AN EPISTLE TO THE MAN OF GOD.

Dear man of God, I'm usually not comfortable hitting hard on what you do because it's the Lord's business. I learned also that, you are the anointed ones and you are untouchable. Yes, I'm scared to touch but not to ask. I listen to some of your sermons. I see some of your miracles on TV. I must say some of you are not that bad. It's just that I want to get answers to some nagging questions. Let's consider your call to serve the Lord. When God gave you the gift, did He say it's a church you should found? When God gave you the gift, did He say you and your wife should be the 'CEOs' of a church? I ask because I think there's always a degree of selfishness in that. Why your own church?? Why didn't you stay in the church where you grew?? Why not use your gift to help already existing churches afterall, we are all part of the body of christ and doing the Lord's business. Why do you instruct your flock to increase it's number either arithmetrically or preferably geometrically? I'm sure we are all trying to get to heaven. But why should my heaven going be dependent on the church I attend? You openly condemn churches that made Christianity spread far and wide. You say they're no good. They're doing the wrong thing. I'm very sure you must be smiling in the inside because some ignorant followers have accepted this and are now your church elders. You claim what you say and do is the truth. But we can battle it out on what is the truth and what's not, the whole day. Your pictures are almost everywhere and on all your church items. I hope they're not worshipping your images too. The church that protected the scriptures and did not conceal the word is attacked almost everyday. We are aware of some of you who now live the 'good life', sleep in the nicest homes, drive the best of cars, feed sumptuously yet you preach more of giving to God and the need to be Christlike. The man you claim you work for, walked the earth with nothing yet you are a beneficiary of all the goodies he obtained for us. He walked the earth, had no home, no car, no money yet it's His name that saves.You mislead your members and make them believe everybody must be rich. Yet, the man who walked the earth said, the poor was always going to be with us. When you check the height of your fingers, what comes to mind? It's not unfairness you see, it's roles we are all to play. Just cut your thumb. Some of your members pity you more than the street child. They can even say, 'my pastor should stay in a multi-million dollar home'. I've seen some stories of your networths. If that's true, then Damn!! that's certainly the Lord's business; very lucrative. Some of your members starve but nobody's really paying attention. There's discrimination in your church based on finance. The rich are coaxed into being church elders. They're offered the best of seats during service and receive 'more prayers'. You have an office which is out of bounds only if you cannot afford. That's the Lord's business certainly. Members overlook this aspect because as I said, is the Lord's business. You teach not of the main topic, salvation. You teach not of the race we are all running. May I remind you man of God that, NB; The salvific and redemptive mission of christ was not for fun. Your members to some extent see you as the ideal preacher. Most of them sheepishly follow you and even begin to worship you instead of God: largely your fault. The church was sure a safe haven but now it's more terrorising than boko haram. I've been invited to so many of your programmes. I attend some though. I'm very sure your attacks on orthodox churches are usually borne out of jealousy, selfishness and so on. Is somebody in search of a following or helping others see the light?? Thomas Hobbes, 17th century British philosopher held that, some if not all our actions are prompted by selfish desires. If this is anything to go by, some if not all men of God founded churches for personal gain. Enjoy ya day my friends