the twenty first century gods

MODERN DAY gODS

In the world today, and human being human will always seek a god figure to pay homage to OR serve. This we do consciously or unconsciously. This will then beg the question: who are gods or what are they?

gods are either living beings - dead or alive,  beings of myths etc. They receive from you extreme adoration, awe, reverence, worship, praise, keen followup, and dictate to a very large extent what you wear, the way you speak and act,  and in general the way you live. Without doubt, that person is  a god to you. 

In this modern days, idolatry is the order of the day where man has fallen to an extent of making a fellow man his or her god. Although it happened in ancient time but this day is at the hedge. In this right up, I will be looking at two famous idols and gods worship of our present time. They are

1: the clergy gods (pastor)

2: movie/music stars 

The two above listed are celebrities worshiped in the class of gods. They practically order the course and behavioural pattern of their fans. Their influence on their fans is so powerful that at their say,  they can stair unrest and riotous behaviours

These men (clergy) among whom ninety percent rose from the slum to stardom has congregations that are very massive and on a working day,  they can fill up a stadium to the brim and over pouring. Their voices have been taught to be the voice of God to the people so people do at their command.

Their influence on their congregation and even members not in their congregation is so much so that words will fail us to properly explain it, eg the Pope and several Pentecostal pastors.

I know of congestion where dark skinned brothers are now patronising bleaching mechanism simply because their head pastor, their father in the lord, their so called spiritual head is fair in complexion. 

I know of others who's members and pastors have abdicated their God given speech pattern with the craving to talk like their head pastor or one clergy some where.

I read a story about people who heard a man of God was coming into two,  the people took their sick and dead laid the by the road side the man was to travel.
These man have so much place them selves in a way that people can't help but serve them.  It's as though these men are living in God's parlor why their members living outside God's gate.

On the part of the movie/music stars, ninety percent are very bag influence and have become tools that the system of this world uses to control those caught in the net of these celebrities.

Ninety percent songs released by these celebrities, promotes violence on female, sexual indecency, drug experimentation, focus on immorality and gangsterism. 

These celebrities have secret lives but disguise their crazy career promoting acts as their main life style and people are copying and living it to their own down fall and undoing. The more they showoff, the more you are hooked, why?  This is because psychologically and in the fans subconscious they are high on the fact that they can become those celeb they envy.

The only place not tattooed on their body is their intestines. They give a new definition to materialism with their flashy life and heavy chains on their necks.

These celebrities are now employed by product companies or advertising firm to have a new product trend quickly. All they need to do is give that expensive shirt to Beyonce or Ariana Grande to wear and the sales begins. 

Just as Christians want to be like Jesus and we were told by Jesus to emulate him, so also the fans of these celebrities want to be like them. A lady spent huge amount of dollars and series of surgical sections performed on her just for her to look like Meghan markle.

People sleep outside for days just to see, talk or take a photo shot with a celebrity. Are these not gods? There are people glued to their cellphone because they want to be the first to catch the latest tweet or post by Beyonce, Rhianna, Britney Spears,

According to the Zeus mythology, the gods that is Zeus and his fellow gods thrive stronger when worshiped although I don't know how true that is. We get to see the same play out in the life of  these new age gods, that is pastor's, movies and music celebrities. The system is built to make them thrive in Wealth and materialism as their worship (fame)  increases. While those who worship and follow them remain on their knees.

These celebrities have so much built themselves up in people they will throw decorum to the wind if anyone talks ill of their gods (celebrities).

These two gods itemized, have a tool of influence over their follows. Beautifully enough, each god rose to stardom due to different specific uniqueness they bring to the play.

Ways to know if you are one of the worshipers of human gods 

1: what and who structures your fashion sense?
2: at the say so of the above personality, what extent would you go?
3: what extent will you go to defend them?
4: do you feel the need to serve them or serving them is serving a higher purpose?
5: why did you get a tattoo or other body piercing.
6: who would you give you right hand to see,  Jesus or beyonce.

TO BE CONTINUED

BY. I. MACPHERSON