Thursday 18 February 2016

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Tuesday 16 February 2016

INYENE JOHN; Tales of a revolution of impunity and the untold story of a power drunk dictator!

Sampson Ibifrank and Blessing Augustine becomes De-facto LAWSAN President and Vice President.
This is certainly not the best of times for LAWSAN. It appears the much talked about revolution is now a revolution of impunity as the man who just 25 days ago swore to defend and protect the LAWSAN Constitution is now colluding with his lieutenants to openly rape the same constitution. It was a show of shame yesterday 15/2/2016 during the meeting of the LAWSAN Bar Association. Our reporter gathered that not long after the meeting had kicked off, it was unanimously agreed that the meeting be rescheduled to allow for more time and notice to be given to interested counsels to pay their practicing fees and join the LAWSAN Bar. Just before the meeting was formally adjourned, two of the LAWSAN President's foot soldiers stormed the Law Assembly Hall in a commando styled show of aggression and disrupted the meeting. Our sources later gathered that the two men had not paid their practicing fees in line with section 55(5)(a) of the LAWSAN Constitution and therefore had no business with the said meeting of the Bar and were only acting a script. Again, trouble brewed on the evening of Monday 15/2/2016 about 16:00hours GMT around the vicinity of the Faculty of Law when Samson Ibifrank a 500 level Law student of Law who goes with the self styled title of the 'DG' and the sole 'GOdfather' of the current LAWSAN President, threw caution to the wind, even at the risk of portraying the noble profession of Law in disrepute, shouting to top heavens that "no one has the right to contribute any meaningful ideas or suggest to the President except him, especially if that person did not support the President during the electioneering period, and that those who did not vote for the President has no right to use the LAWSAN facilities." This threat played out today, Tuesday (16/2/2016) when in fulfilment of the requirement of the LAWSAN Constitution the Registrar of the LAWSAN Judiciary and secretary of the LAWSAN Judicial Council pasted a few notices emanating from the LAWSAN Judicial Council and a notice calling for counsels to pay their practicing fees in front of the Faculty. Our reporter learnt that the notices calling for qualified Lawsanites in year IV to submit application to the LAWSAN Judicial Council for onward recommendation to the LAWSAN President for appointment as Judges in line with section 41(2) of the LAWSAN Constitution did not go down well with the LAWSAN President. Few minutes thereafter, the LAWSAN President Mr. Inyene John with the assistance of one Sampson Frank and Blessing Augustine in year V openly vow to flush all Judges and Justices from the LAWSAN Judiciary and equally vowed not to take any recommendations from the LAWSAN Judicial Council in appointing judicial officers irrespective of what the LAWSAN Constitution provides. This is coming barely 2 weeks after one Mr. Ukeme Akpakpan, a member of the year 5 class was shamefully locked out of the LAWSAN Moot Court by another lieutenant of the LAWSAN President and was sternly warned that the LAWSAN Moot Court is out of bounce for him because he didn't vote for Inyene John. Sampson Ibifrank, together with Blessing Augustine swung into action. They tore the notice in the presence of other students and rant vituperations against the members of the LAWSAN Bar. It should be noted that Sampson is a common LAWSANite and as such, has no right to such action. Blessing Augustine, the former Vice President who was booted out of office by the then Dean College of Classreps Idongesit Etim (Asiwaju), and whose predicament led to the civil suit against the Dean College of Classreps (Idongesit Etim) for usurping her functions. It is now clear, that she in turn has usurped the functions of the current President (Sifon Bassey), while Sampson on the other hand is the De-facto LAWSAN President, relinquishing Iyene John to play second fiddler. Sadly, this tyrannical act is coming from a President who strolled to victory at the polls consequent of the actions of similar acttion of the then Dean College of Classreps. For a President who's ambition would have been dead and buried was he to be successfully shortchanged in congress on the day of ELECO formation but not for the courageous activism and spartan show of legal industry by a few Lawsanites who braved the odds to ensure justice, equity and transparency on that historic day. His new found love for impunity and lawlessness is terribly absurd and heartbreaking. Twenty five (25) days after swearing in, the LAWSAN President has attempted no single item of his campaign promises, even the 7 days emergency intervention programmes has become a farce. As more and more LAWSANites continue to grumble over the cluelessness of the LAWSAN government, there are emerging although unconfirmed stories that many key and renowned Lawsanites who supported Inyene John's candidacy are slowly abandoning him on daily basis due to his sudden attempt to return LAWSAN to the dark era.
As the government continues groping, more and more LAWSANites are increasingly afraid of the coming days... © Revolutionary Youths
CAN GOD GIVE YOU YOUR PARTNER?

