When will you start asking the right questions?
For years, a man boasted that sickness could not touch his family. Until his wife fell ill. No questions asked by his followers. He had also boasted year after year that there would be no breakaways in his ministry. That was until one of his branches broke off recently. No questions asked. Another US-based preacher [...]
Read MoreA Challenge for the 21st Century “Christian”
Sit down at a table with a pen and a note pad (or sheet of paper) that will fit in your pocket. List all the churchy sayings you and your friends say to each other and that you hear your pastor, general overseer or bishop say over and over. After you’ve written down every religious [...]
Read MoreHalf offering is a sin?
I received the following mail yesterday: Hello Pastor, I just want to share with you some of the wonders heard from my friend and will be glad if you can please shed more light on this possible give us where this could be in the holy book. My friend Pastor told them at the night [...]
Read MoreStupid Things People Say: Truth Cannot Be Known
Have you ever heard one of those people who in trying to avoid the immutable truths of the Word of God, say things like, “There is no truth“, or “Truth is not absolute“, “Truth cannot be known“, or the sort. It is actually one of the most stupid and self-contradictory things I have ever heard. [...]
Read MoreClaim a prophecy for your life today
Here are some examples of what the average Church leader today calls prophecies: – God said there is someone here; He will separate you from those who want to destroy your vision. – God said there is someone here, He said you have been enjoying addition, but you will soon be enjoying multiplication. – God [...]
Read MoreDavid Oyedepo: Feet-washing, Holy Communion, Anointing and other issues
This article is my response to the following request submitted by a reader: Im concerned about the whole feet-washing thing,seeing that i was brought up to believe that feet-washing connects one to the priests and the commissions, a connection to prosperity, health e.t.c. also i need us to shed more light on the Holy communion [...]
Read MoreChris Segun Onayinka, and abuse at The Saints Community
No-one really knows how I agonise each time I have to write an article of this sort. I play around with the prospects in my head, dilly-dally, tremble with fear, hesitate, and generally just die a thousand deaths wishing it didn’t have to be done. But what’s got to be done has got to be [...]
Read More7-7-7, 8-8-8, and lots of hocus-pocus
Last year, the hullabaloo was about the 7th day of July 2007 (code 7-7-7). This year, its the 8th day of August 2008 (code 8-8-8). Not that those numbers mean anything Biblically. But as we all know, the falsehood of our age is so deep that churches, G.O.s and pastors have made something out of [...]
Read MoreIn danger from false brothers…
In 2 Corinthians 11:26, the apostle Paul mentioned being in danger from false brothers, among others. The last few weeks have been eye-opening about some of the wolves whose teachings and practices we have examined Biblically and found to be totally false. They are no longer content to sit by and watch the light shine [...]
Read MoreThe Trial of Pastor Enoch
As a sequel to my last article debunking Mr. Enoch Adejare Adeboye’s claims about tithing, Believers are not subject to the Tithe, I hereby present a court scenario in which the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God stands before the Great Judge of all the earth, the Lord Jesus Christ, on this [...]
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