litigator:



How many church buildings did Apostles Peter and Paul build?

Atleast, they wrote over 75% of the new testament. The church in Ephisus, was it a physical building during the days of the great persecution?

Also, juxtapose your assertion with the Biblical elucidations that " the kingdom of God is within thee". Luke 17:20-21, particularly at verse 21.

Also, the old church shared everything in common and non lacked. Even those who had benefited from the good will of others but wanted to be greedy with theirs, met fatal punishment. How well has our modern church copied such precedent? Acts 4: 30-End; Acts 5.

During this period of Covid-19, how well is the church resources being shared amongst members of the church and by extension, members of the public as a tool of evangelism?

Jesus fed the congregation because He knew the importance of food to the body(biological feeding), and salvation to the soul( spiritual feeding).

How well has our church emulated this biblical precedent during COVID-19. Is this not the best time to win souls to the kingdom via the apt deployment of both mechanism?

Jesus and Apostle Peter were both leaders of the Church, both yet they knew they were trustees of the church, thus, gave good account of stewardship and didn't owe much personal property. Acts 4:32-End

Even Jesus lead by example by borrowing the a colt He used for triumphant entry. He could afford to buy one of the very best, and his actions will be justified because it is for the propagation of the gospel , but instead borrowed one. Mark 11:3.

***Take notice that this is a lame excuse being used by our religious leaders in an attempt to justify the luxurious lifestyle and the acquisition of aircrafts and phantom automobiles. But that is a discourse for another day.

From Apostle Peter's encounter with the man at the beautiful gate, it is apt to conclude that He didn't control the church resources even as a leader and pastor of the first church. He thus gave freely that which he had which was his anointing and heal the man of his infirmity. Can same be said for modern-day pastors and spiritual leaders? What changed?

Finally, lockdown has been lifted in some parts of the western world such as Italy where the church began, but the physical place of congregation is still under lockdown. Most of these pastors have church branches within such domicile, why are they not condemning the govt of such state as they do Nigeria?

Kindly educate my ignorance.

I await your timely response, God bless.

I am an Omnist and Bible student. I know there are 4200+ religion in our modern-day world, and that God is not a Christian, but He is" I am that I am".

Reference: God is not a Christian by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

I offer my highest regards.

I have questions for my Muslim brothers too, but we will address that another day. Shalom.

Aksnoopy:
bitch why are you so bitter? Calm down and be happy ok.

Winzozo:


May God have mercy on your ignorance
You said JESUS borrowed a coat... Are you sure you have the Holy spirit or you know the Holyspirit at all.. Matt 21vs2_3 living bible
2 “Just as you enter,” he said, “you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them here. 3 If anyone asks you what you are doing, just say, ‘The Master needs them,’ and there will be no trouble.”
Does this look like borrow, in a case were u borrow you go to the owner first to negotiate
Vs 3 says if anyone say what are you doing their tell him( KJV use) the LORD needs them...
Did you knw who is Jesus because knew who he was.. Jesus is whom it was said of in psalm 24vs 1... The earth is the LORD and the fullness thereof the world and all that dwell therein

I can tell you about the apostle how they were very rich
Brother if you don't knw Christ or you are jealous about someone serving God wealth don't use scriptures you don't understand to castigate him
Ain't you afraid are you playing with God mercy

Olarewaju89:


Then, who are you? Satan..?

honeyB2018:
Pastor Poju, is 100% wrong. I'm not surprised he can spew this nonsense.
Lots of people, don't see and understand what Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Oyakhilome Chris is seeing and talking about. Lots of you, toeing the line of thought of Pastor Oyemade, don't know, the power of the cooperate church. If you know, you will not be in his support.
You don't know, what damage, spiritually the closure of the place of worship has done to lots of believers, lots of Christians will never be the same after this lockdown and closure Wait till the closure is lifted, then you will understand.
I stand with Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Chris. Oyakhilome.

desiredhome:

Why comparing the church of today to Church of the Bible time when you are not doing according to their lifestyle ?

KingJa:
The white man and Arab man’s religion has ruined my country and set our continent back by at least 500 years.

Until our people do away with religion Africa will never catch up with the rest of the world, simple and plain.

honeyB2018:
Pastor Poju, is 100% wrong. I'm not surprised he can spew this nonsense.
Lots of people, don't see and understand what Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Oyakhilome Chris is seeing and talking about. Lots of you, toeing the line of thought of Pastor Oyemade, don't know, the power of the cooperate church. If you know, you will not be in his support.
You don't know, what damage, spiritually the closure of the place of worship has done to lots of believers, lots of Christians will never be the same after this lockdown and closure Wait till the closure is lifted, then you will understand.
I stand with Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Chris. Oyakhilome.

honeyB2018:
Pastor Poju, is 100% wrong. I'm not surprised he can spew this nonsense.
Lots of people, don't see and understand what Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Oyakhilome Chris is seeing and talking about. Lots of you, toeing the line of thought of Pastor Oyemade, don't know, the power of the cooperate church. If you know, you will not be in his support.
You don't know, what damage, spiritually the closure of the place of worship has done to lots of believers, lots of Christians will never be the same after this lockdown and closure Wait till the closure is lifted, then you will understand.
I stand with Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Chris. Oyakhilome.

petra1:


The lock down is not necessary. Sweden did not do lockdown .
We conquered the dreaded Ebola without lockdown

BluntTheApostle:


You are the one who is 100% wrong.

