The entire Christian church in Nigeria was against me when I started preaching prosperity- Bishop David Oyedepo
The entire Christian church in Nigeria was against me when I started preaching prosperity- Bishop David Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has recounted how his early messages on prosperity faced fierce opposition from the Nigerian church community.
Speaking during a recent service at the Faith Tabernacle, Ota, the cleric said God reminded him that every divine truth often appears false at first. “God excited me this morning,” he said. “He told me every truth first appears false before it gets celebrated because it sounds strange.”
According to Oyedepo, many could not understand his message of liberation and wealth through covenant principles. “How can you tell me you can be free in a world of bondage?” he asked, echoing the resistance he faced decades ago. “They didn’t know what it takes to be free.”
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Drawing parallels from scripture, he explained that even Jesus was misunderstood. “They wanted to kill Jesus for saying, ‘I and my Father are one.’ The apostles were jailed for preaching Christ and healing the sick,” he said.
He recalled that during the revival era of Oral Roberts, healing ministers were charged with practicing medicine without a license. “What they once condemned is now being celebrated,” Oyedepo added, referring to the widespread acceptance of divine healing today.
The bishop noted that a similar pattern followed his teachings on prosperity. “When I started preaching prosperity, the whole world was against me,” he said. “The Christian church in Nigeria was in turmoil. They were fighting themselves I wasn’t fighting them because I knew what I saw.”
He urged believers to hold firmly to biblical truth, even when it challenges traditions or provokes criticism. “Please embrace the truth of the Scriptures as the truth and nothing but the truth,” he declared. “You are going places.”
Bishop Oyedepo’s remarks highlight a defining moment in Nigeria’s Pentecostal movement a time when controversial doctrines, once resisted, became pillars of modern faith practice.
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