From the posts I've seen here, I've confirmed my stance that Nigerians deserve everything they get from their politicians. An outgoing senator voices out what is so obvious to everyone just because he's leaving the position and some people here (who are supposedly educated) begin to hail him while others castigate him because of their partisanship.

You all should know that Nigeria's problem is not about political parties or ethnicity or religion but the political "elites" across all tribes, religions and parties who continue to take Nigerians for fools. But the bigger problem is the people who blindly follow them.

You should all understand that Satan is currently in charge of the cosmos, he's in control of the powers of the air at this time and that included most media outlets and Internet sites (including Nairaland). Satan uses every means he can to subdue the Gospel of Christ but he knows he can't prevail, so let's keep trying our best to propagate the Kingdom Gospel any way we can despite the challenges of the devil.

Only fools will believe this

LordReed:


Nope. These are genuine questions, questions I am sure even Christians have.

Not everyone who claims he's a Christian has the Seed of Christ. The Seed is His Spirit. Not everyone who has this Spirit can has been able to appropriate this freedom from Sin and slavery to righteousness even though the victory has been given.
The freedom we enjoy from being slave to Righteousness is a paradox and spiritual realities you all can never understand unless you humble yourself and ask for Christ's Spirit.

Pride comes before downfall

Oh how I wish you really want answers to your questions. But I'm sure you only want to argue on what you have negative understanding about.

The Liberty I enjoy from being freed from the bondage of Sin and being slave to the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus is beyond the understanding of the natural man. Only with experience can you understand.

WORK is just the evidence of our salvation in Christ’s GRACE through FAITH - Ephesians 2:8
WORK doesn't give us the salvation, Christ paid it all for us through His blood. Anyone who can't WORK out his own salvation (according to Philippians 2:12) simply doesn't have the Life of salvation in Christ.

Just why Jesus said it'll be harder for a rich man to enter His Kingdom than a Carmel walking through the eye of the needle.

Success and wealth in this world is built by trampling on others but in God's Kingdom, success is built by building up others even at your own risk

Simply from spiritual perspective, Satan fears godly men more than godly women. The fulfillment of God's purpose on earth depends primarily on men far more than women. This is why 90% of all temptations in this world are directed at men, Satan wages war against men more than women so that more men won't have time for God or His purpose.
The entrenching of Godly values and principles in the families and societies is the primary role of men(especially fathers) than women, Satan knows this so he fights very hard to keep more men away from God.

Maximus69:
Have Kumuyi ever declared publicly just as Jesus did not to call his followers by titles? Matthew 23:8
Please Sir let Kumuyi speak for himself so that most people will stop addressing him as Pastor!

People like you who use all their lives trying to find fault in everyone never really get a life. Kumuyi has never emphasized on calling him or anyone by titles. Even though he is a professor in mathematics, he prefers to be called W. F. KUMUYI

All these arguments about tithing should have stopped by now that we are privileged to have more spiritual knowledge. The whole thing about the Mosaic law should be from the Principles. The law is the Precept. The Principles point to the Precepts and the Precepts point to the Person (Jesus Christ).

If you must understand the Precepts, acquaint yourself with the Spirit behind the Principles who then teaches you about the Person. Once you understand the Principle behind tithing, then you should know that in the Covenant of Grace, it also applies but not as a Law. The Principle simply is about supporting God's works and giving to the less privileged from what God has graciously given you according to the LEADING OF THE SPIRIT not according to the LAW.

You can't find devoted muslims in southern nigeria. If you want to see real muslims, go to the north and Arab countries. They believe the Quran passionately without spiritual reasoning, no wonder they are always ready to shed blood for their religion.

The world is moving to a point where rape allegations will be ignored. With increase in real rape cases, I see a world where real rapist will start going scot-free. That's exactly what the devil wants.

Isn't that what Nigerian politicians are known for - hypocrisy? But it'll be foolhardy to regard him as a Christian.
But I still don't believe there is any such idea of islamization of Nigeria, it's just impossible in this 21st century.

