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| Pastor Enoch ADEJARE ADEBOYE |
Since the unpalatable scandal/controversy broke and blew up many days back it has generated so much heat and allowed for so much reactions. At a point, when many leaders of the church were quiet, it made the populace to question the integrity of the many men and women of God, who were like in a comatose mode as they had refused to talk or give their opinions.
But maybe after thinking very well over the matter at hand, it's like many might either have thought to seek the face of God first before they come out openly to make any statements or many might have just employed restraint first, like the scriptures in the book of Proverbs admonishes. So that when they have spoken, it wouldn't be misleading, misconstrued, misrepresented etc or just seen as crazy talk from just anybody.
Some major church people have spoken already, but of all that have said something, that of the G.O of the RCCG, that's the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God really carries major weight. Some of the major reasons for that is that, people believe his words are not frivolous in any way or manner over issues. He has never been caught in any controversies before, so he is seen as some one can hear from. He oversees probably the largest congregations of Christians worldwide. He is vastly respected by all other major heavyweight pastors, men and women of God, in fact he is considered by many to be the Pastor of pastors. Finally, many believes that he actually hears from God and that he is a man of unflinching integrity and grace.
So when such a personality like that gets up to say something about an issue, all hears would be pricked and all attentions would be focused. And so the respected man of God has finally said his own somewhat, about the raging issue and unpalatable scandal that blew open a terrible stench from a maggot filled can of worms just many days back.
So hear what he had to say as was transcribed by us from the video above----
I don't want to comment on some happenings. I have always said to you when some people say why don't you talk, why don't you talk. I have always said I am a man under authority. Redeemed Christian Church of God belongs to CAN and we belong to PFN. In CAN we have a President andt here's a President in PFN (Pentecostal Federation of Nigeria) whatever they say, is what I have said. That's why I keep my mouth shut. But I feel compelled to say some things, to those of us who are young and upcoming ministers of God. And everything am going to say is from the Bible. So if you want to criticize what I have said, you have to criticize the bible.
Nos 1. It is written, there's nothing hid, that shall not come into the open. Mark Chapter 4:22. It doesn't matter how long. You think you have done something and it's covered and that it would never come to the open, then you can go and throw away your Bible, because the one who said so, that there's nothing hid that shall not come to the open is the Truth Himself, Jesus Christ. The harbinger of grace, because there are some of us who think that somebody like me, they say he is old fashioned. I agree. I am old fashioned, because Jesus is old fashioned. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He hasn't changed. God the Father is old fashioned. The same dress which He had been wearing before the foundation of the earth is what He is still wearing today. God is not fashionable, He only wears Light. Nothing hid that would not be made manifest.
2. Sooner or later, according to Numbers 32:23 sooner or later your sins would find you out. Your sins would find you out. It's sure, your sins would find you out that's what the bible says. If you have given your life to Jesus Christ, the blood of Jesus Christ would wash away all your sins. But after you have your life to Jesus! You continue in sin under the guise of grace, as the Lord lives, your sins would find you out. Which brings me to nos 3.
3. Am advising all the young ones. The Bible says you must abstain from all the appearance of evil. 1 Thessalonian chapter 5:22. The elders say, they want to burn and you rub yourself with oil and you sat near fire. You have made the job easyyy. The elders say, African elders, not me ooooo. I am a young boy. The elders say, they are calling you a thief and you are playing with the child of a goat. I hope you understand. The elders say, what you are not going to eat, don't smell. Avoid every appearance of evil. Avoid it! Just one more point and then I go to what we want to discuss today.
The bible says, if the devil comes to you face to face, to fight you, it says stand and fight. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Hmmmmm. But according to 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 22. He said when you find yourself facing youthful lust, temptation. He said don't wait to fight, flee. You know the meaning of flee?
Flee means run as in terror. When you see a sister smiling at you in a coy coy way, run. Run as in terror. Don't say no no, I am a great man of God. I am highly anointed. Ask Samson. I know you would say he has come again. He is an old fashioned man. I agree! That's what they call me, when I say I wil never have a private secretary who is a woman. No ooooo!!!! Private secretary has to be a man. Aaaaa because listen to me my brothers, when a woman accuses you of something, nobody is going to listen to you uuuuu.
Nobody!!! They will listen to the woman. When you say where is witness, the sister would say do they invite people to such things? When you say aaaa how can it be me? Everybody will say how come it is you that she has mentioned, of all the men? I am old fashioned, but I was ordained in 1975 and am still surviving. It is better to be old fashioned and live, than to be modern and die.
Do I hear somebody shout Alleluia!!!!! Have not said anything oooooo.... Only the bible have been speaking. Luke chapter 1......
