Will never hear and understand,” Mateta said. Jesus said, freely l gave you, so also, freely ye shall give.” According to Erijery Reuben Mateta, some people are born He added: “SALVATION IS FREE and cannot be bought with Won’t be allowed into the service? In that case, his intentions is the money.” “Let them continue to pile up richesįor themselves here on earth where moths will eat up and where thieves willīreak through,” Ali said. To Clement Ali, “does it mean if I don’t have N1000, I Shouts as if he just revealed what no man had ever read or seen in that passageīefore and then takes a run front and back and they all starts shouting. Making people fall for his tricks and gimmicks. Severally and I don’t know the magic in his sermon and anointing that keeps God come down through him (the pastor) that day?,” he asked. To Oyagha Anthony, Nigerian worshippers are gullible. Daisy said in the Bible, a man who wanted to pay for According to Onyeka Daisy Okochi, salvation doesn’t come atĪ cost. Gate fee collection in church in my opinion is world based,” he said. “Even if the church prefers hisĪlready saved members to partake in a particular service, gate pass should haveīeen given to them at no cost and they will have the privilege of going in first. Make disciple of them as Christ commanded. Response as an opportunity to reach out to the loss (non regular attendees) and He said the church should rather see their once in a year When they only respond once in a year,” said Femi Olulowo on Facebook. House of God where Christ the head of the church bids everyone to come, even ”Gate fee collection appears goodįor crowd control in a theatre or secular concert, but not sound enough in the Many Nigerians expressed their indignation on the social Since the revelations about the gate fees collection atĬhrist Embassy Church were made public last week, Nigerians have continued toĮxpress shock, outrage and indignation with many finding it hard to believe it. Of financial demands and pressures in Christ Embassy Church is unusually high. Principles of “giving to the church to receive from God”, many say the level While virtually all prosperity churches in Nigeria apply the Worshippers in Christ Embassy and former staff have complained in the past that the emphasis was often too much on money in theĬhurch rather than on spiritual things Jesus Christ taught his disciples. With a sitting capacity of roughly 20,000 seats, Christ Embassy might have made at least N20 million from the sale of gate passes used for the crossover service. Nigerians alsoīut the practice has continued and is now seen as routine with those who cannot afford the money being turned back on 31 December of every year. The argument did not win many fans and under a barrage ofĬriticisms, the church prayed the matter would be forgotten.
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