God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

"God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble." - Psalm 46:1

MightySparrow:

Go and study the history about Trinity.
Don't be lazy. Tell us the discussants and their contributions. Don't rely on your Reasoning from the Scriptures alone.

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"But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." - Matthew 4:4

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness," - 2 Timothy 3:16

Indeed...

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." - 2 Corinthians 5:10

Ohyoudidnt:
Arianism, a Christological position in Christianity, was proposed by the Alexandrian presbyter Arius in the early 4th century. It emphasized that Jesus, as the Son of God, was created by God and gained popularity across the Eastern and Western Roman empires. However, it was declared a heresy by the Council of Nicaea in 325.

Beliefs of Arianism

Arianism is often viewed as a form of Unitarian theology that prioritizes God’s unity over the concept of the Trinity. Arius believed in the uniqueness of God as self-existent and immutable, contrasting this with the Son who was considered a created being without self-existence. This belief led to controversies regarding the nature and divinity of Jesus Christ.

The Council of Nicaea condemned Arius as a heretic and affirmed through a creed that the Son is “of one substance with the Father,” establishing orthodox Christian belief. Despite this, conflicts persisted for years, with various councils and emperors supporting different factions within Christianity.

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"...Christianity Moved Away From Monotheism..." ??

Do true believers in CHRIST / GOD, Christians... ever do?!

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." - 1 John 5:7

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." - Ephesians 4:4-6

"You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!" - James 2:19

Obrigardo:
I cant wrap my head around this.
I don't believe this is Christianity. How can a Christian think this way?

What do you think?

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Since the fall / rebellion of humankind's first parents in Eden all human beings are born in sin / as sinners - "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me" - Psalm 51:5, and also "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned" - Romans 5:12 (Also Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22)

There are, however, exceptions GOD makes... those who GOD saves in the womb (Psalm 139:13-18) - like:

1. The prophet Jeremiah - “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” - Jeremiah 1:5

2. John the Baptist - "For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb" - Luke 1:15

Praise GOD for so great a salvation from sin and eternal death/separation from HIM... this found in the Lord YESHUA, the CHRIST!!!

Indeed... it is all about a personal relationship with the LORD GOD by HIS mercy and grace entirely...

"Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me swill be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." - John 14:21–23

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, bI will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me." - Revelation 3:20

Lovingly and mercifully reaching out to humanity before time ends... believe the good news of the gospel, believe in the Lord YESHUA, the CHRIST... the only WAY to peace with GOD! (John 14:6, Acts 4:12)

GOD IS...

EL, ELOAH [el, el-oh-ah]: God "mighty, strong, prominent" (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 139:19) – etymologically, El appears to mean “power” and “might” (Genesis 31:29). El is associated with other qualities, such as integrity (Numbers 23:19), jealousy (Deuteronomy 5:9), and compassion (Nehemiah 9:31), but the root idea of “might” remains.

ELOHIM [el-oh-heem]: God “Creator, Mighty and Strong” (Genesis 17:7; Jeremiah 31:33) – the plural form of Eloah. Being plural, Elohim which accommodates the doctrine of the Trinity. From the Bible’s first sentence, the superlative nature of God’s power is evident as God (Elohim) speaks the world into existence (Genesis 1:1).

EL SHADDAI [el-shah-dahy]: “God Almighty,” “The Mighty One of Jacob” (Genesis 49:24; Psalm 132:2,5) – speaks to God’s ultimate power over all.

ADONAI [ˌædɒˈnaɪ; ah-daw-nahy]: “Lord” (Genesis 15:2; Judges 6:15) – used in place of YHWH, which was thought by the Jews to be too sacred to be uttered by sinful men. In the Old Testament, YHWH is more often used in God’s dealings with His people, while Adonai is used more when He deals with the Gentiles.

