Problem with Christians is that they read the Bible like Novels...

St. Valentine's Story

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many mensigned up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if menwere not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn'tgoing to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened.

Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell.

Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!


http://isabelperez.com/St%20ValentineStory.htm

pato station:

So what's the use? Teaching of demons? (1 Timothy 4:1). Going to the right "church" will help many to gain salvation. Not following some church traditions that have no Biblical basis. According to mark 7:13,Mt 15:3 and Col 2:8, we are warned about making the word of God invalid by following traditions

What is Tradition Here



Read These Books:

(Job 42:6). 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1,3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:30, and Daniel 9:3.

Mynd_44: @OP, It is always easier to report to the moderators than open a thread

Hw many Time How many of them Reply I opened this Topic in The General threads so they would see it bt they pushed it here

St. Valentine's Story

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many mensigned up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if menwere not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn'tgoing to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened.

Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell.

Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!


http://isabelperez.com/St%20ValentineStory.htm

WAP: Ash Wednesday is not written anywhere in the Bible; It is a concept by some people, majorly the roman catholic. The basis cannot be traced to the Bible and we must avoid practices that lead us back to Idol worship. Christians are to fast and pray every time and not necessary during lent alone. We are to fast and pray and fight a good fight of faith. Any practices that cannot be traced to the Bible are heresies drawing us back to idol worship. BEWARE!!

In The Church, You Clap isnt It Nw Tell me where it is In The Bible.


In Your Church, You Dance... Tell Me Where It Is In The Bible That You Should Dance In The Church


The Problem With You Guys Is That You Read The Bible Like Literature... You Dont Read It to Get Meaning..... And The Bible Is Nt for ppl with Low level Of Understanding....


Well, You Say It Doesnt have A Biblical Backup


Read My Reply Here...

https://www.nairaland.com/1194601/ash-wednesday-catholicswhat-does-it#14296662

hadbak: Muslims arnt in support of gay marriage. The Quran strongly condemns all sins of d flesh such as adultery,fornication, homosexuality, debauchery, sodomy etc as serious crimes n has prescribe exemplary punishmt for such sins..

U've Given me the reply i needed...

oluwadare26: Muslim ke? Islam dat preach its forbidden to bathe nakedly i.e u shud put on pants if are bathing in order not to see ur unclothedness

Bro, That didnt answer ma question... I mean, I av never come across anywhere they are Against it...

Toh!!!! Such is Life

Technically and traditionally, Catholics should abstain from meat every Friday of the year as penance. Unfortunately, many of us have forgotten that, and just abstain during the Lent season.

A. Since the earliest days of the Catholic Church, on every Friday throughout the year, Catholics are required to do some kind of penance. Most Catholics do not eat meat on Friday as a penance. As far as research says, no Pope introduced this practice, but it gradually became a practice.

Abstaining from something helps us refocus on what is important and it cuts out the things that might have seemed important. By abstaining, we have better ability to concentrate on God.
During the Season of Lent, however, the Catholic Church asks Catholics to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.


Catholics also should carry on the tradition of not eating meat on Fridays through Lent.

One belief of why meat was chosen is because most people feel that giving up meat (beef and chicken) is an inconvenience.The Church asks us to inconvenience ourselves sometimes to serve as a reminder that they should always have God as a top priorty and pleasures as a lesser priorty.

Another belief is that in many poorer countries, beef is a specialty. For us to give it up, helps us to remember about people who are less fortunate than we are.

Sources: http://catholicism.about.com/cs/lent/f/whynom eat04.htm

Note that fasting IS Biblical. In Mt 6:17-8, Jesus says "But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.


And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you." Lent is the time leading up to Good Friday and then to Easter. Catholics are supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday in remembrance of the days on which Jesus was betrayed and killed. It is supposed to be a time of penance, humility, and a focus on God, all of which fasting is supposed to remind us of.


Abstaining from meat is like a light fast.


Especially inearlier times, meat was considered aluxury. To abstain from meat was therefore intended to be a sacrifice of sorts. On regular Fridays during Lent, therefore, you abstain from meat, and on Good Friday, you fast. Fish was allowed, by the way, because it was the food of the poor.

1.

Abstinence (refraining from eating meat), observed especially during the Fridays of Lent, is not instituted because meat on Fridays is particularly evil or anything like that. It is rather encouraged as a way to build a certain level of detachment from purely earthly desires (such as meat and rich foods), and remind one of what is really important; after all, if one is not able to restrain his or her own desires enough to avoid meat, then what does that say about the relative importance of worldly and spiritual matters?

For a detailed explanation, see the Catholic Encyclopedia:http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01067a.htm


Abstinence , which notes, among other things, that St. Augustine claimed "Abstinence purifies the soul, elevates the mind, subordinates the flesh to the spirit, begets a humble and contrite heart, scatters the clouds of concupiscence,extinguishes the fire of lust, and enkindles the true light of chastity. Presumably, the reason it does all these things is not so mucha facet of meat itself, but an effect of the discipline developed by depriving one's self in this manner.

