A minister with the Assemblies of God Mission Nigeria, Joe-Great Otumala, has faulted those speaking ill of the late founder of synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet TB Joshua.
IDOMA VOICE reports that Prophet Joshua died on June 5, just a week to his 58 birthday.
Following his death, some people, especially clerics have me celebrating, saying a fake prophet has gone.
But Otumala asked Nigeria to brace up because that more TB Joshuas are coming.
He made this know in an article posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
I find it necessary to make certain clarifications on the most noisome issue on the sphere of the Nigerian church today as regard TB Joshua and the Church
WHO WAS TB JOSHUA
To me and the average Nigerian, TB Joshua was the most human preacher in the Nigerian sphere
He was kind, Humble, Simple and very, generous. Lest I forget he was very wise.
WHY THEN WAS THE CHURCH HAVING PROBLEMS ACCEPTING HIM?
The above listed qualities are very good and should be emulated, but it is important to know that while all these are required qualities in Christianity, Christianity is deeper than that.
He had no recorded of salvation experience, he had no known church foundation of or place of discipleship, no minister that can attest to have raised him. He just showed up! Even Jesus didn’t show up like that. Remember, he was taken to Jerusalem at age twelve for a religious scrutiny.
You cannot be born a preacher you are raised a preacher.
He engaged in unscriptural practice of selling water and his photograph in those days for 11 thousand Naira before you can see him
He introduced amulets in the church by selling wrist bands that he publicly displayed them ‘exorcising demons’. I mean, people wear the bands and starts manifesting strangely. These are amulets!
To the discerning, these practice are unacceptable manipulations, but unfortunately, as a means of generating revenue, many GOs started following the error of Balaam. Do not forget that in the Bible it was first called an error, but it grew to become the way of Balaam and in Revelation, it was called the doctrine of Balaam. That is how dangerous it is.
HAVING SAID ALL THESE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TB JOSHUA HAS NEVER BEEN A MAN OF GOD! 1 John 2:19
He has begotten many of his likes to the extent of deceiving many.
THE SINS OF THE CHURCH (the Church folly and TB Joshua’s wisdom)
T B Joshua succeeded so much because the Church failed so much.
The Church was pursuing prosperity at the expense of her suffering members, He exploited that.
The Church “great men of God” were hard to reach playing hard to get, he exploited that the Church fathers were buying jets and boasting about wealth, he was busy helping and giving to the poor among them.
The world is in need of solution, a solution the church can give but refused to, let me be bold to say that TB Joshua is the reason many churches started doing charity today, because they were challenged.
It is so unfortunate that darkness has to teach light how to be light.
That was the reason why I said earlier that the greatest man of God in Nigeria should learn TB Joshua, because if we do not change, more TB Joshuas are coming to becloud the people’s true view of right from wrong
It is a call to repentance!
I will talk about Philanthropy and Biblical almsgiving later.
Thank you all.
Joe Great Otumala
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