Jesus' Condemnation of Corrupt Practices in the Temple (John 2:13-22) As a Recipe for Contemporary Preachers in Nigeria
This article sets out to explore John 2:13-22 to see how Jesus' action in the temple can serve as a recipe for contemporary preachers in Nigeria. His actions are directed against the subversion of religious worship for commerce. This constitutes an offense against God, who is personally associated with the temple. Unfortunately, similar situation takes place in the Church today; the so-called “faith healers” convince people to make huge donations before they receive any blessing from God. God's worship requirements are being used as means for personal profit to line the pockets of the “merchandizers” without regard for God or man. Using the synchronic and diachronic approaches of the Historical Critical Method of biblical exegesis, this article challenges preachers to exercise their prophetic role by confronting the ongoing “commercialization” in the Church.
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