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PoliticsRe: Does Secession From A Country Make an Individual Lose His Personal Property? by xerxes456(m): 4:02pm On Jul 04, 2017
AntiNigerian:
half of Niger Delta is Igbo! Am from Rivers state Etche LGA in particular! keep dreaming that south east is Igbo! Anohia! angry
someone should wake up... truth they say is bitter, if Biafra succeeds ND will start... find out about the rift between Akwa-Ibom and Cross River... Rivers and Bayelsa and tell me if there will be any difference... in fact after ND exits, I know for sure in Akwa Ibom alone anang and ibibio will clash... efik and ibibio will also clash and on and on and on... the region will be unsettled for a very long time... mark my words... it's going to be all about resource control and ethnic supremacy... mark my words...
Christianity EtcRe: Opinion: Is It Not A Sin For Churches Going Against This Portion Of The Bible? by xerxes456(m): 4:32pm On Jul 02, 2017
It's the place of the Holy Spirit and God to decide if a woman can be a minister or not... Paul was talking about the organization in the church... as per rowdiness during service... If a female is called by God to be a pastor, does she have a choice? Provided she is called, remember the Church is the body of Christ, so if the Holy Spirit singles out a woman for His purpose who are we to question it...
Christianity EtcRe: 7 Challenges Of Christian Youths In A Compromising World by xerxes456(m): 3:41pm On Jul 02, 2017
adepeter26:
Nightmare you say?

LoL

Oh Lucifer, dash this bro sense small cos God doesn't give his people sense to read in-between lines
Yes Lucifer wants you to continue reading between lines...

But for Christians God gave us a way to read we don't just read in between lines, we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us... The Bible says The letter killeth but the Spirit brings life... 2 Cor 3;6...
Christianity EtcRe: Why Were We Given Free Will Which Could Still Lead Us To Hell? by xerxes456(m): 3:19pm On Jul 02, 2017
[quote author=coolesmile post=57821434][/quote]Nice one only that one thing is left out... Ladies and Gentlemen be very true to yourself think deeply... there's one tool every man born into this world have from birth... CONSCIENCE and conscience is like our body muscles you ignore it, it withers away, you train it to be evil, it becomes very evil and destructive, you listen to it and nurture it to grow by emulating Good things and principles you attain good moral standard, a good conscience will always take you to the right place, it will direct you on which book to read in that classroom.


To make it easy, you don't need to reinvent the wheel, I am a Christian (Follower of Christ Jesus) and I believe Jesus is the Way, The Truth and the Light, It's simple to read about Jesus in the bible and tell me if your conscience disagrees with his personality...

