While taking massive backlash over his recent statements, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who is the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has clarified his earlier statements that he never asked Christians to buy guns for self-protection.
He made this statement on Sunday, during the monthly thanksgiving live television programme of the church.
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The clarification came against media reports that the general overseer had declared that it was now “fire-for-fire’’ for any attack on Christians.
“I never asked Christians to go and buy guns. Samson in the Bible did not fight with guns
“Don’t buy guns. You don’t want to kill anybody. We just must make sure that unwanted visitors don’t come to our churches, so don’t go and buy guns,’’ he said.
However, Adeboye urged Christians to rise to the occasion and call the bluff of the devil.
Pastor E.A. Adeboye, had recently called on Christians to start defending themselves against attackers. Adeboye made this call while reacting to the high rate of insecurity in the country and incessant attacks on the church
Churches in Nigeria have suffered deadly attacks with the recent being on a church in Owo, Ondo State, where scores were killed and many injured.
Speaking at the July Holy Ghost congress on Saturday, Adeboye said there is nowhere in the bible that God said a child of God can not defend himself.
The cleric said it is now in the hands of the Children of God to defend themselves amidst rising insecurity in Nigeria.
According to him, when God is silent, it simply means it is now the responsibility of his children to act.
‘I don’t want to say much because I know some people may want to twist it but I have searched the bible from cover to cover and there is nowhere in the bible where God said a child of God cannot defend himself, If you find the place let me know.
‘He said that if they slap you on the right cheek, turn left, He said that one. If they now slap the left, what did he say? When God is silent, do you know the meaning of that, it simply means over to you.’
‘I am only talking to my children. Only my children come to the Holy Ghost Service,’ he added.