The President of the LoveWorld Incorporated , aka Christ Embassy , Pastor Chris Oyakhilome , has berated some church leaders for agreeing to shut down their churches without asking government for time to pray and consult with their congregation .
He said such leaders were not true Christians and it was the reason the country did not “see the hand of God .”
Oyakhilome also questioned why COVID - 19 patients were shut out from churches , saying the House of God should be a place of healing .
The revered cleric , who spoke in a telecast to his members , said the government would soon begin to classify churches based on their compliance with directives on the COVID - 19 pandemic.
He said while some would be tagged COVID - 19 compliant churches , others would be stigmatised for not abiding by the rules .
“COVID -19 compliant churches will mean churches that people who are infected with COVID -19 cannot come there . Is the church of Jesus Christ not a place of healing ? So , those of you who love to run around government officials to get your validation , come and get COVID - 19 compliant registration for your church . That is the last day Jesus will be in that church .
“In different cities , ministers of God gathered together and shut down the congregations of the Lord . How many said , let us pray ; give us time to pray ? They consulted you ; they consulted you in different nations and states . How many of you said , let us pray ?
“Because they said there would be compensation for the period of the lockdown . What compensation can be enough to replace the praise and worship of the congregation ? I hope you have enjoyed the time so far , only you in the cathedral did online transmission . Hope you enjoyed it so far ? But thank you very much for what you did to the House of God.”
Oyakhilome, who told his congregation he had a lot to tell them , said churches would soon be asked to set up testing centres because people would not be going for testing .
He also queried the motives for the planned vaccination against the pandemic .
“What they are using to test , do you know what it is? Do you know why it can show positive and negative ? Do you know ? A virus they told us they are still studying , why don’t they study it first ? They are still studying it and they already have a vaccine that could be ready in July for a virus they are still studying ,” the pastor said .
May 07, 2020
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