Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has urged Christians not to join a worldly campaign to crucify popular pastor, Mensa Otabil, over his role in the collapse of a bank.
He said unlike unbelievers, Christians are under God's constitution "to judge not that you may not be judged".
"So shut your mouth. Stop talking about things you don't understand," he directed his message to Christians.Founder and Head Pastor of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Mensa Otabil, who was chairman of the Ghanaian-owned Capital Bank, has been under strong criticisms after the bank collapsed.
The Bank of Ghana which revoked the bank's licence said it had become insolvent.
Since the August 2017 collapse of the bank, several stories about the poor management of the bank and weak supervisory role of the bank's board have emerged.
Its founder, William Ato Essien, is under investigation as are other shareholders and directors. Pastor Otabil has said he is cooperating with investigations.
Some Christians run the #istandwithotabil on social media in solidarity with the pastor and explained, it is about protecting the revered pastor's honour against ungodly and unsavoury attacks.
But the hastag also faced severe critcisms and was deemed insensitive to the plight of the workers who had lost their jobs at Capital bank.
Speaking on the saga, the founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Duncan-Williams, told Christians, "you talk too much".
The charismatic Christian leader said he has taken a personal position to "let the authorities handle the situation" because he does not know the full details of Otabil's involvement.
The Archbishop urged Christians to do same.
He led the congregation in prayer and asked that "truth and justice" prevail in the matter as well as "mercy".
"Father, we do not rejoice at the hurt of any one of your children. We commit the whole situation in your care," he said with the congregation joining in "amen".
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So if d Bible says judge not does it mean if u see someone steal nd u call him a ***barred word*** u have judged him?I rest my case.
Popular denominational leaders must know that the days before Martin Luther pulled away from the catholic church and launched protestantism will never be visited. If a popular pastor has made what appears to be wrong moves, it behoves on other knowledgeable Christians to point the way forward. Being the "flock" does not make the pastor more intelligent than everyone. Christian leaders must avoid bellicose statements that open them to ridicule
I WOULD NOT LISTEN TO THIS ADVICE. HOW MUCH WAS DUNCAN WILLIAM HAVING AT THE BANK AS CUSTOMER OF CAPITAL BANK? IF YOU WERE A CUSTOMER ADVISE ME.
Thank you Papa,
Do unto others as you .......... This is an edict if GOD!!! Ask yourself if Otabil would say this about you if the shoe was on the other foot!!! Be wary of wolves in sheep’s clothes!!!
THAT IS THE BACKLASH YOU GET WHEN YOU POSITION YOUR BRAND AS IF YOU WERE GOD. WHAT HAS A MAN OF GOD GOT TO DO WITH A BUSINESS HE HAS INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT??
There he goes! Christians should stop talking about things they do not understand? Such an insult from a so called "man of God". They present themselves as angels while engaging in dubious stuff. Duncan Williams thinks we are 1diots so we don't understand "misuse of funds, corruption etc". This is what they tell their flock and get them to part with monies in the form of tithes without questioning them. They use God to scare the hell out of their people to succumb. I blame their gullible flock who follow them blindly and clap for them even when they are insulted. ***barred word*** bunch of archbishops etc. They tell you not to divorce, yet they divorce and re-marry with ease.
Duncan-Williams should shout up, they are the same feathers flying together with immoral behavious. God disappointed in them. only their bodies people always see as men of God. They would preach, people would be listening at them and they also would be hearing themselves but God would not be hearing or listening at them, shameeeeeeeee