THE REDEEMED CHURCH AND GOD ON OPPOSITE PATHS

A proverb in Nigeria says, "When a plantain is spoiling, we say no, it is only ripping well" An unripe plantain is rich and contains several nutrients, and when it begins to ripe, it looses its nutrients and could cause health damages, but then it becomes finer, and sweeter; it becomes more presentable and attractive. The same thing is applicable with RCCG and many churches today. But the focus is on RCCG here. The founder of this church, Rev. Akindayomin, a man of holiness and righteousness, God called him and gave him a covenant church, that is Redeemed Christian Church of God - RCCG.

Then the church was unpopular because of its strict stand on holiness and righteousness. They were called "Gospel church" those who preached holiness and stood for it. They were not after materials stuffs, their sisters dressed godly, not flamboyantly, all of them were content with little and sharing with all.When their choir ministered, people bowed their heads in sober mood by the heavenly touch of the singing ministration, not like the jumping, shouting and crazy yelling with entertainment choir of today. Then companies were writing the church for employment because of the faithfulness and diligence of their members. I would not have joined them because of their standard of holiness since I was not saved then. That was the RCCG I knew when I was in Ilesha, Osun state in 1989 to early 90s.

But today, RCCG is more popular, richer and everywhere, in fact, they are proud of their parishes in every corner of Nigeria and many other countries, they are the fastest and still growing church, beautiful auditoriums everywhere. In Abuja here where I live, RCCG is like the richest church. But where are their godly virtues of old? They have exchanged their spiritual riches for materials and financial riches, they boast of financial riches while they are spiritually miserable. I lived in Redemption camp for full 6 months in 2010, and with what I saw in the dept of RCCG - the corruption, sexual immorality, unfaithfulness, etc. among the core leaders to the least members, I can categorically say this church is spiritually poor. A church where a music director wanted to sleep with a sister choir before permitting her to sing praise and worship at the Holy Ghost night? And God cannot open the eyes of the GO to discern or detect sins among people close to him and rebuke it openly as Apostle Peter did in Acts chapter 5, the GO can only discern blessings and upcoming prosperity?

Why has RCCG changed to opposite of where they stood before? Or why did Pastor Adeboye changed the landmark God gave to Rev. Akindayomin, which he upheld till he died? And you, you who were saved and brought up in the old faith when you were young, in secondary school and university fellowships, now you have joined the modern church system and worldly dress and have abandoned your beginning, seeing it as old school?

The Bible standard has gone elsewhere because of crave for population. If you are a member, worker or leader in RCCG, how many messages or books of Rev. Akindayomin do you have or have you read or listen to? Maybe none! RCCG is the only church where materials and works of the immediate past GO is evacuated almost completely. As if the books and messages of their founder who also was the immediate past leader were totally removed. None of his books or messages are promoted or reprinted, at least for every member to have access to the teachings and messages of the founder of their church. This present GO and admins will never do that, you know why? Their lifestyles, prayers and preachings are opposite the messages and standard of Rev. Akindayomin, so they CAN NEVER PROMOTE THE MESSAGES OR BOOKS of Pa Akindayomin in their present spiritual condition. Do you know any church on earth where the messages and books of the church founder and immediate past General Overseer is completely eradicated from the same church with no trace? Only in RCCG.

If God should open the eyes of Pa Akindayomin in heaven to see the church he left on earth, he will be weeping now, so also heaven is weeping on RCCG. But you are celebrating RCCG as a successful church, popular and powerful even to Aso villa here in Abuja.

The case of Pa Akindayomin and Pastor Adeboye is like the case of David and Solomon in the Bible. David fought the good fight of Faith, so also did Pa Akindayomin - we know how Pa Akindayomin started and how he ended well. But Solomon did no fighting, rather he did many buildings, from building Temple of God, to his personal buildings, to several idols, even to Chemosh - incessant building project is one of the signs of backsliding in any church. Solomon had many things, many wives, many riches, etc. just as there are many buildings and many members today in RCCG.

You must be happy of being a member or pastor of RCCG, especially if you did not witness the RCCG of old; because there is freedom, prosperity and promises and better life. No stress of holiness, no discipline of indecent dress, no restitution, everything is bureaucracy, and as long you can comply with the rules and regulations, you have no limit. But that will lead to where?

This is not the covenant church God used His servant Rev. Akindayomin to found, this is not the same church I knew in 1990, this is not the church of the Bible. Today, I will find it hard to join RCCG, not because of their high standard of holiness again, but because of their low and poor standard of holiness.

