Former Pastor Who Dumped Christianity Apologises to Those Who Became Christians Due to His Teachings

• An ex-pastor, who quit Christianity, has publicly apologised to all those who embraced the Christian religion because of his teachings
• The former Christian tendered the apology via Facebook, saying he did it at that time due to ignorance
• In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, the former pastor shared why he decided to apologise to people who became Christians through him

A former Nigerian pastor, identified as Genesis Eririoma, has tendered an apology to people who became Christians as a result of his sermons and teachings.

Genesis, who was a pastor for years before leaving Christianity, penned the apology on his Facebook wall on Monday, April 28.

Why ex-pastor apologised to Christians

According to Genesis, he apologised because he brought those people to Christianity in ignorance and was now sorry. In his words:

"If you ever became a Christian because of my teachings and preachings when I was a Pastor, I am sorry. I did it in ignorance."

Legit.ng reached out to Genesis to ascertain what informed his apology on Facebook, and he replied that it was to set his conscience free. He said:

"I apologized to free my conscience."

Reactions trail ex-pastor''s apology

Aimufua Samuel Smith said:

"Genesis EririomaGenesis Eririoma.

"Honestly, I love your authenticity about your confession o.😅👍"

Abíólá Àyìndé Opéyemí said:

"This is the best post of yours sir. Admitting your errors in public/social media space takes a lot of courage. Well-done legend. I give you your flowers 🌺🌹💐."

Distinct Guide Institute of Professional Studies, Nigeria said:

"You are confusing person.

"You didn't know your purpose on earth and how to shape your divine direction.

"Definately you will still apologize again if at last you discover you are wrong again.

"Those who you misleaded will be blamed."

TC Wanyanwu said:

"You will also need to apologize in the future for those you led away from Christ. Save the date!"

Salary as a former pastor

The ex pastor in an exclusive interview stated that he was getting a salary of N60,000 with a compulsory tithe deduction of 10%, leaving him with N54,000 at the end of the month.

Being a former pastor of Life of Faith, Genesis claimed his welfare was not guaranteed while he worked very hard. In his words:

"The church collects tithes even from pastors from the meagre salary they pay pastors. When they refused, the church administrator threatened to withdraw it directly from my salary, but later rescinded the decision and ordered me to pay it myself, or else I would face disciplinary action.

"They didn't even consider my welfare, but I remained unfazed and continued my work."

Challenges faced while in Christianity

The former church head also talked about the pressure of meeting the church's KPI without due support from the commission he was under.

Genesis said he used most of his resources as the church maintained that there must be a monthly income of N200,000 and at least 500 new members.

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that three former Christians had shared what they found out that made them dump Christianity.

Ex-pastor who quit Christianity shares his observation

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a former pastor had shared what he noticed about his life since he dumped Christianity.

The former preacher noted that he did not quit Christianity due to offences and frustration, adding that he left at a time when he was about to start making money from it, suggesting that his departure from the faith was not due to financial reasons. His post read in part:

"I didn't leave Christianity and religion in its entirety because of offenses or frustration, in fact I left at a time I was about to start making money from it. I had spent my resources helping others and spreading Jesus Christ until I found out the gospel wasn't true. I metamorphosed from an Apostle of Jesus Christ to an Apostle of Knowledge and I haven't stopped helping people and doing my best to contribute my quota to making the world a better place..."

Joseph Omotayo, the HoD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this report, linking a recent exclusive interview the former pastor had with Legit.ng

Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng