The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has replied his critics and that of the RCCG, saying he is nothing but his God is the all-sufficient one.
Speaking at the April edition of the Holy Ghost Service of the church, yesterday, with the theme “shielded by fire,” dedicated to children, Adeboye, who was optimistic of Nigeria’s economy recovering, expressed concerns about the spate of criticisms that have trailed the church in recent times, saying “If Paul, who wrote more than half of the books of the new testament claimed to be less than the least of the saint, Pastor Adeboye is nothing.
“Adeboye is one stupid boy. But His God is wiser than the wisest. Adeboye is weak. Believe it or not, he eats pounded yam, he goes to the toilet. But his God is stronger than the strongest. Adeboye is nothing. But his God is the all-sufficient God. So, there is nothing spectacular if you mock Pastor Adeboye. He deserves to be mocked.”
Adeboye further said that “the word of God made it clear that anyone God will use must be foolish, must be weak, must be a nobody so that nobody will get the glory.
“So, it is okay to mock Adeboye but just make sure you don’t mock His God. Why? Adeboye can do nothing, but his God is a consuming fire”
Speaking on the case of a former RCCG pastor in Ireland, who was convicted for some criminal offenses, Adeboye said, “the way the story is told here is different from the way it was told over there.
“They did not tell you that they did not catch that boy. He was the one who reported himself. He heard a sermon on restitution and decided it was better to suffer shame on earth than to go to hell. And where did he hear that sermon? In the RCCG. We are among the few churches left in the world that talk about restitution.”
Adeboye said the pastor preferred to go to prison here on earth than go to hell because prison will be for a while, hell will be forever.
Noting that the pastor might have backslide when he committed the crime, he said: “Do you know the Bible says he who thinks he stands should take heed, lest he falls. Even you standing today be careful, I pray you will never fall.”
Though he did not justify the criminal behaviour of the ex-RCCG pastor, Adeboye said, “Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed all night before he chose the 12 disciples and yet he had a Judas Iscariot. One failure out of 12.”
He added that the percentage of RCCG pastors that are found wanting compared to the number of pastors in the church is negligible.
