Pastor Kris Okotie of the Household of God Church tells Punch's Gbenro
Adeoye in this interview why he still wants to run for president despite his
three failed attempts and why he splashed over N150m on two luxury cars
recently. The issue about the Catholics was also addressed again...
Q- You look quite young for your age, what's the secret?
A- I have often said that if you want to look young, win souls for Jesus Christ.
Moreover, I belong to the Methuselah clan. God made him the oldest man in
the Bible so that he could witness for Him. It follows from that logic; if
you want to live long and look young, win souls.
Q- How will you sum up your experience in ministry in the last 30 years?
A- It is indeed a rare privilege and honour for which my gratitude to the Lord
Jesus Christ cannot possibly be expressed in words. Over the course of my
gospel career, I have come to realise that ministry apart from winning
souls, is all about service, really. It is probably the best nursery and
training ground for leaders in any sphere of human endeavour. It is in
ministry that the complex problems of humanity stare you in the face. You
encounter circumstances that only God could handle because of their sheer
complexity and bizarre nature.
Q- You are a multifaceted human being. The musician, lawyer, pastor and
politician, how do you manage all these?
A- I do by maintaining a balance and I enjoy it.
Q- You stirred up controversy when you said Catholics would go to hell. Why did
you say that?
A- It's because the church perverts the gospel of Jesus Christ and that
perversion is located in the leadership, even as Pope Francis recently
announced. However, there are many good Christians within the Catholic
Church who are not aware of the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church,
that has substituted Mary for Jesus, in what is known as the hyperdulia of
the Virgin Mary. Salvation for them is not through Jesus alone but in
accordance with what Pope Francis recently announced to the world. That,
in itself, is a direct violation of the sanctity of the scriptures.
Q- You even described the Pope as “an anti-Christ and a friend of Satan” and
the Catholic Church is a counterfeit church set up by Satan. What made
you say this?
A- The heresies in their doctrine and the recent announcement by Pope Francis
corroborate this position.
Q- Are you still planning to remarry?
A- No.
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