I didn’t make any comment about this before because I wasn’t really sure how true the story was but seeing the evidence here...*breathe Linda, breathe.
This makes me so angry. Paying a fee to enter the 'House of God'...?
You know what? I won't say anything else...
You hear that sound? That’s me getting the hell out of here. The rest of you can deal with this shit.
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i had my reservations at first. and still have some. but there is another side of the story.
i completely understand and agree with the reasons. most importantly the production quality reason. btw i am a member of the church for some 10+ years and until may 2010, i was a media employee for 4+ years. i moved on voluntarily to another employment.
even though this story is entirely true, do not neglect to consider the fact that this same service was broadcast LIVE all over the world where people could attend their local church and watch without paying any fees.
they could also watch on TV/LoveWorld Plus or logon to the church website to watch online free.
not everything needs to generate controversy.
God will be the ultimate judge.
The world is coming to an end.....ewwwwwwwww
1000 Naira ticket for service isn't a surprise. From day one as a child growing up I never believed in any of this new generation churches and it's leaders. The rate at which they surface in Nigeria from late 80s through late 90s just doesn't have God feel, to me. Their pastors own planes, yachts, Sells miracle, misleads people and most have their kids enjoying luxurious life in the west, I know of one. I met a Christ embassy worshipper, she has fanatical views on non-Christ embassy Christians and Muslims. She claims Muslims are going to hell, and me as a non-Christ embassy Christian ain't no Christian. I got so irritated and terminated our one week friendship. And ain't trying to condemn or stereotype all Christ embassy worshippers and any new generation churches. Am just pointing out a point.
Was this voluntary or to get in you had to pay?
Again, if it was voluntary it's ok. Also, if the fee was for church programs, or securing the venue, or what not, it's understandable, if it was pay to get in period... SMH
I feit so pained when i was told about the 'ticket' stuff this morning and i told myself to verify and there it was right in front of me on my screen. I feel so ashamed that this is so true. In the history of christianity this has never happened regarding 'cross over night' and this brings my question to the regulating body of the church 'CAN', what are you guys doing sleeping when we are been mocked?!!!
@didgodkidd,there is no justification for collecting money from people
'why cant nigerians open their eyes sef'*SMH* so sad!!:(
so sad. and even sadder that some people will support this nonsense. There are other churches available guys. This is daylight robbery, do you guys not have any respect for the Lord anymore? such blatant stealing using the name of the Lord. May God forgive you these criminals pretending to be pastors.
rock on linda..i support u. just serve ur God the way it is written not what the 'church' says.
But dont b surprise Aunty dat many will eventually go there coz daz d kind of thing 8o% of Nigerians like
*let d foolish b fooled*
It never ceases to amaze me how people rationalize this stuff.
Before we hack and castigate, gate fees was put yes but no one was forced to pay, and i understand that there are a lot of branches of this same church all over Nigeria, abeg no judge before you are judged. for me this is not news.
disgodkidd....common shutup there my friend!!!! Ignorance and brain washery is the disease worrying u! All that rubbish u just yarned there justifies what??! A pastor that owns a freakn jet, is it a live broadcast that his church can't sponsor?! Do u know how much these mega churches make in one sunday from offering alone?? not to talk of other gift, love, building, thanksgiving, shiloh, etc etc offerings.....and then tithe!! GTHOH with that nonsense! This is the height of greed.KPOM! Even if the church aint making enof to fund this broadcast u r yarning about (which i highlyyyyy doubt)...is it by force?! After collecting offering, tithe, etc etc, people are still expected to dish out entrance fee?? Common sense really isn't common n e more o!.... Since when does Christianity favor the rich alone??...so people that can't afford it should now die of embarrasment abi?! Everyother mega churches broadcasted live on that day too i'm sure...so its not a freakn big deal!....stop making it seem like some sort of revolution by this dude...its been going on, and a common thing ssef!
Thats all i gotta say sha!.....I have no words for the issue it self...it is sooooo sickening! Even more sickening that my people cannot use the discernment God gave them to make wiser decisions! Naija was voted the most religious nation in the world some few yrs back....yet we r the most hungry, most neglected, poor, corrupt...Shikena! Ogini di?!!!!
Nma
God has patience...... This is not really news anymore, because Most Nigerian pastors all over the world have made it known that church is a business, majority of all this acclaimed pastor if you look at their background they all have failed in their previous careers and Pastoralship became a second choice of making revenue.
