alBHAGDADI: These days, it is common to see celebrities posting pictures of themselves helping the needy. It could be at an orphanage home or some beggars on the street. Trust me, it is really good to help those in need, but the motive behind doing such is what determines whether what you just did is good or bad.
This month alone, I've seen Nigerian celebrities go on social media to show the world how they are helping others. First it was Kiss Daniel who posted a picture which shows him giving food and money to beggars on the street on Easter. Then came B-Red, an associate of Davido, who filmed himself sharing N500 notes to kids on the street, kids who didn't really look like they were suffering. As if I had not seen enough of such this month, Daddy Freeze also had himself in a video with his baby mama sharing food to destitute.
To a not well trained Christian mind, what the above folks did is cool and good, but when examined carefully, one will find that it is not pleasing in God's eyes. Don't you all think it is absurd giving someone your phone to record you while you are doing charitable deeds? It becomes more absurd when you upload it on social media. To what ends? To show the world that you are kind and to receive praises from men?
If the intention to give came genuinely from the heart, you won't want anyone to see you doing it. If the intention to help the needy came as a result of you wanting to please God, you will do it before His eyes only. But if the intention is to get praises from men, then you will do it before men and broadcast it as far as it can go.
Kiss Daniel's intention wasn't to help the beggars but to get praises from his social media fans who indeed praised him for the gesture.
Watching the video in which B-Red is seen giving money to kids, one will instantly know that he didn't care about the kids who really didn't look like they needed his money. He just gave it to them cos that's what he needed to do to get praises from men. However, his gesture proved abortive as his Instagram fans blasted him for filming himself doing such.
As for Daddy Freeze, one can easily know that he decided to help the destitute with food just to prove a point. He wanted his deceived fans to see that he helps the needy unlike the pastors he loves to criticize whom he claims would rather use the money to buy private jets.
Recording himself while in the act shows that he never did it to help the needy. His action is even worse than the pastors whom he claims don't help. The reason why we don't know that these pastors help might be because they don't show it in the media.
Daddy Freeze claims he follows the teachings of the Bible. Let's see whether his actions as seen in the video goes in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ whom he says his Free The Sheeple Movement In Christ is modeled after.
Mathew 6:2-4
2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be praised by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward.
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Can you all now see that celebrities who flaunt their good deeds on social media are not really doing it for the needy and not for God, but for men to praise them.
If their actions on social media is inspiring you to do the same i.e post pictures or videos of yourself helping the needy, I'll advice you to have a rethink. Go out there and help the needy but don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Obeying that commandment shows you are a true Christian.
This post is to prevent you from allowing celebrities influence your life cos their life is fake.
so this what religion has turn you into, hatred for humanity ?
If na W. F. Kumuyi go commission bridge with ambode, them come show everything for tv, he is not hypocrites abi?
Na celebrities own you dey look dey call hypocrites simply because they are not pastors and you hate them eh?
which Elisha? When Jesus says the least person in God's kingdom is greater than all the prophets of the old?
So, you want to emulate evil? A prophet killing 40 children for being childish is that not evil?
When Jesus says love your neighbor as yourself?
You people should just be mindful of the way you follow people like D. K Olukoya who want to be like old testament prophets. They are misleading you people o
whitebeard: bless u..it the op type that will be going to church were the pastor is a scammer, later the op will find out and start shouting GOD does not exist... Nigerian atheist funny die, group of ignorant fellows with some of them suffering from one complex or the other.. I pray for them though..!
Suspect33: since when did 'DO NOT' become a suggestion? Perphaps the ten commandment is also a suggestion, i have no doubt we are living in the end times, tufia!
tufia! is irritation associated with primitive Africans. Say no to primitivity!
Pursue knowledge and understanding. God's kingdom on earth is forever here on this earth. That means this earth will never end, nothing like end time.
There is no law in the 10 commandments that says do not forsake the gathering, be educated my guy.
Grayjoy: malachi 3:10 should answer ur question. House of God is what we call church these days.
wrong! When Jesus says i will build my church he never meant he was going to build any house. I don't know where you people are getting this house of God thing from .
Eat your tithe, don't take it any house. Your body is God's temple better than any building you can ever think of.
crunchyg: Yea we all know that going to church is not a prerequisite of making heaven, but the bible commanded us not to forsake the gathering of the believers. So my question is if the trumpet of God sounds now and maybe you are in your bed sleeping , or in the field playing football or in the hotel enjoying yourself, what excuse will you give to God that made you not to go church today?
God is not interested in church going. All he want from us is, believe in Christ that's all.
Do not forsake the gathering is not a command, it's a suggestion and it remain optional.
If you like go, if you don't like stay at home. Nobody or church can decide for anyone
boldx: Christ Embassy believes that once saved is eternally saved.
yes! That's true. But, I once heard pastor Chris teaching that if a christian do not repent of his sin he is going to hell fire. Then, I begin to wonder, what is this man saying?
hypnotic: i am not here to argue but give counsel.
then you should have gone straight to counsel rather than to putting up that crap you did.
Bible is easy to understand, ask the Holy Spirit, it is his book, he will teach you. Besides do not debase any pastor (because you do not know the spiritual cover the pastor has no matter how "small" the pastor might be) or else you might find out that unbelievers are living better lives than you because you have used your mouth to open yourself to curse you could have avoided; thus heal yourself
You know, you cannot counsel anything in christianity except you have scriptural back up. Can you back up what you have just said about pastors and curses using scriptures?
Anyway, read my post again. no church have the power to impose their beliefs on anyone. Your faith as a christian is what justifies you, that justification is eternal,which is very scriptural and very correct, Once saved is always saved So, i don't know where your healing counsel is coming from?
