The 'I Am a Chosen' Phenomenon: Separating Fact from Fiction in Religious Testimonies
My attention was called to a trending video on social media. It was brought as a cruise and as a social person who is always aware of his sociocultural environment, the person believes I should have known about the current trend. Meanwhile, I was busy throughout the day and I did not have a glimpse of any information about what's going on via TikTok or X formerly Twitter including WhatsApp Status.
The discussion is about the "I am a Chosen" phrase or ideology of a sect that has been disturbing the internet. These are different individuals from a particular denomination testifying on the altar of their church to say what they consider as a reality that the God of their pastor has done for them in time of obstacles.
This testimony varies from one to another, and it includes Gun Shot penetration denial, Kidnapping escape, and among others which because of belabor I refuse to state.
While I found it somewhat comical, an illusion, or misinformation like others will say as Superstition but according to the testifies they said it is real.
When a person is giving out testimony, the person is giving out information about a divine encounter, that is most times spiritual which some of it are not provable scientifically but can be adopted provided people are able to see the effect in reality or the circumstances surrounding the challenges are made known to the public.
In the case of "I am a chosen" a majority of the proclaimed testimony is laughable and ludicrous that should be subjected for forensic analysis. They need to be examined critically as they appear to be false with no iota of truth.
On the other hand, it is bad to make mockery of those believers who are making such testimony as we have had almost the same mysterious miraculous statement by some prominent man of God in Nigeria. We have also debated about a miraculous substance that is offered for sale by a supposed denomination. This highlights the connection between different denominations and ways of convincing their congregants. The Congregants are the only witnesses to let us know whether such miraculous statements that are being made from them are true and it is a total divine intervention. If we can disprove their testimony — "I am a chosen", and catch a cruise with their subject matter but accept other forms of testimony from which is directly proportional to their kind of testimony, then we are hypocritical.
It is true that religion is almost fading away as everyone is now getting exposed to first hand information and have begun to question some instances which cannot be scientifically proven, and those that disprove the law of gravity, motion and force. Religion is now majorly seen as a tool to control the mind of the people, most especially the less privileged. According to Karl Marx; Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of the heartless world, the soul of the soulless condition, it is the opium of the people. Religion is also considered man-made and used to control our behavioral characteristics. Meanwhile, it is changing it’s main clause and in some part turning into a capitalism system where, revenue is being generated and shared among the top brassed. With focus on signs and wonders.
There are many situations that warrant questioning nowadays in the religious or spiritual realm but the hypocrisy in us will make us consider some people as a touch not my anointing due to their large congregation numbers but consider others as a laughing stock. What those individuals are saying is almost the same reality that we have experienced in the past or in recent days, but taken too far. I will say, there are more Fabricated stories that are more than this which are not taken to the internet for the public to see.
In all we do we should maintain openness and sincerity, and not just catch a cruise with them or their denomination. we should also checkmate ourselves as an individual if we are not a religious bigot or we do not appear to others as a retard which we consider those individuals.
The challenge continues and this is my thoughts. Many thanks to the person that called my attention to the headline.
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16/09/2024
Anwo Sunday Adedeji