almost everything that you heard about Salvation, was a lie

 “Everything you have heard about salvation and about serving God, is a lie.”

That is not the first thing to tell a group of Christian youth, and yet I did.

It was on Tuesday 5 April 2022, when I spoke to a group of youth at Watoto, the energetic and Creative Clay Dance. As someone who used to dance at church a lot, and participate in drama, Sunday school and every Easter and Christmas production, also with experience working in Christian based organisations, I had a lot to say.

A few highlights:-

A lot of the things that you have heard about Salvation and serving God, is a lie. Most of us were introduced to God as an instructor with a set of rigorous rules to follow, and a punisher of those who strayed. It is only later, that I realised that I was serving man and not God. Jesus called His disciples to bear fruit and go out.

What we did instead, is that we would create small cliques, which eventually become occults and create a wall between us and anyone who is not like us, with our morally superior complex. Because of this, making friends with non-Christians was difficult, even though many were kind, hard-working and honest. I was taught that it was better to ignore the Christian who exhibited incompetence at work, was sexist and cruel-hearted. It took a lot of unlearning to discover that everything I had learned about Salvation was wrong.

Serving God.

If you perform in church, from one production to another, year in and year out and the only thing that changes is the costume and your position on the stage, you are not bearing fruit, you are just repositioning yourself as a seed. Seeds that are planted on infertile soil, do not grow. The problem is not the seed but the soil. I grew up in these spaces believing that all I needed was to perform more, in order to grow and receive blessings.

Each year, I received similar heartache and little or no growth in my life, except weight loss and increasing frustration.

The system is built that only a few grow, and the others, are taught to follow without question. That is not fellowship. It is called oppression.

You are told that God will bless you. You wait in fake humility, for the wind of blessings and yet the reality is, that the oppressor forced you to attend that session, at the cost of you nursing a sick relative, taking a job interview that would positively change your life, or even taking a much needed rest.

God gives wisdom to all, without finding fault. Instead of binding the demon of poverty, read proverbs and apply wisdom. God gives wisdom to all, not only those that bind demons. When non-Christians are successful, the fellowship will convince you that they stole. Why not set up a business and dominate, as a Christian? Learn the trade, use honest scales, invest. (It’s all in proverbs, and wisdom is for EVERYONE).

Many successful people I know, actually apply these principles and do not wait for demons to escape them. They look forward to working and making an impact on their communities. If the only thing you look forward to is the weekly binding demon day, there is a problem. Your mind is being controlled by untruths.

I admire church leaders who reflect on growth, entrepreneurship and leadership. Live in the truth. 

Most likely, almost everything you were taught about salvation was a huge lie.

Bless!

Bev