Oahray: Can someone explain the 'do not eat meat' part?

Okay, first off all, Note that fasting IS Biblical. In Mt 6:17-8, Jesus says "But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you." Lent is the time leading up to Good Friday and then to Easter. Catholics are supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday in remembrance of the days on which Jesus was betrayed and killed. It is supposed to be a time of penance, humility, and a focus on God, all of which fasting is supposed to remind us of. Abstaining from meat is like a light fast. Especially inearlier times, meat was considered aluxury. To abstain from meat was therefore intended to be a sacrifice of sorts. On regular Fridays during Lent, therefore, you abstain from meat, and on Good Friday, you fast. Fish was allowed, by the way, because it was the food of the poor.

Mad Cow: She should try memorizing more useful books like her School books or Nelkon Physics textbook..

She just utilized over 90% of the memory card to memorize a book that adds no real value to either her life or that of society..

On Point... God Bless

This Religious Ish Is Becoming Too Much In Nairaland...


I was Reading A Post on Ash Wednesday wen AN Aboki with arabic Name Classified Ass Wednesday as "Ashawo Wednesday"

https://www.nairaland.com/1194181/significance-ash-wednesday#14295747

And Nothing Was Done To Him...


When One Wanna Poast Any Thing In Muslim Topic, he'll Get A Warning "To avoid being banned, please ensure that your post is not offensive to Islam."


Why Didnt You Guys Put That same Notice Is The Christian Forum?

Friedrich080:
u be mumu

Lol... Give Me 5 reasonable reasons wey make u call this man mumu... If nt, u be Odeh!!!

pato station: To me this Ash Wednesday is not a Christian requirement and cannot lead anyone to “heaven”, neither can it help anyone gain salvation and eternal life. Just a waste of time.

Read The 7th Line....


Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.


No body Said That Its A Criteria For Eternal Life... Ok


But Do U Believe Going To Church Is Not A criteria for Eternal Life also

#JustAsking...


From The Beginning we Havve Been Hearing about This Gay Marrriage Ish And The Only Ppl Against It Are Catholics and Anglican(Christians).



My Question is Wether The Muslims Are For It Because It Havent Read any Report stating Where Muslims Critisize the Act...


#plsAnswerReasonably.

Thanks

Are There No better Topics To occupy this Front Page? Wic one come be ma favorite Chenese Food


U no ask me as An Igbo Man wetin be ma favorite Yourba/hausa Food, U no ask My Favorite African Food, Na China U dey Go...


Btw, You No Knw Say China Tins No dey last U fit finish 50 Litres Of Water from China, within 5mins, e go Comot from ur belle...

Ash Wednesday is Not a Catholic thing But For all Christians....



Ash Wednesday is the name given to the firstday of the season of Lent, in which the Pastor applies ashes to the foreheads of Christians to signify an inner repentance. But what is the history and the meaning of this Christian holy day?

Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary, and probably dates from at least the 8th Century. One of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020). In his Lives of the Saints, he writes, "We read in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Now let us do this little at the beginning of our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast." Aelfric then proceeds to tell the tale of a man who refused to go to church for the ashes and was accidentally killed several days later in aboar hunt! This quotation confirms what we know from other sources, that throughout the Middle Ages ashes were sprinkled on the head, rather than anointed on the forehead as in our day.


As Aelfric suggests, the pouring of ashes on one's body (and dressing in sackcloth, a very rough material) as an outer manifestation of inner repentance or mourning is an ancient practice. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. What is probably the earliestoccurrence is found at the very end of the book of Job. Job, having been rebuked by God, confesses, "Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). Other examples are found in 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1,3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:30, and Daniel 9:3. In the New Testament, Jesus alludes to the practice in Matthew 11:21: "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyreand Sidon, they would have repented long agoin sackcloth and ashes."

In the typical Ash Wednesday observance, Christians are invited to the altar to receive the imposition of ashes, prior to receiving the holy Supper. The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each, while speaking the words, "For dust you are and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19). This is of course what God spoke to Adam and Eve after they eaten of the forbidden fruit and fallen into sin. These words indicated to our first parents the bitterest fruit of their sin, namely death. In the context of the Ash Wednesday impositionof ashes, they remind each penitent of their sinfulness and mortality, and, thus, their need to repent and get right with God beforeit is too late. The cross reminds each penitent of the good news that through Jesus Christ crucified there is forgiveness for all sins, all guilt, and all punishment.


Many Christians choose to leave the ashes ontheir forehead for the remainder of the day, not to be showy and boastful (see Matthew 6:16-18).

Rather, they do it as a witness that all people are sinners in need of repentance AND that through Jesus all sins are forgiven through faith.

Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.

