General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Sunday said he dedicated a white garment church last September because God permitted him to do so.
Adeboye was criticised for dedicating the Cathedral of the Love of Christ Generation Church C&S (Worldwide) founded by Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi.
Speaking during a special sermon titled, Going Higher (Part 54), the 80-year-old compared his situation to that of Peter, the Biblical figure, who was criticised for visiting the home of Cornelius, a Gentile.
Adeboye said, “Whether you believe it or not, I got quite a lot of queries recently from well-meaning Christians: ‘Daddy GO Sir, we learnt that you went to a white garment church to dedicate a church. You of all people?’
“I said the spirit made me go. I was obeying the spirit.”
Speaking further, he said, “Years ago, I think 1982 or so, I was invited to one little white garment church, it wasn’t a big one. I went because they said they have heard about me and I should come and preach. I got to the door, they asked me to remove my shoes, I did, because the spirit made me go.
“There was a man in the church, an engineer, that God knew He was going to need in the building of a campground that we had not even located at the time.
“I went, I preached, he (the engineer) gave his life to Jesus. He came to the Redeemed Christian Church of God and he became the engineer who started the work of the camp, he was the second-in-command to the Baba Adura (spiritual head of the white garment church).
“I went because God said, ‘Go.’ In the things of God, don’t jump to conclusion, tread carefully.”
