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All Hail Lady-Bishop Funke Felix-Adejumo

By: Deji Yesufu

Opinion piece writers are not rabble-ros. They are agents of change in society that mould a people’s worldview towards fostering better socio-economic cohesion. Opinion writers need not be right always, but they must not be cajoled against expressing their ideas. The world is a marketplace of ideas. What makes for a functional society is when ideas are shared, and a majority buy into it. Even when an idea is not popular, it should not be denied expression.

The ideas I champion on my blog are religious. My ideas have a double edge. In one hand, I wish to see Christian churches be genuinely biblical in doctrine and practice. My argument is that righteousness is always profitable: both in this life and in the life to come. Whatever may become of Western societies tomorrow, the fundamental worldview they were founded on was Christian. Whether it is their work ethics, sports, journalism, politics, etc – the fundamental principles underlying the United States and Europe today is Christian. Now if these societies are working, you want to imitate the principles that gave them these results. So my ideas are both biblical and pragmatic. It is in defining what is biblical, that I often find myself at loggerheads with many Christian traditions – particularly Pentecostals. My object of angst today is Mrs. Funke Felix-Adejumo and her recent coronation as a Bishop.

The last article I wrote on madam Adejumo was concerning her “simony”. I showed how her penchant for raising money from church people, in the name of seed sowing, is patently unbiblical and historically faulty. Simony is named after Simon Magus who gave Peter money so he also could possess power to do miracles (Acts 8 ). When Madam Adejumo asked people to donate a thousand dollars to reap a blessing, I was accusing her of simony. That article made it into my top one hundred articles in the last decade, which has now been published in my book, HUMANITY. Today, madam Adejumo is in the news again. She has been crowned a Bishop. To understand the root trouble with this “coronation”, we must return to the Bible and locate the biblical counsel towards women pastors or Bishops. We find the following:

1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach…

1 Corinthians 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

1 Timothy 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
we must obey Scripture, we may want to ask madam Adejumo is she is a “husband of one wife”. If by any chance or delusion, she happens to be one, we might wish to ask her what she understands about “women being silent in church”. If by some miracle she evades this question, you also want to ask her what she understands about women “learning in silence”. If by some gymnastics, she can jump over these three biblical injunction, you must then agree that this woman and those who have ordained her into ministry are being disobedient to God’s commands. Those who have a love for their souls will need to distance themselves from individuals like them.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to inform you that God’s word does not permit the ordaining of women to ministry – whether that ministry is at Pastoral level or even as a Bishop. The impression we get from scripture is that the vast majority of church people will not be preacher – be they be male or female. Most of us will remain evangelists – using our platform to share gospel truths, and living these truths out to our unbelieving neighbours. In church, however, a few men will occupy positions of leadership as pastors and deacons. Among the pastors, a few will be teaching elders. That’s the biblical model. So, when we say women cannot be preachers, we are not saying they cannot be evangelists. Negatively it means most church people will not lead churches or preach. Positively, it means all of God’s people are his witness to the nations.

I feel I am gradually outgrowing criticising Pentecostals. Their errors are so obviously plain, it appears committing time to writing on them is a waste of valuable energy. I realize, however, that a few people read these articles and benefit from them. For their sake, I keep at it. Funke Felix-Adejumo will not be un-ordained because one person criticized her. However it will be on record that at least one person held the matter to the microscopic lens of scriptures and found it wanting. There is no space in this article to mention that those ordaining her Bishop themselves have long been disqualified from ministry. You find then that when a disqualified minister ordains a woman, you have two wrongs making a horrendous error.

Ideas make society. Once I took a trip from Ibadan to Lagos, and I sat next to a naval officer. He spoke to me that while the streets of Lagos are lined with churches, the Nigerian navy spends billions purchasing equipment from and other European countries. He couldn’t fathom it. I told him that while religion made the West, our own kind of religion is destroying ours. If we live out biblical theology in its true form, it will affect our learning. We will improve in our sciences, arts, and even politics. The sign that the pervasive religion of our time if faulty is in the backwards of our country. For fifty plus years, Pentecostals have been promising Christians an Eldorado on earth. It is yet to materialise. The only people that are benefiting from it all are individuals like her royal “bishopress” – Lady-Bishop Funke Felix-Adejumo. Perhaps she deserves a hailing.

Deji Yesufu is the Pastor of Providence Reformed Baptist Church Ibadan. He is the author of HUMANITY.

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interesting . Let's hear what Peter obi has to say about this development

Her ordination as a bishop is long overdue...

wow

This na family affair. I no dey put mouth inside

A woman Bishop The Men who made her a Bishop must be cra.zy.

These bleeding genders are at it agaain

Women can't be Bishops, simple, The priesthood is for men, Wata Bam Bam

I don't think she even deserves to be a church leader from all I've heard from her despite being a popular figure, but if God is the one who chose her to lead His flock, who am I to object?

