Joe Femi-Dagunro, a senior
pastor with the Grace and
Glory Chapel, Lagos, on
Sunday said that Christians
should not indulge in wasteful
spending by taking religious
trips to Jerusalem.
The cleric made the remark
during an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria in
Lagos during the church’s
inaugural Thanksgiving
Service in Ikeja.
Mr. Femi-Dagunro said that
as much as people could travel
to see other climes, they
should not attach a trip to
Jerusalem as a compulsory
task in the practise of
Christianity.
He said that such money could
be put to more productive use
by building industrial and
Information Technology parks
for the development of the
Nigerian youth.
“There is no point for us not
to say the truth, if we believe
in it. There is nowhere that it
is written in the Bible that
Christians must visit
Jerusalem.
“Jesus did not say: ‘You must
visit my tomb.”
“We are wasting money on
such trips and that money
could be used to support the
youth to build industrial
parks, or to develop IT parks.
“So, church leaders have a
role to speak the truth and
advise government on how it
can do this,” the cleric said.
He also advised that churches
should begin to train their
members on skill acquisition,
to improve themselves so as
to be able to serve the church
better and also get
opportunities to make better
living.
“It is high time that Churches
began, as they schedule week
days for prayer meetings, to dedicate one
day for skill acquisition.
“They can train the people they use in the
church, or mentor them, in order to
develop the people for their good as well.”
Mr. Femi-Dagunro also urged churches to
embark on more humanitarian projects
such as building cottage hospitals, in
addition to building universities.
(NAN)


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Na jealousy dey worry them.

Fair point.