I have so many things I can say about the interview between Archbishop Benson Idahosa's daughter and Apostle Femi Lazarus.
However, one thing I am sure about is that no parent wishes for their children to abandon the values and convictions they sincerely tried to pass on to them.
I may not agree with everything she said in that podcast, but she has a right to her opinions and to share her experiences. Unfortunately, many atheists, anti-church voices, and people who already have issues with Christianity have used the interview as an opportunity to write all kinds of nonsense on social media and attack the Gospel itself.
Being a pastor's child and having different opinions from your parents is entirely up to you. Every individual eventually reaches an age where they begin to make their own decisions about faith, life, and the direction they want to take.
Your parents did their best. They took you to school. They provided for you. They prayed for you. They sacrificed for you. They did everything within their ability to raise you according to what they believed was right. If they raised you in the ways of the Lord, then they gave you what they genuinely believed was the best foundation for life.
Once you are an adult, there comes a point where you are no longer under the custody of your parents. The decisions you make, the beliefs you embrace, and the path you choose become your responsibility.
Sometimes parents do fail, but sometimes they didn't fail at all. Sometimes they genuinely did their best with the knowledge, resources, and understanding they had at the time.
What concerns me is how easily people use personal stories to paint an entire picture of Christianity, ministry, or the Church. One person's experience, no matter how painful, should not become the standard by which the Gospel itself is judged.
You can build your own ideologies about faith and religion. You can choose a different path from the one your parents walked. That is your right as an adult.
But if you are above 30 years old and still blaming your parents for everything you became, then perhaps it is time to start taking responsibility for your own choices, healing, growth, and future.
There comes a point where we must stop living as victims of our past and start becoming stewards of our future.
The truth is that many pastor's children have remained faithful to God. Many have grown into healthy, responsible adults. Many faced the same pressures and challenges yet still chose to follow Christ. Every story is different.
My prayer is that in whatever is shared publicly, it does not become a stumbling block for young people who are still discovering their faith. May it not become ammunition for those who hate the Church. May it not push people away from Christ because of the failures, mistakes, or shortcomings of human beings.
People can disappoint us. Parents can make mistakes. Churches can get things wrong. Ministers are human.
But Jesus Christ remains the same.
The Gospel is still true.
And no matter what experiences we have had with people, my prayer is that we never allow those experiences to blind us to the truth and power of Christ.
I have so many things I can say about the interview between Archbishop Benson Idahosa's daughter and Apostle Femi Lazarus.
However, one thing I am sure about is that no parent wishes for their children to abandon the values and convictions they sincerely tried to pass on to them.
I may not agree with everything she said in that podcast, but she has a right to her opinions and to share her experiences. Unfortunately, many atheists, anti-church voices, and people who already have issues with Christianity have used the interview as an opportunity to write all kinds of nonsense on social media and attack the Gospel itself.
Being a pastor's child and having different opinions from your parents is entirely up to you. Every individual eventually reaches an age where they begin to make their own decisions about faith, life, and the direction they want to take.
Your parents did their best. They took you to school. They provided for you. They prayed for you. They sacrificed for you. They did everything within their ability to raise you according to what they believed was right. If they raised you in the ways of the Lord, then they gave you what they genuinely believed was the best foundation for life.
Once you are an adult, there comes a point where you are no longer under the custody of your parents. The decisions you make, the beliefs you embrace, and the path you choose become your responsibility.
Sometimes parents do fail, but sometimes they didn't fail at all. Sometimes they genuinely did their best with the knowledge, resources, and understanding they had at the time.
What concerns me is how easily people use personal stories to paint an entire picture of Christianity, ministry, or the Church. One person's experience, no matter how painful, should not become the standard by which the Gospel itself is judged.
You can build your own ideologies about faith and religion. You can choose a different path from the one your parents walked. That is your right as an adult.
But if you are above 30 years old and still blaming your parents for everything you became, then perhaps it is time to start taking responsibility for your own choices, healing, growth, and future.
There comes a point where we must stop living as victims of our past and start becoming stewards of our future.
The truth is that many pastor's children have remained faithful to God. Many have grown into healthy, responsible adults. Many faced the same pressures and challenges yet still chose to follow Christ. Every story is different.
My prayer is that in whatever is shared publicly, it does not become a stumbling block for young people who are still discovering their faith. May it not become ammunition for those who hate the Church. May it not push people away from Christ because of the failures, mistakes, or shortcomings of human beings.
People can disappoint us. Parents can make mistakes. Churches can get things wrong. Ministers are human.
But Jesus Christ remains the same.
The Gospel is still true.
And no matter what experiences we have had with people, my prayer is that we never allow those experiences to blind us to the truth and power of Christ.
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I am ashamed that even manchester united fans are supporting Mancity, it shows how much of relevant we have.
The battle is not yet over, we fight till the finish line