“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but
inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their
fruits... So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree
bears bad fruit…Thus you will recognize them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:15-20).
I
begin this blog by apologizing to all my Nigerian brothers and sisters
for its title. At first sight it is rather offensive, but I hope that as
you read on you will see why I elected to still use it as a title. As
nations or tribes or social groupings we take on a certain
characteristic that is not true about each person in the group but which
we come to be identified with. Hence, Paul could write, “One of the
Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil
beasts, lazy gluttons.’ This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them
sharply, that they may be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:12-13).
In the same way, we tend to (rightly or wrongly) identify Americans
with arrogance, Kenyans with marathon running prowess, West Africans
with fraudulent activities, Afrikaners with racism, etc. Keep Reading...
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