magkhan: Op...are you saying that building an auditorium for the glory of God is not a worthy cause?
so it's better to just have a building where most worshipers will be exposed to nature hazard while worshipping God?
king David said 'God forbid that I should give the Lord something that cost me nothing '...
the pastor did not say steal and come donate,any who does that is only answerable to God...
Even if pastor Adeboye wants to build the biggest church in Africa,the gates of hell shall not prevail against him neither will it collapse because some people donate ill gotten money...
God said to Abraham if I Find 10 godly people,I will not destroy sodom...same with the church

mikelreal: u better go and sleep, ua way pass ur bed time.

onlyme07: queen_labisi-U guys should mind ur bizness nd face ur own lives hw is d proposed auditorium ur headache? Are u God, shallow minded people indeed..


Another MUMU here, a country of about 14million unemployed graduates,no infastracture, high mortality rate,education grounded,poor getting poorer, rich getting richer and someone is around donating N1billion to church project and you think YOU are not sick by asking why the uproar.

If i may ask..have you witnessed poverty or hunger..check your village and ask. Are you employed? Seems your dad got that job for you and if you are in school are you not tired of ASUU/Asup strike? I guess you are in Redeemer's Uni or else you would put on your thinking cap,and ferme la bouche.

We are talking of N1billion..do you know maths at all? That your man don suffer for your hand,you are after his money abi?...God don catch you.

magkhan:

I will let this insult slide...because your brain can't comprehend the fact that there are people who do honest work and have much more than 10bn just sleeping in their accounts. don't let poverty cloud your brain.

queen_labisi: Ure d dim-wit here, everyone should go out nd hustle nd stop lamentin, lazy fools, face the govt wit dose issues abeg, whoever can afford to donate 1billion worked for it nd his free to do whatever pleases him, Go nd work 4urs nd stop the tantrum

theSpark: Some people are mentioning that the money raised for building the church should have been used for the poor. Well you guys remind me of Judas who complained that an expensive perfume was used to annoint Jesus' feet, when the money could have been given been given to poor peeps. Some guys never do anythng for the less priviledge yet they bandy the issue of charity about.

Secondly the G.O was addressing his members. Do you even know why those donating huge sums are to see his secretary? Who knows it could be to vet the donor and his source.

I see no reason why the church shouldn't be built. The way I see it, its not a luxury building they are pursuing. They want a larger shelter.

Finally, talking of polio in Nigeria, I believe money isn't the issue, just some people with bad attitudes. Some guys in the North reject the FREE vaccine. Some believe its a plan to make the Northerners sterile. So for those ones, no matter how much money we put there they wudnt allow their kids get immunized. We wud rather just hope the wild polio virus dsnt catch up with them.

EBK2: @Op
I have a question for you: if you are a Pastor and you want a building for your congregation, please can you tell me where and how you raise the money to build it. Comparing a Church project and activity with Bill/Belinder Gate foundation or Dankote etc doesn't make sense. They don't serve the same Master or purpose. Church's agenda and responsibility are totally different.
But tell me how u will raise fund if u are a Pastor in need if a building for your congregation.
Finally, the most fruitless and frustrating thing to do is to criticise a Church and its activity. Biblically, you only warn, correct or reprimand a Church or a Man of God when you are under strict instruction to do so and this instruction will normally come from the founder and owner of the church-Jesus Christ. It only takes a prophet to reprimand a prophet. Anything other than that is just plain danger. The World may hail you when you openly criticise a church and its activity, but ask yourself what the Head of the Church will think about you. Will He commend you? Judge from the peace or lack of it you have when you do so, but I very much doubt it,
God bless you.
Thanks.

nijanigga:
This one worship Adeboye than Jesus. The writer gave an example of a cheerful poor woman, who gave her last penny.

obo_man:


I think you have a point by saying that the Polio issue is more to do with attitude and less to do with money....

That being said, I'm still of the opinion that churches need to do more in areas of charity, especially in a country where greed reigns supreme.


In most churches in Nigeria, you hardly hear of pastors raising money to help the needy. What is mostly heard of are funds needed to expand and build more branches; very synonymous to a business venture setting up branches so as to rake in more revenue.


All nairalanders that vehemently defend their pastors, how often do your pastors say to you lots that you should sow seed for widows, orphans, the poor, the homeless, etc?


Some people might say.....hey bro, hold on!!! Why do you want to saddle government's responsibilities on churches?

The answer is simple... Government comes from the people and if the people are church-goers, then the church(mosque) is the right place to start any reform.

These responsibilities we think the church is saddled with will only inspire our future generation to love, be modest and always do what is fair.

obo_man:


I think you have a point by saying that the Polio issue is more to do with attitude and less to do with money....

That being said, I'm still of the opinion that churches need to do more in areas of charity, especially in a country where greed reigns supreme.


In most churches in Nigeria, you hardly hear of pastors raising money to help the needy. What is mostly heard of are funds needed to expand and build more branches; very synonymous to a business venture setting up branches so as to rake in more revenue.


All nairalanders that vehemently defend their pastors, how often do your pastors say to you lots that you should sow seed for widows, orphans, the poor, the homeless, etc?


Some people might say.....hey bro, hold on!!! Why do you want to saddle government's responsibilities on churches?

The answer is simple... Government comes from the people and if the people are church-goers, then the church(mosque) is the right place to start any reform.

These responsibilities we think the church is saddled with will only inspire our future generation to love, be modest and always do what is fair.

obo_man:


I think you have a point by saying that the Polio issue is more to do with attitude and less to do with money....

That being said, I'm still of the opinion that churches need to do more in areas of charity, especially in a country where greed reigns supreme.


In most churches in Nigeria, you hardly hear of pastors raising money to help the needy. What is mostly heard of are funds needed to expand and build more branches; very synonymous to a business venture setting up branches so as to rake in more revenue.


All nairalanders that vehemently defend their pastors, how often do your pastors say to you lots that you should sow seed for widows, orphans, the poor, the homeless, etc?


Some people might say.....hey bro, hold on!!! Why do you want to saddle government's responsibilities on churches?

The answer is simple... Government comes from the people and if the people are church-goers, then the church(mosque) is the right place to start any reform.

These responsibilities we think the church is saddled with will only inspire our future generation to love, be modest and always do what is fair.

Originalsly: Blasphemy!...how dare you even entertain such a thought as Pastor Adeboye troding the unpaved streets of a village amongst barefooted raggedy wrapper clad peasants and unleashed lowly animals?...and pitching his voice through common hand held PA system?...

Marine*etyon:
Everything taste bitter in the mouth of the poor.

Gombs:

If you thinj those men didn't do all this, you are a joker. Did you think they all started this big?

moscobabs: 'hunnmmmmmnnn..'oro po ninu iwe kobo.don't let me say a 'WORD'to avoid sin

frosbel:

where 2 or 3 are gathered, Jesus is present.

Following the model of the early church , there is no need for bigger buildings, we need people with big hearts for the cause of Christ.

queen_labisi: What is rong in cing his PA, of kors to donate dat kind of money will require some procedures....1 Corintians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren,
be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the
work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your
labour is not in vain in the Lord.