Pretence And Perverseness In The Church Today
The deceitful lifestyles of many Christians have left me wandering if Christ has postponed his second coming or if we are still in expectation of his return. When you vividly view the secret and pathetic lifestyles of many Christians; if care is not taken your faith might crash and you might even stop going to church.
Hence, the heart of this perverse individual that called themselves Christian are rotten with pride, anger, hatred and no different between them and the devil himself but only hiding under the umbrella of the Church, from my research; have observed that some unbelievers are far-more self-righteous than those that profess to be Born Again in the church.
Sometimes ago, while preaching to a sister about the important of dressing modesty she reply “My brother, I rather live an open minded-life and continue in my lips and nails painting, woman attachment, jewelries and trouser (pant); than living in a pretense life of portraying in modesty dressing and secretly indulging in other secret sins.

She continued, there are many Christian sisters that often dress gorgeously in modest attires as sister Pentecost but inwardly, their heart are rotten with maggot of hatred, sexual lusting, lies, back-biting, bitterness and wickedness”
However I counseled and unveiled the truth to her that merely dressing modesty without nurturing the heart against inward intruder’s isn’t a guarantee for making Heaven but rather through Holiness, righteousness and truthfulness. This three elements will penetrate into your life when you begin to examined your inward characters, thoughts and ensuring that your heart is perfectly soak with the word of God.
Hence, when you abhor all those outward immodesty dressing, it simply marks the beginning of your seriousness in serving the Lord because perfection in one’s life is a gradual process. In short-run the Holy Ghost will begin to work upon you by nurturing your heart through daily meditation of the word of God.
Above all, the reason why those sisters often portrayed in pretense is due to inadequate time they spend in reading and meditating the word of God. Whenever you deliberately vowed to read the whole Bible in a year by reading about 4-5 chapters per day, honestly your spiritual life will certainly metamorphose into greatness because the word of God is alight unto our lives.
Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Nevertheless, after counseling and encouraging her to overlooks the pretense life characters of some Christian in the church, I thank God that she is presently working out her salvation. Honestly, I felt so sad when she was narrating all the faultiness and pretense character of Christian sisters in the church.
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Sometimes ago a pastor shared an ordeal which a sister witness at the hand of this canker-worms and pretense Christian in the church. While entering the church premises he saw a sister weeping bitterly and their conversation goes below.
Pastor: Sister what happened?
Sister: Sir, they said i am not worthy to be in this church.
Pastor: Who say so?
Sister: Sir, Do you remember the sister that share a testimony about her involvement in prostitution, drugs and abortion last week and how God granted her salvation?
Pastor: Yes, Yes, ooh you are that sister, yes i remember?
Sister: Yes Sir, i am the one. I came for today service but i was not aware it wasn’t a weekly service day so i decided to join the prayer warrior members [Intercessor] in their praying session [wiping her tears but while sobbing].
Pastor: Please my sister what happened?
Sister: [she burst in tears] Sir, when one of the sister saw me in their group meeting, she screamed that I AM NOT WORTHY to be in this church, that i am a chief sinner and a horrible wicked person. The pastor said he was greatly provoked in spirit and can’t even imagine what he would have done to that perverse and serpentine being in church if he eventual find her.
Presently, we are in a viper’s age where many believers takes God for granted but they shall be grounded. They took God as spare – Tyre and definitely they shall also have flat Tyre while driving on high express road without any spare Tyre to replace and fix.
They serve God with human ideology and let me say this “If you are too wise, intelligent and educated you can’t serve God with a perfect heart. A true Christian ought to act as an idiot and foolish while serving God, irrespective of their financial muscle and career.
1 Corinthians 4:10 “We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised” Apostle Paul said ” we are fools for Christ” but still He abandon his law degree, likewise Peter an international business fisher man and also Saint Luke a medical doctor.
They all forsake their personal business and practitioner for the sake of the gospel. Almost all the disciple senior Jesus Christ in age but yet they pocket their seniority Jargon’s and served him faithfully. They felt happy when persecution engulfs them, unlike today, just ordinary dreadful dreams you perceived while sleeping, you already vibrating in fear.
Moreover if you can’t tolerate, overlook and forget the worldly degrees and honor you can’t serve God faithfully. Many are in church but always nose-poking, finding faults, slandering and gossiping against their brethren and neighborhood, this is pathetic!




Hence, you can opened and spend un-countless hours on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp almost 50 times a day and you assumed you can overcome temptations, spiritual husband/wife, masturbation, sexual lusting, eating and having sexual intercourse in the dream in such pathetic sinful character.
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We are presently in eternity race where many Christians are no more conscious that we are in pilgrim journey celestial city. The holiness standard and evangelism lifestyle of church is in jeopardy, an age where fast growing church are also fast decaying in hatred and envy.
You will behold some church members and minister professing “Heh our church is Holy Ghost locust center; if you come you will see liquid fire and automatic miracle. Our pastor is latest in town and after the anointing of our pastor you will become a billionaire in just single service” (Prosperity without effort).

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But today after salvation; what Next? People want prosperity, marriage and breakthrough in business. Today, prosperity and materialism emphasizes has taken the zeal and burden for souls wining while eternity kept knocking at our door because we must all leaven and none is going to abound here eternally irrespective of the cathedral, houses and cars we have.

Matthew 28:18-20 “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen”
However i did advice you get back to your God today and ensure you eschew those perverseness and pretense that has rotten your mindset because Christianity is not theory but rather practical. I believe the second part of this message will help you to understand the urgent needs and reason why you ought to get straight with God and exhibit that righteous degree because tomorrow might become too late.