E don tey wey i dey suspect this man. since 2001. I find most of his church members to be fanatics who have lost their common sense. The first time i started noticing something was wrong with his members was when my friend's sister sowed all her pocket money for the semester, all in the name of sowing a seed. When i said something, i was attacked. Since then, na so i keep quiet they look them.
The thing is, people were not forced to pay this gate fee. And a lot of his members, case in point disgodkidd, are in support and justify it. Since they freely paid the money, who are we to say anything. Since church service has turned to a concert that you pay for is that not the sign that the world is about to end. lol. kidding.
At the end of the day, let us ask ourselves, What would Jesus do? Would he be in support of such a practice? Is this what christianity has turned to? Na wa o! God please help us. Nigerians, religion and lack of common sense, tire me sha.
And people paid?...
Whats the big deal with paying?Nobody was compelled to pay anyway and even @ dat,Nigerians pay 25k for vip ticket to watch one of em shows,is it too much of a big deal to pay for something concerning God?And again,for people to be paying to enter Christ Embassy shows there is something about the church,So i urge you all to go and be saved instead of judging the man of God.The Bible already said that there is therefore no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.Stop Judging and leave it to God.
hmmn my family members always had their reservations about this church....i know a lot of people that attend d church and d way dem dey behave i know say dey don brainwash dem...anyways about the money matter i no wan put mouth make dem no crucify me.
I want to believe that God's word is free to all men.
No justification what so ever.
My spirit has never agreed with that guy anyways.
I knew some idiots would come here and support the man. The height to which some people have been brainwashed is amazing!
@ Anonymous January 7, 2011 3:16 PM, i can see u are so sick, so u now compare church service to concerts like Koko concert worldly activties? i thought Christ Embassy criticize something like that.You are so brainwashed, i dislike your kind. I want CAN to do something about it.
How can somebody say people were not forced to pay? What happens to a poor man who struggles to come there to pray to his GOD and start the new year with a "man of God" that has only 500 naira? Why do you people defend broad daylight robbery? If this church is indeed God's church, do you not think He would make a way for them to pay their bills rather than tax His people? TUFIA for Nigerians that defend this nonsense!
I don't knw if that church is rlly a church or a money making business.
1. Television/publishing house
2. Social networking site
3. Mobile fone. Loveworld mobile 2 be launched soon!
4. Tithe/offering/gate fees etc
i think govt shud start taxing dt church.
BTW i wonder y no member of dt church eva wonders y that pastor is always in one money laundering scandal or d other. Plus y wz he wearing i graduation gown dt nyt. LOL. I used to respect dt man b4 b4
One cannot defend this!
@ Nma
January 7, 2011 2:34 PM
YOU SAID IT ALL!
disgodkidd, you are a child of the devil and you will rot in hell and your crook friends. You are not ashamed
hmmmmmmm, there are many things about God that scares me! one of them is that he never appoints any man to defend him to the point of becoming a judge over his servants. when the disciples of Jesus complained that some people were using the name of Jesus; he simply said, "leave them alone". There are several other things that are going on in other churches. At the time of harvest, the Lord of harvest will take care of that.
My submission is that we should hear the man out. Also, since he collected the money from his church members, wetin be my own stress about that?!
Finally, spiritual matters are very delicate to handle. I no want make God slap me. I always remember what happened to Aaron and Miriam.
Bless u Gbengus,i wrote a comment in the 1st one linda posted bout This man but somehow it was nt published,like i said i am no fan of pastor Chris,but then the Bible states severally that it is wrong to speak against God s elect,i dont know,but even if wot he has done in not pleasing to God,let God be the judge of that,it is not in my or ur place to bring the hammer down on him,and trust me this is not a case of brain washing,and i ll illusrate the story gbenga refferad to.God ordered the isrealites not to marry from a certain tribe,guess who dis obeyed?????? Moses whom He speaks with face 2 face,whom he called His friend,u and i wolud think naturally it was ok to tongue lash and discipline Moses ,but no, Mariam dt did got punished with leprosy,there r other instances in the bible,so lik i ve said b4 linda and all,leave men of God alone,no take ur head carry the load wey no be ur own ,God is able to mind His business He dose nt need ur help,this is my 1 kobo,let him that have ears hear wot the spirit is saying. Titi
DID SOMEONE JUST COMPARE PAYING FOR A MUSIC CONCERT TO GOING TO CHURCH? did God charge him for his knowledge of the word? what happened to offering, tithes, voluntary donations....
there is no justification to this. if you dint have the N1000 you were not allowed to enter....are you kiddin me? hisss
linda ikeji. Pls before you comment on things like this, hear from the people that attended the new year service or the authorities. You are a blogger. Dont put your personal sentiments into it. Keep it neutral. Just stop swearing and cursing.
am stil anonymous 7:51am. Even if you hear from the authorities and everyone, please i beg of you. Leave any issue that has to do with a MAN OF GOD alone. listen to me please.
