27/11/2023
Dear Mathias Ezeaku,
Christianity was first brought to Nigeria by the Portugese missionaries in 15th century AD.
However, they reportedly died of malaria fever.
Why would a missionary man of God die of malaria fever?
No matter your religious standing, one would most probably die of malaria fever or any other illness if one fail to get prompt treatment when infected.
Jesus Christ himself told us that he who is medically sick should go to a physician but he who is spiritually sick should seek God.
What should be the focus of any christian?
Salvation of the souls
Is miracle important for Christian's? Yes but not a priority. It is temporary. Lazarus later died the second time but his soul will never die.
Should a christian solely rely on miracle from a Pastor or Priest instead of going to the hospital when ill? Never. That would amount to putting the Lord your God to test as satan did.
God is everywhere. While in the hospital you can still call on God and receive Devine healing.
The missionaries only survived when they came back with hospitals and schools in the 18th century AD.
The missionaries came with alot of good things
They were neither the colonial masters nor the slave masters.
They helped stop the killing of innocent twin babies in some part of Nigeria
They helped stop human sacrifices especially that of virgin girls going on in most tribes of the country.
They helped stop series of inter tribal wars, abductions and local slavery going on in most parts of Nigeria.
They helped stop the killing of babies whose upper teeth sprouted out first.
The helped stop some inhuman and unhealthy cultural practices.
They helped stop the transatlantic slave trade being perpetuated in conspiratorial with some bad eggs among our forefathers and their white slave merchants.
They were the good guys.
They only had influence on the colonial masters due to their good deeds, and assistance in transforming the society through charity works like building of schools, hospitals, churches and helping the sick and the needy.
Christians were encouraged to visit the hospital whenever they fell ill.
Immunization of children were championed by the missionaries.
Scholarships were given to indigent and intelligent children from charity donations by its members in Europe and America.
Infact christianity was purely a voluntary and charity organisation.
Fast forward today when the black man has taken over leadership of Christian organisations and churches, many things have gone wrong.
Some christian leaders now claim to cure the sick through their so called miracles, ending up deceiving lots of members from not seeking urgent medical attention whenever they are sick. Consequently, many ignorantly die due to untimely medical attention.
Yet these same leaders use the best medical facilities here and abroad and recommend members to drinking his or her water or oil as medication or to wearing one cheap vest as bullet proof while they go about in armored vehicles and security escorts.
Many are dying daily as a result and I support that such perpetrators of these evil be continually exposed.
They have totally deviated from the Christianity the missionaries brought to us.
No charity, no scholarship, no assistance to the sick, no social activism, no humanitarian works etc.
They only materially exploit their members with promise of miracles and financial breakthrough.
Mathias is right about the illnesses and hospital cases but he is wrong for dragging the entire Christianity to the mud.
Mathias. How is your prefered religion better than christianity if not for its bastardizatiòn by some greedy christian leaders?
Christ never misled his followers
Chŕist lived and preached peace and love
Christ was not selfish
Christ was meek and humble
Christ never told lies
Christ never prioritized building churches, riding on chariots and accumulation of wealth to helping the sick and needy
Christ never killed babies and twins
Christ never indulged in slavery or slave trade
Christ never did human sacrifices
Christ was loving and compassionate
And the early christian missionaries towed his path.
So, both Mathias Ezeaku and the present greedy christian leaders should repent from misleading and exploiting the masses in the name of traditional or christian religion.
Use the offerings and tithe you are getting from members to establish free hospitals and schools for your members.
Instead of enacting more church buildings in this present economic condition of the country, save lives first by helping the needy, feeding hungry members, assisting the sick with hospital bills and scholarships.
Go back to the root of christianity and stop all these deceptions!
Emeka Aniebona