President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Ayokunle, has decried the unholy attachment to material things by some church leaders and lay faithful to the point that money has become their god.
Ayokunle, who spoke on Saturday, during the opening ceremony of the ongoing virtual convention of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, expressed concern over the way the name of God is being maligned in the society, as a result of the conduct of some Christians.
He bemoaned the high rate of indiscipline, sexual immorality, gluttony, and financial impropriety in many churches in the country.
According to Ayokunle, who is also President of the Baptist Convention, some Christians can no longer be trusted with any noble assignment.
He noted that the theme of the convention; ‘Moving forward: Becoming a more disciplined church,’ ” is crucial to the state of the present-day church.”
He said: “The church is now in a state where indiscipline has led to many instances of sexual immorality, gluttony, financial impropriety, laziness, court cases, etc.
“The name of the Lord is being maligned in our society today because of the way Christians are behaving. Obscene dressing and all forms of impurities are happening in our midst. Some Christians cannot be trusted for any noble assignment.
“There appears to be no difference between them and the unbelievers. Money, in particular, has become the god of some Christians, including church leaders. What a shame to the Church! The Lord of the Church is sad concerning the state of the Church. We are robbed of our powers and molested by the children of Satan because of our careless living!”
The CAN President said the convention should be a call to sober reflection among Christians noting that is through discipline that Christians would enter into the kingdom of God and equally move forward.
“We, the body of Christ known as the Nigerian Baptist Convention, though we have come a long way, but if we would move from where we are presently to where we ought to be, if we would not be swept away by the wave of indiscipline and immorality that is daily tearing the fabric of our society and the world at large, we must continue to emphasize discipline in the House of God.
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“It is through discipline that we would remain holy and enter the kingdom of God! Hence this year’s Convention is a call to self-examination as individuals, family, church, Convention. It is a clarion call to be more disciplined in areas where we have shown discipline and exercise discipline in areas where we lack such,” he stated.
