Wahala don land for social media as Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo show off new tattoo for him arm. Dis tattoo, wey he post for Instagram, read ‘3:16’, don scatter ground as pipo dey argue wether e dey proper for pastor to get tattoo or not.
Some followers dey gree say e be matter of personal conviction, but plenty others dey reason say pastor no suppose mark him body. Dem even bring Bible verse come matter; Leviticus 19:28 don enter gist as people dey remind am say: ‘No tattoo for skin o!’.
Person wey call herself @iamqneth no carry matter play as she shout say, ‘Bible no change, na God’s word wey dey true!’. She no fit hide this one as she dey wonder wetin dey happen.
Another user, @ladyrosabel, don talk say, ‘For wey sabi say dis tattoo matter strong, make we dey find peace with the Lord.’ Naim dey show say no be everybody dey in agreement with the tattoo, oo! People dey dey fall on each side of the divide like na football match.
But wait o, @iamkingdinero1 come drop wisdom, as he talk say, ‘Abeg, know God for yourself; no let anybody push their own God on you.’ Na him way of saying, say make everybody find their own journey with God, tattoo or no tattoo.
See ehn, some pipo dey vex how a pastor go fit mark im body. @sailorojay yarn say e dey baffle am as e wonder wether Pastor Okonkwo no sabi say na sin be all dis tattoo wahala. E suppose dey show members correct path, not dey do as e like.
Even @papcy_valery join the protest as e quote Bible verse directly: ‘Leviticus 19:28, I dey remind una, no tattoo on body, na wetin God talk wey no fit change.’ E no dey easy o! Dis pastor wey sabi teach on marriage, him no don talk about dis tattoo wahala since e happen.
The whole matter don turn seriously sha! E suppose make we wonder, wetin we dey allow for our churches? Dis tattoo matter don open deeper debate about what church dey preach and the way we dey relate with modern life.
Paster Okonkwo, wey dey celebrate im 50th birthday, don turn this tattoo from simple art to national talk. E don make sure sey ‘Jesus’ and im tattoo dey still dey trend for headlines as e dey rain fire for politics and sports talk!
As we dey look the whole gist, e no fit reach any conclusion wey go satisfy everybody. But how dem no go talk? Na pastor wey get tattoo, wey one dem public for everybody eyes! Dis one just be like national theological seminar wey no dey stop.
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