You can be very zealous to condemn this article, to choose to defend your GO rather than defending the truth. If you were not in RCCG about 20 years ago, then you may lack understanding of the beginning of RCCG, go and ask the elders who witnessed the beginning and strength of RCCG as a true covenant church of undiluted truth and holiness of heavenly minded church.

If you know where God began with you, where God was pleased with you that He made COVENANT with you, then that may help you to know where you have missed it along the way, and where you need to trace you way back. God is waiting for you at the point He made covenant with you, and same thing with Pastor Adeboye and RCCG as a whole. Go back to the old faith, the narrow old path of FEW serious minded, and stop defending this broad MULTITUDE, MANY faulty modern way before it is too late. The Rapture of the saints is imminent!

" Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’— and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and Unclad— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your unclothedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.Therefore be zealous and repent." Revelation 3:17-19

Gideon Akande

I have read up to half,will be back after which my contribution will be made accordingly

Jesus said "I will build my church" the church is not a building but a group of sanctified people waiting for Jesus' return. True, hypocrites are in the RCCG, but they are many more in other churches as well. But the church Jesus is building is non denomination-lets not be deceived.

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Chai

ATMC:
Chai

Don't you have anything better to say than this daft reply?

@op
the redeemed you knew was smaller. Now it is larger. Like all large families, it will have issues.
Criticising the overseer, for the inherent problems in the family is wrong. In paul's time, didnt the churches he founded have problems?
There was fornication,adultery, a man sleeping with his father's wife, division,splits,sectarianism, defection (demas left the ministry for las vegas). Name it,he had it.
Would you then point accusing fingers at paul,saying, he was weak that's why there were so many problems?
Redeemed is seeking to be a worldwide organisation. It needs more money to achieve its objectives. The chief sherpherd will have to delegate so much tasks to under shepherds.
The quality of supervision from the under shepherds may be what is being witnessed.
I'm not a redeemed fanboy. Just saying, this could be one angle to the problem.
You dont know it all, hence your judgement could be wrong.

asalimpo:

Don't you have anything better to say than this daft reply?

@op
the redeemed you knew was smaller. Now it is larger. Like all large families, it will have issues.
Criticising the overseer, for the inherent problems in the family is wrong. In paul's time, didnt the churches he founded have problems?
There was fornication,adultery, a man sleeping with his father's wife, division,splits,sectarianism, defection (demas left the ministry for las vegas). Name it,he had it.
Would you then point accusing fingers at paul,saying, he was weak that's why there were so many problems?
Redeemed is seeking to be a worldwide organisation. It needs more money to achieve its objectives. The chief sherpherd will have to delegate so much tasks to under shepherds.
The quality of supervision from the under shepherds may be what is being witnessed.
I'm not a redeemed fanboy. Just saying, this could be one angle to the problem.
You dont know it all, hence your judgement could be wrong.

Everything you mentioned about the few mixed multitude in the ministry of Apostle Paul was right, however you missed it in 2 ways: 1, Those wrong people you mentioned were few mixed multitude, when few ungodly people mixed up with the church of God, who are tares in wheat, but Apostle Paul wheat was more than tares, but what we have in RCCG and many other churches today is multitude mixed up with the world, the tares are more than the wheat. When we have 1 Judas and 11 Johns, we are on the right path, but when we have 11 Judas and 1 John, then something is wrong, that is the situation with RCCG and many churches today - 11 Judas and 1 John, 11 Demas who are are not even going to Las vegas but causing havoc in the church and 1 Timothy who is silenced to a corner. 2, Can you compare the lifestyle of Apostle Paul with Pastor Adeboye? Rich pastor, poor nation, and poor apostle in a rich nation. The problem of RCCG is Pator Adeboye, he lost sigh of holiness and moderation and the majority followed him. Apostle Peter, Apostle Paul discerned sin and rebuked it in public in the church, but Pastor Adeboye can only discern blessing and upcoming prosperity.

@op, I can't but smile when I took time to read your long epistle. To be candid, the aim of your write up is just to dent the personality of Pastor Adeboye. To say that he is not treading on the path of holiness and moderation is an understatement. If my guess is right, you must have had a personal issue with him and you were not really favoured. Perhaps, you were one of those pastors that were running the affairs of RCCG to your advantage. And when you were uncovered, you're crying wolfs. Please, settle your case with God and move on with your life. You may also start your own church and run it as you seem fit

Let me follow for a while.
Meanwhile, I won't say anything on the article, though I see somethings that seem like the truth.