By Bola Adewara
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I am writing a bigger post on Sammie Okposo, how I met him in the 1990s, our friendship, my discussions with him on the scandal, etc. I will post that when the mourning and stupid blame of the Church go down.
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But I need to quickly warn these enemies of the Church who live to bash the Church and Pastors at every opportunity. Their contention is that the Church abandoned Okposo because he fell into adultery. Meanwhile, they forgot that Okposo himself voluntarily stepped out of the limelight. He said he would leave the scene to purge himself of his sin. The right thing all Christians should do.
These abusers and accusers of the Church are now holding the church responsible for his stepping out. Funny! These are the same people who will shout themselves hoarse if any Church had invited Okposo to perform at the wake of the scandal.
I like to ask them a question: if Sammie had organised a seminar or a concert at the wake of the scandal, would they attend? These same abusers of the Church would be the first to crucify him for not being remorseful enough. They would say what morality has he to step up as a teacher. Does he want to teach people how to commit adultery?
The same people shedding crocodile tears for Okposo are the same ones abusing Johnson Suleiman, blasting tithes and tithers! Their noise about Okposo is not just for the love of him. It’s sheer scapegoatism to put the Church down. Know what? Despite all the imperfections in the Church, the gates of hell shall not prevail against us. We are marching on.
Infidelity:I am ashamed and regrets my actions – Okposo
Jesus Christ had only 12 congregation for three and half years. He still had a thief and a the doubting Thomas. God, despite His perfections, also had Lucifer and his agents. If God and Jesus experienced it, what makes the 21st Century Church different?
You abusers and accusers of the brethrens!
