It’s not enough to be gifted, Christian clerics must be called – Bishop Aremu
By Adewale Owoade
The Presiding Bishop of Christ The Light Ministry, Ibadan, Bishop Solomon Aremu, has said that it required a calling and not the display of gifts to be a man of God.
Aremu disclosed this while hosting the executive members of the Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ), Oyo State Chapter, at the headquarters of the church in Ologuneru area of Ibadan.
The bishop bemoaned the situation whereby the true gospel had been taken over by prosperity teachings, thus affecting the nation negatively.
He regretted that even the called ministers were derailing due to the love of money, women and the world.
“We need to be saying the truth all the time and let all other colleagues, pastors founders and prophets know that there is a life beyond this one.
“One day, we will sleep and wake up no more; whatsoever we have built will speak about us.
“God did not send us to go and establish business centres but to go and call His people to His way.
“At the end, there is going to be darkness, a thick darkness, but only those who have light will escape.
‘Our message should be to declare Christ as the way, the truth and the life – no one comes to the Father except through Him,” he said.
Unfortunately, he said, the church had left teaching the truth.
According to him, he does not care if people fail to come to his church in multitudes as long as he can train the few he can gather to know that there is heaven.
“We should let all other people, especially preachers know that we should begin to preach about heaven now because everything that is happening now shows that the end is near,” he said.
Aremu advised young Nigerians moving out of the country for greener pastures to think twice.
“Where you are is the best, especially when you have God at this particular point in time,” he said.
He admonished them to allow God in their lives in order to enjoy this life and the one beyond.
On the issue of pastors becoming traditional rulers, the bishop said it was an issue of concern particularly within the Body of Christ.
“Where a gospel preacher abandons his calling as an anointed soul winner to become a traditionalist by reason of becoming a king is a great concern.
“However, if it is based on God’s instruction, God will definitely guide such a king to fulfill His purpose on the throne,” he said.
He, thereafter, called on Nigerians to be patient and pray more for the nation to overcome many of its challenges.
Earlier, the Chairman, NACJ, Oyo State, Lekan Shobowale, had described Aremu as a true man of God who had shown the right attitude and leadership traits in the last three decades.
