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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of
the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Marvel not that
I said unto thee, ye must be born again” (John 3:1-7).
Pastors are supposed to be the conscience of the society. They are
supposed to be God’s representatives here on earth. Like Elisha in the Bible,
they are supposed to warn the people about the dangers of disobeying God and
guide them to the path of righteousness. They are supposed to lead by example.
Today, some pastors are the problems of the society. The lifestyle of
some pastors is contradictory to what they preach. It has got so bad that when
a man introduces himself as a pastor, he attracts immediate suspicion. Scandals
and controversies have eaten too deep into the church like an incurable cancer.
Like electric poles, churches are springing up all over the country and
their general overseers or CEOs are fast emerging as the richest men in the
country. Some Nigerian pastors represent their stomach instead of Christ.
Churches have been turned into banks and business centres with branch pastors
given targets for increased turnover by headquarters.
Most of these new breed churches only preach prosperity because
preaching salvation will impact negatively on the church’s GDP. Some of today’s
pastors, after t
