@OP. To be honest, your observation is quite correct. Many so-called men of GOD today are serving their bellies. Their only desire is to project the image of their churches, so to speak. However, all these have been foretold in the Bible. Men of GOD have exempted love from the doctrines of Christ. Even Jesus fed his hungry listeners while preaching, but these "men of GOD" only care about their 'establishments' thus scattering the sheep. GOD never categorically stated that we must build edifices in order to worship Him. The modern church is crumbling because they failed to emulate the apostles.GOD is not to blame(He is perfect anyways), neither the 'poor people' cos they are ignorant. Of course I know I am not making sense to you cos you are an anti-theist.

Heartbender:
You still don't get. And now that insult is beginning to encroach i'll end my argument like this. You can be morally ok as in the case of the rich man who wanted to follow Jesus, Nicodemus and even one of the foremost disciples during selection stages and still not be righteous. Righteousness is by faith, not works. Saul, the king, lost God's favour because he wanted to please men (works, morality) not God (obedience to His word, faith

Seconded.

PastorDavidAwuj:


You can never benefit from what you don’t believe in. I teach what the Bible teaches and it works for anyone that believes. And I thank God that many have been calling to share their testimonies.

If you say divine healing is fake, then I can easily see why you cannot benefit from it and that leaves no more argument with you. Faith is a choice not a gift/by force.

Happy new year again!

Yeah, same thing in John Osteen's 'You can change your destiny'. He explains faith in a way I've never heard before.

Not these guys again.

paxonel:
forget it,. your point can never be valid being and athiest who dont agree with bible in the first place.

You forget that pharoah days was still a primitive world, just like we have primitive africa today therefore soccery was even commercialised.

But did the bible indicated anywhere that soccery were real practices like miracles?
Even if they were real, the primitive practice have died away over time.

Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God overlooked, but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Ofcourse we read how God parted the red sea for the israelites but does that mean it should be a normal practice today that whenever one need to cross a river he calls upon God in a world where beautiful bridges are constructed?

God is not primitive like that.

So He is modern? Or He evolves/changes with time? I'm kinda cofused here,pls explain.

paxonel:
oh! You are an athiest?

Reserve it for christians who reads bible not athiests like you.

And focus on your athiesm for your own good cos it make no sense jumping into holy books like bible you know nothing about ok

So the Bible was wrong when it said "suffer not a witch to live" or when it affirmed that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers and against spiritual wickedness in high places. Moreover, true Christians use the Bible as standard of truth not hip hop artists, not even pastors.

Anas09:

Its Ma. God bless you.

Anas09 is a ma? Interesting, I think nairalanders should start using names that are more gender-specific.

Magnoliaa:
@15

so, living "righteously" and following God's laws etc and doing just everything he asks of will be nothing, a waste all because of a single error I'm bound to make as a human?

This where grace comes in, sister.

Ranchhoddas:


So god drowned everyone to stop sin yet sin did not stop.

Now he has another plan which involves roasting everyone he does not like.

What guarantees do we have that this plan would work?

You believe GOD exists and that He had(and definitely still has) power to drown mankind, yet you are rebellious. Have you ever heard of Korah, Dathan and Abiram?

I don't see the reason why you should see hell as a threat, rather than a warning, if you are not scared of it. I know that deep down in the mind of atheists, they might have fancied the possibility of the existence of GOD, that alone makes them scared. However, their quest for 'freedom' and their tendency to incline upon their moral standards subdues such thought,hence,they term reverence for GOD and existence as 'fear'and 'bondage' that man invented for himself.

Michellekabod:

I want to guess you are referring to me. He claimed i havent had sex in a decade, how does that make me a hypocrite or whitewashed sepulchre?

Gladly anticipating your response

Nope. I wasn't referring to you. What alfaman3 said is none of my business, that is your personal life which, obviously, intruded into. I was just taking note of what the atheists(of which I suppose you are part of) said and was infuriated. I'm sorry if what I said sounded like I was intruding into your personal life.

alfaman3:
op, I just read that you haven't had sex in more than a decade.

What is wrong with you?

I used to think these atheists were some sort of moral teachers or a bunch of Mahatma Gandhis. Imagine the ludicrous opinions. They accuse theists of hypocrisy meanwhile themselves are like whitewashed sepulchres with all filth within.

Christians who think GOD wouldn't punish His own 'hand-made creaures' are making the same mistake atheists make when they say "there is no GOD". The same Scriptures that talks about the Lord being a merciful GOD(Psalm 103: did not forget to add that He is also a consuming fire(Hebrews 12:29). I am pretty sure those who don't believe in Him, not to talk of committing themselves to Him,know that the imagery of fire doesn't seem appealing to them. That is why they say hell is a threat and still refuse to obey GOD. They are,however, ignorant of the fact that commitment to GOD makes one enjoy the benefits of having a loving father. Using the prodigal son as an instance, he had all he could ever desire. He was the younger son of a wealthy man, however,his nonchalant attitude,rebellion and quest for 'freedom' made him ask for his portion of his father's wealth. When things went bad,he came back to his father's house to be given a second chance- even if it is the position of a servant.

[color=#000099][/color] Undoubtedly, a lot of people have hdard about GOD on this forum. Some believe in Him, while others don't(aren't they the ones that dominate Nairaland?). While some commit themselves to Him, others don't. Nonetheless, I am obliged to introduce you to the Creator of the universe, the King of kings, who,of course, is also a loving Father. To start off, GOD is a lover of all men unconditionally. However, He is not interested in one-sided relationship. When you realise the immense love GOD has towards you,He expects you to reciprocate this love by being committed to Him with all your heart,soul and mind. I am opined to say that modern day Christians like us are the reason many are far from GOD. We have conjured up a picture of GOD in two ways- a loving but extremely indulgent GOD, and a capricious slave-master-like GOD. Christians who believe their own righteousness will tale them to Heaven have the latter view. However, I would like to discuss the former view.

