Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil, says
Christians must not turn away ladies in mini-
skirts from church.
In his Sunday March 9, 2014 sermon monitored
by XYZ News , Dr Otabil said Christians must not
be judgmental of such people but rather welcome
them into the church and allow the Holy Spirit to
work on them.
“There are people who come to church in all
kinds of state. And there are some Christians
who are very intolerant. They see some woman
who comes to church – maybe with a short skirt
– and they [grumble]: ‘The judgment of God, the
fire will burn you.’ Let them come with their short
skirts,” Dr Otabil urged the church, “and let the
Holy Spirit begin to work on them.”
“And after the Holy Spirit has worked on you for a
long time, you add one more inch to your skirt,”
adding that with time, “you add a few more
inches and after a long time, you add another
inch.”
According to Pastor Otabil, “it is not about how
you dress. It is about Jesus in you. And when you
become a disciple of Christ, your dressing will
change. I guarantee you that your dressing will
change.”
“So instead of being cruel, be kind and allow
people to grow spiritually, then the physical
manifestations will show,” Dr Otabil admonished
his congregation.
Asserting that true love for all kinds of people
was the truest form of evangelism, Dr Otabil said
“evangelising is not just crusades, and that
“crusades most times are not even effective. True
love is the real evangelism. And that’s why in the
church we are committed to making a difference
in people’s lives.”
According to him, “we receive people as they are
when they come to our church and we trust God
to work on them. We don’t have to become a
critical [and] very very unfriendly church.”y
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