₦airaland Forum

[color=#006600][/color]I write you as a fellow Preacher and one sent by God
essentially for the purpose of salvation of souls through
Christ Jesus and kingdom expansion on earth.
As preachers, we know a typical Nigerian Christian
today doesn’t devout quality time to STUDY the bible
and MEDITATE. What most do is read at morning and
evening devotion essentially to satisfy their conscience.
It’s a routine, a ritual; a ceremony. Most members of
our congregation are not passionate about revelation
and the truth of the gospel hence, lack the spiritual
MIND SIGHT to understand God’s WORD and God’s
WAYS in context; hence, can’t see the real TRUTH!
The consequence of being lazy bible scholars is much
worse than many members of our congregation think. It
makes them easy victims of exploitation and deception.
As pastors, yes, we use the scriptures when we minister
alright, but you and I know, Satan also used the
scriptures as well in his ploy to tempt Jesus. Because it’s
in the bible does not make it always appropriate in
application. Right context and revelation by the Spirit is
the reward for diligent study and revelation of the word.
Many members of our congregation don’t really know
this.
Fellow preachers, it makes me sad to see many
‘Christians’ suffer today as victims of their own
ignorance and the schemes of many so called men of
God. I’m not even referring to fake preachers, I mean
real, genuine men, called and anointed by God who at a
point began to miss it as a result of pride, greed and
vile competition.
Many preachers unfortunately, stopped listening to God
and began to follow after their own lust, personal
ambition, vain glory and unbridled power.
Their bellies became their god and they began to
oppress, exploit and abuse the very people they are
sent to save; protect, preserve and disciple.
That’s why today the church in Nigeria is growing in
membership and cash but not in power, authority or
relevance.
That’s why our society is decaying – corruption,
immorality and wickedness growing in leaps and
bounds and the church can’t and won’t even take
responsibility.
The church in Nigeria today, appears to lack the
spiritual authority to ‘declare and decree’ and see it
happen like in the days of old, Hence, we can only but
play by the ‘religion’ of ‘let us pray for Nigeria’.
For how long? Is God deaf? Fellow preachers, I think we
are the problem!
Today, we are building mighty religious empires unto
ourselves. We divide the body of Christ in the name of
denomination and affiliations. We compete and contest
and fight other denominations for members and of
course money. How can ‘snatching’ an already saved
Christian from another denomination or parish to ours
be reckoned as growth? Is it not one same body of
Christ? Who are we fooling? God or ourselves?
Have we forgotten we are the salt of the earth and the
light of the world? Our real job and assignment is to
save Nigeria! We are to salt Nigeria, light up the
darkness pervading Nigeria! She is our Jerusalem!
It’s unfortunate that as the church, we refuse to see
ourselves as the answer to the crisis in Nigeria. The
bible says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, ‘If MY PEOPLE who are
called by my name, (Christians) would humble
themselves and pray and turn form their WICKED
ways…I will hear from heaven and heal their land.
From this scripture it is quite clear that the problem in
Nigeria today may not really be corruption, leadership,
unbelivers, politics, ethnicity etc. The reason Nigeria is
in crisis today is the WICKEDNESS OF WE, GOD’S
PEOPLE! In line with the scripture earlier quoted.
From the scripture above, the healing of our land is not
as a result of EVERYBODY becoming ‘born again’ or
moral or good, the covenant for healing of our land is in
Christians ALONE turning away from WICKEDNESS! (My
people called by my name…2 Chronicles 7:14)
This makes a lot of sense when we remember God’s
promise to Abraham not to destroy Sodom and
Gomorrah if only 10 righteous men were found in the
land.
Hence, it’s sensible to admit, the pain and degradation
in Nigeria today could be as a result of the wickedness
in the church in Nigeria, especially by most of the
leaders in churches.
It’s sad today that the church appears to have lost her
‘say’ and moral credentials to influence the leadership
in Nigeria positively.
The political class don’t ‘fear’ the church, private sector
leaders don’t ‘fear’ the church, the rich and famous and
very successful businessmen and public figures have
lost respect for the church and many church leaders.
Politicians don’t ‘fear’ Pastors like Kings feared Prophets
in the days of old. Where today is that Elijah, warning
Ahab and Jezebel to desist from evil?
No one fears or considers the church today when they
want to do wrong. In fact the church has become a ‘tool’
for political and social ambition and aggrandisement.
There’s great rot in the nation and master pretenders in
the church. The extent of looting in the church today
appears to be much worse than the looting in the
nation! Most church leaders are accountable to no one,
they claim its God’s money, yet they make unilateral
decisions on how to spend it.
Churches today boast of growth when membership
increases. It’s sad we are too vain to admit not every
growth is good growth. Cancer is also a growth! I believe
what the Nigerian church calls growth today – massive