As far as I'm concerned, increase in cases of depression is a direct result of ungrateful heart even among Christians. Pride and idolatry has pervaded the many churches today because of worldly influence. How do you explain a physically strong and able-bodied young person deciding to end his God-given life if not for INGRATITUDE to the Giver of life.

A lot of our young people need to start visiting the General Hospital frequently to discover how lucky and blessed we are.

An estimated 800,000 people die by suicide annually and Nigeria now ranks among the top suicide prone countries according to the WHO. Nigeria’s suicide rate of 9.5 per 100,000 population ranks 10th in Africa and 67th in the world. The recent trend in suicide cases in Nigeria has been attributed to several underlying factors including depression, unfulfilled dreams, heartbreak, lack of job security, desperation to make it all all cost, inferiority complex, breakdown in traditional family structures among other causes. Mental health experts also warned that there will be more suicide attempts by Nigerians due to the increasing cases of depression, the leading cause of suicide. But the baffling aspect is the demography of suicide cases, which shows that it mostly involves young and able-bodied people (between the ages of 18 and 35).

More baffling though is that most of those involved in suicide in the recent past were professing CHRISTIANS and regular church goers. So what could goad an able-bodied, supposed follower of Christ decide to end his/her own life since Christ Himself warned us about having tribulations in the world (John 16:33)? The unfortunate decisions of these ones to end their God-given life can only be borne out of INGRATITUDE to the Giver of Life. The above listed factors are common to most people, most especially Christians but a heart that is always filled with radical gratitude to our Creator will remain joyful and at peace in ALL circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18 ; Colossians 3:15). In 2 Timothy 3:2, Paul described what people will be like in the last days, and one characteristic is INGRATITUDE. When pride and self-rule become fashionable, the human heart has no one to thank. We become convinced of our own supremacy and consider all we have and all we aspire to be as a just reward for our efforts or our birthright.

INGRATITUDE and selfishness have become an integral part of our society today, especially towards our Ultimate Benefactor. INGRATITUDE is a product of PRIDE, IDOLATRY and LACK OF FAITH - it's not so much a cause of evil but the result of it. Once we harden our hearts to the point that we no longer see God as the Source of our lives and gifts, nothing is off-limits. We become a law unto ourselves. One reason the Bible takes such a strong stance against unthankfulness and INGRATITUDE may be that God knows that the end result of such arrogance is a reprobate mind (Romans 1:24). When we remind ourselves often that all we are and all we have is a gift from God (James 1:17), we are guarding ourselves against idolatry and pride. INGRATITUDE is a tool the devil uses to lead a person into total rebellion against God. It lends to an individual a feeling of false sense of self-worth, that he deserves more. If not checked, it becomes a plague of discontent that soon infects others, such as Satan's INGRATITUDE spread to other angels. As the attitude of INGRATITUDE continues to spread among the youths of this generation, so will suicidal thoughts and attempts continue to be recorded because we live in a broken world where all the aforementioned causes of suicide are inevitable and cannot be eradicated but will only get worse.

We can't exonerate or brush aside the role of the churches in this disheartening trend. Since our moral values and ethos have been on a sharp decline in Nigeria, the Christian churches have unfortunately taken the same direction. The gospel of material wealth, miracles, fame and power at all cost is now the regular and common theme in most denominational churches today, no wonder the self-denial and godliness that used to mark out Christians from the world have become scarce lifestyles even in most churches. Regardless of how you may view it, it's another serious indictment on the Church in Nigeria.

May our Divine Benefactor, among His many other blessings, bestow upon us that of a thankful heart, and enable us to give sincere, fervent, and perpetual praise to His Name, through Jesus Christ, His Unspeakable Gift! Amen.

What if it's God's will not to heal you?

No matter what Satan does, the Lord Jesus will continue to gather His elect from all nooks and crannies of the world, be it islamic, communist or pagan countries. The gates of hell can never prevail! The Light of God's Glory can never be extinguished.

Hallelujah!!

Parenthood has gone to the dogs in this age. Irresponsible people keep churning out children they can't train well.

