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AKONE:
Be honest—do you think today’s churches are preaching the true gospel, or have we watered it down to keep seats filled?
Drop your thoughts in the comments. 👇
Be bold. Be truthful. Let’s talk.

AKONE:
If everyone feels at home—Muslim, atheist, adulterer, fornicator, fraudster, liar—and no one ever feels convicted… then my friend, that’s not church. That’s spiritual palliative care.

I didn’t expect a revelation in a barbershop, but God has a way of confronting you in everyday moments. I was sitting there, minding my business, listening to the usual banter—football, politics, who owes who money—when a man dropped a statement that shook me to the core.

He said his friend recruits people for arranged miracles. Paid-for testimonies. Choreographed “deliverances.” Fake healings.

I felt the air thicken.
But then he said something even more unbelievable:

“I’m a Muslim… but I go to church every week.”

He wasn’t joking.
He wasn’t whispering.
He said it confidently, like someone announcing their favourite bar.

And I froze inside.

A Muslim.
In church.
Weekly.
Comfortably.
Unchallenged.
Unmoved.
Unconvicted.

How?

What exactly is that church preaching?
Who exactly are they worshipping?
How can a man sit under the so-called gospel of Jesus Christ—week after week—and feel no conflict in his spirit?

Jesus literally said, “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6)
Yet somehow, the Jesus being preached in some churches today never confronts, never convicts, never converts.

I sat there thinking, This cannot be the gospel.

Then it hit me with painful clarity:

We are witnessing the rise of the All-Comers Church—the church where everyone is welcome because no truth is preached strongly enough to challenge anyone.

Come as you are… and by all means, stay exactly as you are.
Live however you like… and we’ll never mention repentance.
Keep your sin… and we’ll keep the offering basket moving.

I once saw a church proudly declare in their statement of belief that they welcomes all regardless of sexual practice or orientation. Not past mistakes—present practice. As if Jesus says, “Follow Me… but live however you desire.”

But when Jesus met sinners, He didn’t clap for their lifestyle.
He didn’t wink at their choices.
He didn’t water down the message.
He said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17)

He welcomed them with love, yes.
But He transformed them with truth.

Today, many churches offer love without truth.
Comfort without conviction.
Acceptance without transformation.
Grace without repentance.
A saviour without a cross.

And this is why sinners sit comfortably.
This is why backsliders feel at peace.
This is why unbelievers worship without ever believing.
This is why demons feel at home.

Because nothing challenges them.

But hear me:
A gospel that doesn’t confront cannot convert.
A sermon that doesn’t pierce cannot purify.
A church that avoids sin cannot save sinners.

Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation.” (Romans 1:16)
But what we call gospel today often has no power at all. It offends no one because it transforms no one.

And if the message in your church can’t disturb the old man inside you, it definitely won’t birth the new man God is calling you to be.

The early church turned cities upside down.
Today’s church struggles to turn people’s hearts the right way up.

We don’t need more entertaining churches.
We need more awakening churches.
Churches that preach repentance.
Churches that preach holiness.
Churches that preach the cross.
Churches that preach Jesus—not vibes, not feelings, not motivational quotes.

Because the house of God was never meant to be the all-comers club.
It was meant to be the place where all who come encounter Christ—and leave changed

paxonel:
We don't need churches that preach repentance, holiness and the Cross.

Currently, there are no churches that don't preach all these things you mentioned, yet impunity is everywhere .

We need churches that are realistic.
We need churches that when you go there every Sunday, all they discuss are ways to achieve good governance, justice and equity for all citizens irrespective of their religions, tribes and culture in order to maintain a sustainable living.

All these and repentance this..
Holiness that..
Miracle this..
Prayer that...
They are all hypocrisy.
They do not address issues the way they are

To this, it seems Nigeria is yet to have one single church, even though there are churches scattered everywhere.

And always remember,
The likes of Jehovah witnesses are not church.
It seems they are evil cult seeing that they are indifferent to governance and the gospel of eternal life preached by Jesus Christ

Truthseeker10:
So explain how we can achieve good governance, justice and equity for all citizens irrespective of religions, tribes and culture in order to maintain a sustainable living.

paxonel:
You know you will never get it from the bible!
This is where education comes in

MaxInDHouse:
When Jesus is in a gathering you will feel at ease with no conviction of any sort.

It's when you want to pray to God that you will start having serious issues after reflecting on the sermon but when Jesus is delivering the sermon ọmọ you will feel at home because he speaks consolingly, friendly, lovingly and calmly to sinners that's what makes Pharisees hate him as he won't scold anyone for their past errors rather you will be moved to think of how to become God's friend too!🙂

paxonel:
We don't need churches that preach repentance, holiness and the Cross.

