THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has debunked the rumours that he ordered the Christian faithful to purchase guns to defend themselves in the face of insecurity plaguing the nation.
While speaking on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in a thanksgiving sermon tagged ‘Meant for the Top’ at the Mount Carmel Prayer Village in Ifeiwara, Osun State, Pastor Adeboye clarified his earlier statement that Christians need to defend themselves with weapons.
“Now, there are one or two things that were said during the Holy Ghost Service; I believe some people might want to misrepresent.
“I never asked Christians to go and buy guns; you didn’t hear that from me.
“You don’t need guns. Samson (in the bible) never bought an AK-47; he fought with the jawbone of an ass. So, don’t go and buy guns. In any case, they (the authorities) won’t give you permission.”
“Don’t buy guns. We don’t want to kill anyone right? We just want to make sure that unwanted visitors don’t come to our churches,” he clarified.
Adeboye, however, affirmed that the church was ready to deter unwanted visitors from gaining access to its premises.
