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Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by FactBoyz: 2:11am On May 26, 2019
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Since its inception in 1973, Deeper Life Bible church is a church that stands out from the rest. Thanks to their uniqueness, sobriety and dressing sense which has remained unchanged since its inception. If you want to see “Christian sisters” still on long skirts with modest dresses and blouses; you will certainly find them in their thousands in this church. Factboyz brings to you 10 things you should know about Deeper Life Bible Church.


1. Unyielding Members:

Deeper life members are always seen by other Christians of other denomination as too rigid and too unyielding to the societal pressures around them. With the belief that everyone should live soberly and righteously even as written in the Holy Scriptures (Titus 2 verses 11) they rarely yield to pressures to commit sin.


2. The Overseer Handles Its Bible Studies:

For more than 30 years, Deeper Life Bible Studies are handled by it’s general overseer and founder; Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi; and for more than 10 years is televised worldwide in Deeper Life churches every Monday beginning for 7pm.


3. Quiet, Reserved Members:

From personal experience and encounter with some members of this Evangelical church, I discovered that majority or perhaps, a good number of them have a quiet, reserved attitude. This might not be unconnected to the fact that “foolish talk and jesting” is highly discouraged in the church.


4. Modest Dressing:

This fact stands as the one of the major things that has made this church very popular. Men who attend Deeper Life are known to dress smartly with trousers and well tucked in shirts; while ladies are known to wear long, modest dresses and skirts while totally covering their heads. Williams Kumuyi, its founder puts so much emphasis on the concept of Christian Dressing.


5. Strict Holiness Doctrine:

Deeper Life Bible Church has its foundation in strong church doctrines that might not change anytime soon. For instance, the church believes that women are not to put on earrings quoting 1 Peter 3 verses 3 and 1 Timothy 2 verses 9. Same with its stance on trousers as they don’t allow women wear trousers citing historical reasons such as the fact that before trousers for women were made popular in the 1960s; it was not accepted as a female wear. Biblically they quote Deuteronomy 22 verses 5.


6. Christmas Spent In A Camp Ground:

Christmas Time is a time most Nigerians spend in their respective hometowns and villages; however, it is a bit different for Deeper Life members as End of Year camps are organized starting from around 24th of December and ending around 27th. Hence, in their various campgrounds all around the nation; thousands gather to hear the word of God preached to them.


7. Its Founder Was A Lecturer:

W.F KumuyiWillam Folorunsho Kumuyi, (b. 1941) was a lecturer who taught in the University of Lagos. He graduated with a first class honours in mathematics from the University of Ibadan in 1967. In 1973 while as a university professor, he began a bible study group with 15 students who had come to him for Bible training. This was how Deeper Life was birthed.


8. Record Breaking Crowds:

Deeper Life Crusades are known to draw hundreds of thousands of people and sometimes close to a million. William Kumyi’s visit and tours to states are greeted with much publicity and strategic planning that most times, the governors of the respected states visited for crusades attend. Kumuyi admitted in an interview that the success of his ministry and church depended on committed one on one personal evangelism.


9. One of The Largest Church Auditorium:

In April 2018, Deeper Life Bible church completed a building project it had begun for years which stands as one of the largest church auditorium in the world with a sitting capacity of about 30,000 and valued at about 5 billion naira which stands at 16 million dollars!


10. Television once banned for Members:

Every church has its own time of troubles and for Deeper Life it came this way; Pastor William Kumuyi once taught that Television shouldn’t be in a Christian home. He obviously said this because of his zealousness in keeping the holiness standard high among Deeper Life members. This teaching continued in Deeper Life for years and it generated wide controversies and arguments till the late 90s and early 2000s when Deeper Life started videotaping and televising their programs.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by LordIsaac(m): 4:40am On May 26, 2019
I can only speak for the General Superintendent, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi. Every other soul in Deeper Life needs to learn to have genuine love for mankind and get a life of their own.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by reccy(m): 5:22am On May 26, 2019
Abeg , come and tell your branch here that's disturbing me and causing noise pollution to either stop using speaker as God is not deaf or relocate. That's the only test of time I understand now. sad

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by malvisguy212: 6:27am On May 26, 2019
reccy:
Abeg , come and tell your branch here that's disturbing me and causing noise pollution to either stop using speaker as God is not deaf or relocate. That's the only test of time I understand now. sad
well I don't know about now , but I think you are lying cause the deeper life I know is the one that don't use musical instrument in Church. only loud speaker.

Yes, God is not deaf but they are not preaching to God but to people like you.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by kevoh(m): 6:34am On May 26, 2019
malvisguy212:
well I don't know about now , but I think you are lying cause the deeper life I know is the one that don't use musical instrument in Church. only loud speaker.

Yes, God is not deaf but they are not preaching to God but to people like you.
You think he is lying? Are you ok? angry angry @reccy mentions he is being disturbed by the church's loud speaker and you also claim Deeper life uses only loud speaker which corroborates @reccy's claim, yet you say he is lying.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by malvisguy212: 6:47am On May 26, 2019
kevoh:

You think he is lying? Are you ok? angry angry @reccy mentions he is being disturbed by the church's loud speaker and you also claim Deeper life uses only loud speaker which corroborates @reccy's claim, yet you say he is lying.
nairalanders and argument. lol.
I say musical instrument and not loud speaker.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by kevoh(m): 6:54am On May 26, 2019
malvisguy212:
nairalanders and argument. lol.
I say musical instrument and not loud speaker.
Don't pretend not to know where you goofed. There is "only loud speaker" boldly written in your comment of which the same person claims it's the speakers that is disturbing him/her.

