Singer-turned-writer, Etcetera is back again with more controversial
social commentary.
This time, he is airing his views about why Church is leading people to
hell.
Here are excerpts from the the article he wrote on the subject, as
reported by Punch:
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent.
– Revelation 3:19.
Much of the church today is living a lie. Many of you have been told
continuously that you are saved and headed for heaven. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. Many of you are heading directly to hell.
The systemised lying that is going on in the church has deceived the
pastors and the people alike.
It is a case of the blind leading the blind. You all need to pray – fervently
because many of you are “lost”.
No matter what you call me, no matter how you view this issue, no
matter what position you have, no matter what church you attend, you
have to admit that something is wrong with the church.
Below are eight facts why the church is leading you straight to hell:
1. There is almost no evidence whatsoever that the early church had
their “services” on a Sunday. They gathered together ‘from house to
house’ virtually every day! People did not dress up and “go to
church.” There were no denominations or separate groups with
different ‘labels.’ They lived their lives together – And the apostles
in Jerusalem preached everyday at a huge open-air gathering, not
“hidden away” inside four walls. Church buildings do not exist in
the Bible. They were invented around 200-300 AD, when the church
was in serious decline. Church buildings are anti-New Testament,
and they bring with them a host of problems and traditions. It was
when the church fell into the hands of Rome that this concept of the
“cathedral” took over. And today, we are still spending millions
building these beautiful monuments while the worshippers are
starving.
2. The words “prosper” or ‘prosperity’ were NEVER used by Jesus at
all – and only mentioned a few times in the entire New Testament.
Yet our greedy pastors have built kingdoms upon them. The words –
“sell what you have and give to the poor” and “deceitfulness of
riches” and “you cannot serve God and mammon” and “woe to you
that are rich” were DEFINITELY used by Jesus and the apostles, but
you don’t hear them preached by your pastors, do you?
3. Tithing is not a New Testament practice at all. And it is being
shamefully abused by today’s preachers. In the Old Testament,
tithing was only applicable to Jews and to the land of Israel and that
was at a time when a great number of them lived in Babylon,
Ammon, Moab, Egypt and Syria. As a result of that, the land they
occupied became tithe-able lands. Tithes were not acceptable from
Gentiles’ lands. So my brothers and sisters, you need to ask your
pastor why he is collecting tithes here in Nigeria. Also, the only
people authorised to receive tithes were the Levites – (Hebrews
7:5). If your pastor is collecting tithe from you, ask him if he’s from
the tribe of Levi. Even Jesus who was a Jew couldn’t collect tithes
because he wasn’t from the tribe of Levi but from that of Judah.
And if your pastor insists that being a worker in the lord’s vineyard
qualifies him as a Levite, please remind him that Levites had no
land and did not own properties.
4. The Jesus of today’s church is a “Father Christmas,” a Jesus who
exists mainly for our own “happiness;” a Father Christmas who
wants to rain down continual blessings upon us; a Jesus of grace and
mercy without judgement, righteousness or truth. Our gross
misrepresentation of who Jesus really is, is one of the most serious
offences of today’s church. We worship a “plastic” Jesus – one that
we have painted in our own image. What an offence to God.
5. What we have today are churches that are so loose that they excuse
any sin or misconduct, including homosexuality and adultery.
Aren’t we supposed to accept only the truth of God’s word? But
instead, we have opted for a modern church that is socially based,
smooth and sophisticated, and presented like a Nollywood movie
with men and women of ogboni fraternity dressed in their occultic
regalia occupying special seats during services. Something is
wrong!
6. What happened to the strong calls for repentance that brought
thousands down to the altar to repent and ask Jesus Christ to save
their souls? This is the litmus test for Christianity; it is the essence
of the Cross; it is the great commission that Jesus commanded us
with. If your church is not winning souls, then it is like a barren
woman, and it is a shame. Something is wrong!
7. What happened to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost? Do we even
know what it means anymore to feel the presence of the Spirit of
God descend on a service and fill up the room with holiness? Or we
just love that party atmosphere and excitement when the choir plays
a boogie-down song? Or we love to scream “ride on pastor” in the
excitement we get when some charismatic preacher works the
crowd? It’s been so long we’ve felt the presence of the Holy Spirit
that we don’t know what it is anymore. Something is definitely
wrong!
8. Lots of pastors are aware that there is something very wrong with
the church today. They know there is little ‘fear of the Lord.’ They
know there is no deep repentance or deep moving of the Holy Spirit.
Read the rest on Punch

True

Did this Fool interview his Miserable family in hell?

Rubbish.

Make I book space..I no wan hear storry

Do that which u know that please God..
Pastors r human after all