Pastor E A Adeboye of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is not letting down on the issue of constant rape, abuse and murder of women in the society. According to him, the death sentence is not even too severe for rapists.
In today’s Sunday sermon aired online, the cleric said he is grieved by the gruesome rape and murder of one of a young lady that he considers his own daughter.
In the tone of a strongly grieving father, Pastor Adeboye insisted that the death sentence is by no means too severe for rapists.
According to him:
“I just want to give my humble opinion about the crime of rape. In my own opinion, there is hardly any crime more grievious than that of rape. Maybe, with the possible exception of murder.
This is because, when you rape a girl, you put a scar on her, not only physically, but mentally. The scar that cannot be removed for the rest of her life. And I’m telling you there’s no pain that I know of that can compare to the pain of parents whose daughter has been raped.
The girl that was raped and killed in Benin happens to be one of my daughters and I’m telling you, I feel the pain seriously. And I want to put this on record, I want it put on record that both myself and my prayer warriors will not rest in prayer until the perpetrators of this evil are brought to justice.
We will cry to the Almighty God, for the one who knows all things to fish out these people. But not only those who raped my daughter and ended up killing her, but everyone who had ever committed rape particularly in Nigeria and even in all other nations of the world.
I will cry to my God, the All-Knowing God to fish them all out so that they will face justice.
As much as I hate the death sentence, because anyone who is dead cannot be reached for salvation, I think every form of punishment that could be given to a rapist cannot be considered too severe. So, God helping me, I will keep on crying to God that anyone whoever thinks of raping anybody again, the Almighty God will stop them before they can do so, even if he has to take them from this world to achieve that purpose.
And I’m calling on every Christian all over the world, please join me praying this prayer.”
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