auditoriums and increase in membership in my
opinion, could be a dangerous delusion; its ‘cancerous’
and may be injurious to the church in Nigeria.
If we have much more immoral, irresponsible and
worldly church goers filling the pews, singing in the
choir and mounting our pulpits to minister than real
believers with integrity and character, the reputation
and image of the church will of course be subsequently
jeopardised. (No clear difference from the world)
Real church growth is in love, character, integrity,
spirituality, good example and socio-political influence.
- Power and authority!
It’s having a say in the way the nation is being run
because of our integrity, reputation and stand for
righteousness.
What ‘spirit’ has really been in control in Nigeria for so
long? Isn’t it easy to see? The bible says it’s by their fruit
that you’ll know. You be the judge – are we witnessing
righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost
(character of the kingdom) or stealing, killing and
destruction? (The mandate of Satan) It’s very clear, isn’t
it?
Spiritual power, authority and positive influence in the
affairs of the nation is the essence, prerogative and duty
of the Church. The church is definitely not about
massive worship centres occupied by a multitude who
accept the salvation of Christ for personal benefits and
blessings but reject His Lordship and commandments.
Drunkenness, smoking, clubbing, stealing, cheating,
cursing, wickedness, adultery and fornication all week
long; lifting ‘holy hands’ in the pews, choir stands and
podium on Sunday morning!
Truth be told, many church goers go to church today for
material gains, social interaction and solution to their
problems, not because they truly love the Lord, want to
obey Him or really trust their Pastors. They can see
through the deceit, lies and pretence of many pastors.
They just ignore.
This sad cancerous growth in ‘anyhow membership’ we
celebrate today as denominations will only but destroy
its host; the church in Nigeria!
(Someone will say now, “The gates of hell shall not
prevail.” Please note, all the seven churches that letters
were written to in the book of Revelation have ceased to
exist, a different religion now rules in those territories)
Many Preachers and many Christians in Nigeria today
have diminished the worth of the power and authority
Jesus handed over to believers. Little wonder pastors
today have become personalities comedians find easy
to make jokes about. – No reverence!
Many ‘anointed’ pastors have today, become
“pastorpreneurs” – business men running massive
financial empires! Their bellies have become their god,
their ambition has become their obsession – enticed by
the gifts from Naaman, hence, cursed with the leprosy
of Gehazi. (2 Kings 5)
Fellow preacher, go on, build all the auditoriums you
want, gather all the multitude you can, keep laying
treasures for yourselves on earth at the expense and
cost of the souls you’re entrusted with. Keep excusing
your greed saying ‘my God is not a poor God’ keep
competing with other denominations in membership
and size, beauty of auditorium and lifestyle.
Lay all the treasures you can for yourselves on earth,
keep taking the hard earned money of your members,
keep threatening them with the ‘devourer’ and deceit,
keep making God appear insensitive, unloving,
uncaring, unkind and greedy. Keep claiming its God’s
money as you spend it all on your own pleasure.
Instead of investing in your members materially,
financially; developing their skills, creating employment,
giving to the poor, the sick, the homeless, orphans and
widows and millions of internally displaced persons in
Nigeria due to terrorism, you’re investing billions in
building structures, maintaining private jets, your
personal welfare and other earthly treasures. You throw
peanuts at what is most important and boast you’re
doing welfare too. You major on the minor and minor
on the major!
You’re building schools and amassing land many
members who contributed gain nothing from. Schools
and assets that can be taken away in an instant just by
one new government policy or act on education and
land use! Is this the reason why you’re desperate to
befriend politicians?
Where exactly is the dwelling place of the Holy Ghost, in
buildings made by hands or in saved souls? Which
exactly is His current temple?
You keep the people ignorant and not share the full
truth of the gospel, you make them look up to you for
solution and make yourself a ‘god’ unto them!
Your members have no personal revelation except what
“their pastor said, declared or prophesied”. You share
with them God’s promise and hide from them the
condition and principles they have to obey. You give
them false hope year after year; hardly teaching them
His ways, except that they should “sow seeds”.
Go on, keep deceiving your multitude; take advantage
of their ignorance, spiritual laziness, fake faith, and
‘religion’ of pretence. Take advantage of their desperate
need for miracles and solutions.
Use them, abuse them, enslave them, brain wash them.
Make them see you as God!
Their maker is coming – the TRUE and GOOD Shepherd.
The Lover of their souls is coming, Judgement is about
to begin in the house of God! Beware!
My loving counsel to you, my fellow preacher today is,
repent before His wrath is unleashed.
God bless you.
Muyiwa Afolabi
Christ Society International.