So yesterday, I was reclining on my bed, with my ear piece in, I was listening to random songs when suddenly I heard this popular preacher man (name withheld) said "you have to seek God's face as a Christian for a life partner. Let GOD GIVE YOU YOUR PARTNER!"

This made me curious, and so I was fastidious to the message he had to tell. Mr preacher said inter alia that many marriages do not work out well because the Partner is not the one God had prepared for you.

Being the skeptical me, i whispered to myself, CAN GOD TELL YOU WHO TO MARRY?

Choice of marital partner is man’s exclusive jurisdiction. Man takes responsibility. You can’t put responsibility on God or any other Cosmic force.

This will definitely teach you a whole lot.

CAN GOD GIVE YOU YOUR PARTNER?

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Please, do not confuse this with "Submission to a divine call" they are two different things

A lot of controversy or talking points may arise from this that's why we have highlighted each point numerically.

1.  RADICAL deals bluntly and frontally with questions on Christianity sent in by readers of Leke Alder’s #Illuminare blog.

2.  The question of spiritual discernment of marriage partner is an old issue in the body of Christ.

3. Central to this quest is the question of God’s will and avoidance of mistake.

4. Thus emerged the divination school of marriage, with the Christian praying and the Spirit of God “revealing” the partner.

5.  Whereupon the man to whom this is “revealed” then approaches the lady with a “Thus saith the Lord” prophetic proposal.

6. The woman thereafter goes to seek the face of the Lord for confirmation.

7. A substrate of this religious ideology of marital choice is the belief that there’s only ONE person for each one of us.

8. This is what is called the “missing rib” theology, which of course creates an incredible probability ratio of 1:3.7bn.

9. But what if the person dies before he gets to make his choice? Will the counterparty never marry again?

10. There are people earnestly praying for “revelation” – some vision or picture of future spouse, or voice from heaven.

11. Then there are dangerous extensions of the doctrine in which a Man of God “prophetically” determines a marriage partner. Some even break homes by brazenly telling a married wo/man that "your husband/wife is not your husband/wife.

12. This sometimes entails breaking up a relationship bound for the altar, and replacing it with another marital equation.

13. Because of the authority of the Man of God such marital pairing is erroneously deemed a mandate from God.

14. The only problem with this “revelatory” system of choice is, it’s not Biblical! Can’t be found in the Bible!  Because I waited for him to make a Biblical reference but it never came. He only used anecdotes to pass his message across to his numerous gullible crowd.

15. There’s not one instance in the New Testament in which such methodology is prescribed. (I stand to be corrected).

16. And there’s not one instance in the history of the Old Testament where God CHOSE a wife for someone.

17. Choice of marital partner is man’s exclusive jurisdiction. Man takes responsibility. You can’t put responsibility on God.

18. It’s why Adam’s attempt to blame God didn’t pan out! HE made Eve his wife. Your spouse is your choice, not God’s

19. All the heroes of the Old Testament – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, David…not one did God choose a spouse for.

20. The simple answer to questions on Christian faith is, Show me in the Bible!

21. Isaac’s marriage fits more in the mold of an arranged marriage. That Eliezer prayed doesn’t make it marriage by prophecy.

22. The often cited case study used in support of the notion of “prophetic marriage” is that of Prophet Hosea.

23. Hosea was instructed by God to marry a prostitute as prophetic dramatization of the whoring of Israel after strange gods.

24. But even at that the prophet still chose which prostitute to marry! “HE PICKED Gomer daughter of Diblaim.” (Hos. 1:3)

25. I am aware some Christians contracted their marriage this way, but our practices cannot validate or invalidate God’s word.

26. Foreknowledge is not the same as causality.

27. That God shows you a vision of who you'll end up marrying doesn't mean he mandated the marriage.

28. That you dream about someone doesn't mean God is telling you to marry the someone. We dream our dominant thoughts.

29. Here are seven problems with the idea of marriage by prophetic declaration or divination:

30. One, it erroneously transfers responsibility for choice of spouse from man and places it squarely on God as “matchmaker."

31. Two, marriage by prophetic declaration has the patina of spiritual blackmail.

32. No one wants to be out of the will of God. When someone says God mandates a marriage that is a major burden and blackmail.

33. Three, it has an error component embedded. We must assume the man, or woman heard God right.

34. Four, the methodology makes a horrendous assumption – that a Christian can marry ANYONE as long as they’re Christian.

35. Nothing could be farther from the truth. There are critical proprietary factors that inform choice of marriage partner.

36. Five, marriage by prophecy ignores the importance of the physical dimension in the choice of marriage partner.

37. Physical attraction matters in marriage, as it goes to the issue of sexual congress, fidelity, tolerance and happiness.

38. There’s a reason God pointed out the beauty of women like Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel in the Bible.

