*The envy against the Church is the reason for the attacks.
-Bishop David Abioye on The Benefit of the Church to Nigeria
I want to speak in defense of the gospel especially concerning this nation. We realize a lot of gangings and war against the Church of Jesus. But the Church of Jesus in Nigeria shall continue to prevail. Through the Church, there would be rest for this nation. Lots of wars especially against Churches like yours because of the positive effects.
You hear stories of fights against Church here and there. You know physical, social media and all of that. All because of the light of the Church. Satan is attacking to stop the light from shining. But not when you and I are here. There is no place like the Church. NO!
There is no organization in this country that is giving progress and image to the nation like the Church. There is no place better organized and corruption free like the Church. And many of us who are familiar with that know what I am talking about. There is no place as maintained as the Church.
There is no place that is as useful as the Church and church people. NO Where! All the killings against Church related people shall be ended!
One respected Nigerian put up a social media message. I’ve never met him before, I understand his name is Dele Momodu. And wrote something very beautiful about the Church, well crafted. He said why do they complain about pastors? Pastors are running their Churches one hundred percent better than the way the President is running the country.
He said ‘The fact is many Nigerians are losing it. They can’t think of not going after pastors. In what way have pastors prevented Nigerians from owning an airline? You are complaining about one pastor flying an aircraft, Did he say you shouldn’t fly your own as a nation?’
Did you find out what he is using his own for? Go to Ghana you have ten thousand souls won, go to Kinshasa five thousand souls are won and yet there are wasteful people in this country who are flying aircraft for evil. There are many young people who are flying aircraft for music show leading many more people to hell. Nobody complains about them. In what way do pastors prevent Nigerians from having industries?
He said further, ‘if you run your government the way the Church leaders are running churches, Nigeria might be another Qatar right now.’
He said ‘In all these arguments, Canaanland has had stable electricity and water supply to its over fifteen thousand residents since 1999 and is already at the verge of converting waste to electricity.
RCCG is also producing 25 megawatts of electricity. Yet your government, you pay compulsory tax, pay Vat, CIT, Petroleum Tax and has not been able to give lights decades after independence.
Living Faith has more than 25,000 (35,000) staff and has never owed any of them salary. Yet your state government collects Allocations plus Tax and cannot pay full salary. ‘
You see why people are angry with the Church? The Progress every day! I have been privileged to be part of this commission since inception. There is no day that staff salary is delayed. And we are increasing daily, increasing daily. Churches are over 15,000 today. Not one day delay of salary. How is it getting done? Organization, Organization, Organization!!
Nobody talks about it. The scholarships given by the church to people all across the globe in billions. Nobody talks about the road repairs that the Church is engaged in doing.
On our road here, attempts were made, "Let us repair it."
They said: No, you can’t repair it, how are we going to make money if you repair it?
The Church is doing a lot to establish rest for the Nation. In case you don’t know, it is good for us to be aware of it. Particularly for the fact that outsiders are now writing about this.
Hear more, ‘Living Faith, a single Church, is schooling sixteen thousands of your citizens in Higher Institutions and many more at primary and secondary levels and yet you think you have the capacity to waggle your tongue.’
The man who is not a member of this Church said ‘I went for Shiloh and throughout my stay in the staff quarters, yet it was electricity all through; for one second, water did not go off in spite of thousands that were present. On a normal day you wouldn’t walk twenty meters before you find a segregated bin to dispose your waste. No dirt anywhere everywhere is clean. The entire area was fully covered by different layers of security with multiple CCTV and IoT enabled barrier gates. And yet your Abuja, capital of the nation, does not have CCTV yet you open your mouth to talk down on pastors! Cannaanland hosts hundreds of thousands of people every week yet no stampede ever. Government gathered people at stadium for recruitment exercise and before it even began 'people were dead.’
We are talking about the effects of the Church on the nation. Don’t let anybody confuse you. This is the reason for every form of attack you see on the Church. Let’s take over, we will set up Board of Trustees for them, so that they can use their corruption to consume the Church. But God will never allow that. God will never allow that.
So I speak this morning, as God’s agent under this Commission. Every perpetrator of evil against the nation, against the Church, will go down for the Church. They will go down for the Church.
Why are we speaking this way? Because Jesus was on the sea and when there was great storm, He rebuked the storm..(Mark 4;39).
The Elijahs' of God are rising again. We will not watch the Church trampled upon by anyone. Corruption is to their neck. Stealing has become like drinking water to many in this nation today. All the taxes being paid are put in the pockets of many and you are saying the Church should not speak. The Church will keep speaking. Check the records of the Church. All the accounts are well audited.
Is there any place as organized as the Church? No! No!
Projects are executed to accuracy. Everything is done orderly, no bribery anywhere.
By reason of my privileged virtue, no banker sees me for anything. You don’t come behind and say you want to give me some money, For what? For what? I am content with what I have. I am blessed.
The Church of Jesus will keep prevailing in this land. As you are having rest in your life and your family, God will give rest to this nation.
A few days ago a Christian was being announced to take over a government parastatal as chairman. In the same news, in that same news, few minutes after they announced that he has been removed. Somebody else is put there. Somebody else who will perpetuate their intentions and you say the Church should not speak.
The Church will speak! The Church will speak! Give us the explanation. Why must you remove a Christian and put somebody else there. HABA!! Somebody who has occupied a position and is competent to do it. In the same news! 9pm news, by the close of that news you say the person is removed and somebody else is put there.
And you say the Church should not speak?
The Church will speak, the Church will speak!! Give us the explanation. Is it only Fulani people that know how to do things?
Why are you putting them everywhere?
Why??
It’s a nation of Freedom, It is a nation of people. Whether you are from Taraba, or from Kano or from Kasina or from Oyo State. It is a nation that belongs to everybody. It is a nation where people are generating resources. Don’t carry the resources to feed certain set of people in the nation. That is where we stand. That is where the Church stands. That is where God stands. And standing with God is standing in victory. What I have read to you was not written by a Church member. It was written by somebody who is reasoning.
A Nigerian reasoning who has made comparison as per how things are happening. And they are happening well. Go round this premises for instance. You would see everything orderly, everywhere calm, look at the horticultural. With most minimal expenses, everything is going on well. This is not where people will take contracts of five billion and you would see…a wooden bridge constructed with Five Billion. HABA!!! God must rise in this nation, God must rise in this nation! The Church is not apologetic. No! The Church is a spiritual active center affecting every part of the nation. Therefore you are released to go as a positive contributor to the nation.