DThat one can be explained by my oga at the top

Kennyroy24:
I just feel President Buhari is missing something on his administration.. I may be wrong, but to me this wasn't what i was expecting.. I expected rapid change due to the fact that the previous administration didn't do "MUCH" as we've rightly concluded..

meanwhile how would you rate this govt of President Buhari?

For me i score him 3/10.. how about you?

. Why is the rating like this? 1.is suppose to be worse nd so on

braimeddy:
I'm still wondering why we still have a lot of population that are yet to register their sim cards especially in mtn centers. Pix below is the crowd in the mtn office around rumuodumaya phc. Take a pix of ur centre of upload here as well.

I have done mine nd dats all......

faray:
End time football match

. Bros which one be your own with this endtime....

Now who will I vote for? Nyesom wike or Dakoko Peterside??

kendrick9:
Enyeama is looking for cheap sympathy.... yes,he lost his mother and we have sympathized with him but stop using to gain attension... we have all lost someone,so he ain't a special case.
He ought to have respected his boss
Edit--- there are people who don't even have the means to bury there loved ones,suffering frm poverty,no one to help them... where is the sympathaty for those people?
enyeama should count himself lucky... nonsense

you made yor point but not to end it with this statement NONSENSE isn't good enough

Boko Haram is defeated already.......

Instead of complaining,Let's start praying for these nominees that the should bare the country's growth at heart and o know that we need this change at he ultimum level.......God help Nigeria. Change is the constant thing

Bro I shows you are just going to church per say, bt u mind is outside, you need to give your life to christ, playing nairabet is a terrible sin before God, Truth is bitter but u have to surrender your life to christ now so fornication,Betting and gambling can be eradicated frm ur life. I mean genuine salvation.

Aba Belongs to Something else, I visited there once and I begged God to save me frm getting drowned hahahahahahahahahaha Abbbaaaaaa

[quote author=Brian10 post=33779399][/quote]. Bro I advice you to visit teaching hospitls general hospitals, nd tell me if they make any slight mistake wat would happen to those patients there hmmm. No think am oh

femaleGuy:
I've taken your virginity,you're mine forever

@Femaleguy I guess your comment need some ammendment

MTN for Calls, Airtel For Browing nd calls.

Happy Birthday sir,The legacy you have planted will not diminish. More Auction to function sir. Amen

MrAkias:
HER VIRGINITY
You met and dated a girl when you
were in the University, she was a
virgin when you met her, and you
both agreed not to have sex until
your wedding night. The two of u became graduates but were jobless
for 4yrs. However, after many years of
suffering, she later secured a job for
you
in one Big Company where you were
paid close to N900,000 per month. Things were now going well with you
n you finally proposed marriage to
her, she accepted but after a few
sec, tears began rolling down her
cheeks. You asked her what the
problem was and what you heard was...
"I AM SORRY LOVE, M NO LONGER A
VIRGIN, I GAVE MY VIRGINITY TO
YOUR BOSS BEFORE HE ACCEPTED
TO
EMPLOY YOU IN THE COMPANY. THAT'S THE ONLY CONDITION HE
GAVE ME IF YOU MUST BE EMPLOYED
OR YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO
REMAIN JOBLESS"
Hmmm.!
Assuming you were the guy, would you still go ahead with the
wedding.?
And as a lady, can u do such for your
love.?
LETS HEAR UR OPINION..........

really if a guy disflowered a girl it will be hard before dat girl can forget the guy. So it is not safe but I will forgive her and continue with the marriage becus I will believe she Is matured and she fears God.

maxxy:
It took me 8yrs to get here. Recruited by then Intercontinental Bank straight from NYSC Camp Ede, Osun State, my story has been one of good progression over the years. Today am a Middle Mgt staff taking home almost half a million naira in monthly benefits, yet it is time to type that letter and sign myself into entrepreneurial freedom!!!

