UPHOLDING GOD'S STANDARD IN SEASONS OF TRANSITION

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UPHOLDING GOD'S STANDARD IN SEASONS OF TRANSITION 

Dear beloved, thank you for your message and for sharing your thoughts with such passion and scriptural references. I appreciate the heart you expressed toward leadership continuity and the preservation of God’s work.

However, for the sake of truth, clarity, and spiritual integrity, it is important to lovingly address some points you raised.

1. God’s Work Is Built on Truth, Not Sentiment
The Scriptures teach us that “God is not the author of confusion” (1 Cor. 14:33). Leadership transition in the Body of Christ must be guided by righteousness, transparency, and obedience to God — not by covering unrighteousness.
When practices or behaviours contradict the values and doctrines laid down by Christ and upheld by the founder, correction is not “scattering,” it is restoring order (Gal. 6:1).

2. Correction Is Part of Spiritual Continuity
You quoted Philippians 2:1–4, which emphasizes humility, unity, and looking beyond personal interest. But the same chapter (Phil. 2:12–16) also commands us to “work out our salvation with fear and trembling” and to shine as lights through obedience.
Correction of wrong practices is not an attack on predecessors — it is obedience to God’s standards.

3. God Does Not Preserve a Work by Ignoring Iniquity
The Bible shows us repeatedly that God removes ungodly practices to preserve His work:
– Samuel corrected Eli’s sons
– Hezekiah tore down ungodly altars
– Paul confronted Peter publicly when there was compromise (Gal. 2:11)

These were not acts of destruction — they were acts of preservation.

4. Moses and Joshua Did Not Overlook Sin
Moses confronted the golden calf; Joshua confronted Achan. Both took action because purity is the foundation of God’s work.
Purging evil is not rebellion; it is alignment with God’s holiness.

5. Jesus Did Not Tolerate Wrong Practices
Though Jesus said He came to fulfil the Law, He also corrected:
– the Pharisees (Matt. 23)
– ungodly traditions (Mark 7:13)
– merchants in the temple (John 2:13–17)

This was not “scatter to re-gather” — it was restore and purify.

6. The Church Is God’s House, Not a Personal Inheritance
Leadership is not about maintaining systems that allow misconduct to thrive. The founder upheld discipline, righteousness, and order — the very things some people resisted after his departure.
If anyone chose to leave because discipline was restored, that decision does not invalidate the work God continues to do.

7. We Respond in Love, Not Bitterness
As a church, we hold no offence and harbour no malice. We continue to pray for all who left — trusting God to lead everyone into His perfect will.
But love also means speaking the truth (Eph. 4:15).
Remaining silent would misrepresent the founder’s legacy and God’s expectation for His house.

8. God’s Work Continues
By His grace, the ministry continues to grow, lives are being transformed, and the original purpose and values are being preserved — not by scattering, but by building on a clean foundation (1 Cor. 3:10–13).

In Conclusion
We honour the founder. We continue the mandate. We will not fight. We will not destroy. We will also not compromise righteousness for acceptance.
Our doors remain open with love, and our hearts remain free from bitterness.
But we must stand for truth, because “The foundation of God stands sure…” (2 Tim. 2:19).

Shalom.
Pastor Shola Adeleke

#Kakaaki_Olodumare
An Evangelical Drama Minister who shakes and reshapes the world with diverse gospel ministrations and also builds young ones with lectures on Literature and English studies.

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