... and by the way, Christianity is more than religion, its a way of life...
Christianity EtcRe: What Happens After Death? by xerxes456(m): 2:51pm On Jul 02, 2017
dhardline:
I like the way you mentioned that you took out time to read some of the books removed or separated as the case maybe, I would not lie to you I have not read all myself. To a large extent you are sincere and so I'll ask you if you know what is Justication by faith without the deeds of the law? Our conscience is our biggest judge, you see eh when you ask yourself if you'll make heaven instantly your conscience gives you an answer(there is fear) why has many people ignored that fear and assume that hopefully I'll make it. Who assumes that he'll graduate from a school if he has not followed the due process put in place by the school authorities? But in Christianity we like to assume. My dear please for the sake of your eternal soul seek, knock and ask and the truth will be revealed to you. It does not come to those who just assume. I was born into a Christian home and I answered a Christian from birth but I will tell you that I've just really been a Christian less than 2years.
Justification is by faith. When the question on whether one will make heaven brings fear, it's either one is not a christian or the accuser of the brethren is at work, if you are born again and Christ is your lord and savoiur, faith calls those things that be not as though they were, no matter how much you may have struggled to be righteous or not, your righteousness is as a filthy rag, our righteousness is the righteousness of Christ, so by faith you will make heaven, if any fault comes to mind purge yourself immediately and ask for mercy and grace. Heaven is by faith, for without faith it is impossible to please God.
Christianity EtcRe: What Happens After Death? by xerxes456(m): 2:39pm On Jul 02, 2017
Teedawg:
This is what i have to say to all regardless of your believes or unbelieves we are still here talking about what happens after death everybody bring his or her own opinion based on what they believe there are lot of unresolved questions in this world only those who have died know what happens but wait what if there is no consciousness in them to even know the state they are haha. how do we know lol somethings are better left unexplained thats why God told Adam and eve not to eat of the fruit because they won't be able to handle what comes after and that is why we go through this stage of uncertainty maybe if he had taken more bites from the fruit the thing for Balance but the dose is not complete grin haha. that is why i even laugh when some people say there is No God how the heck will you know just because a human being sat anf thought of it and it made sense to him doesnt mean he is right it doesn't also mean its wrong but you can not be sure that is why i always say God or no God i appreciate the fact that there are holy books to guide you that's one of the important of them to help you restrain all this curiosity that can make you go mad even if there is no God I'll still appreciate those who made it and it actually defines what i see in my society today so that's a point for me. if truly God doesn't exist then how will a group of individuals who i will consider not so intelligent at that time as the science say got to create things that matches at different time intervals haha The only thing that can question the bible authenticity is when its proved that aliens exist Note i said Bible not God
me ma get question will rapture actually happen also are we actually going to heaven abi God will make the earth a new earth (Jerusalem ) in which we will dwell in with him(go and read revelations to understand ) tongue
Where actually do you stand, cos you sound so confused, if you disapprove of the bible then how come you believe the story of Adam and Eve? if you believe the story of Adam and Eve to be true, then believe the whole bible otherwise dont believe, decide where you stand.
CrimeRe: Edo Woman Struck With Madness For Refusing To Bring Her Son For Initiation.PICS by xerxes456(m): 6:19pm On Jun 20, 2017
IpobExposed:
which tribe is Edo abeg?
Question?
RomanceRe: What Does My Neighbour's Wife Mean By This? by xerxes456(m): 10:35pm On May 03, 2017
If my neighbours wife pant and bra is the only problem I have, then I really don't have any problem... really... pant and bra... get your wife to talk to her, that's all. Habba...
PoliticsRe: Dolapo Osinbajo Wears N1,800 Outfit For Runway Jazz (Photos) by xerxes456(m): 6:56pm On May 01, 2017
Rapsowdee01:
Lol..... Madam... We are not FOOLS
that's what a fool would say...
PropertiesRe: Tolet!!! 3 Bedroom Flat In Marshyhill Estate, Ado Road, Ajah (pictures) by xerxes456(m): 12:29am On May 01, 2017
Up or downstairs? And can it go for 500
CelebritiesRe: Nigerians React To Mercy Aigbe Failed Marriage by xerxes456(m): 12:17pm On Apr 29, 2017
Psst... dis domestic violence thing is very much a self inflicting stuff, you hear people going about shouting all over the place on how terrible it is and how we should all fight against it... nonsense...
Most of these men and women involved grew up in abusive homes with an abusive upbringing, their definition of love and marriage is a punch bag mentality, that's all they know, you can't even advise them when they are in it, they only wake up to the realisation of it when they start having feelings for someone else and want to end the relationship, so they pull out the battery and assault baggage as a front, then when they finally enter a new relationship it starts all over... if you find yourself in this situation, don't blame anybody, it's your fault... stop disturbing the public with all this nonsense, looking for sympathy, only your fellow abusive abusers and abuseses... can clap hand for you and console you...
Technology MarketRe: Relocation Sales ( Household Items ) new items added check last page by xerxes456(m): 6:20pm On Apr 21, 2017
Bros location...
Christianity EtcRe: “I Am Scared To Collect Offerings!" - TB Joshua Talks About Blood Money by xerxes456(m): 6:52pm On Apr 18, 2017
For the first time a pastor has opened up to say hard truth... I am not a fan of TB Joshua... but I strongly second this gist... Nice one... the way some pastor hail and force members to pray for some big men because of the huge sums they donate, is one of the major reason why people go all out to do anything just to be recognised too... pastors should stop glorifying men who make large donation... if they want to give to God by any means they should but, it's between them and God...
