False prophets can’t replace God

THE number of false prophets who are claiming to have the power to perform miracles is increasing.

There is nothing wrong with any person having prophetic powers. But it’s problematic if that person does something questionable or something that is a threat to human health and life. It appears to me that for somebody to be rich and famous these days, they must claim to do magical things.

There are people who believe in miracles and they believe in any person who claims to be a man of God as long as he performs miracles. Many people are going through hardships. They are frustrated because they are unemployed, sick, alone and so on.

As a result, they see these false prophets as their last hope and the answer to their problems. On the other hand, such prophets are taking advantage of their hopelessness.

It is unfortunate that there are those who regard these charlatans as substitutes of Jesus Christ.

No one can replace Jesus Christ as the saviour of those who follow the Christian faith.

Why can’t the prophets do to themselves what they are doing to their followers, like spraying themselves with Doom, drinking petrol, and eating grass and snakes? They would never do that.

They live lavish lifestyles, enriching themselves through their questionable “miracles”.

Christianity has been brought into disrepute because of these so-called men of God.

Our faith has become a laughing stock for people from other religious communities. We need a united front of Christian communities and their leaders to stand against what such prophets are doing in the name God.

People must be mature enough to not be deceived by those prophets. They must know that holy powers are in the hands of God through Jesus Christ, not in any form of magical powers as manifested by those false prophets.

REV MAUDU MORUDU | Temba,

Hammanskraal