The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the leadership of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries to reassess how its members present testimonies during gatherings.
This directive follows the condemnation of a viral testimony shared by an unnamed member of the church the previous week.
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In her testimony, the member claimed that an old man appeared to her in the examination hall and provided her with answers to several questions. She also mentioned sharing these answers with a fellow student from the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries present in the same examination hall.
Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Lagos CAN Chairman, expressed his disapproval of the testimony, labeling it as “an utter fabrication.” He stated that the Christian body would convene a meeting with church leaders to address the controversy surrounding such testimonies.
Confirming the meeting’s occurrence on Thursday, Adegbite said, “We had the meeting last Friday at the CAN secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. Representatives of the church were there, and we told them to be careful and review the pattern of their testimonies. It is only a madman who would think otherwise.”
The meeting was attended by over 100 participants, including all five bloc leaders of CAN and coordinators from the 57 local government areas in Lagos State. Adegbite emphasized that there was a consensus among attendees on the need to reject testimonies that are unreasonable or misleading.
“We reject vehemently any testimony that is not reasonable and sensible, which can be misleading and bring disrepute to the name of Christ. We reject it in its entirety,” he stated.
Furthermore, he advised church leaders to screen members’ testimonies before allowing them to speak publicly. “If what they want to say is not good for public consumption, it should be disallowed. God still performs miracles. We must say the truth and nothing but the truth,” the CAN chairman concluded.
