09/11/2025
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
1. Is there any place created by your ancestors to which they return after death?
โ If yes: What is the name of that place?
โ If no: Why then do you always talk about meeting your ancestors when you die?
๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐
In Christianity, the Bible never teaches that Abraham created a place for himself, for his descendants, or for anyone else.
What then does the scripture say?
Scripture clearly reveals that God, the Creator of heaven and earth, will hold everyone accountable โ Abraham, your ancestors, and you alike.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐
๐ช๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐?
1. He will judge those who disobeyed Him, and
2. Reward those who obeyed Him.
โ That is true justice.
๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐
๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐
If your ancestors did not worship God in the way He revealed, but Abraham did, then Abraham becomes the father of faith to all who obey God.
That is not confusion โ it is divine order and justice.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ
Many people fail to understand the truth because they refuse to listen carefully to what Christians actually preach.
Christians do not worship the ancestors of either black or white people; we worship God, the Maker of all flesh.
We only recognize those who obeyed God before us as our fathers in faith.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ โ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ
This is why we not only call Abraham our father in faith, but also honor great African ministers like Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Dr. Uma Ukpai, and others as fathers of faith.
This does not mean we worship them; they are simply men through whom our faith was strengthened and our generation impacted.
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ช
You may argue, โWe donโt worship our ancestors either; we only regard them as fathers of traditional faith.โ
But if that is your claim, then I must ask:
โ Faith in what?
โ Faith in God, or faith in Idolatry?
โ Faith in the Living God, or faith in the shrines within your compound?
๐ผ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐
When you go to a shrine, they often tell you to consult a native doctor for igba affa (divination). This means that native doctors are the direct ministers of those shrines. The shrines minister through them.
If you truly believe that the works of native doctors represent the true God, then you are deeply deceived. A shrine is simply a higher level of charm. Native doctors are the creators of those shrines.
Why they are demonically strong and long-lasting is because of the type of thing used to establish them. For example, history records that Adoro Ero was established with human blood. Once you pay homage to it, you are effectively entering into a covenant with whatever was done to build that altar. Donโt forget that the same applies even to the shrines in your community.
๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐
The bell of repentance is ringing for everyone. Surrender your life to the Lord while His mercy still calls.
Jesus Christ is the only Savior of mankind. He offered Himself as a sacrifice; He was not forced against His will. It was a sacrifice made out of love, so that anyone who believes in Him may be saved. Accept Him today, and your sins will be cleansed, and you will have eternal life. He is the way to the Father, the Creator of the Universe.
'For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.' โ John 3:16 (NKJV)
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โ Evangelist Jude C. Okoro
Gospel for All Nations (GfaN)
Aka: Spirit Flame Global Ministries
