President of Mount Zion Drama Ministry, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, has taken a stand against pastors who invite comedians to perform in their churches.
In a message posted on Facebook on Saturday, the 56-year-old Agbara Nla producer questioned “the fact that the comedians brought in are allowed to make jokes of scriptures, the Blood of Jesus, speaking in tongues, the throne of grace etc.”
He supported his argument with the video of comedy duo, Still Ringing, performing to roaring laughter by the congregation at Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s House on the Rock.
A video of the comedians entertaining Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’ Chapel, is also available on YouTube.
“What are we laughing at? What is funny? Mocking God and Christ and the Holy Spirit and the Word is funny????” Bamiloye queried.
He continued: “We hear of other religions where they are obsessed with protecting the image of their Leader and we gleefully allow people to MOCK our Leader JESUS CHRIST and the Holy Spirit and thereby indirectly MOCKING GOD!!! They look at us with disdain because we are BAD AMBASSADORS of our faith!
“Luke warmness and cynicism has crept slowly into the life of Christians. We pull ourselves down publicly, abuse leaders of the gospel will glee, mock certain commandments of God. YET when we run into trouble who do we call upon???
“Bible has already stated that towards the end times there will be mockers of the gospel and preachers doing wrong. WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE ONE OF THEM???
“We come into Facebook and spew out curses and abuses – mock the commandments especially when it comes to forgiveness issues and honour of parents etc and we go to church and lift up hands and voices to WHO??? HE who we MOCK with DISOBEDIENCE? We quickly mouth monotonous words – God is in control! Amen! It is well! Praise God etc but do we HONOUR HIM with our words and actions??? We are humans and not perfect but SHOULD WE MOCK THE CORE COMPONENTS OF OUR FAITH???”
The Osun born filmmaker confessed that he laughed when he saw a comedian performing on stage at The Experience gospel concert organised by Adefarasin’s church at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos on Friday, December 2.
He said the unnamed comedian used a scripture in the Old Testament as foundation for his jokes.
“I LAUGHED also but later felt badly convicted and I said I will speak out.”
He then attached a message he said he received a WhatsApp message from an anonymous fan who also lamented the mockery that goes on in churches in the name of comedy.
