tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post3063967405263477238..comments2024-03-19T07:18:42.449+02:00Comments on A Letter from Kabwata: Nigerian Religious Junk!Conrad Mbewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560142646595019527noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-67675598636233885882020-03-31T00:36:34.363+02:002020-03-31T00:36:34.363+02:00I totally agree with you Sir,
I don't care whe...I totally agree with you Sir,<br />I don't care whether you are from Zambia or Morocco, all I know is that everything you said is a true reflection of the gimmicks that has made our gospel powerless.<br /> where are the fruits of all these mega churches? How has all the prosperity gospel translated to making men and women who are more like Jesus Christ in this our corrupt society? Is Jesus barren? Is the gospel no longer the power of God to all who believe?<br />The vast majority of "Christians" in Nigeria are as worldly and greedy as their unbelieving counterparts.<br />Many do not desire to know God personally and grow in their knowledge of Him. All they desire is entertainment and wealth. So they've created a "god" in their imagination. A god with no agenda of his own, whose job is to continually supply everything for his spoilt children. A good who is not bothered about sin as long as you pay your tithe and speak in "tongues".<br /> They'll rather have a Papa or man of God to consult the Lord for them. Many do not have their quiet time, many do not study the Bible. Many do not even know that we are in the last days. And just like brother Zac Poonen said, "if you do not study the word of God, you deserve to be deceived".<br /> And I am not in any way surprised with the response of many to this article. It only goes to show the volume of work to be done. If they called the master of the house belzebul what will they not say of his household.<br /> Thank you very much Sir these exposing this truths. Actually they are not meant for everybody. It was simple write ups like this that began to raise questions in my heart and I eventually became born again.<br /> I am personally persuaded that in the midst of all this junk, God is doing a real work. Reviving the body of Christ, returning the authority of the Cross back to the church. God bless youCollins Dambo || collinsdambo@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318254209206130366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-28063779760922846182020-02-07T07:38:54.867+02:002020-02-07T07:38:54.867+02:00Praise the Lord for this. Thank you for sharing.Praise the Lord for this. Thank you for sharing.Minana Mpondamasakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02635549969197050358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-18111482339469374282019-06-18T07:54:54.014+02:002019-06-18T07:54:54.014+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Gregory Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992591424169588403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-58981769390630212052019-06-12T17:20:20.394+02:002019-06-12T17:20:20.394+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.john smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834394757533305449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-30868836037788610772019-05-12T20:46:07.238+02:002019-05-12T20:46:07.238+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Richard H. Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598058396076026111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-345022467330091342019-04-30T04:59:55.211+02:002019-04-30T04:59:55.211+02:00Pastor Mbewe, I am a believer then a Nigerian. I t...Pastor Mbewe, I am a believer then a Nigerian. I trust you are a believer then a Zambian. Kindly reflect on the manner in which you write. I don't think "winning an argument" should be the spirit from which we base our discussions, rather it should be "winning the person". May God continue to bless you.Anyi Wosuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796207248692911806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-72817993682883389752018-05-12T19:16:16.447+02:002018-05-12T19:16:16.447+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mark Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987642111220555555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-21072941898309909552015-11-10T12:08:45.035+02:002015-11-10T12:08:45.035+02:00A great piece on the problem is so called 'Chr...A great piece on the problem is so called 'Christianity' in Nigeria. In some places there are literally churches on every corner and yet Nigeria is in the state it is. Most Nigerian churches have succumbed to the cult of celebrity pastors who sully the name of our Lord Jesus Christ as they fleece the flock. The flock are happy to be led by such pastors because there is no genuine repentance as their priority is to accumulate wealth in this world.Age of Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995760372969155309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-74133682182329872132015-07-08T09:21:05.103+02:002015-07-08T09:21:05.103+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sheamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158555199153000678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-13106781541482794722015-01-28T02:50:54.957+02:002015-01-28T02:50:54.957+02:00I am Nigerian and approve this article.
