11/05/2026
Oshoffa was given a spiritual church to operate for the welfare of humanity. He planted the church quite all right but the followers did not receive the Holy Spirit. Curiously enough, Oshiffa received a high dose of the Hily Spirit from Christ. How dis this man, with no academic attainment receive a full dose of the Holy Spirit? It is amazing! Why is it that none of his spiritual children received up to 10% of his spiritual strength? The answer lies with Christ. Is it a deliberate action from Christ?
It appears to me that only Christ alone can settle the quarrel. It appears to me that none of those who actively took part in the disturbance will rapture with Christ. The only way out is for everybody to withdraw and engage in sincere repentance. If we do not repent we shall all perish.
The only groups of believers with varying chances of survival are the youths. Even the youths must receive the Holy Spirit. The knowledge of the Word of God is crucial to receiving the Holy Spirit. The youths must receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, otherwise, they will likewise perish with the elders.
On various occasions, Oshoffa warned his congregation: "The church planted through me by Christ is the Holy Spirit Church; let no person introduce carnality to the church ". The elders did not heed his warning and the youths are even worse than the elders. The elders should turn to the Word of God and verify from the Bible that:
* A church where people split into groups would not be a spiritual church.
* A church which provides an abode to the various works of flesh (Gal 5:19-21) will perish.
* A church which results to litigation in order to settle misunderstanding cannot house the Holy Spirit.
* A church which does not make it compulsory for the members to receive the Holy Spirit cannot survive at rapture
The survival of Celestial Church of Christ depends on the study of the Word of God. The duty of a Christian church hangs critically on constant communication with God. How can you communicate without the use of the language that Christ and God understand?Some would say, 'I can read the Bible, I am alright'. No! The word of God must dwell in you like 2 x 2 =4 in the mind of a primary school child. You would tell me that the first congregation in Celestial Church did not rest on the word of God and yet the Holy Spirit operated mightily with them.
Note: The old congregation in Celestial Church of Christ was not lettered but they possessed and obeyed the greatest commandment!
This is "TRUST Christ"
"Obey Christ"
The study of the word of God is to enable you practise the stated commandment.
Culled from pages 108 - 110 of the book THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF PAPA OSHOFFA WITH CELESTIAL CHURCH MEMBERS-MY DREAMS by S.O. Odeyemi (2014).