If your pastors had done the real job of building up people, instead of building mighty structures, then Christians would be able to survive on their own during crisis such as this pandemic.

Christianity has faced far more persecution in the past than now, and still survived. The secret is the investment that the Apostles made on the church (the people). But in today's Christianity, buildings are prioritized.

Corporate Christianity was emphasized by Paul because the Church was still very young, and new members needed all the encouragement they could get.

But today, the Church is old, and the Word can be easily assessed even through phones. There are many Bible apps (even with audio features) that you can download and read the Word by yourself.

This was not the case in the time of Paul. A new member needed all the guidance and encouragement they could get from the older members.

But if a Christian in today's time who has been going to Church every Sunday for at least 5 years is still depending on the corporate church for guidance, then I am sorry to say that there is no difference between such a Christian and a student who has been repeating the same class for 5 years.

Such a Christian needs deliverance from the spirit of Churchianity.

Olarewaju89:
People spiritual life aren't grown up and you said they should sit down at home, Are you even a man of God in the first place? I don't know why the man is supporting this evil government. Well, no problem, the wind will blow and foul yansh will open.

litigator:



How many church buildings did Apostles Peter and Paul build?

Atleast, they wrote over 75% of the new testament. The church in Ephisus, was it a physical building during the days of the great persecution?

Also, juxtapose your assertion with the Biblical elucidations that " the kingdom of God is within thee". Luke 17:20-21, particularly at verse 21.

Also, the old church shared everything in common and non lacked. Even those who had benefited from the good will of others but wanted to be greedy with theirs, met fatal punishment. How well has our modern church copied such precedent? Acts 4: 30-End; Acts 5.

During this period of Covid-19, how well is the church resources being shared amongst members of the church and by extension, members of the public as a tool of evangelism?

Jesus fed the congregation because He knew the importance of food to the body(biological feeding), and salvation to the soul( spiritual feeding).

How well has our church emulated this biblical precedent during COVID-19. Is this not the best time to win souls to the kingdom via the apt deployment of both mechanism?

Jesus and Apostle Peter were both leaders of the Church, both yet they knew they were trustees of the church, thus, gave good account of stewardship and didn't owe much personal property. Acts 4:32-End

Even Jesus lead by example by borrowing the a colt He used for triumphant entry. He could afford to buy one of the very best, and his actions will be justified because it is for the propagation of the gospel , but instead borrowed one. Mark 11:3.

***Take notice that this is a lame excuse being used by our religious leaders in an attempt to justify the luxurious lifestyle and the acquisition of aircrafts and phantom automobiles. But that is a discourse for another day.

From Apostle Peter's encounter with the man at the beautiful gate, it is apt to conclude that He didn't control the church resources even as a leader and pastor of the first church. He thus gave freely that which he had which was his anointing and heal the man of his infirmity. Can same be said for modern-day pastors and spiritual leaders? What changed?

Finally, lockdown has been lifted in some parts of the western world such as Italy where the church began, but the physical place of congregation is still under lockdown. Most of these pastors have church branches within such domicile, why are they not condemning the govt of such state as they do Nigeria?

Kindly educate my ignorance.

I await your timely response, God bless.

I am an Omnist and Bible student. I know there are 4200+ religion in our modern-day world, and that God is not a Christian, but He is" I am that I am".

Reference: God is not a Christian by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

I offer my highest regards.

I have questions for my Muslim brothers too, but we will address that another day. Shalom.

Yanglee:


Can you back up your disagreement with the scripture

BluntTheApostle:


You are the one who is 100% wrong.

If your pastors had done the real job of building up people, instead of building mighty structures, then Christians would be able to survive on their own during crisis such as this pandemic.

Christianity has faced far more persecution in the past than now, and still survived. The secret is the investment that the Apostles made on the church (the people). But in today's Christianity, buildings are prioritized.

Corporate Christianity was emphasized by Paul because the Church was still very young, and new members needed all the encouragement they could get.

But today, the Church is old, and the Word can be easily assessed even through phones. There are many Bible apps (even with audio features) that you can download and read the Word by yourself.

This was not the case in the time of Paul. A new member needed all the guidance and encouragement they could get from the older members.

But if a Christian in today's time who has been going to Church every Sunday for at least 5 years is still depending on the corporate church for guidance, then I am sorry to say that there is no difference between such a Christian and a student who has been repeating the same class for 5 years.

