Dr Pastor Mensah Otabil, Founder and Leader of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), is asking believers not to put their trust in their pastors.
He
believes men should have a direct contact with God than always relying
on their pastors. According to Dr Otabil, it is not possible for anyone
to grow their faith by believing in men of God rather by putting their
trust in God and calling on Him in times of trouble.
Delivering a sermon, Dr Otabil asserted that pastors play a role of assisting believers in affirming their faith in God
“Now
pastors have become superheroes for the congregation. And people go to
church not on their own faith but believing in a man of God. You cannot
grow your faith by just believing in a man of God. Your faith must stand
on its own. It’s not what Mensah Otabil can do for you; it’s what God
can do for you when you trust Him. Because when you are in trouble at
midnight, you’re not going to call on me. You have to be able to stand
and pray about that situation. You must stand on your own faith. The job
of a man of God is to equip you to stand on your own faith. It’s not to
make you climb on their faith and go along,” he said.
There are more than sixty quotations about faith in the Bible
Some pastors have said that the biblical definition of faith is found in Hebrews 11:1 which says, "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
And as said in Hebrews 11:6, "Without
faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to
God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him."
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