January 3rd, 2013.
Bigsis (my older sister) visited me in Abuja while returning from a church program in Lagos 3 days ago. She brought me gifts, religious books, bottles of 'holy water' and candles anointed by the Man of God. The water, in a tiny little bottle with pictures of the 'man of God' on its sides did cost her 5000 Naira (£20) and would heal all sicknesses, chase demons too, she tells me. (I wanted to know is the water would save me spot in heaven too? She heard my sarcasm and got offended by it.)
I do not have demons to chase or sicknesses that need curing. I actually would have preferred a cash gift of the water's worth, really. I accepted to accept the books only. The water can be given to someone else, I said. If even salvation, knowledge, wisdom, grace and the gifts of the holy spirit are free, why should an 'anointed' water in drops cost a ton? Why will anybody spend that much on something so glaringly entrepreneurial? Why do (even) educated people fan the businesses of these pastorprenures?
'You do not understand kingdom principles' Bigsis says.
I respect my sister a lot, as expected. She is educated too. Could she be right though? Maybe I really have been corrupted by logical reasoning, an ability to read the bible to myself and understand it for myself which leads me to not accept this 'miracles for sale' bottle of water. We argued about this for 3 days. She was adamant. I refused to see her views on why a pastors water would heal but not one's naked believe in the word of God. No sides won.
*Pastorprenure; A pastor who uses his church, ideas or sermons to money make money.
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