You all remember who Etcetera is, right?
Well, in his latest article, he dissed Nigerian gospel songs and their artistes.
Just like our Nigerian pastors, Nigerian gospel songs cannot lead you to Christ.
Nigerian gospel songs are not spiritually uplifting. They are mostly
about the things of the flesh, about riches and fame. The simple use of
religious terms and phrases here and there is not enough to lead anyone
to Christ. I dare you to go to any Nigerian gospel musician’s website
and see if you will find a simple plan of salvation. You won’t.
Most of the songs being sold to the public as “Christian songs” are religious rubbish.
Most of them are songs without the truth, Church’ianity and not
Christianity. Because most of the Nigerian gospel musicians are
themselves not Christ-like. They carry as many babes as the worldly hip
hop stars. Fornicate on Saturday night and minister to you in church on
Sunday morning, tasking you to wave your handkerchief in the name of the
lord.
Do not be deceived my brothers and sisters, God is no author of
confusion. Most of the people who sing and produce these gospel songs
are not living in Christ. Today in Nigeria, we hear of pastors and
gospel artistes involved in sex scandals and visiting native doctors.
You may argue that we should focus on the music and not the singer,
forgetting that music generally is a very powerful force that has a way
of breaking down barriers. And the same powerful force can be tainted
with negative lyrics and ungodly lifestyle that can pierce through the
hearts of the listeners and reshape their values.
Most of these gospel songs are written in a fashion that is strange to
the principles of Christianity. Gospel singers and pastors are now
covering themselves in glory. Dining with politicians who evidently
display everything the Bible condemns. The Bible says in James 1:27 or 2
Peter 2:20, that the world taints and makes impure. So as a gospel
artiste, God commands that you cannot live in sin like men of the world.
You cannot live like the worldly musicians. If your music sounds
worldly, seems worldly, and promoted like a worldly music, then it is
not gospel. When you glorify anything other than God in your music, it
is called idolatry. And you are giving Satan a great satisfaction.
Satan loves all the religious songs that don’t mention the truth of
God’s word. So, beware brethren, all this wishy-washy, ear-tickling and
worldly gospel songs won’t take you anywhere near Christ.
At this juncture, my brothers and sisters in the lord, I rest my case.
Just like Apostle Paul says in Galatians 4:16: “I am therefore become
your enemy, because I tell you the truth. So before you condemn me with
you comments, remember the Bible says in 1st Chronicles 16:22, “Touch
not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” Amen
