CONTEMPORARY ISSUES PERVADING THE CHURCH

The present or modern day quite noticeable upshots, which have spread through the church. This written piece will go a step further to proffer steps to discover and overcome such contradictions. Many members of the church are aware of the problems prevalent in the church, which equally delay her attack on the host of hell.

Carefully observe the leadership of the church, is there the presence of anarchy? Some church leaders have forgotten that they are accountable to someone. This was the problem of King Saul who forgot what Samuel told him: “God has sent me (Samuel) to anoint you (Saul) to be the king over His people” (1 Samuel 15:1), God’s people, not Soul’s people.

Leaders are caretakers of God’s property so they ought to be careful of what they do with them. Do you remember what it took God to rescue His people? But what do we see; leaders of the church choose to forget that at whatever level they are, they are accountable to someone who is equally accountable of God.

Oh! If the leaders of Episcopal Church of America (ECUSA) remembered God’s laid down principles in Leviticus, 18:22, 20:13 and Romans 1:26-27, they would not have accepted marriage between the same sex against the scripture and Gene Robinson would not have been consecrated a Bishop.

Why has the church gradually and unthinkingly become autonomous from God? Every church whose foundation is laid on Christ no matter your denomination or dogma has one doctrine and one source; (Ephesians. 4:4-5). Where in the bible have you read of the Apostles naming and selling oil, sand, handkerchief, etc. this is happening at startling rate in the church. People now have faith in the oil they buy, not in the God who saved them. Are we not now guilty of God’s charge against Israel: trusting the creature rather than creator?

Ruminating over this for possible solution, another dilemma emerges: the church, the bride of Jesus now goes to his enemy for power to perform miracles. Why have we chosen to reverse the course of Christ or didn’t the bible say that signs and wonders will follow the preaching of the gospel (Mark. 16:20).

The Apostle preached everywhere; the Lord was with them and confirmed the word with signs and wonders following. Rather than make sure that Lord goes with us, we go after signs and wonders. These idolatrous practices have eaten deep into the spiritual health of the church and are seriously hampering our fierce attack on the kingdom of darkness.

Do we talk about prophets and prophecy? Today, if a church organizes a programme without a ‘prophet’ prophesying that every member of the church will travel abroad, build ten houses in a year, etc. then the programme is not ‘powerful’ or complete. I am not saying that there no genuine prophets and ministers. There are; but many false ones come to tell us what we want to hear. Check the Bible; the number of times prophecies arose; there were clarity of vision and purpose. Above all, the spirit of God confirmed His word.

The present day church is becoming digotrophic-like a deep lake that has a low supply of nutrients. We speak big grammar, speak in all tongues and behave as if we’re swimming in the Holy Ghost; yet there is little or no evidence of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is the time church goes back to the biblical standard.

The Holy Scripture contain all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not written therein, nor maybe proven thereby, is not to be required of any man, if there is a time we need the spirit of discernment, it is now, so that we can differentiate the chaff from the wheat. Let the church wake up! Remember, it is who you are that determines what you do; never the other way round.