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What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by tobechi20(m): 9:34pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
Any advantage |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Kobojunkie: 9:39pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
tobechi20:There are no disadvantages to it either as your submission and obedience to God shouldn't be dependent on those around of you or not. ![]() Those who believe they must surround themselves with others who believe as they do simply as a result of dependency issues they are yet to resolve in their own minds and lives. There is absolutely no godly reason to feel one must belong to a group to serve God. This we see from looking at the lives of men suuc as Abraham, Noah, Abel, etc.,all righteous men who obeyed God even without having groups to belong to. ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by vdestro: 9:59pm On Jun 30, 2023 |
tobechi20: 1) They make you fear God more. 2) They make you love God more. 3) They make you know without doubt, the things which God hates, which leads to 4) 4) They make you know which things God must love. 5) They make you know the meaning of rapture. 1 Like |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Eviana(f): 12:37am On Jul 01, 2023 |
I think there's a wise way to minister to a non-believer without developing a close/tight knit relationship. The purpose for which a believer hangs around a non-believer is to live a genuine life that is vastly different....to the point that the unbeliever inquires about the difference....hence an opening to introduce Christ. However, depending on the situations, this takes time and the Holy Spirit's guidance. The goal would be to see a soul surrendered to Christ. Psalm 1:1 (KJV) states, " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat if the scornful." What people term spiritual/religious "discrimination" isn't necessarily the case at times. It's a matter of obedience to God's Word. Two different belief systems cannot mix. There really can be no genuine peace when folks don't fundamentally believe in the same thing. Sure, other topics can be discussed, but if one person truly does not believe in God, then how comfortable would he/she be in someone who lives a life daily where praying at any given moment--if needs be, or delightfully speaking about, thanking or praising the Lord multiple times a day, or singing/humming hymns or gospel songs etc.? Cause to a sincere believer, those above things are normal--a way of life. What people believe is an innocent friendship, partnership, marriage etc., between a believer and a non-believer, can actually do harm. Spiritually, it's dangerous. When belief systems differ, each person will live how he/she believes....and soon they will clash and combust. Amos 3:3 (KJV) states, "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" If there are situations where two different belief systems exist (whatever they may consist of-and there's this sense of alleged "peace" ![]() 1 Like |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by paxonel(m): 5:53am On Jul 01, 2023 |
tobechi20:what if your boss in office do not believe, and he is a good man, any benefit or advantage of not being around him? |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 6:02am On Jul 01, 2023 |
There is no benefits because they're hopeless so since they don't believe there's any rewards for doing what is right {Hebrews 11:6} they only do it thinking whatever goes around comes around but when things doesn't go the way they think the next thing is to take their future into their hands then desperation will make them raise weapons against themselves {Revelations 6:3-4} in the end they will be working towards wiping out themselves from the surface of the earth! Revelations 11:18 That's why God's word to all believers said: "Do not be upset because of evil men Or envious of wrongdoers. They will quickly wither like grass And shrivel like green new grass. Trust in Jehovah and do what is good; Reside in the earth, and act with faithfulness. Find exquisite delight in Jehovah, And he will grant you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to Jehovah; Rely on him, and he will act in your behalf. He will make your righteousness shine like daybreak, And your justice like the midday sun. Keep silent before Jehovah And wait expectantly for him. Do not be upset by the man Who succeeds in carrying out his schemes. Let go of anger and abandon rage; Do not become upset and turn to doing evil. For evil men will be done away with, But those hoping in Jehovah will possess the earth. Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace"Psalm 37:1-11 |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Image123(m): 6:22am On Jul 01, 2023 |
tobechi20: A question for Lot and his family. 1 Like |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Maynmann: 10:02am On Jul 01, 2023 |
tobechi20:What about you, Any advantage to them? |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by FRANCISTOWN: 9:19pm On Jul 01, 2023 |
