Apostle John Chi Boycotts Mother’s Funeral

In its edition of 31 March 2015 The Independent Observer, a Bamenda base newspaper says the absence of Apostle John Chi to bury the mother has raised trillions of questions as per why he could not be at the burial ceremony of the mother, when he is next door in the South West Region and not abroad. The paper further wondered aloud why he did not put his mother in the mortuary to finish what he was doing to be present for the burial. To the publisher/editor, readers and those asking the trillion questions know the truth below which can answer your questions and set you free.

Why Men of God (Prophets, Apostles, Bishops, Pastors, Evangelists etc) who are not born again perform miracles.

The Bible says that in the last day God drove them.  This is because they have the Holy Ghost but are not born again. You can have the Holy Ghost, perform miracles and still go to hell. Remember it is Jesus Christ who said unless a man be born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is the body of believers i.e. those who have received the word of God and believed it in their hearts. “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abided forever.” (1Peter1:23).

How To Become Born Again or how to Receive the Word of God

“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city. But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one. To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. (Acts 8:5–17)

The Mystery With

i)                    Having the Holy Ghost and being born again and

ii)                  Having the Holy Ghost and not being born again

If you be born again as prescribed in the scripture above, you will go to heaven. You will enter the kingdom of God – the royal seed of Abraham. And if you have the Holy Ghost and be born again you will enter God’s kingdom. But having the Holy Ghost without being born again you can’t enter the kingdom of Heaven.

The Independent observer in one of articles in the same edition titled “Appreciating A Mother He Never Cared To Bury” (For Apostle John Chi) says one of the arguments gaining grounds against most Pentecostal Christians is that they justify all their acts, including neglect of fellow humans and extreme covetousness. Of course, this argument has some substance. I once asked Mr. X that if you are sheep and with other sheep and later you discover that the other sheep are wolves wearing sheep clothing what will he do. I think the best thing is just to run away – to be like the fundamentalist because if you tolerate they will chop you. The Pentecostals pray shouting, they send the Holy Ghost Fire to these wolves, they perform miracles etc but with all these it will not be enough if they are not born again.

It is a well known fact that the testament becomes effective when the testator is dead. Now these Pentecostals who shout Holy Ghost fire! Holy Ghost fire! And say their church began on Pentecost day when the Holy Ghost descended on the apostles. Now to these Pentecostals: Why was Mary again in the room with the apostles waiting to receive the Holy Ghost when the Bible records that Mary had the Holy Ghost already even John the Baptist “For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb (Luke1:15) If John was filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother’s womb before Jesus was born, the Holy Ghost did not start to come on people only on Pentecost day. So Pentecostal Christians have missed something. To conclude, all congregations are misleading and the only thing that will save somebody is to receive the Word of God as prescribed in Acts 8:5–17. The works of mercy as prescribed by the catechism or the African tradition or the Holy Spirit without being born again can’t cause somebody to enter the kingdom of God.

Coni T. Tawong