Every person is a product of his or her environment. Therefore, white women as products of their peculiar environment project the value system of their upbringing. The same goes for black women.

Incidentally, poster does have a point - however oblique - since the world of today and of black African's in particular is gravitating towards imbibing and displaying the cultural value system of our brother white races.  

Your definition of a relationship has affected you and perhaps out of ignorance. Granted: there are details not worth recounting - bygones - but there are essential matters to put on the table as to forestall heartaches. It is possible to save your relationship of 3 years but put in mind the price for the lack of trust - which is what your fiance perceives - may come steep. The presence of a child is one detail which you should have presented as early as when you understood this connection may go places although it is easy to understand your fear. By all means find a way back to your fiances wounded heart and if he persists in maintening his distance, look up for a fresh relationship having learnt a hard lesson from this. Additionally, have some pride in your child and stop hiding her in the closet since you cannot undo her.

You may not realize how true your contribution to this report is.

Appreciations. Certainly 'two wrongs won't make a right.'

It is pretty tough to distinguish facts when emotions are in play. If this poster takes a good (not second) look, she should quickly realize the man she speaks about is as confused as she confesses she is. Tough draw but her boyfriend has already shown inclination to - as she says he points out - break the heart of the other girlfriend.

In such cases I usually refrain from giving a yes or no to the parties involved for obvious reasons.  

Apologies to Kabella, I linked up the wrong quote. This is the correct quote: katti77's.

Two wrongs don't make a right - Wyclef Jean.

Medical consequences will apply: child will be born with 'negative genes.'

INCEST: sex between close relatives: segxwal activity between two people who are considered, for moral or genetic reasons, too closely related to have such a relationship.
Incest is regarded as a serious taboo in almost every society, although cultures differ as to the extent to which marriages are allowed between relatives.


SODOMY: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex. Copulation with an animal.

As the world comes to an end on the 21st of May, 2011 there will be no Local Government elections as earlier scheduled by INEC. All monies contributed for ensuring parties and persons enter into office come the vote should be speedily collected before the world ends.

This announcement is seriously confused and should be taken with salt. 

Correctly said.

Babygirl, I'm thinking of oceans (water in general) in light of the little understanding which I have of symbols and their meaning in the Scriptures. In this case oceans would represent: tongues, peoples, nations.

From the above no one can draw himself or herslef away except through death physically or spiritually.

To die physically is regeretable but something which must happen to all of mankind pending the return of the Messiah.

to die spiritually however denotes a repentance from sin into which this world has been sold from time by our fore-bears Adam and Chawah/Eve. Such a one dies to sin and lives to righteousness.

However, your poetic construction is cool and so far I've not been able to marry it to the Scriptural symbols especially if you're mourning about attempting an escape?

Lets put it down to inexperience.

Regards.

It is not only Africa which brings dissapointment to all of mankind (I don't think of the creator of the heaven and the earth as showing dissapointment in His creation since all things work according to His plan and purpose: Revelation 4: 11; 17: 17; Romans 9: 14-21).

Intresting questions you pose.

There is something you need to understand however.

1) The Messiah is not the creator of the heavens and the earth: the word 'messiah' means 'annointed one of Yahweh.

Definitely there must be someone annointing another for the ceremony to take place abi?


Then Yohanan/John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to immerse/baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will immerse/baptize with the Set Apart Spirit.' I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of the Mighty One."

Yohanan/John 1: 32-34.


As soon as Yahoshua was immerses/baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of the Mighty One descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
Mati/Matthew 3: 16-17.

As may be seen from the above passages there are two individuals involved.

The above should settle your curiousity as to which died and which of these noble, estimable, worthy personalities could be killed or handed over to human power. Definitly not the Father but the son (to put a quick spin on the answer).

Enjoy your studies.

The first thing about anything is a knowlegde of what that thing is:

But I do more than thank. I ask—ask the Mighty One of our Master, Yahoshua Messiah, the Mighty One of esteem—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this honorable way of life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work in us who trust him—endless energy, boundless strength! Ephesians 1: 16-18.
 And again:

"My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the torah/law of your Mighty One, I also will ignore your children." Hosea 4:6a.

What do the above passages tell us?

Firstly is there anywhere in the Scriptures that it is commanded to give tithes in the form of money if we are to follow Scriptures instructions?

"Your word is a lamp to my feet
       and a light for my path." Tehillim/Psalm 119: 105.

Now to the nature of tithes:

RULE NUMBER 1.

22) Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.  


RULE NUMBER 2.

23) Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of Yahweh your Mighty One at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your Mighty One always.


RULE NUMBER 3a.

24) But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by Yahweh your Mighty One and cannot carry your tithe (because the place where Yahweh will choose to put his Name is so far away),

25) then exchange your tithe for silver (money), and take the silver (money) with you and go to the place Yahweh your Mighty One will choose.

RULE NUMBER 3b
26) Use the silver (Money) to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of Yahweh your Mighty One and rejoice.

27) And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
 
RULE NUMBER 4 (This will be another topic but notice it follows the annual pattern x3).

28) At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns, 29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Debarim/Deuteronomy 14: 22.



So Show Me.

So show me where it states money should be given as tithes or tithes should be collected every day, week, month.

My brothers and sisters first learn about the thing then you can talk reasonably about it as to help others come to the knowledge of the truth.

That's a serious consideration coming from you after four years wearing blinders. Better late than never I agree.

Most people enter into a relationship based on just 'catching' their fun. If this was  or is the initial reason you entered into this relationship, after four years it should'nt come as strange no marriage proposal has popped up.

There are obvious signs at the start of any engagement which defines the direction it will assume if given free rein. Unfortunately many persons ignore these signs and presume the originally desired situation would manufacture itself along the way. Usually it leads to straw clucthing when time becomes a factor to be very seriously considered.

As someone has already posted: it really does'nt have to do with ladies been eager for marriage - they should be married as a matter of form - rather it does have to do with an innability to define what one wants and plan ones movement along those lines. But I'm beginning to repeat myself.


AOYN