tobechi20: Lemme mention a few. 1. You'll realise you have the power to shape and fashion your destiny into whatever you want it. 2. You'll stop feeling hopeless and fearful because you'll realise your life is not in the hand of any of the imaginary figure, be it God and his other side of the coin known as devil. 3. You'll realise witches and wizards can't harm you or anything around you. So you'll stop getting scared of things that do not be. 4. You'll stop getting scared of ghost and stupid nightmares, sleep paralysis and old wives fables of how one uncle from your village is after your life. 5. You'll be more careful the way you treat people because you'll know that there is no God to absorb you of your sins once you err people. 6. You'll treat people more kindly, because you'll understand that all we have in this world is one another, and the more impression you create on people, the more your chance to succeed. You'll also learn to apologise when you are wrong. 7. You'll plan your life and work things out instead of wasting hours on prayers that don't ever work for anybody in this life. 8. You'll stop wasting your time on Religious mumbo jumbo, pentecostalim, indoctrinations and charismstism which haven't favoured anyone since this civilisation. 9. You'll put your 10% to good use by given it to the poor and less privileged instead of some unscrupulous motivational speakers who are parading themselves as clergies. Many many more 3 Likes |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 3:28am On Jul 02, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: You forgot one more point: You'll feel (really safe) living with people whose next line of action in all situations largely depends on desperation to get rich at all cost or die trying and not conscience! ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by FRANCISTOWN: 5:16am On Jul 02, 2023 |
MaxInDHouse: Let's not go too far. Let's use Nigeria as a case study. How many national criminals have you seen who was/is an atheist? Your politicians are theists. Yahoo boys and prostitutes flock churches, mosques and shrines. Anini, Oyenusi and all that were theists. Evans is a Christan. Tell me one criminal in Nigeria who is an atheist. Is Prof. Wole Soyinka also desperate and lacks conscience? Was Tai Solarin desperate and also lacked conscience? It's pretty good to think before we just type anything. 3 Likes |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:29am On Jul 02, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: The highlighted befits you perfectly but it's just a pity that you're deaf spiritually speaking! This is the topic of the thread: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God?" The topic didn't say ATHEISTS or THEIST as you erroneously defined terms rather it's straight to the point (People Who Do Not Believe In God) now use your thinking faculty and not erroneous tags to figure out your own quotes: Your politicians:. Who among these truly believes that a sky man is watching them yet committing atrocities in the society? That's what the Bible told you but you refused to think over it: The foolish one says in his heart: “There is no (sky man).” Their actions are corrupt, and their dealings are detestable; No one is doing good. Psalm 14:1 So from the ACTIVITIES of these people you listed they are not BELIEVERS in God but UNBELIEVERS. It's you who is not wise enough to solve the riddle! ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 9:53am On Jul 02, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: So because of the actions of hypocrites mean there is no God right? There's a better idea Let's all turn atheists and live anyhow we wish knowing we are not accountable to anyone We don't need laws or fear Just lead a purposeless life and live like animals acting on instinct and see how better the world will be 1 Like |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 12:06pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
Aemmyjah: He is blinded by the meaningless tag given to him by his white supremacists "ATHEISTS" So to him those claiming atheists are the only people who don't believe in God. How thoughtless they are! ![]() The word BELIEVE connotes TRUST so if there are motorists willfully breaking traffic rules in their cities is there any clue that such ones BELIEVE in CCTV cameras? ![]() 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Maynmann: 12:07pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
Incoherent ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 2:53pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: You did not mention that you atheists, with such religion or philosophy mean your life is purposeless and meaningless. True or false? |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 3:20pm On Jul 02, 2023 |
Aemmyjah: I just want him to know that it's not only those he called ATHEISTS that doesn't believe in the existence of someone who watch in secret if all those they're calling THEISTS believe that there is someone who watches everything we do surely the world will be a better place. Most people often think people in advance countries love obeying traffic rules but they failed to realize that it's due to CCTV cameras everywhere that's forcing them to obey traffic so if the percentage claiming they're believers truly believes in God who is watching in secret the world will be a Paradise! ![]() 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by FRANCISTOWN: 7:26pm On Jul 03, 2023 |
