Kevitho Kera
Before I go ahead let me make it clear that am not talking about the body of Christ which is the real Church but am talking about the organisations , the set ups or the institutions called Naga Church. Has the Church failed us? Sundays after Sundays Jesus is taught on the pulpit but corruption in Nagaland is at its peak. If Jesus is really taught on the pulpits, why are the roads in Nagaland so bad, why are elections being conducted unfairly, why are citizens stealing electricity, why are teachers' salaries not paid and we can go on and on. Pastors, preachers, deacons and church apex leaders not preaching about True Jesus on the pulpits? Have they compromised their messages? Are their sermons only feels good sermons, pleasant to the ears sermons? Why if Jesus is preached on the pulpits Sundays after Sundays, Nagaland is stink hell?
Will the Church be bold enough to accept its failures? Wait! Politics has crept into the Church. Apex church bodies have become mere political bodies. Pastors and preachers preach sermons which are carefully prepared not to offend the corrupt politicians or bureaucrats sitting on the pew. Preach Jesus on the pulpit and that means saying siphoning off public money is wrong, backdoor appointments are wrong, stealing electricity is wrong. The glaring truth is instead we see church leaders who are okay with their children getting jobs through backdoor!
We see a lot of Church programs inside the Church buildings and outside, crusades, seminars and revivals but why is Naga society still in moral tatters? Are those programs just flash in the pan which is not really healing the society? Are the intentions of those programs only emotionally driven without pragmatic insights? Come on with so many Christian programs we expect atleast a change in the Naga mindset but status quo is maintained. The programs yeah are aimed at bringing the people to Christ but where are the results? Bad roads, corruption, nepotism, etc are the results?
Pardon me for questioning the Naga Church. Am not solely putting all the responsibilities on the Church but somewhere the Church have failed. The Catholic Church of the yore could not be questioned and it decayed until Martin Luther came up on the scene and changed the Church history. A halo should not be hung around the Naga Church making it unquestionable otherwise it will become redundant or decay. Our Naga society revolves around the Church and the Church is expected to be proactive. Church needs to be radical when needed and that includes boldly saying on the pulpits that corruption is wrong and tenth tithes given out of corrupt money is wrong in the sight of God. Sorry for my harsh words but the Church needs to wake up. Nagas need you to be radical at this juncture. Don't keep silent.
