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| 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Godspowerpro(op): 2:38am On Sep 27 |
Ottuh Progress Aghogho Psalm 150:6 KJV [6] Let every thing that hath breath Praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. GODSPOWERPROJECT If you are a young person that really wants to grow in life, you need to be careful about the type of church you attend, and the kind of messages you listen to. Your twenties and thirties are formative years. The church you plant yourself in during this season will shape your faith, your thinking, and your future. Here are five types of churches every young person should run from. 1. The Church That Calls Every Problem a Spiritual Attack In this church, nothing is ever just normal. You failed an exam? It's the spirit of failure. You can't find a job? Demons in your village are fighting you. You are sick? It's a generational curse. Your relationship ended? Someone is doing juju against you. Instead of analyzing what you are doing wrong and adjusting, you are fighting an enemy in the spirit realm while the real problem sits in your habits, your choices, your preparation. You start believing God has abandoned you to attackers. Every problem becomes proof that you are under siege. You live in constant fear, seeing demons in every disappointment. Yes, spiritual warfare is real, it is so real but so is personal responsibility. Wisdom knows when to pray and when to study. When to fast and when to see a doctor. A church that never teaches you the difference is setting you up for a life of passivity and paranoia. 2. The Church That Says You Can 'Only' Be Blessed 'Only' Through Sowing Seeds Need a job? Sow a seed. Need a child? Sow a seed. Need academic excellence? Sow a seed. Need financial breakthrough? Sow a seed. Every problem has one solution: give money. This is not faith. This is a ponzi scheme with Bible verses attached. GOD does not run a transaction business. Sowing should come from a heart that wants to expand God's kingdom not from a desperate person trying to bribe heaven into answering a prayer. If you are a young person in this church, you will be convinced to pour your small salary into seeds for breakthrough instead of investing in your skills, your education, or your savings. You will give money you don't have, believing that your next gift is the one that finally unlocks your miracle. God gives seed to the sower. He is the source not your return on investment. A relationship with GOD is not a business deal. Any church that treats it like one is using you and will keep you small. 3. Any Church That Makes You Feel Rich People Are Bad People Some churches preach in a way that makes you believe every wealthy person is either an occultist, a criminal, or someone who sold their soul to the devil. Money becomes automatically associated with evil. If you have money, you must have done something wrong. If you are poor, you are automatically righteous. This teaching sounds spiritual. It sounds like it is defending GOD and standing for holiness. But it is actually dangerous, especially for a young person who is trying to build a future. Why This Is Dangerous 'You cannot become what you despise'. If deep down you believe that rich people are wicked, you will unconsciously sabotage yourself every time you start making progress. You will feel guilty for wanting more. You will be afraid that success will turn you into the kind of person you have been taught to hate. So you stay small because you have been programmed to fear wealth. You cannot pray for what you condemn. You cannot kneel down and ask GOD for financial breakthrough while in your heart you believe that those who have money are criminals. That is a divided heart. GOD is not confused. You are asking for something you have already judged as evil. That prayer will not work because your own belief system is fighting against it. Many wealthy people got there through: · Discipline and delayed gratification · Years of learning and skill development · Smart investments and financial literacy · Solving problems that people are willing to pay for · Building businesses that employ others · Consistent hard work over many years 4. Churches That Make You Always Pray for a Destiny Helper Some churches teach that your success in life depends on one mysterious person a "destiny helper" who will suddenly appear and change your life. So every service, every prayer meeting, every vigil, you are crying out for a destiny helper to locate you. "Father, connect me to my destiny helper." "Lord, send me a helper from above." "Any man or woman that will change my story, let them find me this month." Why this is dangerous is that it replaces personal responsibility with passive waiting. Instead of learning a skill, you are waiting for a helper. Instead of applying for jobs, you are waiting for a helper. Instead of saving and investing, you are waiting for a helper. Instead of building your network and adding value to people, you are waiting for a helper. You become spiritually lazy but emotionally convinced that you are doing the right thing. You are not lazy you are praying. But prayer without works is dead (James 2:26). While you are praying for miracle alert, miracle