Kemi Lala Akindoju, the Nollywood actress, has criticised the doctrine of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries.
The film star’s comments come after viral social media clips showed church members sharing strange testimonies.
In one video, an elderly woman claimed four armed robbers attacked her but miraculously gained control of their guns.
Similarly, a man testified that he survived a kidnapping, machete assaults, and gunshots “without sustaining any injuries.”
Another man alleged that a lion rescued him from kidnappers by lifting him into the air and guiding him to safety.
A church member recently argued the testimonies are “verifiable” and referenced businessman E-Money and the Bayelsa governor as witnesses.
In a video, the man warned critics to stop mocking the church, citing the risk of facing God’s wrath.
“Let me make an input so that people who want to make money from the videos can stop it,” he said.
“It is not good for your image, it might affect you tomorrow and you come to the altar of Lord Chosen to kneel before the God of Chosen and apologise.
“When my pastor made that declaration for all members worldwide, he said it can be said once you meet a danger.
“Be it armed robbery, fire or road accident or seeing a snake or lizard in the bush. After the declaration, you will see something beyond human power.
“… Many testimonies have happened. These are all verifiable testimonies, chosen testimonies are verifiable. They are not cooked up.
“.. I’m advising you not to make caricatures of the testimonies so that the wrath of God will not come upon you.
“If you doubt it, ask E-Money and governor of Bayelsa.”
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Reacting to the video, Akindoju wondered why church members are instructed to call upon their pastor’s God instead of Jesus in times of trouble, contrary to Biblical teachings.
The movie star attributed the doctrine to church members’ “lack of knowledge about their religion”.
Akindoju emphasized the importance of understanding one’s religion and reading the Bible personally.
“I’m not a fan making fun of the testimonies. But what happened to calling Jesus in time of trouble? As stated in the Bible,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Why should people be indoctrinated to shout chosen thrice and call on the God of their pastor?
“Anyway, it is because they won’t read their Bible for themselves. And their leaders are happy to keep them ignorant.”
There has been growing skepticism surrounding testimonies from the church.
Dee One, the comedian, earlier warned critics not to incur the wrath of Lazarus Muoka, the church’s general overseer.
IK Ogbonna, the actor, also called on the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to tackle the issue of “fake miracles” in churches.
CAN recently condemned a viral testimony of a congregant who claimed “an angel” provided answers to her during an examination.
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