There is a very, very uncomfortable TRUTH that confronts us in the Christian faith in Nigeria today. Tens of thousands of Christians are aware of this truth, but we are hardly presenting that truth in a STARK manner that leaves no room for ambiguity for those that may be inclined to consider this truth.
And this is the truth: there is hardly ANY of the large denominations in Nigeria that is preaching the GENUINE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST that will ultimately lead men to eternal life. Hardly any! And this includes almost all of our ‘biggest’ men of God in Nigeria. They do NOT preach the same challenging Gospel that Jesus Christ and His holy Apostles preached.
As believers, we must not lose our respect for the persons and the anointing of the Lord on our leaders in the faith. But this respect, also, MUST NEVER stop us from speaking the truth to ourselves, and to them, in love. For in refraining to do the needful, we will be betraying Jesus Christ and the truth of the Gospel. We must stand, first of all, for the truth of God, before we stand for the reputation of ANY man – including men of God.
The ‘Gospel’ that is being preached in Nigeria is a mish-mash palliative that capitalises on the ignorance/poverty in the country, to give people A FALSE HOPE and collect their money in the process. The money collected is being used to build the various denominations and their huge, money-gobbling assets and infrastructure – private jets for pastors, humongous auditoriums, breath-taking cathedrals, private universities that over 95% of church members cannot afford, etc. And in the process, some of the top pastors are getting STUPENDOUSLY WEALTHY – and are reputed to be among some of the richest pastors in the whole world.
For anybody that can read the Holy Bible, particularly the New Testament brought by our Lord Jesus Christ, NOWHERE will we find a pattern for any of the trends listed above. YET, millions of hapless Nigerians continue to patronise these spiritual corporations because of the promise of an easy life here on earth, and a blissful passage into eternity! Some of the most culpable denominations in this regard include, but are not limited to. The Winners Chapel, RCCG, MFM, Christ Embassy, House on the Rock, etc.
WHAT MOST UNBELIEVERS SEE WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED, WE BELIEVERS FAIL TO SEE WITH OUR EYES VERY WIDE OPEN!!! And that is the fact that most of the churches we see today have very little or no semblance to the Jesus Christ of the Bible, and His teachings. Jesus Christ NEVER exploited the poor to build His Kingdom – rather He gave to them. Jesus Christ NEVER exalted the possession of material things as a sign of divine approval – rather He taught the EXACT opposite (Luke 12:15)! The early disciples of Jesus Christ were NOT divided into denominations that rivalled each other for the biggest crowd, biggest camp, largest auditorium, or inviting the latest celebrity/politicians to ‘grace’ their pulpits. Neither did they bring jesters/comedians/entertainers to their pulpits.
Through the ministries of a lot of sweet-talking men of God today, many gullible believers are literally paying for their TICKETS TO HELL with their hard-earned income via the countless ‘seeds and offerings’ that they are being cajoled to give to God. The truth is that God WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER build His Kingdom with money collected through deception and exploitation! Only a crook will use ‘dirty’ money to build his house. And God is not a crook: He is a God that is thrice holy - holy, holy, holy! (This is one of the reasons that the Kingdom of God is NOT growing in Nigeria – there is too much ‘dirty’ money in circulation in christendom, while our poor are groaning to God in hunger and pain.)
If we continue to enmesh ourselves in this deception, please know that it is by choice! Or by bewitchment! The deception in the church is raising millions and millions of believers that are either (1) UNABLE TO KNOW THE TRUTH or (2) TO PRACTISE THE TRUTH they know. And the ensuing blindness of heart is the reason many of us have been very accommodating towards the false Gospel that is on parade in Nigeria. If Apostle Paul was alive today, from what we read about him in the Bible, he would certainly have fought virtually all of our ‘top’ men of God to a stand-still for their false Gospel! But, alas, who defends the integrity of the Gospel in Nigeria? Who…?
Please open your eyes, read your Bible, and deliver yourself from the deception in the church today. And if God has already opened your eyes to the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, and you fail to pray and/or warn the millions of souls that are being deceived and led into perdition, do know that GOD WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE ONE DAY because He called you, and OPENED YOUR EYES to be HIS WITNESS in our days. Stop being complicit in evil!
Finally, this is NOT to say there is absolutely no spiritual work going on in a lot of these denominations. There indeed is. And that is why there are myriads of saved souls in these denominations. But at the corporate level, these spiritual corporations are NOT fully attuned to the mind of Jesus Christ. And it is a matter of time before the chickens will begin to come home to roost. What the spiritual corporations do may seem to look like Christ’s agenda, but the fruit they are producing and releasing into the Nigerian society tell the true story – for those who choose to use their eyes and brains. “By their fruits you shall know them….” Jesus taught us in Matthew 7:16. Please, look closely at the fruits of the Church in Nigeria, what do you see?
Please do not be deceived, God is not mocked. The coming of the Lord is at hand.
Thanks for reading, God bless.

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