Joseph Attoh 
The President of the Faith Pentecostal Church, Benin, Rev. Samuel Metohou, has stated that true Christians are agents of transformation – people who live out the gospel, inspire others to grow in faith, and serve as catalysts for positive change.
“A person filled with the presence of God cannot be conformed to the world. Rather, he transforms his environment because he carries the dynamism of God,” he stressed.
Rev. Metohou delivered this inspiring message during the November 2025 Heads’ Meeting of The Church of Pentecost at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh. Speaking on the theme, “Are You Someone Who Transforms or Deforms?” he drew from Matthew 5:26 to emphasise Jesus’ teaching on living by godly principles, moral integrity, and values that reflect the character of Christ.
He explained that Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, called believers to a higher moral and spiritual standard – highlighting virtues such as humility, meekness, and purity of heart.
“If all the Christian virtues were taken from the world, what would become of it?” he asked, urging believers to let their light shine as reflections of God’s kingdom values.
Rev. Metohou cautioned that deformers – those who lead others away from God through indifference, laziness, or false doctrines – misrepresent Christ’s character.
“Whatever character you exhibit must glorify the Lord, not yourself,” he admonished. “The first duty of a Christian is to reflect Christ in conduct and character.”
Illustrating his message, Rev. Metohou cited biblical examples of transformation. The young captive girl in Naaman’s household, through her faith, directed her master to the prophet Elisha and brought healing to his life, saying, “Her testimony brought the general to know God. Likewise, the Samaritan woman, after encountering Jesus, became an evangelist who led her entire town to Christ.”
Conversely, he warned against becoming like King Saul or Alexander, the companion of Paul – men whose greed and disobedience caused them to lose God’s favour.
He stated: “There are still Sauls and Alexanders among us,” he noted, “those who pursue riches, false prophecy, and self-glorification rather than truth.”
Rev. Metohou concluded with a solemn charge: “God honours those who transform others with their lives and faith. But He rejects those who deform.”
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