Baptist Convention: CAN President Calls For Discipline In House Of God

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle, said on Saturday that discipline must remain the standard for measuring good behaviour in promoting the teachings of the church.

CAN President stated this in his address at the ongoing virtual Nigerian Baptist Convention, made available to THE WHISTLER.

According to Ayokunle, who is also the President of Nigerian Baptist Convention, reports of unrighteousness by some Christians are not a good testimony.

He maintained that immoral living gives a bad reputation to the church.

“The church is now in a state where lack of discipline has led to many instances of sexual immorality, gluttony, financial impropriety, laziness, court cases, etc.

“The name of the Lord is being maligned in our society today because of the way Christians are behaving.

“Obscene dressing and all forms of impurity are happening in our midst; some Christians cannot be trusted for any noble assignment”, he said.

He added that :There appears to be no difference between them and the unbelievers.

“Money in particular has become the god of some (if not many) Christians, including Church leaders! What a shame to the Church! “

Meanwhile, he explained that if the church, as a corporate body and as individuals, began to model after the life of Jesus Christ, the society would be touched by the love and power of God.

He stated further, “The Lord of the Church is sad concerning the state of the Church. We are robbed of our powers and molested by the children of Satan because of our careless living!

“We, the body of Christ known as the Nigerian Baptist Convention, though we have come a long way, but if we would move from where we are presently to where we ought to be, if we would not be swept away by the wave of indiscipline and immorality that is daily tearing the fabric of our society and the world at large, we must continue to emphasize discipline in the House of God.

“It is through discipline that we would remain holy and enter the kingdom of God! Hence this year’s Convention is a call to self-examination as individuals, family, church, Convention.

“It is a clarion call to be more disciplined in areas where we have shown discipline and exercise discipline in areas where we lack such.

“It is my prayer that none of us would leave this place without experiencing the touch of God and the determination to go out there and make a positive difference for Christ in this corrupt world, in the name of Jesus.”