If you did not understand what I meant, may be you are the one that needs the healing, cos you had the option of not commenting at all.
is that all you can saying? Anyway, i never expected anything less from people that think bible is that easy to understand. They don't have any argument
trapQ: You're not talking to a novice. Post verses that imply that a Christian can never lose their salvation despite perpetually living and indulging in sin.
Mteeeeeew!!! I thought i was talking to human being .
This one is typical of Pharisees asking Jesus show me sign from heaven.
Originality007: I dont care what ever u write or say, in as much is my money, I dony need any guidelines from u or anyone to pay my tithes...So just waka pass.
shut up! You don't pay any tithe! and obviously you don't have money talkless of paying. People who have money and they are pay don't come out to say they have money. They pay quietly and don't argue anything.
pressplay411: Paul, the apostle of gentiles spoke at length on ministering of saints (church) i.e offerings, contributions. Paul being a strong Jew before he became a witness of Christ, so he knows fully well all about tithing, yet in ministering to saints he never mentioned it. Giving however is encouraged. 1 Corinthians 9:11-18 informs us of how ministers are allowed to eat from the gospel (offerings) yet he would rather deny himself of his right than make it a stumbling block on to any one.
About collections (offerings) on to saints, he says further, 1 Corinthians 6:2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
Notice no mention of tithe yet again. But giving is encouraged to minister to the needs of the church (ministers needs, charity to the poor and administration expenses). Not according to any percentage but according to your heart and in proportion to your blessing. Remember the story of Jesus about the gifts of the poor woman VS rich man.
Colossians 2:16-23 This stresses the liberty in Christianity. Let no one judge you by any rules or regulations, for all that died when we died with Christ. It culminates with this closing remark annulling laws. Col.2.23 - These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
In conclusion, it is easy for some pastors (if not careful) to wamt to dwell and hold on to certain old laws that favour them yet agree that others are no longer relevant. Is that not just hypocritical? It's impossible for a pastor or bishop to do right by his works in ministering to his saints, in teaching them, guiding them and edifying them with the gifts of the spirit and ever worry about giving. Becaise you who know how much you've gained by your Salvation, deliverance, miracles, knowledge of the word and building up of the faith and holy spirit, I doubt you'll withold in giving to such ministry, not out of compelling, threats or laws but with a cheerful heart.
I dare say, If you have to force your members to give, you have not yet started your work as a Pastor or Bishop.
Dude, learn to speak with facts. By facts here I mean Bible verses. Stop the long sermon and drop verses supporting your claims, otherwise you're just saying things.
OK, I want to give you scripture now. church that does not believe that once saved is always saved is not church, it is money making business. Why? Because christians that believe that, there are christians who are not saved will always go back to church in order to purify themselves by pastors or priests which is very wrong. Meanwhile, the scripture says in John 1:12
John1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
You have already believed and received him and that was once. He gave you power to become saved and that was once .
hypnotic: okay, the Holy Spirit comes when you ask, it is not automatic
Yes! when you assuming you were a non christian like Muslim or practicing any other religion apart from christianity begin to request that you want to join christianity, at that point you are requesting for the holy spirit. That means, the holy spirit is not automatic, you must request for it first just like many instances in the bible people were converted.
But in a case where you were already a christian or brought up from childhood a christian like many redeem members where brought up, to say they all have the holy spirit automatically is under statement. They are the holy spirit themselves because Christ was already in them long before they started attending redeem, but they didn't know. And pastor adeboye will never tell them this truth because he is benefiting financially from their ignorance.
The holy spirit is Christ in the believer, It is your faith or religion christianity. A scripture says without faith it is impossible please God. You must believe in Christ and not Mohammed or whatever.
The bottomline is, Those who parade themselves as tithe payers saying it works for them are the demons themselves. They know it not scriptural for christians to pay tithe, they do it all because they think it works.
You know, we once saw some church members licking the spot daddy GO Adeboye parked his jeep and rolling on that floor in search for miracle after the car went away
hopefulLandlord: nigeria needs to tithe it's way out of predicaments . We should pay 10% of our revenue to churches so god would open the heavens and give us so much blessings that nigeria would not be big enough to take them all
From Lazarus Muoka's words, its obvious our predicaments came from angels flogging the country. Angels have been flogging China, Japan, Czech republic, Latviaetc for millennia now due to their not paying tithes. Nigeria needs to pay tithes in order not to go the way of these countries
Also flogging by angels on an individual level is even worse. Look at the signs of flogging by angels on people like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffet, Li Ka-Shing, Lilliane Bettencourt, Michael Bloomberg, Sheldon Adelson, Seun etc. These guys are being flogged for not paying their tithes and that's why no Nigerian aspire to be like them. Who wants to be someone that's being flogged by angels?
Let's me now finish this sermon by showing you Chosen Members who angels are not flogging because they pay their tithes. Its obvious the guys in the pictures below don't look like they're being flogged by cane of madness
To be like the people above, pay your tithes. If you don't pay you stand a very good Chance of becoming a useless person like Zuckerberg, Bill Gates etc
trapQ: On the contrary these are the true churches of Christ in Nigeria. Anyone who tells you otherwise is an antichrist.
church that does not believe that once saved is always saved is not church, it is money making business. Why? Because christians that believe that there are christians who are not saved will always go back to church to purify themselves peraventure they fall into that kinda category of christians . In the process of going back to church ignorantly to purify themselves pastors make so much money from them.
But what says the bible? Christ has already made them pure they don't know
A man identified as Buhari has been found dead ten days after he went missing in Abuja. According to his friend Mukhtar Hamza Autan Fairah who shared the news online, the deceased had been declared missing as they launched a search for him all to no avail.
His decomposing corpse was found recently in a bush close to the military barracks in Asokoro area of Abuja, according to the report by his friend.
No one really knows what happened to him as investigations into the matter are reportedly set to begin.