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  • Why I openly tore Bishop David Oyedepo’s book – Pastor Bakare

    Why I openly tore Bishop David Oyedepo’s book – Pastor Bakare

    The founder of Citadel Global Community Church (formerly Latter Rain Assembly), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has opened up on his relationship with Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners’ Chapel.

    The outspoken clergy said while it is true that they both preach different doctrines, however, Oyedepo is not an enemy.

    Bakare said this on Saturday on a monitored TVC programme anchored by Sam Omatseye tagged ‘The Big Talk’.

    A former vice presidential candidate, Bakare spoke about his relationship with fellow Pentecostal pastors in the country.

    “Oyedepo and I are contemporaries. We were born in the same year,” he said.

    “Oyedepo was born in August, 1954, and I was born in September. We are contemporaries, God has really blessed him and used him.

    “We have differences in doctrines, what we believe, but that does not make us enemies,” he said.

    Speaking on an incident where he tore a book written by Oyedepo in the open, Bakare said the book was full of errors.

    “How can someone say the anointing oil is not a symbol of the Holy Spirit? It is the release of God in the bottle. If it is told to few people so, it is okay. If anointing oil is the Holy Spirit, then Jesus is a lamb walking on four legs. They are symbols, and symbols are not as important,” he said.

    Bakare said he and Oyedepo were on a plane one time and another brother was coming over to greet him, but on seeing them together, he froze.

    “There is (a) difference between issues and persons. We can defend the gospel but those who do not and destroy it will die before their time. I have nothing personal against any man of God but I will always defend the truth that I know and I will always make it plain.”

    When asked whether the incident was before Oyedepo acquired his private jet, Bakare said he doesn’t know why the clergyman makes so much noise about his private jet.

    “By the way, when he makes noise about his private jet of a thing, do you know that I once acquired a 1707 with the logo of our church on it? Are you aware of that? But we use it for business. I don’t buy a plane to be spending money on it, that I can jump quickly on another and pay little money to where I’m going.

    “We can afford it; we are not envious of them at all,” he added.

    The clergyman cum politician said Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Church of Christ, signed his wedding certificate as his father and he built his first house on the camp ground being a favoured son.

    Bakare also said he was at Deeper Life Church for about five years before he went to the Redeemed Church.

    “I don’t call those men my colleagues. They are my fathers,” he said, speaking of Pastors Adeboye and William Kumuyi of the Deeper Life Bible Church.

    Speaking on his differences with Oyedepo, Bakare said the gospel and truth is one but when someone “begins to twist the truth to make it funny,” he will speak out.

    “It is a true friend that speaks true to his friend. Mantras will die before their time.

    “When you speak truth, eventually when the truth begins to rule, there will be no element of falsehood,” he said.

    Bakare also talked about politics in Nigeria, corruption and other national matters.

    He said Nigeria cannot stem the tide of corruption until the sons emerge and to tell churches not to do what they are doing, is calling for a blackout.

    The clergyman said there are different types of churches including the compromising church, the corrupt church and the lukewarm church, but it is important not to confuse the crowd with the church.

    He added that he is not a controversial pastor and the controversies are not by him but engineered by God.

  • 10,000 of my church members qualify to be president-Oyedepo

    10,000 of my church members qualify to be president-Oyedepo

    David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of the Living Faith Worldwide, has said over 10,000 members of his church are qualified to be president of Nigeria.

    The 65-year-old clergyman disclosed this while speaking against citizens who “claim the nation” as their own during his recent church service.

    Oyedepo noted that there are many people in his church who have the ability and experience it takes to lead Nigeria, only that they’re not given a chance.

    “We’re not strangers. We’re citizens of this country. There are more than ten thousand people in this church that qualify to be president by virtue of capacity, experience,” the clergyman said.

    “…what have you? How dare you claim you own the nation. Cursed be that thought! We own this nation together. I’m not an adopted citizen. I’m born, bred, and original like many others.”