Spot on....I am Nigerian and approve this article. <br /><br />Spot on. Very! <br /><br />Looking forward to seeing Pastor Conrad at the GBP event in London next week. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941031796906725205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-91319293580192610542014-12-13T02:23:28.993+02:002014-12-13T02:23:28.993+02:00can you get to me Theresacan you get to me TheresaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483957148848893463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-22996013474645667712014-01-28T03:55:17.018+02:002014-01-28T03:55:17.018+02:00The following is from my "REBUTTAL -- Legalis...The following is from my "REBUTTAL -- Legalism the Scourge of Christianity":<br /><br />Some Evangelical Leaders such as the Calvary Chapels don’t own Calvinistic teachings, yet they speak well of Calvinists such as John MacArthur AND SUBTLY REJECT 2John 1:10-11 AS THEY DO OTHER SCRIPTURES: “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house nor greet him, for whoever greets him shares in his evil deeds.” Yet the Pastors spoke highly of a well-known Pluralist from 1999 to 2008, praising that Pluralist and saying he is Christian. Chuck Smith refused repentance when i questioned him on this issue on their Q. and A. radio program on kwave 107.9 FM in December 2003. Brian Brodersen approved of Mel Gibson’s Marian Catholic movie in October 2003, months before the movie came-out. Most Calvary Chapel Leaders follow the example of Chuck Smith and refuse to alarm their poor sheep concerning Preachers such as Rick Warren (servants of the fake-Christ); they refuse to identify by name such false-teachers who many embrace as “Christian”, thinking such teachers are sheep when they are really Not.<br /><br />Many so-called “Bible-believing” Teachers such as John MacArthur teach that God created certain people for Eternal Punishment and that nothing can change that God-ordained decision including the sacrifice of Christ which they say is Limited Atonement only for the few who will end-up in Heaven because God gave them Irresistible Grace which He won’t give to the many whom He created for Eternal Punishment under His Wrath forever. <br />As contrary as the preceding is to the God of the Jewish Scripture: Old and New Testament, Evangelical Leaders who don’t own that Heresy refuse to publicly alarm people against Teachers such as John MacArthur; they refuse to publicly speak against false-teachers such as John MacArthur who reject: 1John 2:2 “And MeshiYah Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.”<br /><br />GraceTruth7.org http://www.gracetruth7.org/GraceTruth7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07236214307321407388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-3707130712290134812014-01-28T03:49:53.638+02:002014-01-28T03:49:53.638+02:00Please see my comment on 25-Sept-2013. The warning...Please see my comment on 25-Sept-2013. The warning i gave there is in-line with the following:<br /><br />Impressions from John McArthur’s Strange Fire Conference<br /><br />By Anton Bosch a Pentecostal pastor originally from Africa, now resident in California.<br /><br />... The first (and last) word went to John MacArthur. “You are the chosen” was the first words out of his mouth. Everyone laughed, but I cringed, feeling that the joke had a real barb to it. This was more than an ice-breaker; this was the message of the conference: Unless you are Reformed and elect – you are in error and not saved!<br /><br />It became clear to me that the issues were not so much Cessationism vs. Pentecostalism (or “Continuationism”, as they prefer to call it), but Reformed Cessationism vs. the rest. Non-Calvinist Evangelicalism does not seem to exist as far as the speakers were concerned – you are either Calvinist and Cessationist or nothing.<br /><br />MacArthur draws no distinction between classical Pentecostals and Charismatics. Neither does he believe that there can be any such thing as a moderate or conservative Pentecostal. He likes to bandy about the “statistic” that 90% of Pentecostals are into Word of Faith and Prosperity. My personal experience in the USA and in Africa contradicts this exaggeration. It may be true of Nigeria but that’s as far as that “statistic” goes. ...<br /><br />... It was good to hear a fellow African [Conrad Mbewe] speak in an accent and style I could understand and relate to. But he had changed his message!<br /><br />On his blog he drew a clear distinction between Pentecostals and Charismatics. He wrote:<br /><br />In this blog post, I do not refer to the old conservative form of Pentecostalism once represented by the Assemblies of God churches. I have in mind the current extreme form that is mushrooming literally under every shrub and tree in Africa.