Gbengus66, did Oyahkilome send you to publish the comment? #JUSTCURIOUS!
Seriously, the world is coming to an end. The memebers of the church are making the pastor richer by day on the other hand they are making their selves poorer. If na 4 USA, the pastor don go jail one hand. No two ways about it.
Seriously, the world is coming to an end. The memebers of the church are making the pastor richer by day on the other hand they are making their selves poorer. If na 4 USA, the pastor don go jail one hand. No two ways about it.
@ Gbengus66, Anonymous January 7, 2011 11:55 PM,
Just because Miriam was punished by God for talking about Moses does not mean we should not call a spade a spade or condemn what is bad. In the New Testament Jesus and John condemned the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, we are supposed to be Christ-like. Even St. Paul rebuked the behaviour of Peter the leader of the early church over his hypocrisy with the gentile Christians (Galatians 2:11-14). We are so afraid that God will punish us immediately, if we dare question why a so-called man of God will do something that is morally wrong. That is the reason why this country is the way it is, we do not think, or use common sense, we always justify the evil people do or ask us to do,or fearfully keep quiet, because they are our papa in the Lord, or our imam, or are older than us. It is definitely ok to rebuke an elder,pastor,imam if they have erred, so that it will not become the norm. I hope CAN condemns this act in strong terms, otherwise b4 we know it, other pastors will emulate it and Christianity will be for sale. May we (not only God) help us.
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If you've got nothing nice to say about somebody, hold your tongue. Tongue? I'm using my keypad. I'm excused. When I hear the "prosperity preachers", the words, "crook", "intergalactic scam artists", "cult", "science of mind", "Christianity PLC", "scheme", "scam", "fraud", "swindlers", "crooks", "greedy", "self-interest", "billions extorted from gullible flock", comes to mind immediately. All these scheming luxury-loving prosperity "theologians" are nothing but money hungry rip-off merchants who have turned the house of God to a den of thieves. These scoundrels who shamelessly pander for cash are taking many people for a ride. Lack of knowledge and wisdom is the root of all evil. Which master do you follow? Clean your glasses; clean your ears: wise up and set yourself free. These flamboyant and lavish-living crooked "evangelists" worship material wealth, NOT Jesus Christ. Most of these churches, especially the Nigerian ones, are money making schemes. To establish credibility, they gave their companies (sorry, “churches”) interesting, wacky names and names with Biblical connotations, such as Fire for Fire Ministry, Run for your Life Ministry, Christ Embassy Church, Fire Chapel of Peace, Guided Missiles Church, Healing Has Begun Ministry, God’s Own Ministry, Satan in Trouble Ministry, David Killed Goliath Ministry, Chukwudi & Son evangelical ministry, Power Pass Power Church of the Mountain Ministry Incorporated, Ministry Of The Naked Wire, etc. I will most def vote for the politician who runs these con-artists out of town. Pastor Chris, Benny Hinn, Creflo and Taffi Dollar, Joel Osteen and others like them are our generation's Rev Ike (Frederick Joseph Eikerenkoetter II), Billy Graham, Jimmy Swaggart, and Father Divine. Fiscal empowerment and worldly success are what they truly worship and respect. Prosperity gospel despises the poor and exalts the rich. They do not follow the authentic doctrine of Jesus Christ. What they are practising is the watered down version of Byzantine – Indo – Hindu – Sino – Moorish - Persian religion which is deep rooted in paganism / luciferianism - the philosophy of mind over matter; the philosophy of do-it-without-Christ, SELF-empowerment, SELF-help, SELF-reliance, SELF-actualization and SELF-salvation. Some of them do not openly preach the truth of what they truly believe, practised and worshipped because they know if they did, they'd end up with empty pews.
linda ikeji. pls leave any issue that concerns a man of GOD alone whether you hear from any authority. Read the story of david in the bible. Pls listen to me.Stil anonymous at 7:51am.
