ChoCho54:
In my opinion, if a preacher must say things about his past, he must choose his words carefully because, the audience is made up of people with diverse understanding.

Somebody in the congregation may start doubting if the preacher had truly repented and if he had the authority to even preach to them. This could breed secret hatred, gossip and rumors in the house of God.

If an Islamic preacher tries such, he may be stoned dead right there and then.

Viciheaka:
I think op is wrong sometimes most sinners feel that their sin is the greatest until they hear a preacher who feel so deep into sin but was still saved.....its advised to preach according to the inspiration of the Holy spirit

seyi360:


There should be a limit to what a preacher says about his past life especially while preaching.
When a preacher says
"back in the days, I slept around with my mother's mates"
"I used to be a serial fornicator and rapist"
"I was a murderer and a burglar " etc

Really? And you're proud of such acts? I think that clearly is the height of ecclesiastical insensitivity.

Such unguarded statements has the tendency of poking unhealed wounds in the hearts of some of your listeners , opening you up to temptations and easily making you a victim of extended hatred.

You're called to be a healer, not a killer.

seyi360:


There should be a limit to what a preacher says about his past life especially while preaching.
When a preacher says
"back in the days, I slept around with my mother's mates"
"I used to be a serial fornicator and rapist"
"I was a murderer and a burglar " etc

Really? And you're proud of such acts? I think that clearly is the height of ecclesiastical insensitivity.

Such unguarded statements has the tendency of poking unhealed wounds in the hearts of some of your listeners , opening you up to temptations and easily making you a victim of extended hatred.

You're called to be a healer, not a killer.

MrNipplesLover:

confess your sins to Jesus/God, not to me, pls.
Thank you, Jesus.

COdeGenesis:


You better go n fry your fish, it seems that is what you can do best. Sense is really far from you. You are highly unintelligent.

MrNipplesLover:





well, today isn't feeling like Sunday (Sun-Day) cos it is raining over here and the weather is very friendly, u know

as I remember you, it is a good sunday-feeling.



@bolded.... have for you wetin?

abi na me suppose ask you how far, anything for me?

OkikiOluwa1:
You admit that wrong to God directly not to the public.
See the last paragraph big the op. Thats the reason why you can't just be exposing anyhow

gly:


Okay, If you say so.
I wish you the best

seyi360:


There should be a limit to what a preacher says about his past life especially while preaching.
When a preacher says
"back in the days, I slept around with my mother's mates"
"I used to be a serial fornicator and rapist"
"I was a murderer and a burglar " etc

Really? And you're proud of such acts? I think

that clearly is the height of ecclesiastical




.

Such unguarded statements has the tendency of poking unhealed wounds in the hearts of some of your listeners , opening you up to temptations and easily making you a victim of extended hatred.

You're called to be a healer, not a killer.

seyi360:


There should be a limit to what a preacher says about his past life especially while preaching.
When a preacher says
"back in the days, I slept around with my mother's mates"
"I used to be a serial fornicator and rapist"
"I was a murderer and a burglar " etc

Really? And you're proud of such acts? I think that clearly is the height of ecclesiastical insensitivity.

Such unguarded statements has the tendency of poking unhealed wounds in the hearts of some of your listeners , opening you up to temptations and easily making you a victim of extended hatred.

You're called to be a healer, not a killer.

RedPhoenix:



Baby claiming to be wise

cooltola:


You still missing the point. Confession while preaching does not mean going into details on how a preacher used to do this or that. Not everyone in the church is matured and some are still baby. Imagine a pastor preaching how God deliver him from fornication, but he started naming specific area e.g i used to go xyz joint in xyz city where i was younger to get women but thank God i am saved. For someone in the church who is not matured enough he might be tempted to go there and check the place out. That is my point

MuttleyLaff:
"Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise,"
- Ephesians 5:15

"¹⁴And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words,
shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town
¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:
be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves"
- Matthew 10:14 & 16

