Uganda Christian University (UCU) Vice Chancellor, Rev Canon Dr John Senyonyi has trashed all claims that anyone can understand God’s ways exhaustively or meet with Him at will.
In an article published by state aided newspaper, New Vision on Tuesday, Mr Senyonyi said God doesn’t work by predictions and, is a divine mystery who will only be known if He reveals Himself.
The father to one daughter and three sons was however quick to explain that Christians should know that He [God] has revealed Himself though Christ.
“God is a divine mystery, and Christianity argues that He is unknown unless He reveals Himself, which He has done fullest in His Son, Jesus Christ. Anyone who claims to understand His ways exhaustively or to meet with him at will is a liar and has abandoned the Christian faith.
“God does not work by predictions. To Him, the same situation may not have the same answer! He says; For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” He said.
Dr John Senyonyi stressed that Christians today no longer have the ability to know the authentic so well that, when the false appears, they can recognize it.
“Christians today have put off their discernment cap. They enter the Church to hear what the Pastor will predict or his promise as he waves his ‘magic wand’ of oratory over them! Their hunger is satisfied by regular doses of pastoral assurances. Don’t mind that such promises are not rooted in the Bible that Christians carry, but never read!” He said.
Dr Senyonyi then pointed out Zoe Fellowship leader, Prophet Elvis Mbonye who drew missed reactions on social media when Christians kissed his shoes.
The 60-year-old condemned the act saying “if everything that has ever been done in the Bible is permissible Christian practice, then the door is open to error.”
“What is more, we are told that this man has made so many predictions that have come true. The last time I checked, I found that our local diviners do the same. So what is different or Christian about this? Our prevalent animist world view identifies itself easily with a Christianity of predictions.” Dr Senyonyi said.
By Paul Dennis.
