COZA | Is The Body Of Christ Under Attack?!

COZA | Is The Body Of Christ Under Attack?!

Many pastors and social media commentators have insisted that the rape allegations by Busola Dakolo is an attack on the body of Christ. Chief of those is Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and certified attack dog.

He insists that while he has no love for Biodun Fatoyinbo, the COZA pastor accused of rape, he does not believe the story.

He believes that this is an attack on the church.

This is the  new one; once a pastor is caught stealing money and you complain, boom! "You are attacking the body of Christ"

Pastor is serially accused of rape, gba! "You are attacking the body of Christ"

Pastor quotes his personal convictions as scripture, you disagree, bam! You are attacking the body of Christ.

We cannot call out error of any pastor because once you do that, the "body of Christ" which you people now treat like a piece of clothe will tear. It will scatter, it will melt because Nigerian Body of Christ is made of glass.

But apparently people think it is okay to attack another Christian all day, everyday. As long as he is not a pastor, those ones, perhaps the tissue of Christ.

First, Jesus said, ...I will build my church and the gate of hell shall not prevail."

Matthew 16:18

If anyone is attacking the body of Christ, The number one set of people would be people who nullify his word with false teachings.

Quoting African Traditional Religion instead of scriptures and modifying scriptures to suit selfish gains.

Mark 7: 8; 13

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”

"Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

Or a set of people focused strongly on denomination, or persons and not in Christ.

1Cor 3:4

For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men? What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

So when you wake up and say stuff like I am a Cozarite, a redeemed, I stand for this pastor or that one, you are the very one dividing the body of Christ.

When you are a "Daddy GO, God of Pastor Yen Yen" Christian. You are dividing the body of Christ.

And thirdly, pastors and teachers who do not model Christ.

For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.

1 Peter 2:21

In my opinion, having pastors who display extravagance and materialism and literally  bring the world into the church is a threat to the values of any religion. 

I have read about pastors, priests, christian artists outside Nigeria accused of various things. They have stepped down, some confessed, others denied.

Some other times, the church have found a way to cover them but never will you hear that that it is an attack on the body of Christ.

Paul emphasizes to the believers is Collose. 

"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

Colossians 2:8‭, ‬10

I insist that the Rape allegation by Busola Dakolo is not an attack on the body of Christ. But one that must force both believers and others to examine the live of Biodun Fatoyinbo as a Nigerian Citizen.

And if it is an attack, Biodun should count it joy as Paul did.

While Christians are commanded to entreat matters involving two believers, Rape is a criminal offence against the State. Believers cannot instructively give judgment on that, we can only comment on it and ask the state to intervene.

And the body of Christ could even benefit from it.

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By Etim

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