"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
- Colossians 3:12

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride,
but in humility consider others more important than yourselves"
- Philippians 2:3

Just a few sample verses talking of preaching etiquette and acceptable, good and polite behaviours.

lefulefu:
there was one interview one time i read in the defunct TELL magazine.back then my dad used to buy a lot of TELL and NEWSWEEK magazines.A pastor was being interviewed and he was just going on about how he was an armed robber in the past.How he used to shoot ppl to death and collect their belongings and how one incident he shot a baby in the head and baby"s brain splattered all over the sittingroom.I guess he was saying all this with pride.Anyway thats a big difference b/w nigeria and the civilised world.In the civilised world wether u pastor or not u go in for your crime but in nigeria if u are pastor then jesus has forgiven you hence the authorities has no right to punish u.u can brag about the crimes u commited ..nobody will touch u cos you God"s annointed.I bet all those catholic priests who abused alter boys in their younger years and are being arrested by the american authorites and also the authorities in europe if it were nigeria ppl will be shouting to the authorites to leave the priest alone .
Anyway happy sunday everybody

Kobojunkie:


Hell no! You have to serve the time abeg. I doubt a preacher lead by the Spirit would boast of his pas crimes or even walk away from consequence s of said crime

Dangrace01:
What I know is whenever pastors preach about past life what comes to my mind is so you have finished enjoying your life and have memorable experience and you don't want me to do my own and have my experience then repent.

Allow me to enjoy myself have experience then I can now repent.

COdeGenesis:


While will someone go there when the pastor cited people got HIV , some people lost their lives to cultist. You sef reason am now. But God saved him. E get as person go tell u him experience about bet9ja for instance how was once addicted and lost his car and marriage n children, even new people wey want go into am go fear

Kobojunkie:

But this is not a confession at all. This is simply an admission that you too once struggled with some of the same ills those who you address are likely struggling with.
Honestly, when led by the Spirit of God, it is not even an option to pick and chose what you willl reveal. Sometimes it is like a tap is opened and.you just pour it alll out with no control and in the end, you learn to allow God do His thing with what He has caused you to release.

MISSCONGENIALITY:
Sorry man. Its Sunday at my end. There's sun and everywhere is beginning to heat up. Me just dey here dey watch film. My Sundays are for me myself and the movies.


Right here in my house so I've got nothing for you.

louiziana:
OP leave them preachers alone for now. If one confesses his sins while preaching and later backslides, at least we would know what such person is capable of. That was how one guy sharing the gospel told me he was once a paedophile, yeah thanks for the expo but I'll never be comfortable leaving him around my youngins in the nearest future.

MrNipplesLover:




the bolded got me




imagine make one woman come preach to me say she was once a LovePeddler/prostitute in her past....

no matter what she tells me or preach to me, na how I go chop am go dey for my head (thank God, I don't chop for free), she go get paid straight up, no time.


Yes you get the drift and that's the OP's angle. Share the good news and stop confessing your past sins that may haunt you later.

COdeGenesis:


You better go n fry your fish, it seems that is what you can do best. Sense is really far from you. You are highly unintelligent.

MrNipplesLover:




this babe, you sure know how to turn thing upside down in order to deviate from where we ought to agree. na so u did the last time.


which country you dey wey sun dey heat up everywhere?

I have called people living in different areas today and they said the same thing that the rain dey fall no be small.

na ur own want come different abi? Lieeeees, I no go gree



btw

to your last statement.

but, I didn't say I want to come to your house make u give me something naaah!

must I come to ur house ni?

there is always a better option joor.

louiziana:
Yes you get the drift and that's the OP's angle. Share the
good news and stop confessing your past sins that may
haunt you later.

MISSCONGENIALITY:
On a more serious note, it's sunny here in enugu. It rained in the morning, everywhere was cold but from 1pm the sun took over.


Anyways, what better option so you have.? I'm all ears

MrNipplesLover:




dem no go gree. make person leave them to their own.



stay blessed, bro.