money, miracle job, miracle husband, miracle wife, miracle visa, there are people your age learning: · How to budget and save · How to invest · How to build a business · How to negotiate a salary · How to develop marketable skills · How to network effectively · How to manage their time and resources 5. The Church That Demands Unquestioning Obedience to Leadership In this church, the pastor is GOD'S only mouthpiece for your life. You are told not to question. Not to think too hard. Not to leave because leaving is rebellion against GOD HIMSELF. They control who you date, what career you pursue, where you live, what you wear. Your personal convictions are dismissed if they don't align with the pastor's. The pastor becomes a mediator between you and God. You can't hear God for yourself anymore you need to go through him. As a young person, this stunts your growth. You never learn to hear GOD'S voice for yourself. You never develop discernment. You become dependent on a human being instead of the Holy Spirit. Any church that punishes questions is afraid of what you will find. Any leader who can't be questioned shouldn't be followed. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/193wkihLP2/ Thank You Jesus GODSPOWERPROJECT
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| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by paxonel(m): 4:25am On Sep 27 |
Just watch how they will come attack this your post, because invariably, all churches in Nigeria are guilty of one or two of these reasons |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Godspowerpro(op): 5:00am On Sep 27 |
paxonel:Except a few, like Winners ![]() |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Rayjay45: 5:15am On Sep 27 |
You see that number 2. ![]() Virtually all the churches in Abegistan Republic do it. Just yesterday, my own dad put me across to one of them and of course he ended convo with him reeling out the church account. Afterwards I just tell my old man that ain't the church for him. By far the easiest way to know that your Nigerian church is a huge fraud! |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Antichristian2: 5:19am On Sep 27 |
Which church Jesus create while on earth? |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by MaxInDHouse(m): 6:06am On Sep 27 |
What exactly should Christians be doing as the assignment Jesus gave them? If you don't know the answer to the above question then you are not free from the delusion that's affecting others around you. Imagine some twenty centuries ago a carpenter builds chairs, benches, tables, beds, roofing stands and all other things that's made of wood but after 2,000 years people claiming carpenter have nothing to do with wood works rather they are packing leaves in cartons claiming what they produce are the same as the works of carpenters back in twenty centuries ago. Now if you knew what carpenters does would you agree these ones are truly carpenters? Of course you won't but when you don't even know the works of real carpenters anything they present to you goes!🤔 |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by paxonel(m): 6:10am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:I have attended winners enough to know that it is not different ![]() |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Godspowerpro(op): 6:44am On Sep 27 |
paxonel:Nah! you've heard from some. Even the unrepentant sinner who has ever attended Winners knows GOD is present with us |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Gotocourt: 6:54am On Sep 27 |
Pulpit Bandits no go kee person . |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Godspowerpro(op): 7:03am On Sep 27 |
By the way today is Bishop David Oyedepo's birthday https://www.nairaland.com/8755710/celebrating-bishop-david-oyedepo-72
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| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by paxonel(m): 7:32am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:You are not getting what the op is saying! He is not saying that God is not with these churches. He is simply saying that these churches are manipulating people psychologically for their own financial gain and they are not teaching people what they should teach from the bible. It's like you are paying school fees, yet the school is teaching you that 1+1=3 Young and educated upcoming generation should be wiser |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by gohf: 8:12am On Sep 27 |
AVOID ANY CHURCH that calls Jesus anything or anyone other than CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD. that's the only foundation God's people are built on, not on god the son nor on any other Jesus. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by BioData45: 9:29am On Sep 27 |
Both of you are into same business and you're here demarketing the others. Na wa ooo |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by adecares(f): 9:32am On Sep 27 |
OP is scared of mentioning churches 😂 |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by McLizbae: 9:34am On Sep 27*. Modified: 10:12am On Sep 27 |