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    TheNewsGuru recalls that the revered cleric recently made headlines after a series of news reports wrongly claimed that the US embassy denied him a visa renewal after he failed to meet the requirements for the document.

    He was also in the news after dismissing an undisclosed number of officials for allegedly conniving to “loot millions” from his church’s treasury.

     

  • ‘If you see any Boko Haram member here, kill them and spill their blood on the ground’, Oyedepo tells members

     

    The founder and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide International, AKA Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has reacted in boiled anger to the ongoing killing of Christians in Southern Kaduna.

    Oyedepo while reacting to information that members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram were targeting his church said: “ “Even if i was asleep, if you see anybody here kill him! Kill him and spill his blood on the ground. I am saying that to you, what nonsense, what devil. You think our God is an idol?”

    The Bishop in a message invoked God’s curses on those fueling the crisis saying God should break up Nigeria now if it is His will.

    Oyedepo noted that the incessant killings and attacks on God’s children is enough. In his words: “God sent me as His apostle of liberation to this continent to stop it from decadence.” “I heard from God and He has proved it beyond measure. Therefore, every occultic root, every political root of this uprising is cursed today!

    All the northern forces that are sponsoring this uprising and killings, i decree the curse of God upon them.” Congregation shouted “Amen!”Continuing, he said, ” Lord, if it is your will to break up Nigeria, break it now!” Speaks in tongues again. To his members, he said, “Come on, pray in the spirit everybody. Pray in the spirit, open fire, call down the Holy Ghost fire to descend on the camp of the enermy. Enough is Enough!

    If Nigeria wakes up, wait for the church to rise. There will be no more nation, what nonsense.” “What demonic devils. What Islamic demons. If Nigeria waits for the church to rise, Nigeria will disappear as a nation.” Speaks in tongue. “You mean God cannot protect people? What a mess!” “Every agent of destruction in Government today, call fire down on their head, call fire down on their head.”

    The Bishop prays further in anger: “Everyone sponsoring evil against the nation, let your fire fall on him!” “A Boko Haram agent was captured and they said he escaped. Everyone connected to his escape, fire consume them, consume them, consume them!” To his congregation, he said, “Go ahead and pray.” Prays in tongue. “Fire of the Lord consume them!” “I was even told from report that they were targeting this church. I said what?”

    “Even if i was asleep, if you see anybody here kill him! Kill him and spill his blood on the ground. I am saying that to you, what nonsense, what devil. You think our God is an idol?” The faithful shouted “No!” “If I put fire on your tail to overrun the city, you will do it in one minute. What is that? What devil?” “I stand today with every authority on me, and I declare the Boko Haram camp cursed!” “I declare their collaborators cursed! I decree their sponsors cursed!” “I declare their collaborators cursed. I decree their sponsors cursed!”

    “Must the north continue to rule?” “What devils!” “God has anointed me to lead a revolution against the Islamic jihadist and as the Lord liveth and as the anointing of Jeru-Baal that’s on me, we declare them extinct in the name of Jesus!” “Amen!” “You catch anyone that looks like them, kill him!” “There is no reporting to anybody. Kill him! Pull off his neck! And we spill his blood on the ground. What nonsense.”

    “They said why should Christians say they could defend themselves, hold it! What stupid statement, why should Christians say they could defend themselves? So, they should watch for you to put a knife to their necks?” “You think we are dummies? What! What?” “All those zeros census they are fake. Where are the human beings?” “Where are they? We go around the place. Where are they?” “We’ve never had a successful census in this country. Where are they?” “Don’t mistake only those in politics as in power. The anointed in the Lord are the ones in power. By divine ordination, don’t mistake that.”

    “There was a king in the land but Elijah was determining the events of the nation.” “If i say it will not rain here for three years, it will not drop. What nonsense!” “Who born their mother, who born their father? They are too small.” “Come! Get excited and walk in confidence. Any devil that misbehaves around you will be slain by the fire!”