It baffles me why one of Nigerian's soft rock artiste, Pascal Uche Ejikeme, better known as Etcetera, decided to attack our Gospel singers, when we are yet to see any of his songs leading people to Christ.
Well, here is what he said and please irrespective of what he says, express your thought as comment.
"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
Hmnnn... Has Etcetera become a preacher for real? Lol!
9 comments:
First to comment today! Lol
Is this some kind of jealousy if not wetin concern him with gospel song
What gives him the impression that we are not being blessed enough! He must be high on something
The question we should ask etcetera is what does he know about singing gospel song when he has not sang one before.
If he thinks our gospel singers are too canal and are singing for money, what does that makes him. An hyprocrite! You complain about what others are doing wrong but you can't do it urself. Pls let him take a seat
Does he have a personal encounter with God! How come he think he knows more than the gospel singers that fast n pray to release album
Reading his speech, I think he has a point, but that doesn't mean am agreeing with him. A lot of our gospel singers fit into the description he put up there. So we can't entirely judge or condemn his statement. To some extent he is right n we must admit that no matter how much we love our gospel singers
I agree with u my brother. A lot of our so call singers go into music cos somone got popular cos of it. A lot of them doesn't know the responsiblity singing for God bestowed on them so they seem to sing and take the ministry like that of the world. So before u point a finger at Etctera let's look carefully at our house. We are guilty as charged
Yeye dey worry the two of you for thinking like etcetera. You may think u are right for saying what u said, but its normal to have such in the house of God. That doesn't mean u should...
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