Your article on the pastors of the Mega churches in nigeria is not palatable at all. The reason being that you concentrated more on their financial affluence more than the spiritual affluence.

This tends to show them as pastors who are only interested in making money out of the people they shepherd. While Ii would not concur with people stealing money and bringing such to church and while I know that there are pastors who open churches to make money, Ii equally know also without doubt in my mind that these men of God are not fraudsters.

One of our kingdom inheritances as believers is to live in prosperity, health and financial wise. It is disgusting to be celebrating unbelievers who are making it through crooked ways while we castigate our spiritual leaders. I wonder then if the only way we could identify true worshippers is to live in poverty while serving God.

Heaven and everything in it are made of Gold, and i believe gold is not cheap. If God is not keen on prosperity, why did He build heaven and everything in it with mud and leaves. Who should enjoy this earth and heaven, if not christians? God is worthy to be worshipped if He only wants us to be poverty stricken while truly serving Him here on earth and then come to heaven to enjoy.

I even sometimes wonder why some Christians refused to use things made with gold, yet they believe in a heaven whose street is made of gold, wont they abuse the use of the golden facilities "if" they eventually gets there? Summarily, my point is that there is nothing wrong to serve God faithfully and live in wealth. Lets, as Christians concentrate on the major things, not the minors. The ministries of this people, if it is of God, will stand, but if not..... Time alone will prove.
Gbolahan Gabriel,
Nigeria.

I found the website very inspirational, except the controversial story on 'Nigeria's three richest pastors'.
I do not know whether the intention is to attack the integrity of men of GOD (who GOD is using to affect our generation positively) or to sell a laughable story.
Whatever the intentions, it is clear that Christianity is not a 'money business' and though prosperity is a blessing of GOD that comes with covenant relationship, it isn't expected that a Christian oriented website should promote editorials capable of bringing respected men of God into disrepute.
Please take the hint, and behave as Christians all the way.
Kemi Biodun

I just came to this site for the first time today and the story i just read makes me feel you guys are biased. I know there are many great Pastors in Nigeria, but pastor Chris is one that stands out. Your story makes me feel the writer has something against the man of God. If it was culled from a newspaper, why not verify before publishing it on your website. We should at least be about to read some truth from here.
Remzya,
Ghana

I do not find anything wrong in the story. That we are Christians does not mean we should all lose our senses of judgment. Journalists must write what they see, give us accurate analysis of issues. If their opinions do not fit into ours, we have a right to reply them. I have read all the comments here. I congratulate the editors for publishing them in spite of the fact that they are not complimentary of them. I congratulate them for this good journalism.
Tosin Aina,
London.

I think the laxity in the way we do journalism in Africa is responsible for the paversive behaviour of some African pastors. When I was in Nigeria, my country, I found out that it is easier to bring Jesus down to earth than see some pastors. What some of these pastors commit money into is so frivolous and unbecoming.
Reading this article, I believe the authors have made accurate assessment of the three Nigerian pastors. Adeboye is humble. Oyedepo is visionary and Chris is Charismatic. But how do we explain Chris' habit of driving in convoy of expensive cars? Is this how Jesus taught us?
Sola Balogun,
Lagos

When I read that Remaz is a Ghanaian, I coud pardon his ignorance of what pastors do here in Nigeria.
Elesho,
Lagos.

I have responded to a similar story (Bishop Okogie)
I think Africans are becoming over protective of their pastors, as if they can do no wrong. Please, Pastors are human beings. They are not gods. If they do wrong, let us say it to their faces. I am not saying Chris or whoever is wrong but if journalists, whose business is to watch-dog, find out that some of them are excessive in their doings, it must be said to their faces. Let the truth be told please or else we might soon lose all pastors to doubt.
Newton Alade,
Chicago.

Yes, pastors are not God but called by God. If we go on discouraging them, criticising them at will and expressing dangerous doubts about their integrity, who will do the job? I am not saying people should not talk but we need to criticise in love.
Helen,
London.

I can see that all those sentimental responses are sent in by women. So easy to fool. Women! That is why so many of them are in the Churches. Churches are populated by women, the guillible gender.
Toni MC,
London.

Hi,
It was with great excitment that i opened the attached link but the attachment soon evaporated as i had to continually pinch myself to be sure i was reading an online christian magazine. Firstly, i'm not sure if your writers and editors are christians or journalists who happen to be called John or Paul. All your articles about men of God were slanders especially Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
After reading this, study the life of Jesus carefully and study the life of this man and tell me the difference (obviously Pastor Chris is not the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world). You should focus on propagating the gospel through your paper instead you try to bring down those who are actually doing so. Who are you to judge?
If there are any faults, interceed for them. I'll like to recomend a book for you all; 'The bait of satan - Rick Jorner(i hope that's the right spelling). If you do not belive in miracles, you do not believe in God! If in doubt, take a known case to, say, the healing school of Christ Embassy and monitor the result!!!!!!
----- I am not ashamed of the Gospel...........
Steve,
London.