Apostle Justice is a man of God

Sir,

Kindly publish this letter for the purpose of correcting an error that was carried in the article written by Qalakaliboli Dlamini dated July 28, 2013, titled ‘God wants no money’.

I must say that I am not writing to defend Pastor Justice or to dispute the title of the article but to bring correction to a number of points raised.
While I am a devoted christian, I am not a member of Justice’s Worship Centre.

Neither do I have the desire what so ever to be a part of this crowd pulling church.
Qalakaliboli needs to know that in the Bible there is what is referred to as the ‘Five Fold Ministry’, namely, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4:11).
An apostle is like the father of the four.

In other words someone with an apostolic calling upon him is one who can operate in all the other ministries. Everybody knows that Justice Dlamini operates in all the above mentioned ministries, hence he is now called an apostle.

Aslansmane’s weblog defines an apostle as ‘one sent as an authoritative delegate’.
On a lighter note, Justice is a pastor because he runs a church and commands a large following.
Whether you call him a pastor or an apostle it does not matter.
Both titles fit him perfectly.

People have found it contradictory that John of Patmos was blind when he wrote the book of Revelation. Did he use braille? Qalakaliboli should have stated clearly how John came to write the book. It is well known that he was dipped in oil and thrown into this island, which is where he received revelation from Jesus Christ. Was he blind then?

Dlamini should ask himself questions like, ‘since he was blind did he have to dictate the revelation?’
Nowhere in the Bible is it stated that Jesus sat at a school and was taught by human beings the principles of the Word of God.

At 12 years, he was sitting with legal experts and wisdom proceeded out of his mouth. But he was only 12 and there is no way He could have attained such legal education. He simply received wisdom from God. His disciples ranged from fishermen to farmers to herdmen, people that are not recorded as having seen the inside of a classroom.

These were normal people from normal communities and some of them had not seen dictation before they met Jesus. I want to disabuse the notion that the illiterate cannot be called of God. A lot of men are known all over the world as not having been to school and yet today are instrumental in the bringing of revival to the lost. It is often said that God does not call the qualified but qualifies the called.

You do not wait until you are at the college of Theology before you can preach.
However, one needs to develop oneself.
What I am saying is that it is a question of priority not knowledge and we all know of men who knew nothing but tend sheep in the mountains and God called them and today they teach about God and His kingdom.

Dlamini says, “First, we have no proof that Justice or any other pastor are indeed sent by God.”
However, he does not say how one can know that a so called minister is sent by God.
Let me say that one can know that someone is sent from above by testing what someone says with the Word (Bible). If what a minister of the gospel says does not tally with the Bible, then one has the responsibility to chuck out what that minister says.

Does what this man of God, Apostle Justice says, clash with the Word? I do not think so. I have listened to many of his sermons and they point to the Bible.
The issue of tithes should not be over emphasised.
It is a principle that still applies to this day.

Just because Jesus did not directly mention this part does not mean it is unimportant. It is as important today as it was in the Old Testament times.
II Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is God breathed and is useful to teach, correct, train and rebuke in righteousness.” The ALL refers to both Testaments.

The tithe is needed in the church, not for the enrichment of the pastors but the welfare of orphans, widows, renovations of the church, and other projects that would help in the advancement of the Gospel of Christ.
To say that people should not tithe is tantamount to saying that it is ok for the church to remain where it is spiritually.

It is a misleading statement that should be retracted first.
Lastly, rather than to say ‘education is the only guarantee to a prosperous life’, Qalakaliboli should have said, ‘salvation is the first of many steps to take towards success and prosperity’.
I am not advocating against cognitive approaches to education but simply saying that education and salvation are realities that are far apart from each other.

A lot of educated people are refusing God and their end cannot be repeated in this letter.
On the other hand, salvation and working through it is what people need to be able to live a successful and prosperous life.
Qalakaliboli needs to put education in its proper context next time.
 
Vusi Ndlangamandla
MBABANE

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