Tokyo wrote:Let not the devil misled you. Our pastor needs respect
From whom??? From (some of) us???
Not gonna happen! The thing is, we have brains. And (the best part) we use them!!!
I have never understood how people who claim to educated get brainwashed just like that. People can't even differentiate between a human being and God. The are made to believe that challenging or questioning the pastor (man/woman of God, Baba/Mama, Apostle, Prophet, Bishop or whatever name they choose) is challenging God. Seriously? How stupid does one have to be to believe such load of crap.
I listened to a sermon by Bishop J.B. Masinde of Deliverance church on church leadership and accountability and it was just lovely. Some of these brainwashed fellows should listen to it. I will try to look for the video and post it here. But for the brain washed it might be too late. They never listen.
The message from J.B. was that ALL church leaders should be accountable. Church should be separated from pastors/bishops etc. Church money, property etc. should be in the church's name. And the church should be a totally INDEPENDENT entity. Not one where the signatories are the pastor/bishop and his wife, making mockery of the whole system. The pastor should be on a publicly known salary! Sio kuchukua chukua pesa ya kanisa vile kichwa yake inamwambia. Books of accounts should be available for any church member to go through.
He also told his congregation the obvious. Miracles are FREE. God does not need a bribe from you to give you your miracle. The only currency needed is faith. If you need anything from God, just pray. And have faith. Offerings are to support the work the church is doing and your miracles are not dependent on you giving/not giving and/or how much you give!!!
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