Kumuyi asks for Christians involvement in politics, not complaining
Pastor William Kumuyi
Kumuyi asks for Christians involvement in politics, not complaining
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi has said Christians should go into politics.
Kumuyi who was speaking during a recent chat with journalists, said Christians who shun politics have no right to complain if things are not getting better in the society.
He said, “If you look at the situation of Africa, for example, some will say Christians are 35% and perhaps the same for the Muslims while you have others who are non-religious or animists.
“So, if the Christians don’t take part in politics, first of all, it means that this side alone without any Christians will determine the direction we go, will determine what the country becomes. And the Christians have no right to complain if they are not available to make things better.
“So, from that, we know that the Christians should take part in politics. That is, the leaders of communities and leaders of states and leaders of the nation. But, for the person now to do that, that’s where a decision comes.
Kumuyi asks for Christians involvement in politics, not complaining.
“But, think about Joseph in the Old Testament. He was not from Egypt. He came to Egypt and God worked everything out, but he didn’t know at that time. Eventually, he became the prime minister and things changed for that whole country.
“And, as we come to the New Testament, we have Theophilus who had been in power before knowing the Christian faith, but eventually knew about the Christian faith. We have Aggripa who didn’t know about the Christian faith, but later as Paul the Apostle shared and all that, almost persuaded me to be a Christian. Paul said, I don’t want you to be almost but altogether a Christian without affecting his position as a king, king or governor.
“So, I would say that, yes, Christians can and should, not only can, but should take part in politics.”
The foremost holiness preacher said each Christian must follow their calling. He said while some have been called to be teachers, others have been called into politics and other fields.
Kumuyi said, “We must follow our calling. God calls this to be a teacher. He calls this to be a politician. He calls this to be an engineer. He calls this to be a doctor. And if we respond to God and we follow through on God’s calling, then the result of us being there in politics will show we have the calling. Like Joseph had the calling and he made an impact unforgettable in Egypt even until today.”
