Why are Nigerians so obsessed with the exchange rate? I guess it's because we spend so much on foreign goods and services to satiate our inferior complex. Anything 'Abroad' is good as far as it's not made in Naija. A dude I know spends all his dough on imported goods even on bathroom slippers. Slippers really! The last regime almost depleted the reserves just to defend the naira during the elections. This regime is not falling for that. Do we know that over 90% of the milk consumed in this country is imported in powdered form. We need to stimulate agriculture and manufacturing in this country and deviate from the oil rush. If we adopt this approach, local production will be stimulated and the demand for forex will eventually wane. But seriously, It's shocking what Nigerians import into this country.

mbaemeka:


1. Abraham was not subject to any King. The Jews saw him as the greatest man that ever was. So Paul is telling them how Jesus was greater than Abraham and how it is doctrinally sound even according to the books of Genesis and Psalms that they (Jews) still hold dearly to by showing them that there was another 'man', a priest, who according to the scriptures, was greater than Abraham. So much so that Abraham gave him a tithe and received blessings from him. Paul argues that that Man- Melchizedek was the first in the line of a type of priests that Jesus came after. These priests have an endless life. It is very lucidly put that even though that Melchizedek wasn't Christ himself. He was SIMILAR to Christ and we know why: CHRIST WAS REFERRED TO AS THE CHILD OF THE HOLY GHOST, while to me Melchizedek was a manly form that the HOLY GHOST took after while he visited earth. That is why he can be regarded as KING OF PEACE whereas Jesus was referred to as PRINCE OF PEACE.

2. How can Jesus come after the order of an ordinary man? It is actually Heretical to suggest so.

mbaemeka:

Hebrews 7:4, 7 KJV

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

The scriptures ^^ tell us why he must have been great. Abraham met many other kings...he even rejected their gifts and said so that they wouldn't claim they made him rich. Yet he decided to accept word-of-mouth blessings from an ordinary man? Abraham was a prophet man. A prophet of God. He would only bow to a higher spiritual authority. Now you can tell us what type of spiritual authority could be higher than Abraham's. The same Abraham who had a covenant with God to usher in a savior.

2. Hope you know that it was the HOLY SPIRIT that was the actual creator of the world. Hope you know he is the doer of the spoken word. Hope you know he is the power of God. So when scriptures tell you how Jesus was conceived, you have to understand who actually metted out the conceiving. Maybe you should check the KJV of that verse you quoted to understand why the MSG mistranslated.

Brother, you are on point. I've gone through most of the posts and yours is as clear as day. You must have a deep understanding of spiritual things. The King of Salem was just one of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the Old testament. I recently found this out. Up until recently, I thought he was just a man.

Some say Melchizedek is Jesus. That could be true but I really doubt. Jesus never at any point existed outside of the Father as a separate being(both spiritually nor physically). From the foundations of the World, He was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was and is the very life of God. That life became flesh and dwelt among us. Paul tried to liken his present day ministry to that of one that existed(and still exist), who was superior to Abraham - the one the jews hold highly. This was so eloquently stated by mbaemeka.
Jesus obtained this ministry the day He was resurrected and anointed High Priest of the Most High God. He had never operated in this ministry before. Prior to reading the posts of mbaemeka I wasn't too clear on these things but its becoming clearer now.

My prayer is that we may all receive deep, intimate understanding of the Supreme being who loves us soo much.

But this guy get WORD sha. That was a moving sermon.

FEAR(First Encounter Assault Recon). Try playing it at night and tell me how far.

1. a = 14, b = 16;
Solution: a=2; b=7
enigma(x=2,y=7)//passing by value
begin
y = 7 + b = 14
x = b + 2 = 9
b = 9 + b = 16
a = 14
end enigma

2. a= 23; b = 23
solution
a=2;b=7
enigma(a,b)//passing by reference
begin
b = b + b = 14
a = b + a = 9
b = a + b = 23
a = 23
end enigma

3. I have to agree with beaf, the value of n is unknown
4. The question needs more clarification.

Beaf:

He actually asked for $3million. The 0.6million USD was meant to be the first installment.

Now that's more like it. Greedy fellow.

Corruption in this country has reached endemic levels. When Ribadu said that all nigerians are corrupt, he was vilified. I don't care who you are or where you're from, we all have our price tag. What I don't understand is how a senator probably accruing 800 million naira a year in salaries and bonuses ends up with a price tag of $600,000(90million naira). Well I guess Subsidy probe is over. A win win situation for everybody yet, we all lose. The masses get to satiate their desires for retribution by exposing the corruption, the Government gets to look like actually tackling the issue and the oil companies and the various moguls get to carrying on with business as usual. Well done guys, well played.

Tom Brady was average in the 2nd half. Disappointing. Congrats to the Giants.

And the Giants have won the game. No way back for the Patriots. This is bad

New England Patriots all the way. NY Giants knocked out my dear team, the Saints(Drew Brees the Pass master). I hope I don't bite my tongue at the end of the day.

First of all my heartfelt condolence to all those affected. It was barbaric and shameful to carry out such attacks. No value for human life at all. A lot of us are pissed and frustrated with the spat of attacks but it is critical that we do not let our sentiments cross Ethnic or religious boundaries. I almost fell for that today but then I realized that is their end goal. As someone highlighted earlier, their goal is to start a sectarian conflict between Christians and Muslims. I pray that never happens. It behooves on us all to be security conscious wherever we are. This means taking whatever actions to protect our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Avoid public gatherings, cinemas and be mindful of who you interact with. It's the world that we live in. We all need to make these adjustments. For all those blaming the government, well I understand your point but remember that no security system put in place is fail safe. Just ask the Christmas Day bomber in the U.S.