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| A Celestial member walking barefooted |
My name is Bro. Seyi Avoseh, and I would like to welcome you to the first edition of my column on Celestial Church Blog, where I will be discussing many issues concerning the doctrines of the Church, so as to make us more knowledgeable about the Church.
How do you do? How's work, academic pursuit, business, endeavours etc? May everything begin to work for your good in Jesus name. (Amen)
We are starting with an issue that needs attention. It's about a particular practice in Celestial Church of Christ.
This practice makes a Celestial distinct from any other person putting on a white garment.
That is going barefooted while in garment. I have heard a well known regular radio minister mocking us because of this. Almost every non Celestial Church member do so too.
Has anyone ever challenged you saying:
Why don't you guys wear footwear?
Must you subject yourselves to unnecessary pain and discomfort for you to make heaven?
Are you trying to be crazy for Christ? etc
Some will ignorantly ask, is it because the foot-size of your founder wasn't available in the market?
What should be the answer to these questions? What comes to your mind?
Do you remember Moses? God asked him to loosen his sandals for where he was standing was a holy place (Exodus 3:5).
Also do you remember Joshua? The Lord instructed him to do the same.
However, this answers can be challenged. Why? Because the Bible is not for Celestial Church of Christ members alone. Hence it will be inappropriate to say that we are simply emulating Moses and Joshua.
Also, Joshua and Moses still put on their footwear after they left the holy place upon which they were standing.
Hence, the answer does not show that we are led by God to do so.
It is better to say, that Celestial Church is divinely designed, hence all our practices are ordained by God including not wearing footwear while in garment and in the Church premises.
One can now support this answer with the fact that God has instructed Moses and Joshua to do so in time past.
And now he has instructed us to do the same, hence it is strictly God's injunction to Celestials in particular and we therefore obey in faith.
Thanks dear reader. Continue to bask in Celestial glory, till we meet again in next edition. Remain blessed. Shalom.
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