39. There’s also a reason God pointed out that Leah was not an attractive proposition to Jacob.

40. But the principle of marriage by prophetic divination takes away a woman’s right to be attracted to whom she wants.

41. Of course there’s the argument that God knows what is best for us, but that same God gave us freewill!

42. And not just physical attraction, sexual attraction matters as well. It’s why the Song of Songs has graphic content.

43. Six, marriage by prophetic declaration rules out the question of falling in love with someone.

44. It substitutes it with a “love will develop” ideology. But suppose the love never develops?

45. A marriage without love and affection is a recipe for depression and disaster.

46. The marriage of Leah to Jacob shows the danger of loveless marriage. (At times, man's arrangements can still err)

47. With the Song of Songs God made a point that romance matters in marriage. So does erotic love, as well as friendship.

48. Lastly, perhaps the most dangerous dimension of prophetic marriage is that it puts the cart before the horse.

49. The wooing and knowledge discovery begin AFTER commitment to marriage. The marriage is a fait accompli.

50. How do you commit to marry someone and then begin to discover what should have informed the choice THEREAFTER!

51. It does not afford the parties to get to know each other first and on the basis of that make a commitment to marriage.

52. The parties cannot back out if they do find themselves incompatible. That would be disobedience to the “heavenly vision.” or tantamount to calling God a liar. #Illuminare

53. It is unfortunate that in the seeking of God’s “perfect will” we have chosen to complicate basic sociological processes. #Illuminare

54. We’ve replaced them with a contrived artificiality that criminalises normality and falling in love. #Illuminare

55. And so in seeking the spectacular we miss the simplicity and naturalness of the beauty of love.

56. God promised to lead us by his Spirit, and he does so in our everyday decisions and ablutions of life.

57. Leading suggests something natural, a simple life progression. It does not suggest the dramatic or spectacular.

58. “Leading” in the New Testament is the image of a shepherd and his sheep, not the image of lightning and thundering.

59. But we don’t seem to want the simple nudges of the Spirit. We want to hear a loud voice from Heaven!

60. Which incidentally is a demonstration of faithlessness. You have replaced faith with lust for signs and wonders.

61. It is within the parameters of God’s leading to like someone, to fall in love with someone, to want to go on a date.

62. Jesus enjoins us to learn the “unforced rhythms of grace.” (Mat. 11:28-30 MSG)

63. Once it’s contrived, or being forced to fit into a rigid spiritual mold, it is not grace.

64. Jesus said, “I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you…You’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (Mat. 11:28-30 MSG)

65. When a marriage decision becomes a heavy burden on the heart, a compulsion or duty, that’s not God!

66. Go natural. Because God is leading you, he will tug at your heartstrings if you seek to turn in a wrong direction.

67. You’ll feel an unease and get warnings if things are not right. Your spirit will be heavy and you’ll feel “tired.”

68. That is God trying to dissuade you. The leading of God’s Spirit should be so natural to the Christian.

69. Am I saying don’t pray about your choice of marriage partner? Of course pray! You’re a child of God. Talk to your Father. You are his child, and that man is His Servant (Servant of God) child and servant, who will he confide in more, especially with issues such as this?

70. You may present your options to him. He’ll give you his personal opinion, which can be very blunt.

71. Instead of looking for dramatic revelation on marriage why don’t you trust God to guide you in the natural course of life.

72. You’ve got to be careful about hearing voices, laying out fleeces. Satan is a sound engineer, a special effects specialist.

73. As many as are led by the Spirit are the sons of God, not as many as are led by signs and wonders. (Rom. 8:14). What if the person God directed you to is HIV positive?

74. God cannot force anyone to marry anyone. That’s a violation of freewill, and he’s never ever done so, except you are Jonah

75. It’s important you love the person you want to marry. It is good to fall in love. It does not violate the word of God.

76. It is also important you LIKE the person you want to marry. Friendship sustains marriage. Sometimes, it takes more than love to keep a marriage going.

77. Physical attraction as well as cultural fit are equally important. Don’t ignore your taste.

78. And values are critical. It’s the underpinning of character. And you must consider the economic viability of the union too.

79. Still, your level of faith may also come into consideration here. Because your friend claimed he got married to his wife after GOD had revealed to him that she is His wife does not mean your case is the same.

79. Christianity is an individual race not a collective race, the same principle, grace does not apply to everybody.

80. Sometimes, couple's do have different reasons for getting married, GOD might reveal to you that someone is your partner, whereas that person is getting married to you because you are financially bouyant, in the end what is the place of Gof in it?

81. Some Clergy find themselves in a situation when they are not happy in marriage, but because they find themselves in a situation where their religion abhors divorce, they just sit tight in the marriage and endure. Marriage is something to be enjoyed, and not endured.

We hope this message was useful?

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Edited by: Aluzu Ebikebuna Augustine