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By Akin Ojumu Back in September, I published an essay titled: “AROME OSAYI AND THE THEOLOGY OF THE MUTE BUTTON.” The commentary was an expanded version of my response to a YouTube video in which Arome Osayi, the self-proclaimed apostle, offered one of the most astonishing explanations of a fundamental Christian doctrine I have ever heard. According to Arome, the reason God is described as IMMUTABLE is that He cannot be MUTED. Yes, you read that correctly. Apparently, in Arome Osayi’s theological universe, divine immutability has something to do with the inability of anyone to press a celestial mute button and silence the Almighty. Nearly two months later, one of Arome’s devoted supporters decided that my theological insolence could no longer be tolerated. My offense? Daring to subject the teaching of his revered “man of God” to biblical scrutiny. The individual wrote: “You definitely listened to the message with the intention of critiquing it and finding fault. Whether it was a matter ...

“A Windbag in the Pulpit Is Still a Windbag” By Akin Ojumu In the preceding four installments of this commentary, we examined the extraordinarily over-the-top claims of Arome Osayi about his supposedly singularly unique and privileged relationship with Jesus Christ. We examined the story of a young woman who allegedly became dumb for insulting him, his declaration that Jesus is jealous over him “badly,” and his astonishing insistence that he is a peculiar treasure specially raised to teach the nations the undiluted ways of God. We also established that Scripture recognizes no spiritual aristocracy of preachers who are above correction, that God’s treasured people exist to proclaim His excellencies rather than their own, and that no human being is indispensable to God’s sovereign purposes. Now, let us bring this examination to its logical conclusion. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVANT OF CHRIST AND A RELIGIOUS CELEBRITY There is a fundamental difference between the biblical model of Chris...

“God Has Not Appointed Arome Osayi as the Custodian of His Undiluted Ways” By Akin Ojumu In Parts I, II, and III of this commentary, we examined the extraordinary testimony of Arome Osayi concerning a young woman who allegedly became unable to speak after allegedly insulting him during a church meeting. We also considered Arome’s astonishing declaration that Jesus is extraordinarily jealous over him because he is different from ordinary Christians, a “peculiar treasure” supposedly raised by God so that entire nations might learn His undiluted ways. According to Arome Osayi, the authority for this remarkable self-description is simple. “That’s what God said.” How convenient! The preacher declares himself exceptionally important. He claims God personally revealed his exceptional importance. And everyone else is apparently expected to accept his extraordinary self-assessment without questioning it. But Christianity is not built upon the extravagant claims of religious personalities. The C...