Currently, there are no churches that don't preach all these things you mentioned, yet impunity is everywhere

We need churches that are realistic.
We need churches that when you go there every Sunday, all they discuss are ways to achieve good governance, justice and equity for all citizens irrespective of their religions, tribes and culture in order to maintain a sustainable living.

All these repentance this..
Holiness that..
Miracle this..
Prayer that...
They are all hypocrisy.
They do not address issues the way they are

To this, it seems Nigeria is yet to have one single church, even though there are churches scattered everywhere.

And always remember,
The likes of Jehovah witnesses are not church.
It seems they are evil cult seeing that they are indifferent to governance and the gospel of eternal life preached by Jesus Christ

MindHacker9009:
The Original Torah is the only True word of God not the corrupted books we have today.

10 Proofs That Jesus Never Existed


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKgquybydnA


Comments:

@jaeboston8455
3 months ago
At 9, I came to this realization. Nothing made sense. All of the rituals confused me. Holy water, genuflecting,and crossing my heart would get me in heaven. Why did I need a priest or preacher. Why couldn't I have a personal relationship and communicate with God. There were so many questions. I saw Christianity was responsible for so many deaths and oppression throughout the world at so many points in history. It just didn't make sense to this 9 year old kid.

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@top8137
3 months ago
This 9 year is smarter than most adults.

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The stories about Jesus was plagiarized from older , earlier religions ! Historically proven !!!.

AKONE:
The primary goal of the Church is to raise Disciples of Christ,

not Politicians. The Church is not a political party.

However if Church members are correctly discipled, they will make a mark in any sphere of life they find themselves, including politics. Good governance, justice and equity are by-products of correct discipleship.

If you don't need a Church that preaches the cross, it means you don't need Christ, and you don't need Christianity, because the cross the the core message of Christianity.

It is not true that there are no Churches that don't preach themselves things.

What you hear from most Churches today are prosperity/enemy driven messages, not the message of the cross.

It appears to me that you do not have any idea what Christianity is about. I pray that you encounter Christ.

AKONE:
This is a product of high level of ignorance. Please study for yourself and stop listening to ignorant people.

Check this out: https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2022/11/18/top-ten-historical-references-to-jesus-outside-of-the-bible/

https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-there-any-evidence-for-jesus-outside-the-bible/

Intro:


Is There Any Evidence for Jesus Outside the Bible?
The reliable Gospel eyewitness accounts aren’t the only ancient description of Jesus. There are also non-Christian descriptions of Jesus from the late 1st to 5th Century. What do the non-Biblical accounts say about Jesus and how are we to assess them? It’s been my experience that two people can examine the same event (or even the same historical character) and disagree about what they have seen. Many years ago President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, and the entire event was captured on video tape. There were hundreds of eyewitnesses. The tapes were watched over and over again. Yet, in the midst of such a robust eyewitness record, people still argue to this day about what they saw and what actually happened. Was it a lone shooter or an elaborate conspiracy? Something very similar occurred when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists. Most of us either saw the attack live on television or watched the video for months afterward. But the event is still interpreted in a variety of ways. Was this the act of international terrorists or an elaborate governmental conspiracy? Two well documented historical events with a rich set of evidences. In spite of this, both events have been interpreted in a variety of ways. It shouldn’t surprise us then to find the historical records of Jesus Christ might also experience the same type of scrutiny and diverse interpretation. Did Jesus truly live, minister, died and rise from the grave as the Gospels record or was it an elaborate conspiracy? One thing we know about the Kennedy assassination and the World Trade Center attack: regardless of interpretation, there were eyewitnesses to the events, and the events did truly occur. In a similar manner, the ancient evidence related to Jesus reveals there were eyewitnesses and He did exist in history. Is there any evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? Yes, and the ancient non-Christian interpretations (and critical commentaries) of the Gospel accounts serve to strengthen the core claims of the New Testament.

Hostile Non-Biblical Pagan Accounts
There are a number of ancient classical accounts of Jesus from pagan, non-Christian sources. These accounts are generally hostile to Christianity; some ancient authors denied the miraculous nature of Jesus and the events surrounding His life:

Thallus (52AD)
Thallus is perhaps the earliest secular writer to mention Jesus and he is so ancient his writings don’t even exist anymore. But Julius Africanus, writing around 221AD does quote Thallus who previously tried to explain away the darkness occurring at Jesus’ crucifixion:

“On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun.” (Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18:1)

If only more of Thallus’ record could be found, we might find more confirmation of Jesus’ crucifixion. But there are some things we can conclude from this account: Jesus lived, He was crucified, and there was an earthquake and darkness at the point of His crucifixion.

Open those links if you need to read more.

AKONE:
Sinners were free to come to Him.