Admitting that the church belongs to Kumuyi and he has the legal right to change the policies and concepts of the church, Prince Dele Banjo nevertheless kept in mind that “some of them signed up and accepted be members of Deeper Life Bible church in the first place due to the fact that they believe that Deeper Life protests worldly music” which the church is a modesty and outside holiness church.

Condemning the invitation of gospel vocalists like Nathaniel Bassey, Don Moen, Collin McDowell and Paul Baloche to the church, Prince Dele Banjo also pointed out that throughout Nigerian singer, Dunsin Oyekan’s current efficiency in the church, he was flanked by two earring wearing women.

Read the lengthy post below:

LETTER TO PASTOR W.F. KUMUYI

FROM: A Concerned Deeper Lifer(Prince Dele Banjo)

TO: Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

General Superintendent

Much Deeper Christian Life Ministry

2-10 Ayodele Oke-Owo Street

Gbagada

Lagos

Dear Sir,

INTRODUCTION OF UNCONVENTIONAL MUSIC AT DEEPER LIFE BIBLE CHURCH

Greetings to you Sir, our dear father in the Lord, may God cover you with the wings of His love.

Proverbs 22:6 states “train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not leave from it”.

Considering that you are our dad in the Lord whose function is it to train us, it is just natural for us to kneel at your feet and beg for suggestions anytime we have a troubling question.

Sir, we humbly come to you at this moment because we have a troubling question. Sir, why are you introducing non-traditional music to Deeper Life Bible Church through the invite of external musicians.

These external musicians that you have actually invited to Deeper Life consist of Nathaniel Bassey, Don Moen, Collin McDowell and Paul Baloche.

As our father in the Lord, you should protect the intro of unconventional music to Deeper Life since you did not raise us your Deeper Life kids with such music. Instead, you raised us with the hymn book and the choir alone. We request an explanation from you since we highly believe that the intro of non-traditional music and the invite of external artists to Deeper Life could run contrary to the starting concepts of Deeper Life Bible Church which implies that we ought to worship with music in a modest way with our humble choir.

Dear Sir, what happened to our book of hymns and choir? Why do you consider our God offered book of hymns and our innocent choir inadequate approximately the point where you believe that it is required to invite external musicians to sing and come for us at Deeper Life?

Dear Sir, weren’t you the one that raised us with modesty, decent dressing and outward holiness? You were the one that taught all of us we understand about modesty, good dressing and outside holiness, so what’s going on sir?

Dear Sir, we realize that Deeper Christian Life Ministry is your church. From a legal viewpoint, Deeper Christian Life Ministry comes from you and it is your registered N.G.O. Therefore you have the legal right to alter the policies and concepts of your church.

You should realize that it is the concept that makes the church and a substantial amount of your congregation might have signed up to Deeper Life in the very first location due to the fact that of the founding concepts of Deeper Life. You can not perhaps shatter the principles without shattering the church.

A few of us registered and agreed to be members of Deeper Life Bible church in the very first location because our company believe that Deeper Life protests worldly music. We signed up to Deeper Life Bible church in the very first place due to the fact that we believe that Deeper Life Bible church is a modesty and outward holiness church. We signed up to Deeper Life Bible church in the very first place due to the fact that of the modest and good choir who sing from the book of hymns.

We registered to Deeper Life Bible church in the very first location since Deeper Life Bible church identified itself from other churches through the practice of modesty, decent dressing, holiness and through the use of gentle music.

If you now choose to introduce unconventional music and you welcome these international gospel rock stars, then we the parish deserve to request a description from our dear dad in the Lord.

WHAT EVIDENCE DO WE HAVE AGAINST THESE EXTERNAL MUSICIANS THAT YOU ARE INVITING TO DEEPER LIFE?

We have proof that shows that the external musicians you welcomed to Deeper Life have in one method or the other opposed the modesty and holiness concept of Deeper Christian Life Ministry.

The evidence is just that the band members and backup vocalists of artists like Nathaniel Bassey, Don Moen, Collin McDowell, Paul Baloche and the rest do not dress and present themselves according to Deeper Life concepts.

The band members and backup singers of these musicians you have actually invited to Deeper Life do not dress decently, rather they are with immodest hair, ear rings, dyed hair, blue hair, green hair, gold hair, pink hair, nose rings, lip rings, ripped denims, tattoos and the rest.

Dear Sir, might I ask you a concern? Have you viewed all the video and stage efficiencies of these musicians that you are welcoming to Deeper Life? Have you viewed all their music videos and stage performances to confirm that they do not include immodest or anti-Christian messages? We have actually viewed all their videos and we can testify that immodesty is being displayed in a few of their video and this is why we protest their invitation to Deeper Life.

WHY IS IT DANGEROUS TO INVITE THESE EXTERNAL MUSICIANS TO DEEPER LIFE?