Such a Christian needs deliverance from the spirit of Churchianity.


Your response, clearly shows that you lack knowledge of the workings in the church.
Deut.15 :11, said the poor shall not cease from the land. Apostle Paul, despite all his mighty teachings and powerful miracles and investment, borrowing your word, still had canal Christians as his members. The Corinthians and Galatians churches are living examples and are in the bible.
There will still be Christians, who will need to be helped spiritually, till all of us come to the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. Eph.4:13
This is the reason the church or place of worship must be opened for Christian worship.

Yanglee:

God bless you.

Agboriotejoye:

Good question. Jesus answered that question himself when he said think not that I've come to abolish the law and the prophets. I have come to fulfill it." The illustration I made is not a question of lifestyle but faith in God. Anything that enhances that faith is good and noble. I'm sure you'll agree going to church is one of those.

desiredhome:


There is nothing wrong in going to church, the reason people are crictizing the church of today is the fake pastors that have dominated the christiandom today.
The question is with what is going on today in the Church especially the Penticostals, will Christ be happy? is it the representation of what Christ/Christianity stand for?
Are you going to Church for the love of God and serving God in truth and honesty or you are going to church because of your personal profit?

badonkadonk:


Corporate church?

The church of God is not a building or any physical edifice or attribute, the church of God isn't anything man made.

The church of God is not a business enterprise. Jesus went into the synagogue and saw men and women trading wares in his father's house, what did he do? Mathew 21:2
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.


The church of God is the people, lil wonder it is said in the book of Mathew 18:10; "where two or more people are gathered in my name, there am I with them".

Why did it not say where two or more people are gathered in my name in church, temple courts or synagogue, I mean shaybe there were churches too back then..?

ROMANS 13:1-7

All of you must obey the government rulers. Everyone who rules was given the power to rule by God. And all those who rule now were given that power by God. So anyone who is against the government is really against something God has commanded. Those who are against the government bring punishment on themselves. People who do right don’t have to fear the rulers. But those who do wrong must fear them. Do you want to be free from fearing them? Then do only what is right, and they will praise you.

Rulers are God’s servants to help you. But if you do wrong, you have reason to be afraid. They have the power to punish, and they will use it. They are God’s servants to punish those who do wrong. So you must obey the government, not just because you might be punished, but because you know it is the right thing to do.

And this is why you pay taxes too. Those rulers are working for God, and they give all their time to the work of ruling. Give everyone what you owe them. If you owe them any kind of tax, then pay it. Show respect to those you should respect. And show honor to those you should honor.

Pls and pls... Do not fight a fight that's not yours to fight..

Thank you. God bless and stay safe

lexy2014:


U clearly are a man worshipper. Not a God worshipper. U have attributed d powers of d Holy spirit to oyedepo. A person like u can't even understand scriptures except it comes from ur favorite pastor. D Bible doesn't make provision for oyedepo to give anybody anointing. It is d work of d Holy spirit & d work of grace (Ephesians 4:10-12). Obviously u have absolutely no idea what that means, hence u are boasting in oyedepo, a human being like u

honeyB2018:

Your response, clearly shows that you lack knowledge of the workings in the church.

Deut.15 :11, said the poor shall not cease from the land. Apostle Paul, despite all his mighty teachings and powerful miracles and investment, borrowing your word, still had canal Christians as his members. The Corinthians and Galatians churches are living examples and are in the bible.

There will still be Christians, who will need to be helped spiritually, till all of us come to the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God. Eph.4:13

This is the reason the church or place of worship must be opened for Christian worship

OCHOdee:


I pray that the Holy Spirit opens your eyes!

The problem with our people is that they want to see the "men of God" physically laying hands and declaring on them. Some just want the"man of god" to blow breeze on them.
Now my question is, do our people truly worship The Almighty God or these "men of god"?
Pastor Oyemade is correct 100

I'll advice that we should use the period to truly meditate on the word and surrender to the awesome power of God

Openbusiness:
I stand with Pastor Chris and Bishop Oyedepo! Pastor Chris we know, Bishop Oyedepo we know, hu be this wan?

honeyB2018:
Pastor Poju, is 100% wrong. I'm not surprised he can spew this nonsense.
Lots of people, don't see and understand what Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Oyakhilome Chris is seeing and talking about. Lots of you, toeing the line of thought of Pastor Oyemade, don't know, the power of the cooperate church. If you know, you will not be in his support.
You don't know, what damage, spiritually the closure of the place of worship has done to lots of believers, lots of Christians will never be the same after this lockdown and closure Wait till the closure is lifted, then you will understand.
I stand with Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Chris. Oyakhilome.

ecgreb:

I have been a better Christian. I had received the holy ghost with gift of speaking in tongue.
Pastor Poju is a true servant of God. Some so call men of God are angry that they can subjugate people again and speak to. Their steeple for them to join and shout amen.