RomanceRe: My Girlfriend Flirts With My Friend by xerxes456(m): 5:34pm On Apr 18, 2017
OP you think too much... the more you dwell on this girl and her baggage the more you lose your self worth and confidence... bone her, call her bluff and break up tonight... move on, you wouldn't believe how many girls are out there praying hard for someone like you... leave her, life is simple... can two walk except they agree?
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Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Many Born In Christian Homes Turning Their Back Against The Gospel? by xerxes456(m): 4:09pm On Apr 09, 2017
Sman37:
Mass Murder
This is what the Lord of hosts has to
say: ‘I will punish what Amalek did to
Israel when he barred his way as he
was coming up from Egypt. Go, now,
attack Amalek, and deal with him and
all that he has under the ban. Do not
spare him, but kill men and women,
children and infants, oxen and sheep,
camels and asses.’ (1 Samuel 15:2-3
NAB)
You Have to Kill
Cursed be he who does the Lords work
remissly, cursed he who holds back his
sword from blood. (Jeremiah 48:10
NAB)
The Danites Kill the Next Town
But the territory of the Danites was too
small for them; so the Danites marched
up and attacked Leshem, which they
captured and put to the sword. Once
they had taken possession of Lesham,
they renamed the settlement after
their ancestor Dan. (Joshua 19:47 NAB)
God Kills Some More
Then the LORD said to me, “Even if
Moses and Samuel stood before me
pleading for these people, I wouldn’t
help them. Away with them! Get them
out of my sight! And if they say to you,
‘But where can we go?’ tell them, ‘This
is what the LORD says: Those who are
destined for death, to death; those
who are destined for war, to war; those
who are destined for famine, to
famine; those who are destined for
captivity, to captivity.’ “I will send four
kinds of destroyers against them,” says
the LORD. “I will send the sword to kill,
the dogs to drag away, the vultures to
devour, and the wild animals to finish
up what is left. Because of the wicked
things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king
of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make
my people an object of horror to all the
kingdoms of the earth.” (Jeremiah
15:1-4 NLT)
God Promises More Killing
I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate,
killing off all who try to escape and any
who return. I will fill your mountains
with the dead. Your hills, your valleys,
and your streams will be filled with
people slaughtered by the sword. I will
make you desolate forever. Your cities
will never be rebuilt. Then you will
know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel
35:7-9 NLT)
The Angel of Death
My angel will go before you and bring
you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites,
Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites; and I
will wipe them out. (Exodus 23:23
NAB)
Destruction of Ai
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not
be afraid or discouraged. Take the
entire army and attack Ai, for I have
given to you the king of Ai, his people,
his city, and his land. You will destroy
them as you destroyed Jericho and its
king. But this time you may keep the
captured goods and the cattle for
yourselves. Set an ambush behind the
city.” So Joshua and the army of Israel
set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose thirty
thousand fighting men and sent them
out at night with these orders: “Hide in
ambush close behind the city and be
ready for action. When our main army
attacks, the men of Ai will come out to
fight as they did before, and we will
run away from them. We will let them
chase us until they have all left the city.
For they will say, ‘The Israelites are
running away from us as they did
before.’ Then you will jump up from
your ambush and take possession of
the city, for the LORD your God will
give it to you. Set the city on fire, as
the LORD has commanded. You have
your orders.” So they left that night
and lay in ambush between Bethel and
the west side of Ai. But Joshua
remained among the people in the
camp that night.
Early the next morning Joshua roused
his men and started toward Ai,
accompanied by the leaders of Israel.
They camped on the north side of Ai,
with a valley between them and the
city. That night Joshua sent five
thousand men to lie in ambush
between Bethel and Ai, on the west
side of the city. So they stationed the
main army north of the city and the
ambush west of the city. Joshua himself
spent that night in the valley. When
the king of Ai saw the Israelites across
the valley, he and all his army hurriedly
went out early the next morning and
attacked the Israelites at a place
overlooking the Jordan Valley. But he
didn’t realize there was an ambush
behind the city. Joshua and the
Israelite army fled toward the
wilderness as though they were badly
beaten, and all the men in the city
were called out to chase after them. In
this way, they were lured away from
the city. There was not a man left in Ai
or Bethel who did not chase after the
Israelites, and the city was left wide
open.
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Point
your spear toward Ai, for I will give you
the city.” Joshua did as he was
commanded. As soon as Joshua gave
the signal, the men in ambush jumped
up and poured into the city. They
quickly captured it and set it on fire.
When the men of Ai looked behind
them, smoke from the city was filling
the sky, and they had nowhere to go.
For the Israelites who had fled in the
direction of the wilderness now turned
on their pursuers. When Joshua and the
other Israelites saw that the ambush
had succeeded and that smoke was
rising from the city, they turned and
attacked the men of Ai. Then the
Israelites who were inside the city
came out and started killing the enemy
from the rear. So the men of Ai were
caught in a trap, and all of them died.
Not a single person survived or
escaped. Only the king of Ai was taken
alive and brought to Joshua.
When the Israelite army finished killing
all the men outside the city, they went
back and finished off everyone inside.
So the entire population of Ai was
wiped out that day – twelve thousand
in all. For Joshua kept holding out his
spear until everyone who had lived in
Ai was completely destroyed. Only the
cattle and the treasures of the city
were not destroyed, for the Israelites
