Clinolit:
This is some deep stuff! God bless you Sir wherever you are.

I do hope that I can love like Him above everything else.

To know Him is to love Him. For He himself is Love.
Seek to know Him through Christ and your life will never be the same. John 17:3

ichuka:
Nice one OP

Thanks sir.

oboy81:
Tell that to The adulterous Jehovah's Witness Elders

People should not be your focus or standard.
Focus on Christ, choose to rely on His Word.
Everyone is on his or her growth process.
Focus on what God is doing with you.
Trust His process, submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Yield and obey His instructions.
Help one another, exhort one another, encourage one another, rebuke and correct one another in love.
God help us all.

Some interesting truths about the story of John the Baptist.

1. He was asked if he was the Christ, He didn't claim what he wasn't. He knew his purpose. John 1:20-23
2. He was also asked if he was Elijah because just as the expectation of the Messiah, Elijah too was expected to return. Although John never knew he was the Elijah, Jesus Christ, acknowledged that John the Baptist was indeed the expected Elijah. Matthew 11:14
3. We have so underestimated this man yet Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, calls him the greatest of all the prophets before him. Greater than even Moses!!!
Yet He also called him the least in the Kingdom of Heaven- our dispensation of the Holy Spirit.
Oh, we are so underperforming as Christians.
4. Unfortunately he didn't Follow Christ even though he acknowledged Him as Christ and even asked others to follow Him.
5. He let His circumstances create doubts in him of His Messiah. He created his own expectation of what Christ's mission should be while Christ was already fulfilling his mission in the lives of His followers.
Matthew 11:2-6

In conclusion, greatness in God's kingdom is clearly not a factor of how much spectacular display of power. No account was given of John the Baptist reigning down fire or splitting the sea.
What He did was live righteously and prepare souls for the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Righteous-living and Soul-winning truly touch God's heart.
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who wins souls is wise."
Proverbs 11:30, Daniel 12:3

You are very right.
I've seen financial breakthrough lead so many members astray. It suddenly turns believers away from God. I've seen fiery believers who started very well, but the moment the got financial breakthrough, their business/job became more important. It eventually has a way of dousing the fire.and quenches the spirit cos soon they start to meddle in sin.
I couldn't agree with you more on the last paragtah.
Seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness is primary, and truly as soon as one is truly saved and his soul begins to prosper as a matured believer worthy of meat, God starts revealing the keys to wealth and making such an attractive magnet of favours.
Then, he would have overcome lust, become contented and kingdom oriented.
He will be one who God blesses to be a blessing to His kingdom, an answer to people's prayers.
He would certainly be a threat to the kingdom of darkness not one who lives in darkness.

May this understanding be unveiled all over the Body of Christ that Salvation is the most important thing, salvation of sin, death and all bondages.
May we all prosper even as our souls prosper in Jesus name.

XxSabrinaxX:
If you knew enough about the laws of physics, and you had a powerful enough computer, theoretically you could perfectly simulate the entire universe from start to finish. When I say perfect, I mean perfect. In our simulation, every thing that has ever happened in this universe and ever will happen in this universe will happen exactly the same way in our simulation. Every thought that every living being has ever had, every action that every living being has ever taken, will occur in exactly the same manner every single time the simulation is run.
That means that no matter what, all of your thoughts and actions you've ever had and will ever have, have been predetermined by the laws of physics. Nothing you do or think can possibly change that fact because you were always going to have those thoughts and were always going to do those things. Everything you do is because the creator determined that's what you have to do when he set the laws of physics into motion with the Big Bang. You do not have a choice. Free will is an illusion because we are bound by the laws of physics.

The only circumstance in which we wouldn't be bound by the laws of physics is if the creator admitted that his creation was flawed from the start and needed to be modified, so he intervened at some place and time to cause a change in events. In which case free will would still not exist.
Rejection of Yahweh as the demiurge is not something I have chosen. He predetermined that I would be born under the circumstances that I was, and that the chemicals in my brain would react a certain way to cause me to feel this way, and that I would sin.

