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| L-R: Pastors T.B. Joshua and Chris Okotie |
(SaharaReporters)--Last week, in the first part of this article, I argued
that pastors are not immune to error. Ecclesiastical impostors are having a
field day dredging up fables that impoverish the spiritual, mental, financial
and emotional wellbeing of many. In fact, in a bid to make Christianity a
syncretistic, money-spinning, show biz religion, some Nigerian pastors have
inadvertently become couriers of delusion. It is worthy of reiteration, if a
pastor is swayed by the spirit of seduction, he will be Satan’s bait to those
within the orbit of his authority. Doom looms when people uncritically accept
theological nonsense.
There is hardly any catastrophe as huge as having a pastor
that is Satan’s bait to his flock. It fosters satanic colonisation of the minds
of weak-knead churchgoers. Baits do numb minds. They induce false happiness,
senseless actions and blind loyalty. It is safe to assume that was why
some South African Christians eagerly ate grass under the instruction of their
pastor, claiming it will get them “closer to God.” Generally, heresies have the
effect of a lullaby, when dripping from the mouth of a respected preacher. Or
better, tsetse-fly effect; causing the sleeping sickness of the soul. If a
Christian starts listening to “doctrines of devils”, he would inevitably
cultivate dangerous habits of the mind and become docile in Spirit, even though
he may still be hyper-active in church.