Please point out where @reccy mentioned musical instrument in his/her post that warranted you to claim he/she is lying.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Jokerman(m): 6:56am On May 26, 2019
Deeper life
The lords chosen
Mountain of fire

I respek these three churches

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by malvisguy212: 7:00am On May 26, 2019
kevoh:

Don't pretend not to know where you goofed. There is "only loud speaker" boldly written in your comment of which the same person claims it's the speakers that is disturbing him/her.

Please point out where @reccy mentioned musical instrument in his/her post that warranted you to claim he/she is lying.
okay

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by alBHAGDADI: 7:04am On May 26, 2019
Work based Salvation church.

Another false church that doesn't believe in eternal security. It means they are damning people to hell.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by MyVILLAGEpeople(m): 7:39am On May 26, 2019
They discriminate other church denominations a lot. damning other people to hell because they ain't deeper life members. Well, I love and respect Pastor Kumuyi a lot though. But most of his church members don't follow his teachings on Love.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by reccy(m): 8:13am On May 26, 2019
malvisguy212:
well I don't know about now , but I think you are lying cause the deeper life I know is the one that don't use musical instrument in Church. only loud speaker.

Yes, God is not deaf but they are not preaching to God but to people like you.

Haba, guy are you sure you saw what I wrote before you quoted me?

What am I saying and what are you saying?
Be guided.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by reccy(m): 8:15am On May 26, 2019
kevoh:

You think he is lying? Are you ok? angry angry @reccy mentions he is being disturbed by the church's loud speaker and you also claim Deeper life uses only loud speaker which corroborates @reccy's claim, yet you say he is lying.

don't mind the guy. I don't think he read what I said before he rush to quote me.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by LordReed(m): 8:42am On May 26, 2019
Let's see how well it does after Kumuyi is no more.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by dingbang(m): 8:57am On May 26, 2019
We are all one body in God Almighty.


If you believe, click like.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by MANNABBQGRILLS: 8:58am On May 26, 2019
Respect to Dr Kumuyi.

A man after God's heart.

The church is marching on and the gates of hell cannot prevail.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Uyi168: 8:58am On May 26, 2019
...
Imagine if at the end of the day, only their doctrine is right before God..
That means,in adddition to over 4billion non Christians on earth, other Christian denominations will all end up in hell..
Hell fire go full, e go Dea troway...
grin

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Biglittlelois(f): 8:58am On May 26, 2019
alBHAGDADI:

Work based Salvation church.

Another false church that doesn't believe in eternal security. It means they are damning people to hell.


False church? Explain what you mean by they don't believe in eternal security.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Nobody: 9:00am On May 26, 2019
LordReed:
Let's see how well it does after Kumuyi is no more.
Deeper Life will still remain. Christ is the head of the church

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by FieryJustice(m): 9:00am On May 26, 2019
Lol the television and jeans ban by deeper life is really laughable

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by OboOlora(f): 9:00am On May 26, 2019
I will come back to comment later, let me quickly marinate this turkey so hubby n I can eat it with cold almond juice. The kids are with the grandma so we are gonna be fccking all day and everywhere today.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Nobody: 9:01am On May 26, 2019
alBHAGDADI:

Work based Salvation church.

Another false church that doesn't believe in eternal security. It means they are damning people to hell.

You are on point man.

All of this church rules and beliefs doesn't conform with that of heaven, it's a direct opposite.

New crops of churches will soon appear in Nigeria.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by netflicks(m): 9:02am On May 26, 2019
But is it true that the person to take over from dady G.O redeem church is still in beer parlour? How true is this pls....
Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by ikorodureporta: 9:02am On May 26, 2019
D only real MOG I know!

.. but I keep wondering why their former members so hate the church

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by kay4kay: 9:02am On May 26, 2019
I love the GO, I love His preaching but I can never attend the church because of its members.

They are too wicked arrogant thinking they are the holy creatures on earth.

Just negodu

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Nobody: 9:02am On May 26, 2019
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Respect to Dr Kumuyi.

A man after God's heart.

The church is marching on and the gates of hell cannot prevail.
false prophets are already prevailing against it. Christendom is self-destroying
Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Bacteriologist(m): 9:03am On May 26, 2019
I may be wrong, but I assert that the large majority of Deeper life members are hypocrites and sadists. Their religion makes them so numb to the pleasures of life that they pass on that negative energy to undeserving people.

1. Deeper life members are very very difficult to live with. They use being 'principled' as an excuse to act like the complete animals their religion makes them to be. Having shared a room even when I was a Christian, with one, I know how it feels.

2. In work places, they are basically impossible to reason with. If you have inadequate requirements for a favour(probably due to an unavoidable fault) and the person in charge of that office is a deeper life member, you can pretty much forget about getting anywhere by begging or trying to explain. They're that insensitive.

3. A lot of them are largely ignorant. Their mentality is warped. They believe in one of the most ridiculous things. TVs are bad? Can't have a nice haircut? Can't dress the way you please? No earrings? Omg let me stop here.

Of course there will be good people among them but that sect of christianity is largely based on outright nonsense.

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Ladyhippolyta88(f): 9:03am On May 26, 2019
Jokerman:
Deeper life
The lords chosen
Mountain of fire

I respek these three churches
You Respek cheesy them because they discriminate and are quick to judge others they are hypocrites in their holier than thou crusades grin

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by Heylius(m): 9:03am On May 26, 2019
Una headache ..church na scam

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Re: Deeper Life Bible Church: The Nigerian Church That Has Stood The Test Of Time by devilmaycry: 9:04am On May 26, 2019
im not a deeper life member,but i can categorically tell u...their ways and teaching are very good
nowaway days,our churches teach us christians how to live a holy life,and thats it,we are left to either implement what is been taught or not but these people,they go as far as making u implement it,which to me is a good step in keeping the faith

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