Hiplife artiste Kontihene has quit his church of ten years because they criticised the dressing of a visitor.
The artiste said he was not amused by the action of the church after they insisted on moving the new member to the back or even ask her to leave the premises based on her dressing.
Although he won’t mention the name of the church, the ‘Asesa’ hit rapper revealed in an interview on Joy FM that he felt the decision was wrong judgement on the part of the church.
“The church was trying to play God. I invited someone to church and they wanted the person to get out of the church because the person wasn’t well dressed,” he explained. “The person has strong legs and the person was wearing something that the legs were showing,” a not too happy Kontihene added.
Narrating further what transpired, he said, “They were saying the person cannot sit there, the person has to go back. I was like the person came here to communicate with God in her heart, I mean we are not here for fashion or anything.”
According to the rapper, some persons in the church “insisted, they kept pushing it and I told the person, 'let’s get out of this place because God is not here, its people who are just judging by what they see.'”
Asked how long he had been worshipping with the church, Kontihene revealed that “I’ve been going there for the past ten years but I walked off on [Sunday].”
Source: JFM/Ghana
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My brother kontihene,you don't worship God for anybody,you worship almigty for yourself, so that you get heaven for your soul to rest in happiness,so don't let anything to be obstacle between you and God.
Somebody please ask kontihene this; If he was to present the lady to his family as his bride to-be, would he be comfortable presenting her in that dress? If yes then I rest my case. Thanks
PLEASE MY BROTHER DO NOT FOLLOW WHAT HAPPENED AND QUIT THE CHURCH, BEING IN THE CHURCH FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHURCH AND AM SURE IT HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY BEFORE BUT YOU WERE OK, NOW IT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW, YOUR ARE LEAVING THE CHURCH.YOU WHY YOU WENT TO THAT PARTICULAR CHURCH, REMAIN THERE AND SERVE YOUR GOD. THE BIBLE SAID THAT GOD HAS SET BEFORE YOU GOOD AND BAD CHOOSE,EVEN THE ONE YOU INVITED CAN BE YOUR DONE FALL THROUGH WHAT YOU SEE AS DISGRACE, APOLOGIZE TO HER AND GO BACK TO GOD
@Ike: Thank you for speaking wisdom to those hypocrite holier than thou Christians. Those Christians criticizing Kontihene and the lady should ask themselves whether Jesus would have acted that way if he was the pastor of the church on that day. The Truly Holy God saw this lady putting on this dress to church yet allowed her to arrive safely in the church without punishing her on her way to the church. What do we know about the future? Some Christians are too knowing. We should check Ephesian 4:11 and we would be shocked to see that the SAINTS are BEING PERFECTED through the five fold ministries. EVEN the SAINTS are being PERFECTED oo. Do we even have a clue about where those who were supposedly well dressed had been to in the previous day? For all you know some had gone to even fornicate and yet were sitting in front because they were well dressed. Isn't this lady a first time visitor? That is what annoys me most. We are not ready to show mercy to a FIRST TIME visitor who breaks a rule she is not aware of yet we expect God to forgive us for sins we keep committing though we know it's a sin. Lord have mercy! Some of us are too quick to judge. Are we the ones PERFECTING the saints or it is the work of the Holy Spirit. Sometime I imagine the kind of prayers that the early Christians prayed against Apostle Paul when he was called Saul and persecuting the Church. I am very sure that some of them prayed that God should kill him not knowing he was going to be used greatly by God. Upon all our holier than thou attitude corruption is still increasing in Ghana. Shame on us
What is wrong is wrong! this trend of wearing anything to church these days is becoming something else, we dont ve respect for the church anymore. You should have known better since you are a member of the church
i believe what the church did was the right thing to do. from the report, they asked that she'll be moved back. i don't think they just told her move back or go home for you are indecent, no! so the hypocrites here should think twice before typing.
Your church might have treated the lady harshly but my brother, you cannot escape part of the blame. Having been with this church for 10 yrs,and knowing their doctrines very well, you should have briefed your visitor properly before she even decides to go. Even in our human institutions there are dress codes. Who told you there is no dress code before God? Christianity has norms and values ok.
I congratulate the Church for such a decision. They did the right thing. when you invite someone to church,you have to be an example to that person by letting the person know the kind of church you attend. You just don't invite someone to church for the person to be an embarrassment to him or her self and the whole congregation.We should know that dressing also is part of worship so let no one deceive you that is from the heart. From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Your appearance can show your attitude.
what the problem here. if the lady is wearing a short dress and would expose her things, then its proper that she sits at the back. that our church policy
How many people in the so called churches could stand right before God should God appear in their service? Hypocrisy at its best especially with churches in Ghana. If the person was perfect she wouldn't need God or endeavour to hear about God hence coming to church. Even Jesus the son of God did not asked others to leave because they were perceived not to be perfect. Paul said to the Jews I became a Jew. What do you understand by that? The mentality of the church these days all about money and speaking of enticing words of human wisdom. If the church was focused about soul winning they would have behaved as Spirit Filled Church. Carnality is the order of the day. How could you encourage others into love and good works if you behave this way? Would Jesus do same if he was in charge of that church? The only way you guys can have a clean church is locking the door and all staying outside including the pastor. That's the only time the church become clean.