Insufficient to ransom Africans?

Abstract

This chapter will evaluate the African neo-Pentecostal fear of generational curses in the light of the atoning sacrificial death of Christ. The chapter is guided by the question: What does the African neo-Pentecostal belief in generational curses communicate about the effect of the atonement sacrifice of Christ in the African context? To what extent is Jesus Christ's sacrificial death sufficient to liberate Africans from their African spiritual sins as expressed in the neo-Pentecostal notion of generational curses? What are the implications of the fear of generational curses in African neo-Pentecostalism with regards to the atoning sacrifice of Christ? The notion of generational curses in African neo-Pentecostalism promotes an intense spiritual fear among African Christians that drives a desire for deliverance by prophets. This chapter thus attempts to contribute a deeper understanding of the sufficiency of the ransom sacrifice of Christ in an African spiritual context that will challenge African neo-Pentecostals to rely on Christ instead of relying on prophets who will further instil spiritual fear in them.