PUTTING UP READILY WITH A DIFFERENT GOSPEL (PART III)
“Symbiosis of False Teachers & Their Followers” By Akin Ojumu Until the advent of social media, criticisms of preachers were few and far between. In fact, it was, and still is, the accepted norm amongst church folks that you do not, in any way or for any reason, challenge the man of God. Because the man of God is thought of as the representative of God Himself, anyone who speaks out against him is pretty much speaking out against God. And anyone who speaks against God’s anointed is damned. In the last installment of this commentary series, we explored one of the reasons church folks readily accept false teachers and shy away from criticizing false teachings. We did point out that a symbiotic relationship exists between false teachers and their followers. Both parties in this predatory interaction believe they are deriving mutual benefits. False teachers and their followers feed off of each other. Like the typical obligate mutualism found among animals, false teachers and their foll...