₦airaland Forum

Mhizgracie01:
Hey guys, I have a problem and it's been bothering me for some time now.

I find it hard to cry or feel sad when something bad happens. I feel bad when terrible things happen but I don't feel sad. A cousin I was close to died and my whole family was in tears but I felt nothing, I was shocked by his death but I wasn't sad.

Same thing happened when my aunt and a very friendly church member died, I felt bad for them and their families but I didn't feel sad and I didn't shed a single tear. I'm also fond of pushing people away, I don't like having friends. I ignore messages and calls from people who aren't part of my immediate family. I'm beginning to think that I'm a sociopath, please what do you guys think?

No insults please, just helpful suggestions.

Dasherz:
I can't hold food down my system either I'm up vomiting or in the. Toilet and it weakens me

Dasherz:
A. Sign? Then I don't. Want these signs. At all I am weak. And can't sleep at night too

fumiswtpusytwo:
So I can't use my younger sisters pics in peace again.
The one in my dp. Is the real me.
Be here thinking if. I am male or female while other smart nairalanders are doing the. Toasting.

asuustrike2009:
The pastor are custodian, stewards of tithes and offering. They make use of the tithes for general administration of the church. Jesus is God,he was there from the beginning of creation that's in the book of revelation it state he's the alpha and omega. He was

Dasherz:
Saw. Ya. Mention I took ill again (food poisoning) this semester is just weird foR mE

Good evening.

Kennydoc:
I agree with the Primate. In the new testament, giving is not about percentage. It makes it very much mechanical. The early believers gave far beyond 10% because they gave their all, after giving their entire lives to God.

Some of the people who are making the loudest noise today are actually looking for reasons not to give to God anymore, or to reduce their giving to a minimum. If God gave us everything in Christ, what is it that we cannot give him?

We should take God's business as our personal businesses. Our desires should always be to give, whether in offerings, support to the poor, support to ministers of God etc.
Real men do not say because they have spent 10% (or whatever percentage) of their salaries on their families, they shouldn't give them anymore, rather they sometimes even go out of their ways to borrow (when they don't have the means) just to make sure they meet the needs of their families. That is also the same way God desires us to go out of our ways to support the Kingdom.

Dasherz:
SunshineR that's his. Alt. Check if u want to

kingxsamz:
[color=gray] lol don't get fooled...
[b]That's a male behind that moniker ...this person has used 3 different pics of girls... [/b][/color]

McBeal10:
.why you dey ask you shock?

giddykay:
Ayemi temibami

fumiswtpusytwo:
Yes I am a yoruba muslim from no man's land lagos.
Y are you asking

onlinetomola:
Naa true o...good question tho, i just checked her profile pix and i doubt if she is the one really.

fumiswtpusytwo:
It's true.That's the thing I tell guys before I accept to date them.
I HOPE YOU will Suck and rim me untill I pee and fartly loudly in his face and it's a suprise,that they even love it.
Serious my anus and pussy has enjoyed a lot of tongues including nairalanders too that has sucked and rim me.

Statsocial:
Lol I don't know about this. My argument is simply from a reason and logic standpoint. Indeed God provides the fund in that church money collected from members is also used as a complement to tuition fees.

stephleena:
black is truly sweet ..Anthony looks good..john and son looking like old men,especially the little champ .

Statsocial:
Ifelola Olaleye

Church Universities are costly because it cost that much to run a proper University. They have to pay electricity bills of students and staff quarters. Mind you there are more people living in Covenant University than some local governments in West Africa and everyone of them consume electricity personally and in the academic area.

They are expensive because Lecturers and other academic workers must be paid salaries. Now understand as each lecturer in a university system grow in rank their salaries must also grow which means that the wage bill of each University must swell from time to time. Covenant now has over 95 professors some of which were employed as Lecturer 1. If you don't upgrade them as quick enough they would seek for employment elsewhere.

They are expensive because Lecturers must go for international and local academic conferences sponsored by the University each year with hotel reservations taken care of. Each local conference support fund per lecturer per year exceeds N100,000 not to talk more of international.

They are expensive because Gardners, campus cleaners, carpenters, electricians, plumbers etc must be paid as their services are constantly needed in a University environment.

They are expensive because the University must pay $1000 for each journal of the University to maintain an Open access policy. Failure to do this would make a University rank low on webometrics and other ranking bodies.

They are expensive because they have to stock their libraries on a yearly basis. Covenant for instance adds 10,000 books to library per year in line with UNESCO standard.

They are expensive because as a University grows the Infrastructural need grows. And the University must continually upgrade, maintain and build structures.

They are expensive because they need to fund research work. Any meaningful research work would cost over $100,000 e.g Prof Misra Sanjay Intelligent system project of $600,000 sponsored by CU

They are expensive because they have to stock the laboratories with new equipment, regeants etc. Covenant University molecular lab cost over 200 million naira to establish.

They are expensive because they need to maintain and repair existing facilities e.g Covenant University staff quarters gulped 380 million naira in one particular year.

They are expensive because they need to spend on Consultancy services. Covenant spends 300 million naira/year on data analytics(money provided by the Church)

They are expensive because they must run an Hospital with doctors and Nurses that must be paid. Covenant Uni clinic has 12 doctors and about 30 Nurses with several other professionals including Med Lab Scientist, Pharmacist etc. etc.

With this few reasons I believe I have been able to convince and not confuse you why church universities are expensive.

