Rev. Dr. Albert Som-Pinpong has contended that it is not in line with scripture or biblical teachings for pastors to have bodyguards.

During the Adom Mmere morning show on No.1 FM, he argued that even in Israel, where Christianity originated, Jesus Christ had no bodyguards.

The US-based pastor emphasized that pastors, regardless of their titles like bishop or apostle, do not have the right to have bodyguards.

According to Rev. Som-Pinpong, the notion that Jesus Christ had bodyguards is apostasy or blasphemous.

Based on this, he asserted, “No pastor, whether you call yourself bishop, archbishop, circle bishop, square bishop, triangular bishop, or general apostle, apostle,” etc., “you don’t have the right to have a bodyguard”.

“It becomes an apostasy or blasphemous when we say Jesus Christ had bodyguards – and the disciples were his bodyguards. They weren’t his bodyguards. They were people that he called to send out to proclaim his word".

He clarified that Jesus' disciples were not his bodyguards but individuals called to proclaim his word.

The pastor insisted that a pastor only needs a bodyguard if there's something hidden, stolen, or if they have offended someone.

“He’ll not allow the weapons of the wicked to fall on your lot so that you will not be prompted to do evil".

“So, God is our protector, he’s our shepherd, he’s our everything and if we surrender to him and walk with him, and preach the word as he wants us to preach it, there’ll be no need for bodyguards,” the pastor of 50 years exhorted", he said.

Drawing from Psalms, he highlighted God's promise of protection to his servants, stating that surrendering to God eliminates the need for bodyguards.

Rev. Som-Pinpong criticized church leaders who measure their impact by physical edifices, warning that they may be denied by the Lord Jesus on the day of his return.

Quoting from the prophet Isaiah, he reminded church leaders that the entire universe cannot house God, emphasizing that God desires to indwell the poor, downtrodden, and brokenhearted.

He underlined that the real church is the people gathered to God, and focusing on God's word and leading people to Christ builds a house for God.