The bible verse would you rob God was directed at the Levite priest who lived in and were overseers of the tabernacle who were stealing tithes. They were in charge of distributing the tithes to the poor widows and children instead some of them were stealing. Let's not use this verse out of context. Plus this is OLD testament. We are under a New covenant.

There are no Levites and priests in the new covenant.
Now all believers are priests with Jesus as our high priest
We are to give offerings joyfully. Pastors are usually paid a set contracted salary.
Give whatever you feel comfortable with. Give to the needy not the greedy.
God doesnt need our money. The poor does.

morpheus24:


Infant. An indigene is a relative term depending on context and simply means "the oldest occupant of a given land space".

An African American is "indigenous" to America compared to a recent African or South Asian migrant. An African American has African heritage from the indigenous peoples of West and Central Africa.

A native American is Indigenous to the Americas as compared to a European settler or African captive. A native American has Asian Heritage from his indigenous Siberian and East Asian peoples

A South African Afrikaner is indigenous to Land in South Africa compared to a recent Nigerian or Malawian migrant. A South African Afrikaner has heritage from the indigenous peoples of Europe specifically the Dutch peoples


Go back to school and stop embarrassing yourself here.

Native Americans were of So many differing tribes not just the Asians who crossed the Berring Land bridge. Africans and African phenotypes were in the Americas way before the Asian arrival. Different tribes were warring aghainst each other and the European invaders used this to their advantage by becoming allies with certain tribes to slaughter and enslave enemy tribes for reward. Some of the enslaved Natives aka Indians were even transported to Europe as well as the Caribbean. Africans were enslaved with Natives. Those natives were called Negros.
Aborigines in any given place were of African phenotypes. Look it up!!

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Okay, I mean majority. I don't know who the hell he is but a CNN reporter says more than 72% of African Americans kids are born out of wedlock. Probably few of them knew their father.

ednit,
It seems you are here to degrade African Americans. Where did you get this from? Although the majority of AA children are raised in single parent households, the fathers are known and many active in the children's lives. With all the discrimination AA have endured there are many successful ones. The media and people like you want to point out the negatives. At least AA children aren't shooting up schools with both parents at home while you are trying to demonize AA families let that sink in. Clean up your own back yard you POS.

Proverbs Chapter 6

16 These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Mark 3:28-29
28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

Some ignorant comments here. Must be a troll trying to cause bad relations between two groups of people. Typical. Conquer and divide had always been the goal of Satan and his children. If there's anyone here that doesn't recognize the wiles of the enemy only shows they have weak mind c'mon without discernment. Can't fix stupid.

NileValley:


First of all i said Africans have nothing to do with the American continent , not Black Americans , even though they are not indigenous and don't own any land. And nobody calls the United States "The Americas" you're stupid.
If you are talking America the continent then you're spewing nonsense because how can they have linguistic influence when English is a European language and most countries on the American continent don't speak English?
And when it comes to culture Latinos have their own cultures and it's the same in the Carribean.
The genetic influence you talk about comes from Africans , not Black Americans.
Lastly , how are they propping up the African identity when they hate Africans?

[] How can you make such ignorant inflammatory statements sounding like a hypocrite! Africans were the first in America and if you took the time to research and educate yourself, maybe youwould eat these hateful words. The Gullah and Geechie people of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia have largely preserved their African roots during and after slavery.
Who did they put in slave ships Nile Valley? Who did Africans and Arabs sell to the into slavery to the Europeans? Were they not Africans? You claim to know so much African history however your idiotic statements don't support it. Just spewing ignorance here. There are many mixed ethnic Africans due to colonization by the Europeans, same as America but they retain their identity wherever they travel or live. Native Americans had phenotypes similar to African phenotypes. Pyramids and ancient artifacts like those in Africa have been found in America including Egyptian pyramids and hieroglyphs in the Grand Canyon. It seems to me you may be carrying a huge chiip on your shoulder and therefore spread lies and confusion debunking the truth. So transparent you are.

It be so awe inspiring to look through a telescope to see God's creations. He created it all!

They're just jealous of her beauty. Jealousy and envy can be worse than racism. Men are mean cause they can't have her lest she turn to whoredom and women are catty and competitive and don't want her around.

Henna is good to strengthen condition and soften the tight coils. There are many videos on YouTube for recipes and instructions.

Please. Nigerians flourish in America. They are very ambitious for education and a better life. I've known many many successful Nigerians who make a good salary and even send money home to relatives. If you want to make it you will and most Nigerians in America go above and beyond.

Anybody using the NIV is playing in the devils workshop and is giving him a foothold. Don't be deceived. Do your research!!! You have been warned!!!!

