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“I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, so I am richer than Bill Gates.” (Adeboye). Recently, a friend took me to the jewel-in-the-crown of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; a glitzy parish called “City of David” in Victoria Island, Lagos. Displayed resplendently on a wall in the church-office is a design of their current building project; a 14 storey architectural extravaganza titled “Trinity Towers.”
Is Redeemed still a church or is it now essentially a business concern? The Trinity Towers project shows the lines are now totally blurred. Jesus warns: “No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and Money.” (Matthew 6:24). Nevertheless, this Tower of Babylon being built with church funds is designed both for the worship of God and for the worship of money.
The project is an appeal to crass commercialism; a blatant celebration of wealth. In this poverty-stricken Nigeria, the foundation of the building alone is expected to cost over 2 billion naira. Side-by-side with a 5,000 seat auditorium for church services are high-brow restaurants, cafeterias, indoor swimming pools, cinema halls, gymnasiums, retail shops, games arcades, lawn tennis courts, relaxation spots, and a helipad as the crowning glory. Of what relevance is all this “supermarket” in a church?
Anointing for carnality
A church-member, overwhelmed by the grandeur of it all, buttonholed me in the hallway. I did not know him from Adam, nevertheless, he held me hostage as he waxed lyrical about how the Redeemed Church was, to use his words: “taking over.” “We have already got the vice-presidency,” he said. (The vice-president of Nigeria is now a Redeemed pastor). “Next we will get the presidency,” he continued; “and then we will get DSTV;” (a South African satellite television network).
The anointing for this pride of life flows right from the top. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Church is Pastor Adeboye. A few years ago, he decided he needed a billion naira without which his “work of God” could not be done. So he confounded the Christian faith by establishing a “millionaire’s club.” To be a member, you had to hand over a million naira to him in Jesus’ name.
Thereafter, he upped the ante by calling for a “billionaire’s club.” He announced that he would be building an auditorium that can only be described as “fantabulous.” It would be a ginormous three kilometers in length and three kilometers in breadth. This project is clearly more designed to get Adeboye into the Guinness Book of World Records than it is to get the members of Redeemed into the kingdom of God.
Declared Adeboye on that occasion: “We need 1 billion naira from ten people. If you are one of them, please see my personal Secretary after we finish today.” Who are those likely to have this kind of money to give in the Nigeria of today except those who have cornered public funds? Thereafter, an announcer sought to know the members of the church who were “willing to join hands with our Father in the Lord to build a new auditorium to God’s glory.”
Vanity upon vanity
The proposed auditorium is not to the glory of God. The proposed auditorium is to the glory of Adeboye. Adeboye’s project is reminiscent of Saul’s, who built a monument to himself. (1 Samuel 15:12). Nowhere in the entire New Testament was money ever collected for putting up a building. Money was only collected for the poor. The temple of God is no longer a physical building. The temple of God is now Jesus Christ.
Pastor Adeboye is getting increasingly carried away by vanity. I have a tape of a question-and-answer session he had with his church-workers a number of years ago in which he boasted that the time would soon come when, before anybody could aspire to be president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he would first have to talk to Redeemed Church. Nothing in the scriptures can be construed as suggesting this as one of the stated objectives of Jesus Christ.
A Redeemed church-member told me of another meeting he attended captioned: “A Day Out with the G.O.” It was a dinner for financial sponsors of one of the annual “Holy Ghost Festivals.” Pastor Adeboye boasted tongue-in-cheek on that occasion that the time would soon come when the Queen of England would plead to join Redeemed in order to work as an usherette. The audience reportedly responded with wild applause and shouts of “Amen.”
Richer than Bill Gates
At the just-concluded 63rd Annual Convention of the Redeemed Church, Adeboye declared that he is now richer than Bill Gates; widely acknowledged as the richest man in the world. He said: “I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, where we have our churches, so I am richer than Bill Gates. Each time I visit these countries, my children would be struggling and saying daddy, come and stay with me.”
These “houses” don’t belong to Adeboye; they belong to Redeemed church. Knowingly or unknowingly, Adeboye distorts the gospel. Jesus says: “All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29).
However, Jesus words are spirit. (John 6:63). Therefore, his “houses” are entirely spiritual, while Adeboye’s are physical. Jesus does not make his disciples richer than Bill Gates. Instead, he says: “God will bless you people who are poor. His kingdom belongs to you! But you rich people are in for trouble. You have already had an easy life!” (Luke 6:20/24).
Adeboye continued: “If I announce here that tomorrow morning, I need a car to travel to the new auditorium, how many cars do you think would be made available to me by you my children? Those of you that do not have a car of your own, very soon, God will give you your own cars. So, I am appealing to you to become an incurable soul winner before you leave this convention ground and your cup will overflow.”
