Guyman02:

The guy also launched his own version of face-book during the event. I learnt 25,000 people were at the venue, times am by N1000. Nna meen; That guy (pastor Chris) don hammer.

WTF tithes n offering n other extortions no reach? na dis 1 now
no excuses or explanations can justify dis kind nonsense jo

JESU CHRISTI HELP US!

hugooh42:

I sense jealousy and resentment especially from those mushroom Pastors calling for Pastor Chris's head.How many of them can pull such crowd?One even suggested he should be stoned. Anyway, a a boss with five hundred employees don't need to take advice from an employer with twenty workers. Am waiting to hear comments from the likes of Oyedepo, Adeboye, Kumuyi and then we can actually look at it from their perspective knowing they are familiar with crowd and crowd control.Am not a Christ embassy member but i think Oyakhilome has a reason for doing this.

hugooh42:

I sense  jealousy and resentment especially from those mushroom Pastors calling for Pastor Chris's head.How many of them can pull such crowd?One even suggested he should be stoned. Anyway, a a boss with five hundred employees don't need to take advice from an employer with twenty workers. Am waiting to hear comments from the likes of Oyedepo, Adeboye, Kumuyi and then we can actually look at it from their perspective knowing they are familiar with crowd and crowd control.Am not a Christ embassy member but i think Oyakhilome has a reason for doing this.

babapikin:

@ hugoo42

He does not need any approval or disapproval from any of the names you mentioned because none of them is his Boss.

Why do you need someone's opinion to know if your actions are right or wrong?

At his level, he is only answerable to ONE person - BABA GOD.

Period!

babapikin:

Why so much fuss about this matter?

So many jobless men-of-god that granted the interview seem to be desperately looking for ways to hammer this man even before now!

I wonder if their money was used to pay for the programme. Anyway, no matter the level of condemnation you people have decided to throw at this man, he cannot be shaken or perturbed because he's not answerable to any of you or the so called men-of-god!

Take it or leave it, there was a reason for the action and he does not need your permission to do what he did!

He will answer to his Boss and not any of you or the hungry men-of-god!

Better mind your own business or go start your own church!

compujyde:

It appears you don't know Pastor Chris, well let me help you out. Pastor Chris gives in millions of US dollars to the cause of God not only in His ministry but also in other ministries both within Nigeria and around the world just to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ. N25m is not even something he can give out for the cause of God, maybe he can give that out for charity as he did some time ago at Benin where he gave one of the attendees N3m during the programme.
In fact the same 31st Night event was aired on major networks in Nigeria (including the expensive AIT) and outside the nation such that 250 countries in total were covered. I guess you are already thinking of some billions spent right now.

Pastor Chris who while ministering some years ago, someone walked up to him kneeling down in reverence and gave him a cheque of N500 million on the spot. That man of God is mightily graced of God. So personally, he has nothing to do with the money. By the way, most members of the ministry are used to sowing seeds (special givings for the cause of God) so they were just comfortable with it because they know that apart from the expensive broadcasts, setting up the hall to international standard cost hundreds of million (naira) so a thousand naira from them is not even a sacrifice. Maybe strangers (first timers were those who were uncomfortable with it) but there were several surrounding centres around the hall that no ticket was required but I guess everybody just desires to see Pastor Chris face-to-face. I've actually been in that hall when it was packed beyond capacity and if not for the central AC, there would have been a lot of casualties. In fact, I just remembered, even with the AC a lady actually fainted and was quickly rushed out of the hall.

As for Pastors criticizing Pastor Chris, I believe God is watching and hearing them.

OmoOlorun:

No official version of the story has been heard from Christ Embassy. As such, most of the commentators are giving an unbalanced view. The newspapers will only write what will sell. Did Christ Embassy make provision for people to watch the event from other venues, say open field via large TV screens? My mum just informed me that she used to watch the watch night service on a big screen in a field at Okota in Lagos which was more convenient than going to the main service at Oregun. If the church had allowed everyone in and an overflow or balcony had collapsed killing people, the Church leaders would have been blamed for negligence. There had to be a way of dissuading the crowd from turning up en-mass at the church premises with limited space. Unfortunately the church may have adopted a method which is strange to the Nigerian culture. In the Western world for example, this would have been a perfectly normal practice. If you do not want to pay the £4 or $6, watch from a different venue which is free. The same power available in the main auditorium would be available to those watching on the big screen or internet. In the West, in order to dissuade people from doing something, you add a penalty say parking fee, congestion charge, toll fee etc. People thus find alternatives. The case of the church is different but the church had to find a way to ensure the safety of all those who wished to attend the meeting. People had to be turned away. Maybe an acceptable alternative would have been first come first served. Once the full capacity of the church is reached, the door is shut (for safety reasons) and others will watch from big screens outside or on the internet. A record in Acts 20 shows that the Church is not spared of its share of disasters if due care is not taken. Having seen the feedback on this incident, I believe the leadership of Christ Embassy would work together to find a more acceptable approach in future. Let us not see this as a ploy by men of God to extort money from people but rather as a means of crowd control for safety reasons which may or may not have been well thought through. In conclusion, Christians out to pray for one another and encourage/ rebuke, reproof one another whenever we seem to have missed the mark rather than calling for one anothers' crucifixion.