Pastor W.F Kumuyi, has warned members of the church
against celebrating Christmas, saying the celebration of
Christmas is idolatrous and unscriptural.
Kumuyi warned that doing so is making Christians to go back
from the commandment of Jesus Christ.
"We don't celebrate Christmas. It actually came from
idolatrous background. That is why you don't hear us sing
what they call Christmas carol, Never! We always say it is
the December retreat. We are only gathering together because it is the holiday period and love the lord more, and rededicate ourselves more."
The cleric said this on Saturday at the annual national December convention of the church, which held at the
church's camp ground in Ogun State.
He said, "When you find anybody coming in, or any leader,
trying to introduce the idolatry of mystery Babylon, that they
call Christmas and you want to bring all the Christmas carol saying that is the day that Jesus was born, and you don't find that in the Acts of the Apostles or in the early church, then you don't find that in the church either. If you don't know that before, now you know."
He warned that any of the church's leaders that tried to
introduce the "idolatry of Christmas" into any section of the
church would be sanctioned, while also encouraging other
believers in Christ to jettison the celebration as part of their
sacrifice to perfection.
Kumuyi said the duty of the church is to make people more
like Jesus Christ, not join in worldly celebrations.
"We are not trying to make the church turn like the world. We
want it to be like Jesus Christ, and more like the Apostles. If
you don't have that mind with us, then you have permission
to go to other places," he added.
Via: Sunnewsonline
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