Taking this argument to its logical conclusion demonstrates that nothing anybody ever does is "evil" because they never had a choice in the first place. It wasn't Hitler's fault that his brain didn't work right and caused him to kill all those people and then himself. The creator forced him to do all of that, so the blame for all evil in the universe can be placed squarely on the creator.

So why is he going to send anyone to a place of eternal torment for everything he forced them to do in the first place? It sounds like he is a sadist who gets off creating beings, forcing them to suffer in this universe, then forcing most of them to experience an incomprehensible amount of suffering in Hell for all eternity after death, and those who are left will be forced to go to "heaven" to be with this maniac for all eternity with the knowledge that their loved ones are experiencing an incomprehensible amount of suffering forever and ever.

Change my view that free will doesn't exist and that Yahweh is actually the Satanic Demiurge.

You're pretty deep though I'll give you that.
Guess you've listened to so many Simulation theorists, perhaps you have a crush on Elon Musk? Lol

But truly, your exposure to so much knowledge is the problem.
Knowledge is the most dangerous and also the most liberating phenomenon.
Everyone's problem and solution can be traced to certain knowledge or the lack of.

In your case, you have more of the knowledge of the world than knowledge of the word.
I also noticed you have little or no fear of God in you hence calling him names.
I will hence not bother to preach to you. I can only urge you to know that Wisdom is only gotten from God.
Wisdom supercedes all the intelligence of the world.
And to come into wisdom requires the Fear Of God.

Please, there's so much I wish I could tell you but until you develop the fear of God, I might as well type in ebonics cos it would make no sense to you.

The knowledge of Christ produces the knowledge of God, which brings you to the knowledge of both life and your true self.

PS: About free will being an illusion. Yes, you're right.
Although the Will is yours to decide. You can only choose between Good or Evil. You have no option of your own.
Hence you'll either do God's will or the Devil's will.

God bless you.

This is deep and comprehensive.
I hope to peruse all and digest soon.
Thank you for your stewardship sir.

Grace and Light multiplied in you and through you to the world.

Uyi168:
And we have been praying these prayers for aeons now..
Na where we dea, we still dea..
Abegii

Please, don't lose faith in prayer.
The truth is every problem in the physical has a spiritual undertone.
But are you born again?

paxonel:
you are diverting to something else.
I didnt say christ, i say born again .
What is the benefit of suffering all that stress you suffer which is associated to born again when christ didnt ask you to suffer?

You go through the stress of going to church, pray, fast, not having sex, pay tithe, evangelíse, etc.
But me that do not go through all that. I enjoy my sex, i pray less, i go to church ones in a blue moon, i dont pay tithe. I am in the same heaven with you i didnt go to hell fire simply because i believe in christ just like you have done, there is no difference between you and me before God.

Is that not unfair?

This is a very exhaustive discussion. Perhaps we should discuss on WhatsApp. Kindly PM your number.

But the understanding is in John 3.
The difference is what disambiguates religious Christianity from True Christianity.

sonmvayina:


He just told you the truth, but your years of indoctrination cannot just be thrown away.. Because the story is just too astonishing not to be true... Because jesus has to be real because you fill him in your heart.... I know how hard it can be to give it all up.. Too hard and it's painful.


Trust me, jesus is a roman invention.. To deceive you and mock the creator of all..

Ok sir.

paxonel:
does this born again experience worth anything at all?

Why do one need to go through all the stress?

I mean, christ has done everything or are you all not aware?

If you're fine with the way your life is, I doubt it can benefit you.
But for those of us who have realised we're helpless, hopeless and useless without God, we run and hold on to Christ.

tommyken:

keep your ignorance to yourself because the blind will never see the light when they have convinced themselves that darkness is light. You were talking about Jesus whom I so much believe and admire but you forgot to ask yourself why the religious elders were against him, have you ask yourself that question?
Jesus was telling them the truth and reality about how the universe operate but they knew such message will make the masses to see the light and what religion does is to make you believe in illusions. Jesus was actually God sent.
Now let me tell you what you don't know about your Christianity religion, it is a fabricated opium set by the powerful elite of Rome. a cut and join religion, let me stop there, as for Islam that one is another bullshit script which I don't want to talk about here.
There is a very powerful God who is the master of the universe which I think is different from the one religion talks about.