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Most of them don't believe in the Trinity; the Godhead as three separate beings. God is a trinity of persons - Father (the Creator), Son (the Redeemer), and Holy Spirit (the Sanctifier) - which is a fundamental concept within Christian theology. Most of them do not believe in Jesus Christ. If you, as their member asked, they'd dodge the question or lie that they do. "Do you believe in the Trinity?", "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?", "Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?" The Jehovah's Witness, Pagans, Luciferians, Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and other non-Christians believe in unitarianism (one deity/one person). They don't believe in Jesus' divinity - Lord and the creator of the universe and who has all power, and all wisdom: Isaiah 9:6. They don't believe in (Trinitarianism) the baptismal formula in Matthew 28:19: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". Prosperity preachers are mugging their brain-washed members. They often quote Luke 6:38: "Give, and it shall be given unto you." They promise high-yield returns from heaven; that the return of principal is fully guaranteed. Wise up. Heaven or blessings from Heaven cannot, EVER, be bought or secured with any amount of money. It's FREE, through the mercy and grace of God. The main point of the "ministry" of these cock-eyed con-artists is mainly to get rich from donations, offering and tithes. Offshore asset protection and tax avoidance schemes is where the big money is. It’s how they hide their loot. State, Federal and international tax law in most cases does not apply to churches and religious establishments, hence "gifts", donations, offering and tithes to the Church are not subject to taxes. How come the holding trusts of these mega churches are in offshore jurisdiction and owned by private individuals? How come the offshore legal structures (in Belize, Vanuatu, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Aruba, Cuba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica and other tax havens) to provide financial protection for these black churches, through offshore banking are in personal bank and brokerage accounts? Whoever owns the Holding Trusts owns the church's vast wealth. Governments around the world needs to stripe these so called churches of their tax exempt status because they are a business and ultimately belongs to private individually - usually the pastor who created the church.
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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's Christ Embassy "Church" was established for “charitable purposes” - established for the advancement of Christian religion and for public benefit, but is now a commercial enterprise and it’s earnings is, ultimately, owned by a individual - Pastor Christopher Oyakhilome. Pastor Christopher Oyakhilome makes his donations, and pays his tithes and offerings to Pastor Christopher Oyakhilome. Pastor Chris is in complete control and receives substantial remuneration both from its members and network of churches around the world. In England, they even, make more money through the stupid Gift Aid scheme. He and his family are the beneficiaries and entitled to make ready personal use of the earnings of the church which are mainly in offshore bank accounts. As far as I am concerned, for tax purposes, Christ Embassy Church should be denied charitable status, and their tax-exempt status revoked. Christ Embassy Church should pay corporation tax. They are not a charity, they are NOT a non-profit organization, and they not, even, a religion. If these shameless charlatans so believed in Heaven, why are they taking advantage of their ignorant members, and relentlessly soliciting money and shoring up so much wealth in this life for themselves and their unborn great-grand children? Why are they holding on to the vast accumulated savings in several offshore bank accounts, real estates and investments? I dare these deceitful con artists to spread the wealth and give it all back to all their members. It is said in the Bible that it is difficult for a rich man to get into heaven. Under get rich quick prosperity preachers, it would be impossible for their wretched, confused, pitiful, brain-washed, poor members to enter heaven because they cannot afford the entrance fee if the Pastor Christopher Oyakhilome and the Benny Hinn of this world had the keys to the gates of Heaven. The mentally inept, vulnerable, misguided and brain-washed parishioners are sitting ducks and unwitting victims of these black “churches”, who are spreading like a virus, due to ignorance, lack of information and lack of knowledge. - Hosea 4: 6. Wake up. Before you sign up for membership of any church, thoroughly research them and its current leaders and founding fathers or thou maketh thyself a prey and potential victim. And after you become a customer (“member”), always keep one eye open, even, when you hear, “Let us pray.” **Makes the Sign of the Cross** In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy make us razor sharp sharp, lead us all into better knowledge, wisdom, and lead us far, far away from con artists. Amen.
I disagree with disgodkidd no matter the cost of production it is TOTALLY WRONNNNNNNNNNG to ask people to pay a fee to get into the house of God.CHRIST gave salvation freely, all these preachers will be judged by God. I just feel sorry for people who think that without pastors they cannot pray to God. We all have a connection with God ie THE HOLY SPIRIT plese dont be deceived by poeple making you feel that without their church you cant get to God. Let GOD be the judge.
