Willie2015:


No one have a problem with Christian prosperity, but there is a problem when a church is as rich as the IMF and the World Bank and yet 112m Nigerians are living below poverty level and more Nigerians are still joining them below that poverty level.

God made the Church rich so they can uplift the poor, God made the Church strong so they can help the weak.

sarutobie:

I mean it is all good for christains to work towards a good life here on earth and in the afterlife, but when a church sets it's eyes on competing with financial organizations of the world, then something is wrong..twist it whatever way you want, it is wrong...

Nodogragra4me:
...assumption is the lowest form of knowledge...

Nodogragra4me:
...Don't depend on bulletins and homily

Nodogragra4me:
Mention one 'early apostle' that was poor or lived in penury...

Mayeldah:


Impressive though.

My concern in all these is ...where does the flock benefit? The church is getting richer while the constituent members can't have 3 square meals a day.
Jesus's ministry benefited the followers but today what we have are mega churches with mega pastors and mega church businesses and mega church buildings while the average church attendant is hungry.

On the judgement day, what will count for the church and pastor Oyedepo is how many of his church members he took to heaven and how he cared and provided for their welfare. All these church business and fame will amount to nothing.

Ekealterego:
What I don't understand however is, if Jesus is coming so soon, why spend money on "world class infrastructure that will stand the test of time". Hardly a day goes by without being threatened with hell fire because "Jesus is coming soon" but same pastors use the money to build their personal empires.
I'm not hating though, its not a bad thing. In fact, investing in education is commendable but the intentions behind it is what I don't understand. In Europe, church spend most of the money to make on welfare but in Nigeria, we poor masses spend on "welfare" of the church.

Willie2015:


No one have a problem with Christian prosperity, but there is a problem when a church is as rich as the IMF and the World Bank and yet 112m Nigerians are living below poverty level and more Nigerians are still joining them below that poverty level.

God made the Church rich so they can uplift the poor, God made the Church strong so they can help the weak.

Nobody said d church is as rich as world bank yet. It is still an aspiration! I am sure the church understands her responsibility to the poor too.

Nodogragra4me:



I have a property close to the calabar site but haven't been there for sometime now. Will have t,o go and check to see if work is going on there now...Li only know that nit is fenced

alignacademy:


"Assumption is the lowest form of knowledge"

Well said

Notice that you've just assumed I "depend on bulletins and homily"...

The issue isn't about being poor or living in penury.

It's about having the same standards as the world system, to quickly assume that wealth equates to living a life of righteousness.

This leads to a certain kind of "Gospel" where people are clearly in it for the money.

A kind of "Gospel" where people are more concerned about calculating how much "returns" they can claim from their "seed sowing" than in living a life of purpose.

That's the real danger in making money your god.

Nodogragra4me:
You don't know the scripture better than an average winners ...it is the very life of the commission to put in all the time needed to explain the scripture under the direction of the spirit ..


Matt 6:33 gives two conditions for your to enjoy Gods hands and favour... 1. Seeking the kingdom .....that is letting the kingdom be established in your heart .....every kingdom has a ruler ...letting god be the absolute ruler of your life is the first .....2. .... faith in the righteous ness of Christ and then comes the addition of the things that others are dying to get.


Your physical prosperity is tied to your spiritual prosperity... I wish above all that you prosper even as your soul prosper

Dantee005:
If they offered d poor scholarships in their grand universitiuniversities....I might have been impressed. ...

Statsocial:
I am kind of disputing the figure Mr Leke gave for Canaancity though. The last I heard of it. It was a 1.6 billion USD project that should be around 500 billion naira.

Also both Calabar university and Abuja one are being built at the same time. I really cant wait to see the Abuja one. I know it would be super grand since it is being built on request of FG.

In all the Federal government needs to learn from these mega churches what administration is. You can argue about this being money of the poor all you want but you cant take away the good administration that exist in indigenous Nigerian churches. Also I doubt "only poor" made this church this wealthy.

eleojo23:



It is not money chasing.

Why do people always have problem with Christians prospering?
If it was a non-christian that said this now, nobody will say it's money chasing.

Well, whatever you call it, the fact is, Christians/christian organisations are going to prosper beyond what people have ever seen and many will be surprised.
Just watch out.

Adminisher:


The only thing that has worked for Churches is minimal corruption. Their administration is fairly basic and cost of controls is low because people are not stealing with every project and routine operational activity.

Also, NO you are wrong.
The Church is RICH because of concentration of effort on the POOR. They made trillions through prosperity messages to poor people. So they have proved that the best business is re programming people for success. When you move one person from poor to rich you are doing far better than moving a rich man to rich

deeway200:

call it anything u like. if u don't wanna be part of this greatness ,then don't even read it. As for me and my family, we will also park our helicopter there. and as for the housing ,go and build ur bungalow first before u comment

adegeye38:
some people dont understand the immeasurable benefits of tithing and giving

some people dont understand that real success is when you are in a position that you can display the glory of God to as many people as possible

and that prosperity is the amount of God's grace upon your life

Not everybody can understand this secret

hilroy:
Business enterprise

We would soon be richer than IMF and Paris Club

feelgoodInc:
while the church slept, Islam crept in, they tried this in Turkey with the basilica but it was conquered.
Christianity won't survive two decade in Nigeria, Christianity is weak.

feelgoodInc:
while the church slept, Islam crept in, they tried this in Turkey with the basilica but it was conquered.
Christianity won't survive two decade in Nigeria, Christianity is weak.

hilroy:

Typical Nigerian, he doesn't know who I am but deem it fit to tell me to build a bungalow before I comment. If you like buy spacecraft, all I know is that all these churches preaching money making instead of salvation are business enterprises

Topgainer:

'We' is highly deceptive because none of the men toiling to meet up with the demands of the Bishop like tithe, endless seeds, offerings and donations can come out tomorrow to say in all honesty that Winners international limited belongs to him/her (all its members). Winners Enterprise belongs to none other than Bishop David Oyedepo and family.
It should read
Oyedepo would soon be richer than IMF and Paris Club.
One thing that shouldn't be taken away from the Bishop is his ability to convince his followers and donors that they will be blessed through giving to his Church. And many men without hesitation have completely emptied their bank account to his Church and are awaiting the financial miracle promised by the Bishop.
Again the Bishop has shown his manages the money accruing to his Church since inception with shrewdness of an astute businessman.

eleojo23:



It is not money chasing.

Why do people always have problem with Christians prospering?
If it was a non-christian that said this now, nobody will say it's money chasing.

Well, whatever you call it, the fact is, Christians/christian organisations are going to prosper beyond what people have ever seen and many will be surprised.
Just watch out.

Dantee005:
If they offered d poor scholarships in their grand universitiuniversities....I might have been impressed. ...

Topgainer:

Yes they are
They know what they worship and my interactions with people of such assemblies show that holy living is the least considerations in their warped minds. Fellowship is more about money and testimonies of money. Give money, take money or the promise of miracle money. Sometimes I wonder the Spirit behind those movements because that Spirit has little emphasis on the Salvation that Jesus bought for us rather its focus is on exaltation of Money in every meeting. The meaning of Salvation has been completely changed under this dispensation of 'Churches'. But they can't mock God, he can cut them down while they are busy manipulating the New Testaments and altering portions of the Bible, planning and allocating financial harvests.

PrecisionFx:





Jesus didn't even own a house, he never had a donkey or horse.


If u want to live Christlike..... U know what to do.