mickeyenglish:
Hmm. Back in the days of our senior Secondary School when we learnt about the Apostles and Martyrdom .The Apostles were executed in excruciating and bizzare manners.I think only St John died a natural death. Those were the real Men Of God,who through sorrow, tears and, blood, brought the people to Christ at the expense of their lives WITHOUT OWNING ANYTHING.
They were selfless in their services to humanity which often cost them alot of fatalities. They spread to unknown lands and territories to preach the gospel of Christ to people with well established religion and gods. They often knew that their evangelism to these strange heathens might cost them their lives, still they did what needed to be done WITHOUT EXPECTING ANY FAVOUR IN RETURN FROM NEITHER GOD NOR MAN.At the end,majority of them, if not all, paid the ultimate price of death just for the word of Christ to reach far and wide.
Do you think it was easy for people to journey from Judea in Israel to places such Antioch in Turkey, Corinth and Thesalloniki all in Greece, or Rome in Italy Without getting money from any Tom, sick, or Harry?. I mean these Men of God had no money to execute all these but had to do the work of Christ by all means which they did. They were often fed by the hostile-turned-gentle inhabitants they met in their various lands of assignments.
These above qualities can only be found in the early Christian missionaries who journeyed out of their comfort zone, to hostile places such as the entire African continent including Nigeria ,North and Central America including the Caribbeans,Asia,and Australia.Many of these missionaries of whom died knew their final fate but still went on to spread the word of Christ without expectation of MONETARY REWARDS FROM EITHER MAN OR GOD.Their duty was simply to liberate the people and to walk them along the path of righteousness, when this is done, they simply went away to their next place of assignments without establishing their own personal churches,that's why they are called "missionaries";People with specific missions.Some of these missionaries came with their personal money to help out with evangelical works and they reaped nothing monetary or otherwise. That's why today, the Christian Pope has no personal belonging,no wife, no children, no real estate properties, no billions in bank, and no treasures in vaults because he Is on a MISSION!
If any Nigerian Pentecostal gods of men possess any of these afore mentioned characteristics of the first generation Apostles,missionaries or, Pope, call me a bastard.If anybody could accurately pinpoint a part in the Bible where the early Xtian Apostles had anything close to a luxurious life, called me a bastard.If the early matyrs ever wore anything exotic in their entire lives, call me out and tutor me. If our Savior Jesus Christ himself amassed wealth and collected tithes from his followers, call me an animal.
Christ merely rode a borrowed donkey into Jerusalem and not even a Horse .That itself is a moral lesson that though he is greatest and mighty, simplicity is virtuous for wealth itself is merely an illusion. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Jesus told a very wealthy man that for him to become a follower ,he had to first let go of his entire wealth first.
The late missionaries who gave of liberation would be rolling in their graves now to see what xtianity has turned out to be in Nigeria. Churches against Churches and followers calling followers of another church denomination fetish. Pastors and Prophets sizing themselves up in terms of wealth and accessories. The more private jets you have, they more holy and Christ-like you are. If you are found with no accessories and wealth, then people would term you an unbeliever not befitting the title "Man Of God" ,and we expect Nigeria to move from where it is to utopia.
Look! Let be frank, religion would be our own ruin in this country if don't Checkmate it now. Look at the countries of the missionaries who liberated us all in Europe, they are all Heaven on Earth, where our own men of gods go to lavish their wealth and you won't hear any such nonsense as pastors buying private jets over there. You won't even know they they have Christians and churches over there because their concept of religion is so advanced and unique.They worked for God and their Nations were blessed through them, but over here, our own Pastors work for themselves, and Nigerians become more impoverished.
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