The way he healed Ogenyi Onazi, where is Onazi now? The devil doesn't give free gifts

Above all, masturbation dishonours God and denies Him His rightful Glory. God created SEX as a pleasure not just between a lawfully wedded man and woman but for His own pleasure too - what pleases God glorifies Him and what displeases Him deny Him His Glory.

To be free from masturbation, just know that you can't resist the temptation on your own - it's just impossible. But if you're genuinely born-again, have FAITH in the indwelling POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT in you to help you against the temptation of pornography and masturbation. If you aren't born-again, ask God for a new heart and make His Spirit to purify you and take residence in your spirit.

Sometimes the sin of masturbation may be a symptom of a struggling spiritual life under the bondage of FLESH (SIN). Then you need to depend on the Spirit's assistance to appropriate your victory over SIN by FAITH (Romans 6:11, 14 & 8:2)

The church in Nigeria needs spiritual reformation and revival

The saddest trend today is the showing off and spending habits of people in the church which differ little from those of the world. The lifestyles of most professing Christians today are not substantially different from anyone else’s. Too many in the church (especially the leaders) have adopted the world’s indulgent attitude toward money. Almost every form of materialistic extravagance and excess has found its way into the fellowship of Christian believers. It is as if the church has forgotten Jesus’ mandate to invest in eternity. The symbol of the Christian faith is no longer the CROSS but seems to be PRIVATE JETS among church leaders such that it appears to be a tight competition among pastors nowadays to own and fly private aircrafts in a country where over 80% (including their members) live in abject poverty.

If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, most of what the churches are doing would go right on and nobody would notice the difference. Worse still, most church goers depend on wordly wisdom and energy to attempt to do God’s works.
Of what use are the GIFTS of the Spirit without the FRUITS. If we expect the Holy Spirit to be effective in our churches, we must seek to glorify ONLY JESUS CHRIST above everything in all we do.

That's the reality for those who are spiritually minded. God uses the most foolish things in the world to shame people who think they are too intelligent.

Nigeria will never progress until the pogroms committed in Biafra is appeased

No matter how long Nigeria tries to bury her evil history, the swans will continue to sing from their Graves and there will be no peace until they are appeased

If this is true, then the man must be mentally unstable. Nigeria is the wrongest place to be mentally ill

Fammoboy10:


I believe this post goes beyond your intellectual compression, seeing your reply.

He's just a frustrated soul animated by the devil. When a spiritual food is served, the carnally minded people become confused and frustrated at their inability to comprehend.

henryadex:
When you know your opponent is dastardly wicked, the only counter power is the blood of Jesus

Blood of Jesus is to cover your sins not to fight your enemies. The power in the blood of Jesus cleanses and delivers us from the grip of SIN. We claim victory over our enemies by the power in the NAME of JESUS through FAITH because He has won the battle for us.

True, but most of the members are hypocrites. I grew up in Deeper Life and it's the only denomination I can attest to as a true Christian church.

The major reason a genuine Christian continues to fall into sin is because he/she doesn't know or believe Christ has already delivered him/her from the bondage of SIN (Romans 8:2). FAITH in the GRACE of God is the first step if you must experience the reality of Christ's finished work.

Oyedepo is a gospel businessman who only preaches what people want to hear. Out of all the evil that emanates from pride, it's only marital destiny he could pick.
What about living beyond the standard of majority of his congregation who contribute to finance his "church"? What about flying in private jets and showing it off at every opportunity to people who can barely afford 2 meals a day? What about making statements like "I'm dangerously rich" in a country where the majority of the younger generation are ready to do anything to be rich? The list can go on endlessly, but Oyedepo has never lived a Christlike example of a humility for the younger generation of Nigerians to emulate, no wonder we are seeing too many fraudulent pastors springing up every now and then.

The church in Nigeria needs to go the reformation way. We can't continue to see these people tarnish God’s Name because of money and other material possessions. More people (especially true men of God) need to start speaking publicly against this man and his likes.