I hav read d comments posted n bliv me IT IS NOT IN OUR PLACE TO JUDGE ANYONE. LET GOD BE THE JUDGE. Any thing concerning spiritualism is reali complex. D very first time i saw dis story i was shocked but hey who am i to judge . Some people r downright partial in their judgment.@bushdakta u hav obviously not listned to d teachings of some preachers mentioned by u cos if u hav u would not hav made certain comments. Well i guess u r a victim of DEM SAY. @ Linda Ikeji i tot u said u hav started screening out comments dat attack n insult people, den y wer some comments published? I know u like controversial topics to increase traffic to ur blog but do u always hav to bash people. D other day u wer rantin claimin dey xploit people,but do u knw hw many people dat hav been adopted n cared for by these people? Honestly we r all flawed n it is not our business to judge. Let us leave it to God. Miss E.
Hi Linda..Before u criticize the Man of God. You should first of ask yourself. Does his action have any scriptural backings. If you are a christian and u read your bible very well. You will understand the bible said that the preacher of the gospel should earn his living from the gospel...1 Corinthians 9 ...So if Pastor Chris said that u should pay him for preaching the gospel to you...well it is within his right to demand payment....Read 1 Corinthians 9.....For those who don't know anything abt word of God but are quick to criticize.
@DisGodKidd u ade two important oints: (1) U were a mbr of the Church for 10+ yrs, then, terminated your mbrship in May 2010. (2) U were a Church employee of Christ Embassy for 4+ yrs. U obviously lost faith in them, gave up on them and walked away from your job with them. That is serious. Ur position in the media dept, I would imagine, gave u a unique opportunity, more than Sunday, Sunday mbrs, to know more about the Church in terms of what they were all about, secrets, scandals and what they were not. I feel u do know more than a lot about Pastor Chris and Christ Embassy. I think what u found out about them was not agreable with your spirit and what u know and believe about true christianity. I pray that someday decent people like and others who walked away from them will find the courage to speak out about what they found out about Christ Embassy Church.
@Best Plasma TV, in what way did Linda "criticize the man of God"? So, are you saying she shouldn't have made this post? She hardly said anything. With all the comments here, if you are looking for anyone to accuse or crucify for criticizing "the man of God" it shouldn't be Linda. She didn't say anything o! lol.
may ignorance not kill my people..cost of production??pastor should eat from his work??what happened to tithes,pastors offering,church offering??ok, wait till they start selling shares in the stockmarket even at that point some block heads will still not get it* #giveursefbrain
those of you supporting this business man(ROBBER) will at the same time be advised to support armed robbers and kidnappers, because they all belong to the same money making pursuit category.
@BestPlasma TV: You have lost your ability to reason and please stop quoting the bible to justify the foolishness you are yapping.
This is my problem with christians and christainity....people will just be misinterpreting the bible to suit their own purposes. One bible verse, 10 different preachers will interpret it in 10 different ways. This is where common sense comes in if you ask me. God did not give you a brain just to decorate the inside of your skull. It would be nice to use it sometimes.
Ahn ahn....wetin. People on here talking about don't criticize a man of God, blah blah blah! Are they not human? Are they not subject to making mistakes and poor judgment? Trying to say it in a way like if you dare say anything about God's anointed something bad will go happen to you. You people should go and sit down somewhere. God is not a native doctor. He doesn't operate that way. You are just trying to instill fear in Linda's heart or other people who have not lost their common sense.
There's no way anyone can justify collecting money for people to enter a church. Absolutely no way!!! Let's call a spade a spade. Other churches have been exhorting money from their members for years, but they are not as blatant as this. Yes, let God be the judge of us all but i will speak my mind while i'm waiting for God to come judge us.
I think Pastor Chris is shady. Gbam!
One should never be asked to pay money to receive the blessings of God.. The House of God is a place where God blesses freely. Jesus never asked people to pay him money to bless them.
Theres thousands of churches that broadcast services LIVE and dont charge for it... Thats what offerings and donations are for: To pay for technology and the upkeep of the church so that others can be blessed.