Lalasticlala

MuttleyLaff:
So much comedy relief

If petra1 denies tithing under compulsion then it is a relief to know people can choose to tithe if they are happy and pleased to want to tithe

I am quite sure petra1 DOESNT believe people are cursed, will be cursed or be under a curse, if they decide not to tithe

Yes, this is simple enough
If petra1 is now claiming to tithe the Abraham way, then he must have tithed properly and in exactly the same manner Abraham did
petra1 must have gone to battle, chased after warlords, launched a counter attack that rescued a foolish relative, his family and recovered all their plundered possessions

petra1, then must have found a living priest-cum-king, whose genelogy is unknown as Abraham did, and gave him tithe.
petra1 must have given the living priest-cum-king, whose genelogy is unknown, a tenth of the spoils of war he went to fight in
and not give a tithe or tenth of any other income or on own wealth just as Abraham did
Lastly, petra1 must have passed over the remainging 90% of the spoils of war he went to fight in, to a type, equivalent or similar king of Sodom

Abraham went to battle only once
and as it is customary, in those times, when battles or wars are won and over,
what belongs by right or custom to the victor is 90% of the war booty
Interestingly, in a manner that cannot be evaded,
the rest, 10% of the spoils of war, as per custom again, mandatorily is to be given to a local ruler.
Abraham found no other local better than Melchizedek to give this tithe, 10% of the spoils of war to

The immediate above, is the circumstances surrounding why, when and how Abraham tithed

Abraham didnt go into battle again, so there was no reason for Abraham to tithe again,
no reason to tithe to Melchizedek or to any other local ruler worthy of the consideration

¹³And behold, the LORD stood above it and said,
"I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac;
the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.
¹⁵“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land;
for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
- Genesis 28:13 & 15

I could type more, write at length and in depth about this
but wont, because it will go beyond the range of the thread and probably turn out long-winded

So here is the abridged version,
here is a brief summary or general gist of Abraham's tithing and Jacob's vowed tithing
Jacob wasnt on to something, he didnt just have a spontaneous idea to tithe
Jacob, knows about giving 10% being associated with men of war who had gone to battle
So after the dream in Genesis 28:13 & 15, Jacob goes like:
OK God since there will be war and you're going to give back to me and my descendants what has been taken,
I, in line with prevailing principle of war custom,
which mandates giving a tenth of spoils of war, to a local ruler worthy of the consideration
vow to give you, God, the high esteemed Ruler, this 10%, otherwise known as tithe

TheHotspur:
You and your GO's can continue with you deception on this matter of Giving for the work of God is okay, but I want you to know that there are men of God in this country that walk the way of Christ just like the early Apostles did and yet you don't hear about them... Gbile Akani is a very good example and many others who grew under him. They don't collect tithe nor offering yet God is seing them through, they are good example of men who live by faith.

frosbel2:
The thief said that "many believers are on their way out because they are keeping more of their wealth than desired ".

1. First of all, the crook should know that most people who give actually give from their meagre incomes or hard earned money, not from some enormous pile of wealth
2. He ( Oyedepo ) is keeping more than is necessary , he should sell all he has and give to the struggling members of his congregation
3. In many countries where tithe is not paid, the unbelievers ( so called ) live more healthy and prosperous lives than those who this liar and crook is accusing in Nigeria of not giving their best

Come out of the churches of these wicked occultic men and be free

GodsOwnFav:
Ignorance is indeed a disease! This is a very old video that has absolutely no connection with Daddy Freeze or what he said about tithing...Bishop David Oyedepo can NEVER stoop to that level as to reply a stray sheep who has refused to tread the path of salvation. God bless and keep His anointed ones.

odimbannamdi:
From that video, Oyedepo didnt exactly talk about Tithing. He only gave a subtle and logical explanation on the giving using the case study of an elephant.

Oyedepo has a good sense of humour tho

sarutobie:
Good! Why did Christ say in the last sentence? He said that we should do the most important things which are justice, love and good living WHILE still not neglecting the lesse things which include tithing....Christ said that himself! I wonder why you all deviously shy away from that last sentence.

petra1:
Where in the Bible

petra1:
Genesis 35:6-7
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

petra1:
I don't get you . Tithing is a necessity just like offering or prayers . If prayer is compulsory then likewise tithing . But I will rather use the word . Necessity .



Tithing is giving God 10% of what he has blessed you with. How you do it . Is between you and God . If it's daily monthly ,yearly or once in a life time .It's your choice to do it . It's your choice if you pray or it's your choice if you fast

There was a time men did know about prayer to a God. But in the days of Seth , the revelation of prayer and relationship with God came

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Since then prayer has come to stay . In the days of Abraham tithing was revealed . And God trusted Abraham to transfer the knowledge of his revelation of God to his family and generation .

Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.


God opens our understanding more and more to secrets and hidden mysteries of his kingdom from generation to generation. Why is it only tithe Satan is fighting , why not offering , why not prayer ,why not worship because there's something about the tithe. It's the smallest of our givings . People do give cars and land in church . But the tithe is Gods .




Jacob tithed based on the existing knowledge or worship . It's not personal .

petra1:
I don't get you . Tithing is a necessity just like offering or prayers . If prayer is compulsory then likewise tithing . But I will rather use the word . Necessity .



Tithing is giving God 10% of what he has blessed you with. How you do it . Is between you and God . If it's daily monthly ,yearly or once in a life time .It's your choice to do it . It's your choice if you pray or it's your choice if you fast

There was a time men did know about prayer to a God. But in the days of Seth , the revelation of prayer and relationship with God came

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Since then prayer has come to stay . In the days of Abraham tithing was revealed . And God trusted Abraham to transfer the knowledge of his revelation of God to his family and generation .

Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.


God opens our understanding more and more to secrets and hidden mysteries of his kingdom from generation to generation. Why is it only tithe Satan is fighting , why not offering , why not prayer ,why not worship because there's something about the tithe. It's the smallest of our givings . People do give cars and land in church . But the tithe is Gods .




Jacob tithed based on the existing knowledge or worship . It's not personal .