The true gospel. The African and European Christianity review

Happy Sunday fams.

Evey time spent in the presence of the Lord is truly a time of Joy and gladness. When I woke up this morning, preparing to go to Church, I was already dressed and was about going out when the sandal I wore decided to show it protest of not going to church with me by cutting off. I was really disappointed it had to give way like that especially on an important Sunday like this. Funny thing is I have already stepped out of the house so I had to go back and search for another shoe to wear that will go with the cloth that I wore. I had to quickly think and choose another shoe so I can get to church on time. Anyways I got to church on time and was able to take the roles given to me.

On my way to church, I started ruminating in my mind the concept of the gospel and why is it that the gospel or mode of operation of church in Africa (Nigeria in particular) is different from the one in European and other parts of the world? I think it's a well known fact that Africans are very religious and pray even more than any other parts of the world. But why this? Does it mean there are two different types of Christianity? Or does this means that there are two Christs? Is the Bible written to favour one race or is it written to be understood differently? Of course not! There is only one Christianity, one God, one saviour, one Christ, one interpretation and certainly one spirit. But what of all the difference we see today in the body of Christ.

The reason is quite as complicated as it is simple. Before we start investigating into the cause of this differences, it is note worthy to state that the Bible had already spelled all this out. To the difference, one major character of the differences is culture. According to a work wide definition, culture can be defined as the way of life of a certain people. He way he dress, talk, walk, cook, eat and do all other things. Now, the center of Christianity, Christ, is from a Hebrew nation. He was Jew by birth and grew up in the tradition of the Jew even though he didn't approve of most of their conducts because of the various flaws he saw in there. Now, it will be quite hard for one who is not a Jew to truly seek the saviour if the access to him were restricted to the Jew language. But he didn't! Infact the Bible said those who shall worship God will worship him in Spirit and in truth! This is where the first blockage to true worship in Africa comes from. We feel like we need to do something, carry something or move something before we can serve God. But God said all he needs for us to truly serve him is for us to be in spirit and to worship him in all sincerity of our heart. Christian worships in Europe and other parts of the world aside Africa know this and don't really need much effort and force to worship the true God, Africans on the other hand though being very very religious are serve God in the flesh and without Sincerity. So, it is Israel all over ago if you understand what I mean.

Another major cause of the seemingly difference in the Christianity of Africans and others is what I call 'the shepherds cause'. A Shepherd as we all know is someone that tends and take care of a sheep or sheep. He provides the grasses the sheep eat, the water it drinks and the place it is supposed to move or stay. According to the Bible, pastors (or other men of God) are God's shepherds to lead God's people to him. But what do we see in the Nigerian church? A Shepherd skinny his sheep and feeding off it. Instead of feeding the sheep with the real word of God and the truth of his kingdom, rather he keeps a portion to himself, feed the sheep with malnourished feeds and starve them of the living water. He directs them to the path of wickedness and worldly possession and claims seeking first one's prosperity and happiness is Paramount as the kingdom of God can follow afterwards. I tell you, an average Christian in an average African church does not know why Jesus is the son of God and yet still God! They don't even know how to pray neither do they believe they can do anything without their pastor or a specific man of God. A person that learns about Christ in the internet is much more knowledgeable than an average African Christian. This is truly a sad occurrence, because Africa, by virtue of grace and the prophetic, is supposed to be a greatest representative of God's power and will but what we see is the direct impact. It has become so terrible that people now see God as powerless and his will weak since those that were supposed to be representing him are projecting the wrong image.

Let me highlight some problems this has caused. Firstly is the issue of the get-rich-quick schemes. Where do we think it sprout out from? It is from the church. The truth is poverty has been in African for a very long time even before the colonization era. What I mean is there is no nation without the poor, although colonization does set Africa backward. After Christianity has spread throughout Africa, poverty still persist and there were no cases of ritual killing as we have them today. People truly seek God with their hearts and might, Africans, Americans, polish, and all other races come together, wine together, sit together and see themselves as equals as far as they were Christians. God moved mightily through them with many signs, wonders, miracles, and power. Some men of God that held the move of God at the time were: Apostle Joseph Ayodele Babalola (co-founder of C.A.C. He was never anointed by any man to a ministerial office. He was a diligent church worker just seeking to please God and held his power), Bishop Benson Idahosa, Apostle Obadare, Evang. Daniel Kolenda, etc. Time and space won't suffice to list them talkless of discussing about their lifestyle but they all had one thing in common and that is genuine passion to seek and please God and God, according to his promises in his word, revealed himself into him. By what happened after this people? There was a sharp turn in both the doctrine of faith and the reason for faith.

Christian are supposed to give their lives to God and worship God because he alone is worthy to be worshipped and so they may grow in the knowledge of God to the maturity of Christ, but what is really happening? The message of salvation has turned to a message of prosperity, to a message of collecting money and aessage of growing in every physical ramifications but the spirit. I am not against making money (after all that one of the reasons I am here lol) what I'm saying is when that becomes the priority, everything becomes futility and a load of trash. Now since the members don't see what the pastor is preaching manifesting in their lives, they opt in to option B: ritual and fraud! Since the main focus to make sure the members are rich, getting it from somewhere else is not going to be an issue and believe many pastor, though know that the source of the wealth of their member is pure evil, they will still praise them, give them positions in the church and shower prayers on them, hence the lost of the true gospel!

Thanks friends for reading this article. Make sure you are having the true form of the Gospel because the time is at hand and our saviour is nearer than we thought. Stay blessed.