This is totally wrong and shady. People should not be allowed to get away with scamming in the name of God.
na only gate fee una see? wot abt all the male members of his church frying their hair to look like their master? isnt it suffice to say that his "church" is more of a sect than his so called lover's world oh sorry loveworld
Why r pple so sad and bitter? Madame king and all her likes,i ve just noticeddt the pple hell bent on"fighting for God and the masses" r the ones using abusive and curse word...............i can draw my inference then on the kind of pple who visit Linda s blog,no wonder someone once asked me why i visit this blog and not bella s who writes more constructively ................. no one is supporting any pastor here just saying it s not and biz,and Theresa stay there and be quoting wot u dont understand,those pple did nt not criticize out of malice,like u are,they were trying to correct and no drawing daggers,have u met d pastor to tell him wot he did was nt gd,or at least write him a letter ? no on s threatening anyone,wot u dont know is more than wot u know,i rest my case...............titi
Bushdakta, YOU ARE TOO MUCH!!!
PlasmaTV, Gbengus666, disgodkidd, shegreeny, and the other stupid anonymous lot whose only defence is usually "leave men of God alone", you are all idiots. Open your eyes!
LMAO ONLY POVERTY STRIKEN PEOPLE LIKE ..... WILL OPEN THER DRY MOUTH AND FIND FAULT.WHEN PASTOR CHRIS DISTRIBUTES MILLION OF FREE COPIES OF RHAPSODY OF REALITY ALL OVER THE WORLD YOU DIDNT SAY ANYTHING, WHEN HE ENABLED FREE ACCESS TO RHAPSODY OF REALITIES ONLINE YOU WILL NOT COMPLAIN..seriously grow out of your poor mans mentality and start living a victorious life then you would not have so much time on your hands to complain about a mere 1000 . that 1000 you invest will bring uncountable blessings(and for the shallow minded people that will say that i'm part of pastor chris members or anything.I'M NOT, I'M JUST A CHILD OF GOD LIVING A BEAUTIFUL GOOD LIFE )
linda don't mean to be rude but you really need to read Bella Naija's Blog more often to understand the meaning of professionalism, how can you air out your personal thought with so much anger forcing you to swear,who does that?your write ups should be more neutral rather than personal otherwise you slowly loose respect.@AnoN Jan 7 11.16 Be careful of what you say, do not judge so as to avoid grieving the Holy Spirit, if you walk with Christ you will understand me
@Anon January 9, 2011 1:47 PM and @IWALKINSUCCESS January 9, 2011 1:31 PM. Most people know that Bella Naija's Blog is full of press releases disguised as entertainment news / blog posts. I’m not criticizing BellaNaija. Linda does not have to adhere to any "professionalism." I’m sure many people like it that it’s “unprofessional”, especially when she gets very angry. "How can you air out your personal thought with so much anger forcing you to swear." My dear, this is not North Korea, Iran or Afghanistan. Linda has God given right of freedom of conscience, just like you and I, to air her personal opinion (and, even, swear at you for whatever you are shamelessly defending! Lol). "Your write ups should be more neutral rather than personal otherwise you slowly loose respect." You are killing me with laughter. lol. Don't forget to leave your phone number so that your church can decide she should or not publish on own her personal / private blog. The two comments ((@Anon January 9, 2011 1:47 PM and @IWALKINSUCCESS January 9, 2011 1:31 PM)) obviously are from the "controlled" signs, wonders and miracle seeking members of the manipulative, brainwashing and deceptive religious cults in question. The finished work of Jesus on the cross (Jesus' sacrifice) is sufficient for salvation. Salvation is a free gift and it is by grace alone, not by emptying your pockets or giving money to stupendously rich jerry-coiled pastors and wealthy, flamboyant, jet-age bishops who are selling the gospel. They have turned the pulpit, crusades and missionary work into “cash and carry” business ventures. They claim to serve Jesus Christ of the Bible, but they manipulate the scriptures to suit their own purposes. For the love of money, they have corrupted Christianity and led multitudes of people astray. James Brown had greasy / jerry-coiled hair. He was in show business. Jesus never dyed his hair and had no greasy / jerry-coiled hair.
I would have no problem with the reason if it was announced that the proceeds would be donated to a charity or a cause. Otherwise.....hmmmn
YES. I WRITE IN CAPS... DEAL WITH IT.
1. I DON'T SEE WHY PEOPLE DISTURB THEMSELVES OVER NOTHING, I DIDN'T ATTEND, SO I DON'T KNOW THE FULL DETAILS (OR AM I INTERESTED) PEOPLE PAID 1K TO ATTEND A CROSS-OVER WATEVA, SO WAT?!! PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO PAY, PAID!, PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T WANT TO PAY, DIDN'T! I HARDLY SEE THE USE COMPLAINING AND CUSSING HERE, REALLY I DON'T. THE HUNGRY ARE STILL HUNGRY. THE POOR ARE STILL POOR. WE ARE EITHER ON A FANCY PHONE OR A PC WITH INTERNET CONNECTION, WHILE PEOPLE ARE DYING...
