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Pastor Adeboye: “the Richest Man In The World by Nobody: 6:40am On Aug 16, 2015 |
Redeemed still a church or is it now essentially a
business concern? The Trinity Towers project
shows the lines are now totally blurred. Jesus
warns: “No one can serve two masters. You
cannot serve both God and Money.” (Matthew
6:24). Nevertheless, this Tower of Babylon being
built with church funds is designed both for the
worship of God and for the worship of money.
The project is an appeal to crass
commercialism; a blatant celebration of wealth.
In this poverty-stricken Nigeria, the foundation of
the building alone is expected to cost over 2
billion naira. Side-by-side with a 5,000 seat
auditorium for church services are high-brow
restaurants, cafeterias, indoor swimming pools,
cinema halls, gymnasiums, retail shops, games
arcades, lawn tennis courts, relaxation spots, and
a helipad as the crowning glory. Of what
relevance is all this “supermarket” in a church?
Anointing for carnality
A church-member, overwhelmed by the grandeur
of it all, buttonholed me in the hallway. I did not
know him from Adam, nevertheless, he held me
hostage as he waxed lyrical about how the
Redeemed Church was, to use his words: “taking
over.” “We have already got the vice-
presidency,” he said. (The vice-president of
Nigeria is now a Redeemed pastor). “Next we
will get the presidency,” he continued; “and then
we will get DSTV;” (a South African satellite
television network).
The anointing for this pride of life flows right
from the top. The General Overseer of the
Redeemed Church is Pastor Adeboye. A few
years ago, he decided he needed a billion naira
without which his “work of God” could not be
done. So he confounded the Christian faith by
establishing a “millionaire’s club.” To be a
member, you had to hand over a million naira to
him in Jesus’ name.
Thereafter, he upped the ante by calling for a
“billionaire’s club.” He announced that he would
be building an auditorium that can only be
described as “fantabulous.” It would be a
ginormous three kilometers in length and three
kilometers in breadth. This project is clearly
more designed to get Adeboye into the Guinness
Book of World Records than it is to get the
members of Redeemed into the kingdom of God.
Declared Adeboye on that occasion: “We need 1
billion naira from ten people. If you are one of
them, please see my personal Secretary after we
finish today.” Who are those likely to have this
kind of money to give in the Nigeria of today
except those who have cornered public funds?
Thereafter, an announcer sought to know the
members of the church who were “willing to join
hands with our Father in the Lord to build a new
auditorium to God’s glory.”
Vanity upon vanity
The proposed auditorium is not to the glory of
God. The proposed auditorium is to the glory of
Adeboye. Adeboye’s project is reminiscent of
Saul’s, who built a monument to himself. (1
Samuel 15:12). Nowhere in the entire New
Testament was money ever collected for putting
up a building. Money was only collected for the
poor. The temple of God is no longer a physical
building. The temple of God is now Jesus Christ.
Pastor Adeboye is getting increasingly carried
away by vanity. I have a tape of a question-and-
answer session he had with his church-workers a
number of years ago in which he boasted that
the time would soon come when, before anybody
could aspire to be president of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, he would first have to talk to
Redeemed Church. Nothing in the scriptures can
be construed as suggesting this as one of the
stated objectives of Jesus Christ.
A Redeemed church-member told me of another
meeting he attended captioned: “A Day Out with
the G.O.” It was a dinner for financial sponsors
of one of the annual “Holy Ghost Festivals.”
Pastor Adeboye boasted tongue-in-cheek on that
occasion that the time would soon come when
the Queen of England would plead to join
Redeemed in order to work as an usherette. The
audience reportedly responded with wild
applause and shouts of “Amen.”
Richer than Bill Gates
At the just-concluded 63rd Annual Convention of
the Redeemed Church, Adeboye declared that he
is now richer than Bill Gates; widely
acknowledged as the richest man in the world.
He said: “I have houses in at least 188 countries
in the world, where we have our churches, so I
am richer than Bill Gates. Each time I visit these
countries, my children would be struggling and
saying daddy, come and stay with me.”
These “houses” don’t belong to Adeboye; they
belong to Redeemed church. Knowingly or
unknowingly, Adeboye distorts the gospel. Jesus
says: “All who have given up home or brothers
and sisters or father and mother or children or
land for me will be given a hundred times as
much. They will also have eternal life.” (Matthew
19:29).
However, Jesus words are spirit. (John 6:63).
Therefore, his “houses” are entirely spiritual,
while Adeboye’s are physical. Jesus does not
make his disciples richer than Bill Gates. Instead,
he says: “God will bless you people who are
poor. His kingdom belongs to you! But you rich
people are in for trouble. You have already had
an easy life!” (Luke 6:20/24).
Adeboye continued: “If I announce here that
tomorrow morning, I need a car to travel to the
new auditorium, how many cars do you think
would be made available to me by you my
children? Those of you that do not have a car of
your own, very soon, God will give you your own
cars. So, I am appealing to you to become an
incurable soul winner before you leave this
convention ground and your cup will overflow.”
Anathema to Christ
This is nothing but the enticing word of man’s
wisdom. Believers don’t preach the gospel in
order to receive cars. We do because God
commands that we do so.
Jesus had neither chariots nor horses. He had no
lands and houses. Indeed, he warned a
prospective disciple who wanted to follow him
they would not be staying at the “Sheraton
Hotel:” “The foxes have holes, and the birds of
the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has
nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20).
Jesus does not speak like Adeboye. He says: “A
disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant
above his master. It is enough for a disciple that
he be like his teacher, and a servant like his
master.” (Matthew 10:24-25). Jesus’ example is
anathema to Adeboye’s declaration that he is
now the richest man in the world.
This is the word of Jesus the Adeboyes of this
age choose to ignore: “It’s terribly hard for rich
people to get into the kingdom of heaven! In
fact, it’s easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into
God’s kingdom.” (Matthew 19:23-24). |
Re: Pastor Adeboye: “the Richest Man In The World by upwardmode: 6:48am On Aug 16, 2015 |
JESUS IS LORD |
Re: Pastor Adeboye: “the Richest Man In The World by xest(m): 7:05am On Aug 16, 2015 |
Well said my brother in Christ,my fellow follower of Christ doctrine. That worship money and brag at the pulpit that they r rich and can never be poor. Scammers as pastors, Wolves in sheep clothing. |
Re: Pastor Adeboye: “the Richest Man In The World by Rainmaker69(m): 7:05am On Aug 16, 2015 |
Op while you have raised some valid issues, you have also distorted some of the quotes from the GO. It almost seems like you have personal angst against the man. |
Re: Pastor Adeboye: “the Richest Man In The World by Nobody: 11:03am On Aug 16, 2015 |
because he's D Lords Annointed |
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