OK sir.

tommyken:
Its a tool for mind control. The powerful elite created religion and has a firm grip on them all.
They tell you to hope for a better life in heaven so they can have the earth for themselves. The day you remove religion doctrines from your heart is the beginning of your freedom and illumination. The Earth is govern by natural laws and an Almighty God created those law,so study the natural law that guides the universe so your existence will be meaningful.

Heaven and Hell start on Earth sir.
So many are already living in hell on earth why do you think depression and suicide rate is higher than ever?
Conversely so many are living in Heaven on earth.

Jesus Christ brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth.
Be guided.

I've been there. Yes, religion, even Christianity, can become a bondage if practised without understanding.
But Christianity truly is a relationship. A reunion between Father and Children, God and Man, Creator and Adam.

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Matthew 4:17

Telling someone to live the Christian life sounds impossible.
The truth is, it is impossible for man.
Don't have sex, don't lie, don't gossip, don't do this, don't do that, be generous to the poor, pay tithes, fast and pray, go to church regularly, evangelise and win souls, don't go to the club, etc

Some times I hear myself and I can't help but think this must sound scary to an unbeliever.lol Just as the Israelites were scared to enter the promised land or even draw close to God at the mountain but rather asked Moses to go on their behalf.lol
But truly, it is also not an overnight change. It is a growth process. A journey through the wilderness.
Which is why it is wrong to judge a believer still struggling with certain sin or unrighteousness. Rather exhort and pray for them.
God has probably worked on other aspects of his life and only that one sin easily besets him/her. And with prayer and yiededness, that too shall pass.

So truly, it is impossible for man to live righteously. But as a Christian, it is very possible to live righteously.
Which is what makes me trust and believe in Christ the more.
It is not you or me trying to fulfill any of these. We can't.
Once you come into Christ, you receive Grace to become like Christ- The Holy Spirit.
It is no longer you trying to fulfill all these righteous-living.
It is Christ living inside us, the hope of Glory. Colossians 1:27
Yes, it is impossible for man, but with God, nothing is impossible.

Christianity cannot be adequately explained, it can only be experienced.
Explanation has led many astray as they either will get scared of it or they misunderstand the explanation to their own detriment.
But once you come into the Light and submit to the Lordship of Christ and yield to the leading of the Holyspirit... You are no longer human (mere man).
Selah

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. John 14:6

paxonel:
And you too.

But does it mean that born again is a difficult life as you people are putting it?

Lol thank you for asking. I was just addressing this earlier on a different platform.

Telling someone to live the Christian life sounds impossible.
The truth is, it is impossible for man.
Don't have sex, don't lie, don't gossip, don't do this, don't do that, be generous to the poor, pay tithes, fast and pray, go to church regularly, evangelise and win souls, don't go to the club, etc

Some times I hear myself and I can't help but think this must sound scary to an unbeliever.lol Just as the Israelites were scared to enter the promised land or even draw close to God at the mountain but rather asked Moses to go on their behalf.lol
But truly, it is also not an overnight change. It is a growth process. A journey through the wilderness.
Which is why it is wrong to judge a believer still struggling with certain sin or unrighteousness. Rather exhort and pray for them.
God has probably worked on other aspects of his life and only that one sin easily besets him/her. And with prayer and yiededness, that too shall pass.

So truly, it is impossible for man to live righteously. But as a Christian, it is very possible to live righteously.
Which is what makes me trust and believe in Christ the more.
It is not you or me trying to fulfill any of these. We can't.
Once you come into Christ, you receive Grace to become like Christ- The Holy Spirit.
It is no longer you trying to fulfill all these righteous-living.
It is Christ living inside us, the hope of Glory. Colossians 1:27
Yes, it is impossible for man, but with God, nothing is impossible.

Christianity cannot be adequately explained, it can only be experienced.
Explanation has led many astray as they either will get scared of it or they misunderstand the explanation to their own detriment.
But once you come into the Light and submit to the Lordship of Christ and yield to the leading of the Holyspirit... You are no longer human (mere man).
Selah

Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life. John 14:6

anselm791:


the truth cannot be broken, and I believe this truth.
I repent, and sincerely hope it lasts.
I thank you for your effort,
and God bless you too.

