Too many churches are giving satan room to destroy, leading a generation of Christians to be more comfortable engaging with elements of witchcraft than engaging with the true power of the Holy Spirit. So says Christian author Jackie Hill Perry at Passion 23.
The 33-year-old ex-lesbian rapper, author, poet and Bible preacher was among many prominent Christian speakers who spoke at the event in Atlanta this week.
According to Christian Post, the author warned that if ministry leaders don’t lean on the Holy Spirit and the move of God, their ministry becomes ineffective.
Perry told the thousands gathered for the three-day event held from Tuesday to Thursday that churches failing to acknowledge the power of the Holy Spirit can prevent Christians from being transformed through deliverance.
“The enemy is trying to destroy an entire generation of Christians with witchcraft. He wants us to consider alternative sources of power for joy, for peace [and] for a right mind. I think some of the blame for that is the Church because we have been raised in churches that are more afraid of the Holy Spirit than they are of Harry Potter,” she was quoted as saying.
The Gay Girl Good God author suggested some Christians are “confused” because they don’t know how to approach the spiritual realm properly.
Perry also notes that a significant issue is that the prophets have been silenced within some churches.
“And so you get on TikTok, and you see [things such as] a psychic tell you that she could tell you your future. It’s because they’ve muted the prophets in the Church. So you’re going to the devil seers instead of the Lord.”
The Passion movement was launched in 1995 by Pastor Louie Giglio. This year’s conference featured several Christian thought leaders and pastors, including Tim Tebow, Sadie Robertson, Christine Caine and others.