I can only air my views, but it's only up to God not men to chose whichever vessel He wants to lead His sheep, whether male or female as proven with the instance Deborah in the Bible days among others.

God is not a respecter of persons, gender, colour, but only those who truly fear Him and walk righteously before Him, and only looks at the heart when it comes to choosing leaders for His people.

God bless.


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That's why many Christians will keep being left behind what God is doing because they think they can decide for God who to choose for His work. That's how they were busy judging Kathryn Kulman on the basis of gender, when God was using her to do much more than most men of her generation were able to do, drawing many souls into the kingdom of God and raising some of the most influential preachers like Benny Hinn to continue from where she left off and raise other men. If you like don't learn but continue holding fast to the ideas, doctrines, and traditions of men that has nothing to do with God, it's your business. As for me, i want to be a part of what God is using women to do in these last days and not left out. God bless.

Female Bishop.

This is good

The problem now is some sheeple will still come to defend this woman. Wait and see...

Bible or no Bible. Religion or no Religion. Mr Deji Yesufu is a misogynist. As much as I enjoy his writings sometimes, His stand on women is so glaring.

Saw him during the US Elections claiming one of the reasons why Kamala should not be President is because she is a Woman and women should not be in position of leadership

Opinions like that should be in the olden ages and for illeterates. Not Educated Men like Mr Deji

Please, someone should assist me with 1k. It's like a million Naira to me right. Please save a soul today. God bless you

Hisroyalbeat:
Women can't be Bishops, simple, The priesthood is for men, Wata Bam Bam

If Seun allows me I will vote your statement 1,000,000 times. Perfectly correct.

There is no space for women in priesthood.

Nonsensical nonsense

Nawaoh...the pervasion going on in Nigeria churches this days are alarming...we are still trying to understand pst Abel damina that derive pleasure in turning scriptures upside down now this a woman Bishop..indeed if we Christians will try to read scriptures especially the new testament...none of this wolves in sheep clothing will be able to decieve and scam us

She is finally in their folks dem don drag am "inside" finally.

If you know you know.

Go check those who ordained her as Bishop you will understand my word.

A joke.

TribalChair:
Her ordination as a bishop is long overdue...

In the thought of the gullible

Go and remove her

Mervingreat:
She is finally in their folks dem don drag am "inside" finally.

If you know you know.

Of course, some of us know

They just like to turn Bible upside down to suit their stupidity!

Why appointing a female as a Bishop when Bible made it clear that we female should be silent in church

Well, I've always maintained the view that organized religion is one big scam.
Know God for yourself, I repeat, know God for yourself.

TribalChair:
Her ordination as a bishop is long overdue...

Wait, I guess she owned h church ba, so who now her GO or Boss that said to her oh my worker or staff it's time to become a Bishop? Or she by herself ordained herself in her own church as Bishop by herself or by who?

Your eyes go soon clear.

Your madam don enter the altar of occultic bishopism. Open your eyes abeg. No let me talk.

Christianity in Nigeria and some part of the world seem to be different, infact some Christian leaders are ready to write their own version of Bible if given opportunity.Most churches will say you must baptized in their before you workforce.
In a country where you have more churches than factories tell me why we wont have proverty in the land.

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They won't believe you.
They didn't take God's word for it - it's there in their Bibles. Don't worry yourself because they don't believe in the God of the Bible.

Hmmm… a female bishop

Money monger. Daughter of Mammon. Seed raiser-General.

jesusjnr2020:
I don't think she even deserves to be a church leader from all I've heard from her despite being a popular figure, but if God is the one who chose her to lead His flock, who am I to object?

I can only air my views, but it's only up to God not men to chose whichever vessel He wants to lead His sheep, whether male or female as proven with the instance Deborah in the Bible days among others.

God is not a respecter of persons, gender, colour, but only those who truly fear Him and walk righteously before Him, and only looks at the heart when it comes to choosing leaders for His people.

God bless.

I thought the bible is the repertoire of "what God wants" and God apparently do not want women heading churches according TO Corinthians.

Speak on that

TribalChair:
Her ordination as a bishop is long overdue...

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Women cannot be Bishop!!!

jesusjnr2020:
I don't think she even deserves to be a church leader from all I've heard from her despite being a popular figure, but if God is the one who chose her to lead His flock, who am I to object?

I can only air my views, but it's only up to God not men to chose whichever vessel He wants to lead His sheep, whether male or female as proven with the instance Deborah in the Bible days among others.

God is not a respecter of persons, gender, colour, but only those who truly fear Him and walk righteously before Him, and only looks at the heart when it comes to choosing leaders for His people.

God bless.

Deborah was a prophetess. Any body could prophesy. It's not the same thing. No woman ever entered the Holy of Holies or ministered in the Jewish Temple (or even synagogue) till date!
The Bible clearly says women can't take spiritual authority over men.