“He Is A Decent Christian”-Real Estate Businessman Stephen Akintayo Defends Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo

I have known @kingsleypst for several years now. He is the first Nigerian pastor I ever hosted in my home in Burj Khalifa when I lived in Dubai, and now Houston has become another home for both of us. I can say this as someone who truly knows him: he is a decent Christian. In my book, the highest title I can give any believer is simply a good or decent Christian.

Do I have tattoos? No.
Will I ever have one? No.
Does that make me more righteous than those who have tattoos? capital NO.

“For it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
— Matthew 15:11 (KJV)

The hatred that comes out of your mouth is the real problem.

Your dress style is a function of your purpose. Peter didn’t do certain things in the Bible because his assignment was to the Jews, and he would not do anything that disrupted that balance. Paul, on the other hand, compromised on many Jewish customs because he was sent to the Gentiles. This did not make Peter more righteous than Paul, nor Paul more righteous than Peter.

I started pastoring at the age of 14 and handed over my last church branch in 2015 without a single scandal throughout all those years. Why did I stop pastoring? God called me to focus on the marketplace. Religion can shift you away from your purpose.

@kingsleypst has clearly told you that he is sent to the unchurched. So what exactly is your headache here? We all agree that tattoos are not a sin—so what is the real issue, please?

As I said in my private message to him:
“You have paid your dues. Noise makers are simply exaggerating their noise, and they operate at the lowest level in the equation of things. The season has just changed for you, and the millions you are sent to will connect with you.”

Happy 50th birthday, sir. And by the way—can someone quote the scripture he tattooed on his arm? Because that is the real message he wants to go viral, and we shouldn’t let the enemy steal that away.

Noise makers will always make noise so that news breakers can trend. We all must face our individual callings—either breaking news or making noise.

Everywhere good, my people.
Shalom.

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