To start with, it is essential to note that once you welcome these external musicians to Deeper Life, you are putting the Deeper Life seal of approval on the musicians.

By inviting them, you are telling the Deeper Life churchgoers that these artists have been screened, validated and authorized.

It is dangerous to welcome these musicians because innocent Deeper Life members might believe that the immodesty being shown by the backup singers of these musicians is perfectly okay considering that after all, pastor Kumuyi who is our dad in the Lord has welcomed them to sing at Deeper Life.

Dear Sir, in spite of our demonstration we will like to commend you for your day in, day out preaching of judgment, righteousness and modesty. Despite your elderly age, you still find the strength to go the podium and preach for hours. We thank you for that and we adore you for that. The only problem is these artists that you are welcoming.

By preaching the real gospel on one hand and inviting these Christian rock stars on the other hand, the congregation might not understand what is right from what is wrong. And the congregation might go on to copy the immodest acts that are being displayed by the band members of the artists you have actually welcomed.

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT INVITE FOREIGN OR LOCAL MUSICIANS TO DEEPER LIFE AND WHY YOU SHOULD STICK TO THE BOOK OF HYMNS AND YOUR CHOIR.

We highly think that you ought to not invite regional or foreign artists to Deeper Life simply because you can not identify their real agenda.

THE KATY HUDSON STORY

The American pop singer called Katy Perry used to be a Christian vocalist called Katy Hudson. Katy Perry previously called Katy Hudson belongs to the so called LGBT community in America. Prior to coming out as a member of the LGBT neighborhood, she used to be a Christian vocalist and she sang in a number of churches all over the world. This very same Katy Perry who now has a pop music entitled “I kissed a lady and I liked it” used to sing hallelujah in her songs, in churches and in Christian shows all over the world.

Dear Sir, this is precisely why you ought to not invite these American Christian rock stars or any musician to Deeper Life. What if these artists that you are inviting to Deeper Life come out as members of the so called LGBT community in the near future? What if Paul Baloche comes out as gay? Where will go sir? Where will you go to sir? Where will you get away to sir? That’s why you ought to not invite these musicians to your church. That’s why you must stay with the book of hymns and the innocent choir that God has actually provided you.

God provided Adam and Eve fruits to consume from the tree of life and therefore Adam and Eve did not require to eat from the forbidden tree. God has actually provided Deeper Life the book of hymns and for that reason we don’t require anybody to sing and come for us at Deeper Life.

THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF DUNSIN OYEKAN AT IMPACT

Dear Sir, we were amazed at the nature of the musical performance of Dunsin Oyekan at Impact. Our primary issue was the manner in which Dunsin Oyekan was flanked by two earring using women whilst he was on phase.

Our humble Deeper Life choir that is made up of those charming teenagers transmit signals of holiness to the parish whilst they are carrying out, don’t they? Yes they do. And that is precisely how a holiness church like Deeper Life ought to be. The choir must be transferring signals of holiness to the churchgoers and we do not want a scenario where it will appear as if the females that are doing the flanking are transmitting signals of lust. Holiness is the only thing we wish to transmit in Deeper Life Bible Church.

DID THE CONGREGATION REQUEST FOR THESE MUSICIANS?

If we may ask you some rhetorical questions sir, did the congregation request that you welcome these artists to Deeper Life? They did not, so why are you welcoming them Sir?

Did the districts request that you welcome these musicians to Deeper Life? They did not, so why are you inviting them Sir?

Did the groups demand that you welcome these musicians to Deeper Life? They did not, so why are you inviting them Sir?

Everyone in Deeper Life was happy without these musicians, so why are you welcoming them Sir?

Throughout the years of not inviting these artists to the church, Deeper Life events, camps and retreats have actually been packed, so what’s the point in welcoming these musicians.

For years, tens of Ashok Leyland buses bearing the name of Deeper Christian Life Ministry transferred Deeper Lifers from several parts of the country to Gbagada and to the Deeper Life camp. And throughout this time, Deeper Lifers were devoted to you Sir and never ever did they ask for that you welcome any foreign or local musician to come and sing for them.

Sir, do you understand what it suggests for countless people to get on your bus like sheep and be carried to your church? It suggests they enjoy you Sir. The law of Christ needs that you should reward this love that the sheep has actually revealed you with righteousness and not with worldly gold. Sir, reward the love that Deeper Lifers have revealed you with the book of hymns and choir alone (righteousness) and not with global Christian rock stars (gold).

DO NOT LOWER YOUR HOLINESS STANDARD IN ORDER TO APPEASE THE SO CALLED YOUTHS

In addition, you need not to reduce your standards in order to accommodate the so called young and liberal generation. You need not, due to the fact that there are currently a million and one non-holiness churches that can cater for the so called liberal and young generation. These liberal and young generation that declare that Deeper Life is too strict and these youths that require you to lower your standards know the reality.

