₦airaland Forum

PoliteActivist:
Not true. Remembered by who. If u become mayor or rep, no one would remember you?

laosy:
Omo, even though it's late for me, my children must play football , children that have passion for football in saner country go to football academy immediately after highschool, not like this Nigeria that everyone must go to university before they know you're serious.

chiboy1116:
dude Paul was a lawyer .

executive12:
In the developed world, a genuine Christian can become a billionaire, of course. One very useful invention can make you a billionaire without having to cut corners. Many examples abound.
Not so in Nigeria, a huge criminal enterprise. In fact, my observation is that you cannot really go about your daily activities in Nigeria without cutting corners. It's just not possible. Corruption is basically a way of life in Nigeria. Visit a government office, money must change hands.
I read on this forum, how an employed lady proudly announced that she is dropping her unemployed boyfriend because the boyfriend failed to give her money for her birthday. Anything you do in Nigeria, money must change hands. Yet some of you believe that someone can become a billionaire in Nigeria without cutting corners. Yeah right.
Just to drive around, you have to give bribe here and there. Just that you may not regard what you are doing as bribe in order not to feel bad.
A typical Nigerian likes to live in denial. We have a very hypocritical and insincere society. You guys can continue deceiving yourselves and living in denial.
As to your question about whether I am a genuine Christian and if I believe it is impossible for me to become a billionaire then.
Of course I am a genuine Christian, obviously a pragmatist, definitely not a hypocrite and never in denial (unlike you). Unlike you, I'm not too naive to believe I can become wealthy in Nigeria without cutting corners. So I don't limit my horizon to the criminal enterprise we call a country.

LaJoe2:
Yes! And the man freely gave his 10m. It wasn't upon request or under duress.
It's now the prerogative of the receiver to accept or not.
No one has the right to question how he or she should spend their money

ThothHermes:
It's what failed people say to justify their inability to get things done. Keep consoling yourself.
Is there any law requiring people to pay taxes on cash gifts?

If you pray for a sick man for example and he gets healed and comes back to reward you with say 10 million naira, would you have to pay taxes on the money

executive12:
Wow, behold a billionaire. You really sound like a typical Nigerian, always running away from reality. And you seem to be naive too.

ThothHermes:
Why?
The legitimate work of your hands will be blessed when you engage the principles. Pastoring is a job. Why do you expect people to be buying and selling something before making money? What do motivational speakers sell? Nobody can choose to be a pastor. You are called into it. That's why there are many failed pastors. You would agree with me that there are more failed preachers than successful ones no?
How so?
He died poor that we might be rich is in the bible no?

executive12:
I hear you. You can not drop names that don't exist of course.

executive12:
Thank you for the information. Rockefeller was one of the 'robber barons' of his time.

ThothHermes:
This is a big lie. There are principles guiding wealth and prosperity from the Bible. There is an exactitude to genuine wealth with terms attached. In fact, one of terms is that you do away with financial misconduct of any kind.
Job 22: 23-24

Bishop Oyedepo, Pastor Chris, Pastor Ibiyeomie and others know and practice these principles that's why they are so rich. There's a covenant of wealth for interested believers.
Deuteronomy 8:18.

triplechoice:
A Christian is not suppose to be a billionaire whether through the cutting of corners or hard work

To become a billionaire or be regarded as one you need to hoard wealth.

And it is difficult to hoard wealth when you have lots of poor around you

Also a billionaire seeks security from his wealth instead of God.

It is due to the above reasons Jesus told the rich Man to sell all his property and give to the poor .

But the rich man was unablet do so because he trusted more in his wealth which he can see than in a God he cannot see and wasn't ready to let go of what gives him security.

And so according to the Bible, it is easier for a camel ..................


You don't hoard money to become a billionaire,you create value that is calculated to have exceeded a billion.
Nigeria is not only poor monetarily but we have a poverty mentality just like the African Americans still have a slavery mentality.

triplechoice:
A Christian is not suppose to be a billionaire whether through the cutting of corners or hard work

To become a billionaire or be regarded as one you need to hoard wealth.

And it is difficult to hoard wealth when you have lots of poor around you

Also a billionaire seeks security from his wealth instead of God.

It is due to the above reasons Jesus told the rich Man to sell all his property and give to the poor .

But the rich man was unablet do so because he trusted more in his wealth which he can see than in a God he cannot see and wasn't ready to let go of what gives him security.

And so according to the Bible, it is easier for a camel ..................


You don't hoard money to become a billionaire,you create value that is calculated to have exceeded a billion.
Nigeria is not only poor monetarily but we have a poverty mentality just like the African Americans still have a slavery mentality.

Jaspernubi:
It is a very hard thing to maintain a clean heart and constant relationship with God when Mammon is in involved. Jesus answers that questions " And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." Matthew 19;24
so, I have seen most rich people giving out their wealth to the poor just to retain constant walk with Jesus. It sounds foolish the unregenerate heart, If only you know what Peace with God is, you will always run away from whatever it will take to loose it.

Riches in itself is not bad, it is just too hard to maintain a constant gaze on God and his glory and to abide in Christ when mammon shares a seat in the soul, Ask rich men what they go through, Even Otedola is constantly giving it out for fear thinking he can attain righteousness by donation. The greatest trial of a true Christian is Riches

executive12:
It's good to hear that the Pastor is doing something productive to create wealth and possibly become rich.
Do you know what transpired before he could get concession from the State government? I will be surprised if money did not change hands. The Pastor and the civil servants involved will obviously not call it bribe. But I will bet that money changed hands. I don't know of any Nigerian government office you can go to transact business and not drop a little something here and there.
If that is the case, then some corners have been cut.

executive12:
Nigeria is a huge criminal enterprise. It's very difficult for honest people to thrive in Nigeria.

Yonce:
Poverty is not a mindset.
Poverty is many people's reality.
Poverty is what many disadvantaged individuals are born into.
Poverty is what said individuals try their best to escape.
Poverty is the result of a failed system designed to keep the disadvantaged. . . disadvantaged so the children of the elite who benefit from the system don't have to compete for opportunities.

Poverty is not a mindset, it is an inescapable reality for many of the world's population.