Aemmyjah:No sir! Purpose and meaning do not come from any god or gods. My purpose in life is what I set out my life to be and my purpose attaches meaning to my life. My life will be decided by me, not by some imaginary character. How could I trust a god who is as silent as a speaker that is not connected to an amplifier to provide my life with relevance? Ha! It's too risky! This god will never talk, he has never talked and he won't ever talk. I don't have that kind of spare time to wait for one god. For how long will I keep treating life as a joke? Which God gave Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Bill Gates and many more any purpose? These guys chose a path, and they carved out a purpose from it. You theists keep taking life for a joke and that's why you end up getting disappointed by your unresponsive god. 2 Likes |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by FRANCISTOWN: 7:34pm On Jul 03, 2023 |
Aemmyjah:Atheists don't live anyhow, we also abide by the law. The most unscrupulous and unreasonable people on earth today are the theists. You disturb everyone with your church programs, evangelism, causing unnecessary traffic during crusades. Muslims with their morning prayers. Traditionalist with curfew and all that nonsense. Mention one way atheists have ever disturbed the public. Most(Not all) of the people who have impacted the world greatly were atheists, agnostics and deists. There are laws and orders, code of conduct and Constitutions guiding every country. We don't need a god to live rightly, that's why there are law enforcement agencies. Have you heard or seen where a god arrested any criminal and handed them over to be prosecuted? No! Of course. We enforce our own laws, we uphold them. This god thing has outlived it's usefulness. It's time to drop childish things. 1 Like |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by FRANCISTOWN: 7:37pm On Jul 03, 2023 |
MaxInDHouse:You no worth my response |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:52pm On Jul 03, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: You can't say anything again because you have no rebuttal! The thread is about those who don't believe in God not your misplaced tags "atheists/theists" used to blindfold you from getting the sense of what is happening around you. ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 7:35am On Jul 04, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: De play Where are the we? What proof or evidence do u up u have to show as if you are organized? The laws you mention are subjective Subjective to whom? Why do we have or need laws? Why are we not lawless, not living under any law or constitution? De play |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 7:38am On Jul 04, 2023 |
FRANCISTOWN: All these notable men are the ones you can mention as if you yourself has no purpose I'm talking about life as not certain individuals If life came by chance, life will be an accident and lacking purpose If life was created, it will have a purpose just as every designer has a purpose for his works Your argument are very invalid and stupid You can't even give any single proof there is no Creator than to attribute nonsense to him based on what you're ignorant about or what is blinding you or from the activities of some religious people De play |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 8:52am On Jul 04, 2023 |
Aemmyjah: Most of the times i discuss with them they will run away saying they don't want to argue but then you will see them seeking misinformed religionists to debate. It's like a village tout claiming he's a boxer then he puts on his gloves searching for touts like himself to defeat but when he finally meets a professional boxer he will run away! Imagine how stupid someone can be when the OP specifically asked about people who don't believe in God and someone wants to wrap it all up in a tag "ATHEISTS" simply because some frustrated misinformed religionists are claiming atheists. Some are saying God is watching in secret yet they're committing atrocities how can't he figure out that such ones don't really believe in the existence of God? ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 8:58am On Jul 04, 2023 |
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Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 9:06am On Jul 04, 2023 |
Aemmyjah: Ọmọ Paul said a Christian is a professional boxer but it's a parable: "Therefore, the way I am running is not aimlessly; the way I am aiming my blows is so as not to be striking the air" 1Corinthians 9:26 ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 9:32am On Jul 04, 2023 |
It's like asking the benefit of soaking white material with colored clothes Or mixing good tomato with rotten ones |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Maynmann: 9:45am On Jul 04, 2023 |
All these dumb yahweh worshippers ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Aemmyjah(m): 9:48am On Jul 04, 2023 |
Mented individuals on the loose ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by MaxInDHouse(m): 9:48am On Jul 04, 2023 |
Aemmyjah: They're so obsessed with that tag "ATHEISTS" so they feel they've gained freedom since they don't claim to believe in anything yet they're always eager to discuss with others. Abeg what is the purpose of discussing with others if not to pass information (things you believe could work well) with others? ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Maynmann: 9:49am On Jul 04, 2023 |
Animals of yahweh on the loose ![]() |
Re: What Is The Benefit Of Being Around People Who Do Not Believe In God by Maynmann: 9:50am On Jul 04, 2023 |
How many times have the word “atheist” been mentioned here, who are the watchtower slaves mentioning it Who is obsessed ? ![]() |
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