kept these for themselves, as the LORD
had commanded Joshua. So Ai became
a permanent mound of ruins, desolate
to this very day. Joshua hung the king
of Ai on a tree and left him there until
evening. At sunset the Israelites took
down the body and threw it in front of
the city gate. They piled a great heap
of stones over him that can still be
seen today. (Joshua 8:1-29 NLT)
Killing at Jericho
When the people heard the sound of
the horns, they shouted as loud as they
could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho
collapsed, and the Israelites charged
straight into the city from every side
and captured it. They completely
destroyed everything in it – men and
women, young and old, cattle, sheep,
donkeys – everything. (Joshua 6:20-21
NLT)
God Kills an Extended Family
“You have done more evil than all who
lived before you. You have made other
gods and have made me furious with
your gold calves. And since you have
turned your back on me, I will bring
disaster on your dynasty and kill all
your sons, slave or free alike. I will burn
up your royal dynasty as one burns up
trash until it is all gone. I, the LORD,
vow that the members of your family
who die in the city will be eaten by
dogs, and those who die in the field
will be eaten by vultures.'” Then Ahijah
said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home,
and when you enter the city, the child
will die. All Israel will mourn for him
and bury him. He is the only member of
your family who will have a proper
burial, for this child is the only good
thing that the LORD, the God of Israel,
sees in the entire family of Jeroboam.
And the LORD will raise up a king over
Israel who will destroy the family of
Jeroboam. This will happen today, even
now! Then the LORD will shake Israel
like a reed whipped about in a stream.
He will uproot the people of Israel from
this good land that he gave their
ancestors and will scatter them beyond
the Euphrates River, for they have
angered the LORD by worshiping
Asherah poles. He will abandon Israel
because Jeroboam sinned and made all
of Israel sin along with him.” (1 Kings
14:9-16 NLT)
Mass Murder
The men of Israel withdrew through
the territory of the Benjaminites,
putting to the sword the inhabitants of
the city, the livestock, and all they
chanced upon. Moreover they
destroyed by fire all the cities they
came upon. (Judges 20:48 NAB)
The Angel of Death
That night the angel of the Lord went
forth and struck down one hundred
and eighty five thousand men in the
Assyrian camp. Early the next morning,
there they were, all the corpuses of the
dead. (2 Kings 19:35 NAB)
Kill Your Neighbors
(Moses) stood at the entrance to the
camp and shouted, “All of you who are
on the LORD’s side, come over here
and join me.” And all the Levites came.
He told them, “This is what the LORD,
the God of Israel, says: Strap on your
swords! Go back and forth from one
end of the camp to the other, killing
even your brothers, friends, and
neighbors.” The Levites obeyed Moses,
and about three thousand people died
that day. Then Moses told the Levites,
“Today you have been ordained for the
service of the LORD, for you obeyed
him even though it meant killing your
own sons and brothers. Because of this,
he will now give you a great blessing.”
(Exodus 32:26-29 NLT)
Kill the Family of Sinners
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give,
I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of
Israel, and make confession to him; and
tell me now what thou hast done, hide
it not from me. And Achan answered
Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned
against the LORD God of Israel, and thus
and thus have I done. When I saw
among the spoils a goodly Babylonish
garment, and two hundred shekels of
silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty
shekels weight, then I coveted them,
and took them, and behold, they are
hid in the earth in the midst of my tent,
and the silver under it.” [Note that the
sin is not looting, but failing to give the
loot to the treasury of the Lord.] “So
Joshua sent messengers, and they ran
to the tent, and behold, it was hid in
his tent, and the silver under it. And
they took them from the midst of the
tent, and brought them to Joshua, and
to all the children of Israel, and laid
them out before the LORD. And Joshua,
and all Israel with him, took Achan the
son of Zerah, and the silver, and the
garment, and the wedge of gold, and
his sons, and his daughters, and his
oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and
his tent, and all that he had: and they
brought them to the valley of Achor.
And Joshua said, why hast thou
troubled us? the LORD shall trouble
thee this day. And all Israel stoned him
with stones, and burned them with
fire, after they had stoned them with
stones. And they raised over him a
great heap of stones to this day. So the
LORD turned from the fierceness of his
anger: wherefore the name of that
place was called the valley of Achor to
this day. (Joshua 7:19-26 Webster’s
Bible)
Kill Followers of Other Religions
While the Israelites were camped at
Acacia, some of the men defiled
themselves by sleeping with the local
Moabite women. These women invited
them to attend sacrifices to their gods,
and soon the Israelites were feasting
with them and worshiping the gods of
Moab. Before long Israel was joining in
the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the
LORD’s anger to blaze against his
people. The LORD issued the following
command to Moses: “Seize all the
ringleaders and execute them before
the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce
anger will turn away from the people
of Israel.” So Moses ordered Israel’s
judges to execute everyone who had
joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. Just
then one of the Israelite men brought a
Midianite woman into the camp, right
before the eyes of Moses and all the
people, as they were weeping at the
entrance of the Tabernacle. When
Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson
of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped
up and left the assembly. Then he took
a spear and rushed after the man into
his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all
the way through the man’s body and
into the woman’s stomach. So the
plague against the Israelites was
stopped, but not before 24,000 people
had died. (Numbers 25:1-9 NLT)
Murder
At the customary time for offering the
evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet
walked up to the altar and prayed, “O
LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, prove today that you are God in
Israel and that I am your servant. Prove
that I have done all this at your
command. O LORD, answer me! Answer
me so these people will know that you,
O LORD, are God and that you have
brought them back to yourself.”
Immediately the fire of the LORD
flashed down from heaven and burned
up the young bull, the wood, the
stones, and the dust. It even licked up
all the water in the ditch! And when
the people saw it, they fell on their
faces and cried out, “The LORD is God!
The LORD is God!” Then Elijah
commanded, “Seize all the prophets of
Baal. Don’t let a single one escape!” So
the people seized them all, and Elijah
took them down to the Kishon Valley
and killed them there. (1 Kings
18:36-40 NLT)
Kill All of Babylon
“Go up, my warriors, against the land of
Merathaim and against the people of
Pekod. Yes, march against Babylon, the
land of rebels, a land that I will judge!
Pursue, kill, and completely destroy
them, as I have commanded you,” says
the LORD. “Let the battle cry be heard
in the land, a shout of great
destruction”. (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)
Micah Kills a Whole Town
Then, with Micah’s idols and his priest,
the men of Dan came to the town of
Laish, whose people were peaceful and
secure. They attacked and killed all the
people and burned the town to the
ground. There was no one to rescue
the residents of the town, for they
lived a great distance from Sidon and
had no allies nearby. This happened in
the valley near Beth-rehob.Then the
people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the
town and lived there. They renamed
the town Dan after their ancestor,
Israel’s son, but it had originally been
called Laish. (Judges 18:27-29 NLT)
(Note that God approves of this
slaughter in verse 6.)
everything you just talked about has nothing to do with Christianity... this is pure Judaism... it's two world separated by the Lifetime, Death, Resurrection and ascension of Christ...
Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Many Born In Christian Homes Turning Their Back Against The Gospel? by xerxes456(m): 4:03pm On Apr 09, 2017
The scriptures predicted it, Christ even said that in the last days, knowledge will increase and so many will be deceived such that even the very elect will scarcely be saved, this may be the last days or not but we are getting there, all these are signs...
Christianity is a very personal experience, a true Christian must have gotten a personal experience with God, it may be spectacular like in the case of Paul, or not like in the case of Andrew, it's more spiritual and intensely deep, the Holy spirit have a major role to play but Men must pray...
Most children who grew up in Christian homes have very high expectations from the society and their family, this pressure is enough to make a person build certain resistance on the way to self discovery... in the process the child becomes defiant and start doing the exact opposite of what is expected and if care is not taken this could lead to certain self destruction...
Parents have a great role to play, forcing their will on their children will work only before adolescence, the rest should be more of training teaching and nurturing and introducing them to christ at an early age, helping them understand what christianity is all about etc, while praying fervently for them to come to a full understanding... 
But in our society today the rate of crime and wanton lifestyle the rave of vanity and violence shows that Christian parents have failed woefully, the love of money and all it brings, the rat race so as to meet up with the necessities of life have taken the place of the family alter, most parent feel they can get a quick fix by shoving christianity down the throat of their kids while still trying to keep up with the Joneses... Hmmm children learn more by watching than by listening, parents don't practice what they preach...
What about the church... the church today is more or less like every other place... it's no longer a sanctuary a place of refuge, where one can find rest and admonition for an aching heart, a heart full of pain, turmoil, anguish, disappointment and  severally battered with the ups and downs of life,there is no hope any where, the only place of at least a small glimpse of light, the church, has been overtaken with so much gloom and darkness, more like a bussiness centre with the pastor as the CEO, soulless, can I stayed add to your woes, it's all about tithes, offering and thanksgiving at least for being alive (whereas to some it's better dead than being alive) the model of the church is carved out to suit the agrarian age, the society as it is, requires a more sophisticated and proactive church that can meet the present sedentary lifestyle of our time, a more aggressive approach to the various challenges be devilish Christians of our time, occupying their heart and making them belive more on personal efforts than on God is required, but no, if you're not rich, or from a rich family you cannot even be a member not to talk of being recognised by the pastor in time of grieve, the first thing you're asked when you want to see the leaders for counselling is, Do you pay your Tithe, even for a jobless guy? That's so cold...
Personally I don't believe in the church as it is, I believe I am the church the Holy spirit lives in me and I grow in grace as I study the word of God... Christianity is so personal that not even the church of demons and angels etc can deceive me, I go to church just to see some happy faces, pray with members and listen to some sermons (I select the ones compliant with the scriptures and drop the rest) to me heaven and Christianity is more between me and God and no matter what happens in or out of the church, I can only pray that God saves us all, and preach as much as I can... Christianity is a personal experience borne from a conviction by the Holy spirit and fueled with a personal desire to know more of God... ‎
Christianity EtcRe: Why Are Many Born In Christian Homes Turning Their Back Against The Gospel? by xerxes456(m): 3:15pm On Apr 09, 2017
hopefulLandlord:
I am an atheist. I don’t believe in gods. None of them. Not yours, not theirs, not that one or this one. There is no evidence that gods exist. Period. I didn't start out atheist. I was raised Christian, and stayed that way until my early teens, when I started questioning and reading.