The above is not written to brag, but to maybe motivate others who may be in my shoes... having great entrepreneurial skills yet fearful of what lies on the other side. I have tasted both worlds and I choose to fly. Let me mention however that quitting this job did not happen overnight, but is rather the result of a journey embarked upon over the last one year: a journey to Build a plan B. Today, that Plan B is the only Plan, raking in better revenues than the initial Plan A, yet am barely scratching the surface.

The feeling is indescribable as I wait for Monday... for on that day I will be giving my current employer the mandatory 30 days notice. In the coming days, I look forward empowering others to do exactly what I am doing now so that together we can contribute to rebuilding Nigeria

its a great decision I also was an enterpreneur but I had to stop cus I need to get a degree first, den get back into it hopefully. Trust me it really pays to be an enterpreneur. U have time for urself unless u wish to be busy or bizness kips u busy.. Nice one bro

jaymejate:
in wateva skul u do pre-degree, u re to put them as ur first choice in jamb to stand a chance of gaining admission 4 degree in d same skul. If yhu dont put them in jamb, it means u re not willing to go for degree in d skul.
nw d ans to ur quest is NO, they wil nt admit u since d skul is nt ur first choice.

. Pls I scored 189 in my jamb dis year, I choosed unilorin as my first choice in Telecommunication science. Can I meet up the cut off mark?

midolian:
Some pple(even girls) wey dey criticize the guy sef, if u check their armpit, na dreadlocks u go meet there...hypocrites everywhere.

whether you shave or Not Godwin

chowlade:
Why Do Nigerian Women Hate Smoking So Much? 45% of our Men does it, but 99.9% of Women are not into it.The few ones that does it, are termed as a prostitute, or looked down upon by Nigerians. Why this?

Pls don't quote me wrongly, the purpose of this thread is not to encourage smoking but to get explanation from Nairaland deep thinkers of what could be the probable cause of it. but from my own observation, When i was opportuned to visit USA (Miami, Florida) to be precise. I was forced to compare and contast the social live styles of our Women with theirs as regard to smoking and drinking. I noticed about 45% of them were habitual smokers.

Note: Pls don't abuse me on my thread if you have nothing good to say just view and leave or else i'll give you the feedback you wanted

Pls your comment is needed.

.As you rightly said women who smokes are termed prostitutes. Women have a general beliefe that smoking shouldn't be a lifestyle for them so they all desist from it. And also u see that both christains and unbelievers hates these so it should not be mentioned among women and even the men smoking this NICOTINE should run away from it because JESUS is coming soon.

nikkiehan:
we'v discussed so much on relationships stuff, nw let's see how fast our brain works.jst wish to share dis here

. You have 26 sqaures there

9jvirgin:
I am around Ada George, who they my backyard.

I far from you small na mile 1 for Afikpo side I dey. Hope say u sabi my warree.

That's my state of 0rigin lovely views

Its a chicken change not to be contemplated on before intiating the project we are awake from our slumber ok??

Since federal government intiated this idea of giving out mosquito nets to all nigerians I am a living witness of how helpful it is. Please let's make nigeria a malaria free nation by depriving this mosquitoes from biting us let's get the net and start using it. Who has this net been of relative help to should comment on dis article.

Where did you borrow the money from? Pls don't put naija in an unending debt oh.

You need a sponge especially after you must have had a good Bleep. U knw wat I mean lol

Don't see anything bad there maybe that his life partner

Mercy Johnson Takes it All,

How am I sure this inosson SUV's body parts,brain box,sterring,Tires,seats are not imported from abroad? Because we don't have those facilities here for christ sake!!!!

There was no Ebola in Nigeria in the first place.