YHWH / YAHWEH / JEHOVAH [yah-way / ji-hoh-veh]: “LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4; Daniel 9:14) – strictly speaking, the only proper name for God. Translated in English Bibles “LORD” (all capitals) to distinguish it from Adonai, “Lord.” The revelation of the name is given to Moses “I Am who I Am” (Exodus 3:14). This name specifies an immediacy, a presence. Yahweh is present, accessible, near to those who call on Him for deliverance (Psalm 107:13), forgiveness (Psalm 25:11) and guidance (Psalm 31:3).

YAHWEH-JIREH [yah-way-ji-reh]: "The Lord Will Provide" (Genesis 22:14) – the name memorialized by Abraham when God provided the ram to be sacrificed in place of Isaac.

YAHWEH-RAPHA [yah-way-raw-faw]: "The Lord Who Heals" (Exodus 15:26) – “I am Jehovah who heals you” both in body and soul. In body, by preserving from and curing diseases, and in soul, by pardoning iniquities.

YAHWEH-NISSI [yah-way-nee-see]: "The Lord Our Banner" (Exodus 17:15), where banner is understood to be a rallying place. This name commemorates the desert victory over the Amalekites in Exodus 17.

YAHWEH-M'KADDESH [yah-way-meh-kad-esh]: "The Lord Who Sanctifies, Makes Holy" (Leviticus 20:8; Ezekiel 37:28) – God makes it clear that He alone, not the law, can cleanse His people and make them holy.

YAHWEH-SHALOM [yah-way-shah-lohm]: "The Lord Our Peace" (Judges 6:24) – the name given by Gideon to the altar he built after the Angel of the Lord assured him he would not die as he thought he would after seeing Him.

YAHWEH-ELOHIM [yah-way-el-oh-him]: "LORD God" (Genesis 2:4; Psalm 59:5) – a combination of God’s unique name YHWH and the generic word for “God” signifying that He is the Lord who is God.

YAHWEH-TSIDKENU [yah-way-tzid-kay-noo]: "The Lord Our Righteousness” (Jeremiah 33:16) – As with YHWH-M’Kaddesh, it is God alone who provides righteousness (from the Hebrew word tsidkenu) to man, ultimately in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, who became sin for us “that we might become the Righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

YAHWEH-ROHI [yah-way-roh-hee]: "The Lord Our Shepherd" (Psalm 23:1) – After David pondered his relationship as a shepherd to his sheep, he realized that was exactly the relationship God had with him, and so he declares, “The Lord is my shepherd [Yahweh-Rohi]; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1, ESV).

YAHWEH-SHAMMAH [yah-way-sham-mahw]: "The Lord Is There” (Ezekiel 48:35) – the name ascribed to Jerusalem and the Temple there, indicating that the once-departed glory of the Lord (Ezekiel 8—11) had returned (Ezekiel 44:1-4).

YAHWEH-SABAOTH [yah-way-sah-bah-ohth]: "The Lord of Hosts" (Isaiah 1:24; Psalm 46:7) – Hosts means “hordes,” both of angels and of men. He is Lord of the host of heaven and of the inhabitants of the earth, of Jews and Gentiles, of rich and poor, master and slave. The name is expressive of the majesty, power, and authority of God and shows that He is able to accomplish what He determines to do.

EL ELYON [el-el-yohn]: “Most High" (Deuteronomy 26:19) – derived from the Hebrew root for “go up” or “ascend,” so the implication is of that which is the very highest. El Elyon denotes exaltation and speaks of absolute right to lordship.

EL ROI [el-roh-ee]: "God of Seeing" (Genesis 16:13) – the name ascribed to God by Hagar, alone and desperate in the wilderness after being driven out by Sarah (Genesis 16:1-14). When Hagar met the Angel of the Lord, she realized she had seen God Himself in a theophany. She also realized that El Roi saw her in her distress and testified that He is a God who lives and sees all.