I read the Scriptures like most everyone. I believe in speaking in tongues through the Holy Spirit. Why? Because it happened to me years ago and have not happened since. I was at a service and we were praisng God. I stood there thanking him for bringing me through my trials. While praising I felt the peacefulness of the holy spirit and my tongue took off on its own with no self control as it spoke in an unfamiliar language. I knew what I was saying and conveying to God but I had no control as my tongue seemed to take off in another language. I was not faking. After the service while riding home my friends said I was speaking in tongues during the praise service. I knew it but wasn't sure whether or not they were able to hear it so I had planned to be quiet about it. I didn't understand why it happened at the time. That was over 30 years ago and although I have felt the holy spirit moving I have never spoken in tongues again. Yes I feel some people fake it in an effort to bolster their "holiness", popularity, and offerings. Some have crept in uawares. Speaking in tongues when one is filled with the holy spirit, is real. If one is truly living in the spirit and not fleshly it's easy to recognize people who are faking it. God gives us the spirit and gift of discernment. We must remember God is a spirit and the only way we can serve him is in spirit and truth.

The Lemba are Israelites from the tribe of Benjamin Many Benjamites resided with the Tribe of Judah in Southern Israel before the Babylonian invasion of Israel and Egypt in 587 BC. Other Benjamites stayed in the Northern Kingdom and fled or were exiled earlier with the 10 tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Assyrian invasion 733BC.

Lemba are from the Tribe of Benjamin.

The term African American is a fairly new identification of a race people previously known as Negros. In fact many Native Americans/Indians were also classified as Negro or Mulatto according to phenotype. Some Black/African American still identify themselves as Native American despite the advent of DNA ancestry due to the fact there were so many tribes not just one. Many were told of their Indian ancestry passed down from generation to generation yet DNA test doesn't reflect. What tribe are they testing for When there were many. Most believe originally tribes of America were of African descent. Later tribes arrived of Asian descent. There were many wars between tribes. Europeans allied themselves with willing tribes to kill or enslave their enemies. When the Africans arrived during the slave trade it was common for them to mix with Native Americans / Indians who were also enslaved. Then there are cases of rape of women slaves by Europeans producing mulatto children. There are many admixtures that continues on today. If one was to research paintings (not photographs as camera had not been invented) of Native Indians when Europeans first arrived they are depicted as dark skinned with short coiled hair. Many Black Americans identify as Hebrew or Israelites from the tribe of Judah, the Levant, or Nubia who fled into Africa to escape turmoil to later have been sought out and captured as slaves. Some believe the Igbos are a remnant of their tribe. Some practice Kemetic spiritualism. Others identify themselves as Moorish. Contrary to popular belief there were many free Blacks in America during slavery. Mixing between European and African Americans is on the increase thus producing lighter offspring. As always though Black people come in all shades of brown. I believe climate eg Africa's hot sunny climate adds to a darker hue.

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Matthew 5:31-32 (KJV)
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Too many Christians are using this as a cover for selfishness while pretending to be righteous. The first verse of this scripture does not say Jesus said. It says, IT HAS BEEN SAID(man). The Scriptures clearly states that He said if you divorce your wife you are responsible for making her an adulteress, unless she was already sexually promiscuous in the marriage. And if you marry such a divorced adulteress then you are automatically an adulterer yourself.
You can't use a legal documents to cover up a moral failure and disobeying His word.

You spend more time talking about what you are against, not what you are for.
Pharisee love to spend their time convincing others. If they had to list the actions and issues they are against, the pencil would run out of lead. But turn around and ask them to list what they are for? The pencil would not have to be re-sharpened.

Pharisees believe their job is to defend God and legislate morality. So they are against drinking, smoking, cursing, short skirts, talking back to parents, holding hands before marriage, and so on. And all of these things come before the gospel. Or maybe they are the gospel. Modern-day Pharisees can’t tell the difference.

You believe God actually needs you.
Modern-day Pharisees believe God needs them on His team. They believe God is dependent upon them.

Let me be real with the modern-day Pharisees. If God needs a human being for His church to survive, He is not a God worth serving. Or worshipping. Or following.
You think your salvation is based on your works, not on Jesus.
Modern-day Pharisees believe in their works. That’s why they love James 2:14-26. But they skirt around passages about grace. Oh, yeah. They believe Jesus died on the cross for their sins. But they turn around and mock the cross by trying to earn their salvation.