I haven’t prejudged anything, I came to these conclusions years ago after a whole lot of research. So far, I haven’t seen or heard any new arguments that persuade me to buy into religion. For me to believe the stories of the Bible are divine inspiration, I would first have to believe in the divine.

Clearly I don’t insist on Genesis being historical. Not a problem for me, but I live in a country where over 80% of the population believe in Adam and Eve, Noah, angles and demons as real and/or historical beings. That may not describe you, but that is way too many people who fail to connect with reality as far as I’m concerned.

There is nothing I've read or heard about that makes the mythology of a miracle working Jesus at all real for me. There are at least two common scenarios for these stories.

1. Jesus was the son of god, born of a virgin, worked miracles and was resurrected after his execution by the Romans

or

2. That was all made up, because we know that those kinds of stories were common in the day, and everyone of any importance was some kind of magic worker, son of a god or brought back to life.

Our understanding of reality, and the complete dearth of evidence for any of the above makes it easy for me to pick a side on this.

I happen to know many modern intelligent people who believe this nonsense. Some of them are involved in science and have no problem partitioning their mind so as to hold science and reason while also embracing some form of religion including Christianity. Some are friends and some are family. I suggest that your mind reading skills are lacking. (That’s OK because I don’t believe in mind reading either). I think it unlikely in the extreme that god(s) spoke to anyone, even thousands of years ago because as of yet there is no evidence for said god(s).

The Bible is written just the way I would expect the book to be written if it was put together by men (who knows, maybe some women, too) 2000 to 2500 years ago who had limited understanding of the world. There is nothing in it that speaks of inspiration except perhaps in the story telling aspect, but really nothing revealing or earth shattering, though I rather like some of Ecclesiastes and if you cherry pick the New Testament, there is some decent material there, though much of it can be found in many other writings.


I think the reason atheism is on the rise in Nigeria is because people are beginning to think for themselves and holding the religious books and claims to more scrutiny than accepting it at face value as their parents told them to. Just as our views on slavery and bigotry we learned are not humanistic views. I don't use christian/Muslim views as many christian/Islam faiths still preach hate for certain people and use their religious books as justification for this. and I think more people see this and say to themselves this is so wrong how can the bible/Koran be the word of god so then they doubt the bibles origin and teachings and eventually make the transition to atheism.
Whatever you think or researched doesn't change a thing... but I believe and pray you find your way home... that same Bible there in lies the truth and the light...
Christianity EtcRe: Apostle Suleman: The Lies In Stephanie Otobo's BBM Chat by xerxes456(m): 3:10pm On Apr 09, 2017
Let her go to court, the media is full of people most of whom are very gullible especially when it's a case against a man of God... so she's taking advantage of it to gather fans, supporters etc just to get more followers and gain popularity...
Go To Court and prove ur case OTOBOTOBO...
which kain name be dat sef?
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Toyota corolla good hub assembly front, how much...
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PoliticsRe: Igbo Would Have Been President If They Understood Nigerian Politics – Igbokwe by xerxes456(m): 9:19am On Mar 26, 2017
kingphilip:
certified by whohuh

I thought it's a court of competent jurisdiction that declares one a criminal, a terrorist or guilty.

Its now evident that the court of public opinion which you belong to now is of competent jurisdiction to declare one guilty..

In as much as I'm one clamoring for one Nigeria, I won't indulge in calling someone who wants out a criminal because he feels he doesn't want to stay

It's his choice and opinion
I'd advice you to desist from calling one a criminal whom a court of COMPETENT JURISDICTION haven't named one

