Now you just saw what a common man had seen since. This so all a ploy to silence Christ in his vane yard.

Andrewchords:

You are a big fool

See him.

Fighting for your god of man.

So my my observations are true , in the sense that Nigerians or Africans tend to more emotional on the subject of the church, including myself....but I always try to find some logic around it so i am not fully cocooned.

On the basis of what works for all, let's focus or analyze which of them matters in this pandemic.

Its agreed that survival is now everyone's goal, staying alive.

Well the six hours stipulated by the govt for markets to operate, people can choose a favorable time to go market to avoid over crowding.

People who earn daily income, low income earners are vast majority of people you find in the market.

How many poor people can shop online,or even have access to internet services.
You cannot buy perishable items online. Can the poor who are vast majority buy 200naira worth of garri online?

Now for the churches, leveraging on technology can helpful, like live streaming services E.t.c.

I am no pastor, but are we no longer walking in the spirit, and not in flesh, then what are we saying. Or don't we believe our prayers can be heard ,except we are in church complexes?

God remains the omniscience, the best scientist and technologist. Man' wisdom and ideas that led to these tools or inventions came from God almighty.

For remittances such as offerings and tithes, online banking can be utilized.

I know some people will miss showcasing new apparels, dress, designer shoes, cars ,handshakes, hugging, pecking ,in Church

Its food to the stomach and survival my people...oooo

These are my PoVs.
Remain blessed .... stay safe. It will surely pass.

Tissaia:
I noticed Igbo and yoruba are dragging themselves Lol, some are saying Amala is better than pounded yam, Semo and garri Ijebu, someone said Bishop oyedepo is Mbah and bankyW’s father lmao

I'm actually not interested in all these talks, I just want you to know that I'm here

PS. there's research conducted on atheist, all of them failed lie detector test when asked wether they believe God exist or not. The problems with atheist, they're angry with God for some reason best known to them. They're always paranoid, always arguing about God. They talked about God more than any religious person.

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ¹ⁿ/10 [100%]. Keep it up.

I see why atheist are only after the Christian God out of all 6000+ religious [G/g]ods.

Chosen1984:


How many people today spend time with GOD in their Closest?

How many people today open their bibles in their closest to read or even pray?

You will be shocked to see the number of Bible's that will be in dust today!

The Church is the body of Christ! It's not just the building! It represents a place where people go to Meet GOD.

So if a Government can open up the Markets and still shut down the places that Represents GOD , it's tells you where their affection is!

It's is Great Foolishness!

Let's see the Solutions!

You don't Isolate GOD and Expect to have Solution

And the solution would come from church? . Even the Vatican was locked down. Now ask yourself, the Asian countries that defeated the virus, how many churches do they have there? Even North Korea did not have a single case and you are talking about church. You must be living in the dark ages

You are not wise, you just gullible. If you want to appreciate God help suffering people around your vicinity.

stagger:


I have been paying mine online for several years and I just paid another one a few days ago.

Tithe is paid on a salary or a business increase. If you have none of these, you are not obligated to do so. I have both, so I pay because of my love for God.

A cylinder of oxygen in the hospital costs N5,000 per hour as I was told. How many hours of free air have I been breathing for all these decades I have been on earth? Can I pay God for it?

I owe God my life and paying a tenth of my earnings is one of the few ways I can say thank you. I do not know about you or others.

Ejima1:

Exactly, how can they allow people for 6 Hours in Market and not allow them for two hours in church

can't believe you aren't logical enough to know the difference between both,can you survive without food or you think the market was opened for sight tourism,smh

I call them god of Men. I am happy majority are waking up to the reality.

Shattuck:
can't believe you aren't logical enough to know the difference between both,can you survive without food or you think the market was opened for sight tourism,smh

Globad:
Oyedepo should simply use his anointing to end the pandemic so that the churches can open.

Simple

Correct, let the church end the virus and people will resume to church

GamalNasser:
Oyedepo is wrong on this , Nigerians can pray at home , the only thing he is missing is the daily offering

He has always been and will.always be a slowpoke..
People that believe in this guy are sick upstairs

lomprico:


then all Christian's are hypocrites. what then is the essence of church when it's just a place of pretending to be worshipping God and to show face?

sit your chunky ass at home!

Church gatherings act as synergy for most young believers, same way a school caters to the academic needs of a whole... We could easily ask all learned parents to homeschool their kids, or the kids learn at home by themselves through books...

However, I have to concede the point that most church or religious gatherings should be more of voluntary, and not compulsory... With the breakthrough in online worship streaming, unsafe gatherings shouldn't even be up for discussion...

Bishop needs to sit this one out... This argument will merely engender strife!!!

Zooposki:
Never knew Oyedepo was this foolish.

If he can offer to feed his congregation through out this coro era then it's fair for him to ask government to allow church services . Some pastors are in anguish and clamouring for change because of drastically reduced revenue. After corona we can live our normal lives........ Very simple

There's God in everywhere... God is omnipotent, omniscience and omnipresent. What will need at this time is prayer to heal the world, not church gatherings.... I wonder why bishop oyedepo will stress on church gatherings, is he trying to tell us that God doesn't answer when you pray alone. Market is very essential in this time, we need food to stay alive while will pray for God's mercies. This gesture from the federal government is not targeted to the churches/mosques alone, no schools, aviation suspended and many other sectors suspended. Nigerians go to church but they don't read Bible.

