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Archbishop Ezekiel Guti attacks holy oil prophets
17 May 2015 at 09:32hrs | Views
ZIMBABWE Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga) founder Archbishop Ezekiel Guti has labelling the new crop of preachers proud and ignorant and a majority on keen on "make(ing) women pregnant."
Guti questioned the selling of anointing oil by prophets arguing that if the oils belonged to God as claimed, then they should be given to people for free.
A number of prophets, who have emerged in the country over the past decade leading huge congregations, have professed having foreign spiritual fathers who anointed them to start prophesying.
United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa and Spirit Embassy's prophet Uebert Angel Mudzanire's spiritual father is Victor Kusi Boateng from Ghana, while Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya has been reported as saying Nigeria's TB Joshua was his spiritual father.
The same prophets also sell to their followers anointing oils and wrist bands among other paraphernalia mostly imported from Nigeria and Ghana, which they claim have healing and deliverance powers.
"There are a lot of people starting churches today. Every corner you go you see new churches sprouting. Ask those people why they are starting churches. Some start churches because they want money, some prophesy to draw people to themselves.
"Some people go to Nigeria to get oil from men of God and sell it to people here, yet we have a lot of oil here. Why sell it if it is God's oil, why not just anoint people for free. They sell it because they want to make money. It shows that people are starting churches to make business. That's the problem.
"Some of these prophets make women pregnant, some just take money from people, asking people to give money to church to get blessings. That is not God's will. You don't need to trick people to make money or instill fear in people so that they remain in your church. Preach the truth, preach Jesus and God will bless you," he said.
Guti questioned the selling of anointing oil by prophets arguing that if the oils belonged to God as claimed, then they should be given to people for free.
A number of prophets, who have emerged in the country over the past decade leading huge congregations, have professed having foreign spiritual fathers who anointed them to start prophesying.
United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa and Spirit Embassy's prophet Uebert Angel Mudzanire's spiritual father is Victor Kusi Boateng from Ghana, while Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya has been reported as saying Nigeria's TB Joshua was his spiritual father.
"There are a lot of people starting churches today. Every corner you go you see new churches sprouting. Ask those people why they are starting churches. Some start churches because they want money, some prophesy to draw people to themselves.
"Some people go to Nigeria to get oil from men of God and sell it to people here, yet we have a lot of oil here. Why sell it if it is God's oil, why not just anoint people for free. They sell it because they want to make money. It shows that people are starting churches to make business. That's the problem.
"Some of these prophets make women pregnant, some just take money from people, asking people to give money to church to get blessings. That is not God's will. You don't need to trick people to make money or instill fear in people so that they remain in your church. Preach the truth, preach Jesus and God will bless you," he said.
Source - Sunday News