Have a good day and wishing you some sense
Which Court so if thief come your house bail you up, rub you blind finish you go wait for a COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION before you shout thief when you get the opportunity... That Kanu started something in the most crudest (if I may say)way ever, if nothing, his actions have led to death of his people, he started an anarchy in his own land and you want to wait for a court to declare he is a terrorist?
Tell me is there any difference in the way terrorist indoctrinate people from how Kanu indoctrinated his followers?
IPOB don't know yet that they are terrorists.. they better wake up...
As I Said before Igbos should learn Nigerian politics, I know Igbos to be smart even to a fault, sometimes they become smarter than themselves, but there is more that can be done, if they claim to be so Good then try and beat the so called zoo at their game, don't Chicken out..
CelebritiesRe: 9ice: It's Not By Force To Get Married, God Won't Punish Anybody Who Doesn't by xerxes456(m): 5:31am On Mar 26, 2017
SalamRushdie:
Why will God punish them ...Have you seen any other creation of God doing wedding if not human beings and their attempt to be greedy and control others
So you prefer to be like goat or dog... funk around with no regard or senses... Kontunue...
PoliticsRe: Letter Shared By A Muslim Brother About Boko Haram & Islam (Photo) by xerxes456(m): 8:36pm On Mar 24, 2017
That Quranic verse was created for the Jews not for Muslims, Action always speak louder than words if the Quran doesn't command killing of non muslims, then why is it that over 98% of killings world wide today is being perpetrated by muslims... Why... something is fundamentally wrong somewhere or right in some other places " if you know what I mean"
PoliticsRe: Letter Shared By A Muslim Brother About Boko Haram & Islam (Photo) by xerxes456(m): 8:28pm On Mar 24, 2017
Yusuf54:
...During the life time of Jesus Christ on earth,The Only Religion that was Practiced in His life tym was JUDAISM,Christianity came into existence 30years after Jesus had been raised to Heaven...Moses and Malachi Prophecied the coming of Jesus as a Prophet of God But when he started his Ministry at the age of 30,In MATTHEW 16 VS 20,He commanded his disciples not to tell anyone that He is the Christ which means Messiah Becos he knew some People would tried to eliminate him,and Jesus didn't even know that Some Jews had already knew he was the said Prophet of God Prophecied by Moses according to JOHN 6 VS 14-15,But the JEWS didn't accept Jesus as a Prophet of God becos they believed that Prophecy can only exist in Israel when the land is Inhabited by majority of the world Jews,and in Deuteronomy 13 vs 1-5,WHICH SAYS IF A PROPHET ARISES AMONG YOU AND GIVE YOU A SIGN OR A WONDER LIKE JESUS DID AND THE SIGN OR WONDER WHICH HE TELLS YOU COMES TO PASS,YOU SHALL NOT LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF THAT PROPHET,BUT THAT PROPHET SHALL BE PUT TO DEATH....old testament was written before the existence of Jesus while new testament was written after Jesus had rised to heaven
KAI SHARAP THEIR CONFUSIONIST... Deut 13 vs 1 - 5 13 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
CelebritiesRe: ''Kemi Olunloyo Is Unable To Meet Bail Conditions, Still In Prison'' - Eie Group by xerxes456(m): 3:27pm On Mar 23, 2017
The same market way Linda Ikeji dance receive cash etc, na im Kemi Olunloyo dance receive jail and severe tongue lashing... I don learn, different strokes for different folks, follow follow naim make fly enter grave with dead body... gringringrin
Christianity EtcRe: Hussaini Mabera Takes TB Joshua To Court For Calling Jesus God by xerxes456(m): 6:35am On Mar 16, 2017
wetin concern court and religious beliefs, provided the law is not contravened. By the way let him choke on this...




Some Bible Verses that say
“Jesus is God”

Some people claim to believe that Jesus was a “good prophet”, but they deny that Jesus is God. If that is you, I would like to encourage you to consider some of these Bible verses:
Matthew 1:23 - “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

Isaiah 9:6 - For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 43:10,11 - “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.”
Revelation 1:17-18; Revelation 2:8 - (Jesus is the First and the Last)

Isaiah 44:6 - (God is the Redeemer)
2 Peter 1:1 (Jesus is the Redeemer) - “To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ”

Isaiah 44:24 - (God created the world by Himself alone)
John 1:3; Colossians 1:16 - (Jesus made all things)

John 1:1-3 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made... 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

John 5:17,18 - “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” Therefore the Jews sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 5:23 - that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 8:24 - “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I AM [He], you will die in your sins.”

John 8:58 - Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

John 10:30-33 - Jesus answered them, “I and My Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”

John 14:6-7 - Jesus said to him, “I AM the way, the truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

John 14:9-11 - Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?”

John 20:28 - And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

Acts 4:12 - “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 20:28 - (God purchased us with His own blood)
Revelation 1:5-6; Revelation 5:8-9 - (Jesus' blood purchased us)

Philippians 2:5-7 - Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond-servant, and coming in the likeness of men.

Colossians 2:9 - For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily

1 Timothy 3:16 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

Titus 2:13 - looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ

Hebrews 1:8-9 - But to the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

2 John 1:7 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Revelation 1:8 - “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 22:13 - “I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”... 22:16 - “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches.”

1 Timothy 6:14-16 - “our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.”


Hebrews 2:17-18 - “Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.”
Hebrews 4:15-16 - “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
1 Peter 2:24 - “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we having died to sins, might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed.”