2. PEOPLE THAT COME HERE TO SAY NONSENSE LIKE "DON'T TALK ABOUT A MAN OF GOD" "READ BELLA NAIJA" "BE MORE PROFFESIONAL" SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT: THIS IS A BLOG - WEB LOG; A JOURNAL OR DOCUMENTATION OF A PERSON'S THOUGHTS OR WATEVA THE BLOGGER FEELS LIKE BLOGGING ABOUT... SO I SUGGEST YOU COME, READ AND MOVE ON, OR DON'T EVEN COME AT ALL!
3. GO AND DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH YOUR TIME. INSTEAD OF MAKING NOISE HERE, GIVE TO CHARITY, VISIT D SICK IN D HOSPITAL, LAST I CHECKED YOU DON'T PAY GATE FEE FOR THAT. LOL
4. THERE'S NO 4, GO AWAY!
I dont understand why people are on LindaIkeji's case.....this is a blog by dictionary.com defination: an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog..........last i checked she has the right to air her thoughts and rants....they are hers and that is why this is her blog..if you do not agree with her thought then simply LOG OUT! And for those who think she should nconsult with Bella Naija.should know she is Linda Ikeji and not Bella........if you prefer Bella yet again....LOG OUT and visit Bella Naija!!!
Hello everyone please stop condemning and judging against a man of God. I have been a member of Chris embassy of many years and i have been blessed by Pastor Chris teachings on the word of God which has enlightened my understanding on the word of God. for your information majority of the people who attended the service did not pay the money. When u speak against a man anointed by God it is blasphemy. I strongly advice you all to start walking in the light of the word. No child of God can be brainwashed when he walks with Jesus. when u give your tithes and offerings into the Kingdom Of God you would reap back in return. If you study your bible those who sow seeds and offerings never lack; God's word says seek ye first the kingdom of God and every other thing would be added unto you. Anyway i am not surprised you all talk negatively; because you have not come into the light; you are still ruled by the flesh; WHEN YOU COME INTO THE LIGHT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST YOU WOULD BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THINGS FROM A WHOLE NEW WONDERFUL PERSPECTIVE.
God forgive you all that have spoken negatively against an anointed man of God; FORGIVE THEM LORD FOR THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEY DO OR SAY.
Many that came back from the service said they didnt pay a dime so what are you saying?its funny because i bet you that all these people that open their mouths and judge openly are those that have nothing going on in their lives. These are a bunch of poverty striken people no offence but you know yourself, no progress,no income in lives so they have come to believe miracles no longer take place. Its so sad because that is not the life God wants you to live after he sent he's son Jesus to take away your sins and infirmities in exchange for eternal life. live the God kind of live rather than judge those that are living the prosperous life God has called them to live
@anon January 9, 2011 9:11 PM
i totally agree with you. all of u that are even saying its ok, whatevr happened to the beggers and homeless people on the streets that want to be saved? would they have been turned away because they couldnt afford the 1000naira? this is just very very sad.
lol @ Linda not being like Bella naija... who dat and why should linda be like her?
personally I come here daily cause this joint is fresh... Bella naija, cant pay me to go there even monthly.
Linda keep doin what you doing, girl!
as for condemning a man of God, abeg go wisdom,we all live in a secular society , not a theological one, if u break the rules, u get scrutinized (to say the least)...
nigerians and foolishness.
i bet most of this nonsensical rantings is laced with tribalism and envy. linda has no problem with her silly showbiz pals dressing naked. no qualms with some of them being homosexuals she only has problems with preachers cruising planes and living nice. well i have bad news for you all you better get used to it because the gospel and poverty dont mix.
we are not supposed to be poor to enable some of you feel nice. that is the gospel of the devil not of Jesus Christ.
if brainless rhiana and co get naked and become without you guys having qualms i wonder why you are having sleepless nights over chris oyakhilome.
where were some of you when these guys go out of their way to do good
I am a law student and from what I understand a church is to be registered as a non-business organisation and is not allowed to go into business and especially not make any profits. Therefore, where an organisations charges for a service provide and make money (not necessarily profit) it should be classified as a business. That to me is from a legal point of view.
