Raifu Olatunbosun
THE Founder and Spiritual Head of African Jerusalem Christians Ministry, Solution City, His Eminence, Prophet G. A. Owoseni has advised Christian leaders on the significance of Christmas and what is expected of them.
Analysing the significance of the birth of Jesus Christ epitomised in Christmas in an exclusive chat with our correspondent at the African Jerusalem Christians Ministry, Solution City located at Oluyole Extension, Mekun Village, Kuola Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, Prophet Owoseni opined that Christmas is a season where the joy experienced from the birth of Christ is shared with one another.
According to Prophet Owoseni, “We often forget how we wrongly go about His call to serve others during this festive season. The way we celebrate it often sends good signals although we do not live as Christ would have us. What is the way of Christ and what has been our way?
“Christ came not to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for us. But what do we see? Men of God today demand to be served. Church members knock on their doors but they won’t respond even though they are within.
“Christ told His disciples not to demand anything for what they do to others, for they received without pay. But what we see today are men of God charge God’s people who want to talk to them like Custom officers at the border. Did Christ not show mercy to those He met? What do we see pastors do today? They rob those poor people who turn to God through them for help in their churches.
“Many pastors have left the people of God in a life of misery. What did Jesus do to those who wanted to follow Him? The son of man has nowhere to lay His head, unlike birds, But what do we see today about those who claim they are working for God? They are counted among those owning mansions in high brow estates, acquiring the best automobiles and private jets.
“Jesus Christ came as a proletariat. But what do we say of the men of God today? All are capitalists, bourgeoisie. industrialists. Today’s men of God now estimate what they should get during Church services while they sit in their sanctuaries and watch people put money into the treasury. Is this what Jesus enjoined us to do? Behaviours like these show signs of no love among and within us.
“If we claim we are working for Christ Jesus, the one born in the manger, the one whose birth was first and foremost witnessed by sheep in the pen, then we need to form ourselves in His image and likeness. Let’s stop treating our fellow pastors and members like less human people. May Christ, born to us give us Peace and fulfilment in the services He has called us to render to others.”
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