This era thought rapture was going to happen on the finish of the final millennium/starting of this.
Within the 70s, 80s and 90s because the millennium was quick coming to an finish, there was a “church increase”. Many rushed to Church not as a result of they understood Christ neither His Love, however the “concern of going to hellfire” did… it was a revival constructed on concern greater than love.
The concern basis continues into the millennium even until date. This concern issue has given rise to many fear-related doctrines and beliefs that hunted the wheel of progress of the Gospel of Christ.
A few of these concern associated beliefs or doctrines are:
I. Extremism of the doctrine of tithe. “In the event you don’t pay devourer would come from heaven”. I consider in tithing and sowing as an indication of honour to God. I do it as led and never as threatened. In the event you love Christ, giving to His works occurs effortlessly. You’ll be able to’t use Malachi to intimidate me when Ephesians tells me that “Christ Has redeemed me from the curse of the legislation”. And you’re bringing Malachi to place me in bondage. In the event you should stay by Malachi, let’s go to the Outdated Testomony and stay by all of the legal guidelines there, don’t choose those to obey.
II. Extremism of doctrine of “father in lord”, A fellow despatched to me in the present day’s morning devotional of one of many main Pentecostal church buildings in the present day. I wept once I noticed the eagerness by which the author was speaking about “submission” and “father in lord”. He by no means talked about organic mother and father in any method. Once they wish to cage males, they go to Outdated Testomony to import issues to suit into their management system.
Extremism of this doctrine is silent on the main of the Holy Spirit. It has caged many to the purpose that God Himself can not attain His individuals as a result of they should entry God by way of “father within the
lord”.
III. They have a tendency to lose their focus and apparently don’t know their place. Nigeria was amalgamated in 1914. There was a revival referred to as Azusa road in 1906 -1915.
You see that the amalgamation occurred on the peak and ending days of the revival.
The plan of God is for the south to evangelise the north. The Igbos have been to steer that task. In Nigeria, they’ve the very best proportions of Christians and properly established in northern components of Nigeria than any ethnic group. The likes of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odimegwu Ochukwu have been born within the north. That is to inform you how established they have been in north in pre-independence Nigeria.
Assemblies of God Church which is an offshoot of Asuza road revival had her Headquarters in Enugu, she arrived Nigeria in 1934, her council was inaugurated in 1964. That was 20 and 50 years respectively after amalgamation.
Two years after the council’s inauguration of Assemblies of God, there was a coup in 1966 that later led to battle.
The Igbos who ought to have run with the gospel, returned again house and struggled to outlive post-war hardship.
Emeka now hears Umar, as a substitute of a joyful temper to see somebody to witness Christ with, one thing in him dies.
This is similar when Ngozi sees Zainab and it continues like that… And that’s how the satan wished it.
In the midst of the Warfare in 1968, Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa inaugurated Church of God Mission. With the assistance of this man, God turned to South West, since South East was not yielding.
It’s by no means a coincidence that over 80% of Church denominations which have nice nationwide coverages and acceptance are pioneered by males from South West. Identify them, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Dwelling Religion, Deeper Life, Mountain of Hearth… the checklist is countless.
Pst Chris and Christ Embassy are among the many very many offshoots of that Assemblies of God revival although he would later meet Arch Bishop Ben Idahosa of blessed reminiscence, who mentored him in Ministry.
That hate and hatred that Remoted the south east’s Nice Fee Ministry after the battle, discovered expressions within the church by way of the federal government of Goodluck Jonathan. Many southeastern leaders gained voices within the Church and0 sowed a seed of hate that has been cooking in them in direction of north since after the battle.
The Church nearly towed that path of hate and within the final 2019 elections, it was properly manifested. Church now breeding hate in direction of these Christ says love.
As a Christian in China, your major ministerial constituency is Buddhism, in India it’s Hinduism and in Nigeria, it’s Islam… “what shall separate us from the love of Christ”? Shall politics?
As COVID-19 has come to deflate and query many man-made doctrines, it’s time to look inward, ask ourselves; “what’s the core mandate of the Nigerian Church?
After COVID-19-19, I see a educating revival that may expose males to Christ and never males to a person of God or father within the Lord than it does to God.
It will be revival based mostly on the Particular person and Love of Christ as evangelism as its core. After I say evangelism I imply evangelism. Not members searching outreach we model “evangelism”. Evangelism the place we take Christ to the World, have been our convictions regardless of hate would conquer them with the Love of Christ. The place we will go after those that by no means consider in Jesus as Lord and Saviour. These are the those who once they settle for Christ, Heaven rejoices. Not a person who accepts Jesus as Lord and believes in his coronary heart that God raised Him from the lifeless, however he’s nonetheless battling with flesh in sure areas. Apostle Paul calls such “SPIRITUAL BABE”, he’s a candidate for Heaven, however we mistook “evangelism” for going after Religious Babes to fill our buildings and never after believers, to fill Heaven.
A “mere” comic has spoken.
Good morning Nigeria.
Enenche Enenche
Abuja, Nigeria.
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