<br /><br />In his address he still saw Pentecostals and Charismatics as different and separate – a distinction that MacArthur and his other friends do not make. But Mbewe had recently changed his tune and now blames Pentecostals for “opening the door” for the Charismatics. Obviously a message he had picked up from MacArthur and was now echoing. I was very saddened to see him become a puppet of the very Americans he so despises because of what they have done to African Christianity.<br /><br />Mbewe emphasized a point that almost evry other speaker also made: that Classical Pentecostals are to blame for the Charismatic movement and that “we” opened the door for it. But that is a total lie. ...<br /><br />http://philiplpowell.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/john-macarthurs-strange-fire-conference-wed-oct-16-to-sat-oct-19-2013/GraceTruth7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07236214307321407388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-15019289351171235502014-01-03T04:39:38.590+02:002014-01-03T04:39:38.590+02:00Are there any African Reformed movies? If so how c...Are there any African Reformed movies? If so how can I view them?Gregory Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236221099414568837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-30665148681057052222014-01-02T20:58:25.167+02:002014-01-02T20:58:25.167+02:00I'm reading through some of the comments and j...I'm reading through some of the comments and just chuckling. After going through the first three that agreed with you I thought to myself..."It's only a matter of time before somebody brings on the Nigerian ire and outrage that we can be so famous for." And I wasn't disappointed. My Nigerian brethren have come to register their displeasure in your words, Mr Blogger. I expected nothing less.<br /><br />Now...if only we could take our Nigerian sense of righteous anger, moralistic argument and noblesse oblige and put our money where our mouths are...in making a change in our corrupt country maybe, perhaps? But no, it seems many of us would rather engage in beer parlour or blogger politics rather than actually make a difference.<br /><br />Pffft.<br /><br />But...I doubt it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15810918062594654168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-15748694992889268012013-12-31T16:53:27.643+02:002013-12-31T16:53:27.643+02:00Good Ojay!Good Ojay!ajitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290972945218284778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-77962059818330557472013-12-15T07:42:26.196+02:002013-12-15T07:42:26.196+02:00Hi pastor Mbewe, amazing that the blog is still go...Hi pastor Mbewe, amazing that the blog is still going on long after you posted your offensive remark. Am wondering and hoping that you still revisit this site to see the remarks you still provoke after many years, and also be pliable to learn one or two things from it. Whether you read or not, I will still go on.<br /> My name is Theresa, a Nigerian writing from Atlanta, Ga. The only reason I came upon this site was because my favorite preacher, Paul Washer mentioned your name and as an African, I decided to check you out only to be hit with the caption'' Nigerian con''.<br /> As a man of God who should be all things to all people in order to win them for Christ, that was a very wrong way to categorise a country bc once any genuine person reads that, they are turned off by the harshness despite your belated apologies. Whether what you said is true or not, you don't win souls for Christ by calling one hundred and sixty million people con artists, there is zero wisdom in that. It's like a woman trying to roar and scream at her husband to make him stop philandering. That will worsen the case and push him back to same place and the problem gets worse.<br /> I don't believe that all the Christians in your country were righteous saints who have been corrupted by pulpit pimps from Nigeria. There are bad eggs every where. The Bible says that where sin abound, GRACE abound even more. Despite the ''con'' as you said happening in Nigeria by gospel bootleggers, there are even more number of TRUE WORSHIPPERS in the likes of WF KUMUYI, REV ADEBOYE, TB JOSHUA, REV EZEKIEL, etc, etc. These men have been in ministry for a lifetime and have not been corrupted nor their names tarnished in any way and they have influenced millions for Christ worldwide, therefore, GRACE IS ABOUNDING EVEN MORE DESPITE THE CON ARTISTS.<br /> As a servant of God, after calling Nigerians con artists, how do you plan to go there and preach the sound gospel that you know and harvest souls for Christ. I read all your perceptions, but I didn't see the solutions you offered. <br /> To whom more is given, more is expected. If you believe that God had revealed to you the corrupt practices going on in Nigeria, He didn't reveal it just for you to criticize them and call them names. He did that with the expectation that you will be like Jonah and start heading to Niniveh. You can't be in Zambia and be condemning the people in Nigeria. Go there and preach the gospel against the corruption that you have seen. If not God will demand millions of souls from your hands. Nigeria is a welcoming country and they will receive you despite your calling them ''con artists''.