You have not added churches that displays a particular man/woman or couple as permanent signature on all their banners and posts. Call them senior pastor, GO, GS, whatever, in such churches the man displayed everywhere is the man yall are worshipping there. Every living church should belong to Jesus Christ, and if there will be any permanent picture or signs of signature, it must be that of Jesus or His crucifix. For me and my family, if the banners and posts of any church is beyond the name and programs of the church, which may also include the cross or the generally accepted picture of Jesus, I am not even visiting that church for a worship. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Swagk101(m): 9:35am On Sep 27 |
Churches where their pastors/shepherds pray for scammers and their female members are mostly olosho... |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by DickenClarq(f): 9:37am On Sep 27 |
I just don't know how to thank you enough for this dear O.P You just hit the nail directly were it should be. Dear NL believers listen to what the O.P wrote above attentively infact save it or bookmark it. God is speaking to you through the above. O.P more ink to your pen and May God bless you abundantly for your post. May God bless us |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by boxypane: 9:37am On Sep 27 |
I love this post. I think some of the pastors in this churches have taken psychology courses. Torch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm Is for true men of God, not for the likes of ritualists or Benue Governor.🤣🤣🤣 |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by IJAYA001(m): 9:41am On Sep 27 |
6, Avoid church that predict outcome of election and football match like primate A Y. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Helpfromabove1(m): 9:42am On Sep 27 |
Watch your heart with all diligent |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Urgent1Million: 9:43am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:Almost all the popular churches we know today are guilty of at least 3 of the things you mentioned. Technically, we should avoid going to church. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by shadrach77: 9:47am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:This article is wrong on all levels. Don't fall for demonically inspired motivational speakers. What is wrong in asking God for a helper? What's wrong with praying against enemies when the bible asks us to be wary of enemies? It's not enough for someone to say don't attend XYZ church if they can't tell you the kind of church that is okay to attend |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by zenburster: 9:48am On Sep 27 |
TLDR Avoid all churches. Especially all Nigerian churches. 99.9999% of them are scam centers led by religious scammers and pulpit bandits. No one called them, hunger, joblessness and some outright luna@cy "called" them. Do yourself a solid and stay home |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by mctech(m): 9:56am On Sep 27 |
Deeper Life was almost like the third category in that they believed it's wrong to be wealthy or to enjoy life but that has changed. I can't think of any church still in that category. What I was watching out for are the modern day churches - nice suit, polished English, sprinkled regularly with Greek and Hebrew words, beautiful and modern church using the latest technology but no holiness, preaching about heaven, modesty etc. Ladies dress like Jezebel and fornication is so rife among the people. Nothing is wrong: nose ring, leg chain, revealing tops, MouthAction, guys plaiting hair, even BBL. Sadly, many of the modern day churches are like this and I believe the so called pastors are sent by Satan to lead people to hell. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by tragergeorge(m): 9:57am On Sep 27 |
Swagk101:but those kinda churches Na average people Makin money full.. if no be those boys them how man wan take see building work do |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by CorrectionFLuid: 10:06am On Sep 27 |
. . . If you must be a Christian, be Catholic. . |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by CorrectionFLuid: 10:09am On Sep 27 |
. . . Christianity in Nigeria wasn't so monetized until the rise of pentecostalism and Yahoo pastors, mostly from SW . Check Christian areas where church scamming is low or inexistent, like north, and to a lower extent SE/SS, they're mostly Catholic. SE/SS got lower due to the inflow of same pentecostalism. Pentecostalism is the death of Christianity. . . . |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Mariangeles: 10:11am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:You know what every Christian needs to do more than anything? It is to avoid/dismiss these lies from the pit of hell! The devil is a liar! |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by Mariangeles: 10:15am On Sep 27 |
DickenClarq:Not so! @bolded Listen only to the Word of God. If it is not written in His Word, discard it with every fibre of your being. |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by 12345baba(m): 10:15am On Sep 27 |
By personal experience MFM get number 1 |
| Re: 5 Types Of Churches Every Young Person Should Avoid. by greatiyk4u(m): 10:17am On Sep 27 |
Godspowerpro:Winners chapel is grossly guilty of No 2&4 |
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