THE JOURNEY SO FAR; COMING ATTRACTIONS: DAY 5: LIE NO 3 PART II REPEATED: A COMPARISON OF CHRISTIAN IMPACT IN SOUTH KOREA WITH NIGERIA The situation of Nigeria is a disgrace to the gospel. A nation with such a mushrooming of churches and Christians should not be experiencing the kind of corruption, moral decadence, poverty and suffering prevalent in Nigeria. By God’s Help, we have identified several lies accepted by the church in Nigeria. If the church forsakes these lies and accepts the truth, not only will the church be restored, Nigeria will experience transformation and speedily achieve its destiny as the point of reference for the African race, demonstrating that the Negro is not inferior to any other. Prov 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. NIV. (TheseLiesMustStop Translation: Nigeria is in a disgraceful situation of distressing unemployment and pervasive poverty because the people have accepted bribery and corruption, immorality and other evils as a way of life. More sadly, rather than be God’s change agents as salt and light, the church is completely conformed to the Nigerian way of life”). We have treated the first set of lies, 6 lies under the theme “Responsibilityfor the State of Nigeria.”, and posted 20 write-ups addressing these 6 lies. The next set of 5 lies relate to “Faith, Money and Prosperity.” For 20 consecutive days starting 6th November, we are repeating each of the last 20 posts, one per day to provide the platform for the next set of lies. Today, we repeat Lie No 3 Part II. LIE NO 3 (PART II): A COMPARISON OF CHRISTIAN IMPACT IN SOUTH KOREA WITH NIGERIA LIE NO 3: There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian revival where millions have accepted Christ yet the country remains morally bankrupt and most Nigerians remain poor. THE TRUTH: There is everything wrong with this current Nigerian Christian culture where we have minimal positive impact on the social, economic and political climate of the country. If the church starts to pursue godliness and shines as light, Nigeria will be healed. Round about 1960, Nigeria and South Korea were comparable in terms of quality of life characterized by low income levels. Around that time, a major gospel push started in South Korea under Pastor Paul Yongi Cho. Before then, the Christians in South Korea were less than 5% of the population. By 1980, Paul Yongi Cho’s church was widely acclaimed as having the highest attendance in the world. Currently, the percentage of Christians in South Korea has grown to about 30%. Just as Christianity grew in South Korea, it also grew in Nigeria. Some large full gospel churches in Nigeria trace their origins to the 1940-1960 period. By the 1990s, Nigeria overtook South Korea as host of the biggest congregations in the world. Perhaps the two or three truly global Nigerian organisations are churches. In terms of global reach, Nigerian banks are lagging the biggest Nigerian churches by far. As the church grew in South Korea, the country has maintained a strong work ethic and people strive to maintain a good name. South Korea has prospered. A country which ranked amongst the very poor in 1960 is now the 12th largest economy in the world, life expectancy is 81 years, the average family income is over N1 million per month, and poverty is rare. South Korea has produced globally recognized brands like Daewoo, Samsung, Kia and Hyundai. The country’s annual export of machinery and manufactured goods is over US$320bn. This is consistent with the teachings of Jesus that the church is salt, and a growing church should positively impact the nation. In sad contrast, as the gospel has exploded in Nigeria, our positive impact on the social, economic and political climate has been, at best, minimal. Our international reputation is one of corruption and poor leadership. And sadly, the phrase bribery and corruption is hardly ever mentioned in most sermons. Poverty is intense with 54% of Nigerians living on less than N6,000 per month, worse than almost 70% of Sub-Saharan African countries including Togo (28%), Ethiopia (31%) and Uganda (38%)! Life expectancy at 52 years places us 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa! Lagos, the commercial capital and most populous city, is the 3rd most difficult city to live in the world. With this scorecard, wouldn’t Jesus describe us as GOOD FOR NOTHING? Matt 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, KJV NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS, ISN’T IT TIME TO AWAKE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS SO THAT GOD IS GLORIFIED, THE RISK OF MISSING THE RAPTURE IS MINIMISED, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVES, POVERTY IS REDUCED AND WE AND THE NATION FULFIL OUR DESTINY? SCRIPTURE: 2 Chron 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. KJV
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