Amen.

paxonel:
the african society and the church didn't define marriage this way.
The african society have it that unless the man pays the bride price and perform a ceremony he is never married.
But this definition you put here is very correct. That also means that if a bf formally declares his love for the gf and she accept it they have married like that.
Exactly!
Until the declaration is done they are not husband and wife, There must be agreement between the two parties.
And since bf and gf have agreed to love each other we dont need any further celebration or bride price to declare them husband and wife.
Celebration and bride price should be at the discretion of the couple(bf and gf) involve and not a demand from the society,parents and church.
married people fall as well and get divorced is it not the same thing?
ahh! Stop?
Stop for what?
Husband and wife never stoped having sex now, why will they?
there are no prove that everyone that are into bf and gf sex suffers this.
people that break up have this wrong mindset it should have a limit, they are not different from divorced married couple who at a point begins to think that the marriage should have a limit, lets go our seperate ways.
The african society and church should start seeing bf and gf as a very serious relationship which should be for people who are committed to each so long they are 18+
this theory has not been proven right.
is that so?
oh, there are so many of them including Joseph and Mary
Isaac and Rebecah never married. Infact the bible recorded that Isaac saw Rebecah from afar, and fell in love, and took her in.
Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing.

The life is a very simple life but religion and society are making it difficult for themselves

Until you are born again, all I'm saying will sound like hogwash.
Let that be your priority this year. To know what it means to be born again. To know who Christ is. To know what it means to be like Christ. To know and have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Have a blessed year paxonel.

anselm791:


what is 'the truth' here please?
and you really don't sound like you were once one of us, your approach felt judgemental and that's why I had my defence up.

The truth here is that sex is nothing special to the defiled.
And sex is very special to the pure.

As we are is how we see the world.
If you go through my threads especially my testimonies, you will know how defiled I was just a minute ago, even this time last year.
But I repented and my life has never been the same again.
I don't mean to be judgmental but the truth can really come off as judgmental.

God bless you.

paxonel:
society is faulty, lets be scriptural.

Only the bible can reveal the truth. It says whoever finds a wife findeth a good thing, not who has done marriage ceremony.

Guess I misunderstood you.
Are you asking if marriage is scriptural?
Of course. It is the formal declaration of a marital union. Until that is done, you're not husband and wife.
And as you rightly quoted, he who finds a wife, not girlfriend.

So boyfriend or girlfriend is not a time for sex.
I actually do not advise such.
Because adults will be adults and if care is not taken one or both will eventually fall. And once you start having sex, you might find it difficult to stop.
Besides, it has a way of clouding your judgments of one another.
Boyfriend or girlfriend relationship has a limit of commitment.
You can break up at any time.
Until you both become husband and wife, it is wrong to engage in sex.

Rather focus on building yourself in Christ, knowing what you want in your husband or wife. When they come around, you'll know. The only thing that would be on your mind then is marriage, not even courtship.
Did you hear of any courtship in the scriptures?

Marriage is not a sensual affair, it is in fact, the most spiritual.
I already know what to expect in my wife, if you study the stories of the marriage of Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Esther, Ruth and pray about it, it will be revealed to you.

anselm791:


dude, relax. its just sex. everybody is getting some, it doesn't make it any less of a sin, but it also doesn't make it any more of a sin than telling a lie.
we were doomed on arrival, hence Grace, but our obsession with just 'sex' as a sin is what I find appalling.

You should know I was very sexually perverse even this time last year. Please don't only see the offense in the scripture below but choose to see the truth in it.

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
Titus 1:15

paxonel:
are bf and gf not married couples?

Whats the difference between bf and gf with the married anyway?

Lol OK. Even your societal laws dont support this. We are clearly not on the same page. Where does one start from?
Repent first.

paxonel:
How about casual sex between bf and gf of 18+, is it good or bad?

Sex is for married couples.
Sex is so overwhelming, it has a way of consuming and controlling you once you start to engage in it.
Stop living sexually immoral and see how focused your life will be.

