Bakare said this on Sunday during a church service at the Latter Rain Assembly in Lagos, televised on ChannelsTV.
He said materialism had been masquerading as prosperity in the churches, lamenting that materialism had eaten deep into the soul of the church.
He said, “People don’t know the difference between materialism and prosperity. Men become so materialistic that the size of their accounts and the number of their congregation give them a platform, whether God is with them or not, whether Satan is the one doing mahuru, mahuru.
“Ask anybody in a church what is a success. Tell me the truth. Fame, power, prestiges, money, are what we consider success. From God’s perspective, that is zero because you can get those from Satan and he would waste your life in no time.”
While rebuking pastors for merchandising the “anointing of God,” the cleric recalled a story of the mother-in-law of one of his friends.
He said, “I remember the story of a friend, the mother-in-law was part of a church of a pastor (I won’t mention name). The man was preaching a hot message that the Lord just said to him that if anyone would give one million naira to the church, in one month, he or she would get N10m back. He said if you don’t get it, come back for your money.
“The woman took him (the pastor) seriously. She went and gathered all that she had and brought it to the pastor and said, ‘Pastor, here is my one million. I believe in you and I believe in the prophecy.’ But she was smart. She started counting the days from the moment she dropped the donation. By the end of the month when she did not get the 10 million the pastor prophesied, she visited the pastor to demand her money.
“She told the pastor, ‘I am here, I have come back for my money. I am not joking. If you don’t give me I will call the police.’ O san o (The pastor paid it back).
“Because others would not come back like this woman, that is why they (pastors) get away with it (fake prophecies). The woman said ‘thank you’ and left the church. That would start taking place in the church; then they (pastors) would not promise what they cannot deliver.”
From sahara reporters
True words spoken.
ReplyDeleteWhen you talk their minions will start quoting bible for you 'touch not my anointed' or 'do not judge'. myopic people.
DeleteMy 'mama' would say that native doctors are the new prophets!
ReplyDeleteI remember one prophet I went to(back in the days).Whenever he dropped prophesies,the congregation would chant oracle!,native doctor pastor!,master talk and do!
I would look at them and wonder if I was really in church!
I left the day this so called prophet told me that the solution to my problem would require me to allow any prophet of my choice to sleep with me but he can "help" me😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
I run,I no look back!
What of prophetess wey dey snatch and destroy marriages?
My sister in law foolishly allowed a prophetess to tamper with her little daughter's bright destiny all in the name of deliverance.I got to know about it when I saw a bright girl becoming so dull.I just kept it to myself because I don't discuss spiritual issues with husband,let alone my inlaws!
No be me go fight for wetin no concern me!🙄
Make I stop here!
There was a year God instructed this man to run for the office of Vice President of this country. Maybe we should start with him.
ReplyDeleteYes o!
DeleteWhat of okotie?
Fake pastors!😂🤣
His members called him out on that years back.
DeleteGo listen to his message.
Sooo true
ReplyDeleteWell said. How many will you challenge self? If people dey get rich with the weight of the prophecies they receive, I would have been very rich by now. If you talk, Dem go say na your sin dey stop your prophecy or that your faith is not strong. Las Las , all na wash.
ReplyDeleteNa dem
ReplyDeleteThere is no one who knows tomorrow. Nothing like a prophet or prophesy. Prophets only existed in the past and were personally sent by God. Any man of today who would come out to tell you specifically what would happen in the future and it happens is just guessing, using familiar spirits or jazz to predict. All the Pastors and Alfas of today parading themselves as prophets are fake. Every single one of them. If you know this, you can't be deceived by them
ReplyDeleteIt’s not true. Some give very specific prophesies
DeleteWe just don’t listen when it’s fake
T Joshua said Buhari would lose. He won and people still believe he’s a prophet because they want to
Limit your self to your Alfas and keep pastors out of your mouth. Have you ever been in a church or received any prophecy personally that didn’t come to pass? Rabble rouser.
DeleteI totally agree with you.
DeleteWhat’s your business with pastors? Mumu
Deleteprophets still exist today but veeerry few geniune ones.
Delete@DeHeroine, can you mention of the few genuine ones you are talking about? Just one of them who can predict exactly when he or any of his relatives would die in the future? Who knows exactly what would happen to him tomorrow?
Delete@13:13, you think you know me from the idea of me you have here but you don't. Bet you don't have more Christians in your life like l do
Deleteeesah shut your fucking ugly mouth...i said shut up. what do you know about pastors.talk about your imams and leave the church of Christ alone. genuine pastors who prophesy still exist and yes they hear from God.
DeleteOga Christian race is a personal race. If you like have Jesus in your family as your elder brother, if you don't have a personal relationship with Him, you wouldn't experience His power.
DeleteMeanwhile, you have no biz jumping into Christian matter you know nothing about.
@Joycilicioux, so says someone who has limited knowledge of Christ. One who only knows what the Bible tells her about Christ..
Delete*mention one of
Deletehian they must not predict when they or their relatives will die before they're genuine prophets besides they can only see what God shows them. The truth is that there are still genuine prophets God speaks to just like he told He told Elijah there are seven thousand prophets he reserved for himself who have not bowed down to Baal
DeleteI hope followers of fake and Gucci pastors van read and understand what this man is talking about.
ReplyDeleteMost educated Nigerians become stupid once it come to church and their pastors matter. So many follow blindly without asking logical questions.
there are no logical questions per say when it comes to church matters. The questions you ask should based on scriptures that is, what the scriptures say and does not say concerning the matter as that is the manual
DeleteNo man can see tomorrow, they’re not seeing anything past what we see ourselves. Stop letting your mates fool you.
ReplyDeleteIf you say there are no prophets, it show you are not a Christian or not a growing one.
ReplyDeleteThe office of a prophet,Pastor, teacher,apostle and evangelist still exist and in full operation.
There is no #5000 fake note now because there is no original one.
Fake exist cos the real one's still there.
Pst Bakare, I remember your prophecy around 1999 when said Obasanjo will die and will not become president...
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