LordReed:

Na by force?

I pray GOD opens ur eyes.

Hmm.....The Day of the Lord is at hand.

LordReed:

LMFAO!

Atheists are already here. So stubborn and unrepentant....

SeriouslySeriously, I am dumbstruck. If I want to say my whole mind, it will be too long. All I pray for is that GOD gives us sufficient grace to overcome little sins and the sins that are easily besetting, that we may reign with Him in His Glory.Amen.SeriouslySeriously, I am dumbstruck. If I want to say my whole mind, it will be too long. All I pray for is that GOD gives us sufficient grace to overcome little sins and the sins that are easily besetting, that we may reign with Him in His Glory.Amen.SeriouslySeriously, I am dumbstruck. If I want to say my whole mind, it will be too long. All I pray for is that GOD gives us sufficient grace to overcome little sins and the sins that are easily besetting, that we may reign with Him in His Glory.Amen.

jubianose:


Hi my dear Ana09....
I sent the book 'Afterlife' and 'Heaven and Hell' by Emanuel Swedenborg to him.
I hope he will read it too as you did.
God bless you dear..

Please how may I get such book?

NPComplete:


You are still having a banter with me now so we are saying the same thing.

NPComplete:


You are still having a banter with me now so we are saying the same thing.

NPComplete:


You are still having a banter with me now so we are saying the same thing.

You think so?

brodalokie:


They were not aware of what they were doing. Just like you are being led by the Holy Spirit to a place where you are powerless and God will take over the situation and his name will be magnified.
God cursed the Serpent the devil because of Adam and his cursed Cain also. All you need to do is believe in Jesus with all your heart and a time may come when you will be tested by the beast, he will be a man, Jesus will help you if he is in your life.

Brother, I think you misquoted me.

NPComplete:


I guess we can agree that u aren't a true Christian because u didn't ignore me. 1 down 2 to go. Who between the other 2 is right about the bible?

When you refuse to see the truth and attack others in the way of truth verbally, it's better to leave you to GOD than to banter words with you. That's what I meant by 'ignore'.

Mobilia:


I like that you are trying here...but the "little horn" is not representative of the U.S.
The "little horn" is representative of Papal Rome.

Why'd you think so? As for me, I saw the meaning on a Christian webpage; "Second Tree - Bible and Christianity" by Chuck Porritt.

NPComplete:
^^ These 3 fvcking clowns can't even agree on what their god wants. 2 of them can't even agree on the interpretation of the prophecy in the bible. Fvcking Christianity with fvcking clowns.

True Christians should just ignore this guy.

Efrankbblog:



Source:efrankb

I would have become a Witness if you believed in the existence of Hell. Nonetheless, I love Jehovah Witnesses because it is the most transparent example of the Acts of the Apostles, they do everything in common and preach Heaven & the way one can get there. However, I believe there is Hell.

booket:


Good News Translation
Proverbs 31:3
Don't spend all your energy on sex and all your money on women; they have destroyed kings.
Solomon is one of the greatest men ever liveth. This words are true even to this day.
IF THEY CAN DESTROY KINGS THEN HOW ABOUT AN AVERAGE MAN?
I believe those words till tomorrow.

GOD Bless You

RhemaJet7:


God loves the US despite their sins and iniquities, and He has decided to give them a second chance by raising a prophet to interceed for them and watch their subsequent behavior.

I pray again:

''Father, let there be release of grace to the United States of America US, amen!

Amen. However, USA has been prophesied of in the Bible. It is the 'little horn' that displaces the four horns of the beast.

AryEmber:
We all know the origination of christmas but that does not stop the rice and chicken every year.

Yeah, the origins are believed to be pagan in nature.Personally,I view Christmas(as in the general sense) with skepticism because it is just like any festival.However, I 'celebrate' it as a memorial of the birth of our Lord.Personally, I use it as a period of self assessment of who He wants me to be,also to be reminded of why He came to Earth. Nonetheless, rice and chicken are necessary jare.

Yeah. USA stands for Unrestrained Sex and Alcohol. It's definitely going to fall just like Babylon did.

LordReed:


LMFAO! You clearly want to twist my saying your god narrative is a fairytale to I said its a lie, what further proof is required? My guy keep going. LoL

I hope your laugh lasts long. The devil has given you free visa to his palace.

frank317:


He is no consuming fire., he is a clueless creator.

What did he expect the world will be when he knew the outcome before creating it? Was he expecting anything different from what he knew?
What sis he expect when he sent the devil on earth to roam among men?
What did he expect man to do with free will apart from what they are using it for?
Man is only a victim of urs God's mistakes if he exists. He kick started this world with error error error right from the beginning. And instead of correcting it he went into hiding and crested hell and blames man.

We will send him to his own hell on the last day of judgement

I guess you can do that....only if you had been born before the creation of the world. Why didn't ask what Adam and Eve were thinking when they ate the forbidden fruit.Did they think the fruit was dessert? Or did Cain think Abel's blood was fertilizer when he shed his blood? Now, mankind face the repercussions and you blame GOD.

Zoroaster:
Lol Jesus the saviour that died like a criminal

Such an ingrate!