AFRICAN PLUME

By Akin Ojumu Never confuse an obsessive-compulsive quest for miraculous phenomena as a sign of genuine faith in God. On the contrary, a craving for supernatural occurrences is nothing more than a deep-seated doubt and unbelief looking for proof. Those who run from pillar to post chasing after signs, wonders, and miracles mistake the razzmatazz of sorcery and the razzle-dazzle of witchcraft for the purity of the childlike Christian faith. If you belong in a religious establishment which presents itself as a Christian Church but where the overriding theme of worship is the supernatural and the predominant motif of their meetings is the extraordinary, you must understand that you are a victim of a religious con. What you are is an initiate of a pagan metaphysical mystic cult and not a member of a true Christian Church. You are biblically uninformed and spiritually naive if your faith is anchored to the perpetual performance of the miraculous. If your knowledge about the power of God is l...

By Akin Ojumu Adherents of the Pentecostal Movement like to throw a fit whenever they are told that their so-called God’s Generals are conmen, Gospel hucksters, false teachers, and metaphysical occult mystics. Even when confronted with irrefutable proof that their heroes are agents of Satan who have corrupted Biblical Christian and replaced it with New Age/New Thought mysticism, they get enraged, exploding into unrighteous indignation. Well, once again, I’m here to present to you another proof that your so-called God’s Generals never belong to God. To the extent that they are anyone’s generals, they are of the devil’s military. This commentary is about Michael Orokpo. It is a review of a video where the self-appointed apostle can be seen bragging about how he could use his mind to conjure up things. The guy believes his mind is a channel of power. Performing in front of an excited audience, Michael Orokpo demonstrates the power of his mind. Just so his enchanted crowd grasp the extent ...

By Akin Ojumu My dear Romanus, ordinarily, I would have ignored your diatribe like others, but I'm making an exception in your case to correct a few false assumptions in your comments for the benefit of those who are reading this so that they too won’t fall into the same error.  Before I say what I’m about to say, though, I need you to understand that this whole thing isn’t personal for me. I’m not seeking fame and fortune. Affection and admiration of people are not what I’m after. If those were my intentions, putting out these critical commentaries is a rather dumb way to go about it. Calling into question long-held beliefs and calling out men and women held in high regard, and even worshiped, by people is not how to gain a following on social media. Doing that will only make one a pariah. Now, let me address a couple of things you get wrong in your comments. THESE MEN MADE MUCH MORE POSITIVE IMPACT THAN YOU In a way, I’m not surprised that you would say that. Like the vast majori...

By Akin Ojumu In this 1-min video clip of an old sermon, Dr. William Folorunso Kumuyi talks about his spiritual mentors. These are the preachers whose books he read that shaped his theology. They are the sermons he listened to that molded his doctrines.  Such was the respect and regard Dr Kumuyi had for these preachers that he spent hours, days, months, and years consuming their materials. Till today, he claims to still read the books and listen to the messages of these people.  The resultant effect on Dr Kumuyi of feeding on the books and listening to the messages of these his heroes of the faith was that he was able to attain depth and height of spiritual exploits. Dr Kumuyi claims he obtained his spiritual power by consuming the materials of these people all of whom he considered to be spiritual giants. You may be wondering who these “great and powerful” preachers are/were who had such a powerful influence in shaping Dr William Kumuyi’s understanding of Christianity and fro...

By Akin Ojumu Witchcraft, wizardry, and sorcery are part and parcel of the African experience. You can’t be an African and not be familiar with witches and wizards. In the dark continent, the mere mention of warlocks and wizards brings a foreboding sense of fear and reverence. But what exactly is witchcraft? What does wizardry mean? Who is a warlock? How do you identify sorcery? What does the Bible say about these things? I decided to pose these questions to AI. Immediately, the modern-day technology wizard spat out the following response. "In the Bible, witchcraft is portrayed as a form of sorcery and divination that is forbidden and considered an abomination to God. It encompasses practices like casting spells, communicating with spirits (both living and dead), and attempting to manipulate events through supernatural means. The Bible consistently condemns these practices, emphasizing that God alone is the source of true power and guidance.” Witchcraft, wizardry, warlockery, and ...

By Akin Ojumu Simply speaking, theology is the study of God. For Christians, theology is the attempt to understand the nature, character, plan, and purpose of God for humanity.  Unlike the mystic religious systems such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and New Age Mysticism, Christian theology is nothing mystical. True Christians do not seek the knowledge of God from esoteric experiences. In Biblical Christianity, the study and knowledge of God comes from studying the Word of God, i.e., Holy Scriptures. Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.” Theology is the study of the Bible in order to know God. Sound theology comes from a sound understanding of the revealed truth about God as taught in the Bible. True knowledge of God doesn’t come in dreams and visions. God is not known through angelic visitations or celestial travels. God reveals Himself in the pages of the Bible. Sound doctrine is the product of sound theology. A preacher lacki...

By Akin Ojumu Clearly and explicitly, the Bible teaches that God wants us to worship Him by engaging every fiber of our being. Matthew 22:37 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Despite this clarity in what the Bible says about the engagement of our heart, soul, and intellect in worshiping God, Brother Gbile Akanni teaches that the intellectual mind is a hindrance to us building up our inner man. In total contradiction to what the Bible teaches, the man claims that human understanding is an obstacle to our edification. “It is the deliberate design of God that your inner man will engage with God without the interruption of human understanding to edify yourself, to improve yourself, to grow your muscles in the inner man. You don’t need interruption of people. You don’t even need the interruption of your intellectual mind. Because your intellectual mind does not build your inner man. Your intellectual mind only builds your p...

MAY GOD HELP US ALL!!!

“When Strength Turns to Weakness” By Akin Ojumu In the last installment of this commentary series, we learned that as the hosts of Heaven rejoice over the triumph of a Christian in his walk with God, the legions of hell burn in fervent indignation. Whenever a child of God is victorious, there’s an uproar in Hades. Because Satan cannot stand a Christian living triumphantly, he’ll do all he can to pull him down. So, it’s often the case that the fiercest attack a believer is ever going to face in life comes right after the greatest victories. Consequently, a Christian cannot afford to be complacent. The Christian life is lived one battle at a time. It’s a mistake for the soldier of Christ to bask for too long in victories won. Just as soon as one fight is over another one starts. The believer who lets down his guard following a victory in one battle risks turning the sweet taste of victory into a sour taste of defeat.  If you think I’m being hyperbolic, ask Elijah, the prophet. Soon a...