Abstract
The prevalent security problems the modern state faces justify the current theme for discussion. In the academic circle such that we are witnessing, security or the state of being secured is a necessity for every human being and indeed every living organism. Each organization or group endeavours to provide security for its members be it financial, position, situation, moral, spiritual etc. Security is the most pertinent of all national priorities and plans. However, security as a national programme is not exactly the same in the religious sphere, especially in Christianity. This does not mean that security in Christianity completely runs a parallel line with the security of the nation. In times past people’s values were based upon traditional religion and moral principles. However, things are changing fast and despite the proliferation of churches all over the country, values are changing and much emphasis are now placed on the accumulation of physical wealth, injustice, corruption and very high competitive society with lesser religious values and principles especially Christian principles. These have greatly affected the people to the detriment of traditional moral values, resulting in insecurity and peace in our society. The study made use of analytical method for its findings.
Highlights
Nigeria occupies an area of about 923,768, the Nigerian Political Burean with a population of about 150 million people in 2006 “(1), The territory is occupied by more than 350 ethnic nationalities that are found in a fairly well defined location with divergent religious and other beliefs
Declining confidence in the organized Christian religion is parallel by a loss of confidence in the holy Christian book, the bible [2], The lack of physical instant justice and punishment in Christian religion daily leads to chaining moral values
Most of the men of God claim to have been called by God are of questionable characters and their so dedicated members, how dedicated are they? According to Isola A and Ayegboyin D. [19], it is a fact that Christianity in Nigeria is a widely scattered family of denominations, all of them professing some kind of faith in Christ but how sincere are they? Religion has become the hope of the oppressed and poverty stricken individual in a depressed economy like ours
Summary
Nigeria occupies an area of about 923,768, the Nigerian Political Burean with a population of about 150 million people in 2006 “(1), The territory is occupied by more than 350 ethnic nationalities that are found in a fairly well defined location with divergent religious and other beliefs. We need to understand what is security and its relation to the Bible. This will lead us to the Biblical concept of security (Old & New testaments). The lack of a moral compass along with an increasing emphasis on materialistic goals and selfish individualism, has promoted a culture of greed and indifference to the feelings of others. Some of those that profess to be true Christians use the religion to perpetuate evil and corrupt the society by their evil acts. People claim to have embraced certain high moral values but their character do not necessarily translate into action, some government policies have led to insecurity of lives thereby leading to corruption and accumulation of wealth [3],
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