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HOW TO BECOME AN AFRICAN CHRISTIAN by Ofem Ubi


Day74
#365daypoetryforadvocacyandsocialchangechallenge



1. Fear God, worship not because you love to
but because you have to. Let your phobia for hell
consume your love for reverence.

2. Remember to shout while praying,
for your Lord attends to those not whose needs are
most pressing but whose voices are heaven quaking.

3. Everybody except you is your enemy,
Pray for their demise, it doesn’t matter who,
for everyone and everything is a suspect.

4. Judge, help your Father out
He has too many things to handle,
In the process, don’t forget you’re perfect.

5. Eye service is important,
be good on the outside,
the inside is just you, so be you for no one’s watching.

6. Pastor is always right,
his deeds and instructions are supreme
After all, his steps are all ordered from above.

7. Your denomination is the best there is,
all else is fake , your doctrines were shipped from God’s mouth,
your church is a sanctuary, the rest are shrine based.

8. Your faith is too small to get your prayers answered,
connect to that of the pastor,
It works better and faster.

9. You are in the world but not of it,
whatever happens to it is it’s concern not yours
for soon your Lord is coming, in no time the tarry will be over.

10. Take a tea spoonful of anointing oil daily before stepping out,
the devil isn’t smiling
and neither are you.


Ofem Ubi is budding Photographer and a Poet to look up to.

Comments

  1. Unknown7 August 2018 at 23:13

    Incredible writeup. A summary of man's ideas conflicting with the pure doctrine from scriptures.

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  2. The Adaora8 August 2018 at 11:21

    True fact!!

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