19/09/2026
Pastor Mark Ben Thuku warns Christians against believing that they must remain under the covering of a man of God to access God’s blessings.
The pastoral resident at North Point Baptist Church was speaking during a Kuza App podcast episode discussing the topic, “Exposing Word of Faith Deception,” where they also explored the dangers of blind loyalty to spiritual leaders.
Thuku said some believers can become so attached to a pastor that the leader begins to take the place that should belong to Christ.
He warned that teachings about a particular pastor being someone’s spiritual covering can create a mindset where believers feel they cannot receive God’s blessings without that leader.
Thuku said this kind of loyalty can open the door to manipulation, abuse and spiritual abuse.
He pointed to the New Testament, where some Christians identified themselves with Paul, Apollos and Cephas, saying Paul redirected their focus to Christ rather than allowing loyalty to individual leaders to divide the church.
Thuku urged Christians to be careful not to make their relationship with God dependent on a particular human leader.
