Rejected Cornerstone ; How Prophet TB Joshua Was Blacklisted By Adeboye, Oritsejafor, CAN, PFN

Though Prophet T.B. Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), is no longer alive, one thing he took with him to the cemetery was his rejection by Nigerian Christians. His situation was similar to the rejected cornerstone spoken by Jesus in Matthew 21:42: “Did ye never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?” This is the Lord’s doing, and we think it’s wonderful.’

Despite Joshua’s achievements, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) refused to recognise him (PFN). Joshua was simply an exorcist, a charmer, and so on to them.

Joshua was claimed to have been converted while still in his mother’s womb.

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of Nigeria (RCCG), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Bishop David Oyedepo, and many others all turned their backs on Joshua till he died.

In 2009, Adeboye stated that he will never minister at Joshua’s church.

When asked if he could worship in Joshua’s church, he was cited in the Vanguard as stating, “No!” Certainly not! If he wants me to come and minister in his church, we’ll sit down and talk about salvation the way I understand it, according to the Bible.

“I will go if we agree on that and he now wants me to come deliver the same salvation message at his church.”

Joshua was never born again in Adeboye’s eyes, thus he couldn’t link himself with him.

Oritsejafor, when he was PFN president and CAN chairman said the body would not admit Joshua to its fold because they were not convinced that he was a child of God.

He had said then that before Joshua could even qualify to be a PFN member, he should show who tutored him as a pastor in the first place.

Oritsejafor was quoted as saying that “Jesus did not say by their words you will know them; he said by the fruit you shall know them. If T.B. Joshua can show me his pastor who pastored him before he said he was called into the ministry; if T.B. Joshua can tell me when he got converted and how he got converted, then we would consider him. Anybody who is a Christian is a Christian because he received Jesus Christ at a point.

“I gather he said he was converted in his mother’s womb and I don’t see anybody like that in the Bible. It is a conscious decision you make and it doesn’t happen in your mother’s womb.”

He said healing and miracles were not criteria for admitting anyone into the PFN fold or CAN.

According to Oritsejafor, “We are not taking T.B Joshua but like I said, he too can repent and be converted tomorrow. T.B Joshua can say I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal saviour; I repent of my sins. Then he can say, come check me out and see what I am doing then we can consider accepting him. PFN is for all; nobody is really excluded.”