EL-OLAM [el-oh-lahm]: "Everlasting God" (Psalm 90:1-3) – God’s nature is without beginning or end, free from all constraints of time, and He contains within Himself the very cause of time itself. “From everlasting to everlasting, You are God” (Psalm 90:2).

EL-GIBHOR [el-ghee-bohr]: “Mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6) – the name describing the Messiah, Christ Jesus, in this prophetic portion of Isaiah. As a powerful and mighty warrior, the Messiah, the Mighty God, will accomplish the destruction of God’s enemies and rule with a rod of iron (Revelation 19:15).

Icuib4cu:


Again for thy pleasure, right.

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"Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" - Romans 9:20-21

Icuib4cu:
Christians in the house I need an answer please.

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"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." - Revelation 4:11

"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" - Ephesians 1:11-13

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." - 1 Corinthians 1:17

MrBrownJay1:
why would you believe that everyone serve the same god? there are thousands of gods out there, and anyone can serve whatever gods they desire.

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"By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth." - Psalm 33:6

"For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens." - Psalm 96:5

"Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." - Isaiah 44:6

AntiChristian:


Stop clutching at straws!
If you believed your God killed people, others God too can kill!

When Holy spirit turned Samson to a killing machine no one calls him terrorist!

When people were being killed on God's command in the Bible no one remembers terrorism!

But when someone acclaimed to be Muslim kills then all Muslims become terrorists!

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"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him." - Proverbs 26:4

Indeed...

"And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone." - Matthew 14:23

AntiChristian:


This is not fair and just! You believe in your God and others believed in theirs! If at one point in time people killed for your God or your God ordered people to be killed which you didn't go against why go against it now when others do the same as regards their God?

Same way you believe your God is the same way others believed theirs!

For example, Moses and Joshua did kill many on God's command! Samson was empowered by the spirit and he killed thousands!

If Boko haram or ISWAP were to do same you'll be the first to cry here.

Is that not hypocrisy?

I am not a supporter of Boko or any other terrorists.

Another example is the killing of Deborah! In an islamic state, she would have to be tried and sentenced first!

But she was killed which is not fair!
But your God mandated killing of apostates in the old testament! If it's wrong now then your God was wrong before!

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Read the entire Bible, including John 11:25-26 and you may come to know that all who are in CHRIST YESHUA are very much alive!!

Is your position then not uninformed and myopic? What are you going to do about all this... including payment for your own sins?

Pray for wisdom from the ALMIGHTY... "The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works." - Psalm 145:17

"Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:7-9

AntiChristian:


I agree with you that God should be the one to determine life or death! But will you agree if it was my God and not your God?

In Numbers 31, Moses and others killed a whole tribe and left only the virgins for themselves. No Christian can go against this killing!
But if Boko Haram kill people for their acclaimed God you'll start shouting terrorism!

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I understand your argument... but we know that there can only be one truth... which means that everything else concerning one matter or the other... is a lie. If you know your eyes are definitely brown, yet someone comes along and repeats and insists that your eyes are black and is even ready to kill for it... does that make that person right? No... they are wrong, even if they may believe it.

There is only one GOD, so isn't everything else that is worshipped or served,a false or non-god?

The GOD of the Holy Bible is the only true GOD... proven time and time again... but at the end of the age, everyone who has ever existed... will fully know!

"Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me." - Isaiah 45:21

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." - Acts 4:12

YESHUA HAMASHIACH - JESUS CHRIST!

AntiChristian:


Who is He/She/It?

All I know is that Samson was empowered to kill by the Holy Spirit!
Yet millions of Christians can't kill a few thousand Boko Haram when they all have the Holy Spirit!

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Oh man... do you or I decide who should live or die? (2 Kings 5:7)

GOD Almighty is the Judge and Justifier of mankind! GOD delights in mercy (Micah 7:18), but I tell you that GOD is the GOD of justice! Should GOD not then bring judgment when judgment is just and due - through any angel, instrument and/or person/s whom HE chooses, including Samson?? When people commit punishable crimes should the laws not be used to prosecute the offenders?

