They better learn to keep their privacy within the fore walls of their house.

Kasssandra:
Yes, because both atiku and tinubu put in the hard work to become their party's candidates.

Again, who broke the Asaba declaration? Southerners.

Also, Obi is not going to change things...he was part of Atiku's train.

If I tell you that you should vote for other parties like ADC, and PRP and so forth...even Sowore, you will start saying that they cannot win.

Finally, have you joined a party? Are you making changes?

The impact Nigeria needs is a massive action in a new direction, a huge shift from the old narrative of politicking. We should retire the old grannies.
How many even remember the Abacha years and its economic hardships?

Do not be too quick to react, watch the direction of things till December then we can conclude whether elections will hold or not.
As I said either Atiku or Tinibu will be continuity for Buhari misrule.

Mohammed buhari has no intention to handover power to a non fulani/non Muslim in 2023. This has been known for a while. Presently he is making every effort to confirm that suspicion.
With the warnings from the US and foreign embassies, renewed wave of insecurity. What other confirmation is needed?

If you cannot be political and Christian then why are you human at all?

However he survived is not the issue, issue is He is as human as any who died and when the time is right, personal security detail will not matter.

Your efforts to expose islam for its plagiarism and deception is good but why not quote your sources accurately instead of just stating the name and year of publication?
Quote properly like you would an academic text.

He is working on the blood and corpses of people to survive. What a bloody being!

ecolime:


Shame

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Sixfiguresmart:
That is the problem here cos your prophet was caught sucking on the penis of little boys.

He travelled with little boys and even prayed that the temptation does not overwhelm him.

Jesus never did that and those pastors are not the gold standards for Christians. They are not our prophet.

The actual one who you call a prophet, the exemplary of islam, is actually an LGBTQ pioneer

what do you say to that?

Very subtle response to an apparent question. Keep applying the Sledgehammer.

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MaxInDHouse:
Everything is undergoing fulfilment today!

What you're looking at is the natural Jews not spiritual Jews (born again brothers of Christ) i am telling you today that almost all those prophecies have been fulfilled in our day.

Remember what made most Israelites reject Jesus of Nazareth, well they're expecting Elijah till today because the scriptures say the Christ will not come until Elijah comes to prepare the way for him. Malachi 4:5

That's why the faithful Jews in the first century after fully convinced that Jesus is the Christ asked him:
“Why, then, do the scribes say that E·liʹjah must come first?” Matthew 17:10

In reply Jesus said to them:


“E·liʹjah is indeed coming and will restore all things. However, I say to you that E·liʹjah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did whatever they wanted with him. In this way also, the Son of man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples perceived that he spoke to them about John the Baptist! Matthew 17:11-13

So if you're not connected to Jesus' group many things will escape your notice!

Do not argue blindly or foolishly go back to the covenant God made with Abraham it related with his physical seed primarily.