All Members of your Congregation act just like You. No one is allowed to be different.
Pharisees are exclusive. They pick and choose who enters the group. But Jesus never valued exclusivity. Just look at his chosen twelve. A tax collector (Matthew). A doctor (Luke). Fishermen (Peter and Andrew). A Zealot (Simon). That’s a conglomerate of guys from many different backgrounds.

So, look around at your group? Is it essentially a collection of men and women cut from the same mold?
For modern-day Pharisees, Christian living is not so much about transforming into the image of God. It is more about living up to the standard of God. And no one can live up to God’s standard. Except Jesus.

This is a Pharisee trademark. Before non-Christians can be considered “part of the group,” they must conform to a certain lifestyle. Stop all of the cursing and drinking. And stop doing all the stuff “bad people” do.

Once potential followers “fix their lives,” modern-day Pharisees gladly welcome these people into their family. Just don’t revert back to “sinning” again. Membership in the group is always conditional.

Instead of meeting people where they are, modern-day Pharisees force people to come up to their level. And until these people live up to the standard, they will be on the outside looking in.

You read the Scriptures to substantiate your convictions, not to be shaped into God’s image.
During the time of Jesus, no one knew more Scripture than the Pharisees. They studied the Scriptures relentlessly.

Modern-day Pharisees do the same. But they turn around and use the knowledge to convince others why they are wrong. The Bible is their personal weapon. Modern-day Pharisees use it to throw rocks at all the misguided, evil sinners in the world.

To modern-day Pharisees, the Scriptures are not a means to grow into the image of God. It is a means to convince the world of fallacies and misguided theology.

39 And the CHIEF SEATS in the synagogues, and the UPPERMOST ROOMS at feasts:

40 Which DEVOUR WIDOWS' HOUSES, and for a PRETENSE make long prayers: these shall receive GREATER DAMNATION!!!

41 And Jesus sat over AGAINST the treasury, and BEHELD how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she OF HER WANT did cast in all that she had, even all her livings

WHERE DID JESUS SAY THIS WAS RIGHTEOUS?? [color=#990000][/color] We are to give according to our own free will. Having discernment of whom we give. Not tithes.

bobowaja:

Good morning brother mi

Lucifer was once a heavenly angel. God uses these things in order to test His people's, The Israelites, obedience to Him. As we see in the OT, He was concerned only about the Israeltes, his chosen, not the Amalekites. Only Israel. Amalekites worshipped their own gods. It wasn't until the NT that anyone could serve Him through Christ Jesus and become one of His people.

Deut 4:2 KJV You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you nor take away from it that you may keep the commandments of the Lord.

2John 1:10 If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed. For he that bidders him God speed is a partaker of his evil deeds.

Don't be brainwashed. All we need is scripture and no other publication to explain scripture to us. Wisdom and understanding is an annointing from God through reading the scriptures. If you have an annointing from God you don't need any man to teach you. The same annointing teaches you all things. Study to show thyself approved by precept upon precept.
Believing any other doctrine makes one a whoremonger and prostitute to false beliefs and false prophets. It's spiritual adultery and fornication. In that day it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah than these false prophets and their followers.
A JW told me if I didn't call Him by the name Jehovah my prayers would not be heard because that's his real name. The letter J is only 400 years old and can't be found in kjv 1611. Scripture was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. Jehovah is Latin language. He is God, Elohim, El, Jah, El Shaddai, Yahweh, Yahuah, and many other names to different people.
If anyone thinks religion or denomination is going to matter in that day is being deceived. We must serve him in spirit (NOT FLESH) and in truth. [color=#770077][/color]

JW don't celebrate Christmas but will never turn down those Christmas bonuses in their paychecks. JW is not scriptural and the cult was formed in 1870 no blacks allowed for years. Christianity is biblical and mentioned at Antioch. Their Bible NWT has been revised for their own beliefs. I feel so sorry for the people who are blindly misled by this cult. I tried to warn a friend who had been raised as a Baptist about joining this cult. Despite warnings she joined and eventually lost her mind to schizophrenia, felt bugs crawling on her, felt someone was stalking her and breaking out in rashes. She wasn't allowed to go to her mother's or siblings funeral service when they died and spoke ill of them for being lost Baptist. She became obsessed with her children joining and went into a deep depression when they joined the Baptist church and denounced JW warning her to leave the organization. When she lost her mind, Not one JW visited her in the hospital despite her devotion to this cult and only friends from other Christian denominations were there. Five years she was in a nursing home without one visit from the Kingdom hall or fellow JW yet she held on to JW false doctrine. When she died no JW there for service and the Kingdom Hall offered no service despite her devotion. When JW knock on my door I don't answer. If they leave a watchtower I throw it in the trash.