Is it easy? Certainly no.
Is it possible? Certainly yes.
Is it worth it? You wouldn't believe it even if I described the benefits.
God bless you sir.

MuttleyLaff:

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I vehemently wish my above aforementioned neighbours to stop overthinking too much because it's alright not to know all the answers

HAPPY 2019 everyone!

Thank you bro.
Grace, Peace, Joy, Mercy, Love and Wisdom to us all.
A Glorious 2019 to us all.

If you would honestly evaluate what sex has destroyed in your life, you should soberly choose to sexually discipline your self this year.
Sex is such a beautiful thing.
So why is it bad?

Because it should be done appropriately, honouably and in God's will.
Because it is so special to God.
Because it is the power of God given to man. The power to create life. It is the power of spiritual and intimate knowledge between a man and a woman. No wonder God refers to sex as "Knowing each other."

Something particularly happens when a woman engages in sex. I do not understand it yet. But it is beyond the attachment and implication it has to a man, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
Same reason a woman could rather wish to die than be raped.

If women come to know the power they wield in God, oh I long to see that day. If women knew what it meant to be a Woman before the fall of Eve.
If a woman comes to the knowledge of what God means by creating her as a Helper.
Perhaps, just perhaps... Creation would attain perfection again in no time.

Everything good is worth waiting for. Everything right is worth doing right.
Sex, which God gave us to create life, is today the cause of so many deaths (spiritually and physically).
Choose sexual purity this year and instead channel the appetite and divert it to "knowing" Christ intimately.

Nosce te ipsum. Know Thyself.

anselm791:


I dont know, but I think if I dont spend the money required to have sex, I might actually give it to the church.

If you would honestly evaluate what sex has destroyed in your life, you should soberly choose to sexually discipline your self this year.
Sex is such a beautiful thing.
So why is it bad?

Because it should be done appropriately, honouably and in God's will.
Because it is so special to God.
Because it is the power of God given to man. The power to create life. It is the power of spiritual and intimate knowledge between a man and a woman. No wonder God refers to sex as "Knowing each other."

Something particularly happens when a woman engages in sex. I do not understand it yet. But it is beyond the attachment and implication it has to a man, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
Same reason a woman could rather wish to die than be raped.

If women come to know the power they wield in God, oh I long to see that day. If women knew what it meant to be a Woman before the fall of Eve.
If a woman comes to the knowledge of what God means by creating her as a Helper.
Perhaps, just perhaps... Creation would attain perfection again in no time.

Everything good is worth waiting for. Everything right is worth doing right.
Sex, which God gave us to create life, is today the cause of so many deaths (spiritually and physically).
Choose sexual purity this year and instead channel the appetite and divert it to "knowing" Christ intimately.

Nosce te ipsum. Know Thyself.

Jamesmatic:
I just had 9 round like a freak...

You should ask yourself, what does this man hope to gain from your celibacy?
Absolutely nothing.
Therefore ), it must be in your own interest.

UceeGod:
It's a certainty, study the book of Revelation. Most people who profess to be Christians will still not repent even after been shown their corrupt ways because their hearts are far from God. May God help us to stay on course.

Yes, that's why I urge us to intercede for one another for the sake of those that can still be saved but blinded by the enemy and their own ignorant love for darkness.
God help us all.

Be Thoroughly Discipled And Baptised.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20

Baptism is to soak completely in water (not sprinkle).
Baptism also means to be thoroughly taught and experienced.

To interprete the above verse hence is to be thoroughly soaked in the knowledge of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
A good chef not only knows her onions, but knows how important it is to marinate. To let the ingredients soak in thoroughly to bring out the richness of the flavour.

Many are baptised in the name of the Father.
Many are baptised in the name of the Son.
Most have not been baptised in the name of the Holy Spirit.

So many don't know how important the Holy Spirit is besides being the 3rd person of the Trinity.
There in lies the disparity and discongruency in the interpretation of the gospel.
There in lies the genesis of the differences in our revelations.
There in lies the disembodiment of the Body of Christ.

