Multiplicity Of Fake Ministers Is A Sign Of End-TimeMultiplicity Of Fake Ministers Is A Sign Of End-Time
Churches are multiplying nowadays without any corresponding
transformation in lifestyle of church goers. What informed your
decision to set up Christ Gift Revival Ministries?
It is true that churches have become a veritable business venture in
the hands of many hungry servants of God today as we witness a
tremendous degeneration to that effect. The pursuit of money has made
many to profess having heard the divine call. In the same vein, some
people who were disciplined in their various churches for committing
one offence or the other decided to set up their own churches hence
they left with their supporters from those churches. As expected, he
who sets up a church outside divine calling, will always look for
shortcuts as backup. That makes pastors get involved in crowd- pulling
charms.
As for me, I was privileged to attend Calvary International Bible
College and Seminary, Ibadan in 1987 for two full years under our
father, Pastor Anjorin of blessed memory. The move was motivated by an
unquenchable and inexplicable thirst within me for spiritual knowledge.
Then, I had been waxing records but got a divine call to set up church
which I never considered important even in eight to ten years. This
was because I believed people already knew me as a revivalist who was
occupied all through the year. But I later got a confirmation of the
call from one of my fathers in the Lord, hence the assurance that it
was a divine directive for me to do so. We started on January 7, 1996
and we thank God today. God who has sent me is giving me the necessary
backing especially with my incessant gospel trips. Church establishment
has never been my intention considering the level of insults I suffered
when I started through the sheep in the church and I realised I should
not take offence so as not to end up like Moses did. He got provoked by
the sheep he was leading and that led to his failure to get to the
promised land. I am okay if God would allow me to carry on with my
singing ministry but when God threatened to seize my singing talent
which made me shun his call, I repented and started the church
ministry.
Many professed miracle-working ministers are increasing nowadays. How
do we differentiate between the true and the fake ones? And what is the
conference of ministers doing about this?
Well, we thank God for the Bible which says we shall know them by
their fruits. Many of them even do swear falsely in public for proof of
innocence, just to cover themselves before men but not before God. Our
Lord, Jesus Christ even said that both weeds and the tares should be
left to grow together till the time of final harvest. So, there is
nothing anybody can do about the increase in fake ministers There are
leaders of faith who we see as exemplary like Pastor W. F. Kumuyi who
has never compromised since the inception of his ministry, the Deeper
Life Bible Church, hence no change in his messages. It should be noted
also that there are some others who were like second in command to
Pastor Kumuyi but unfortunately, upon their departure from Deeper Life,
established churches of show. Wheat and tares will always grow together
till the Lord comes. My advice is that people should be very careful
not to go to the wrong source for solutions to their problems as there
are tendencies that such problems may be compounded in those places.
They should know that it is better for them to die in problems than to
receive miracles and go to hell. Let us beware and know that problems
never persist forever.
How can you be booked for a ministration?
Those who know us are already aware that they need to come six months
before the engagement time. If not that we decided not to accept
bookings beyond the current year, we would have got places too many to
cover a whole year. But those who need our services should come early
enough.. There were times we ministered in about three places daily but
now age is setting in, hence the decision to play it cool.
Your advice to your fans?
Let those who admire us through our music which they listen to learn
to put what they hear into practical use, for that will definitely pay
us, themselves and eternity. God Almighty will take us to that heavenly
home. Amen
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