shadowgwalker:

-the Bible is not a mere book u just open to read like a reader. U cud open John 3:16 and it has just two lines but u might not get the message yet until ask to know.
- all the things u wrote up there about God and Love have no relationship. It shows u read /open the Bible to fight against its words like a rebel, yes ofcos its just same way u guys do in today's politics.
- my advice, if u really wanna know more about God, open up ur mind for the knowledge, ask God. Its not something to start arguing. Its also ur decision cos nobody will force u.

milkymesh:
No satisfactory answer?? I believe in God and I am a Christian. However, for many months now I just sit in my house on Sunday and ponder over my more than three decades beleif. Have I been tricked all these while?. Every christian should ponder all the questions on the pix.
I am beginning to think religion is a tool used by a few to manipulate many to their advantage.
No religion is of God- weather Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,Judaism, just mention it. I still searching for answers. Until then, I still beleive

maci:
Hahaha,read comments and u'll see confusion, u can't really understand life and its purpose to mankind, just glorify God that's all

BlackrulesDworld:


Who is the Devil
Where did the devil learn his pride from
God and Devil are two sides of the same coin, perse. It's like the ying to the yang, no one is supreme btw the two.
God talk is an incredibly delusional activity.

milkymesh:
No satisfactory answer?? I believe in God and I am a Christian. However, for many months now I just sit in my house on Sunday and ponder over my more than three decades beleif. Have I been tricked all these while?. Every christian should ponder all the questions on the pix.
I am beginning to think religion is a tool used by a few to manipulate many to their advantage.
No religion is of God- weather Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,Judaism, just mention it. I still searching for answers. Until then, I still beleive

shadowgwalker:
is my comment ur troubles in ur life?
The truth is bitter, it hurts right? See how bitter u are because of this thread. Can't u see its abnormal?I pray for ur redemption son.

mznuez:
Because they r evol

Teempakguy:
you know, all of this started when I recently went to a rural evangelism with my church. We went to this . . . village. And, for three days, we went around, telling people to abandon their Gods because our God was superior. that our God could talk, could perform miracles, that their Gods were fake and man made.

And it just struck me like a dagger.

How exactly is our God any realer than theirs?
I've heard several accounts of people punishing thieves by sending sango to them. So, sango DOES work. At least from hearsay. Same with my God. I've never actually seen a miracle. Except in Christian dramas and film. and it's usually with such terrible vfx . . .

They say these Gods do not hear prayers. Well, does my God do? Seriously, I looked at it with an unbiased mind and realized that everything was random. They just happened anyway and we ascribed them to God. Same thing these people do,

They said these Gods cannot talk. Same with my God, apparently. I've never heard his voice in all my life. Despite crying for it forever. For course, some pastors claim to hear it. But so did the ancient priests.

They said these Gods were wicked. But here we are discussing about hellfire. In Yoruba culture, there is no hell. Only a place where you become an ancestor, and I guess it's the same with the igbos.

They said all sorts of things and whenever I applied them to my own God, he failed to pass the litmus test. He scored the same score with any other god.
I realized I was most likely living in a mythology.

So . . . I've been reading up on religious articles, and of course asking this God to just prove himself, Just score higher.

Nothing yet though. very painful.

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That's the silly contradictions in the bible.

ozimec:
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My dear don't contradict the word of God, God advice us to love our enemy for our own good and to the detriment of the said enemy if remain unrepentant, as for the enemies of God (unrepentant sinners) the bible says that "it's never the will of God for any soul to perish..." The mind of God is that every soul should repent and come to the knowledge of the truth but if such soul refuses to make use of the mercy and grace of God that is still available then God will have no choice than to send such soul or souls to hell fire which was originally prepared for the devil and his angels (Mathew 25:41. We can't continue in sin that the grace may abound.

Paradise163:
[b] Hellfire—Is It Part of Divine Justice?
Have you ever seen someone tortured? We hope not. Deliberate torture is sickening and abhorrent. What, though, of torture inflicted by God? Can you imagine such a thing? Yet, this is exactly what is implied by the teaching of hellfire, an official doctrine in many religions.

Imagine, for a moment, the following horrific scene: A person is being roasted on a hot iron plate. In his agony he screams for mercy, but nobody listens. The torture goes on and on, hour after hour, day after day—without pause!

Whatever crime the victim may have committed, would not your heart go out to him? What of the one who ordered the torture? Could he be a loving person? In no way! Love is merciful and shows pity. A loving father may punish his children, but he would never torture them!

