Joagbaje:

You're right pastor chris does a lot of charity work and grants free education to many  . Cec as a body does charity work. I personally do too. But that is not the primary work of the church. It is the governent responsibility to give free education. that's my point.

Let me make this clear. When the church was under persecution. They had to hide from authorities. There shared What they had to eat becasue they were being hunted. It was a survival mode. But when the tension eased the rules changed. They must work to eat. No more free meals!.

2 Thessalonians 3:10-11
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
That's not true .

It's all over the scriptures . The flock has to be fleeced to that they can produce more wool. It is 50 50 win win for the sheep and the shepheard!

I think you should show me. Because it's from your mouth I'm hearing this .

Hey Jo

Ok I am a CEC member and I would like to tell all people the CE does have inner city mission. They have something called ICM Academy which offers free education to people from poorer backrounds. The website is: http://www.theinnercitymission.org/icm_academy.php It is a means of winning souls. And yes I am a partner of it because I believe in reaching the poor, but you cannot tell the poor Jesus loves them and not help them in the physical. As christains it is our responsibility to reach as many people as we can for Jesus. Soul winning is our number one job and by providing free schools etc this is one way of reaching out to the unreachable.

In addition of this, I advocate free church schools because you can teach them the word of God from an early age.

God Bless you anyway, I been following you and mabell on the nairaland.

Broz Christ embassy Inner City mission provides schools for the poor.

Growing up I never respected my father.  My dad beat me a lot more than my mum.  One day I was misbehaving on a school trip to kent and my dad took me around the corner and gave me a good beating.  Growing up I was wild and even as a teenager my dad would kick me and continuously swear at me and tell me that I am a little s**t and other words, and a lot of drama.

However, I never feared him and would just swear back at him although it would result in a good beating or being kicked (physically kicked out of the house). 

My mum beat me just a little bit growing up.  She would threaten me more, but I do not remember her beating me a lot.   However, I respected her a lot more than my dad. She did not swear at me.  I was scared of her and that was what keep me from being on the streets full time as (unlike my friends) had a strict curfew.  That is what saved me.  In fact I am in my twenties and I still fear my mum. 

Growing up though my mum knew that I feared her and forced me to do some outrageous things to protect the family name, although I was over 16 and in London that would entitle me to a council accommodation, I was so scared I could not run away and do the right thing.

Commonly my family friends comment on the fact that I was beaten and they say that it is was the best thing that happened as I am doing good things with my life.

On a final note, parents must respect there children when beating them as beatings from my father did me nothing due to the insults.

I loved that rhapsody reading