"See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand." - Deuteronomy 32:39

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up" - Ecclesiastes 3:1-3

Are you then, oh man... a judge of right and wrong unto salvation or destruction?

The LORD reigns! (1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalm 93:1, Psalm 96:10, Psalm 97:1, Psalm 99:1)

Amotolongbo:
What is the “equal to” of all these?

GOD IS Perfect in fact! and...

wickedness will come to an end - precisely as HE has declared.

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." - Revelation 21:8

AntiChristian:
Verses in Question


The Spirit of the Lord helped Samson here indeed! But I think the Philistine's Delilah has more strength than a Lion! And where was the Spirit when Delilah came to cuddle Samson?



Wait? Where did the anger come from? Did the spirit of the Lord inspire the killing?
Samson still had many failings being tempted by a women and ended up committing suicide with his enemies according to the Biblical Narrations! I still can't explain why God helped Samson marry a Philistine wife that won't be loyal to him! And why kill people to satisfy someone's useless riddle? O God!

So why do I need this Spirit to understand the Bible?

The Spirit of the Lord can still enter someone today and that person will still kill others like Samson!

Sirtee15
honesttalk21
TenQ
Expanse2020

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Is your analysis not shortsighted and uninformed? Do you even know WHO The HOLY SPIRIT IS?

"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." - John 14:16-17

Amotolongbo:
Politics, economics are all human affairs, not God.
Na God be INEC?
Na God be the Executive, Legislative and Judicial head?

Countries with good leaders and institutions will surely get things right even if they commit the greatest immoralities on earth.

The people who brought the religions (Christianity and Islam) introduced the religion to turn the people to dummies while they continue to enrich themselves from the people’s sweat and commonwealth.

When Europe was still greatly attached to religion and the leaders using religion as tools of leadership and oppression, what was the effect on the masses?

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Aren't mans' inhumanity to man and non-GODLY entities the issue?!

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" - Jeremiah 17:9

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." - Ephesians 6:12

GOD IS Perfect in fact!

"The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works." - Psalm 145:17

"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him." - 2 Samuel 22:31

Wainey:
So sometime ago, I went to a church 3days program and met with this choir lady who happens to be the adopted daughter of the pastor.
She fell for my composure and swaga, (I bin get swag that time cos the economy favour me, dollar was just N400). I told her I am not interested in a relationship and just wanted fun, she agreed and we got into a full sexual relationship, things got tensed and I began to fall in love with her cos of her spirituality and prayers, we later started dating and I was 100% faithful, we began to plan a future together, only for me to find out she was also having an affair with one other junior pastor from a different church she told me was her spititual mentor, I confronted her and she didn't give me enough reason to continue with her.
Though painful but I had to move on cos I can't have a God fearing adulterer as a wife.

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"Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body." - 1 Corinthians 6:13

"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body." -1 Corinthians 6:18

"For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." - Romans 8:13

jesusjnr2020:
3 Reasons You Must Gree For Jesus

1. He is THE WAY.

2. He is THE TRUTH.

3. He is THE LIFE, no man can go unto the Father but by Him. John 14:6

God bless.

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Amen!

"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 4:12

Interesting15:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVcq8pa4nP4


Every February 14 is Valentine's Day. While it is being celebrated in different ways by different people, one general and famous word attached to the day is "Love". So, it is believed that the whole idea is to celebrate 'love". But that's where the problem lies. For many, when talking about love, they are actually referring to lust, infatuation, and sex.