Brother you really said my mind,all these so called men of God have all have gone hidden since the upsurge of this disease,waiting patiently for it to end so that they can start their healing once again .

dapadawee:

remember that even the church of satan is on lockdown the club house and beer parlous are locked down the betting companies are lockdown so the devil too is not gaining from this lockdown

Lol. This man sef

Filmewell:

What does either mean in this sentence?

I think he meant tither,

offering and tithe is on hold
is a pity to the Christian

Golan007:


100k?


No go work.

If they want, they can. The issue is they don't have a plan.

Some of you reason like slowpoke and not surprised these pastors take advantage of your low thinking faculty. comparing a food market to church.

gaius01:


I don't wanna talk, but lemme talk
Bishop oyedepo is very right, why? Because in the church the sitting arrangements can be arranged in such a way that social distance is not devor, but you see market who cares, you can be pricing a goods on covid 19 patient will mistakenly brush you and you won't be aware but there's 95% probability I can attend church with getting infected since I have my mask on. I can go to church sit on a seat displaced from another person, I won't shake hands after church am off. So it really bad that the government prohibit Church and allow market which people are very i mean highly vulnerable to the pandemic

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joepepsy:
You are not wise, you just gullible. If you want to appreciate God help suffering people around your vicinity.

He believes in paying tithe. It is not your place to tell him how to appreciate God.

Covid 19 has indeed brought to the fore the very structure of the Christian faith as expressed by modern day pentecostalism. It has called to question the very definition of what the church is, what faith or The Faith is and what it means to be a Christian, a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Posers:

Has anyone lost his or her salvation due to the lockdown. That is, has the loss of fellowship with one another led to the loss of salvation. Answer, yes and no.

Has anyone lost his or her faith, love, kindness, gentleness and all the fruits of salvation.. Has anyone lost any of the gifts of salvation due to the lockdown. Answer, yes and no.

There are a lot of arguments beyond the time I have since I am at work but simply put:

The Church leadership and structure has not done enough to make real 'fishers of men'. That is, Christians who are spiritually self sufficient and capable of conducting the works of God independently of the church structure.

Ejima1:

Prayer is also essential

Is God only resident in building's called church? Is in ur heart in ur closets in fact every where ....so wat stop u from praying in ur house .....as for the market is more of an essential where u go to buy commodities....... Can he provide for all the multitudes like Christ selflessly..... No .....he is only speaking from his own perspectives... Pastor with enormous wealth ....jets schools universities.... Churches with branches remitting money back to him....he is a business man

Ejima1:

Exactly, how can they allow people for 6 Hours in Market and not allow them for two hours in church

The church was never closed.
As long as 2 ppl gather in the name of God that's a church.
Y r pastors even complaining almost all churches televise their service. I don't see what the problem is here

Filmewell:

What does either mean in this sentence?

Sorry, typo (tither).

PHijo:


If they want, they can. The issue is they don't have a plan.

Multiply 100k by 100 million people then tell us what Nigeria's GDP is.

This is exactly my grouse with most Nigerians. We never really analyse the economy.

Ejima1:
Prayer is also essential

Chop prayer na. SHUO!

This topic is hot

Ejima1:

Prayer is also essential

Is it forbidden to pray to God inside your own house?

Seriously, if you were at Balogun market yesterday, you would understand the fact that the partial lockdown is meaningless. Absolutely meaningless!

Left that market at 3:30pm. Got to my destination (in the same Lagos state) at exactly 8:45pm. The traffic was crazy. The only thing that made sense in my view is the use of face masks. At least, 70% of the people had face mask.

If the church can enforce the use of face masks, hand sanitizers and temperature check, then the government should simply go ahead and lift the lockdown. It is absolutely meaningless keeping some industries and sectors inactive.

gaius01:


I don't wanna talk, but lemme talk
Bishop oyedepo is very right, why? Because in the church the sitting arrangements can be arranged in such a way that social distance is not devor, but you see market who cares, you can be pricing a goods on covid 19 patient will mistakenly brush you and you won't be aware but there's 95% probability I can attend church with getting infected since I have my mask on. I can go to church sit on a seat displaced from another person, I won't shake hands after church am off. So it really bad that the government prohibit Church and allow market which people are very i mean highly vulnerable to the pandemic

The church is the people not the building, u just want to go there and show ur Sunday best.
Stay at home and pray with ur family

Chosen1984:
Very unwise and foolish thing to do

They feel they are wise but they don't know they are Foolish!

They isolate GOD ALMIGHTY and they still call on HIM for Help!

Foolish Generation !

Fellowship with God is not defined by how much you can go to Church they are two distinct things.

Seeking God through men is not seeking God but man.

Indeed foolish Generation.

Read 2 Corinthians 11 on the true Apostle, and then you will not be so blind.