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-36799315927858907282013-11-13T17:10:37.363+02:002013-11-13T17:10:37.363+02:00In all seriousness, where on earth did that teachi...In all seriousness, where on earth did that teaching emerge from? Some things i read on this blog are unbelievable. And who would believe that teaching? They don't read their bibles? *Smdh*. And just to put the Nigerians at ease, Kenyans will soon be giving you a run for your money and you know how good we are at athletics.. <br /><br />Frankly as a Kenyan i never looked at this phenomenon as a 'Naija Export'. The way i see it, it originates from those US Televangelists who harangue all and sundry to 'plant seeds'. Nigerians being innovative, simply adopted it to appeal to the African context. Its just plain wrong. and is it that we are so selfish as a people that we so easily buy into this gospel? acaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479881690053278849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-26617365030925762892013-10-25T21:48:41.264+02:002013-10-25T21:48:41.264+02:00Thanks so much Conrad, this is so true But to be f...Thanks so much Conrad, this is so true But to be fair Naija, This is charismatic business is like a wild fire which will burn the entire African continent to the groundDavid Mathengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277103738458490242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-91189497436519007622013-09-25T01:00:30.242+02:002013-09-25T01:00:30.242+02:00My name is Taiwo, born in the U.S., grew-up in Nig...My name is Taiwo, born in the U.S., grew-up in Nigeria, and now residing in the U.S.<br /><br />False-Christianity is global; it came into Nigeria too. The Reformed teaching that: "God created certain people to perish in Hell forever and that there's nothing they can do about it, because God refused to give them irresistible grace" IS ANTI-CHRIST too. Indeed FOR THE MOST PART the Christianity in Nigeria is of the FAKE-CHRIST as is the Christianity all over the world (including Zambia).<br /><br />I encourage all to search for my articles and website online: <br />"Newsweek-Adeboye: Pentecostals" -- GraceTruth7 <br />"God Did Not Create Anyone For Hell" -- GraceTruth7GraceTruth7https://www.blogger.com/profile/07236214307321407388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-62345264811986909902013-09-05T12:22:30.120+02:002013-09-05T12:22:30.120+02:00Ernest , you can only speak for yourself. I am Nig...Ernest , you can only speak for yourself. I am Nigerian too and I am deeply offended by the title of the post. I think such title and stereotyping is rather unfair to many Nigerian preachers who espouse the same message Con is trying to communicate - unfortunately they often lack the platform and the resources to make their voices heard as their messages are often deemed "unattractive".jokobabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176226833735131948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-59050773121572331132013-09-05T01:17:47.847+02:002013-09-05T01:17:47.847+02:00I am a Nigerian and your post is totally SPOT ON. ...I am a Nigerian and your post is totally SPOT ON. Madness. Jesus did warn us but it is still shocking to see this apostasy unfolding before our very eyes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646121778108338309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-76702163038733673242013-08-31T09:22:49.658+02:002013-08-31T09:22:49.658+02:00After 2yrs your post is still getting comments. Yo...After 2yrs your post is still getting comments. You have not offended any Nigerian, I am a Nigerian living in Nigeria, Your Blog post touched every point of spiritual Life not just Nigeria but humanity, Nigeria is just a Geographical segmentation we are one body in Christ I think Ojay choose to be blind to the truth so let it be.Ernest Ozonwankwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009220193114081169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-81020900680406196542013-07-03T16:59:37.311+02:002013-07-03T16:59:37.311+02:00I reason with you my brother!
Onpoint!!!!I reason with you my brother!<br />Onpoint!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709646246246581470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2301621142882601935.post-82177539042303246872013-06-26T17:08:01.823+02:002013-06-26T17:08:01.823+02:00This is so true, South African cities and now even...This is so true, South African cities and now even townships are flooded with prosperity ministries all over its sad. You always here testimonies of how poor a person was until they attended a certain church and now they have money, house, cars and a fat bank balance. I wish more men such as yourselves would preach the True Gospel.Afro Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490039316549524524noreply@blogger.com