The Lead Pastor of Love of God in Christ Church, also known as the Logic Church, Apostle Peters, has called on Nigerian Christians to extend their influence beyond the confines of the church and actively participate in the nation’s political affairs.
Speaking to reporters on Friday in Lekki, Lagos, ahead of the church’s second edition of the Jesus Plus Nothing Worship, the cleric stressed that prayer alone is insufficient without civic engagement, urging believers to combine divine intervention with personal responsibility.
“What we can do is to get our people to be more politically inclined and take this message of the gospel to the political space,” Peters said.
He further elaborated, “The Bible says we are the salt of the earth, not the salt of the church.
The reason why some churches are too harsh is that we have too much salt in the church… The reason why people are blinded in the church is there is too much light right here.”
The pastor expressed concern over what he described as “harshness” in certain religious circles, attributing it to an overconcentration of spiritual resources that rarely impact the secular world.
He emphasized that redemption is meant for more than just church members, asserting that the gospel must reach the political sphere to help tackle national issues.
While acknowledging the tendency to blame the government for Nigeria’s challenges, Peters turned attention to individual accountability, questioning citizens’ integrity in both personal and professional contexts, citing concerns such as environmental neglect and delayed employee payments.
He stressed the need for Christians to take the light of their faith into politics, governance, and entertainment, aiming to extend the kingdom of God into all areas of society.
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Regarding the upcoming Jesus Plus Nothing Worship event scheduled for Friday at the church in Lekki, Peters explained that it centers on the finished work of Christ. “Singing about God is not singing the gospel.
Singing about what God has done in Christ for you with His death, burial, and resurrection — that is what the gospel song is. And that is what this event is about.
It is emphasising the message of the gospel of God’s grace in song,” he said.
Among the performers slated for the event, Uche Okereke shared her anticipation, stating, “I am not expecting anything less than having God Himself here. There is nothing more than having God Himself.”
Emmanuel Smith, a Ghanaian-born gospel musician based in the UK, expressed excitement about participating, sharing a reflection on the event’s theme: “The Lord gave me a little revelation, and it ties in with this.
Mathematically, zero by itself is worth nothing. But if you place any number, a positive number, next to it, it has value.
So, if you add one, it becomes 10. If you add five, it becomes 50. So, that is us as that zero, and Jesus is the number that, when added to us, gives us value. By ourselves, we have no value.”
Other artists scheduled to perform include Timi Dakolo, MagPsalms, Gerald Bishung, Mera Owill, and Steve Hills.