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“Christianity needs spirituality — but spirituality doesn’t need Christianity.” – Joshua Maponga
In this bold and thought-provoking episode, Joshua Maponga challenges the legacy of religion in Africa, calling out barbaric practices done in the name of Christianity and the colonial tools used to suppress African spirituality.
Having walked the path of organized religion, Maponga shares why African spirituality is a lifestyle, deeply connected to nature, identity, and ancestral wisdom — not a system of rules or brainwashing.
Key Moments:
Defining true spirituality vs religious dogma
Christianity as a system of control vs African spiritual liberation
The politics behind religious conversion and identity loss
“The God of the master vs the God of the slave”
Understanding African DNA, memory, and generational trauma
Rediscovering purpose through indigenous wisdom
This episode is for Africans ready to question, awaken, and reconnect with their divine roots.
#Maponga #Africanspirituality #African #Christianity #Zimbabwe #Kenya
00:01 – Spirituality definition
01:28 – African Spirituality is a lifestyle.
05:05 – Christianity vs spirituality
09:50 – The politics of spirituality
12:30 – Indigenous African systems vs modernity
14:47 – Religion vs African sources of power
18:30 – God of master vs God of slaves
21:00 – Barbaric practices in the name of religion
23:40 – African DNA is still alive.
26:40 – Who I’m I? – Finding your identity
29:25 – The power of the DNA
31:12 – Colonialism trauma transmission to generations
32:14 – Maponga not finding Jesus
35:20 – Spiritual awakening
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im not as melanated, only partially; but I appreciate Maponga's message. I wish more of us shared his grace, not enough appear to care about what truly matters.
Just imagine the Muslims and Christians killing everyone in the name of their God
Challenge your views in debate. Don't come with your strawman. It's always funny how people have to misrepresent Christ in order to win a debate. 😂😂😂😂 lol let's see you debate christian Prince Sam shamoun or even godlogic. Come bro. Lol we waiting. Let's see. You won't because you'll cry to fund what you believe is incoherent.
They anti – black which means they're anti – Creator the way hate black it is the way they hate Creator don't trust their religion let them keep it for themselves.
Our Creator is one he has no division where this division comes from?
So powerful, sir. Keep living your purpose. Keep sharing. Keep inspiring.
Yes is true willing to ask first before you do your things ather wise 😢.
😂😂🤣🤣 what you doing 🧐 stop that my God Amen.
Thank you Joshua Mapongo. In liberating yourself you are liberating thousands as well. Keep raising!
Beautifully honest wisdom ❤❤❤❤❤love alive life n breath
All species is born from ONE light soul …heart seat of soul ❤❤❤❤❤ love all as truth should
Humanity is greater then religion ❤❤❤❤❤
Oh son of man know your truth …its one breath only ❤❤❤❤❤
GoD in nature is GOD of all …simple as that ❤❤❤❤❤ soul never dies 5 element body goes back to nature
Mohammad said …GOD in nature is my ALLAH❤❤❤❤❤
Self realization unfolds GOD realization ❤❤❤❤❤guaranteed SGGS
Dead whilst alive leeds to christ ..drinking elixir necter is god being in light of all lights everywhere enveloping
I love my African supervillains. I love you Joshua! You’re giving me Julius Malema energy. Africa needs more!!! A YouTube once commented “this is what Moses looked liked” and I could not agree more.
How do we gain the Power to overrule?
Christianity is not a culture, is salvation, I'm African and I believe in Jesus. Joshua Maponga is being tools in the Devil hands.
Christianity is the religion of Seth
Reverence for the elders ….
It's funny because all ova the world they keep saying artificial intelligence and it is what they believe will last longer , but in fact it's what corrupts and later turn to dust and rust. The Intelligence being are tricked to believe that it's they way of life. Because things, materials make living easier. But no it makes living more difficult in some instances. Like they made the computer only to get numbers and reports on you, the mobile phones tracks you everywhere and listen to everything you say & do making artificial intelligence god.
😂😂😂that's if they are real Isrealites.
26:48 👀 👀🤯🤯🤯
If African spirituality is that powerful, why couldn't it resist slavery, colonialism, or even the current hopeless state of Africa?
I can hear the lion roaring in wilderness and that's the true nature of Africa
John 4:19-25 God his spirit and those who worship should worship in spirit.
Now you talkin’ true, sir.
Why all the emphasis on being dark skinned? in comments?, people are people of all sizes and colors, theres red yellow black white, and maybe rainbow colored, so what? stop looking at the outside and look within, color of skin or race does not matter, its unimportant yet beautiful! imagine if everyone was the same, how boring; God made black, white yellow and red, so love all people, because God made and loves all people! The words of this man is truth, dont ruin his speach with racism, plz! God bless! Shalom!!