Without the Holy Spirit, there can be no true understanding of the Word. John 14:26,John 16:12-13
For the Letter kills, only the Spirit gives Life.
2 Corinthians 3:4-6
Exegesis vs Eisegesis.

jesusjnr:
This lovely incredible stuff. Keep it up!

Thank you sir.
Always a pleasure going through your threads too.
More Grace, Humility, Patience, Love and Wisdom to us all.

I lament for the Body of Christ.
I am very concerned about what we have made out of
this our precious faith.
No different than unbelievers, Christians today no longer live in love but despise one another. Denominations and personal interests have divided the Body of Christ.
But worse still is an evil that has insidiously eaten deep into the church- Religious standards, Judgemenralism and Self-righteousness.
The Jews are, according to God's plan, the rightful owners of Christianity. Yet when the Messiah they were expecting for centuries finally came, they were so blinded by their religiousity, expected standards and judgmentalism that not only did they not recognise and accept Jesus Christ but rebuked Him and ultimately crucified Him.

Why was Jesus Christ crucified by the Jews?
Because of the same habit that has overtaken Christians today- Religious Standardization, Self-righteousness and Judgementalism.
We have created expectations of how men of God should look like.
We have become so prosperity-conscious and ostentation-driven that a poor person can't even preach to us. We don't want to hear his poor man's gospel. We expect the person that will preach to us to be rich since we want to be rich.
Can't a man of God also be poor? Does it even matter his social status? Is it not His knowledge of the gospel and fruit that are His testimony?

The Move and Manifestation of God some times especially when important cannot be religiously analysed. They have to be spiritually discerned.
Examples abound in the scriptures.
The death of Christ was shocking and depressing to the disciples because they didn't understand that was His mission. Even the call of Paul was questioned and resisted by the early disciples if not for Barnabas who pleaded on His behalf. When Moses married an Ethiopian (a black) wife, it shook the Israelites, that even his own family/priests Aaron and Miriam questioned his calling had God not quickly come to his defense. I just want us to be sensitive to the move of the Spirit and not be quick to assume we know things and end up misjudging things, especially at this crucial last days.

Perhaps the most worrisome is how we are so judgmental and critical of one another.
If we don't agree on the same thing, should it lead to abusing one another? Should we hurl insults at one another?
Should it lead to cursing one another?

It is a shameful thing, when unbelievers are repelled by our behaviours as we bear even worse fruits that are not even spoken of among unbelievers.

Christianity is not just spirituality. It is bearing of good fruit. If all you can do is pray in tongues and preach the gospel but you have no love, you will be very shocked on judgment day. Even before judgment day, you will have your reward and it won't be a good one. Because of the souls you have caused to stumble by your bad fruits.

I believe every one who calls themselves a Christian and still manifests pride is not of the Kingdom of God. And I believe every Christian should be familiar with the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23.
Please rate your own self daily and know how far away or how much of the Light you are.
God will certainly unite His church again with or without you. I hope when the Bridegroom comes, we all make a suitable bride.

Peace, Grace, Wisdom, Discernment and Love to the church.

Mikefrik:
Having the knowledge about the act and sin called masturbation is the worst thing that has ever happened to me and I regret having the knowledge. I regret even meeting the person that introduced me to the act. twas in my secondary School days, I had a friend. he introduced me to the act and since then I have not been living a normal life. Am down as I want to serve God but it's drawing me back. I wish I had the power to stop this. I also wish I could see that my friend again- I would give him a beating of his life.

Good day and Happy new year to you Mike.
I didn't feel the need to add my opinion on this issue since I believe a lot of the contributions have done justice on the matter.
I want to particularly recommend the advice of Anas09 and Jesusjnr
We don't overcome by hate, we overcome by Love. For God is Love.
Just keep loving Him. His love will soon overwhelm you to make necessary sactifices to overcome and consume all your sins.
Genuinely choose to follow Christ, continue to know and grow in Christ and Love of God.
You're already delivered in Jesus name.
Amen.

VICOiheaka:
keep quite my friend accept that jesus christ is the word of God made flesh read john 1:1

Lol it was a time of ignorance. I know better now.
Be nicer in correction next time pls.
Thanks all the same.