Pastors are supposed to be men of
God filled with grace and caution as they carry the messages from God and
deliver them to the people for them to live godly lives. Their utterances must
be in line with what the Bible teaches.
For instance, in Colosians 4:6
says “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may
know how ye ought to answer every man,” and Ephesians 4:29 says “Let no corrupt
communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of
edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”
In recent times, some prominent
Nigerian pastors have uttered words that shocked many of their followers and
set the internet on fire with sharp criticism.
Here is the list:
1. Pastor Enoch Adeboye
Pastor Enoch Adeboye is the
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, popularly referred to
as ‘Daddy GO.’ Adeboye is respected worldwide and a revered man of God, but he
recently faltered with his choice of words.
On June 7, 2020, a viral video
hit the internet where Adeboye threatened to kill anyone who messed around with
is wife.
According to him, “You have heard me say it before. You can do whatever you like to me, you can criticize me, you can insult me, you can trample on me, I will only pray for you. But if you mess around with my wife, I will kill you.
“I will kill you so thoroughly
you won’t even be able to rise on the resurrection morning. When some people
ask how are you going to do that, I tell my daddy to send you to hell straight
away, so that there will be no need to come forward for judgement.”
2. Pastor David Ibiyeomie
Pastor David Ibiyeomie is the
founder of Salvation Ministries, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The ministry is one of
the biggest in Port Harcourt and commands huge followership. He is also a
disciple of Bishop David Oyedepo, presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide.
Many were shocked few days ago
when Ibiyeomie lost his cool and attacked critic, Daddy Freeze for speaking
against his mentor, Oyedepo. Ibiyeomie threatened to kill Daddy Freeze and
called him a bastard. As soon as the video hit online, thousands of criticisms
and comments followed.
According to Ibiyeomie, “I can’t
be alive and you insult my father. The day Daddy Freeze insults Oyedepo, I will
deal with him and arrest him. Who gave birth to you? Do you have a father? Show
us his picture.
“Oyedepo will not talk but I
can’t be alive and you insult my father. I curse the day you were born. I will
tear you into pieces you bastard. He is insulting him because he has no father.
“You can never insult a father if
you have one, be warned. A man whose wife left him, has no good job, will be
insulting my father and people will be laughing online. I will never be alive
to see such and do nothing again.”
3. Apostle Johnson Suleman
Apostle Johnson Suleman is the President, Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide. He commands huge followership and is known for several predictions.
Sometimes ago, Suleman, while
reacting to killings in some parts of the country rained curses on the killers
and their unborn generations.
“Anyone that is buying arms and
sponsoring the killings in Nigeria, may his generations be wiped out to the 7th
generation.”
While it is good for Suleman to
pray against killing, it is unscriptural to pray that God should wipe out their
generations unborn.
4. Bishop David Oyedepo
Bishop Oyedepo is the presiding
Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide. Oyedepo commands huge followership and
has been known for his frankness when it comes to national issues.
Sometimes ago, Oyedepo missed it.
He placed curses on alleged Fulani herdsmen who killed one of his pastors,
Jeremiah Omolewa.
The bishop was visibly angry when
he placed the curses.
Oyedepo continued: “Just last
Sunday night for those of us who may have heard the news, one of our pastors
was hacked down by Fulani herdsmen from Abuja to Kaduna. I want you to know
that it’s the last they will do because I am going to lead you now to release
curse of God upon his assailants and all their backers.
“Except I am not sent, their end
has come. This evil system will crash. And I am speaking as a Prophet, not as a
pastor, like somebody walking on the street. This evil system that has no value
for life, this wicked system – Fulani demons: In the name of Jesus, their end
has come.
“It’s not by force that we live
together. Nobody in this land has more stake than me in Nigeria. The church is
not begging to live. The church has the legal and divine right to live in this
country. You know because the church has played so cheap.
“God curses. He said whosoever
curses you, I will curse Gen 12:3. Oh God, confirm your curse upon them.
“Jesus curses. The fig tree which
thou curseth is withered away, how quickly Mark 11:21. Release your curse upon
these wicked men.
“The Holy Ghost curses. Paul full
of the Holy Ghost, looked at that demon called Elymas, released a curse upon
him and he went blind same time, Acts 13:9-11. Holy Ghost, release your curse
upon these wicked men. They just crossed the red line. They just crossed the
red line. They just crossed the red line,” he said.
“It’s a hard thing to kick against the pricks,
your end has come, you have just crossed the red line and in the name of Jesus:
Cursed art thou and your generations after you; Cursed art thou and your
generations after you; Cursed art thou and your generations after you. Cursed
art thou tonight.
“Cursed be these Fulani herdsmen,
cursed be their generations, cursed be their sponsors in the name of Jesus. In
the name of Jesus Christ. How many believe when I pray, God hears? How many
believe when I release verdicts, Heaven confirms it? Forget about them!
“You touch my son, how dare you!
Can you ever escape? Your charmers can’t help you, your enchanters can’t help
you. I release the judgement of God upon all your charmers, all your
enchanters, I command waves of insanity over them. Thank You Jesus. Anyone that
dares any of you, goes down for you on the spot.”
However, Oyedepo forgot that
Stephen was being stoned to death by the Jewish people, but he prayed for them
at the point of death and Paul the Apostle was later converted. Our Lord Jesus
Christ on the cross prayed: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
do.”
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To you, it is right for anyone else to react when provoked, but when CHRISTIANS and Men of God (pastors etc) reacts, then it is wrong and unexpected. Are they not humans like any other being? Do blood not flow in their arteries and veins? Are they immune to insults? People make very terrible statements everyday, and no one picks on them, but when it is a Pastor, they get crucified.
ReplyDeleteFor those of you planted in the Church to pick faults in preachers, your judgement is at hand. You don’t need to agree with everything a preacher says, and that is not sufficient for publishing or even posting your recording online.
Rather pray for them and if you are offended, call their attention to it.