He went from sovereignty to shame and from deity to death? Why!? For you.
John 15:13 - “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.”
Romans 5:8 - “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for http://bugman123.com/Bible/JesusIsGod.html
Christianity EtcRe: Gays & Lesbians Are Sinners And They Will Go To Hell If... by xerxes456(m): 7:49am On Mar 14, 2017
As the OP have clearly stated so is it, he 've made references to the appropriate scriptures an I stand with it...
We (Christians) love you and don't want you to die in your sins, Christ love you more and knew that this day would come so he went ahead on the direction of his father and our Father God himself, to pay the ultimate sacrifice and died and bleed for you and I, he is risen and is continually praying to his father for you to be saved from the strangle hold of the devil.
Hell is the devil's abode, if you sin the devil is your father, if you die in that sin, hell becomes your abode, but if you repent, God is willing and happy to accept you... don't miss out its only once you get to live... So Homosexuals repent, homosexuality is a lie from the devil to deceive you that you're attracted to same sex.. go for deliverance and cast your eyes upon Jesus, focus on other profitable ventures you'll soon overcome that lie.... it's a sin it's not natural... do away with it as fast as possible, if it's your friend or close associate influencing you, cut that relationship fast, don't care whether his/her feelings will be hurt cut it, if he/she really loves you they would draw you closer to God not introducing rubbish to you, they are canal and a canal man is an enemy of God...run away from them... nothing do you... Remember it's God's will for everyone to repent and be saved... Moses told the children of Israel " I place before you Life and Death, choose Life that you may live" my people choose Jesus... Shun Homosexuality, Homosexuals, and any other sin for that matter, God's grace is much much more sufficient or us, by faith we will make heaven, it's a do or die thing... heaven or nothing... God help us...
Christianity EtcRe: Gays & Lesbians Are Sinners And They Will Go To Hell If... by xerxes456(m): 7:17am On Mar 14, 2017
RosaConsidine:
@first bolded - if Christianity is truly God's, shouldn't it be only him that determines who is truly a Christian or not, and not we human beings? Here's an analogy: imagine a lecturer and his students. Who decides if a student is registered for a course - the lecturer or the other students? The fact is even if all the students say a particular student is not registered for the course, if the lecturer says the student is indeed registered, then that's all that matters. Even if you've never seen the student in class for one day, all it takes is for the lecturer to say - this student is registered for this course and everyone else's opinions go out the window. So why don't you leave the lecturer, in this case God, to determine who his students are, in this case true Christians.
firstly, A Christian is one who was introduced to the lordship of Christ Jesus as stipulated in the Bible and accepts Christ as his saviour,and learns the ways of Christ and follows all as stipulated in the bible... the walk of the Christian is guided by the Bible and going further by the Holy spirit... Now how can I say I am a Christian? Again the Bible stated it clearly that it's by Faith... for without Faith it is impossible to please God or to even be part of his family... (So that your student and lecturer analogy doesn't hold... ) the key is faith and absolute surrenderedness...
Love is what we preach as christians...
Homosexuality and all the other sins are stated as things that would separate a man from God in the bible... so a christians duty is to let the world know... 1. That Christ loved them, and God magnanimously sent Christ his only begotten son to die and shed his blood as a sacrifice for removal and forgiveness of our past sin... to sin no more and be part of the Christian fold...
2. To Love as christ loved us and in love teach others on the love of Christ and also teach on What sin is as stipulated in the scriptures and edify/ educate/teach on how to avoid sin and remain in the fold... and also clear any form of confusion brought about by false prophets/teachers/even hardened sinners, so that innocent people who should know the truth are not deceived... Jesus did it in the Bible when preaching, he highlighted the teaching for the scribes and pharisees and how deceitful these people are and called them hippocrites on several occasions... (so if you practice anything outside and against the word of God and try to confuse people about it, as a Christian and follower of Christ I have every right to rebuke you and use strong terms to fervently criticise you and tear down your teaching it is my right as a Christian and I can use it at any time to the glory of God).
To those who likes using the " thou shall not judge line" to tie the hand of a Christian you are wrong...
to Judge means to convict and condemn... it's a full package... but to point out ones wrong in love so that the person won't fall into the hands of the devil is what we do as a Christian( it's a far cry from judging), its not out of place to even let the person know the repercussions of his actions... it's not judging it's correcting... or in some cases rebuking... it's allowed in the scriptures...
PoliticsRe: Anambra State Is The Richest State In Nigeria by xerxes456(m): 4:37am On Mar 08, 2017
osita76:
Current research being carried out has shown that Anambra state with 200 billionaires and 1 million millionaires is the richest state in Nigeria This is an attested fact so people shouldn't argue about it
this guy just smoke horse sht and camel piss... write rubbish, all of us come start to comment... sht I even join comment... dis weed strong... shooooo... huh huh huh

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