Okogie Accusation: Ben Akabueze Speaks For The Pentecostal Christians

On his facebook page, Ben Akabueze who is also a Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of GOD is a Nigerian economist and the current Director General of the Budget office for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He had this much on his facebook page on the 26th of OCtober 2017 in reaction to statements made by Olubunmi Okogie pertaining to Pentecostal churches.

The only reason you can call something fake is because there is an original of that thing. Without a doubt, there are many fake churches around, but Jesus Christ Himself warned us that in the last days false prophets and teachers will abound. The onus is on each believer to test the spirit operating through every pastor, whether it be of God. As for Bishop Okogie’s comments, I think he needs some lessons in church history, including that of the Catholic Church perhaps. If you drive through the major old European and American cities, you will be amazed at how many church buildings were built in very close proximity in the era when citizens of those nations were fervent in the christian faith. With all the talk about too many churches in Lagos, the statistics show that on a typical Sunday morning you probably don’t have more than 20% of Lagos residents attending church. I am a Pentecostal Christian, and I find it very patronizing when people presume to know what is good for me and other Pentecostals better than we do. Pentecostals are rational people, and if worshipping anywhere is not benefiting them, they know what to do. Nobody changes churches as much as Pentecostals. So, why don’t people just stop patronizing us? Practically every time I attend a funeral service in a Catholic Church, the priest holds the congregation down to raise funds for some church project. In the RCCG, no offering is taken at funeral services no matter how well-to-do the attendees may be. And yet Okogie dismisses RCCG parishes as business centres! With so many unsaved and unchurched people in Nigeria, God is unimpressed with all this ‘my church is better than yours’ quibble. RCCG has chosen multiple church planting as a key part of its strategy to evangelize, as Christ commands us to do. What is the Catholic Church’s strategy for accomplishing the Great Commission ( Matt 28:19-20)?