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I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, so I
am richer than Bill Gates.” (Adeboye). Recently, a friend
took me to the jewel-in-the-crown of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God; a glitzy parish called “City of
David” in Victoria Island, Lagos. Displayed resplendently
on a wall in the church-office is a design of their current
building project; a 14 storey architectural extravaganza
titled “Trinity Towers.”
Is Redeemed still a church or is it now essentially a
business concern? The Trinity Towers project shows the
lines are now totally blurred. Jesus warns: “No one can
serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and
Money.” (Matthew 6:24). Nevertheless, this Tower of
Babylon being built with church funds is designed both for
the worship of God and for the worship of money.
The project is an appeal to crass commercialism; a blatant
celebration of wealth. In this poverty-stricken Nigeria, the
foundation of the building alone is expected to cost over 2
billion naira. Side-by-side with a 5,000 seat auditorium for
church services are high-brow restaurants, cafeterias,
indoor swimming pools, cinema halls, gymnasiums, retail
shops, games arcades, lawn tennis courts, relaxation spots,
and a helipad as the crowning glory. Of what relevance is
all this “supermarket” in a church?
Anointing for carnality
A church-member, overwhelmed by the grandeur of it all,
buttonholed me in the hallway. I did not know him from
Adam, nevertheless, he held me hostage as he waxed
lyrical about how the Redeemed Church was, to use his
words: “taking over.” “We have already got the vice-
presidency,” he said. (The vice-president of Nigeria is now
a Redeemed pastor). “Next we will get the presidency,” he
continued; “and then we will get DSTV;” (a South African
satellite television network).
The anointing for this pride of life flows right from the top.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Church is Pastor
Adeboye. A few years ago, he decided he needed a billion
naira without which his “work of God” could not be done.
So he confounded the Christian faith by establishing a
“millionaire’s club.” To be a member, you had to hand over
a million naira to him in Jesus’ name.
Thereafter, he upped the ante by calling for a “billionaire’s
club.” He announced that he would be building an
auditorium that can only be described as “fantabulous.” It
would be a ginormous three kilometers in length and three
kilometers in breadth. This project is clearly more designed
to get Adeboye into the Guinness Book of World Records
than it is to get the members of Redeemed into the kingdom
of God.
Declared Adeboye on that occasion: “We need 1 billion
naira from ten people. If you are one of them, please see
my personal Secretary after we finish today.” Who are
those likely to have this kind of money to give in the Nigeria
of today except those who have cornered public funds?
Thereafter, an announcer sought to know the members of
the church who were “willing to join hands with our Father
in the Lord to build a new auditorium to God’s glory.”
Vanity upon vanity
The proposed auditorium is not to the glory of God. The
proposed auditorium is to the glory of Adeboye. Adeboye’s
project is reminiscent of Saul’s, who built a monument to
himself. (1 Samuel 15:12). Nowhere in the entire New
Testament was money ever collected for putting up a
building. Money was only collected for the poor. The
temple of God is no longer a physical building. The temple
of God is now Jesus Christ.
Pastor Adeboye is getting increasingly carried away by
vanity. I have a tape of a question-and-answer session he
had with his church-workers a number of years ago in
which he boasted that the time would soon come when,
before anybody could aspire to be president of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, he would first have to talk to Redeemed
Church. Nothing in the scriptures can be construed as
suggesting this as one of the stated objectives of Jesus
Christ.
A Redeemed church-member told me of another meeting he
attended captioned: “A Day Out with the G.O.” It was a
dinner for financial sponsors of one of the annual “Holy
Ghost Festivals.” Pastor Adeboye boasted tongue-in-cheek
on that occasion that the time would soon come when the
Queen of England would plead to join Redeemed in order to
work as an usherette. The audience reportedly responded
with wild applause and shouts of “Amen.”
Richer than Bill Gates
At the just-concluded 63rd Annual Convention of the
Redeemed Church, Adeboye declared that he is now richer
than Bill Gates; widely acknowledged as the richest man in
the world. He said: “I have houses in at least 188 countries
in the world, where we have our churches, so I am richer
than Bill Gates. Each time I visit these countries, my
children would be struggling and saying daddy, come and
stay with me.”
These “houses” don’t belong to Adeboye; they belong to
Redeemed church. Knowingly or unknowingly, Adeboye
distorts the gospel. Jesus says: “All who have given up
home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or
children or land for me will be given a hundred times as
much. They will also have eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29).
However, Jesus words are spirit. (John 6:63). Therefore,
his “houses” are entirely spiritual, while Adeboye’s are
physical. Jesus does not make his disciples richer than Bill
Gates. Instead, he says: “God will bless you people who
are poor. His kingdom belongs to you! But you rich people
are in for trouble. You have already had an easy life!” (Luke
6:20/24).
Adeboye continued: “If I announce here that tomorrow
morning, I need a car to travel to the new auditorium, how
many cars do you think would be made available to me by
you my children? Those of you that do not have a car of
your own, very soon, God will give you your own cars. So, I
am appealing to you to become an incurable soul winner
before you leave this convention ground and your cup will
overflow.”
Anathema to Christ
This is nothing but the enticing word of man’s wisdom.
Believers don’t preach the gospel in order to receive cars.
We do because God commands that we do so.
Jesus had neither chariots nor horses. He had no lands and
houses. Indeed, he warned a prospective disciple who
wanted to follow him they would not be staying at the
“Sheraton Hotel:” “The foxes have holes, and the birds of
the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay
his head.” (Matthew 8:20).
Jesus does not speak like Adeboye. He says: “A disciple is
not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is
enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a
servant like his master.” (Matthew 10:24-25). Jesus’
example is anathema to Adeboye’s declaration that he is
now the richest man in the world.
This is the word of Jesus the Adeboyes of this age choose
to ignore: “It’s terribly hard for rich people to get into the
kingdom of heaven! In fact, it’s easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get
into God’s kingdom.” (Matthew 19:23-24).

source: http://www.gossipmill.com/2015/08/pastor-adeboye-the-richest-man-in-the-world-is-redeemed-still-a-church-or-is-it-now-essentially-a-business/

God is good

In I Step. The houses Christ promised are not ENTIRELY spiritual, dear. Not that we should set our affections, or let the things of this world dictate our spiritual dispositions because they'll all vanish away. I'm more bothered about your tone in confuting the claims of the man of God which I know are logical. God said, 'I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health EVEN AS your soul prospers'.. Abraham, Isaac, Job, Daniel and many saints have served God and were made rich.. In fact, Jesus pointed out that the possessions we shall receive as a reward of stewardship is both for now and for eternity.. However, He wants us to obey Him above all things, and in faith, watch Him adorn our lives with good things and good days.. Riches are not necessarily sinful, nor ignorance induced poverty necessarily righteousness... Elders in the Lord must be entreated as fathers with maximum reverence. FlaminReed

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