we understand that missionaries who brought christianity to africa,most of them were touts in London streets whose purnishment for commiting crimes in London was to come to africa to do missionary work.that means, they never had university education.
Also,African tradition and culture had values that were antagonistic to ethics. For instance, the man who is the head of his family will suppress the opinion of everybody in the family (including that of his wife ) such that, nobody will have the boldness to protest even when he is wrong.it has always been like that before Christianity came to Africa. (a replicate of the situation where church members are not bold enough to protest even when pastors are doing wrong because they were made to believe that if they venture to protest, the holy spirit will be offended ).
Because these missionaries were not educated and needed africans to accept christianity by all means , They were forced to teach Africans a faulty doctrine that, once saved is not always saved (a doctrine that contradicts Romans 6:10 which says For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God) which pastors are still teaching till now,which do not preach grace and correlate with the faulty ungracious values of African tradition making it widely acceptable in Africa (yet the teachers says they believe in grace )
With all the devotion to God it is strange how
pastors in Nigeria cannot explain the bibical story of the Gospel (Matthew, mark, Luke and John ) or
even understand the history of Christianity, or
the life of Jesus or the interpretation of his parables . They cannot even have an
intelligent objective understanding of what Jesus meant by the kingdom of God in his parables, so that church members will know the truth and be free
As a result, churches are almost like spiritual social club, and in some cases day rituals (a typical African culture ); full of magic and circus tricks in the name of miracles .
They
rarely conveys the deeper meaning of the
Bible or the true teachings of Jesus. They have become
powerful tool for priests (pastors ) to amass wealth and status by brainwashing unconscious victims
looking for deliverance. They are never intended to
create people who think for themselves, who can
challenge and resolve complex issues that faces them in their lives . They seems to replace that natural awareness, natural
curiosity, with blind faith and narrow distorted
understanding of reality. They always seems to
close down the doors to intellectual
development, logic and reason— creating
functionites who just act and think in one way.
Socialized into spiritual redundancy,
ignorance, and at an impasse with mental
development.
The error is not in the Bible or the Christian faith. the error started from African tradition.
Missionaries came and added their own.
Christianity or any
religion should develop the soul and the mind;
it should inform and create consciousness. So
if the only message is " have faith " and " In
Jesus name " then that is not Christianity but a
selective corruption which keeps the masses
ignorant and impotent.
I will say that, educated nigerians should abandon loyalty to pastors (the origin of sentiment ) and do research of the bible and teach their children the right thing at home since the government have leave us at the mercy of these churches to teach us morality as a nation.
That is the only way Nigeria will move forward

paxonel: we understand that missionaries who brought christianity to africa,most of them were touts in London streets whose purnishment for commiting crimes in London was to come to africa to do missionary work.that means, they never had university education.
Also,African tradition and culture had values that were antagonistic to ethics. For instance, the man who is the head of his family will suppress the opinion of everybody in the family (including that of his wife ) such that, nobody will have the boldness to protest even when he is wrong.it has always been like that before Christianity came to Africa. (a replicate of the situation where church members are not bold enough to protest even when pastors are doing wrong because they were made to believe that if they venture to protest, the holy spirit will be offended ).
Because these missionaries were not educated and needed africans to accept christianity by all means , They were forced to teach Africans a faulty doctrine that, once saved is not always saved (a doctrine that contradicts Romans 6:10 which says For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God) which pastors are still teaching till now,which do not preach grace and correlate with the faulty ungracious values of African tradition making it widely acceptable in Africa (yet the teachers says they believe in grace )
With all the devotion to God it is strange how

Britain normally sent criminals to new colonies.


Funny how many african christians forget the bold

logicboy01:

Britain normally sent criminals to new colonies.


Funny how many african christians forget the bold

no Nigerian christian is bold enough to ask ask their pastors critical questions that they do not understand about what they have been thought in church
for instance, someone pastors hold it that if people don't pay tithe they will be poor
they won't ask, how come dangote is rich? ( since dangote is a Muslim he does not pay tithe to church)
or can't they see that God gave everybody equal chance to make wealth?
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
I'm not saying that Christians should not pay tithe. But Christians should have a better reason to pay rather than being afraid whether they will be poor or rich
infact, christians should have good reasons why they should do everthing they ought to do
so many other questions like that they should ask
if they can't ask their religious leaders questions is it their political leaders they will be bold to ask questions when they are corrupt?
hence, corruption continues
charity begins at home