Okay na

U see that!
Standing with God is standing in victory! _Bishop Abioye.

No place is well organized as Church. I love those quotes papa!

The church has been trying but maybe they are not doing enough on the moral upbringing of their adherents.

There should be no reason why corruption should be mentioned in Christian dominated states.

What are they preaching and teaching that people are not turning away from their evil ways?

Why so much hatred and envy towards fellow believers?

Why are church goers still involved in examination malpractices and other vices?

Why should we be mentioning cases of false age declaration and certificate forgery amongst church goers?

Why is it hard to trust church goers in business dealings?

Why is it very difficult for church goers to return borrowed funds to the owners as at when due?

Why is there so much poverty in some Christian families while others are living in opulence?

Why so much income and social class disparity within members of a particular church denomination?

What is this craze for materialism and show-offs amongst church goers which causes unnecessary competition in order to "belong"?

...and the list is endless.

I don't expect much from Muslims because it seems their religious is characterized by extremism and violence but Christians can do better.

If 95% of Christians in Nigeria will practice what they preach, I'm sure we will have less to worry about in terms of corruption in this country.

The gates of hell shall not prevail....

that one is a normal nonsense perpetrated by these politicians

daddytime:
Okay na

So Xi is now your role model. You people may never learn.

The govt no get sense


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Righteousness89:
Since the Inception of the World! Everyone who tried to Fight the Church Paid Dearly for it! Many have Wasted their lives and are in Hell for Fighting the Church, Even in Nigeria..

No one Fights God and Remains the Same..

This is the problem with religious nuts. All talk and no intelligence. Please give us one example and see if we won't give you 5 examples to the contrary. Or you think making the same foolish claims over and over again ad nauseum is suddenly going to make it believable?

You mean when Martin Luther was fighting against the Catholics he wasted his life and is now in hell? Or what do you define as the church of God? Oh you mean your thieving pastors who pray for thieves and criminals so they can contribute tithes to their churches and don't want to be questioned? Lol

Government should allow these churches to invest massively in infrastructure.

America was built by business men and not the government

barojana:

So Xi is now your role model. You people may never learn.

But your religious country and continent can make XI and his country a role model to always beg from even when they know how much XI and his country hate religions.

Make una dey contradict unasef

gasparpisciotta:
Government should allow these churches to invest massively in infrastructure.

America was built by business men and not the government

Let me tell you why it cannot happen.

The church will use half the money the politician budgeted for the road to do it at the best standard.

You should know what that mean to politicians and corruption.

If you check out carefully, you will observe that those who attack the churches and pastors always are mostly Christian youths....