If we really want to see Nigeria rise again, the church must go back to its roots by preaching the values ​​of hard work – Osinbajo

If we truly want to see Nigeria rise again, the church must return to its roots, preaching the values ​​of hard work – OsinbajoFormer Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called on churches in Nigeria to shift their focus from preaching prosperity and wealth accumulation to emphasizing the importance of peace, productivity and community development. In a public address over the weekend, the former Vice President argued that for too long, churches have been trapped in the pursuit of personal prosperity and material wealth, neglecting the true calling of the Gospel to promote peace, unity and holistic development of society. “For too long our churches have been trapped in the pursuit of personal prosperity and material wealth, neglecting the true calling of the gospel to promote peace, unity and the holistic development of our society. If we truly want to see Nigeria resurrected and realize its immense potential, the church must return to its roots, preaching the values ​​of hard work, compassion and community service. It is only through this shift in perspective that we can inspire our people to become agents of positive change, rather than mere consumers of the prosperity gospel.” Osinbajo said when preachers put a premium on benefits and rewards, especially Christians in government and positions of authority, national development suffers because people’s minds will be dirty. They will not be able to do what is right. He said many prosperous nations in the world have no natural resources while many nations with many national endowments are impoverished because people do not play by the rules of hard work and productivity. “The primary responsibility of Christians, the responsibility of the church is to propagate the correct version of the gospel of Jesus Christ and it is that correct version of the gospel of Jesus Christ that has transformed other nations of the world. The nations that we copy, the nations that we want to emulate, the nations whose developments we have seen, the nations in Europe, America, it is the gospel of Jesus Christ and the virtues of hard work, productivity, integrity, protection of the poor preached from the pulpit that move these nations. If we are to transform and impact our nations as Christians and as a Church, we must be conscious of the messages that we preach, so that they encourage and promote the virtues of hard work, integrity, productivity, while also caring for the poor and needy around us,” he said.