Nevertheless, many religions teach that God tortures sinners in an eternal hellfire. This, it is claimed, is divine justice. If that is true, who created that terrible place of eternal torment? And who is responsible for the excruciating agonies inflicted there? The answers would seem obvious. If such a place really exists, then God would have to be the creator of it, and he would be responsible for what happens there.

Can you accept that? The Bible* says: “God is love.” (1 John 4 vs eight ) Would a God of love inflict torture that even humans with any measure of decency find revolting? Surely not!

An Unreasonable Teaching
Still, many believe that the wicked will go to a fiery hell and be tormented forever. Is this teaching logical? The human life span is limited to 70 or 80 years. Even if someone perpetrated extreme wickedness for his whole lifetime, would everlasting torment be a just punishment? No. It would be grossly unjust to torment a man forever for the limited number of sins that he can commit in a lifetime.

Who knows the truth about what happens after we die? Only God can reveal this information, and he has done so in his written Word, the Bible, referred to above. Here is what the Bible says: “As the [beast] dies, so the [man] dies; and they all have but one spirit . . . All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust.” (Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20) There is no mention here of a fiery hell. Humans return to dust—to nonexistence—when they die.

In order to be tormented, an individual has to be conscious. Are the dead conscious? No. “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) It is impossible for the dead, “conscious of nothing at all,” to experience the agonies of hellfire.

A Harmful Doctrine
Some maintain that the teaching of hellfire is useful, true or not. Why? They say it serves as a deterrent to wrongdoing. Is that true? Well, is the crime rate in regions where people believe in hellfire lower than in other places? Hardly! In fact, the doctrine of hellfire is very harmful. Will a person who believes that God torments people view torture as something abhorrent? Why should he? Those believing in a cruel god often become cruel like their god.

In whatever way a reasonable person may look at the matter, he cannot accept the existence of a hell of torment. Logic rebels against it. Human nature is repelled by it. More important, God’s Word does not say that such a place exists. When a person dies, “he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.”—Psalm 146:4.

What Punishment for Sin?
[/b] To read more, visit www.jw.org and you find satisfactory answers just as I did

bulldoza:

And this is definitely the most senseless post i have ever read on nairaland

You need a thinking faculty.

milkymesh:

If God Want Us to LOVE our ENEMIES, Why Is He Going To Destroy HIS ENEMIES In HELLFIRE?

I need real answers please.

Paradise163:
[b] Hellfire—Is It Part of Divine Justice?
Have you ever seen someone tortured? We hope not. Deliberate torture is sickening and abhorrent. What, though, of torture inflicted by God? Can you imagine such a thing? Yet, this is exactly what is implied by the teaching of hellfire, an official doctrine in many religions.

Imagine, for a moment, the following horrific scene: A person is being roasted on a hot iron plate. In his agony he screams for mercy, but nobody listens. The torture goes on and on, hour after hour, day after day—without pause!

Whatever crime the victim may have committed, would not your heart go out to him? What of the one who ordered the torture? Could he be a loving person? In no way! Love is merciful and shows pity. A loving father may punish his children, but he would never torture them!

Nevertheless, many religions teach that God tortures sinners in an eternal hellfire. This, it is claimed, is divine justice. If that is true, who created that terrible place of eternal torment? And who is responsible for the excruciating agonies inflicted there? The answers would seem obvious. If such a place really exists, then God would have to be the creator of it, and he would be responsible for what happens there.

Can you accept that? The Bible* says: “God is love.” (1 John 4 vs eight ) Would a God of love inflict torture that even humans with any measure of decency find revolting? Surely not!

An Unreasonable Teaching
Still, many believe that the wicked will go to a fiery hell and be tormented forever. Is this teaching logical? The human life span is limited to 70 or 80 years. Even if someone perpetrated extreme wickedness for his whole lifetime, would everlasting torment be a just punishment? No. It would be grossly unjust to torment a man forever for the limited number of sins that he can commit in a lifetime.

Who knows the truth about what happens after we die? Only God can reveal this information, and he has done so in his written Word, the Bible, referred to above. Here is what the Bible says: “As the [beast] dies, so the [man] dies; and they all have but one spirit . . . All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust.” (Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20) There is no mention here of a fiery hell. Humans return to dust—to nonexistence—when they die.

In order to be tormented, an individual has to be conscious. Are the dead conscious? No. “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) It is impossible for the dead, “conscious of nothing at all,” to experience the agonies of hellfire.