It also should be obvious that the imposition of ashes, like similar external practices, are meaningless, even hypocritical, unless there is a corresponding inner repentance and change of behavior. This is made clear in Isaiah 58:5-7 when God says,
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself?

Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes ? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? 6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7

Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

With this in mind, however, the rite of ashes on Ash Wednesday is heartily recommended to the Christian as a grand opportunity for repentance and spiritual renewal within the framework of confession and absolution. A blessed Ash Wednesday observance to all.

Ash Wednesday is the name given to the firstday of the season of Lent, in which the Pastor applies ashes to the foreheads of Christians to signify an inner repentance. But what is the history and the meaning of this Christian holy day?

Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary, and probably dates from at least the 8th Century. One of the earliest descriptions of Ash Wednesday is found in the writings of the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric (955-1020). In his Lives of the Saints, he writes, "We read in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Now let us do this little at the beginning of our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast." Aelfric then proceeds to tell the tale of a man who refused to go to church for the ashes and was accidentally killed several days later in aboar hunt! This quotation confirms what we know from other sources, that throughout the Middle Ages ashes were sprinkled on the head, rather than anointed on the forehead as in our day.


As Aelfric suggests, the pouring of ashes on one's body (and dressing in sackcloth, a very rough material) as an outer manifestation of inner repentance or mourning is an ancient practice. It is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. What is probably the earliestoccurrence is found at the very end of the book of Job. Job, having been rebuked by God, confesses, "Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). Other examples are found in 2 Samuel 13:19, Esther 4:1,3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:30, and Daniel 9:3. In the New Testament, Jesus alludes to the practice in Matthew 11:21: "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyreand Sidon, they would have repented long agoin sackcloth and ashes."

In the typical Ash Wednesday observance, Christians are invited to the altar to receive the imposition of ashes, prior to receiving the holy Supper. The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each, while speaking the words, "For dust you are and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19). This is of course what God spoke to Adam and Eve after they eaten of the forbidden fruit and fallen into sin. These words indicated to our first parents the bitterest fruit of their sin, namely death. In the context of the Ash Wednesday impositionof ashes, they remind each penitent of their sinfulness and mortality, and, thus, their need to repent and get right with God beforeit is too late. The cross reminds each penitent of the good news that through Jesus Christ crucified there is forgiveness for all sins, all guilt, and all punishment.


Many Christians choose to leave the ashes ontheir forehead for the remainder of the day, not to be showy and boastful (see Matthew 6:16-18).

Rather, they do it as a witness that all people are sinners in need of repentance AND that through Jesus all sins are forgiven through faith.

Ash Wednesday, like the season of Lent, is never mentioned in Scripture and is not commanded by God. Christians are free to either observe or not observe it.

It also should be obvious that the imposition of ashes, like similar external practices, are meaningless, even hypocritical, unless there is a corresponding inner repentance and change of behavior. This is made clear in Isaiah 58:5-7 when God says,
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself?

Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes ? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? 6 "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7

Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

With this in mind, however, the rite of ashes on Ash Wednesday is heartily recommended to the Christian as a grand opportunity for repentance and spiritual renewal within the framework of confession and absolution. A blessed Ash Wednesday observance to all.

mu2sa2: Is Lent and Ash Wednesday only for Catholics?

How Many Churches Observe It today


Well, Its forr All Christians....


If You wish to observe it, Its Upto You

Ok... Nice to Read... U sure say e come from him mind?

That Boi no Get Brain at all....


Him Answer Wizkid, then he wan Change am To wizzy say he no be Kid again...


Wen he reach 35 Years, he Go wan Change am to Star Man Entertainment say he no be Boy again...

No wahala boss.... 2014 World Cup, me Go Play For Naija... Make Una Pray for Me make em no kari Politics Remove me

Maleyo: How does dat affect d unemployment rate in Nija

Only Lazy ppl like u complain of Unemployment....

Have u heard the story of Moses Hw his parents Died, He struggled and Nw, He is a big Boi...

No struggle ur own dey there dey find employment...

Dem get many Jobs for Lazy Ppl Like u...

Blow- Job, Hand Job, Etc.

Up Chelsea!!!! Up Naija


John Mikel Obi , Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo are tonight (Sunday) celebrating their first major international championship after a single goal was enough to win the Africa Cup of Nations.

All three Chelsea men played the full 90 minutes against Burkina Faso in Johannesburg and all played their part in a 1-0 win. The goal came late in the first half and the victory was never really in doubt. The Nigerian goalkeeper was truly tested only once.

So Wizkid and EME are Breaking up just before Valentine ?”



Reason: Banky W Wear Wizkid Cap, So Him Big Head Come Expand The Cap...

E good one side, e bad One side....

No tell me to explain.. Use Google

Day Dreamers....


I'll just support em as ma country bt if they dnt appreciate ma support, make Mikel and Moses Do Comeback...