{"id":178452,"date":"2024-07-09T17:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=178452"},"modified":"2024-07-09T17:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T17:19:01","slug":"pastor-emmanuel-iren-reacts-to-tems-winning-bet-best-gospel-inspirational-award-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/09\/pastor-emmanuel-iren-reacts-to-tems-winning-bet-best-gospel-inspirational-award-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Emmanuel Iren reacts to Tems winning BET Best Gospel\/Inspirational award -VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Pastor Emmanuel Iren speaks on Tems emerging as the winner in the Gospel\/Inspirational category at the BET Awards.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In a recent interview, he categorically stated that the church has no right to complain about Tems&#8217; win.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pastor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/16\/there-are-some-gifts-you-shouldnt-receive-pastor-emmanuel-iren-cautions-nigerian-pastors\/\"><strong>Emmanuel Iren<\/strong><\/a>, the founder of Celebration Church International shared his thoughts on the controversial win of secular artist Tems in the Gospel\/Inspirational category at the BET Awards.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, he emphasized that the church has no right to complain, as some gospel singers distance themselves from the label, preferring to be called inspirational artists instead.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Iren noted that while some gospel singers may have popular sounds, they may not necessarily fit the category. 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You should be focused on your impact and your service to the body of Christ not human validations \ud83d\ude12\ud83d\ude12\ud83d\ude12.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>delsublog200<\/strong> wrote:<em> &#8220;Why should Christians be worried about circular award?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>david_favrite<\/strong> wrote: <em>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t say the church doesn&#8217;t have right he said the church shouldn&#8217;t be bothered.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>zendittech<\/strong> wrote: <em>&#8220;The church should create their own award shows and focus on building it cause if not this will keep happening.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>thefoodnetworknig2<\/strong> wrote: <em>&#8220;If BET get fear of God, they need to separate the categories next year, cos how Nathaniel Bassey and Awilo Logomba go dey same category\u2026.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastor Emmanuel Iren speaks on Tems emerging as the winner in the Gospel\/Inspirational category at the BET Awards. 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