My 2nd point goes out to the people who say that men of God are anointed and shouldn't be talked about. Please, who gave them this so called anointing? Was there any formal anointing? Besides why shouldn't religious leaders be criticised? So, you don't think Rev. King was wrong or any of those catholic priests who sodomize altar boys? Those religious leaders who confuse and use their flock be they muslim, xtian or animists.
Thirdly, why would any1 compare Linda to Bella? Bella has her own way of writing and Linda has hers. It's LINDA'S blog not Bella's. If u don't want to read it don't bother looking for the page.
come on lets get this to 200 comments. i am loving this. right now those in majority are those who do not agree with christ embassey charging entrance fee. those for charging entrance fee are losing the debate and are not making any sence. lol.
Who is the retard that compared bellanaija and lindaikeji? Lindaikeji is a blog; Bellanaija is ... an upbeat classifieds column. Different things!
And the person who counts the distribution of free 'Rhaosdy of Realities' as some of the good done by Chris Oyakhilome is on some strong stuff.... Did you even listen to yourself before posting that?
well well well the pastor has some defenders that are quite rude and pompous
@Damie you seem educated but yet you say
'who gave them this so called anointing' I strongly suggest you read the Bible,i'm not a part of christ embassey but i know through the Bible that when you say anything againt a person anointed by GOD you grief the Holy spirit because you are not just condeming that human being but your condemning his spirit. The bible tells us we all are truly spirits not the empty vessels/bodies we see. So when you judge anyone(whether it's pastor chris or a friend or whoeva)we r judging their spirit. But this becomes a problem when we judge a child of God because he/she has in them God's spirit,the Holy Ghost.so you are actually judging the Holy Ghost..and you grief the Holy Ghost when you blaspheme against the holy spirit. This is serious because the Bible tells us in matt 12:31 that blasphemy against the holy spirit is the only sin that is unforgivable. I'm not against anyone who expressed their views on the n1000 ticket money(which was optional and most that attended didn't pay)but to does that spoke out of ignorance and even openly condemned the man and saw nothing wrong in that...have you ever wondered what if he was truly annoited by God and has the holy spirit in him,are you aware of what you've done to yourself? I would like to advice others to be careful of what you say to anyone in general,its best not to condemn for you don't know the spirit in anyone. I'll rather not say a word than grief the holy spirit. Plz people be wise don't let any form of anger or ignorance force you to say something you will deeply regret remember God said My people will perish due to lack of knowledge...do not be one of them,obtain knowledge through the word of God
Its been interesting reading various comments on the Christ embassy ticketing Issue.Its so sad that sane people would justify paying N1000 to enter the House of God. That is so wrong!!! People please lets learn to call a spade a spade , He is your pastor so what? call him to order when he is wrong.Distributing Free Rhapsody of Reality is that supposed to be a charitable act? Abey Nigerians wake up from your slumber before it is too late.
I've realized that some people are into idolatry in the name of going to church and being loyal to pastors. The definition of idolatry being "worship of a physical object (Pastor, Daddy GO, Holy Prophet etc) as a god (don't talk about my pastor he's untouchable rhetoric.
If anyone truly believes it is okay to shun those who cannot afford to enter a church, then I really have no words.
*LAUFN* 'MA MAN...' *Frank Lucas voice* Business is Business... He didnt promise you he's GOD. Thats y u aint gon catch me in dat church LOL... IT'A ALL A SCAM! heheheheh
He he he..... hissss!!!! That lutheran Martin Luther after toiling to translate the Bible for men to assimilate and emancipate themselves from ignorance even spiritual ignorance, to free themselves from the lies of the crafty in the 1500's, so my Nigerian brethren can allow cheap brainwashing in yr 2011. and are even afraid to denounce such greedy tactics for fear of being 'slapped'...... ye must stop being gullible!
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery- bob marley
Emancipate yourselves from ignorance- german martin luther that trnslated Bible
Emancipate yourselves from spiritual blindness
If u really want to sow a seed and recieve blessings from God, then look around you and help those that are more disadvantaged than you are....When you are a blessing to someone else, God truly blesses you.
The word of God says..."bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house"....we are the temple of the Lord. If u are looking for smwhere to 'throw' money away and be blessed, give it to those that really need it.
It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees. It is better to give your money to beggars than give your money to Christ Embassy. It is better to go to "hell" than give your money to that pastor Chris.
Jesus Loves all of you...
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