This is why a lot of folks equate Valentine's Day to a day of sex galore. And of course, Valentine's Day has become a tool used by the devil to plunder immoral people on the bed of sexual immorality, and he gains access to "steal, kill, and destroy" (John 10:10)

The truth is, you can't know how to show love if you don't know Love. God is Love. So you must first know God (Love) before you can know how to express true love. If you are not for Christ and you keep swimming in sin, you can't know God (i.e have an intimate relationship with God), and whatever it is you are calling love is not true (you can't give what you don't have)

So, whenever I hear cases where people that claim to be in love are still hurting one another (cheating, heartbreaks, guys raping their girlfriend, etc), I'm not usually surprised. You can't give what you don't have. Your partner can't show you true love if he/she doesn't have an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ (because your partner doesn't know how to). Anything such a person is calling love is simply false. Yes, a scam. Your unbelieving partner can't help but break your heart, because his/her nature is still perverted and self-seeking. Only an intimate relationship with Jesus can get us transformed.

How You Can Avoid Defiling Yourself On Valentine's Day

The kingdom of darkness lavishly saturates the atmosphere every February 14th with lust (having understood the significance given to it by imperfect humans). Hence, a lot of people find themselves defiling themselves either intentionally or not.

God's Will concerning sexual pleasure is that all forms of sexual pleasure should be shared only between a married man and his female wife in the safe confines of their marriage institution, with no other party involved.

Anything else outside of this is wrong, sinful, and harmful.

God frowns at sexual immorality, and there are great repercussions attached to sexual sins. Don't have sex with your boyfriend/girlfriend or your fiance/fiancee until you get married to them. If you have planned such this Valentine's Day, God is giving you an opportunity to destroy such plans (it's not a mistake that you came across this article), to avoid regrets. If your boyfriend/girlfriend or fiance/fiancee is insisting on sex, it means they are only after your body, and are not God's Will for you (so, wisdom demands you break free from such a relationship).


To avoid defiling yourself, yield to God's word and avoid sin of any type. When you have an intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ, you will always be determined to please Him and obey all His commands. Also, avoid people, places, situations, and things that can lure you into dipping your hands in something bad.

Praise the LORD GOD! .... Brilliant, friend!

"God's Will concerning sexual pleasure is that all forms of sexual pleasure should be shared only between a married man and his female wife in the safe confines of their marriage institution, with no other party involved. Anything else outside of this is wrong, sinful, and harmful."... Yes indeed!!! Truly ---> "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." - Romans 8:13

One should avoid fornication and sexual immorality like one's life depends on said avoidance... doesn't every such unjustified, sinful act often carry consequences?!

"For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." - 1 John 2:16-17


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"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

emmanuefidegnon:
Fake Hair, Makeup, Fake extension, etc...Why pastor dnt tell is wrong ?

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"in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing" - 1 Timothy 2:9

"It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak." - Romans 14:21

Kobojunkie:
Yet Jesus Christ said that He alone is the Shepherd over His sheep and all others are workers - John 10 vs 1 - 16. And God said in Ezekiel 34 vs 1 - 31 that He alone will shepherd His sheep. So, did the God of Israel and Jesus Christ lie in those texts? Or do you construe wrongly what Peter meant there?

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Should I substantively engage you on Biblical matters, friend?
Have you now a true understanding on the Holy Scriptures?
Are you indeed "rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15)... or are you still attempting to separate Biblical principles and texts to create controversy to be argumentative where in fact no controversies exits?
Is this not what the adversary did with Adam and Eve in garden of Eden and with humanity continually... saying to the woman "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" - Genesis 3:1
Is this a good thing to do?

GOD is the Judge and Justifier of men.

"A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself." - Titus 3:10-11

jesusjnr2020:
Annual New Year Prophecies: A Man-Made Tradition Or Inspired Of God?

I believe it's not of God but a man-made tradition which many church leaders have embraced, hence why they rarely come to pass.

What do you think?

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Is it not the tradition of men for their own purposes? GOD knows all things!

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” - Revelation 19:10

A Warning
"For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." - Revelation 22:18-20

Omoawoke2:
We know say this fake miracle workers, con artist deceiving multitude of people plenty. TB Joshua own don cast, Chris Oyakilome will go down too soon and many others.

