A retired Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Okogie, has warned the Pastor of the Household of God Church International, Chris Okotie, against talking out of ignorance or else he will be digraced.
The cardinal was reacting to the Okotie’s recent comment that “all Catholics will go to hell” in an interview with our correspondent.
Okotie, while criticising the Catholic Church in a sermon, had said the church was “a counterfeit church set up by Satan.” He also said Catholics “bow to idols and crucify Jesus every Sunday when they eat bread claiming they are eating Jesus’ body.”
Describing Catholic as “a counterfeit church set up by Satan,” Okotie said. “They (Catholics) are not Christians and have never been. They don’t know Jesus. They believe that when they eat bread on Sundays, they are eating the body of Jesus. It’s ritual,” he added.
Okogie, however, said it was wrong for the 55-year-old pastor to speak on what he knew little or nothing about.
He said, “It is always good to talk on what you know, not on what you do not know. The problem we have today is that a lot of people put their mouth in what does not concern them because they want people to know that they too are there; that they can be reckoned with.
“I don’t think that is the way to do things, no. I think the best thing is to always put your mouth where God puts it, if you don’t want to be disgraced.”
Okotie, who had divorced two wives, recently bought a 2014 Bespoke Edition of Rolls Royce Coupeto worth N120m to mark his 30 years as born-again Christian and 27 years as a pastor.
One of his aides said he had earlier spent N33m on a Range Rover Autobiography to mark a milestone of his ministry. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Even though Chris Okotie might not be perfect, but he speaks the mind of Christ " thou shall warship the Lord thy God only" & shall not bow down to graven images as Catholic Church are. Therefore, this form of warship is demonic & have no root in the Bible which is the authentic word of God. Those warshipers are either blindfolded or consciously serving the Devil. The Bible said " my people perish for lack of knowledge. Therefore, All Catholics are serving the Devil & would go to hell unless if they repent. Pastor Chris u're right, fire on. The God whom u serve would never allow you to be disgrace. All enermies of the Cross of Christ Jesus are already a disgraced. Come Lord Jesus!
ReplyDeleteA lot of people attack what they think is Catholicism...the more you attack the church, the more you show how much ignorance you are about Christianity, about even the bible that you guys all scream about like it dropped from heaven. Keep 'protesting' in your 'Pentecostal' sea of ignorance. Some day an ungrateful child will realise that his father always sees clearer than his naive son...
ReplyDeleteWell done. Teach them my brother.No historian can remove catholic church from Christianity whether you are protesting one thing or the other.The Bible did it fall from the sky? The doctrine of trinity which most denominations now believe was it not pronounced in a Council chaired by Catholic Bishops? what are these recent Awilo dancing churches want to say?
DeleteI don't think pastor Chis Okotie deserves the attention of the revered gentle archbishop. Silence, the English say is the best answer to a fool!
ReplyDeleteThe problem with religion is that the adherents find it difficult to accept that their old ways are demonic or atleast without any backing from the books they so claim to follow.
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ReplyDeleteAnon.. 1:17... I thought that u r sensible enough bicos i know that before u and ur pastor became and prayed ur so called born again prayer, u had a church then....Who told u that Catholic worship idols? What you dont know is bigger than you and will always be bigger than u....
ReplyDeleteAll u stupid and ignorant fools parading dwmswvea to be xtians. Look at okotie instead of using ua mony to help d poor u r buy cars n all sort to mark ur 27 dirty years of preaching nonsence. U call ua sef a man of God n u kip divorcing one wife after d oda.and conducting beauty pageant in d so called house of God. Hahahahahah I leaf at UA stupidity and dt of ua followers cos UA heading to hell with d way u turn Gods word upside down. I believe u rent d only Pentecostal pastor in Nigeria xos people who knew wat dey r doing in Gods vineyard aren't even critisizin well I believe UA church is lacking fame and d best way to advert ur church is to take UA frustrations on catholics. D same way u critisize prophet T.B Joshua and pastor Chris Oyakilome Cos people left UA church to dias. I am an Anglican and we don't judge people nor churches. UA main aim is to concert people to God and make heaven and not who attend dis church or not. Church went take u to heaven ooooo okotie it is UA hard work cos it is people like you DAT jet will take to hell fire. Keep conduct beauty pageant in UA church and keep teaching dose ignorant fools DT come here to back you up whom r not even sure of dia salvation. It is fools DT will banter words with an irresponsible man like u. I think dia shed be restriction on d way people advert d churchesdese days. Very soon u will be exposed like Rev King. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaa. See church! Hahahhahahahhahaahhaha Rev okotie or wateva u cal uasef go and warm UA seat and stop advertising.
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ReplyDeleteIf Bible is taken as the final authority by the body of Christ, there will not be schism. Some group somehow is feeding from other source(s). Let's all do it the Jesus's way.
ReplyDeleteHouse of God shudnt be used for any oda motive beside preaching cos any tin outside dat is an error. Beauty pageant in church is out of it. Okotie stop disgracing uasef n your so called congregation. To be fore warned is to be fore armed. He who has ears let him hearhear
ReplyDeleteIdolatory form of warship as practiced in Catholic Church must stop, if d warshippers want to server Jesus Christ by carrying his Cross. The Devil has infiltrated d Church of God by bringing idols to comanflage & take the place of God, that's impossible " for d foundation of d Church of God standeth sure having this seal, God knoweth them that are his" let those who confess the Name of Jesus depart from warshipping graving images! Pls my brothers, read d Bible 2 be able to separate the truth from d shaft.
ReplyDeleteMr ignorance that is how you fail exams.you talk about what you do not know.
DeleteWat is happening in christiandom is a sign dat christ 2nd coming is near be very careful bcos u wil give account of every idle words spoken mat12:36.we'r in perilous time.are u living 2 d standard? hell is real,beware else u find urself there.
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