The Anglican cleric in charge of the Church of The Pentecost, Diocese of Awka, Ekene Nwafor, says the church is not a scam.

Mr Nwafor spoke in Awka during a homily to mark Mothering Sunday.

According to him, his call became necessary because people, especially the youths, embrace idol worship and believe the church has become a scam.

The clergyman added that the people who viewed the church as a scam were ignorant of God’s Word and Christendom.

“Christians who come to church but still live in sins of corruption, fornication, adultery, envy, falsehoods, amongst others, are wolves who make unbelievers see the church as a scam that should be abolished,” explained Mr Nwafor.

He added, “People see (the) church as a scam because many of the so-called believers have no encounter with God as they dwell in secret sins and as such the glory of God cannot reign in their lives.”

He lamented that the “quest of materialism has increased and swayed” believers to live as if Christ “has no commandment to be followed.”

“These people act without the fear of God, seeking materialism at all cost to boost their ego,” stated the clergyman. “Love for the world and the vainglory of the world push so-called Christians out of the track of God’s will, pushing them to amass wealth at all cost.”

Quoting from the book of the Ephesians, Mr Nwafor urged Christians “to put on the whole amour of God so that they could stand against the wiles of the devil.”

Mr Nwafor pointed out that those who see the church as a scam or calls for its abolishment lacked the understanding of God’s Word.

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