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We say to Christians… “Bring someone to church, bring your friend, your neighbour, your colleagues, bring “sinners” you can find…but they shouldn’t be too far off. From the door, they must appear Christian-ey. No short skirt, no open chest, no invalid questions, they must align, or at least pretend to be. You should aim to get more non-Christians, “baby” Christians, growing ones…etc in church, but they must act very Christian while here, otherwise they will not fit in and we won’t allow it.” —— This isn’t even a direct response to this quote, but this kind of reaction happens every time in different ways, and I just find it funny. I simply try not to meddle. A lot of Nigerians do church for mature Christians. Like you can just tell from their reactions that they expect everyone in church to be mature Christians, so they should “act” as one. If everybody there is established in Christ, so why is there altar call in church during service? 🤷🏽‍♀️ Before you make a comment or look at someone a particular way in church or make ridiculous comments like “see what you people are now wearing to/doing in/asking in church”, just think about the possibility that that person you’re about to “crucify” isn’t a Christian and knows nothing about Christianity, or that person is coming to church for the first time, or that person got saved 3 Sundays ago…then maybe you’d be more “loving” towards that person despite their short skirt, or their open hairy chest, or their kind of question. Maybe. Just maybe. Because why should everyone in church act Christian-y by default? Is it worker’s service? Is it ministry school? I promised myself I won’t engage in Twitter discourse on Christian topics, but here I am again. 🥲🤷🏽‍♀️