Alkebulan is awakening
Before colonization, African societies were highly civilized and deeply connected to their world, rooted in a strong, distinct consciousness and identity. The arrival of the colonizers introduced their languages, which were then imposed as the sole measure of being "educated."
Suddenly, their culture became labeled as "witchcraft," and our traditional way of life was deemed "uncivilized"—a fate also suffered by Indigenous peoples globally, including the Native Americans (often called "Red Indians").
Now, anyone who chooses to follow their own independent path, one that remains outside the colonizers' understanding and approval, risks being branded a "terrorist."
African people were coerced into abandoning their true, authentic names and adopting names that the colonizers could understand. This was not merely an administrative shift; it was a fundamental part of the process they called "Christianity."
The message was clear: if you assimilated and joined their faith, you were "saved." If you refused to abandon your ancestral ways, you were branded as a "possessed person," a "witch," or a heathen—and were subject to brutal persecution, sometimes even burnt alive.
I Love Your Perspective Of Life. Thanks
Oh my God
MAPONGA IS A FALSE TEACHER AND HIS BRAIN IS STILL PROGRAMMED BY THE SLAVE MASTERS , HIS TEACHINGS ARE FOLLY , HE MUST STOP TALKING ABOUT THE BLACK PEOPLE AND THE WHITE PEOPLE AND TALK ABOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS,, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF YAHUAH THE CREATOR, THE MOST HIGH, THE ALUAH OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB.
Have been a Christian for more than 25years ,holy Ghost filled, tongue speaking with faith in miracle working Christ,
I have never ever in my journey encountered the personality of Christ,not in dreams not in visions and not in person,
The image of Christ formed through text lacks the lived reality to affect my dreams and daily life,last week in a fierce battle in my dream I was saved by my mother,that's my Aunty the last born in my mother's family,a woman I lived with and loved, have seen my sister's who are late help me in difficult situations but which face of Christ will come to me when I never met the person.
Have you seen the creator? From what I understand, African spiritualists worship God also. So if you say you were expecting to see Jesus himself when the bible says he is a God figure, sounds like you only worship beings you physically see. So have you seen all those beings waunodeketera? Everything was correct, about the African spiritualism but on that point you got a little bit lost.
My heart is full because there are so many of us who have been awaken but kept quiet being afraid of being shut out of family and friends. Took me a while but I am in the 18th year of my rejection of christianity. Sadly lacking is the availability of communities in the diaspora who helps those of us who need exposer to African Spirituality. For me it has been doing research and developing my practise.
Know the LORD!
Talk to the LORD!
Know the LORD' s name…
NKWUM-NKWUM:
NKWUM-Ruah, NKWUM-Shakhina, NKWUM- Nyum,
NKWUM-Amun, NKWUM-Hayah, NKWUM-YAHweh, NKWUM-ABba, NKWUM-YAHshua, NKWUM-ELyon.
Dear Black people , stop wasting you time on such topics because they wont take you anywhere.. Nothing will change, the damage has been done so no Black people on earth can change 'THE WHITE MENS WORLD'… So get a job or focus on something else… NOTHING WILL CHANGE
I was raised an SDA, I later consciously chose to leave that group and turned, naturally, to Indigenous wisdom. Maponga's words ring deeply true
How about slaughtering of animals, it's a practice in African spirituality. But my question, is it right?
If you think you are a skin colour you are foolish.
Mr Joshua doesn't know what he is talking about.
There is no chosen people.
No chosen religion.
No chosen spirituality.
We are all one
Spiritual education is the most devine and purest knowledge that exists because it pre-dates literature. This made the information more accessible and more personalised. This knowledge I speak of is shared by all living things and provides all things to communicate past, present and future information. We are never alone and from Africa come some erudite and profound teachers of ancient disciplines. Please listen to this man he is attuned to higher thought and deed.
I read a comment from somebody talking about how special she/he felt when Joshua mentionned "melanin" prior to watching the whole interview, I didn't understand but
Man… the "coin" analogy touched my soul!!, especially when he mentionned "melanin".😂😂😂. I felt beautiful, confident, special. Not from an esthetic, it's way deeper than that. It felt way deeper than that.
This because as a Congolese, raised in Europe I've always felt spiritually off-balance but couldn't explain where it came from. Raised as a christian it's very difficult going through my spiritual awakening process niw almost reaching 40.
Watching this makes me more determined to rediscover myself even it means that I will lose loved ones along the process believing that I've become A WITCH. I feel like this is MY TIME to reconnect with my true being emotionally psychologically and SPIRITUALLY.
Thank you for this educative and edifying interview, looking forward to learn more.
Omg what a beautiful lesson.
interesting
Joshua maponga light of the world 😂