A Harmful Doctrine
Some maintain that the teaching of hellfire is useful, true or not. Why? They say it serves as a deterrent to wrongdoing. Is that true? Well, is the crime rate in regions where people believe in hellfire lower than in other places? Hardly! In fact, the doctrine of hellfire is very harmful. Will a person who believes that God torments people view torture as something abhorrent? Why should he? Those believing in a cruel god often become cruel like their god.

In whatever way a reasonable person may look at the matter, he cannot accept the existence of a hell of torment. Logic rebels against it. Human nature is repelled by it. More important, God’s Word does not say that such a place exists. When a person dies, “he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.”—Psalm 146:4.

What Punishment for Sin?
[/b] To read more, visit www.jw.org and you find satisfactory answers just as I did

ribbit:
Bible is full of contradictions that's why it shouldn't be taken seriously..

For example, bible says, Love is not envious. it also says, God is love and at the same time said God is a jealous God .. I mean wtf

Which one should we believe?

Macelliot:

Nice and intelligent response..
Are you a Jw?

Am a Catholic.. Even though, Jw criticises my denomination alot, but I just like them alot for a reason best known to me..

JohnQueen:
I love you cos you've written what I've been feeling and saying to peeps for years now.

BlackrulesDworld:


I'm not here to question anyone's believe, neither am I here to criticize or approve any religion. Before I proceed, I want you to realize that faith should be a personal thing. Our major concern should be how our discovery affects our soul for afterlife and not the other way round.
You can't comprehend what I meant because it is beyond you.
Destiny is in each and everyone's hand handle it as you like!

Calyb:
The devil initiated this question.

Teempakguy:


So . . . I've been reading up on religious articles, and of course asking this God to just prove himself, Just score higher.

Nothing yet though. very painful.

Dekatron:
He works in mysterious ways. Yet when I behave mysterious, I am tagged EVIL. By induction that I am God's image, then God is evil



I think God feels insecure



non of my business sha

TrajansKong:


Who are you to test the Lord of Hosts??
You cannot compare Him to Shango or the superstitions and idle warship of our forefathers! He has already trampled them, crushed them underfoot and released us to serve Him alone.
He can do whatever He will. He is the creator and destroyer of all. We are his to do with as he pleases. All that is demanded from us is OBEDIENCE and FEAR.
Choose wisely...

olaniyanibukun0:
We were not made to function as robots


We were given the privilege to make choices



Choices make us or mar us

bulldoza:

You're so wrong
You seem to just be a confused atheist
Whether your sense can believe this or not, SOMETHING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY CREATION (GOD)
You're a senseless retąrd if you believe in the senseless darwin's theory.

Teempakguy:
you know, all of this started when I recently went to a rural evangelism with my church. We went to this . . . village. And, for three days, we went around, telling people to abandon their Gods because our God was superior. that our God could talk, could perform miracles, that their Gods were fake and man made.

And it just struck me like a dagger.

How exactly is our God any realer than theirs?
I've heard several accounts of people punishing thieves by sending sango to them. So, sango DOES work. At least from hearsay. Same with my God. I've never actually seen a miracle. Except in Christian dramas and film. and it's usually with such terrible vfx . . .

They say these Gods do not hear prayers. Well, does my God do? Seriously, I looked at it with an unbiased mind and realized that everything was random. They just happened anyway and we ascribed them to God. Same thing these people do,

They said these Gods cannot talk. Same with my God, apparently. I've never heard his voice in all my life. Despite crying for it forever. For course, some pastors claim to hear it. But so did the ancient priests.

They said these Gods were wicked. But here we are discussing about hellfire. In Yoruba culture, there is no hell. Only a place where you become an ancestor, and I guess it's the same with the igbos.

They said all sorts of things and whenever I applied them to my own God, he failed to pass the litmus test. He scored the same score with any other god.
I realized I was most likely living in a mythology.

So . . . I've been reading up on religious articles, and of course asking this God to just prove himself, Just score higher.

Nothing yet though. very painful.

Teempakguy:

Comedian.
Darwin's theory is not senseless at all. In fact, it makes perfect sense. You should be attacking theories of abiogenesis instead.

However, here's a question to ponder on.

"was God created? If he wasn't, but came out of nothing, then . . . couldn't we have?"

Teempakguy:

Comedian.
Darwin's theory is not senseless at all. In fact, it makes perfect sense. You should be attacking theories of abiogenesis instead.

However, here's a question to ponder on.

"was God created? If he wasn't, but came out of nothing, then . . . couldn't we have?"