They understand that a church needs to practice modesty and holiness, they just don’t want it. This liberal and young generation knows that Christian ladies and men should dress modestly, they just don’t desire it. This young and liberal generation understands that Christian music should be mild music, they simply don’t want it. Instead, they desire a little bit of funkiness and hip hop to be incorporated with Christianity. Considering that this young and liberal generation understands the fact however they don’t desire it, then you need not to reduce your requirements in order to appease them.

DO NOT LOWER YOUR HOLINESS STANDARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO ATTRACT AND CONVERT SINNERS

Some advocates have suggested that Deeper Life need to lower its holiness standards in order to bring in and conserve the sinners. Such advocates declare that Deeper Life through its rigorous teachings is chasing away sinners instead of welcoming them.

Yes, Christ desires us to welcome and transform sinners and even Christ welcomed and saved the sinners, woman of the streets and tax collectors. But Christ informed theses sinners to “go and sin no more” after which the sinners repented and laid aside their garments of sin. It was only after the sinners had laid aside their garments of sin did Christ forgive them. Had Mary Magdalene and Matthew the tax collector not laid aside their garments of sin then Christ won’t have taken them.

This suggests that Deeper Life ought to welcome, hug, reveal love and rub shoulders with sinners during the time its street evangelists are preaching to sinners on the streets. What Deeper Life ought to not do is to generate sinners that are still clothed in their garments of sin and immodesty into the church premises for this could pollute the clean that are in the church.

Sinners must be new in Christ and they ought to have laid down their garments of sin prior to entering the church facilities. They need to have imbibed the culture of modesty and holiness which your street evangelists have taught them. If the sinners that have been preached to are not brand-new in Christ but yet you welcome them to your church properties, then both the sinners and the clean in the church will be corrupted.

INVITE OF NON DEEPER LIFE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS

In addition, we have found that a few of the inspirational speakers that you welcome to Deeper Life to minister to the youths or to congregation are not from Deeper Life and they do not present themselves according to Deeper Life concepts. Some of the speakers you have been inviting to minister to the youths do not normally dress according to Deeper Life requirements; instead they usually dress immodestly with lipsticks, earrings, make up and the rest. Dear Sir, Deeper Life is supposed to be a holiness church and therefore you can not invite simply anybody to come and lecture the youths at Deeper Life.

Such motivational speakers must be either Deeper Lifers or those that practise modesty and external holiness if you desire to welcome motivational speakers to Deeper Life. Since we are supposed to be a holiness church, you can not simply walk in to any company, organization or bank and invite an inspirational speaker to lecture the youths at Deeper life.

Some Deeper Lifers have asked why you invited non Deeper Lifers as guest speakers and you have been questioned in an interview that is readily available on YouTube.

In the interview, you utilized the chemistry subject and chemistry teachers as examples to defend the invite of non Deeper Lifers as guest speakers. You stated that for example, if you want to employ a teacher to teach a kid chemistry, you will hire that chemistry instructor based only on the instructor’s ability to teach chemistry. You for that reason suggested that it is okay to invite any motivational speaker to Deeper Life irrespective of whether or not such motivational speakers practise modesty and holiness as long as they are highly proficient in their professional fields.

Dear Sir, are you now indicating that chemistry (inspirational or entrepreneurial advice) transcends to holiness? Are you implying that we should focus on motivational or entrepreneurial advice over holiness?

The message of Christ which is holiness is the one that need to be provided top priority, therefore the next time you want to generate inspirational speakers to Deeper Life; you can first off enquire if there are any successful inspirational speakers or entrepreneurs from within Deeper Life. I am really sure that you will discover successful motivational speakers from within Deeper Life that can lecture the youths.

LET US PRAY

We pray that in the magnificent name of Christ that you will not shatter deeper life doctrines and we hope that you will trust the starting principles of Deeper Life which is declining the world, practicing modesty and outside holiness.

We pray that in the magnificent name of Christ that you will have faith in the book of hymns that God has offered us at Deeper Life. We pray that in the mighty name of Christ that you will have faith in those young trumpeters, keyboardists and choir that God has actually offered us at Deeper Life. In Christ’s name we hope, amen.

Dear Sir, we will like to applaud you as soon as again for preaching the reality and for creating perhaps the greatest Christian church worldwide. You have actually created the greatest church not simply in Lagos or in Nigeria however on the planet. Deeper Life Christian Ministry is the strongest church worldwide and as such satan might seek methods to satiate the fire in the church but God in addition to you and I will not permit them.

You can feel confident that we will guarantee that Deeper Life will be a strong church. Even after you are no longer with us, you can rest assured that we will make sure that the high requirements of holiness and modesty which you have actually put in location at Deeper Life will not reduce. We will make sure that your desire of developing righteous individuals is honored. We will never ever permit Deeper Life to fall. Thank you Sir, our dear grandpa in the Lord. May God bless you Sir.

Regards

Prince Dele Banjo

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