It is very obvious to the blind that all their miracles are fake, we don’t know anybody ever cured of their miracles. They will look for the poorest of people and people with little traces to act fake miracles.

There have been several allegations by people they used for fake miracles, but they always have a way to silence them and make them look like they are being hated for doing good.

But one day, una go cast one by one.

Go and watch this people’s miracles, how can someone believe those cheap scams, someone will be using hand like remote and the sick person will be dancing like earthworm. Then all of a sudden, person whey cripple go just jump up and start somersaulting. Una dey mad.

Anybody that can orchestrate a fake miracle is a very dangerous person, they pay to deceive and they pay to silence people. I believe they are capable of assassinations. I believe they are very desperate evil people.

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Indeed...

"For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” - 1 Peter 4:17-18

"Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." -1 Corinthians 6:13

"Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?" - Romans 6:16

"For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." - Romans 8:13

"But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." - Luke 4:4

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [a]instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." - 2 Peter 1:21

Minsk24:

Exactly

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Is it not wise to believe what the continuously tested and proven Holy Bible declares? A word is enough for the wise they say...

The Rich Man and Lazarus - Luke 16:19-31
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and [a]fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with [b]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”

gameova:
Try placing your hand in a burning gas cooker fire for just 10 seconds, imagine the pain? Worse still, remember the Aluu 4 boys that where burnt to death in 2012, remember their agony? Now we are meant to believe that a loving God will place his priced creation in a place of everlasting fire burning for all eternity with no form of escape because of finite transgressions and not believing in the death of his son? Even Hitler or the worse human in all history doesn't deserve such punishment.

Christians please make it make sense. Thanks

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These cosmic-related matters are typically beyond human comprehension... with the exception of that which GOD mercifully reveals.

First, hell was not initially man for mankind, but since the fall of mankind (caused by obedience to the enemy for whom hell was made, and disobedience to GOD)... mankind was automatically compelled to go there because that is the law! "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry..." - 1 Samuel 15:23.. let's not forget that GOD is Holy and Just and must judge sin!

"For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!” - Ezekiel 18:32

“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" - Matthew 25:41

Second, Hell has been repeatedly prophesied for millennia and the Lord YESHUA - The Truth Himself repeatedly mentions it as it is very serious!!! Are you saying that you know better than the SON of GOD, The WORD of GOD HIMSELF?

"The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" - Matthew 13:41-43

"So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.” - Matthew 13:49-50


"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23

jesusjnr2020:
Will A Sinner Who Pays Tithe Make Heaven?

If we go by the teachings of Jesus, he certainly won't make heaven.

Jesus said "unless you repent, you shall likewise perish!" Luke 13:13.

He also said no sinner shall make it into heaven. Matthew 13:41.

So do not deceived by those church leaders who preach tithing above the most important things in the law, such as, repentance of sins, that have made many sinners in the church think that it is more important to pay tithes than to turn away from their sinful ways.

They are blind leaders of the blind just as the Pharisees in the days of Jesus who did the same thing, but Jesus called them the "children of hell" regardless of their paying of tithes because inwardly they were full of iniquity. Matthew 13:15,28

So although paying of tithes is a good thing, if you don't repent of your sins, it cannot save you from hell!

You need to repent of your sins!

God bless.

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Indeed! Yet we remember that it is GOD Himself Who gives eternal life to a person He saves from judgement - through His is infallible Word (John 3:16/John 1:1, Romans 10:17)

Yes, repent by the grace of GOD... yet always "‘...Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts...." - Zechariah 4:6... so we constantly cry out to the Lord GOD for mercy and grace and strength to repent and to do so substantively, continuously unto salvation.


"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" - Ephesians 2:8

"David danced before the LORD"

13 "And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

16 Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 17 So they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.

20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord. 22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.”

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. - 2 Samuel 6:13-23