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Oyedepo bans youths from using earphones, says it is satanic
The presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, David Oyedepo has ordered young people in his church to stop wearing earphones in the premises.
The founder of the megachurch said that anyone with earphones is not ready to hear God’s word, therefore they will not be allowed to enter the church with it.
Bishop Oyedepo pastor explained that earphones are a design of Satan to prevent young people from achieving their goals in life.
The Nigerian pastor said this during Sunday’s Service at the Church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State.
According to Oyedepo: “We live in a very rowdy time. Young generation, please listen to me: all these things you plug in your ear will block your way forward. It is designed by the devil to block your way forward.
“No time to hear from God. Many have never heard anything from God. They even plug it in anywhere, on the streets: noise, noise, noise! Zero access to divine guidance. Noise in the morning, afternoon, night.
“We had a situation in South Korea, I saw it in one publication. Now 10,000 Churches were said to close down within 10 years, an average of 1,000 Churches per year. Why? Children, young people will sit down in Church (with earphones): don’t hear nothing Sir.
“I know they don’t do that here because CCU (Crowd Control Unit) is here, you plug something in your ears, while you are in Church? Never. Go somewhere else. Never, you sit down tight, hear the Word or stay on the road. Life is about discipline. I started understanding the Word from the age of 16. I was responding accordingly.”
