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WHEN MYSTICAL ALTARS REPLACE THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST (PART IV)

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“Christ Is Enough: The Gospel Does Not Need Mystical Machinery” By Akin Ojumu In the preceding installments of this commentary, we have examined Joshua Selman’s extraordinary claims about priesthood, kingship, invisible crowns, mystical altars, and supernatural authorization systems. We established that the biblical doctrine of the royal priesthood of believers provides no foundation for the claim that priesthood generates spiritual power for kingship. We also demonstrated that prayer, Bible study, consecration, and holiness, though commanded by God, are nowhere presented in Scripture as activities that generate supernatural energy to power invisible altars. In Part III, we examined the more fundamental danger beneath these teachings: the possibility of obscuring the sufficiency of Jesus Christ by introducing invented spiritual mechanisms upon which believers are encouraged to depend. And now we arrive at the central issue. IS THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS CHRIST SUFFICIENT, OR MUST IT BE...
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WHEN MYSTICAL ALTARS REPLACE THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST (PART III)

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“Salvation Is Not Christ Plus an Altar, a Crown, or a Supernatural Authorization System” By Akin Ojumu In the first two installments of this commentary, we subjected Joshua Selman’s extraordinary theological claims about priesthood, kingship, invisible crowns, mystical altars, and supernatural authorization systems to the scrutiny of Holy Scripture. In Part I, we established that the royal priesthood of believers is a privilege secured through their union with Jesus Christ, the eternal High Priest and sovereign King. It is not a supernatural power arrangement in which priesthood generates spiritual electricity for kingship. In Part II, we examined the equally bizarre notion that Christians must operate invisible altars powered by prayer, Bible study, consecration, and other religious activities. We established that the Bible teaches no such thing. Prayer is commanded. Bible study is commanded. Holiness is commanded. Consecration is part of the Christian’s response to the grace of God. ...
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WHEN MYSTICAL ALTARS REPLACE THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST (PART II)

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“The Myth of Spiritual Altars and Supernatural Authorization: When Prayer Becomes Spiritual Electricity and Religious Imagination Becomes Theology” By Akin Ojumu In Part I of this commentary, we examined Joshua Selman’s extraordinary assertion that priesthood powers kingship and that the invisible crown supposedly resting upon a believer’s life derives its authority from activities performed upon an equally invisible altar. We established from Scripture that believers are a royal priesthood through their union with Jesus Christ, the eternal High Priest and sovereign King. Their priestly identity is secured through Christ’s redemptive work and not manufactured through some religious performance. Their participation in His kingdom is a consequence of His saving grace, not the product of some supernatural power-generating system. But Selman’s theological creativity does not end there. Oh, no! Having invented a spiritual arrangement in which priesthood supposedly powers kingship, he procee...
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WHEN MYSTICAL ALTARS REPLACE THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST (PART I)

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“The Myth of Priesthood-Powered Kingship: How Joshua Selman Turns Biblical Truth Into Mystical Religious Fiction” By Akin Ojumu On Sunday, October 11, 2026, the Koinonia Global Instagram account published a quote attributed to Joshua Selman, the self-styled apostle who presides over a sprawling religious empire built around his peculiar brand of charismatic Christianity. The quote reads: “Priesthood is what powers kingship. The crown upon your life is powered by what happens on your altar. An altar is a spiritual system of authorisation. The strength of your prayer life, study of the Word, fear of the Lord, commitment to prioritising Jesus, and consecration are what power your altar.” Now, being the incurable rabble-rouser, theological troublemaker, and enthusiastic hornet’s-nest-stirrer that I am, I could hardly allow such a magnificent exhibition of theological creativity to pass without comment. After all, when someone strings together biblical-sounding words, wraps them in the lang...
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