Presently, Pastor Peter Israel Obaseki, the founder of one of the
fastest growing churches in Benin City - Divine Grace of Glory Church -
is at logger heads with many of his colleagues (pastors) in Edo State.
In fact, most men of God in the state don’t relate with him. They are
disgusted by him to a level that each time he gave out his church
Almanac to his fellow men of God, they tore it shortly after he left
their offices.
But, just like Prophet T.B. Joshua, while facing
"persecution" in so many fronts, Pastor Obaseki has been waxing stronger
as people come from all parts of the country to receive healing in his
church. As a matter fact, his gigantic church edifice is a great
testimony to what he has learnt from TB Joshua whom he described as his
mentor and spiritual god father.
The controversy surrounding this
man of God took Saturday Vanguard to Divine Grace of God last Monday
for an encounter. Among the issues he addressed is the level of moral
decadence in the society and the roles of pastors in nation building.
“The
society is actually corrupt and it is supposed to be the duty of men of
God to assist in bringing sanity to the society. But unfortunately, you
will find out that most of us pastors are after wealth, and when a
pastor is after money, you can never be after God. And today you see a
lot of pastors going to see native doctors, herbalists to prepare charms
for them so that they will become miracle workers. That is not of God.
Today, many are accusing Prophet TB Joshua that he is not of God but
some of these people are the worst pretenders on earth.
“When we
deny the truth, we will remain in darkness. What Joshua is doing in this
country, I have not seen a man of God doing that in this country and
that is why every man of God should stop judging each other. So many
pastors are too fast in judging others. We have so many fake pastors.
There are so many people that have deiced not to go to church again
because of what pastors have done to them. I have had many of such
people in my church.
“Pastors have exploited them, cheated on
them, carted away people’s property, pastors have even taken some
people’s wives and this situation has corrupted the minds of a lot of
people and they have decided to remain pagans. So it is sad that some of
us who are pastors that are supposed to repair the society are now
problems to the society. I see this as a satanic trick to collapse the
society. A lot of pastors have criticized me, but I am very happy that
they criticized me because when they do that, I know that God is using
me to do his job.
“For example, when I married twelve years ago,
it was difficult for me to have children. My wife was always having
miscarriage until I went to Synagogue Church of God Mission and the man
of God TB Joshua prayed for me and gave me the anointing oil and water.
My wife used it and got pregnant and we had a baby girl.
"When my wife was pregnant of that child they said it was fibroid that she should go for operation.
But
we kept on using the anointing water until the day she delivered. Yet
rumour mongers did not rest, they said Pastor Israel has gone to buy a
child. When they heard that I went to TB Joshua they said TB Joshua has
given me a magic child. After that my wife delivered another child, a
baby boy, they still went to town that it’s another magic. But I am not
troubled with all that and I believe that Prophet TB Joshua is real and
not fake.”
Hmmm...indeed it will be all man for himself on the last day!