Anathema to Christ
This is nothing but the enticing word of man’s wisdom. Believers don’t preach the gospel in order to receive cars. We do because God commands that we do so.
Jesus had neither chariots nor horses. He had no lands and houses. Indeed, he warned a prospective disciple who wanted to follow him they would not be staying at the “Sheraton Hotel:” “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20).
Jesus does not speak like Adeboye. He says: “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.” (Matthew 10:24-25). Jesus’ example is anathema to Adeboye’s declaration that he is now the richest man in the world.
This is the word of Jesus the Adeboyes of this age choose to ignore: “It’s terribly hard for rich people to get into the kingdom of heaven! In fact, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God’s kingdom.” (Matthew 19:23-24).
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Chelsea Doctor Eva Carneiro Admitted To Having S.ex With A Chelsea Player – Former Boyfriend
Jose Mourinho in furious touchline row Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro
Under-fire Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro is alleged to have had sex with a Chelsea player, according to her former boyfriend. Ms Carneiro hit the headlines last week after being demoted by Jose Mourinho following a furious touchline row about whether she should have treated one of the players.
Now, however, the Sun reports that Rupert Patterson-Ward, allegedly a former boyfriend of Eva Carneiro, claims the doctor taunted him by saying she once slept with an unnamed Chelsea player.
Cover of the Sun on sunday
He said: ‘Eva would blurt out she had slept with one of the players during heated rows. I don’t believe it was true. ‘She told me how one footballer would constantly hit on her, parading around naked in the dressing room and making sure she got a real eyeful.
‘After one match, he called her to his hotel room and answered the door completely starkers. She rubbed my nose in it when we rowed. It was cruel.’
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Mr Patterson-Ward claimed he met Gibraltar-born Ms Carneiro in 2011 at Frankie’s sports bar in the club’s Stamford Bridge complex, a day which he compared to a ‘Carlsberg TV ad.’ Jose mourinho has confirmed that Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn will not be on the Chelsea bench for Sunday’s game against Manchester City, but insists he has not shut the door on their possible return later in the season.
How Tyga Made His Millions From P.orn, Sneakers Clothing Line And Tours (Photos)
Tyga buys girlfriend Kylie Jenner a $320,000 ferrari
Since Tyga gifted girlfriend Kylie Jenner with a $320,000 brand new white Ferrari for her 18th birthday this week, his finances have come
According to an article by UK Mirror , the 25 year-old might not be as famous as his 18 year-old girlfriend, but when it comes to money the Rack City star is definitely seeing the dollar signs rolling in.
His latest record – The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty – might have bombed, selling just 2,200 copies in it’s first week, but don’t let that fool you. Tyga – which stands for Thank You God Always – is making some serious dosh.
Music
While The Gold Album might not have set the charts alight, he still reportedly picked up over $300,000 for the effort and after his last six records – including his collaboration with Chris Brown Fan of A Fan – he’s earned around $1,277,373
Tyga And Chris Brown
Tours
According to Forbes, Tyga is one of the most lucrative Hip-Hop artists earning an estimated $50,000 for each night. His 22 date tour with Chris Brown reportedly earned $5,842,657 – with one gig at the Forum bringing in $1,501,732 alone.
Kylie’s Birthday
Clothing Line
Tyga is making money outside music and like many business-savvy stars has his own clothing line – Last Kings. He picks up 10% of the companies earnings and as $3 million was made in 2012, it is a pretty lucrative venture for the star.
He’s also into shoes and in 2013 signed a $1.5 million deal with Reebok to produce a the TRAWW collection. He didn’t stop there are earlier this year launched a new footwear line with L.A. Gear with one pair going for $120.
new footwear line with L.A. Gear
Watches
It’s not just clothes – Tyga does accessories too and has his own Gold Pharaoh Watch range.
P.orn site
One venture you don’t hear much about is Tyga’s p.orn site – yeah porn – he launched www.rackcityxxx.com in 2012 and even starred in one of the x-ra.ted productions – Rack City: The Movie.
Speaking about his adult mo.vie debut, Tyga admitted he’s been interested in p.orn for a while, he said at the time: “I just felt like now was a time that I wanted to be involved in the s.exual part of it—how far can I actually go without actually doing p.orn? I think every guy thinks about that,”
The site apparently earned an estimated $12,000 in the first month.
How much is he ACTUALLY worth?
Most estimates put Tyga’s net worth at between 5-8 million, but with a new App and reality TV show Kingin’ with Tyga out this summer expect that figure to rise.