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The Living Waters Unlimited Church has called on the body of Christ and church leaders to repent of greed, corruption, exploitation and hypocrisy to save the nation from moral degradation. The church said without such repentance from the body of Christ, there would be no hope of redemption for the nation. In a communique at the end of at the end of its 2025 three-day convention with the theme “Never Man Spake Like This (Reshaping Destinies and Igniting Generations),” the church also called for prayers and unity within the church for national transformation. The church attributed the challenges in the nation to moral and spiritual failure of the church to serve as the Watchman. Parts of the communiqué read: “The Nigerian Church, once renowned for revival fire, missionary zeal, fervent prayer, and societal influence, has gradually declined into decay, false teachings, and corruption. “Messages of repentance, righteousness, and truth have been replaced with doctrines of convenience, breakthrough without integrity, miracle money without diligence, materialism, motivationalism, and compromise. “The faith once delivered to the saints has become transactional, while many believers have grown silent in the face of injustice. “The Church has, for the most part, maintained a troubling silence while fellow Christians have been kidnapped and brutally murdered. Week after week, we gather as though these tragedies were distant or insignificant. A notable example is Leah Sharibu, who was abducted alongside several other young girls and remains in captivity for her steadfast refusal to renounce her Christian faith. “This spiritual decline has weakened the Church’s role as the light of the world and the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13 16).” The church added: “As a result of the Church’s failure and compromise, darkness has covered the nation (Isaiah 60:2). This darkness manifests in widespread injustice, immorality, corruption, acute poverty, and insecurity. “Political leaders and citizens alike mirror the compromise they see in the Church. When the pulpit is silent on righteousness, society embraces unrighteousness and loses the fear of God.” The prophetic voice of the Church has been drowned by the noise of personal ambition, prosperity preaching, empire-building, and political entanglement. Ritual killings for money—where young men use their girlfriends or even their mothers for wealth—have become alarmingly common. “Moral decay, unknown in the early days of Christianity, now spreads unchecked. Many young people are turning again to witchcraft and occult practices—vices once courageously confronted by pioneers of the faith such as Ajayi Crowther, Thomas Birch Freeman, and Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola.” Calling for repentance, the church said: ” Unless the Church returns to her prophetic role, Nigeria will continue to descend into moral, spiritual, and social darkness. “Church leaders and believers to repent of greed, ambition, hypocrisy, and exploitation, and return to sound biblical doctrine—contending earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. “All believers are to live out their faith in holiness, integrity, and love, serving as true ambassadors of Christ in every sphere of life. “The Body of Christ is to unite in prayer, deep reflection, and a renewed pursuit of righteousness so that genuine transformation may again be ignited in our land. “Nigeria’s healing and exaltation will not come from political systems or economic policies but from a revival of righteousness in the Church. “
